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VOL. 17 NO. 18
35th
Gets
New
CO
Col. Oval H. Robinson has as
sumed command of the 35th En
gineer Group at Fort Hood.
Col. Robinson came to Fort
Hood last month after an assign
ment as assistant division engi
neer U. S. Army Engineer Di-
vision South Pacific Division
San Francisco Calif.
A 1940 graduate of the United
States Military Academy Col.
Robinson was an engineer pla
toon commander and company
commander in the 8th Infantry
Division Ft. Jackson S. C. be
fore WW II.
At the start of the war he
was assigned as instructor at
the Engineer Officer Candi
date School at Ft. Belvoir
Va. In June 1943 he as
sumed command of the 156th
Engineer Battalion (Combat)
at Camp Cooke Calif.
In June 1944 he was trans
ferred to the European Theater
of Operations as commanding of
ficer of the 179th Engineer Bn
(Combat). He was also executive
officer of the 1139th Engineer
Group (Combat) XX Corps and
the Deputy Chief Operation
Branch Engineer Division
SHAEF.
During the war Col. Robin
son and his battalion and ^roup
T" TfrtrtMlMCfliTTiV' "S
Col. Robinson
took part in 13 river crossing op
erations. Once his group was used
as infantry to seize the bridgehead
and another time it took the
bridgehead and also built the
bridge.
Col. Robinson's unit also took
part in the Third Army breakout
at Mortain the Moselle River
Crossing at Metz and the Saar
River crossing at Saarburg. He
also participated in the Northern
France Rhineland and Ardennes
campaign.
Following WW II Col Rob-
(See ROBINSON Page 2)
On July 24
Goveronor Price Daniel and sev
eral Texas legislators have been
Three Die
In Accidents
Although there were ten auto
mobile accidents during the past
week only one Fort Hood man
was injured and none were killed.
Training accidents accounted
for three injuries and one fatality
and miscellaneous accidents kill
ed two—one drowning and one
train accident.
ACCIDENTS
Automobile
Fatalitic
Week
.. 0
.. 1
.. 10
Training
Fatalities
Injuries
Others
The "modernized" 36th Infan
try Division winds up its two-
weeks training period Saturday at
North Fort Hood in its highest
training state in peacetime his-
tary.
That is the opinion handed down
this week by its commander Maj
Gen. Carl L. Phinney of Dallas
The famed 36th functioned for
the first time under the "pentom
ic" organization as it went
through one of its most strenuous
field training periods in history
What has been called the long
est bivouac period attempted any
where by National Guard troops
made this the toughest most pro
fitable training encampment since
the war for the storied 36th Divi
High-echelon military visitors
praised the state of training of the
Division. Among those visitors
Baylor Prof
Gives Tests
Honor Grads
Professor Jack Hand of the
school of psychology at Baylor
University Waco is conducting a
survey of Fort Hood personnel
between 25 and 40 who have grad
uated from high school.
I
Professor Hand explained
that this type of survey is cur
rently being nsea all over the
world in studying human be
havior through the years.
The survey uses a set of "true-
false" questions and covers hab
its and preferences.
Held at the Fort Hood Educa
tion Center the first phase was
completed July 1.
The approximately 100 men test
ed July 1 will return July 15 for
the second part of the survey.
There are no "right" or
wrong" answers to the ques-
tionaire according to Professor
Hand. The answers indicate only
an individual's likes and dislikes.
Daniel Invited
To ROA Meet
invited to attend a July 24 meet
ing of the Central Texas chapter
of the Reserve Officers Associa
tion at the Fort Hood officers
club.
The regular monthly meeting of
Chapter No. 76 ROA will feature
Col. John T. Carlton executive
director of the organization as
principal speaker. Colonel Carlton
will come here from Washington
D.C.
All officers Regular and Re
serve and their ladies have
been invited to attend this
meeting at which Maj. Gen.
Earle G. Wheeler 2d Armored
Division and Fort Hood com
mander is to receive honor
ary membership in the ROA.
The evening's activities will be-
*in with a social hour at 6. Din
ner will be at 7 p.m. and the
speaker will be presented at 8
a.m.
1959
14
62
116
Injuries
Accidents
.. 1
.. 3
2
157
Fatalities 2 2
Injuries 2 162
All injury statistics reported
here are taken from hospital ad
mittance cards. Vehicle accidents
reported include only those re
ported to the Fort Hood Military
Police.
Several state and department
officers of the ROA are expected
for the meeting including CWO
Don Craig of Corpus Christi Tex
as department president.
Reservations for the meeting
may be made by calling Capt.
Dorothy M. Hunter chapter presi
dent at Fort Hood 3-2107 or Kil-
!een ME4-4998.
JUGGLERS—Drum novelty act "Gymnastics in Rhythm" is performed by members of the
percussion choir of the U. S. Army Field Band of Washington D. C. The band will present a free
concert tonight at 7:30 at Hood Stadium. The public is invited to attend.
T-Patchers Hit
Training Peak
were CONARC Commander Gen
eral Bruce Clark and Fourth
Army Commander Lt. Gen. Guy
For the first time the 36th fired
the 32000-pound eight-inch howit
zer for the first time the 36th
maneuvered with the 50-ton M-48
tank and again for the first
time the 36th thought and worked
in terms of the pentomic division
with its highly mobile five battle
groups and increased firepower.
The bulk of the 36th was en
gaged in basic unit training
learning to work as a team. The
grueling advanced individual
training came last year when
these troops toured all the combat
courses.
More than 1000 of the 36th's 9-
000 members however were sent
through the basic combat
courses here. These were the
troops that came into the 36th in
March with the sweeping reorga
nization of the Texas National
Guard.
They crawled the grueling infil
tration course and ran through
the other basic combat courses
that make up basic training.
This field training period was
another important chapter in the
history of this storied outfit that
has run the gamut from the win
ning of Texas' independence in
the 1830's through every major
war in the nation's history.
Now as a modern pentomic in
fantry division the 36th can boast
of a high state of training.
"The reorganization and con
version of the 36th Division is far
ahead of schedule" General Phin-
"This year we have undertaken
in spite of the sweeping realign
ment one of the most strenuous-
training periods in the peacetime
history of the Division.
"I expect that at the conclusion
of these maneuvers we will be
able to turn in a very high record
of performance."
Two Divsion
EM
Win
Go to
Washington
Two 2d Armored Division en
listed men will be selected for
an expense paid trip to the di
vision association's annual con
vention to be held in Washington
D. C. July 31 and August 1.
Each senior command and di
vision troops as represented by
the 2d Armored Division Head
quarters commandant will select
one enlisted man to represent
their command. All enlisted per
sonnel of the division who are
members of the Association and
are not scheduled for transfer
prior to August 10 are eligible
lor consideration. Selection will
be made by July 15 with an equal
opportunity for all enlisted grades
In determining the per-
soiuiei to be selected the sen
ior commands will consider
who is best qualified most de
serving has a sincere desire
to attend the convention and
who will represent the active
division most favorably.
Senior command finalists will
then appear before a division
board consisting of three officers
and two sergeants major. The as
sistant chief of staff G-l will be
president of the board.
The two men finally selected
will be given administrative leave
and will travel by military air
craft to the convention where
they will be official representa
tives of the active division. The
association will pay the expenses
covering the reunion events and
the hotel bill.
ay lor
Bids
Adieu
(Editor's Note: The following
is a farewell message from
Retiring Army Chief of Staff
General Maxwell D. Taylor.)
"To all members of the United
States Army.
On the close of over 41 years
in uniform I wish to express to
all members—military and civi
lian—of all components of the
U. S. Army my personal grati
tude and appreciation for the
loyal and devoted manner in
which each of you has contribut
ed to the attainment of the ob
jective of the Army during my
tenure as Chief of Staff.
By your hard. work untir
ing enthusiasm and con
scientious efforts you have
created a distinguished rec
ord of world-wide accomplish
ment—often under difficult
conditions and with limited
resources.
In so doing you have made a
significant contribution to the
effectiveness of the Army's com-
General Taylor
bat readiness and to the security
of our nation. As my active mili
tary service comes to an end
I leave you with the sincere con
viction that the future of the
Army and the Nation has never
before been in the hands of a
more dedicated patriotic group
of Americans.
In the days ahead you will con
tinue to be confronted with many
challenges and demanding tasks.
I'm confident that as you meet
and overcome them you will do
so in the same spirit of high
resolve and determination which
has characterized your perform
ance in the past.
May God bless each of you and
strengthen you in future
endeavors."
Maxwell D. Taylor
Gen. IJ. S. Army
Chief of Staff
WO Group
Meets Tonite
The regular business meeting
of the Texas Chapter U. S. Army
Warrant Officers Association will
be held at the Fort Hood Officers
Open Mess at 7:30 tonight.
Important items of business on
the agenda are: election of a new
president to replace CWO Edwin
D. Silveria who is soon leaving
for an overseas assignment the
possible selection of a candidate
to represent this Chapter at the
forthcoming National Convention
Army and Air Force Warrant Of
ficer Merger News and plans for
the establishment of a Warrant
Officers Ladies Auxiliary of the
local chapter.
Maximum attendance is urged
for this meeting and each mem
ber is requested to bring a pro
spective member.
Armoffd fenftwl
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FORT HOOD TEXAS FRIDAY JULY 10 1959
Three Hood Men
Compete With 4th
Army Pistol Team
Capt. Calvin L. Colley Hq. Bat
tery 16th Artillery M-Sgt. Lubin
K. Hernandez Co. B 2d Medium
Tank Battalion 37th Armor and
SFC LennonE. Trueblood Hq
Co. 73rd Artillery will be Fort
Hood's contribution to the Fourth
U. S. Army Pistol Team which
will compete in the Border States
Regional Pistol Matches in El
Paso today through Sunday.
The team will be composed
of pistolmen now holding daily
practices in San Antonio in
preparation for the National
Lemnitzer
Hails Div.
On behalf of the United States
Army I extend congratulations
and best wishes to the officers
and men of the 2d Armored Divi
sion on the occasion of its 19th
anniversary.
From Casablanca to Berlin the
record of the 2d Armored Divi
sion is an epic of military ach
ievement. After a prominent part
in the capture of Sicily the "Hell
on Wheels" Division swung into
action in the vicinity of Carentan
to blast a path for the offensive
drive of the Third Army across
France.
Thereafter the division
breached the Siegfried Line
helped to blunt and turn back
the German offensive in the
Battle of the Ardennes and
swept across Germany to be
the first American division to
reach the Elbe and to enter
Berlin.
Following World War II the
2nd Armored returned to Fort
Hood Texas and assumed a vital
role in peacetime training and
in support of operations in the
Korean War. Later the division
went to Europe to stand guard as
part of the NATO shield against
Communist aggression.
Today each member of the
2d Armored Division may take
pride in the contribution his divi
sion is making to the security of
our Nation and to deterrence of
war.
Together with all the men and
women of the Army I am pleas
ed to express again our pride and
confidence in the 2d Armored
Division as it concludes another
year of dedicated service to the
United States and the Free World.
L. L. LEMNITZER
General United States Army
Chief of Staff
Devine Lauds
2d Arm. Spirit
A toast once again to the gal
lant 2d Armored Division on this
its 19th birthday. You have suc
ceeded in maintaining in peace
the spirit and the confidence you
showed in war the spirit and the
confidence that are the best as
surances of continued peace.
Congratulations.
JOHN M. DEVINE
Maj. Gen. USA Ret.
Pistol Matches at Camp Perry
Ohio July 27 through Aug. 6.
Major Kenneth P. Dunn U. S.
Army individual pistol champion
will captain the Fourth Army
team in the El Paso matches.
Other members of the team
are: Sgt. James J. Golden Fort
Sam Houston Texas SFC Wesley
H. Johnson White Sands Missile
Range New Mexico SP-5 Rob
ert K. Baugh CWO Norbert F.
Tesch M-Sgt. Leroy G. Adams
and M-Sgt. Guy R. Patterson
all of Fort Sill Okla.
M-Sgt. Arthur W. Wooten SFC
Henry R. Weinbrecht and SP-5
Charlie Collins all of Fort Bliss
Texas.
M.-Sgt. Stanford Bozeman
M-Sgt. Thomas F. Cook M-
Sgt. George E. Murley and
Sgt. James H. McNally all of
the Advanced Markmanship
Detachment Headquarters
Fourth Army Fort Sam Hous
ton to which Major Dunn is
also assigned.
Armorers for the team at El
Paso will be M-Sgt. Jack L. Click
and Cpl. Travis Strahan both as
signed to the Advanced Marks
manship Detachment Headquar
ters Fourth Army.
Five Units
Will Receive
Patton Award
Five company level units of the
2d Armored Division—two of
them in the same batallion—have
reached 100 per cent permanent
party membership in the 2d Ar
mored Division Association which
qualifies them for the Gen. George
S. Patton certificate.
Battery C 78th Artillery under
the command of Capt. William R.
Schneider was the first unit to
reach the mark. It was followed
by four more units: Company D
17th Engineer Battalion under
the command of Capt. John L.
Russian Company A 48th Med
ical Battalion under Lt. Hubert
D. Abadie and Companies A and
of the 51st Infantry commanded
by Lts. Thomas L. Morley and
James A. Boehme respectively.
"Active division membership
has reached over 1350 in the cur
rent membership drive" said
Capt. Miles M. Hays the division
coordinator. The drive will con
tinue through the Association's an
nual convention in Washington
D. C. on July 31 and August 1 and
will end August 5
Taylor To Guest
On 'Meet Press'
Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor
former U. S. Army Chief of
Staff will appear on the
NBC-TV program "Meet the
Press" this Sunday.
The program will be carried
over KCEN-TV channel 6
Temple at 5 p. m.
'Dark Continent'
Discussed In TI
The Troop Information topic for
coming week will be
'Troubled Africa." The topic will
exclusively with Africa south
the Sahara Desert.
the
"Tr
deal
of
The topic is especially relevant
the light of recent flare-ups all
Africa and the persistent
on the part of the Com-
to bring any politically
•committed countries over to
side. With the recent turn
events in India Africa has be-
without doubt the last large
crown in the
in
over
drive
munists
non
their
of
come
Wesern-Communist
dispute.
The topic covers a wide
area for almost withou ex
ception no two countries in
the African continent are po
litically socially economical
ly* or racially alike. In sum
each country is a study in it
self.
Because of the vastness and
complexities of the subject it will
be studied at first in wide and
general terms—the land the peo
ple the trouble. From this general
beginning the topic will move in
wards covering particular coun
tries and their peculiar problems.
Any discussion of Africa would
perforce be incomplete without a
discussion of racial tension. The
racial problem in Africa con
stitutes a major segment of this
week's TI topic. It is considered-
most emphatically in an examina
tion of the Union of South Africa
a hot-bed of racial discontent.
For some time now the Africa
problem has been vital and its
danger imminent and those di
rectly concerned have felt the
world's response to their problem
lethargic and apathetic. It is only
recently that the world has come
to understand the significance of
the impasse in the "Dark Con
tinent."
Field Band Will Appear
At Hood Stadium Tonight
Concert
To Start
At 7:30
The Army's most travelled band
has found itself equally at home
in Carnegie Hall and on a raft
in the Susquehanna River. It will
visit Fort Hood tonight.
The nationally famous U. S.
Army Field Band of Washington
D.C. Will present a free concert
at 7:30 p.m. in Hood Stadium.
Fort Hood personnel and families
and area residents have been in
vited.
Directed by Maj. Chester E.
Whiting the band is com
posed of approximately 100 of
the Army's top musicians.
Their repertoire includes pop
ular tunes classical arrange
ments and military marches
some composed by Major
Whiting.
Since Maj. Whiting organized
the group in 1946 they have ap
peared in every state but Alaska
they have played in Mexico.
Canada Europe and Asia.
A St. Paul (Minn.) Dispatch
critic has called it "one of the
three best if not the best bands
in the world."
They have performed for the
king and queen of Greece the
president of Italy the emperor
of Ethiopia and Prince Rainier
and Princess Grace of Monaco
President Sygman Rhee of Ko
rea and President and Mrs. Ei
senhower.
In 1955 they escorted Pres
ident Eisenhower to the 150th
Anniversary Celebration of
the discovery of "The Old
New Hampshire landmark.
Man of the Mountain" a
The same year they present
ed "The Susquehanna Leg
end" a musical pageant com
posed by Maj. Whiting on a
raft in the Susquehanna Riv
er off Clearfield Pa.
They've been featured at band
clinics and bandmasters' conven
tions in presidential inaugural
parades at Medal of Honor cer
emonies in the White House and
even at the World's Plowing Con
tests Peeples Ohio.
In the event of inclement weath
er the concert will be held in
Sports Arena No. 1.
Lt. Col. Assumes
Hospital Post
Lt. Col. Arren C. Buchanan Jr.
has been named Chief Surgical
Service at the U. S. Army Hos
pital Fort Hood.
Colonel Buchanan son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Buchanan
of Temple was formerly com
manding officer 43rd Surgical
Hospital Uijongbu Korea.
During WW II he served in
the Italian campaign and won
four battle stars and a unit ci
tation.
He is a graduate of Temple
High School Baylor University
University of Texas and Columbia
University.
Another unit the 48th Med
ical Battalion will celebrate
its founding one day earlier. Too
many recreation areas already
were booked for the 15th.
Tracing of lineage picnics and
games are scheduled by many of
these organizations: 502d Aviation
Company 2d Armored Division
Headquarters Company 502d Ad
ministration Company 142d Sig
nal Battalion 48th Medical Bat
talion 2d Armored Division Ar
tillery Headquarters Battery 16th
Artillery 1st Field Artillery Bat-
Bridges Cited
OnRetirement
A Commendation Ribbon with
Metal Pendant climaxed 20 years'
service for M-Sgt. J. C. Bridges
field first sergeant of Troop D
1st Reconnaissance Squadron
15th Cavalry.
The award was made last wek
by Brig. Gen. Howard Snyder as
sistant Second Armored Division
commander.
"By his application to duty
and inspirational leadership"
said the citation accompany-
ing the ribbon "Sgt. Bridges
was instrumental in bringing
Troop to a high level of
proficiency."
The troop received a rating of
excellent in the 1957 annual Gen
eral Inspection.
Also the unit's movement from
Germany to Fort Hood was "ac
complished smoothly and effi
ciently" largely a result of
Sgt. Bridges' preparation.
Troop was termed an "out
standing training troop" for its
basic combat and advanced indi
vidual cycles from November 1958
until March 1959.
Sgt. Bridges was the unit's field
first sergeant from January 1956
until June 30 this year.
M-Sgt. Bridges
CONFERENCE—During a recent visit to the 36th Infantry Division at North Fort Hood Maj. Gen.
Earle G. Wheeler left 2d Armored Division and Fort Hood commander talked with Maj. Gen.
Carl L. Phinney commander of the Texas National Guard division second from right Brig. Gen.
James E. Taylor 36th Division Artillery commander second from left and Maj. Jack Brown
commander of the 5th Howitzer Battalion 133d Artillery.
—8 Pages
Nine Division Units
Observe Birthday
Nine 2d Armored Division units
will observe birthdays July 15
and most of them will note their
anniversaries with outdoor activi-i
ties.
talion 3d Artillery 1st Howitzer
Battalion and 14th Artillery 1st
Howitzer Battalion.
Division Artillery Headquarters
Battery and 16th Artillery will
picnic together at the Lake Bel-
ton non-commissioned officers
area. At 10 a.m. Brig. Gen. Rob
ert Q. Brown Division Artillery
commander will read histories of
the units and afterward there
will be games for adults and chil
dren.
2d Armored Division Headquar
ters Company like others will
have open house with a meal
for personnel and their families.
Swimming softball and horse
shoe pitching are scheduled by
502d Administration Company
with a 6 p.m. supper—planned as
a barbecue for personnel and
guests.
The 48th Medical Battalion will
picnic next to swimming pool No.
2. They'll have an ambulance
standing by to give rides to chil
dren.
The 142d Signal Battalion's day
will begin at 10:30 a.m. with a
prayer by Chaplain Warren L.
Truer. Competitive events begin
ning at 10:45 a.m. at the Rod and
Gun Club will include a tug of
war a sack race potato race
tent pitching three-legged race
and an egg toss.
Men of the 502d Aviation Com
pany have already held a picnic
nearly a month ago and observed
their unit's birthday at that time.
Units not scheduling events are
3d Artillery and 14th Artillery.
Radio Club Holds
Meeting Elects
First Officers
Approval of by-laws and officer
elections were the items of busi
ness at yesterday's meeting of the
new Fort Hood radio club.
Discussion and approval of by
laws election of president vice-
president secretary-treasurer and
activities manager topped the ac-
:ivities.
All persons attending are now
considered charter members.
About 45 prospective mem
bers attended the first meet
ing of the club June 25. The
turnout indicated enough in
terest in the club to continue
its organization and expan
sion according to CWO Har
old Buckspan one of the club
organizers.
..Purpose of the group is to pro
vide facilities and incentive for
those interested in radio.
The club wants not only ad
vanced radio operators but also
oeginners anyone interested in
radio operation. Civilians and mili
tary personnel of any age are
eligible.
Expert instruction is available
for beginners with advanced
equipment and study at the dis
posal of veteran operators.
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