The Fort Wolters Trumpet (Fort Wolters, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, September 8, 1967 Page: 1 of 12
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The Fort Wolters Trumpet
"To win the
public's
confidence .
confide in
the public."
Published by Weatherford Democrat, . private firm in no way corinected «th the Department of the Army. Opinions expressed by the publishers and writers herein are their own and are not to be considered an official expression by the Department <rf the Am.y
The appearance of advertisements in this publ.cat.on does not constitute an endorsement bv the Deoartment of Armu
VOL XI No
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1967
FORT WOLTERS, TEXAS
Colonel Fleming Named Deputy AA Director
Gets New ^ jSli Named As Replacement
Bandmaster Ijrf f ^»fll " |^ COL E. P. Fleming Jr., U.S. commandant of the U.So Army
^HT - f i Army Primary HelicopterCen- Primary Helicopter School is
ter commander, announced this COL Lloyd G. Huggins.
CW2 Frank F. Chiarello Jr. jflp / hbhmmbl tK! T ' Ik week that he has been named Colonel Huggins is currently
turned over his baton to WOl jp| </ 9^ Jm MX ^MC deputy director of Army Avia- deputy commander of the U.S.
onald L. Ridenour September jjjp • HMMmpggp y tion, Office of the Assistant Army Flight Training Center at ^ >«.
1 and with it, leadership of Fort ^ I yw 1 W J f]L £ ^ Chief of Staff, Force Develop- Ft. Stewart, Ga.
Wolters 328th U.S. Army Band. ™ I JffL- *N M tr^ ment, Department of the Army, Colonel Fleming assumed
Chief Warrant Officer Chiar- Tk ^ JHk. MMLl flj *** Washington, D.C0 command of Ft. Wolters on Oct.
ello, who has been bandmaster B m s# Colonel Fleming will re- 1, 1965. He came to Ft. Wolters
of the 328th since October of w* B B linquish command of the U.S. from a three year assignment MHHKMHHHHH
last year, is departing the U.S. I BBP^ 1 Army Primary Helicopter Cen- on the staff of the Commander-
Army Primary Helicopter Cen- ^ ^ ter September 25. His succes- in-Chief, Pacific, headquar-
ter shortly enroute to an - J*sor as Center commander and tered at Honolulu, Hawaii.
assignment with the266thArmy , JiM ' ■, M, ■ The commander- designee,
Band in Vietnam. V \ W Be} J GdS N©W Colonel Mucins, distinguished
The new bandmaster, a pro- j? '.BIB a j-..., J himself as a combat infantry-
fessional musician in civilian ^jfe. j. • 17, man during World War II and
life, appeared with such'greats' Ik? :v ■ v^OIl ll*clCt 1 OF Korea. He wears two awards of
as the "Four Freshmen," Gor- ' - ?, jP' ^ the Silver Star Medal, four
don MacRae, Anita Bryant, Bob- ^ ^ O | A awards of the Bronze Star, two
by Darin and Jenny Smith. f/fm|_ Btf0yr , - ' - -;3| I LlUUl tW awards of the Purple Heart, the
He worked in the night club W I FORT WORTH Texas — Joint Services Commendation
circuit for seven years per- I , Army aviation got a further fedai and the Combat Infan-
forming in Southern Ohio, Ken- < ^ ^ boost for its vietnam ^n- try man's Badge.
tucky, West Virginia and Penn- NEW BANDMASTER - CW2 Frank F. Chiarello Jr., bandmaster of the 328th Army Band, turns tory Wednesday with the award- The . 1S. f
sylvama, and from 1962-65, he his baton over to the new band leader, WOl Ronald L. Ridenour. ing of contracts totalling more 0 ' 1 1 111 0 ^ ,an COL E. P. FLEMBSG JR.
played during the Miss U.S.A. than $60 000,000 to Textron's ^°oa,ryTWm^ ^1S ^ ^llllllHIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllHIIIIIIIIIU:
contests. Bell Helicopter Co. ^radua1;e „of Command and f |
Warrant Officer Ridenour 1 A ¥1 • rfTl^ fll Jf 1 The new orders, announced General Staff College, Army | FnHYTRTAT
plays saxophone and the piano, /f /l ~§ /)/lf f B /l/ffl B /I f by company president E. J. ^ar C°:11[e£e a"d the Armed | LlJllUl\lAL
He served in the U.S. Air I JTlfjItsl/i/ J. M\JL±¥M. V-Fv/ttf' Ducayet, call for Bell to pro- Forces Staff College. • a tt
Force from 1955 to 1962, en- J duce 214 AH-1G HueyCobras, Colonel and Mrs. Huggms yr Af 1
tered the Kentucky Army Na- its new high-speed gunship, and have three children, Robert, 20, | IjIlcUlly DCIto /it 1XOITI0 |
tional Guard in July, 1960, and -pi T f dl* 1 /I A A 553 U'H-IH "Huey" troop- Stephen, 17, and Patricia, nine. ^
served with the Guard's 202nd Mj g^W fV V f\X# ^fL ff / 7 III III carrying helicopters. 17" • 1 The annual Fort Wolters United Fund Drive starts to- |
Army Band until coming on ac- J1 (if J1 _£ \J%J% wjL<)i/I Ml) l/l/l/ The new announcement raises k5\TlVl JVlIlSf | day and ends in less than four weeks - October 3. The |
tive duty with the Army in July 77 7 7 to 744 the number of Cobras " ' V i camPaiSn wi*l cover two civilian and one military pay day. |
of this year. now on order by the Army. IVfnw9Arl A A = Funds received will underwrite the support of 28 welfare |
Warrant Officer Ridenour has HEADQUARTERS, FOURTH all levels of the U.S. Continen- These areas, with percent- An initial funding of $25 - 1 | agencies in Parker and Palo Pinto Counties.
a bachelor's degree in music U" Se ARMY ~ Fourth U. S„ tal Army Command and to stim- ages of goals attained, savings 170 ooo was made with the rfl 1\T £~^f\ 1 Donors may give to either county or divide their funds =
and a master's in music and Army» which led continental ulate positive management im- and names of Fourth Army area latest Cobra contract,, Deliveiy | AY) [ 11 if I | between the two counties. Personnel from a county or city |
education from Marshall Uni- armies in Percentage of cost provement actions which will monitors who provide guidance dates for the 214 aircraft are Jl | other than these two may designate their donation to their 5
versity in Huntington, W. Va. reduction savings during the insure the achievement of re- and assistance to major instal- to begin January 1969. Bell re- Sergeant Major Ted G. King, | county or city of residence. |
Before reoortine here he at- pa^ fis^al ^eaJ"'haS b.eenpg^en 2"lsite mUitary capability at lations, ares cently made fi'rst deiiVeries Dell, Ark., has been named to | The venerable saying, "Charity begins at home," pro- |
porting ner ,neat a project TRIM goal of $1,- the most economical cost. nf tho pnhra succeed Sergeant Major Edward = vides an aDt descriDtlon of Fort Wolters DarticiDation in =
tended the advanced course U.S. 572,000 for FY 1968. Local logistical services 473 of the Cobra. Ralri • oenfember 13 asthe E I, t a T ?V , wolters parucipation in i
Army Element School ol Music ' The 14 areas In whlchFourth per cent($113,490),transporfa- The "H" contract car" f".!lc0™Ss™ned^^ofLerof ■ year's iu^r^ng campaign. I
In Little Creek, Va. Savings made by Fourth Army Army wUl strive to meet Its tion and traffic management ries an initial funding of tot ^ of the 28 supported agencies pro^de direct support j
loct ^T7i 1968 Proiect TRIM eoal are- 979 nm. «9Q onnwJl™™ $37,565,217. Bell is to make *ourtn Army, with nead = for the health and welfare organizations serving Fort =
A native of Ohio, the 32- J theVrmv^dit ° munications management 171 deliveries beginning Decern- quarJers at Fort Sam Houston, | wolters. The balance of the agencies supported provide |
year-old musician was also a ? A my Audit Secondary items of equipment, . s ber, 1968 San Antonio, Tex. = indirect support for Fort Wolters personnel and their de- =
school teacher in civilian life. Agency at U« S. Continental $4,3,000; equipment mainte- S, ®!°'. The DH-1H is actually the A veteran of more than 30 | pe„dents. |
He taught elementary, junior LTC He^c nanfe management, $32S,000S lmprove^e^ 314 ^ "®nt upgraded version of the UH-1D years'active service, Sergeant g The American Red Cross, the Boy Scouts, the Girl 1
and high school classes for p„urth ^ rS," ' property maintenance and f$366 ^m "Sred J helicopter. The change in desig- Major King for the past five I scouts, the Little League, the Youth Activities CouncU and |
four years in West Virginia Jourth y»s« Army cost reduc- operation management, $275,- nation came through installa- years mied the top enllsted 1 the United Service Organizations, to name but a few, all =
and Kentucky. tion project officer. These sav- 000j operation, management and ^a a"d m tion of the new 1 400 horse- Position at Fort Sill, Okla.Ser- | benefit Ft. Wolters through the United Fund donations.!
. ings gave Fourth Army80.5per use of automatic data process- !»®)0]» power Lycoming T53-L-13 en- geant Major Baldwin has been | The good works performed by these organizations for |
His assignment here is the cent of its goal for FY 1967. ing systems, $101,OOOj other n r 7M gine reassigned to Korea. He has = military personnel are tangible and Concrete. For the mill- i
first as band director of a mill- ^ obiect proiGct manaSement improvements, wiSIml The HueyCobra will be used been Fourth Army sergeant ma- | tary family subjected to frequent moving, the efforts of =
te^says he"s "lookkigTorward TRIM is to improve manage- $90'000; ,use of ^ f ^ ex" ' ° largely as an escort for the frr since February 1966 | these organizations help to provide continuity and sense e
ys he s looking forward ment an(j operation Dractlces at cess and surplus inventory, The cost reduction area in troop-carrying UH-lH's. It will As number one enlisted man, = of direction — as well as belonging - to children whose 5
to his tour of duty here. $75,OOOj local logistic services, which the largest saving dollar- fiy at a cruise speed of 170 Sergeant Major King will advise = "Dad is overseas," |
He hopes to expand the num- unrr»T TH/irvrrrm $66,000j Army-wide activities, wise was made was equipment knots and attains dive speeds of 4116 4411 Army commander on | The brevity of this year's UF campaign makes it |
ber of public concerts perform- 1 IxLJlVlr Ej 1 $5 5,OOOj hospitals and clinics, maintenance management. 190 knots for firing passes, matters pertaining to morale, ^ necessary for both the military and civilian personnel =
ed by the 328th. adding that r>t i $24,700j transportation and Monitored by Hershel Martin, The U.S. Army Aviation Ma- discipline and administration of ^ at Fort Wolters to respond promptly and generously to the =
he hopes to arrange for some ISCCKS StOHPS traffic management, $22,000j this area accounted for savings teriel Command in St. Louis ®nlistfd, men and womeJJ . 1 *""1 drive. |
radio and TV appearances , miUtary housing management, of $388,100, reaching 82 per will administer the two con- the five-state area command of | Give your fair share ... the United Way!
|H rnm KAQnAi«c $20,000| major items of equip- cent of goal. trart=; Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, = g
C J A "HI ment, $20,000j telecommunica- New Mexico and Arkansas. jHllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllliiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii|iiiiiiiinifis
Lancer otlldy What are your feelings about tions management, $14,000;and W*
Project is s"? "* *"Wiiimng oitnes
Planned Here ^sssnss.'s Named In Wolters
Votine" "Our Alliance with For* Hood and Fort Wolters, IWlllVVl ?▼ v/livl kJ
What is your attitude toward ^ .. „ ® ? Tex were the leaders in Pro
canrer^ Would vou like to Dar- Free Nations" and "The Threat 1 ex., were the leaders in Pro jr^m
ticioate in a research studv to of International Communism" ject TRIM during FY 1967. The ( AtTITlof 1 f 1 ATI
physicians to gain a better un- will be printed in the TRUMPET Louisiana insMation achieved I |M)lO \X)IIIP0|1I1OI1 _ KMjWBMgl
derstanding of the thoughts and throughout the next two months, ^h ^vires of Mll , f ** *
fear«: of the average ner«?nn w , ,a V~.TT with savings of $411,200, Fort Top honors in the Fort Wol- THIRD PLACE — "Canal
regarding cancer? Such a studv e w^n a je s ro™ Hood 117 per cent, savings ters competition of the 12th Street," a scene in Vietnam,,
regarding cancer? Such a study OUr readers. If your article is $493,600; and Fort Wolters 111 interservice Photoeraohv Con- bv Ma or Phillies
will enable the physician to bet- accented it will be orinted nor /.ont oo^Hno-c <6rr r?nn interservice i^noiograpny ^on oy Majoi Fniuips.
ter handle the psychological L thf TRUMPET wit^your by- P ' g $ ° test went to MAJ William D. HONORABLE MENTION -
problems faced the cancer pa- line. Goals were surpassed by Ph^ps, Fort Wolters infor- "Thorns," a double-e^osure
tient. Fourth Army in six cost re- mation officer. shot of thorn trees, by CW2
Your contribution may help ducti0n areas during the past From 79 entries submitted in Robert C. Mason, Flight Divi-
Beach Army Hospital is co- the TRUMPET win the Ameri- year. Fort Wolters competition, sion A,
operating with a near-by uni- can Heritage Foundation Con- ' Major Phillips won the "Best of COLOR TRANSPARENCY
versity in conducting the re- test which recognizes the news- A « A l • Show," first and third place in CATEGORY
search study. The study will paper best publicizing the sub- ^Vttliy 10 AQY1S6 the black and white group com- FIRST PLACE - "Reflec-
consist of volunteers filling out jects mentioned above. \T ji D petition and an "honorable men- tions," view of the Washington
a questionaire. The question- . Ull V A lJ0116lltS W00" 10 ^e color transparency monument reflected in water at
aire will be administered at the .Entries may be from sol- group. night, by 2LT Raymond F.
Hospital Mess Hall Septem- diers' clvllians or their de- WASHINGTON (ANF) — The contest was judged Powell, 1st Officer Student ;,J
ber 11, 12 and 13 from 6-9 Pendents- The U.S. Army is planning August 31 at the Fort Wolters Company.
p.m. each evening. Send your story to: "THE *° lnsure personnel be- service Club by David Fulton SECOND PLACE — "Fire- grJPMk,i, ^
TRUMPET" Information Sec- retired or discharged for and Bob Jones, both of Weather- works in Bloom," a night fire- r*]
Anyone over age 15 may par- FQ'rt Wolterg disabilities will be fully in- ford, and Jack Cameron of Fort works scene, by Lieutenant M 1 /"J .£
au^d^obeenteredonthe^ues- 76067. Articles may 'also be formed of the benefits avaU- wolters Training Aids Section. PoweU. J "***
Sre a?iUs Sinr^mtai left at the Information Office, '"'hem. Major PhllUps won the "Best THIRD PLACE - "Sunrise,"
tionaire as it is oeing admin is befween 7-^0 a m According to Department of show" award with a photo scene taken at a Panama City
tered on an anonymous basis. of the Army Message 826168, e„Utled "Content." The photo- beach at sunrise, by SSG Philip — .'t J. V .. 'M x. ..
Further information about the Friday arrangements will be made graph was made while he was Dodson, Headquarters Com- •' '..v
study can be obtained by calling for a personal interview by serving in Vietnam. It shows an pany, USAPHC. . j | '* W
Beach Army Hospital head- Drawings or photos may also a VA representative or other elderly Vietnamese woman HONORABLE MENTION - ! 1 K*ff' M " J . ' ^4^1 \ s
quarters, Ext. 163 or 35. be submitted with the article. qualified person who will ex- sitting by a window and smok- "Serenity," land and seascape | # 1 ,.Wm '> * ? ^
plain Veterans Administra- ing a cigarette. By her side are scene by Major Phillips. ! ^ .
/TWT TTTI71 TlKT^TTiJj1 tion benefits. some goods which she has for HONORABLE MENTION JBT
v/l T 1 jLlHj I I 1 Cl I IJ Pj * . , This counseling will be held sale. The photo also won first "King's Retreat," aerial view t
at hospitals or transfer in- piace honors in the black and 0f a small town and castle with / JKm aHk '
SECTION A stallations. white competition. mountains in the background, by 3 ^ "
S A Instructor Pilot Enlists Son In Army Page 2 The message states that A complete listing of the win- WOC Richard A. Heldt, 1st WOC V I
Promotions At Fort Wolters Page 4 individuals will be urged to ners follows: Company» *" " I 4 *
311th Ceremony Honors Three Page 5 file application for compen- BLACK AND WHITE Since the winning and other * , r
New Arrivals At Fort Wolters Page 6 sation before separation or CATEGORY worthy entries have been for- J * . •
Society News, Call To Worship Page 7 retirement. FIRST PLACE — "Content," warded to the FourthU.S. Army * VJP • ^
'Youth Opportunity' Employee Cited Page 8 Special emphasis will be by Major Phillips. Contest, there will be no exhi- " ■* w
SECTION B placed on the right to con- SECOND PLACE - "Back bition here of the entries, ac- "CONTENT" -This photograph, taken by MAJ William D.Phillips while he was serving in Vietnam,
Sports News Page 1 vert the Servicemen's Group Yard in the City," scene of a cording to John Koertner, act- won *°P honors in the Fort Wolters competition of the 12th Interservice photography Contest. It
Officers Observations Page 2 Life Insurance (SGLI) to back alley, by SP5 Clyde Pulsi- ing Fort Wolters crafts direc- was •iudSed "Best of Show" and took first place honors in the black and white category. (SEE
The Candidate's Column . ! Page 3 commercial insurance. fer, 311th ASA Battalion. tor. STORY)
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The Fort Wolters Trumpet (Fort Wolters, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, September 8, 1967, newspaper, September 8, 1967; Weatherford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth476982/m1/1/?q=%22Military+and+War+-+United+States+Armed+Forces+-+United+States+Army%22: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Boyce Ditto Public Library.