Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 11, 1955 Page: 4 of 14
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TOWNSEND FIELD
ALICE GORMLEY
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One of the outstanding hobbyists in the 53d Sig Bn i^ Master
Sergeant Robert Witt a pipe collector of long standing.
His collection of well over 200 pipes makes the battalion sergeant
major just about the best smoked
man on post. And he does smoke
each pipe in more or less def
inite order.
When Witt started collecting:
he made the point that he didn't
want a pipe unless he could
smoke it. One pipe in his col
lection is so small it only hand
les two or three grains of to
bacco but Witt lights it up from
time to time.
Witt received his first pipe when
he was 14 but 1937 when he en
listed in the army was when the
collection gained impetus. A
stroke of bad luck in 1943 cost
him his entire collection except
for four pipes which he used as
a foundation for his present col
lection.
Although many of his pipes have
only
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been given to him Witt also buys
and has paid as high as $50 for
a single pipe. He once paid only
one cent for a pipe and considers
that a real bargain.
Nearly all of the countries of
Europe are represented as well
as many other countries where
Witt has been tor has been able
to buy or trade with other col
lectors
Witt hand carved a half dozen
of his pipes during a year he
spent in the hospital and came up
with some really ingenious de
signs. One he carved is a skull
cradled in a hand and is com
plete down to teeth and finger
nails on the hand
Witt is still collecting— his
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M/SGT. ROBERT A. WITT sergeant major of the 53rd Signal Bn
displays a portion of his pipes collected from many countries during
the last twelve years. (US Army Photo by Traynham)
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1st AD Units Tie
For First In Low
Accident Drive
The 91st AFA Bn and the 161
AEB tied for first place in the
First Armored Division 'low acci
dent' drive during the 4th quarter
of fiscal year 1955 division head
quarters announced.
With a 1.6 per cent the two units
eked out top honors from the 68th
AFA Bn by less than one per cent.
Tied for third place with 3.2 per
cent were the 81st Reecon and 2nd
AAA Battalions.
Percentages are determined by
dividing the number of quarterly
man-day into the number of in
juries multiplied by 100.
The War Department's expendi
tures in the fiscal years 1789 to
1791 was $632804. Peak year for
expenditures was 1945 when in
one fiscal year they mounted to
$49688628000 (B) or 78521 times
as much as in the first three years
of the War Department's history.
seven month old son has already
given him three pipes—by proxy
of Mrs. Witt.
ongue-T wisting
Names Troubling
First Sergeants in the First
Armored Division would like to see
their men have numbers instead of
names.
With names such as Cpl Onysz-
kiewicz PFC Pascasio Pagen-
Rodriguez Pvt. Pszczolkowski and
Irizarry-Izquierdo to read off at
company formations you don't
blame them do you?
Soldier Gels Two Years
DD In Court Martial Case
Pvt-2 William Walton Co "E"
24th Armd. Engr. Bn of the 4th
Armd. Div. here was sentenced
to be dishonorably discharged
from the service and to be con
fined at hard labor for a period
of two years by a general courts-
martial last week after being
found guilty on four diferent
charges.
He was also assessed total for
feitures of pay and allowances
when the guilty findings were re
turned on charges of AWOL in
subordination uttering false state
ments and theft of a motor ve
hicle. One previous conviction was
considered by the court in announc
ing the sentence which is subject
to review.
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THE ARMORED SENTINEL FORT HOOD TEXAS
The Old Ironsides
Reporter
Divarty's Hqs Btry returned
Tuesday to their former location
at 68th Street and Battalion Ave.
The btry along with the Arty
Bns moved out in June to make
room for the ROTC men who were
here for summer training.
Up at the 91st AFA some men
are wondering if they are eligible
to receive dislocation pay "for ill
this moving". .The 91st is one
of the battalions involved in the
"heavy-duty" move.
Hqs Hqs Co of CC "A" harbors
three men who were promoted and
one man who did a bit of pro
moting. .Gene Smith is now a
sergeant Norman Haley and
Charles Cameron have been made
SP2 and SP2 John Carlton is now
a husband—he married the former
Miss JoAnne Magruder from his
hometown St. Louis Mo. at the
162nd St. Chapel August 6th.
Extra duty.
Men of Divarty's Hqs Btry are
proclaimed Bn champs in football
an a a at in
btry teams of the 73rd AFA Bn.
.The 4th Tank Bn's "soldier
of. the month" is SP3 Clyde C.
Bringle a tank driver with Co
"A"
.And from the Food Service
School—more men to help satisfy
the Army's seemingly insatiable
appetite one of whom Cpl Albert
H. Bolls of Hqs and Svc Co 16th
AEB graduated second out of a
class of 23 the other 1st AD man
is Pvt-2 Norris C. Hall of Hqs
Hqs Co of the 47th AMB.
.Speaking of Medics the
First Med Co now has Maj Wil
liam E. Rownd as commander
and Maj. Charles E. Bell as the
executive officer. ...
The 1st AD Jeep Band traveled
to Taylor Tex to entertain they
also played .for the children of
Camp Moonraker last week.
Last month 20 men came into the
band as replacements for those be
ing discharged but even with
this turnover they sound as good
as ever.
SP3 Russell Warfield director of
the Divarty Chorus announced to
day that SP3 Andrew J. Hinson
S 7 3 A A as
miost valuable choir member for
the month of July he was pre
sented with a 25-dollar bond and
letter of commendation from Chap
lain Wilson and members of the
chorus. .The presentation was
made August 7th at the Bn Ave.
West Chapel during the 11 a.m.
Protestant Worship services.
.M-Sgt. Harlie B. Smith 1st
Sgt. of "D" Co 13th Tank Bn
was honored Friday evening Au
gust 5th at a surprise party given
by members of "D" co at swim
ming pool No. 2. .The party
marked 20 years of service for the
veteran sgt. .Attending were
Co officers enlisted men and their
wives. .Special guests were the
Bn CO and his wife Maj and Mrs.
Thomas J. Fiori and the Adj. and
his wife Capt. and Mrs. William
E. Baugham.
Two 1st AD men graduated the
Intermediate Speed Radio Opera
tors Course class 14 in 1st and
2nd places .1st—PFC Giles N.
of 2
Wright both of the 1st AD Maint
Bn's Rear Spt Co.
During the month of June 70
men from the 1st AD re-enlisted
a total which puts the 1st AD
ahead for that month. .This
week three men have re-uped for
Airborne and two to fill their own
vacancies Airborne Sgt. Charles
Augusta Walters of "A" Btry 27th
A A S a
Crain of "A" Btry 27th AFA Bn
SP3 Ronald James Rapp of Hqs
Co 4th Tank Bn. .To fill their
own vacancies: SP2 Louis Vanek
Jr. of the 1st Med. Co and M-Sgt
Fred Allen Crunk of Hqs Hqs
Co CC "C".
Lt. A. Jumper Is
Aide To Hannigan
2/Lt. A. J. Jumper 23 was se
lected as Aide-de Camp to the new
commander of 1st Armored Divi
sion Artillery Brig. Gen. James
P. Hannigan.
Lt. Jumper the son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. J. Jumper of RFD 5 Luf-
kin Tex. was appointed as Gen.
Hannigan's Aide July 28 1955.
Previous to this he was a fire
direction officer with the 68th AFA
Bn. and Executive Officer with
Hqs. Btry of the 73rd AFA Bn.
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Camouflage Gets
Top Priority In
1st Tank Problem
Problems of camouflage were
stressed during the two-day field
maneuver carried on this week by
the 1st Tank Bn. 1st Armd Div.
"The problem was conducted
mainly on a company-level with
the individual commanders being
given a free hand to seek out and
correct particular weaknesses"
1/Lt. James E. Shrader battalion
intelligence officer said.
Camouflage work was carried
out so vehicles and personnel were
hidden from both ground and air
forces. Two H-19 helicopters flew
tank commanders over the area
so they might better determine
the success of their work.
In addition aerial photographs
were taken of the various phases
of the field problem. These photos
will be used in the future as train
ing aids.
Lt. Shrader said "This two-day
problem was used primarily as
company-level preparation for later
battalion-level training. Companies
"C" and "D" worked mainly on
camouflage problems while com
panies "A" and "B" spent more
time actually running field prob
lems in tactical formations."
After setting up the camouflage
areas troops spent much of their
time in occupying and improving
the assembly area. During this
time later steps were taken in con
cealment and fortification.
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A lot of people have gone be
fore you but the earliest and most
unique writer was Captain Bernal
Diaz Del Castillo who came with
Cortez and wrote his book "The
True History of the Conquest of
Mexico." in 1568. It's certainly no
tourist guide but as an adven
ture war story and psychological
thriller it's hard to beat. The
most fascinating section of the
book is that in which the exquis
itely cultivated pagan prince
Montezuma plays host to Cortex
in Mexico City. As Cortez pro
ceeds from gentlemanly intimida
tion to bloody force Montezu
ma begins with fear motivated
courtesies and ends in utter des
peration. In the midst of the
mounting suspense the reader is
diverted by the wonders of an
cient Mexico City and Cortez's
sincere attempts to convert Mon
tezuma while he prepares to con
quer. The Spanish Conquistador
was a paradox cruel faithful
supersitutious lustful generous
and avaricious at once.
On the practical side the Post
Library has an excellent guide by
G. M. Bashford "Tourist Guide
to Mexico." It tells you how to
get there what to see where to
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Thursday August 111955
Trends In Reading
By ZELDA DAVIS
August is the month when your
work routine the heat and your
lawnmower really combine to get
you down. If you can get a leave
now is the time. The place to go
is right out Texas' back door
into Mexico. It's so close people
take it for granted yet in my
opinion the interior of Mexico is
more exotic more romantic and
more plain 'foreign' than any coun
try in Western Europe. Whether
you plan a trip or just .daydream
about one you can get acquaint
ed with Mexico in advance at the
Post Library.
(stay
and what to buy. You knov
how much you can spend how
long you can stay and what you
like to do. The tourist guide takes
you from there.
Some other background books
besides Del Castillo's "True His
tory" are "The Conquest of Mex
ico" by Prescott "Ancient Life
in Mexico and Central America"
by Hewett "Chasing Villa" by
Tompkins and "Mexican Maze by
Beals."
Fourth AD Has 59
No Violation Units
Vehicle accident and violation
free units in the 4th Armd Div
numbered 59 for July as compared
to 56 for June.
Service Battery 66th AFA Bn
and the 4th AD Med Det head the
list with nine consecutive accident
and violation free months.
Five units are tied for second
place with seven consecutive
months including Hqs Co CC "C"
and the Medical Detachments of
the 704th Tank 510th AIB 37th
Tank and 4th Armored Quarter
master Battalions.
Brig. Gen. John K. Waters Di
vision commander was pleased
note the excellent safety record^^
achieved by the units and wished
them continued success in their
safety endeavors.
Accurate shooting is not a thing
of the past for Texans. When
Army reservists from throughout
the five-state area of the Fourth
Army held matches at Fort Hood
this year the winners in both pistol
and rifle competition were the
Texas teams.
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