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Fort Hood played host to Lt.
Gen. Ali Keskiner commander
of Ground Forces Command Re
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Wednesday and Thursday on a
general orientation tour of train
ing activities and operations at
General Goodhand comes to
Fort Hood from an assignment in
Korea as Division Artillery com
mander 1st Cavalry Division.
A graduate of Massachusetts In-
Istitute of Technology in 1931 Gen
eral Goodhand became the liaison
pilot for the 35th Field Artillery
Group in December 1942. He en
tered combat in Italy with this unit
in the fall of 1943 on the Cassino
front. At Anzio he was transferred
to VI Corps Artillery and contin
ued to serve with this organization
throughout the campaigns in
Italy Southern France and Ger
many.
General Goodhand was born in
Brooklyn N. Y. and attended
Phillips Exeter Academy before
going to MIT. In addition to being
a member of Tau Beta Pi engin
eering scholastic fraternity he
was vice president of his class a
member of the squash team and.
captain of the lacrosse team.
During 1957-58 General Good-j
hand was a student at the Army
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Chief Of Staff
Brig. Gen. O. Glenn Goodhand Army Aviation Board at Fort
will arrive at Fort Hood Thursday
June 13 it was announced today
by Lt. Gen. Thomas W. Dunn III
Corps and Fort Hood commander.
He is scheduled to become III
Corps and Fort Hood chief of staff
after the retirement of Brig.
Gen. Frank S. Henry July 31
General Dunn said.
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UP AND OVER A tank of Co. B 37th Armor 2d Armored Division roars up a hill in mount
ing an attack during the battalion's company tests this week. The tests were conducted with com
panies opposing each other in all phases of combat maneuvers. Many Hell On Wheels battalions are
currently holding the rigorous tests which last about three days. (US Army Photo) (Story Page 7)
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To Pay Tribute
To Pope John
Several thousand soldiers par
ticipated in offering a solemn re
quiem mass Thursday for Pope
John XXIII leader of this world's
500000000 Catholics who died
this week in Rome.
A The field mass was held Thurs
day afternoon at Lindsey Field
all units on post were authorized
to give personnel time off to at
tend.
Celebrant of the mass was
Chaplain (Capt.) Edward Flynn
assistants were Chaplain (Lt.)
Daniel Doyle and Chaplain
(Capt.) Linus Hopf. Preacher was
Chaplain (Capt.) Francis Hajtas
and narrator was Chaplain (Maj.)
Joseph F. Sheehan.
The 38-man choir from St. Ed
ward's University in Austin sang
as the solemn mass.
The honor guard consisted of
Psix noncommissioned officers.
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Other members of General director.
After arrival at the Fort Hood
Keskiner's party included: Col.
Sedat Celasun secretary Ground
Forces Command Col. Adem
Gur chief Plans G-4 Ground
Forces Command Maj. Sukru
Koskpinar aide-de-camp to Gen
eral Keskiner and Lt. Col. Ken-
Rucker Alabama for a two-year
period.
He is married and has two sons
one on the faculty of Duke Univer
sity and one now in secondary
school.
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Airfield early Wednesday after
noon the 2d Armored Division
saluted General Keskiner with an
honor guard ceremony at the
airfield.
The visitors were then taken
to Post Headquarters where they
were welcomed and received a
briefing from Lt. Gen. Thomas
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Hood Commander.
General Keskiner and his party
were airlifted by helicopter to a
field briefing by Maj. Gen. Har
vey J. Jablonsky 1st Armored
Division commander. They also
visited the 1st Brigade command
post and observed launching and
recovery of the division's photo-
reconnaissance aircraft the
drone.
Wednesday evening the guests
were honored with an informal
reception and dinner.
Thursday morning they were
greeted by Maj. Gen. Edwin H.
Burba 2d Armored Division com
mander and his staff.
The Turkish officers were then
airlifted to the field to observe
the 15th Cavalry conducting
trainfire. They next viewed Co.
C 66th Armor in tactical train
ing the 17th Engineer Bn. in
field training and the 16th Ar
tillery engaged in a field train
ing exercise.
Following lunch in the field
with the 16th Artillery they re
to a is on an re
taken on a tour of the Director
of Maintenance.
Next on the itinerary was a
visit to Fort Hood's newly re
modeled post exchange.
Before departure from Fort
Hood Airfield Thursday after
noon General Keskiner and his
party were given an honor guard
ceremony by the 2d AD
ROTC At Indiantown Gap
types of small unit tactics. Such
training will be useful as prep
aration for company training
tests which will be held when
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Hood in early August.
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Army Reserve Officers Training
Corps encampment there.
Additionally supported by more
than 100 specialists from other 1st
Armored Division units the. Pro
fessionals will provide technical
skills and manpower necessary to
support the most extensive ROTC
training program to be conducted
this summer.
According to Lt. Col. Armond
DiSilvio the Professional's com
mander the battalion's advanced
party left May 28 by chartered
aircraft and some 23 railroad
flatcars loaded with equipment
have already been sent to the
training center. In July the bat
talion will be further augmented
by Battery C 1st Bn. 6th Artil
lery.
The mission of the Professionals
will be to work directly with the
instructors giving demonstra
tions acting as assistant instruc
tors and providing support dur
ing the various phases of train
ing. Many hours of specialized
instruction will- also be given by
According to Colonel DiSilvio
the loading task was made much
easier because the battalion's
armored personnel carriers and
some of the heavier wheeled ve
hicles were left behind under the
care of a small maintenance
crew.
Although the Professionals are
on temporary duty in Pennsyl
vania they are still part of the
STRAC 1st Armored Division
"and may be called upon at any
time to perform a STRAC mis
sion" according to Colonel Di
Silvio. Plans have been made to
keep the battalion combat-ready
even though it will be separated
from the rest of the division by
1400 miles.
Colonel DiSilvio also stressed
the number of men who stand to
gain from this training. The Pro
fessionals are not the only ones
who will benefit. At the end of
the summer the 1st Armored Di
vision can claim a great deal of
credit for training more than one-
the Professionals. There will also third of next year's Army offi
be demonstrations on the many cers.
Gen. Paul D. Adams comman-
der-in-chief of the United States
STRIKE Command and Gen.
John K. Waters U.S. Con
in a A an a
scheduled to participate in a pan
el discussion of USSTRICOM here
Monday for the benefit of foreign
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'v .sSu&fo>y.
Ill Corps was activated in the
midst of World War I at Mussy-
sur-Seine in France May 16
1918.
During the Great War it earned
campaign streamers at Aisne
Mame Champagne Oise-Aisne
Lorraine and Meuse-Argonne.
At the end of the war III Corps
was returned to the states and
deactivated August 9 1919 at
Camp Sherman Ohio.
More than 20 years later the
corps was called to active duty
for the second time. As Hitler's
military juggernaut increased its
momentum in conquest of Eu
rope III Corps was reactivated
December 18 1940 at the Presi
dio of Monterey Calif.
or pa pa in
defense of the West Coast after
the Japanese attack on Pearl
Harbor introduced the feasibility
I A 1 9 4 2 it as
ignated' a separate corps and in
the ensuing two years III Corps
engaged in four major maneuv
ers trained thousands of troops
for combat including 33 divi
sions.
In September 1944 III Corps
headed for overseas for the Eu
ropean combat zone. Upon arri
a at he an
corps was assigned to the Ninth
U. S. Army and given the code
name "Century" which it re
tained throughout the war. Es
tablishing headquarters in Car-
taret France and for six weeks
the corps received and processed
all troops of the 12th Army
Group who crossed over the Nor
mandy beaches.
In Cartaret the call came for
transportation to supply the
thirsty tanks and hungry guns
that were chasing a dazed enemy
past Paris to the German bor
der. Corps organized 45 provi
on a pa
troops under its command and
placed them on highways to the
east to constitute the famed
"Red Ball Express."
In October 1944 III Corps was
assigned to General Patton's
Third Army moved to Etain
France and became fully opera
tional in December of the same
year just in time for Metz
and the Battle of the Bulge.
Ill Corps' baptism of fire in
World War II came with the cap
ture of Fort Jeanne d'Arc last
of the Metz fortifications which
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FORT HOOD TEXAS FRIDAY JUNE 7 1963
journalists currently touring the
country.
The two four-star generals will
arrive in separate flights Sunday
evening at Gray AFB.
Also scheduled to arrive at
Gray Sunday night are 20 foreign
news correspondents from the 13
III Corps Born
In Midst Of War
fell to "Century"
1944.
It was during the Battle of the
Bulge that III Corps earned the
STRAC
Phantom Corps
To Celebrate
Members of Hq. & Hq. Co.. Ill
Corps are scheduled to enjoy a
training holiday Friday in recog
nition of the Phantom Corps' or
ganization day.
The corps was activated May
16 1918 but since Armed Forces
Day fell on May 18 this year it
was decided to postpone organiza
tion day activities until this Fri
day.
A full day of events with the
accent on recreational and leisure
activities awaits members of the
corps. All officers enlisted men
their families and guests are to
gather at Picnic Area No. 2.
A brief welcoming address de
livered by Brig. Gen. Frank S
Henry III Corps chief of staff
will signal the start of the festivi
ties.
Col. T. H. Kern corps adjutant
general will follow with the read
ing of the Phantom Corps history.
Youngsters as well as adults
will participate in competitive
events including 50 and 100-yard
races spoon and egg race volley
ball games horse shoe pitching
egg throw and catch and soft
ball game.
The swimming pool adjacent
to the picnic area will also be
open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Lunch will be served at noon
with the menu including bar
becued or fried chicken bar
becued ham barbecued beef po
tato salad and baked beans ma
caroni salad relishes hot rolls
and beverages
PROFESSIONAL TOUCH In scenes reminiscent of last year's STRAC mobility test the
"Professionals" of the 1st Bn. 46th Infantry 1st Armored Division load the last of some 23 rail
road flatcars prior to their move to Indiantown Gap Military Reservation near Harrisburg Penn
sylvania. The battalion's mission will be to assist in the training of National Guard and ROTC per
sonnel. The "Professionals" are expected to return to Fort Hood in August. (US. Army Photo by
PFC S. H. Miller)
European nations in the North At
an re at O an at on
journalists are on a tour—spon
sored by the Department of State
—of U.S. cities and military in
stallations which began May 15
in Washington D. C. and will
December 13 name "Phantom Corps" by hit
ting the German forces when and
where they least expected it.
Late in 1944 corps was called on
to relieve the defenders of Bas-
togne. During the first 10 days
of action the Phantom Corps
liberated about 100 towns and
relieved the Bastogne defenders.
With lightning speed corps pur
sued the Nazis to their last maj
or defensive line the Rhine Riv
er. By capturing the Remagen
Bridge the Phantoms created a
springboard from which the
corps plunged across soil untread
by invaders since the days of
Napoleon.
By the end of the war III
Corps had won campaign
streamers in Northern France
Rhineland Ardennes-Alsace Cen
tral Europe and had captured
226108 prisoners.
The* corps was deactivated' in
October 1946 ^at Camp Polk La.
During the Korean Conflict the
Phantom Corps was again acti
vated in March of 1951 and at
Camp Roberts Calif. underwent
training and participated in two
in an on he W
Coast.
In mid-1954 III Corps moved to
its present home Fort Hood and
for the next five years super
vised the training of combat
units. The corps was deacti
vated at Fort Hood September
26 1961.
In February 1962 Department
of the Army designated III Corps
a STRAC unit signifying its
readiness for combat on short
notice.
Present HI Corps commander
Lt. Gen. Thomas W. Dunn as
sumed command in April of 1962
Other notable Phantom Corps
commanders include Gen. Joseph
W. Stilwell now deceased Gen.
(Ret.) James A. Van Fleet and
Gen. Earle G. Wheeler now U.S.
Army chief of staff.
Ill Corps is a vital fixture in
the U. S. STRIKE Command
(USSTRICOM) which combines
Strategic Army Corps Units with
S A or a a A
Command units.
In August 1962 the Phantom
Corps participated in the
S S I O is S if
Strike II in the Caiolinas.
Preparations are already reach
ing a high pitch for IH Corps par
ticipation in Swift Strike III slat
ed for August 1-15 in the Caro-
linas.
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conclude June 14 in New York
City.
The reporters will be met at
Gray by their host Lt. Gen.
Thomas W. Dunn III Corps and
Fort Hood commander.
Also participating in the USSTRI
COM panel will be Maj. Gen.
Karl Truesdell Jr. representing
STRIKE Air Force Units.
USSTRICOM a unified com
mand operating directly under
the Joint Chiefs of Staff with head
quarters at MacDill Air Force
Base Fla. is a mobile flexible
and highly trained force com
prised of Strategic Army Corps
units and U.S. Air Force Tactical
Air Command elements stationed
in the continental U.S.
During the panel discussion the
journalists will have the oppor
tunity to question the three gen
erals on USSTRICOM.
Immediately following the pan
el discusion General! Dunn and
members of the III Corps staff
will conduct a similar foruin for
the reporters.
The journalists and the coun
tries they represent are: Francis
Monheim Belgium Per Arboe
Rasmussen Denmark Jean-Paul
Pigasse and Roger Foucher
France Alfred Kluehs Wilfred
Hertz-Eichemrode Gerhard Bin-
kowski and Karl Pflugmacher
Germany Jason Muscovited
Greece Miss Holmfridur K. Gun-
narsdottir Iceland Gastone Ore-
fice Emilio Isgro Ermes Zam-
pollo and Aldo Vitte Italy Mar
cel Mart Belgium Hendricus J.
A." Hhansen:.-.Netherlands? Albert
Hencik. Mohn Norway Mauricio
Carlos Pereira dq Oliveira Portu
gal Orhan Turel* Turkey Adam
Fergusson United Kingdom.
ers
men
Brig. Gen. Robert Safford
U.S. Government officials in the
party include: Air Force Lt. Col.
Daniel C. Mahoney representing
the assistant secretary of defense
for public affairs Jose de Sea-
bra of the Department of State
Sam Maggio State Department
interpreter and Jay Castillo U.S.
Information Agency Madrid
Spain.
Following their arrival Sunday
evening the correspondents will
be honored at an informal recep
tion and dinner at the Fort Hood
Officers' Open Mess.
The 1st Armored Division will
stage an honor guard ceremony
for the visitors at 7:45 a.nj. Mon
day at Sadowski Field.
The two panel discussions will
be conducted in the post brief
ing room beginning at 8 _a.m.
Following the discussions the
reporters will be taken by heli
copter to observe 1st and 2d AD
units in the field. After being wel
comed by Maj. Gen. Harvey J.
Jablonsky Old Ironsides com
mander the visitors will receive
a briefing on the division's 1st
Brigade. The 501st Aviation Bn.
will then demonstrate its photo-
re on a is an a a
Drone.
After lunch with the Forerun
ners the journalists will be air
lifted to the Black Gap Trainfire
Range for a welcome by Maj.
Gen. Edwin H. Burba 2d AD
commander. There they will ol
serve field firing by the 15th Cav
alry. Next on the itinerary will
be viewing of service firing by
the 2d Bn. 35th Armor at Tank
Tables I and. II.
The visitors are scheduled \o
depart for Washington their next
stop at 3 p.m. Monday from Gray
AFB.
The number of general offi- said. During World War II he
cers in the 2d Armored Division
increased to three Friday morn
ing when Brig. Gen. Robert H.
Safford arrived at Fort Hood to
become one of the 2d AD's assis
tant division commanders.
Upon his arrival General Saf
ford was greeted at the Fort
Hood Airfield by Maj. Gen Ed
win H. Burba 2d AD com
mander and the division's se
nior commanders and staff offi
cers. An honor guard composed
of the massed division colors and
units from the 50th Infantry and
66th Armor met General Safford
near the airfield. Battery C 3d
Artillery Bn. boomed an 11-gun
105 howitzer salute for the new
Iron Deuce general.
After the welcoming ceremony
General Safford was taken to
division headquarters for a se
ries of briefings.
The 49-year-old general came
to the 2d AD from Fort Sill
Okla. where he commanded the
1 el A is
Brigade. His new assignment is
his first duty at Fort Hood and
his first with the 2d Armored
Division.
General Safford will share the
as is an an
with Brig. Gen. Keith L. Ware
who joined the division earlier
this year.
Speaking of his assignment to
the 2d AD during a recent inter
view at Fort Sill General Saf
ford said "If I must leave this
assignment I couldn't ask for a
better one to take its place."
He also explained that his as
signment to the 2d AD will open
a new military field to him.
Prior to World War
n
he served
with the 79th Infantry Division.
From 1957 to 1960 he was with
the 101st Airborne Division and
for the past 10 months has com
manded the 1st Artillery Brigade.
"And now I'm going to an ar
mored division" he said.
A 27-year Army veteran Gen
eral Safford received his com
mission in 1936 after graduating
from the United States Military
Academy with a bachelor of
science degree. His first assign
ment was with a horse-drawn ar
tillery unit at Fort Hoyle Md.
"For the first 10 years of my
military career I grew up with
the Artillery" General Safford
commanded the 310th Field Ar
tillery Bn. in Europe
After the war he returned to
the states to become assistant
professor for the Department of
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2d AD Drill Team
Debuts At Gatesville
The new 2d Armored Division
Drill Team made its first appear
ance Thursday night at the open
ing of the Gatesville Rodeo.
The team of 45 enlisted men
and three officers made their de
bute through the downtown streets
of Gatesville in the annual rodeo
parade at 5:20 p. m. The freshly-
starched team under whistle-toot-
ing Maj. William M. Glasgow then
followed the grand entry for a
performance at the rodeo arena.
The 2d Armored Division band
under CWO Wilfred J. Hureau
provided stirring martial mUsic
accompaniment.
The massed colors from the di
vision with color guards and col
or bearers from every unit in
the Hell On Wheels Division add-
ded color to the crisp marchers.
With a nucleus from the 58th
and 51st Infantries Major Glas
gow 58th executive officer has
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GENERAL ADAMS
GENERAL WATERS
GENERAL DUNN
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AUSA
At Lampasas
The Summer general member
ship meeting' of the Association
of the United States Army will
be held Thursday June 20 at
Lampasas Park.
There will be a social hour from
6:30 to 7:30 p.m. with a barbe-
que at 7:30 p.m.
Mr. Rex H. Madeira president
for the 4th Region AUSA will
be the guest speaker.
Tickets will be made available
through Brig. Gen. (ret.) James
I. King to. members of the board
of governors and unit advisors for
sale to members in their commu
nities and units. A final report
on ticket sales must be presented
to General King by Monday
June 17.
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GENERAL SAFFORD
added crack marchers from oth
er units of the division to form
the team.
Rather than call out commands
to go into various precision ma-
neuvers Major Glasgow directed
the team by blasts on a whistle.
Included in the maneuvers was
a mixing of the American flags
and the unit flags with two ranks
being resolved American flags on
the right and unit flags on the
left.
A big crowd pleaser came amia
"Ohs and As" for a specializ
ed team within the team. Five
men did intricate routines in
which rifles with fixed and un
sheathed bayonets were twirled
back and forth between the men.
Assistant officers in charge are
Lt. James E. Kovac Co. D 58th
and Lt. Thomas C. O'Rourke Hq.
Co. 51st.
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