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Vol. 8 No. 47
Negotiations for land rights for
the maneuver to be held early in
1955 are moving along at a steady
pace it was announced this week
by HI Corps Headwuarters.
Conferences meetings and radio
programs have been held in a num
ber of key spots in the proposed
maneuver area following a series
of public meetings held during the
first week in November at Brady
Killeen Gatesville Bui-net Lam
pasas San Saba Llano and Mas
on.
Maj. Gen. Thomas L. Harrold
Corps and Fort Hood com-
ander delivered a radio talk and
ddressed a meeting in Gatesville
November 15. He also held a
conference with land owners in
Llano on November 19 and will
address a Gatesville meeting on
November 27.
11.
Brig. Gen. W. Paul Johnson III
Corps Chief of Staff participated
in a radio discussion of land rights
at Lampasas on November 12. Oth
Thanksgiving Observance
.The Thanksgiving Day holiday at
Fort Hood is being observed with
many religious services through
out the post.
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Corps and Non-Divisional
Each man was tested on his
knowledge of current military sub
jects history of the First Armored
Division military courtesy drill
and training procedures and know
ledge of his particular job in the
"Old Ironsides" Division.
A letter of commendation from
Maj. Gen. William S. Biddle Di
vision commander has been sent
to each of the honor men.
"Soldiers of the Month" for Oc
tober in Division Artillery were
PFC Roy D. Schwartzell Phoenix
Ariz. A Btry. 2nd AAA PFC For
rest C. Osborne Landisburg W.
Va. of A Btry. AFA PFC Rob
ert Sjogren Schenectady N.Y. of
A Btry. 63rd AFA M-Sgt. Pedro
Cabiad Salcedo Samar Philippine
Islands A Btry. 91st AFA.
"Old Ironsides" tankers nan. .d
as the outstanding men in their
units were Cpl. Sidney W. Wylie
Youngstown Ohio H&S Co. 1st
Tank Bn. PFC William F. Knevel
Jr. State College Pa. of A Co.
4th Tank Bn. Pvt. William M.
Black Altoona Pa. H&S Co. 13th
Tank Bn. and PFC Robert O.
Doyle Mount Sterling Ky. A Co.
100th Bank Bn.
Honored infantrymen in the Di
vision were Cpl. Steve G. Jasso
aco Texas H&S Co. 634th AIB
INTELLIGENCE REPORTS
A friend tells us he is able to
read only at nights having never
attended anything except night
schools.
A doctor who called at our house
recently to minister unto ill kin
was very low of mind. The night
before he had lost $30.0000 in a
poker game. "The worst part of it
was" he moaned "ten dollars of
it was cash."
Bennett Cerf lately told his bar
ber: "Just give me a shave. I do
not have time to listen to one of
your haircuts."
POSTAL INTELLIGENCE
In pursuance of our Christian
policy of obeying every impulse to
do good in the world we should
like to pass on to our readers in
formation lately gleaned from a
magazine on what one may not
send to foreign lands in the form
of Christmas gifts. Becausc nearly
every man on active duty in the
armed forces today has been more
or less a world traveler we have
the feeling many of them have
friends abroad (mainly cuties)
whom they would like to remem-
f*The latest survey shows that the
"SENTINEL has almost 30000
readers and it is estimated that
51 of them read this space or did
Activity Continues
On Maneuver Rights
1st Armd Announces
October Winners
"Soldiers of the Month" for Oc
tober have been selected by units
the First Armored Division.
J^^Rvinners of the hono'' were re-
^Bjfuired to pass a rigorous inspec
tion as well as a thprough check
of their personal equipment.
er staff officers who have worked
on the project are Col. W. T. Hen
derson III Corps Judge Advocate
Col. R. L. Thompson. Ill Corps
PIO Lt. Col. Wilmot Baughn 1st
Armored Division SJA Col. R.
H. Colwell in Corps G-2 and Col.
Robert R. Glass and Col. F. W.
Boye both of the 4th Armored Di
vision.
John R. Slay project manager of
the Fort Hood real estate office
of the Southwest Division Engi
neers has also played a vital part
in the land negotiation activities
along with his office staff and his
field representatives throughout the
11-country maneuver area.
A few days ago General Har
rold received a letter from a prom
inent Texas rancher in the maneu
ver area which typifies the unself
ish spirit of cooperation of many
landowners. The letter read as fol
lows
"It is with a great deal of pride
and satisfaction that I signed the
papers permitting the U.S. Forces
Holiday Program Centers
Around Churches Dinner
units will conduct Protestant serv
ices at 10 a.m. at the 268th Street
Chapel. Special music will be pro
vided by the chapel choir and the
holiday sermon will be delivered
Pvt. George D. Rea Eldon Mo.
Co. 701st AIB PFC Elbert Hart
Ventura Calfi. Co. 25th AIB
and PFC Edward Reitzel West
Allis Wis. Co. 702nd AIB.
The 81st Recon. Bn. chose Cpl.
Miguel A. Marrerro Bronx N.Y.
A Co. as its outstanding soldier
of last month.
Also chosen as "Soldiers of the
Month" were PFC Alden Shurtz
Delta Utah of A Co. 16th AEB
Cpl. Johnnie B. Ferguson Mem
phis Tenn. Co. First Transpor
tation and Supply Battalion Pvt.
Nicholas C. Canoutas Shelby N.C.
Hqs. Co. 47th AMB PFC Gino G.
Crognale Norristown Pa. A Co.
123rd AOB PFC Toxie McGrew
Columbia Miss. A Co. 141st Arm
ored Sig. Bn. Cpl. Richard O.
Bjerke Clear Lake S.D. 50ist
Repl. Co. Cpl. Richard A. Chase
Baltimore Md. Hq. Hq. & svc.
Co. First Support Battalion and
Sgt. Truman C. Johnson» Gran-
bury Texas of Hq. Hq. Svc.
Co. Division Hq. Eattalion.
Our Peripatetic Reporter Writes
read it until last week. Last week
we lost a customer (we hope) so
actually we are banging away at
only 50 people but we suspect that
at least 49 of them will soon be
dispatching lip-stick and perfume
to Japan Germany France and
various other lands Americans
have- frequented since Adolph and
Benito toppled from their thrones
riffie years ago. Our effort to do
good seems altogether worthwhile.
The United States Postal Guide
tolls what may NOT be sent to
friends in foreign lands. If you are
thinking of sending a few ounces
of artificial-honey to the gal you
liberated in France don't do it.
The French government won't per
mit the importation of it. Neither
can you send funeral urns to
France even if they contain no
ashes. The Japanese on the other
hand do not frown on either em
pty urns or full ones and they
welcome all the artificial-honey
that you want to send.
The Postal Guide (and the Mag
azine) does not tell us why certain
merchandise cannot be shipped to
certain countries but our daughter
who has attended college and
studied economics informs us that
business considerations the public
health and politics are a factor.
For example we know that the
Fiji Islands do not produce any
snuff and in looking at the Postal
to use my ranch during the coming
maneuvei's in January as well
September. I understand I was the
first one to sign in my district.
"It is the patriotic duty of every
American to facilitate maneuvers
to train our young men whether
by making their land available or
in any other manner. It would be
inconceivable to have our young
men go into battle unprepared and
the least we civilians can do is
to assist you in this important duty
to prepare our soldiers for battle
against our enemies.
"It would seem to me therefore
that every parent and every Ameri
can would join enthusiastically and
consider it a pirvilege to help the
Army and therefore his own Coun
try.
"It is only through strength that
we can negotiate with our enemies
and this strength has to be cumula
tive that is civilians as well as
the military have to work hand-in-
hand."
by Chaplain (Maj.) Leonard W.
Storey.
A general Protestant worship
service for the 1st Armored Divi
sion will be held at Theatre No. 1
at 10 a.m. Music will be furnished
by the 1st Armored Division Band
and the 1st Armored Division Male
Chorus and Chaplain Brannon J.
Hopson will give the sermon. An
offering will be taken for world
relief.
Thanksgiving Greeting
Theatre Np.^4 will be the site of
the 11 a.m. '4th Armored Division
Protestant service. Brig. Gen. John
K. Waters assistant commander of
the 4th Armored Divisiorr will give
a message of Thanksgiving greet
ing and the Division band and
chorus will provide the music. All
Protestant Chaplains of the divi
sion will take part in the cere
mony.
Other Protestant services will be
at the Hood Village Chapel—11
a.m. Brigade Avenue East Chapel
—11 a.m. Battalion Avenue East
Chapel—11 a.m. 37th Street Chapel
—11 a.m. and North Fort Hood
Chapel—10 a.m.
Catholic Services
Catholic Mass will be held at
Brigade Avenue West Chapel— 9
a.m. 162nd Street Chapel—9 a.m.
and 10 a.m. 37th Street West
Chapel—9 a.m. and 11 a.m. and
North Fort Hood Chapel—9 a.m.
Jewish Services
Jewish services will be held at
Brigade Avenue West Chapel Wed
nesday evening at 8 p.m. and the
Hospital Chapel Thursday morning
at 9 a.m.
Families and guests of Fort Hood
personnel are invited to attend all
Thanksgiving Day services.
A big holiday meal to be served
by all units on the post will center
around the turkey and its tradi
tional trimmings. The menu also
includes sweet potatoes cranberry
sauce fresh vegetables mince
meat pie fruit cake and many
other holiday delicacies.
Guide we find that snuff is not
prohibited in these Islands where
taxation was unknown until one of
their politicians came to the Unit
ed States to study economics and
history only a few years ago.
Bechuanaland in case you have
kin there will permit the importa
tion of ostrich feathers provided
they have been made up in stoles
boas or hats. We hope every one
contemplating sending ostrich
feathers will bear this in mind.
If you plan to send any leeches
to your wife's brother in the Bel
gian Congo just forget about it.
There is an over-production of
leeches there as there is in most
other countries and it is impossible
to get a leech into the Belgian
Congo. (There are at least three
leeches which have been preying
on us for years and we regret
there is no prospect of getting rid
of them).
You may send rouge 1o Peru in
any amount but do not try to get
as much as one single loconut into
Jamaica. If it is your practice to
give goat hair for Christmas do
not send any to the British Isles.
It won't get by the cusoms official.
Tasmania and Thursday Island
prohibit lucky-stones and the Ba
hamas bar any form of milk in
cans. (We doubt if any American
ever gives canned milk for Christ-
(See PERIPATETIC Page 2)
Anwwil Imtwt
FORT HOOD THURSDAY NOVEMBER 25 1954
IT'S TURKEY TIME at Fort Hood and Sgt. Henry Brian of A Co
508th Tank Bn of the 4th Armored Division emerges from the
freezer with two of the traditional birds to be served to men of
his unit today. Thousands of pounds of turkey will be dished up
to men of the Fourth and other units on the Post in observing
the annual holiday. (U.S. Army Photo)
Thanksgiving Day
Following an abundant harvest Thanksgiving Day was first
celebrated by the Pilgrims in November of 1621 but it was not until
November 26 1789 that it was proclaimed a National Holiday by
President George Washington.
No other people on earth have quite so much to be thankful for
and it is fortunate that one day each year has been set aside for us to
pause in our labors and recount our manifold blessings.
In no other nation on earth is the standard of living so high no
other country can boast of a greater distribution of wealth and in no
other nation is there less poverty. We Americans have better schools
better roads better homes more automobiles and more places of re
creation than any other nation. We lead the world in industry in the
production of food and above all else we lead the world in religious
and political tolerance. In no other country is the dignity of man held
in more lofty esteem indeed there is no place on earth where life is
as safe and agreeable as it is in these United States.
It is important on this day that we of the military service rededi-
cate our lives to preserving this legacy of abundance and freedmn be
queathed to us by our forefathers. Their long and heroic struggle for
human rights still stands as a monument to liberty throughout the
civilized world.
Fort Hood will participate with
the National Safety Council in ob
serving Wednesday Dec. 15 as
"S-D Day" (Safe Driving Day).
It is the aim of the President's
Action Committee for Traffic Safe
ty the sponsoring organization
A Message On Safe Driving Day
From The Commanding General
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THOMAS L. HARROLD
Major General U. S. Army
Commanding
Fort Hood Will Join
In Marking S-D Day
that all communities in the United
States remain accident-free for a
24 hour period on S-D Day.
The National Safety Council in
cooperation with various other
safety organizations hope to dem
onstrate that traffic accidents can
be materially reduced when all
TO ALL PERSONNEL AT FORT HOOD:
Wednesday 15 December 1954 is S-D (Safe Driving) Day a day
sponsored by the President's Action Committee for Traffic Safety.
President Eisenhower has given enthusiastic support to S-D Day and
has expressed his intention to appeal publicly to all Americans to make
S-D Day a success.
S-D Day is a day to demonstrate that traffic accidents can be re
duced when all motorists and pedestrians do their part. The goal of S-D
Day is to have every community in the country remain completely free
of traffic accidents for the twenty-four hour period of 15 December.
The traffic problem is a national one a community one and one
that concerns each individual. S-D Day will demonstrate that the place
to attack the traffic safety problem is in the community and that the
responsibility rests upon each individual. If we can remain completely
free of traffic accidents on S-D Day we can do it every day of the
year.
Fort Hood will also observe 15 December 1954 as S-D (Safe Driv
ing) Day. I urge that each of you join me both in effort and in spirit
to make this day a success.
THOMAS L. HARROLD
Major General U.S. Army
Commandin
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A WRIST WATCH was presented Sgt. Billy J. Chenhall (left) of
the 100th Tk. Bn. 1st AD by Maj. Gen. Thomas L. Harrold (right)
III Corps Commanding General after Sergeant Shendall won the
Fort Hood Road-eo contest. The Road-eo finals which consisted
of problems to test the proficiency of drivers were held Wednes-
day Nov. 17. Sergeant Shendall a veteran of eight years driving
with no accidents completed the Road-eo with a score of 357 f2
points out of a possible 365. (U.S. Army Photo by Lenard)
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North Fort Hood was the scene
of intense activity this week as
preparations went forward for the
reception of a large number of
visitors and Reserve and National
Guard personnel for the upcoming
Exercise Clover Leaf I on Decem
ber 4 and 5.
Active Army organized Re
serve and National Guard per
sonnel from headquarters units
throughout Texas Oklahoma Ar
kansas and Louisiana who will
take part in the exercise.
Clover Leaf I which will be pri
marily a map exercise is the first
in a series of annual command
post exercises for active Army
Reserve and National Guard com
manders and staffs. No troops will
be involved.
The 702nd AIB 1st Armored Di
vision under the command of Lt
Col. James L. McCrorey moved
to North Fort November 15 to be
gin preparations for the exercise.
The battalion designated as site
support group for the exercise
faced the formidable and import
ant task of preparing living quart
ers conference rooms dining halls
and many other facilities before
the huge influx of personnel early
next month.
Each company of the 702nd was
given an area to make ready and
the exercise site immediately took
on the appearance of a city of
tents as 427 tents were erected in
one of the first steps toward pre
paring North Fort Hood for the
arrival of the commanders and
their staffs.
Walks were laid out and equip
ment such as chairs map boards
stoves and dining hall fixtures
was brought in.
Members of the 702nd are now
applying the finishing touches to
their areas.
The exercise problem will accent
staff planning and command deci
sions. Play will involve defensive
operations of the Fourth Field
Army against a simulated Aggres
sor force.
Units permanently stationed at
motorists and pedestrians do their
part.
Presents Challenge
S-D Day presents a challenge for
every individual in every commu
nity including Fort Hood person
nel to join against a common ene
my and show motorists and pedes
trians that traffic accidents can be
prevented by their own actions.
The responsibility rests upon
each individual to help implant in
the minds of all drivers and pe
destrians that if they can reduce
accidents on S-D Day they can
do so every day of the year.
Death Every 14 minutes
Last year's traffic death toll was
38300 or an average of one Ameri
an 1 4 in
throughout every day of the year.
A total of 1350000 persons were
disabled by traffic accidents be
yond the day of the mishap. An
injury was thus received every 23
seconds in the year 1953.
For every death on the highway
one or more persons was totally
and permanently disabled becom
ing a financial and physical bur
den to either his family or com
munity or both.
Fourteen Billion Dollar Loss
The nearly 10 million traffic ac
cidents of last year resulted in an
economic loss of four billion dol
lars including medical and proper
ty losses and other expenses.
It required the United States
nearly 50 years to reach its one
millionth traffic fatality in 1951.
At the present accident rate it
will take only half that time to
kill the second million.
With 55 million motor vehicles
on our highways last year and an
estimated 85 million by 1975 it be
comes increasingly apparent that
our traffic injury and death toll
must be materially reduced. S-D
Day 1954 is the first step in mak
ing every mptorist and pedestrian
safety conscious on our streets and
highways.
1st AD Cpl. Killed
In Hunting Mishap
Cpl. Virgil L. Shepherd Jr. 20
a First Armored Division soldier
assigned to the 1st Tk. Bn. was
killed in a hunting accident Thurs
day November 18 while on leave
visiting his parents in Liberty Mo.
the III Corps Provost Marshal's
Office announced today.
Corporal Shepherd entered the
Army in December 1952 and has
been stationed at Fort Hood since
September 1954.
North Fort Gets Set
For 'Cloverleaf' CPX
Fort Hood which will be represent
ed in the exercise by commanders
and staff members will be
Corps under Maj. Gen. Thomas L.
Harrold the First Armored Divi
sion commanded by Maj. Gen.
William S. Biddle and the Fourth
Armored Division under Maj. Gen.
Thomas J. H. Trapnell.
Chest Fund Figures
954
Total contributions reached a
high figure of $134189 after final
computations were tallied. This
figure exceeded the original goal
of $105000 by nearly $30000.
General White
Praises Hood
Performance
Lt. Gen. I. D. White Fourth
Army commander in a recent let
ter to Maj. Gen. Thomas L. Har
rold
in
Corps and Fort Hood com
mander expressed his apprecia
tion for the excellent performance
of all Fort Hood units on the oc
casion of Secretary of the Army
Robert T. Stevens' visit on Novem
ber 10.
General White's letter follows:
"The demonstrations and other ac
tivities your command arranged
for the Secretary of the Army's
recent visit were well organized
find carried off in a splendid man
ner. The performance of your per
sonnel was in Armor's best tradi
tion and reflected great credit on
both the units at Fort Hood and
the Fourth Army.
"As I stated at the time the
tank courses the fire power dem
onstration and the static display
of vehicles were particularly ef
fective I know the Secretary was
impressed by them. The appear
ance of the troops and cleanliness
of equipment contributed to this
overall favorable impression.
"Please express my sincere ap
preciation to your staff and com
manders for their part in a most
valuable contribution."
DID YOU KNOW
DID YOU KNOW: That the State
of Texas Laws and the Fort Hood
Traffic Code require that the ope
rator of a motor vehicle have in
his possession while driving a
Valid State Driver's License. It
may be from any of the States
as long as it is valid. Some states
allow that a driver's license is
valid as long as the driver is in
the military service. ALL states
do not have this provision ?le
safe check your state and see if
your driver's license has expired.
DID YOU KNOW: That limita
tions on some driver's license may
take it INVALID under certain
limitations. If you have a learn
er's permit and are thereby re
quired to have a licensed driver
with you and you are alone in the
care while driving your license is
not valid. If you are caught or
involved in an accident you are
violating the provisions of the
learner's permit.
Mortar Platoon Blasts Way
To Honors In Range Tests
Precision blasting of targets up
to a mile and a half away won top
honors for the Mortar Platoon of
Co. 512th AIB over all other
81 mm mortar platoons in the
Fourth Armored Division in re
cently completed -ange tests.
Diagramed Situration
Following a briefing where the
simulated enemy situation was dia
gramed Lt. James T. L. Dand-
ridge of Mobile Ala. led his pla
toon through a wooded area to po
sitions where the mortars were
quicly set up.
With M-Sgt. O. J. McDowell Hot
Springs Ark. directing fire the
mortarmen took no more than two
shots each to get "on the target"
and rock the four targets at dis
tances of 1600 to 2800 yards.
Guided by the fire orders of
Sergeants Jasper P. Gritton Shel
by ville Ky. William B. Hunter
Nashville Tenn. and Earl J.
Smith Rising Star Tex. acting as
forward observers out in front of
the guns the platoon provided de
vastating fire designed to silence
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Campaign Tops
Fort Hood went far and away
over its goal this year in the 1954
Fort Hood Chest Fund campaign.
All the units taking part in the
exercise are included under the
command of Lt. Gen. I. D. White
Fourth Army commander who will
play a dual role as exercise di-
Fourth Field Army.
Clover Leaf I is one several
such exercises planned by the De-
(See CLOVERLEAF Page 2)
Hood Goal
This record breaking campaign
report by the Fund Finance Com
mittee listed the 1st Armored Di
vision with $58354 making it the
largest major unit contributor at
Fort Hood. Following in second
place was the 4th Armored Divi
sion with $45448. Corps and
Non-Divisional units reported a to
tal of $26049. A total of $3356 and
$837 was scored by Killeen Base
and Gray Air Force Base respec
tively.
Final figures showed the leading
battalions at Fort Hood this year
were the 702nd AIB 1st Armored
Division with a cash sale of $5333
the 35th Tank Battalion 4th Arm
ored Division with $3804 in cash
sales and the 46th Engineer Bat
talion with a cash sale total of
$3630.
Youth Activities Benefit
The money received through the
purchasing of tickets by military
and civilian personnel at Fort Hood
will go to youth activities Boy
Scouts Girl Scouts Post Chap
lains' Fund Family Assistance
Mid-Texas Heart Association Tex
as Scottish Rite Hospital for Crip
pled children Bell County TB
Fund Army emergency Relief
Cancer Society Gonzales Warm
Spring Foundation local USO's
Camp Moonraker and Gray Air
Force Base and Killeen Base ac
tivities.
Maj. Gen. Thomas L. Harrold
Corps and Fort Hood com
mander congratulated all Fort
Hood personnel for their fine sup
port in contributing to the spec
tacular success of the 1954 Chest
Fund Campaign.
Land Rights
Meeting Set
Another meeting to discuss land
rights for the Army's coming ma
neuvers will be held in Gatesville
on November 27 it was announced
this week by HI Corps Headquart
ers.
The meeting to which all land
owiners in Coryell County and the
surrounding area are invited will
be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in
the district court room of the coun
ty courthouse in Gatesville.
Maj. Gen. Thomas L. Harrold
III Corps and Fort Hood com
mander and members of his staff
will be present to explain the
Army's plans for the maneuver
coming in February 1955.
County Judge Jan Clawson will
preside. It is expected that a
large number oc ranchers and
farmers will be present.
General Harrold and his staff
will explain detail the neces
sity for the manuever the Army's
plan for repairing damages and
will answer any questions land
owners may care to propound.
enemy emplacements.
The platoon was selected by the
umpires as the outstanding unit to
run the test on the basis of its
accurate fire the speed with which
it set its weapons in action and
general efficiency during the fir
ing. It was the first time that any
of the men had been on the
course.
Maj. Gen. Thomas J. H. Trap
nell commanding general of the
Fourth ArrriBrcd Division sent a
letter of commendation to the com
pany. He wrote- "The fine per
formance of this platoon follows
the best traditions of the Fourth
Armored Division and reflects
highly on the standards of leader
ship and training established with
in your company."
Prior to the exercise gunners'
tests were run with three men
from the platoon qualifying as
"Expert." They are Cpl. Stanley
M. Gibson Orwin Pa. PFC Mar-
lin J. Dillion of Blueridge Tex.
and PFC Reggie D. Malloiy
Porterville Cal.
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