Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 7, 1955 Page: 2 of 12
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Distinguished civilian educa
tors and institutional heads from
more than 20 colleges and uni
versities in the southwestern part
of the United Stats are expected
to arrive tonight and early to
morrow morning for a two-day vis
it to Fort Hood's ROTC Camp
Col. Alston Grimes deputy camp
commander announced today.
Joining the college presidents
deans and other institutional of
ficials tomorrow will be Brig. Gen.
Wlliam M. Brecknridge Fourth
Army's deputy commander for
administration who is returning
to Fort Hood for his second in-
spectional visit to the ROTC
Camp. It is expected that he will
be accompanied again by Col. R.
O. Harris chief of Fourth Army's
ROTC Division. Both officers were
here June 28 when they conferred
with Colonel Grimes and mem
bers of his staff and the Gen
eral addressed various groups of
ROTC students as he toured the
camp's training areas.
Each year the Army extends
Photo by Modlinsgi).
Come afternoon they will ac
cept the hospitality afforded to
tourists in this 'city of sand and
surf" and will enjoy the swim
ming and fishing as well as strolls
down the lengthy shore front.
Before they return to their home
at Fort Hood the battalion will
have accomplished its training
mission with the drive that has
always put them in front from
the early days of a cavalry regi
ment to the bloody Italian cam
paign of the Second World War
when a task force from "H" Com
pany claimed to be the first Al
lied vehicle in Rome.
A 60-bushel corn crop will re
move about 95 pounds of nitrogen
from an acre of ground.
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Southwest Educators Will
Visit ROTC Camp Tommorrow
invitations to the presidents of in
stitutions having Army ROTC un
its to vist the summer camps.
Most nstitutional officials take
advantage of this opportunity to
see at first-hand the field train
ing which their students are re
ceiving and note how it fits nto
their university curricula and the
military science course which is
designed to produce annually most
of the Army's junior officers both
Reserve and Regular Army.
One of the high points during
the educator's two-day visit is a
scheduled address to the entire
ROTC Camp Saturday morning in
Theater No. 3 by Brig. Gen. John
K. Waters commanding general
of the 4th Armored Division. Other
training highlights which will occur
during their visit include day and
night tactical problems artil
lery and military police branch
orientations and demonstrations
firing the recoilless rifle mach
ine guns Ml rifle and carbines
map and aerial photograph read'
ing and terrain appreciation.
The itinerary planned for the
MAJOR WALTER Z. GRANECKI (right) Executive officer of the
First Armored Division's 16th Armored Engineer Battalion re
ceives the Major General Ernest N. Harmon award from division
commander Brigadier General George A. Rehm. This award the
first of its kind is presented to the 16th A. E. B. for their high
H.5% in division-wide competition for enrollment in the First
Armored Division Association. Acting Combat Command "B" com
mander Lieutenant Colonel Floyd R. Miller (2nd from left) and
Second Lieutenant Claude A. Weingand General Rehm's aide
(center) listen to the General's congratulatory remarks during the
presentation ceremony at the post parade ground. (U. S. Army
Crockett Jaunts
Resdents of Galveston Texas
the "convention city" have be
come aware of a group of "con
ventioneers" in past weeks who
wear khaki uniforms and arrive
in an endless line of olive drab ve
hicles.
Units of the First Armored Di
vision have been travelling with
weekly regularity to Fort Corck-
ett which occupies a section of
Galveston's long beach front to
spend seven days at the Corps
Summer Training Site.
This week the city is being vis
ited by the 13th Tank Battalion
under the command of Major
Thomas J. Fiori. With over forty
years of military activity under
its belt this "Old Ironsides" unit
is the sixth to train at Crockett.
During the first half of each
day the men of the 13th Tank will
be occupied with close-order drill
physical training and individual
classes on such subjects as the
1949 Geneva Convention.
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visiting institutional officials in
cludes on Friday a briefing at 9
a. m. at Camp headquarters fol
lowed by a tour of the camp area
and an inspection of training
After lunch in a student mess at
tended by Maj. Gen. Thomas L.
Harrold II Corps and Fort
Hood commanding general the
educators will have an opportun
ity to visit with students here
from his school. That evening
they will be the dinner guests of
General Harrold at the Fort Hood
Officers' Open Mess.
Saturday morning begins with
a visit to the III Corps NCO
Academy after which the distin
guished guests will hear the ad
dress by General Waters. Before
attending the ROTC regimental
parade at 11 o'clock they will have
a chance to inspect and ride in a
tank. At noon they are expected
to meet with their university
PMS&T's and other Army officers
from their schools on temporary
duty here at the ROTC Camp.
They are scheduled to depart Fort
Hood Saturday afternoon.
Among the distinguished south
western educators expected here
Friday are: Rev. W. P. Don
nelly president of Loyola Uni
versity New Orleans Dr. H. L.
Hitt associate dean of LSU's
Graduate School Baton Rouge
Dr. D. L. Ligon acting presHent
of Midwestern University of Wich
ita Falls Tex Dr. W. E. Lowry
Dean Sam Houston State Teach
ers College Huntsville Dr. L.
Rohrbaugh vice president and
provost of the University of Ar
kansas Fayetteville Dr. H.
Smith dean Hardin- Simmons
University Abilene Dr. L. Vogel
dean Centenary College Shreve-
port Mr. C. White assistant
business manager Texas Chris
tian University Fort Worth Dr.
O. S. Willham president of Okla
homa A&M College Stillwater
Col. A. W. Chilton president of
New Mexico A&M College Dr
L. E. Frazar president McNeese
State College Dr. R. B. Westaem-
per of the Health and Physical
Educaton department Trinity Uni
versity San Antonio Mr. Curtis
Babcock coordinator of public
services for West Texas State
College in Canyon Dr. R. W.
Clark dean of the Pharmacy
School University of Oklahoma
Norman Dr. C. M. Strack presi
dent Northeast Louisiana State
College Dr. E. R. Evans presi
dent Prairie View A&M College
Dean Dudley C. Fulton director
of student personnel Northwest
State College of La Dr. F. G.
Clark dean Southern University
and A&M College Dr. N. D. Hazel-
bakes dean Arkansas State Col
lege and Dr. Cecil Sutley dean
Ouachita Baptist College.
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THE ARMORED SENTINEL. FORT HOOD TEXAS
"CONGRATULATIONS!"—Two hapy First.Armored Division men
shake hands for eing among the first to become Master Sergeants
at Fort Hood in over 15 months. They are Master Sergeant Clar
ence N. Thomas of Vinton La. who is with S-2 (Intelligence) of
the 91st Armored Field Artillery Battalion and Master Sergeant
Anthony J. Delia Rocco of Hartford Conn. who is a tank ser
geant with the 81st Reconnaissace Battalion.
(Official U.S. Army Photo by Montemurro)
THE SILVER STAR MEDAL the Army's third highest decoration
for valor is pinned on the chest of Sergeant Fred L. Jennings of
Fries Va by Brigadier General Ernest V. Holmes acting Fourth
Armored Division commander at a review of Combat Command
"B". The 23-year-old sergeant was honored for his gallant one-
man delaying action during the Korean conflict.
(U.S. Army Photo by Zunlinden)
Major Dye Is 25th Recon CO
Major Laverne E. Dye of Kirk-i son of Southville Mass. who has
wood 111. a 37-year old veteran been appointed Division Assistant
of World War II and the Korean!Chief of Staff G-4 (logistics).
Conflict took command of the
Fourth Armored Division's 25th
Reconnaissance Battalion at a
full-dress review of the unit Tues
day afternoon.
Major Dye who served as ex
ecutive officer of the organiza
tion for the past year succeeds
Lieutenant Colonel Alex N. Nel-
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command ceremony the unit was
reviewed by Colonel Nelson and
the new commander.
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The second class of the new
Operatons-Intelligence Course at
the HI Corps Academy was grad
uated last Saturday morning with
Lt. Col. Charles H. Schrader G-2
1st Armd. Div. as guest speaker.
At the top of the class of 26
officers was 2nd Lt. Jackie W.
Brinckmeyer of H&S Company
510th Armd. Infantry Bn. In sec
ond place was 2nd Lt. Edward F.
Rupp 37th Tank Bn and another
Fourth Armd. Div. officer Cap
tain Frank D. McPeek Headquart
ers 51st AIB was listed third.
The class now in session started
Tuesday morning with NCOs
from the two armored divisions at
tending. The first class which
graduated on June 18 also was for
NCOs.
The course was started at the
Academy after it had been noted
in field maneuvers and in garri
son that closer and continuous co
or in at on as
staff sections particularly between
operations and intelligence.
Major Adolph Miele of the G2
Section 4th Armd Div was select
ed to set up and head the course
under supervision of Lt. Col Henry
M. Friedinger assistant comman
dant of the Academy. He was as
sisted by Captain Jerald D. Bulls
in preparation of lesson plans
manuscripts training aids and the
many other details necessary in
launching the new course and by
mid-May a 'rehearsal" of the op
eration to coma was held.
The' great amount of preparation
which was accomplished in a short
time is best indicated by the nearly
4000 overlays which were prepared
2000 map sheets procured from
Fourth Army for illustrated prob
lems 200 visual slides were drawn
up and about 225 reams of paper
were put through the mimeograph
machine. A foot-high stock of used
stencils all indexed are mute
testimony to the hours spent pound
ing typewriters in getting the les
son plans out.
To attend the new course offi
cers and enlisted men must be as
signed or have assignment pend
ing as Operations or Intelligence
Officer or NCO or as Assistant
Operations Officer (Intelligence)
at battalion level or higher. Instruc
tion is given in staff organization
and responsibilities security sig
nal operatons and communication
procedure and related subjects in
addition to the entire field of in
telligence.
Captain Bulls is now assistant in
charge of operations to Major
Miele who directs the new course
with a staff of eight officers serv-
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Graduated Col. Schrader Speaks
ing as full-time instructors. They
are Major Edward B. S.mith Cap
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Charles Kennedy of the 4th Armd
Div Captains Glenn Tegge Vern
on D. Hendricks Curtiss D. Quis-
senberry and Robert C. Sample of
the 1st Armd Div and Lieut. Rob
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Thursday July 7 1955
The staff of eight enlisted men
in the administrative section is
headed by M-Sgt. Richard Downs
and SFC Samuel Taylor of the G2
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John Novak of the same section
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Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 7, 1955, newspaper, July 7, 1955; Temple, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth254437/m1/2/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Casey Memorial Library.