Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, February 1, 1963 Page: 7 of 16
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Friday Feb. 1 1963
Ambling Atlas
A widely traveled man in ihe
1st Armorel Division is Pvt.
Stephan Van Dyck a tanker in
the 1st Bn. 81st Armor.
A citizen of the Netherlands
and an ex-member of the Royal
0 Dutch Air Force he has been
on all five continents and to such
strange places as Curacao Biak
the Azores Hong Kong Ypenburg
and Fort Hood.
Discharged from the Royal Air
Force in January 1962 he work
ed and saved his money for five
months and came to the United
States in July 1962
Van Dyck who speaks Dutch
German French English and
.a little Malayan" suggests
that a person speak a country's
language before traveling to it.
In August 1962 he joined the
tPArmy in California to ".
travel learn more about the
United States and earn some
money" and was sent to Fort
Ord for Basic Combat Training.
After completion of basic he went
to he A or S a
Knox Ky.
He observed that the Army re
sembles the "Foreign Legion
with so many nationalities at
titudes and languages."
He likes American beer but
says it does not have as much
body or alcohol as Dutch beer.
"Dutch Basic Training is sim-
A jiar to U. S. basic in many re
spects" he said "but there are
a few differences."
"For instance we slept on
straw pallets instead of cots aid
there was no hot running water
in the barracks. The training pe
riod lasted for three months.'
According to Van Dyck train
"ing was very individualized dur
ing this time and was done by
platoons rather than companies
Physical training was strongly
emphasized in the form of or
ganized athletics.
'Dropping' Training
Every Dutch recruit must go
through a test known as "Drop-
ing." Each man is issued a com
pass flashlight and map and
hauled 30-40 miles from camp
after dark. In two or three man
groups they are "dropped" out
of a truck and must orient them-
seives and find their way back.
FHLT Elects
New Officers
Board Members
A general meeting of the Fort
Hood Little Theater was held last
week to elect new officers and
board members for this year's
operation of the theater group
Elected president was Sp-5 Jim
Stettler who has been very active
during the past year both in pro
duction and acting status at the
theater.
The new vice-president is Sp-4
Dick Stratton secretary Marilyn
Stettler and registrar a 1 yn
Miller.
Board members- at- large are
Sp-4 George Yanok Lt. Robert
Scogin Sp-5 Sherwin Stample and
Bob Jones assistant entertain
ment director.
The board of FHLT is responsi
ble to aid in the operation of the
theater and select and screen pro
posed plays for future produc
tions.
During the meeting the board
selected the next production fol-
N
lowing "Blood Sweat & Stanley
1
Poole currently in rehearsal and
scheduled for production Feb. 19-
22. The next production will be
an evening of avante-garde plays
directed by three of FHLT's most
active participants.
"The Sandbox" by Edward Al-
bee will be directed by Jim Stett
ler and will offer a soft eulogy to
the evening of comedies. "The
Bald Soprano" by the French
playwright Eugene Ionesco pre
sents a completely senseless com
edy or anti-play which will be di
re or an ok
Mortimer's "Dock Brief" a sar
donic English comedy will be di
rected by Sp-4 Dick Albarino.
This evening of avante-garde co
medies will open at the theater
mid-April. All productions of the
FHLT are open both military and
civilian personnel. New faces and
talents are always welcomed to
participate in all productions
whether on an acting basis or
backstage work.
Ifi.
Association Fund
Buys Gold Cords
For 1st AD Band
An added touch of showman
ship was made available to the
1st Armored Division Band and
chorus the result of a decision
reached at a special meeting of
the Old Ironsides Chapter of the
1st AD Association.
Digging into their own funds
the organization voted to provide
the mounted band as well as the
division chorus with gold shoul
der cords which are to be worn
during all public appearances.
Col. Wing F. Jung Support
Command commander and new
ly elected president of the local
1st AD Association Chapter made
the announcement late last week.
The jeep driver also will wear
a gold braided shoulder cord of
a type patterned after the fa
mous French and Belgian four-
rageres.
Tanker's Memoirs Resemble
Travelogue Gulliver's Diary
Catching rides is prohibited and|Tokyo Anchorage and Prestwick
since no money is issued they
must walk all the way.
After completion of basic Van
Dyck took three weeks of jungle
and survival training for duty
in the Netherlands New Guinea
He left Holland aboard a troop
ship with 300 other men in late
September 1950 and went to the
Azores Islands Curacao (a Dutch
possession off the Venezuelan
coast of South America) Pan
ama and Hawaii. He arrived at
Biak Dutch New Guinea Nov.
1? 1960.
He stayed at Biak—an import
ant far east commercial and
military air base—for 14 months.
During World War II Biak was
the site of a large United States
air field and operations center
War Treasures
Van Dyck commented that they
found quantities of serviceable
United States war materials and
supplies in the jungle and bush
which had been air dropped dur
ing the war. He saw a Coca-Cola
plant farther down the coast on
an island which although unused
was still intact.
A shortage of Dutch Marines
at Biak made it necessary for
Van Dyck and other airmen to
go on patrol several times dur
ing their stay there. These pat
rols were out six days or more
through the jungle and bush coun
try and he saw much of the
surrounding area this way.
Before leaving New Guinea he
flew to Australia for a visit witn
his sister who lived in Sydney.
He left Biak in January 1961
and returned home by way of
USED
_.
Scotland. After a leave he was
assigned to an Interceptor Squad
ron at Ypenburg airbase. This
squadron had U. S. Saber Jets
but was converting to the Star-
fighter 104 when Van Dyck left.
Vay Dyck commented that
food in the Royal Air Force is
nourishing and plentiful but not
as rich or varied as it is vn
the U. S. Army. KP is done by
paid civilians.
$12 a Month
A private or "soldat" is paid
ten guilders every ten days. This
amounts to about $12 a month
A Soldat Eerste Klasse (PFC)
make around $20 a month. While
at on in N in a a
Ryck received as a corporal
(korporaal) with overseas pay
156 guilders or about $62 a montn
As an airman Van Dyck's in
dividual weapon was the Uzi an
Israeli built sub-machine gun.
A Dutch PX is known as a
'Cadi" and sells only basic items
such as razor blades cigarettes
soap shoe polish shoe laces etc.
Van Dyck remarked that with
so little unused land in the Neth
erlands finding training areas for
large scale maneuvers is always
problem. Dutch armored units
are equipped with the British
Centurian tank.
When his Army hitch is up
Van Dyck wants to complete his
college education in the United
States. He worked as an account
ant and bookkeeper before being
drafted into the Dutch armed
forces. He finds the United States
to be a nation of many facets
and would like to stay.
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5
24 STRIPES 3 DIAMONDS AND A STAR Fort Hood's
newest signal unit the 54th Signal Bn. Ill Corps came up with
perhaps a first in Army history recently as the entire battalion
staff of acting E-8s was promoted to first sergeant and the
acting battalion E-9 to sergeant major all on the same day.
Representing more than GO years of service in the Army they
are from left to right Sgt. Maj. Byron G. Anderson 1st Sgt.
Avon G. Decker 1st Sgt. Richard H. Burrous and 1st Sgt. Ernest
J. Zucchino. (Official U.S. Army Photo)
Officers Review CBR Methods
A classified briefing on chemi
cal biological radiological (CBR)
weapons and defense systems was
presented Friday morning and an
other is scheduled for 12:30 p.m.
this afternoon.
The U. S. Army Munitions Com
mand briefing team which gave
the talk comes from the U. S. A
CBR Agency Edgewood Arsenal
Md.
These briefings are intended for
commanders down to company
level and for staff officers of bat
talion and higher headquarters
However unit CBR officers and
ther interested officers with ap
propriate clearance were invited
to attend. The morning briefing
consisted of an introduction fol
lowed by chemical biological and
adiological weapons systems witn
respective protective and medical
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aspects A demonstration of chem
ical agent effects climaxed the
briefing.
Frederick N. Hoyt Co. A 2d
Bn. 46th Infantry 1st Armored
Division was promoted recently
to specialist five.
1
Special Group
Ladies' Dress
Shoes
Little Girls
Dresses...
by HUBBARD
In a recent initial address to
all officers and senior NCOs of
3d Brigade 1st Armored Divi
sion Col. George R. Mitchell
Bulldog brigade commander had
words of praise for the members
of his command. .and words
of confidence for continued top-
grade efficiency.
Colonel Mitchell spoke on sub
jects ranging from the recent
STRAC mobility exercise to the
reenlistment program.
"I would like to emphasize"
said Colonel Mitchell "that the
brigade is a polished efficient
highly competent fighting organi
zation and I want to stress the
importance of daily conditioning
Ideal for school—Real good selection
WEE TOT SHOP
at
the
We have a new shipment of
Spring and Summer Dresses
Men's
BVD and ARROW
SHIRTS V4
attention to detail and constant Club at 7:30 p.m.
Mmu| CmWJ
Phil
Jacobs...
by
Kate Greenway
price
OFF
WINTER SLACKS
Group of Men's Shirts
2 2 5
Big Selection
Small—Medium—large—XLarge
202 E. Ave.
Bulldog Commander Speaks To Unit NCOs Officers
planning in order to sustain this
command at an ideal state of
readiness in the same manner
of a trained athlete who stays
in condition without becoming
either overtrained or sluggish."
Colonel Mitchelld dealt with
specific items such as recogni
tion of the Brigade's marksmen
the personal appearance of
officers and NCOs fire preven
tion and area police and first
WIVES CLUB
All foreign-born wives of Fort
Hood enlisted men are cordially
invited to visit the International
Wives Club which meets twice a
month at the Academic Service
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SPORTS WEAR
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hicles.
"I want to stress" Colonel
Mitchell said "that all officers
and non-commissioned officers
have an obligation not only to
our country and the Army but
also to the parents wives and
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CLEARANCE
LONG LEAN PANTS
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Only A Few of These Left.
First Come—First Served!
Page Seven
children of their men. All must
do their utmost to ensure that in
the event we are committed to
combat a minimum number of
men will become casualties."
Colonel Mitchell stated that
the time and place to ensure for
future safety is here and now.
Fore Quarters
90 to 125 Lbs.
45c Per Lb.
V2 Hog
60 to 90 Lbs.
39c Per Lb.
These Prices Include Cut Wrapped Froen and Delivered
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