Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, December 12, 1969 Page: 3 of 16
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Friday December 121969
'On this stage tonight
appearing for the first rea-l-l-y
big time let's give a big
ihand to "Four Bills and A
i^Bob!"
W The group was a 3rd Inf. Div.
combo that was winning acclaim
throughout Europe in 1959 In
an all-Army entertainment con
test they placed first in Europe
and fourth in the world finals.
Ed Sullivan quickly booked them
for an August 1959 appearance.
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MAKING PALS The Killeen Volunteer Fire
Department Santa's Pals project received $200 from
the Ft. Hood Officers' Wives Club to buy parts and
equipment to fix Christmas toys for children of
needy Killeen families. Accepting the check from
Mrs. Richard C. Smith OWC treasurer is Vernon B.
Rucker Killeen fire chief. (U.S. Army Photo by Spec.
5 Joseph Whitaker)
Btry. C 1st Bn. 6th Arty.
1st Armd. Div. presently leads
the competition for the com
an in a a
artillery direct fire trophy.
They moved into
June 24 1969 at a
tion given for Dr. Ivan Selin
then acting assistant secretary
of defense and have maintained
their lead through subsequent
firings.
In Btry. C's record-setting ex
ercise the howitzers began fir
ing 27 seconds after the start
Four Receive Medals
For Vietnam Service
The 1st Armd. Div.'s 1st Bde.
honored four Vietnam veterans
in a special awards ceremony
conducted at brigade head
quarters Monday Dec. 1.
Col. Edwin J. McCarren
brigade commander presented
the veterans with the medals
they had earned while serving
in the war zone.
The Bronze Star Medal for
meritorious service was
presented to Master S t.
/Thomas L. Davis.
The Army Commendation
Medal and the Air Medal first
through third awards were
awarded to CWO Maris Stip-
nieks.
WO James L. Culver received
the Army Commendation Medal
and WO Vincente A. Torres was
decorated with Army Com
mendation Medal with first oak
leaf cluster.
BUY U.S.
SAVINGS
BONDS
s?
*GI Band Leader Appeared
On Sullivan's Real Big Show
Sfc. Billy C. Patterson assis
tant bandleader of the 2nd
Armd. Div. Band was with the
group which remained together
over two years. He toured most
of the U.S. European military
bases and performed for the
prince and princess of Monaco.
"We had a fine group" Pat
terson remembered. "We had
one tune that Frank Lewis a
Sullivan advance man liked. It
was called 'Blues Walk' and
Artillery Units Covet
Direct Firing Trophy
„of the ambush and destroyed ifrom a local "fire base."
ill 12 of the "enemy" targets
vith 12 rounds. The total firing
ime was 1 minu'te 12 seconds
fihe primary weapons used in
first place jtirect fire exercises are M109
demonstra- telf-propelled 155-mm howitzers
The friendly competition
began in 1968 to improve the
combat effectiveness of howitzer
crews in direct fire techniques
and to stimulate esprit de corps.
The firings stimulate conditions
that artillerymen might en
counter in Vietnam.
Each battery has periodic op
portunities to test its accuracy
and skills by firing at targets
approximately 450 meters away
Several types of targets have
been tried including wall lockers
filled with sand bags and water
and wooden panel targets.
To start a firing exercise a
simulated mine is detonated
^'damaging" the lead howitzer
which then blocks the road. This
forces the battery to initiate
counter-ambush procedures as
quickly as possible.
In addition to the howitzer
fire there is immediate small
arms fire and indirect sup
porting artillery of mortar fire
was a jazz number."
The group appropriately nam
ed after four members named
Bill and one named Bob was
in New York City for one week
to rehearse for the popular
network variety hour. Patterson
felt one of the highlights of the
trip was just seeing how a ma
jor television production is put
together.
Patterson 35 has appeared
on network television once but
his music and his direction are
still strong today. A native of
Sulfur Springs Tex. he has
been interested in percussion in
in he
grade. He is the only musician
in his family.
Patterson played percussion
instruments through high school
and during his attendance at
Tarleton State College
Stephenville Tex. He hoped to
join the 266th Army Band at
Ft. Hood after school but basic
training was filled to capacity
in 1952 and he was sent to Camp
Brackenridge Ky. He didn't
make it to Ft. Hood until 16
years later.
By 1959 Patterson was in
Germany with the 3rd Inf. Div.
Band. He performed for Presi
dent John F. Kennedy in Hawaii
in 1963 with the 25th Inf. Div.
Band.
On his last tour of duty in
Germany Patterson was
selected as a drum major for
the "Marching Bands USA
Show." The NATO-sponsored
show traveled through Europe.
Patterson was chosen as the
single drum major for the entire
show in 1967 and 1968.
One man who assisted Pat
terson with the NATO show
choreography was CWO Harold
Each demonstration calls upon
the varied skills of the soldiers.
Exercises have used men from
the 2nd Bn. 52nd Inf. the 16th
Engr. and the 141st Sig. Bn.
to lend support and authenticity.
To date there have been 18
firings. Eight of these have been
by the units of the 4th Bn.
3rd Arty. six by the 1st Bn.
6th Arty. and four by the 3rd
Bn. 19th Arty.
The artillery award is a
rotating one presented each
time a battery surpasses the
previous top score. The trophy
itself is a silver punchbowl and
ladle with 12 cups and a tray.
Engraved on the bowl is the
legend: commanding general's
armored artillery direct fire
trophy.
Guests at firings include Gen.
William C. Westmoreland Army
Chief of Staff and visiting
British soldiers. The last firing
was Nov. 19. Dates and times
of future firings will be publish
ed in the Division Daily Bulle
tin. Maj. Gen. John K. Boles Jr.
1st Armd. Div. commander
el an a
dependents and guests to attend.
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H. C. SHURLEY
M. Emigh 2nd Armd. Div. Band
director who was then in
Germany. Patterson and Emigh
first met in 1957 and through
a series of coincidences have
re-met and worked together for
many years since.
Patterson believes his first
love the drum offers more as
a musical instrument than ever
before with its new beats. He
feels the drums give sound beat
and vitality to musical numbers.
He added that the Army has
kept up with new drum styles
and trends.
One of Patterson's two
children is fast becoming stiff
competition for the sergeant.
His son Robert 10 enjoys music
and is continually playing the
drums according to his dad.
He picked up the music habit
from his father and is getting
regular lessons from the 2nd
Armd. Div. Band members.
With young Robert's
background and if Ed Sullivan
keeps it up for another few
years maybe another Patterson
will perform on the "real-l-l-y
big show."
stretching hundreds of years in
to he is to of
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Luminaria is simply a lighted
candle in a paper bag but the
effect of a roadway or building
decorated with hundreds of
these lights is a beautiful sight.
This fact can be testified to
by the thousands of people who
vi he an a it id
display in Albuquerque home
of the modern luminaria.
First Lt. Robert Smith supply
officer of the battalion is officer
in charge of the project and
is putting his experience gained
in Albuquerque to good use.
"Luminaria dates from the
dawn of New Mexico's Spanish
history where it was first used
in religious celebrations. The
luminaria were burned to light
the way for the Christ Child
during the religious processions.
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THE BEAT GOES ON—Sfc. Billy C. Patterson
is assistant bandleader of the 2nd Armd. Div. Band
as well as drum major and player of percussion in
struments. While in Germany Patterson attracted
world attention playing with a popular combo and
appeared on the "Ed Sullivan Show." (U.S. Army
Photo by Spec. 4 Richard A. Klein)
Display Lights Holiday
The 1st Armd. Div.'s 501st. Since that time luminaria has
S&T Bn. is undertaking a holi-lbeen used as^a general holiday
day project having a tradition
decoration. While it is most ex
tensively used in New Mexico
it has been used to some extent
in to a
Florida' Montana Alaska New
Jersey Pennsylvania Illinois
Texas and even in Bangkok
Thailand" said Smith.
Our display might not win
any prizes this year but it
should be impressive" he con
cluded.
The luminaria will be located
around the battalion head
quarters and along both sides
of 69th Street where the bat
talion's company orderly rooms
are located. The display will be
burning Dec 22 and Christmas
day.
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Seminar Discusses
Racial Prejudice
A seminar stressing the issues
of racial tension equal op
portunity and treatment of
military personnel was held
Monday at the 1st Bn. 73rd
Arty classroom.
Chaired by Col. Lawrence M.
Jones Jr. 1st Armd. Div. assis
tant commander the division-
level seminar was aimed at
more thoroughly assessing and
attempting to understand and
rectify the myriad factors which
lead to racial disharmony and
misunderstanding.
Participating in the seminar
were key officers non
commissioned officers and
enlisted men of Old Ironsides
who represent a cross-section
of troops within the division.
Following the opening
remarks by Jones Capt. Luis
A a re 1 A iv
psychiatrist spoke on prejudice.
"This is not a mental illness
problem" he said. "We all have
our prejudices of one kind or
another. Our thoughts coupled
with our feelings create our
behavior."
Capt. Kendall Grant 1st
Armd. Div. social worker then
offered an insight into the pro
blem of racial tension. He
emphasized the importance of
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that the main thing is to avoid
"misinterpreting what is said
between two people."
Following brief remarks by
Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Elmer H.
Ammerman 1st Armd. Div.
chaplain and Lt. Col. Robert
O. Viterna Old Ironsides' in
spector general those in at
tendance engaged in dialogue
with the speakers and with each
other.
This division-level seminar
was in prelude to the III Corps
and Ft. Hood seminar on the
same subject scheduled for to
day Dec. 12 and the Fourth
U.S. Army seminar to be held
Jan. 14.
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cent increase over the 261347
in training in college at the end
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