Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, February 1, 1963 Page: 10 of 16
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PaeeTen
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These Are Sergeants Major
Stripes and Stars
Sgt. Maj. George C. Moomaw
12d Quartermaster Bn. 2d Armor
ed Division entered the Army
more than 18 years ago. His first
major assignment after basic
training was with the 28th Infan
try Division in Europe in 1945
during the latter part of World
I I A
war he returned
to Camp Swift
Tex. where he
spent a year be
fore going to
Fort Benning
Ga. for 18
weeks of infan
try school.
From the infan
try school Ser
geant Major
I Moomaw was assigned to the 3d
MOOMAW
Cavalry Squadron at Fort Meade
l]VId.
as a platoon sergeant where
I he served until 1948 where he
(served until 1948 when he was as-
I signed to Fort Dix N.J. to work
I in the post G4 section there. In
11949 he went on a special assign-
Iment to Fort Jackson S.C. to as-
|ist in reopening the fort..
A little more than a year later
Ihe left Fort Jackson for another
(special assignment. This time it
Iwas to help reopen the Indian
Late in 1952 Sergeant Major
iMoomaw was bound for Ko-
|rea to become 1st sergeant of the
7th Division's 32d Tank Co. where
le served for a year before re
ceiving another special assign-
nent that took him to Camp Pick
ett Va. to help close the camp.
1954 saw him at Valley Forge
^rmy Hospital serving in the dual
Icapacity of Chief Clerk of Supply
|in the Service Division and ad
visor to the state of Pennsylvania
pertaining to the establishment
af electrical accounting systems
for stock control.
He stayed at Valley Forge until
1959 when he returned to Ger-
lany to become Operations and
intelligence Sergeant of the 2d
Quartermaster Group. He was al
so the youngest master sergeant
tn the group and had the most
jtime in grade. While there he was
promoted to E-9 and became ser
geant major of the 35th Quarter
master Bn.
He came to Fort Hood and his
present assignment last November
id has since been accepted for
an assignment with the Army's
Sergeant Major Moomaw and
lis wife Veronica live in Chaf
fee Village with their five chil
dren.
USO Plans Class
In Citizenship
The Killeen USO announces that
(registration for its citizenship
|classes for alien wives of service
men will close Feb. 9. No one
ivill be admitted to the class after
hat date.
The classes vhich start Feb.
and finish May 21 are de
signed to teach the U.S. history
and government that is required
|of all applicants for United States
citizenship.
The class will meet once each
|week on Tuesday from 7 to 9:30
3.m.
There is no tuition charged for
fie course but a small charge
ivill be made to cover the cost
of textbooks and printed material
Ivvhich becomes the property of
|the student.
Aliens desiring to prepare them
selves for United States citizen
re is or
classes prior to Feb. 9 at the
killeen USO Club.
Robert W. Brown 513th Quar
termaster Co. was recently pro-
loted to specialist four.
If you missed the chance before to
buy your own 50x110' lot we now
have several choice locations left.
BUY YOUR LOT OR LOTS NOW AND
START YOUR LONG AWAITED SU
BURBAN HOME!
At A Price To Suit Your Budget
It's near the lake—near Temple—near
Belton—and near Fort Hood.
ACT TODAY FOR THE BUY OF
YOUR LIFETIME!
Since the beginning of our initial sales cam
paign 4 beautiful homes have been com
pleted with several more in the planning
stage.
THIS PRICE WILL DEFINITELY BE IN
CREASED FEB. 10th
The sergeant major of the 1st
Armored Division's 1st Bn. 81st
Armor is a man with plenty of
experience in armor. Sgt. Maj
Thomas Rooke started his Army
career with the 193d Tank Bn
in Hawaii in 1942 and has stayed
with armor for nearly 12 years.
Sergeant Major Rooke recalled
the days when the Army's main
battle tank mounted a .75 mm
a an a a
steered "by hand."
"Our tanks had cast hulls and
the rivets when dislodged were
as bad as ricocheting bullets in
side."
Discharged at the end of the
war Sergeant Major Rooke stay
ed a civilian for almost three
years before enlisting at San An
tonio Texas in 1948.
Before coming back to his home
state the Texas-born sergeant
major had two tours of duty in
Germany as the first sergeant of
Headquarters and Service Com
pany 82d Reconnaissance Bn
which he saw through basic train
ing in the United States before go
ing overseas and first sergeant
of Company 2d Bn. 14th Ar
mored Cavalry.
The sergeant major has been
Itown Gap Military Reservation in at Fort Hood since 1959 when he
[Pennsylvania. For this assing-
Iment Sergeant Moomaw was wear
ling the new master sergeant
(stripes he had received upon
lleaving Fort Jackson.
became first sergeant of Co. C
1st Medical Tank Bn. 1st Cavalry.
When Old Ironsides was reacti
vated in early 1962 he was as
signed to the 1st Bn. 81st Ar
mor.
Sergeant Major Rooke and his
wife Lola live in Pershing Park
and have a family of six. Their
oldest son James is now taking
basic training at Fort Polk La.
and will carry on the tradition of
armor in his family when he be
gins armor advanced individual
training later this month at Fort
Knox Ky.
1st AD Officer
Gets Nomination
To Hall Of Fame
Lt. Col. Curtis F. Livingston
division G-2 1st Armored Divi-
sino has been nominated for the
Infantry Officer Candidate School
Hall of Fame at Fort Benning
Ga. in a letter from Brig. Gen.
Royal Reynolds Jr. assistant
commandant of the school.
The Hall of Fame is intended to
honor graduates of the school who
have distinguished themselves in
either military or civilian pur-
suits. Criteria for nomination ?re
^on-Commissioned Officers Logis-' being a graduate of the school
Program. and recipient of the Medal of
Sergeant Major Moomaw's dec-[Honor or election or appointment
rations include the Bronze Star to a high state or federal govern-
won during World War II the
Vrmy Commendation Medal the
Dombat Infantryman's Badge with
Dne star and a variety of cam
paign ribbons.
ment position or attainment of
the grade lieutenant colonel or
higher.
HILLDELL
ESTATES
During two years in the Army
Clifford and Harvey Willis of the
2d Armored Division's quarter
master battalion have matched
each other in every respect even
to date of rank and job as
signment.
They marked another "twin"
milestone Tuesday whe.i they were
promoted to specialist fourth
class.
This is the second such side-by-
side promotion for Harvey 25
and Clifford his 23-year-old broth
er. They both made PFC on the
same day a year ago.
Natives of Cottage Grove Ore.
the brothers entered the Army
two years ago and since then
have known a complete series of
togetherness. They took basic
training together (same squad
and platoon) went through ad
vanced infantry
rtraining
The two are assigned as stor
age specialists at Co. A 2d
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DIRECTIONS
Drive out Farm Road
2305 (Lake Belton
Road). Just four
miles west of inter
section of State High
way 36 and Highway
35.
CLOSE FIRE SUPPORT—Weapons platoon men of Company A 1st Bn. 46th Infantry emplace
an 81 ram mortar to simulate furnishing close fire support for attacking rifle platoons in platoon
field training exercises last week. Each combat platoon leader of the 1st Bn. 46th Infantry took
his platoon to the field last week for a 48 to 72-hour field training exercise. Planning for the ex
ercises was done by the platoon leaders with minimum supervision from higher headquarters.
Army Life Of The Brothers
Willis Accents Togetherness
Quartermaster Bn.
the same warehouse.
Harvey said that being together
has many advantages
maintaining brotherly ties. For
instance they often get together
and write their parents only one
letter. This according to the also
economy-minded brothers saves
stamps money and insures that
'Mom will hear from both of
us." Neither of the two are mar
ried.
The brothers come from a fam
ily of seven children and claim
that their parents have stressed
'togetherness" since childhood.
'We're a close-knit group."
side-by-
side pulled KP together and
were even given identical jobs in
the Army.
The one big mystery concern-*!
ing their military sameness is
a diference of 16 digits in their
serial number (normally there
would be a diference of one
number). Harvey said this could
be the result of his filling out
the enlistment forms first. He
volunteered for service one month
before his brother but waited for
actual swearing in until Clifford
could join him.
Mailing
Address
P. O. Box
Temple Texas
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THE ARMORED SENTINEL FORT HOOD TEXAS
CG Bids Farewell
To 70 Retirees
Lt. Gen. Thomas W. Dunn III
Corps and Fort Hood commander
and work in'told more than 70 retirees
at a special retirement review
Friday that they should be ever
besides mindful of their Army careers
and that they were welcome to
visit Fort Hood at any time.
Maj. Gen. Ralph E. Haines Jr.
1st Armored Division commander
was also on the reviewing stand
as retirees and spectators braved
the bitter cold during the review
sponsored by 1st Bn. 13th Armor
1st AD.
The tankers passed in review
after Lt. Gen. Dunn had congrat
ulated each retiree personally and
had presented each a copy of his
retirement orders.
I. B. Allen Charles S. Collier
J. M. Elliott Wayne Smith
1601 West Adams TEMPLE PR8-3022 I
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THE FASTEST GROWING MARKET AREA IN TEXAS!
ONLY THE ARMORED SENTINEL GIVES COMPLETE
COVERAGE OF THIS HUGE TRADE AREA!
No Sign Of Relief
Draftsman Brushes
Up On Civilian Job
PFC Hugh Chapman can get
around the country on a paint
brush.
Chapman draftsman in the 2d
Bn. 46th Infantry 1st Armored
Division used to go wander
ing over the hills and mountains
of Virginia and the Carolinas in
his ancient baby-blue Austin. No
cash all .he packed was a paint
brush paint and signboards.
Almost every night after work
he would prop up his portable
drawing board on an overstuffed
living room chair and paint signs
but mostly the kind coffee stands
and hot dog hideouts were in the
market for. When he had a pile
of them he would go off to the
hills selling signs along the way.
Sometimes he'd sell signs for
gas money for the old Austin
and sometimes a sign for a
burger and a shake.
"I used to drive all over the
place in that old Austin" Chap
man said. "I just liked driving
through the mountains a whole
lot so when I got the urge I'd
paint up a pile of those signs
and head for the hills."
"But it took me where I
wanted to go pretty good until
one day when I held out on
giving it oil. I kept thinking' 'I'll
just go a piece farhter 'fore I
give her the oil' could see she
was getting low—and I guess I
took it a piece too far. She
burned up all of a sudden."
"Now I have a '58 Buick and
think I'm going to travel
around the States when my time's
Telephone
Temple
PR3-2161
Killeen
ME4-5534
Belton
WE9-2021
up in the Army. I'll use the
same system painting signs. As
long as people eat along the
road I figure there'll be a mar
ket for those signs" he said.
Chapman has had cartoons in
the Army Times and he usually
has one or two in the battalion
paper the Crossed Rifles. He's
made his favorite character
Chi co the Texas Chigger pop
ular as any chigger could be to
soldiers.
Chapman's cartooning began
when he was in the tenth grade
in Morgan ton N. C. He got his
inspiration from Fred Lasswell
and Snuffy Smith and he was
drawing cartoon ads for Westing-
house in the local papers before
he was out of high school. Be
fore he left Morganton to be
come a soldier you could see his
moonshine-loving hillbily charac
ters in the Morganton papers
and in store windows.
He won a North and South
Carolina "Draw Your Favorite
Cartoon Character" contest in
1957. His job before entering
the Army was silk screening and
painting Chinese characters on
enameled furniture.
The Invincibles' cigar-chomp
ing rebel plans to branch out
in sign painting and cartooning
when his hitch is up.
Nathaniel Edwards Hq. & Hq.
Co. and Band Support Command
1st Armored Division was pro
moted recently to specialist four.
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yachts on display at the 1963
National Motorboat Show held
at the New York Coliseum.
Bobby L. Reese 513th Quarter
master Co. was recently pro
moted to specialist four.
William T. Ellett 513th Quar
termaster Co. was recently pro
moted to specialist four.
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Friday Feb. 1 1963
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Chemical Rocket
Launcher In Feb.
The new M-91 chemical rocket
launcher will be issued to the
three self-propelled howitzer bat
talions of the Hell On Wheels Di
vision Major Raymond E. Feeney
division chemical officer an
nounced.
The 3d 14th and 78th artillery
battalions each will get three of
the multiple tube weapons by
Feb. 10.
"At the present time they will
only be used with gas-filled
shells" he said.
The launcher has 48 tubes for
the 115 mm shells which are fired
simultaneously Major Feeney
said. The launcher is about the
size of an ordinary desk and the
rockets are fired from their pack
ing cases with only the fronts re
moved.
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Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, February 1, 1963, newspaper, February 1, 1963; Temple, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth254728/m1/10/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Casey Memorial Library.