Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 22, 1954 Page: 5 of 10
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: Texas Digital Newspaper Program and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the Casey Memorial Library.
- Highlighting
- Highlighting On/Off
- Color:
- Adjust Image
- Rotate Left
- Rotate Right
- Brightness, Contrast, etc. (Experimental)
- Cropping Tool
- Download Sizes
- Preview all sizes/dimensions or...
- Download Thumbnail
- Download Small
- Download Medium
- Download Large
- High Resolution Files
- IIIF Image JSON
- IIIF Image URL
- Accessibility
- View Extracted Text
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
ir--'X
^p&ursday July 22 1954
Sergeant Won DSC
For Saving His Patrol
"Platoon sergeant of the first
platoon."
That's the proud and simple an
swer you'll most likely get if you
ask M-Sgt. J. C. Richards of Bel-
ton what he's been doing during
the more than 11 years he's been
a soldier.
The soft-spoken sergeant is again
a member of the 1st Armored Divi
sion's Co. 701st Armored In
fantry Bn. which he left when the
fighting broke out in Korea.
Sergeant Richards holds the na
tion's second highest military dec
oration the Distinguished Service
Cross. He won it doing the job he
used to hold at Fort Hood and is
still holding today. The job? Na
turally platoon sergeant of the
first platoon.
Squad in Ambush
On the night of May 5 1953 a
small reserve patrol of 11 men
led by Sergeant Richards was am
bushed near Yangjimal in Korea
by a reinforced enemy platoon
equipped with automatic weapons
and hand grenades.
Wounded in the head and para
lyzed from the waist down Ser
geant Richards kept up a steady
carbine and grenade barrage for
I two hours supported by mortar
fire 20 yards away. Three of the
enemy were killed and the patrol
was saved.
"I wasn't going to be taken pris
oner" Sergeant Richards explains
quietly.
Unit Platoon Leader
Sergeant Richards likes to em
phasize the word "first". In Ko
rea he commanded the first pla
toon of Co. 179th Infantry Regt.
45th Infantry Division.
The sergeant's string of "firsts"
was broken for the only time in
Europe where he served from
July 1944 to August 1952. A mem
Col. Nelson Takes
Recon. Command
Lt. Col. Alex N. Nelson of South-
ville Mass. has taken command
of the 25th Reconnaissance Bn.
4th Armored Division.
Col. Nelson who arrived at Fort
Hood from his last assignment with
the Far East Command Headquar
ters in Japan is a veteran of 13-
and-one-half years service. He has
served six years in overseas as
signments including the battle
campaigns of Normandy and Cen
tral Europe during World War II.
He has been awarded the Bronze
Star and the Legion of Merit.
ber of the 1st Infantry Division
in 1949 he led the third platoon of
Co. 26th Infantry Regt.
Sergeant Richards first came to
Fort Hood in August 1952 and
headed for Korea in December
with some other men of the 701st.
When he returned to his old unit
last March he was reunited with
a number of buddies he had known
during his first tour at Fort Hood.
Today Sergeant Richards is hard
at work giving his men the benefit
of his vast experience as he trains
them for their combat role as hard
hitting armored infantrymen.
The sergeant is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. James Richards of
Florence. He and his wife Eva
have a son James.
Colonel Davis
Named 4th AD
G-3 Staff Aid
Lt. Col. Kelton S. Davis of Chi
cago 111. has been appointed as
sistant chief of staff G-3 (Ope
rations) of the reactivated Fourth
Armored Division at Fort Hood.
Colonel Davis a veteran of 17
years service and six years over
seas duty was assigned to the
Fourth Logistical Command at
Leghorn Italy before his arrival
here. He holds the Bronze Star
Croix DeGuerre with Star and the
Commendation Ribbon among his
service awards.
Colonel Davis attended high
school in Maywood 111. and then
entered the United States Military
Academy at West Point and grad
uated in 1937. He holds a bachelor
of science degree and has also at
tended the Command and General
Staff College in 1943 and the Ad
vanced Course Armored School in
1953.
Colonel Davis and his wife Inge
ha re re a a a
Brian and Timmy and are living
in Killeen.
Take Coffee Break
DES MOINES Iowa (AFPS)
Two restaurant owners James
Moser and Chet Brammer in the
middle of a price war lowered
the price of a cup of coffee to four
cents. They report they're just
breaking even.
USED CARS
WE BUY ANY MAKE OR MODEL
TOMECEK PONTIAC CO.
TEMPLE and KILLEEN
The Personnel of Fort Hood
and Their Families Are
QoJudxjalli} Qiwii&jd
to the
GRAND OPENING
of
NOEL'S GIFTS
25th and West Adams Temple
Saturday July 24
FREE REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED
CANDY AND BALLOONS FOR THE CHILDREN
VERA J. BECK
in
PINNING A SILVER eagle on the collar of Col. Herbert W.
Wurtzler
Lt. Gen. I. D. White Fourth
Army commander is giving enthu
siastic support to the Fort Sam
Houston Motor Vehicle Roadeo
first to be conducted by the Fourth
Army.
"The roadeo now in progress at
Fort Sam Houston is an excellent
instrument in effecting safe driving
practices" General White empha
sized adding that he looked for
ward to seeing similar contests
staged at other major installations.
In the interest of the Army's
safety program General White in
itiated the Fort Sam Houston
roadeo and has closely followed
its development.
Weekly
Chuckle
Junior was bemoaning the fact
that his drycleaning had not been
delivered.
"I haven't got a decent pair of
pants to my name" he told his
father. "What should I do?"
"Well son" volunteered Dad
suddenly "why don't you sue them
for promise of breaches?"
Lawyer (to woman seeking a
divorce): "Then your husband is
quite elderly take it?"
Wife: "Elderly! Why he's
so old he gets windec. just playing
checkers."
Fan: "How long did it take to
make you a star?"
Basketball player: "Oh I've
been dribbling since I was a
baby."
"Of course I can spell correct
ly" said the company clerk "but
I'm not a fanatic about it."
Two sergeants at the induction
center were discussing the arrival
of a recruit that day. "His mother
was there his girl was there her
folks were there. Such crying and
screaming—I thought he'd never
stop."
Corps ordnance officer Maj. Gen. Hobart R. Gay
corps commanding general congratulates the officer on his pro
motion this week. Serving in Korea from the beginning of the
action until August 1952 Colonel Wurtzler was I Corps ordnance
officer. He arrived at Fort Hood in September 1952. The offi
cer lives in Walker Village with his wife Ruth and two children
Mary and Ernest. (U.S. Army Photo)
Fourth Army Opens First
Area Motor Vehicle Roadeo
Competing in the roadeo cur
rently in its elimination phases
are enlisted men and women of all
installations on the post namely
Fourth Army headquarters Fort
Sam Houston headquarters Brooke
Army Medical Center and its com
ponents the Brooke Army Hospi
tal Medical Field Service School
and Medical Training Center. The
finals in the roadeo will start
July 30.
The roadeo includes a test of
driving skills by the driver entry
and an examination.
Understanding the capabilities
of a vehicle safe stopping and
parking and a pride in driving
either a military or civilian vehi
cle well are objectives of the
roadeo. A $50 savings bond and a
trophy will be presented to the
winner.
Former 1st AD
Unit Leader
Retires Soon
With 34 years of service back
ing him Brig. Gen. Maurice W.
Daniel recent V. Corps Command
ing General in Germany will re
turn to the United States this
month for retirement on August
31.
General Daniel who has served
as assistant liaision officer for the
Armored Force in Washington
D.C. and Armored Force repre
sentative in the Requirements Di
vision of Army Ground Forces
once served as 1st Armored Divi
sion Artillery commander. At the
time the 1st Armored was level
ing an attacked against the Ger
mans at Cassino and Anzio during
WW II.
He headed Combat Command A
during the breakout from the An
zio Beachhead. Following the end
of V-E Day in Europe he was ap
pointed the division commanding
general while "Old Ironsides" was
on occupation duty in Germany.
A graduate of Purdue Univer
sity General Daniel was grad
uated from the Armored School
Artillery School and the Command
and General Staff School.
Among the general's decora
tions and awards are the Silver
Star Legion of Merit Bronze Star
Brazilian War Medal and the Ital
ian Medal for Valor.
Gives Critical Reaction
PEORIA 111. (AFS) John
M. Casserly arguing with his wife
over a TV program took matters
in his own hands. He pitched the
set out the window and picked
up a $350 repair bill plus charges
of intoxication and disturbing the
peace.
DEC-A-
TRIVET
New yen may decorate your own
iron authentic reproduction Penn
sylvania Dutch Trivets. The perm*
anent enamel paints supplied with
this kit are copies of the colors
used in days of old and do not
require baking to make them fast.
They will withstand heat from hot
pots dishes or utensils and will
not rub off when washed.
FREE
GIFT
WRAPPING
KILLEEN
HARDWARE COMPANY
8th St. We Deliver Killeen
THE ARMORED SENTINEL FORT HOOD TEXAS
This is another article in a scries de
signed to acquaint Fort Hond personnel
with the operation of the Finance Atfice.
It is suggested that the articles be clipped
for future reference.
Thus far in the preceding ar
ticles we have discussed your pay
with reference to enlisted pay and
allowances officers' pay and al-
vance of pay. In the final two
articles we hope to clarify two
other problems which you may en
counter during your tour in the
Army. These are allotments and
Soldiers' Deposits for enlisted
men.
There are two general types of
allotments voluntary and invol
untary. This article will be con
cerned only with the latter. The
class "Q" Allotment which is sent
to^your wife and children or your
parents (if the latter depend on
you for more than 50 per cent of
their support) is the involuntary
type of allotment.
Class "Q" Allotments are made
in seven standard amounts and
are composed of two parts. They
are the quarters allowance which
is the government's contribution
toward the allotment and your
own personal contribution from
your monthly pay. The govern
ment contributes $96.90 per month
to all grades of enlisted men with
three or more dependents and
$77.10 per month to all grades with
two dependents.
Monthly Contribution
For corporal sergeant sergeant
first class and master sergeant
the contribution remains $77.10
with only one dependent but drops
to $51.30 for private first class and
below with only one dependent.
This accrues on the basis of a
thirty day month. Thus a sergeant
who is married will receive $77.10
quarters allowance and will not
receive an increase if a child is
born since he is already receiv
ing an allowance of $77.10 each
month while a private receives
an increase of $25.80 in quarters
allowance when his dependents
are increased from 1 to 2.
Your wife legitimate children
and adopted children where there
Art Music Expression Pre-Sehool Work
for children 3 through 6 years
TEXAS STATE LICENSED DAY NURSERY
507 North Second Temple
Mrs. A. E. Nettieton
Director
Mrs. Vernon West
First Grade
Yours
Finance Facts About Your Pay
are properly certified court pa
pers are the only types of "de
pendents" which can be recog
nized at once by your local Fi
nance Office. Parents children
whose legitimacy is questionable
and any other cases of doubtful
dependency must be submitted
through your Personnel Office and
the Finance Office to the Com
manding General Finance Center
U.S. Army for a determination of
dependency. Since this is the case
you may start an allotment for
your wife the day you are mar
ried or for a child on the date of
its birth.
For a "Q" Allotment for par
ents however you must start an
allotment which consists only of
your contribution and when and
if the dependency is established
the Class "Q" Allotment Division
will send a check to your depen
dents the amount of which will
be the amount of quarters al
lowance accrued retroactive to
the day on which you initiated the
allotment. From then on your
mother or father will receive a
regular allotment check each
month for the full amount until
such time as they are no longer
dependent upon you for support or
until you are released from the
service.
So far we have explained the
government's contribution to your
"Q" Allotment and what is meant
by dependency now let's take a
look at the "Q" Allotment as a
whole.
Keeping in mind the amounts of
quarters' allowance for each pay
grade or rank and for the num
ber of dependents which have been
mentioned above we will examine
your contribution. A private or
private first class will contribute
$40.00 per month toward a "Q"
Allotment. A corporal or sergeant
will contribute $60.00 and a ser
geant first class or master ser
geant will contribute $80.00 each
month.
You can see how your total al-l
lotment will increase then as you
NETTLET0N
KINDERGARTEN
and
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PHONE PR3-2282
HOURS
7:30 A. M. to 5:30 P. M.
BRAND NEW
MOBILE
Completely Modern
9%
have more people dependent upon
you for their support or as you
are promoted. The important
thing to remember is that these
changes will not be made by any
one but you!
If you are promoted from pri
vate first class to corporal or from
sergeant to sergeant first class
you must contribute more of your
monthly pay toward your "Q"
Allotment. If a child is born you
are entitled to more quarters al
lowance in certain cases.
If you are divorced you must
stop your allotment. If one of your
dependents should die you must
stop your allotment. If you and
your family move into quarters
provided by the government (Hood
This Is Not a Dream!
rw~ H°f
MOVE ANYWHERE ... ANYTIME!
A
AO
Move In Today! 1770
WE DARE YOU TO COMPARE
Open Daily Until 9 P. M.
LONE STAR TRAILER SALES
HEW —MOBILE HOMES —USED
Highway 190—Right In Killeen
THE HOME THATiS SMART SHOPS THE FURNITURE MART
312 8th Killeen Phone 2251
get your best
deal from ...
AN AUTHORIZED
Lincoln Mercury
DEALER
TEMPLE and KILLEEN
We have two convenient locations serving Central
Texas with the finest new cars on the market and
the best "Safe-Buy" used cars that our mechanics
can turn out. Looking for either? ... see us!
ARMSTRONG
MOTOR CO.
a
TEMPLE
11 N. 4th St.
HOME
Water! W
Page Five
Village for instance) you must
stop your allotment. If you move
out of government provided quar
ters you must start your allot
ment.
These are things to remember
and keep remembering or you
may find yourself short-paid
month after month or over-paid
month after month. Class "Q" Al
lotments do not stop and start or
increase or decrease by them
selves. It takes you and your Per
sonnel Office to do the job! The
government will not intentionally
cheat you and it does not intend
to be cheated Keep your allot
ments straight and you'll never
wind up in debt to the extent that
it will take years to pay off.
KILLEEN
Highway 190
LONG TERMS
BANK FINANCE
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Matching Search Results
View seven places within this issue that match your search.Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 22, 1954, newspaper, July 22, 1954; Temple, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth254390/m1/5/?q=war: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Casey Memorial Library.