Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, September 12, 1958 Page: 3 of 10
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Friday September 121958
Fort Hood In Review
BATTING .500—Lieutenant Colonel Raymond M. Herrera com
manding officer of the 53d Signal Battalion accepts the August
reenlistment award for U. S. Army Garrison and Corps Troops
from Major General W. Paul Johnson commanding general 2d
Armored Division. The 53d Signal Battalion recruited 5 of 10 men
eligible for reenlistment during the monthly period. (Photo:
Burch)
GOOD NEWS—The Commanding Officer of the Corporal Missile
Battalion assigned to the 2d US Army Missile Command was
recently promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He is former
Major Rex H. Hampton shown here receiving his silver leaves
from Colonel Franklin G. Smith Commander of the Missile Com
mand. (Photo: Scott)
CITATION—First Lieutenant Lonnie L. Collins left commanding
officer Service Battery 78th Artillery 2d Armored Division re
ceives a citation from the United States Treasury Department
signifying that his battery has more than 65% participation in the
Savings Bond Program. Presenting the award is Lieutenant
Colonel John J. Killian 78th Artillery Commander. Because Serv
ice Battery has less than 100 men it was awarded this citation
instead of the Minute Man Award which is usually presented to
company-sized units with better than 65% participation In the
program'. Service Battery has 78% participation. (Photo: Nichols)
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LETTER OF COMMENDATION—Sergeant First Class Wilbur
Miller Jr. Company C 1st Armored Rifle Battalion 50th In
fantry receives a letter of commendation from Lieutenant Colonel
Ralph W. Brake battalion commander. Sergeant Miller who is
Supply Sergeant of his company had placed first among the
graduates of a recent III Corps Academy course in supply.
DRUM AND BUGLE CORP—The first drum and bugle corps of
|the 2nd U. S. Army Missile Command was recently formed with-
*in the Command's Supply Group. The corps lead by Sergeant
Elwyn C. A. Sievers 73d Ordnance Battalion is the first of three
such groups which will eventually be organized In the Missile
Command. (Photo: Scott)
A
4000 Ft Hood Soldiers
Leave 2d AD For Germany
Nearly 4000 Fort Hood soldiers
trained by the 2d Armored Divi
sion for duty with the 3d Armored
Division in Germany will leave
the post during September.
The first group numbering ap
proximately 1262 men will leave
the post by train Sept. 6 bound for
the 3d Armored Division Replace
ment Center at Savannah Ga.
port of embarkation for overseas.
Three train loads will depart be
tween 6:30 and 8:30 p.m.
The second group this month
will leave Sept. 20. It will
number approximately 1367
men. The port of embarkation
for these soldiers has not yet
been named
The third group to number ap-
Captain John C. Rennie is a
soldier of fortune with whom For
tune has played strange tricks:
She has seen him a captain four
times a major three
Once after he had been a ma
jor she put him through basic
training
He has served in the armies of
both the United States and Eng
land.
But from the moment of his
birth Captain Rennie was de
stined for an unusual career.
Since he was born in the Unit
ed States of British parents
he was in the peculiar posi
tion of having dual citizen
ship.
Possibly nothing out of the or
dinary would have happened if
Captain Rennie's family had not
returned to England when he was
9. He attended British schools and
when the war broke out he re
ceived the English equivalent of
an ROTC commission and served
in India.
He was subsequently pro
moted to captain and before
long became a company com
mander in King George V's
O ha if I
British Army a company
commander has the rank of
major.
After being wounded and hos
pitalized Captain Rennie again
became a captain. In the British
Army a commander loses the ma
jor's rank when he is away from
his post for any reason.
Captain Rennie served with dis
tinction and for the second time
was promoted to major. Then he
left his company to attend a serv
ice school and was returned to the
rank of captain.
In 1948 he was demobilized
from the British Forces again
a major.
By this time Captain Rennie was
well acquainted with the vicissi
tudes of fortune but he was also
determined to remain a career
soldier. He returned to the U.S.
and applied for a commission in
the U.S. Army. While waiting for
bis commission he enlisted in the
Army as a private.
It was then that the captain
a veteran of World War II in
India Burma Indo-China and
North Africa and of several
missions in the Near East
took basic combat training at
Camp Pickett Va.
'I Got Shoes' Show
Heads For Broadway
A drama based on one actor's
strange life is meing prepared for
production off-Broadway show
next fall.
Entitled "I Got Shoes" the play
tells the story of Conrad Cantzen
who died in 1945 after playing
small roles for 50 years. His earn
ings never exceeded $55 a week
but by living as a pauper Cant
zen was able to leave a fund of
almost a quarter million dollars
dedicated to buying shoes lor
needy performers.
proximately 842 men will letve
Fort Hood Sept. 27. Port of Em
barkation for this group is also
unknown.
The most recet shipment of
men left the post Aug. 16. It
numbered 682 men.
More than 9000 men have
been trained at Fort Hood by
the 2d Armored Division.
Nearly all have been or will
be sent to the 3d Armored Di
vision.
The first group of incoming
trainees was expected to arrive
at Fort Hood today. More than
17700 men are expected before the
end of December. Of these about
10500 will be trained for duty with
he 4 A or iv is on
stationed in Germany.
TWENTY YEARS AND TEN THOUSAND MILES—separate these
pictures of Captain John C. Rennie commander Company C 1st
Armored Rifle Battalion 50th Infantry. At the left is Captain
Rennie as a young British Lieutenant serving in India right in
step with his former self is Captain Rennie as he appears today
at Fort Hood.
Soldier Of Fortune Here
With 1st ARB 50th Inf
When his commission as a sec
ond lieutenant came through the
Korean conflict was raging and
Captain Rennie served there as
an officer in the U.S. Army. Fight
ing beside him were British units
also part of the United Nations
Forces.
Captain Rennie is now comman
der of Company C 1st Armored
Rifle Battalion 50th Infantry. He
lives with his wife and three chil
dren in Killeen Tex.
THE ARMORED SENTINEL FORT HOOD TEXAS
SERGEANT EDWARD J. MEYER Senior Ordnance Supply
Specialist for Company of the 124th Ordnance checks the Issue
Slip of Pvt Edwin R. Thompson of Truck Supply Company
124th Ordnance prior to th6 release of the equipment. Sergeant
Meyer has the detailed job of handling all parts and equipment
for his company. (Photo: Walling)
2AD NCO Of The Week
Sgt. Edward J. Meyer Com-j in the United States Sergeant
pany B 124th Ordnance Battalion
has been a member of the 2d
Armored Division since 1953 when
he was assigned for his second
tour in Europe.
A soldier since July 1942
Sergeant Meyer enlisted in
the Army at Fort Devens
Mass. and was reassigned to
the Air Force Sheet Metal Me
chanic School in Los Angeles
after his basic training at Mi
ami Beach Fla. On comple
tion of his schooling he was
reassigned to a Service Squad
ron and consequently went
overseas to England in 1943.
In England Sergeant Meyer
served with the 8th Air Force until
the 9th Air Force was activated
then was transferred as a member
of a mobile unit to that organiza
tion for the duration of the war
He returned home to the United
States in September 1945.
After living through World War
I Sergeant Meyer was a civilian
from 1945 to 1947.
Missing the association and
friendships that were acquir
ed during the war years as a
soldier he re-enlisted in the
Army in November 1947 for
Europe. Upon arriving in Eu
rope he was given an assign
ment with the 557th Ordnance
Company and served with that
unit until December of 1951.
During his tour with the 557th
he attended the Ordnance School
at Esweage Germany consisting
of automotive field maintenance
tank field maintenance and a
machinist course.
Following his Christmas leave
We invite a closer look ..
YOU CAN BE SURE OF "FULL MEASURE" EVERY MONTH
In Grandmother's day it was always the
custom to watch carefully the measure
ment of every purchase... first-hand and
close-up. Today we depend on the weight
or other measurement on the package as
required by law.
Your use of electric service is measured by
your electric meter. It assures you "full
measure" every month.
Many people do not realize how many dif
ferent jobs electricity does for them... all
over the house... lighting cooking re
frigeration air-conditioning radio tele
electricity is the biggest
bargain in your family budget
Example:
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Meyer was put on duty with a
military police unit for three
months at Fort Devens. After re
ceiving a regular Army extension
he was sent to Korea.
As a participant in the Korean
conflict he served with the 89th
Ordnance Sergeant Meyer per
formed varied assignments such
as truck master and motor
sergeant for over six months.
With the termination of his
enlistment Sergeant Meyer
was sent to Japan where he
reenlisted for Europe. He was
assigned to Company B 124th
Ordnance of the 2d Armored
Division in 1953 and has re
mained with that unit ever
since.
The 2d Armored Division sent
him to the Ordnance Supply
Course in January 1957 where
he maintained a very high average
for the course.
Sergeant Meyer says "The Ar
my is away of life. It is not only
a place where a man can receive
a variety of benefits such as'me
dicare retirement post exchange
facilities commissary facilities
and countless others but it is also
a place for a man to become a
useful member of society.
"As a member of the society of
our every day world" he added
a soldier has the feeling of ac
complishment through the dili
gent and steadfast adherence to
his service and country."
SLIPPING a quarter into a ma
in a ha N a
got a package containing 20 king-
size filters but no cigarettes.
NUMBER TWO
vision washing drying ironing toasting
coffee-making cleaning ... and many
other things to make your life more
enjoyable.
Your electric service bill represents "full
measure"...and remember the more
electricity you use the cheaper it becomes.
And important too is the fact that while
Jiving costs have risen/108% since 1936
the average cost of TP&L residential elec
tricity today is 43% less per kilowatt-hour.
Indeed today you are getting "full meas»
ure" from your electric company.
YOU CAN COOK ELECTRICALLY
FOR ONLY $1.50 TO $2.25* A MONTH
'Average for family of four
Partners in Texas Progress
ny
3d Arty NCO
Recalls Mule
Skinning Past
From mule skinning to track
vehicle mechanics that is the
Army career of Sergeant Ocie E.
Harp of Fort Hood.
One of the few soldiers who
hark back to the old days of mule-
drawn cassions when calvary
meant animals instead of tanks
Sergeant Harp is content with the
progress he has witnessed in the
Army during his 24 years of serv
ice.
He is now a track vehicle
mechanic with Service Battery
1st Howitzer Battalion 3d Artil
lery at Fort Hood.
The lure of the military
overtook Sergeant Harp in
1934 at the age of 20 in his
home town of El Paso Texas.
After recruit training with the
8th Calvary Regiment 1st Cal
vary Division he became an ap
prentice "mule skinner" at Fort
Bliss Texas.
Not satisifeid with the life
of a mule-driver the "skin
ner" attended a service school
for 16 weeks to become a qual
ified horseshoer. The modern
Army overtook Sergeant Harp
in 1 9 4 3 is it a
mobilized.
"You should have seen us trad
ing mules for tanks" he said.
Sergeant Harp has driven trucks
and worked with non-kicking ve
hicles at many U.S. Army posts
and abroad. In 1957 while in
Korea he again served with the
1st Calvary Division now fully
mechanized.
Stone Hits Home
Knocks Plaster Down
A rolling stone can gather no
moss but it can damage the sid
ing lathing and plaster of a house.
That's what Mrs. Rufus Wil
liams told police. She said that
while she was away at work
someone rolled a 30-pound stone
down a hill into her house.
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