Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 24, Ed. 1 Friday, September 9, 1960 Page: 1 of 24
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VOL. 18 NO. 24
Passes Goal
The pot is filled and the money
is still coming in for the Army
Emergency Relief drive which
ends today.
•leen Army Base in the current
drive was $18200. At press time
$19521.32 had been collected and
some units were still reporting
donations.
Col. Buie Hess post adjutant
general and officer in charge of
the drive expressed pleasure at
the results which have far sur
passed original goals.
Words of praise for Army per-
!™ncl
als° c^me
fr
Edward G. Farrand. Fort Hood!owetsee
and 2d Armored Division com
mander.
"I am very happy to see
the military of Fort Hood and
Killeen Army Base pitch in
to help the Army take care
of its own." he stated after
being informed of the results.
All units have reported 100 per
cent contributions.
Total contributions at deadline
were: 1st Armored Division—$3-
173.47 2d Armored Division—$11-
283.02 and Post Units—$5064.83.
Final totals were expected to
near the $20000 mark.
Old Photos Of
Hood Needed
By Info. Office
Photographs of Fort Hood's ear
ly days are needed by the Infor
mation Office for use in connec
tion with the post's 18th birthday
Sept. 18.
The shots wanted are those
showing training activities equip
ment and weapons buildings and
well known indivduals at Fort
Hood from 1942 until 1945.
Photographs loaned to the In
formation Office for this purpose
will be carefully handled. They
will be copied and the original
will be returned to the lender.
Individuals having such photo
graphs are asked to contact M-
Sgt. Bruce M. McLean 36210 as
soon as possible.
the
Pershing
story
KCEN-TV
Ch. 6 Temple-Waco
3:30 Sept. 17
KWTX-TV
Ch. 10 Waco
10:00 Sept. 17
A swift-paced dramatic portrayal
of the major events in the life of
General John
J.
Pershing
'He
U.S. ARMY'S "Big Picture" presents THE GENERAL PERSHING
STORY to the nation in commemoration of the Pershing Centen
nial to be celebrated on September 73 1960.
United Fund Campaign
Goal Set At $61000
The "Key Men" of the 1960
United Fund Campaign for Fort
Hood Killeen Base and Gray Air
Force Base will begin their leg-
work Sept. 16 and continue
through Oct. 31 deadline for the
drive.
Key men are those persons re
sponsible for contacting specific
men in their units and seeing that
Hood AER
Fund Drive
they have a chance to contribute
to the drive. Civilian employees
will have their own key men se
lected from the offices where they
work.
The goal for this year's drive is
$61000.
"When everyone is contact
ed and all contribute their
fair share our goal will be
met" said Col. Frank Step-
czyk. military coordinator of
the drive. This year's "fair
share" domination plan is bas
ed on a 50 per cent share of
an individual's daily pay. For
example a major general's
fair share is $20. While a Pri
vate E-l would give $1.25.
on a 50 per cent share of an
individual's daily pay. For ex
ample a major general's fair
share is $20. while a Private
E-l would give $1.25.
Contributors that give in this
manner will receive a Fair Share
card from his key man to show
Goal for Fort Hood and Kil- that he has given to the United
Fund.
The Fund campaign is following
closely the procedures outlined by
the President's Committee on
Fund raising within the Federal
Service. At post divisional group
and down to battalion level there
is a senior project officer appoint
ed to take charge of the drive
and collect all donations from
units under his jurisdiction.
In the units below battalion lev-
jm S el a project officer is appointed to
the kev
Next TI Topic
'Armed Forces
Civ. Employees'
The Troop Information topic
for the period 12-17 September is:
"Civilian Employees of the Arm
ed Forces".
America's Armed Forces are
not composed exclusively of mili
tary personnel. More than a mil
lion civilian employees are en
gaged in a wide variety of sup
port activities of the Armed
Forces. More than 2000 of these
are located at Fort Hood.
Today more than any time
in the history of our nation
teamwork between civilian
employees and military mem
bers of the Armed Forces is
vital to the security of our
homeland.
In this time of testing and trial
for the United States our country
needs not only the best scientists
in the world and the best combat
forces but also the best civilian
employees.
The purpose of this topic is to
help. military members of the
Services to find out more about
their civilian colleagues on Amer
ica's defense team and to in
crease their understanding of the
true civilian employee picture.
Centennial observances in honor
of General of the Armies John J.
Pershing are scheduled for the
Fort Hood area next Tuesday.
By a resolution of Congress and
am at on of re id
Dwight D. Eisenhower and Maj.
Gen. Edward G. Farrand Fort
Hood commander this post will
observe the day "with appropriate
thoughts and deeds designed to
commemorate the life and ac
complishments of General Per
shing and those who served with
him."
Ceremonies in Killeen and a pa
rade in Temple will highlight the
day.
Fort Hood's four generals
Maj. Gen. Farrand Brig.
Gen. Robert Q. Brown 2d Ar
mored Division assistant
commander and Brig. Gen.
Roland H. del Mar OCA 1st
Armored Division comman
der will speak to various
civic organizations in the
area.
The biggest event in the area
Gen. Pershing
Story To Be
Army
On Radio TV
Radio and television pro
grams honoring General of
the Armies John J. Pershing
will be broadcast in the com
ing week.
Television
"The Big Picture" a na
tion-wide teievision production
presented by the U. S. Army
will feature the General Per
shing story on Saturday Sept.
17.
KWTX-TV channel 10 of
Waco will carry the program
at 10 a.m. and KCEN-TV
channel 6 of Temple Waco
will air it at 3:30 p.m.
Radio
The 'General Pershing
Story' a 15 minute radio
program will be carried by
11 stations of the central Tex
as area.
Highlights of the General's
life and music from World
War I will be feature. The
combined 266th Army Band
and the 2d Armored Division
band will furnish the music
along with organist Gene Mer-
ryfieltf manager of the Bel-
ton Chamber of Commerce
and a former member of the
bands of Lawrence Welk Ted
Weems and Jack Teaearden.
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Listen To
Ft. Hood News
Direct from The Post
Information Office
Twice Daily
Radio KLEN
7:10 a.m. -4:35 p.m.
1050 KC
Parade Ceremonies To
Highlight Events Next Week
will be a parade in Temple led
by the massed colors of the 1st
Armored Division. The combined
Fort Hood and 2d AD -Band and
an Honest John rocket will also
be in the parade.
In addition many vehicles car
rying veterans of both world
wars the Temple High School
band motor equipment from the
49th Armored and the 36th Infan
try Divisions Texas National
Guard and the Temple High
School Pepperettes a group of
about 100 girls will participate.
Featured in the parade will be
Gen. del Mar who will appear
there after his noon speech in
Temple. The parade will begin at
3:30.
The band will also play a street-
side concert in Killeen Tuesday
afternoon at 4:30 p.m.
Radio TV programs are
planned for the week on many
CenTex stations and the Tem
ple High School band will give
a special tribute to Gen. Per
shing during half-time cere
monies of the football game in
Temple next Friday.
Although the illustrious soldier
served throughout the world he
was no stranger to Texas. During
1917 he commanded the District
of El Paso and from there fce-
Proclamation
GEN. PERSHING CENTENNIAL
CG Ft. Hood Texas
WHEREAS Sept. 13 I960
will mark the one hundredth
anniversary of the birth of
General of the Armies John
J. Pershing and
WHEREAS General Persh
ing was a great and inspira
tional military leader whose
lonfi^anfl distinguished life was
dedicated solely to his coun
try and
WHEREAS our Nation will
forever be grateful to Gen
eral Pershing for his leader
ship in bringing victory to
the Allied cause in World War
I and
WHEREAS by his devotion
to his country his name has
become the eponym of the
military leader
NOW THEREFORE I ED-
WARD G. FARRAND Major
General United States Army
Commanding General of Fort
Hood and the 2d Armored Di
vision do invite the people of
this installation to observe that
day with appropriate thoughts
and deeds designed to com
memorate the life and accom
plishments of General Persh
ing and those who served
with him.
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Gen. Pershing Day Observance Set Here
came the commander of the
Southern Department.
General Pershing devoted his
life to serving the United States
and its Army. He was never plac
ed on the retired lists and served
continuously from his commission
ing as a West Point graduate in
1886 until his death at the age
of 87 in 1948.
He totaled 6 years of active
duty including four years at West
Point.
During his long and varied ca
reer he fought Apaches in the
Southwest Sioux in the Dakotas
Spanish in Cuba the Moros in the
Phillipines and the Germans in
Europe.
As a captain in 1905 he
was an observer with the Ja
panese Army during the Rus
sian Japanese War. He be-
(See PERSHING Page 2)
Hood Generals
Guest Speakers
At Civic Meets
Four civic organizations in the
Fort Hood area will have gen
erals as guest speakers Tuesday
the 100th anniversary of the birth
of General of the Armies John J
Pershing.
Maj. Gen. Edward G. Farrand
Fort Hood and 2d Armored Divi
sion commander will speak to the
Belton Chamber of Commerce
Tuesday noon at the Belton Amer
ican Legion hall. His speech wil
be "General of the Armies John
J. Pershing."
Brig. Gen. Robert Q. Brown
commander 2d Armored Division
Artillery will speak on the same
topic to a joint meeting of Killeen
civic clubs at noon in the VFW
Hall.
"Centennial Birth of John J.
Pershing" will be Brig. Gen.
Ralph E. Haines' topic when he
speaks to the Lampasas Lions
Club at noon Tuesday. He is as
sistant commander of the 2d Arm
ored Division.
Combat Command A 1st Arm
ored Division commander Brig
Gen. Roland H. del Mar is sched
uled to speak at noon to the Tem
ple Kiwanis Club at the Kyle
Hotel in Temple. Following his
engagement there he will appear
in the Temple parade honoring
Gen. Pershing.
Ceremonies throughout the area
will honor Gen. Pershing on
Tuesdav and throueh the week.
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AIRCRAFT AIRLIFT—A huge H-34 helicopter piloted by Lt. Hugh C. Ross of the Canadian
Army and Lt. Rod D. Wolfe 502d Aviation Company 2d Armored Division evacuate an H-13 heli
copter from West Range to the Fort Hood air field. The H-13 was disabled while flying over West
Range and was forced to make an emergency landing last Friday. (U.S. Army photo by Pvt. Gast)
FORT HOOD TEXAS FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 91960
Four U. S. Congressmen from
the State of Texas three Navy
officers and a group of National
VFW officials were guests of Fort
Hood yesterday.
The distinguished guests were
met at the Fort Hood airport by
Maj. Gen. Edward G. Farrand
Fort Hood and 2d Armored Divi
sion commander at 10 a.m. They
immediately began a tour of the
Post which was highlighted by
a first hand look at 2d Armored
Division trainees firing on Black-
gap Trainfire Range.
They were welcomed in behalf
of Killeen by Roy J. Smith chair
man of the Chamber of Com
merce military affairs committee.
On hand for the arrival of
the guests was an Honor
Guard of Combat Command
A 1st Armored Division.
The visitors were here in con
nection with the celebration of
Ted Connell Day in Killeen Mr.
Connell newly elected National
Commander-in-Chief of Veterans
of Foreign War flew into Fort
Hood from Washington at about
3:30 p.m
The congressional guests and
Navy oficers joined Mr. Connell's
reception committee at the air
port and then departed for Kil
leen to take part in other festi
vities hornoring Mr. Connell
The visiting Congressmen—all
Democrats— were:
Olin E. Teague (Sixth Dis
trict) of College Station high
ly decorated World War II
Army veteran member of the
Veterans' Affairs Committee
which supervises the Veter
ans' Program the country's
third largest expenditure and
member of the newly formed
(•36th Congress Science and
Astronautics Committee.)
William R. (Bob) Poage
(Eleventh District) of W a o
member of the American dele
gation to the Interparliamentary
Union since 1947 and vice-chair
man Committee on Agriculture.
Homer Thornberry (Tenth Dis
trict) of Austin former district
attorney and Texas legislator a
member of Conress since 1948
J. T. Rutherford (Sixteenth Dis
trict) of Odessa a past State
Commander of the VFW and for
mer Texas legislator.
Visitors from the Navy
were Captains R. D. Quinn
H. J. Cappello and J. A.
Tdevt.
National VFW figures included
Robert E. Hansen of St. Paul
Minn. senior vice commander
Byron Gentry Pasadena Cal.
junior vice commander Mrs. F
•H
Congressmen VFW Officials
Tour Fort Hood Facilities
Lee Milliken Tampa Fla. na
tional president of the VFW la
dies auixiliary Julan Dickerson
Ka:nsas City Mo. adjutant gen
eral Omar B. Ketchum direc
tor of the Washington D. C. BFW
office John McKelvey Electra
Tex. chairman of the VFW's na
tional legislative committee
Francis W. Stover director of the
VFW national legislative service
in the capital John Smith Kan
sas City Mo. director of public
relations for the VFW and Joseph
J. Lombardo Kansas City Mo.
judge advocate general.
Before dinner at the Fort Hood
Officers' Open Mess the group
was given a briefing on Fort
Hood facts and figures by Col.
Frank F. Carr Deputy Post Com
mander.
Then followed a visit to Post
Ordnance a helicopter flight
to the Trainfire Range and
a tour through barracks of
15th Cavalry 2d Armored
Division.
Following the tour the guests
(See CONGRESSMEN Page 2)
Hood Takes
Part In Connell
Day Celebration
All of Fort Hood's general of
ficers the combined 2d Armored
Division and Fort Hood Bands
and the massed colors of the 2d
Armored Division joined the pa
rade yesterday celebrating Ted
Connell Day.
Mr. Connell is the newly elected
National Commander of the Vet
erans of Foreign Wars.
The Fort Hood officers rode in
the parade along with many
U. S. Conrgessmen and high rank
ing Veterans of Foreign Wars of
ficials.
Taking part in the celebra
tion were Maj. Gen. Edward
G. Farrand Fort Hood and
2d Armored Division Comman
der Brig. Gen. Robert Q.
Brown 2d Armored Division
Artillery commander Brig.
Gen. Roland H. del Mar com
mander CCA 1st Armored Di
vision and Brig. Gen. Ralph
E. Haines assistant Division
commander 2d Armored Divi
sion.
After the Killeen celebration
reception for Mr. Connell was held
at the Fort Hood Officers' Open
Mess at 6:30 p.m. followed by
a banquet at the Fort Hood NCO
dub at 7:30 p.m.
Ft. Bliss Nine
Wins 4th Army
Championship
Fort Bliss has won the Fourth
U. S. Army Baseball Tournament
held at Fort Sill last week by
dumping Brooke Army Medical
Center 7 to 1.
The Fort Hood Tankers were
eliminated from play on the third
day of the tourney when they
were downed by the BAMC Co
mets 3 to 2.
BAMC forced the double eli
mination tourney into a final
game by stopping the Bliss Fal
cons 6 to 3 but couldn't hold
the pace for the championship.
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The tactical demonstration
2d AD Re-Up
Plaques For
August Awarded
The 15th Cavalry commanded
by Lt. Col. William F. Redmond
has won the 2d Armored Divi
sionbattalion size re-enlistment
plaque for the month of Aug.
with a 100 per cent re-enlistment
rate.
Sharing honors for the Company
size units with 100 per cent re-en
listments was Hq & Hq Co.
and Division Band commanded
by Captain Fred D. Tucker and
Hq & Hq Co. CCA 2d Armored
Division commanded by 2d Lt.
Powell A. Johnson. Each unit will
keep the plaque for two weeks
Brig. Gen. Ralph E. Haines as
sistant commander of the 2d Atrm-
or iv is on re
plaques at ceremonies last Satur
day.
The 2d Armored Division had a
re-enlistent rate of 41.67 per cent
for the month. This is the highest
number of re-enlistments since its
return from Germany in 1958.
—12 Pages-—
MACHINE GUN—Examining a Mexican 7 millimeter
is Sgt. Ralph L. Keenan of the U.S. Army Garrison who
members the "Punitive Expedition" commanded by Geneil
of the Armies John J. Pershing. Sgt. Keenan served during
part of this conflict at Fort Bliss Texas in 1917. The weapon
was captured by the 13th Cavalry in Columbus New Mexico in
1916. (U.S. Army Photo by SFC Doggett)
M-60 Tank Put Through
First Tactical Test Here
Fort Hood's M-60 Testing Crew
put the Army's newest tank
through its first tactical paces
last Tuesday at Jack Mountain
testing range.
staged before high-ranking Fort
Hood commanders received high
praise.
Testing has been going on at
Fort Hood since June as part
of Army-wide efforts to deter
mine if the M-60 can take the
punishment of combat.
Officials say the tank is
responding satisfactorily with
only minor changes indicated
so far.
Introducing Tuesday's demon
stration was Brig. Gen. Roland
H. del Mar commander of the
1st Armored Division.
Maj. Gen. Edward G. Farrand
watched the demonstration. He
said he was pleased with the
new tank and that he felt it was
a great improvement over the
old M-48.
The first phase of the demon
stration consisted of four rounds
fired from the tank's 105 mil
limeter gun at a range of 1500
meters.
Later a combined Tank-Infantry
assault team consisting of five
M-60's and three M-59 personnel
objective.
The assault began with mor
tar section of the 12 Cavalry.
After the mortar pounding the
fast-moving tans rolled into ac
tion followed by the three APC's.
As the tanks closed in the
APC's unloaded the infantry who
completed the attack.
The testing crew is composed
Of a select group from CCA 1st
Armored Division.
Gen. Farrand Lauds Labor
Day Weekend Safety Record
In last week's ARMORED SEN
TINEL I urged the Fort Hood
community to enjoy a safe and
sane Labor Day Weekend. "We
cannot relax our vigil" was the
keynote of this message on holi
day safety.
Today I am sincerely grateful
for the opportunity to acknow
ledge the obvious attention to
basic safety principles on the
highway at public recreation
areas and in the home which en
abled us to add a death-free Labor
Day Weekend to our fine summer
safety record.
We have provided support to
the claims of public safety ofi-
cials and of your own military
leaders that we CAN cut down
on this terrible death toll that hasj
come to be associated with our!
national holidays.
Let us continue to demonstrate
-this healthy and positive atttude
toward safety. Our biggest divi
dends will be paid in terms of
life and happiness.
EDWARD G. FARRAND
Major General U. S. Army
Commanding
1960
FORT HOOD
Traffic Toll
Deaths 8
Injuries 84
As Of Friday
Morning Sept.
9
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