Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, December 11, 1964 Page: 9 of 16
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Friday Dec. 11 1964
The House Creek flame
thrower range was ablaze
with activity last week as the
members of Co. C 1st Bn.
50th Infantry underwent flame
thrower training.
2 A or iv is on
unit was under the supervision
of Gerald L. Goffey (Dallas
Tex.) who was assisted by S-
Sgt. Charles C. Wilson (Kings
Point N. C.).
Sergeant Wilson is an instruc
tor in the chemical warfare sec
tion of the Fort Hood noncom
missioned officers academy.
Members of the 22nd Chem
ical Co. were on hand to fuel
tanks with a jellied gasoline
fuel that had a special thicken
er to give it more distance
and sticking power.
According to Wilson a good
gunner can get from four to
five bursts of flame from one
load of napalm. Each unit car
ries approximately nine seconds
of fuel and weighs 68 pounds.
The tanks are filled at a pres
sure of 1700 pounds. The fuel
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NEW LOGISTICIAN—Col. James A. Wiley (left) chief of staff 1st
Logistical Command receives from Col. Donald F. Thompson 1st Log com
mander a Department of the Army certificate conferring upon him the title
of Logistician. This award held by very few officers in the Army is given
only to officers of broad experience anl outstanding performance of duty in
the career program of logistics. (U.S. Army Photo).
Company C 50th Infantry Lights House
Creek During Flamethrower Training
stream is kept at a constant
pressure of 350 pounds insur
ing that the last blast will be
as effective as the first.
Sergeant Wilson is an expert
in flame warfare. During World
War II he was a flamethrower
infantryman with the U. S. Ma
rine Corps.
Flame warfare is as old as
mankind. The Greeks Romans
and even the American Indians
used fire when engaging the
enemy.
The flamethrower also is a
demoralizing weapon.
It takes much nerve and skill
Old Ironsides
Eyes Special
Mess Award
1st Armored Division mess
halls will be literally chock
full of gaiety and light' as they
vie for the best mess special
award to be presented for the
best decorated mess hall dur
ing the coming Christm'as holi
day season.
All Old Ironsides' battalions
and separate companies have
been invited to compete for
prizes totaling $50 $25 for
first place $15 for runner up
and $10 for third. Senior com
manders have been urged to
submit two nominations and
separate battalion commanders
one to the division headquarters
prior to Dec. 21.
A committee composed of the
Division Food Service Officer
one officer representative from
G-l and G-4 and the Sergeant
Major's from G-2 and G-3 will
in spect the selected mess halls
o:i Dec. 22 and 23. The winners
will be'announced and awards
presented at the first scheduled
Commanders Conference in J'an.
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to be a flamethrower soldier
because the bulky weapon
makes it difficult for a man to
dodge enemy fire and he can
not conceal himself. For this
reason there must be effective
small arms cover before the
flamethrower can be employed.
The men in the company fired
a trial run using regulation
fuel tanks filled with water be-
fore certain individuals were
selected from the different pla
toons for live fire on the quali
fication range.
Temple Retail Store Members
of the Chamber of Commerce
have been invited to list their
Christmas Season Store Hours in
this list. The times shown were
establihed by the individual
merchants and not by the
Chamber of Commerce for those
who have learned that it's best
to
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FRIDAY
DECEMBER 11
American Printing 8 to 5
Amos Electric 8 to 5:30
A&P Super Market 8:30 to 7
Ben Franklin 7:30' to 7:30
Boys' & Girls' Shop 8:30 to 7:00
Central Texas Tire 8 to 6
Daniel's 8:30 to 3:30
J. M. Dyer 9 to 5:30
Firestone Store 8 to 6
Floyii's 8:30 to 5:30
Franklin's 8:30 to 0
Gibson's 9 to 9
Gresham's 8:30 to 5:30
H.E.B. Food Store 8:30 to 8
Hendler's 9 to 8:30
Johnson's 8:30 to 5:30
S. H. Kress 9 to 9
Lone Star Hat 8 to 5:45
Marek Drug 8 to 8
Marshall's Phcy. 8 to 5:30
J. T. Mays 8:30 to 6
McLellan's 9 to 9
J. C. Penny 9 to 9
Pearl's Yarn &Knit 10 to 6
Safeway 8:30 to 7
Sears 9 to 9
Sherwin-Williams 7:30 to 5
Spot Cash No 1 8:30 to 7:30
Spot Cash No. 2 8:30 to 7
Starnes Herring 8:30 to 5:30
Stavinoha's 7:30 to 5:30
Stewart Paint & Wp. 7:30 to 5:30
Temple Furniture 8:30 to 5:30
Temple Hardware 8 to 5:30
Uncle Lee's 8 to 5:30
Uncle Lee's 9 to 5:30
A'era Lee Shop 9 to 6
V&M Drugs 7:30 to 10
Wards 9 to 9
F. \V. Woolworth 9 to 9
Wright's Food 7 to 6:30
Zale's Jewelers 9 to 8:30
SATURDAY
DECEMBER 12
American Printing 8 to 5
Amos Electric 8 to 4:30
A&P Super Market 8:30 to 7
Ben Franklin 7:30 to 8:00
Boys' & Girl's Shop 8:30 to 7:00
Central Texas Tire 8 to 6:00
Daniel's 9:30 to 5:30
J. M. Dyer 9 to 5:30
Firestone Store 8 to 6:00
Floyd's 8:30 to 5:30
Franklin's 8:30 to 9
Gibson's 9 to 9
Gresham's 8:30 to 1:00
H.K.B. Food Store 8:30 to 8
Hendler's 9 to 8:30
Johnson's 8:30 to 6:00
S. Kress 9 to 9
Lone Star Hat 8 to 6:00
Marek Drug 8 to 8
Marshall's Phcy 8 to 5:00
J. T. Mays 8:30 to 6:00
McLellan's 9 to 0
J. Penney 9 to 9
Pearl's Yarn Knit 10 to 6
Safeway 8:30 to 7
PFC STEVE THORWALD
The dust in the barren field
was swirled into great churn
ing clouds as the six helicopters
swooped over the treeline and
quickly landed under cover of
four F-100 Super Sabre fighter
jets. Within three minutes after
the great "birds" had touched
the ground 70 combat-ready in
fantrymen their M-14's spew
ing round after round at the
'enemy" were sprinting for
the cover of the forest.
This scene was repeated six
times this week as the 2nd Bri
gade underwent their first bri
gade-level field training exer
cise since returning from Ex
ercise Desert Strike. Exercise
W in a he a
named utilized the 1st Bn. 46th
Infantry and six H-34 helicop
ters from Co. A 501st Aviation
in a a as a a
launched the "friendly forces"
of iv a on of
three-day exercise. The train
in is a a
or in & an
Wednesday. It was conducted
to determine the status of train
ing and operational readiness
of the Helmsmen and attached
units under simulated combat
conditions.
Early Monday morning the
tactical movement to the field
location was begun. The same
helicopters that flew the air
assault effected a chemical at
tack by spraying the marching
troops with tear gas. Follow
ing the gas attack another
problem was encountered—get
ting men and vehicles across
Cowhouse Creek. The 16th En
gineer Bn. (who assigned their
Co. to the 2nd Brigade for
the FTX) solved the problem
by erecting portable Bailey
Bridges at strategic crossing
at on an do
creek.
Also attached to the Helms
Sears Roebuck 9 to 9
Sherwin-Williams 7:30 to 1:00
Spot Cash No 2 8:30 to 7:30
Spot Cash No. 2 8:30 to 7
Starnes-Herring 8:30 to 6:00
Stavinoha's 7:30 to 5:30
Stewart's Paint & Wp 7:30 to 1:00
Temple Furniture 8:30 to 8:30
Temple Hardware 8 to 6:00
Uncle Lee's 9 to 5:30
Vera
Lee
9 to 6
V&M Drug 7:30 to 10
Wards 9 to 9
F. W. Woolworth 9 to 9
Wright's Food 7 to 6:30
Zale's Jewelers 9 to 8:30
MONDAY-TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
DECEMBER
14-15-16
American Printing 8 to 5
Amos Electric 8 to 5:30
A&P Super Market 8:30 to 7
Ben Franklin 7:30 to 8:30
Boys' & Girl's Shop 8:30 to 7:00
Central Texas Tire 8 to 6
Daniel's 8:30 to 8:30
J. M. Dyer 9 to 8:30
Firestone 8 to 6
Floyd's 8:30 to 8:30
Franklin's 8:30 to 9
Gibson's 9 to 9
Gresham's 8:30 to 5:30
H.E.B. Food Store 8:30 to 8
Hendler's 0 to 8:30
Johnson's 8:30 to 8:30
S. H. Kress 9 to 9
Lone Star Hat 8 to 5:45
Marek Drug 8 to 9 :|ty
Marshall's Phcy 8 to 5:30
J. T. Mays 8:30 to 6
McLellan's 9 to 9
J. Penney 9 to 9
Pearl's Yarn & Knit 10 to 6
Safeway 8:30 to 7
Sears Roebuck 9 to 9
Sherwin-Williams 7:30 to 5
Spot Cash No 1 8:30 to 7:30
Spot Cgsh No. 2 8:30 to 7
Starnes Herring 8:30 to 8:30
Stavinoha's 7:30 to 5:30
Stewart's Paint & Wp. 7:30 to 5:30
Temple Hardware 8 to 8:30
Temple Furniture 8:30 to 8:30
Uncle Lee's 9 to 8:30
Vera Lee 9 to 6
V&M Drug 7:30 to 10
Wards 9 to 9
F. W. Woolworth 9 to 9
Wright's Food 7 to 6:30
Zale's Jewelers 9 to 8:30
THURSDAY
DECEMBER 17
American Printing 8 to 5
Amos Electric 8 to 5:30
A&P Super Market 8:30 to 7
Ben Franklin 7:30 to 8:30
Boys' & Girl's Shop 8:30 to 7
Central Texas Tire 8 to 9
Daniel's 8:30 to 8:30
J. M. Dyer 9 to 8:30
Firestone Store 8 to 9
Floyd's 8:30 to 8:30
Franklin's 8:30 to 9
Gibson's 9 to 9
Gresham's 8:30 to 5:30
U.E.B Food Store 8:30 to 8
Hendler's 9 to 8:30
Johnson's 8:30 to 8:30
S. H. Kress 9 to 9
Lone Star Hat 8 to 5:45
Marek Drug 8 to 9
Marshall's Phcy 8 to 5:30
J. T. Mays 8:30 to 9
McLellan's 9 to 0
J. Penney 9 to 9
Pearl's Yarn & Knit 10 to 6
Safeway 8:30 to 7
Sears Roebuck 9 to 9
Sherwin-Williams 7:30 to 5
Spot Cash No 1 8:30 to 7:30
Spot Cash No. 2 8:30 to 7
Starnes-Herring 8:30 to 8:30
Stavinoha's 7:30 to 5:30
Stewart's Paint & Wp. 7:30 to 5:30
Temple Furniture 8:30 to 8:30
Temple Hardware 8 to 8:30
Uncle Lee's 9 to 8:30
Vera Lee 9 to 6
V&M Drug 7:30 to 10
Wards 9 to 9
W. Woolworth 9 to 9
Wright's Food 7 to 6:30
Zale's Jewelers 9 to 8:30
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THE ARMORED SENTINEL FORT HOOD TEXAS
men for the exercise were sup
porting companies from the 1st
Squadron 1st Cavalry 123rd
Mainenance Bn. 141st Signal
Bn. 47th Medical Bn. and the
501st MP Co. The Ready Rifles
of the 1st Bn. 52nd Infantry
acted as the opposing force
throughout the problem and
used every simulated combat
t'actic from chemical operations
to phychoiogical warfare.
The basic concept of the FTX
called for the 2nd Brigade to
be on the delay and to contain
the enemy for 24 hours before
launching their first major of
fensive—the air assault. Prob
lems involved during the de
laying action included night op
erations rear area security
CBR operations and maintain
ing assigned readiness capabili
ty under field conditions. Both
sides (the 2nd Brigade and the
1st Bn. 52nd Infantry) utilized
psychological warfare to the
fullest extent including the use
of leaflets dropped from heli
copters and loud speakers of
the "Tokyo Rose" variety.
The delaying actions con
tinued until early afternoon of
the second day. Then the six
helicopters landed among the
friendly forces and launched
the counterattack that would
carry into the night and the
next day. Taking approximate
ly 12 minutes per flight the
"whirlybirds" made six trips
each and in the space of two
hours had transported 430 com
bat-ready soldiers behind "ene
my" lines.
The 1st Bn. 46th Infantry
had been dropped in such a lo
cation as to cut off the route
of resupply and escape for the
"enemy." The Professionals
had to hold their ground until
the next morning when they
would be linked with the 1st
Bn. 13th Armor and the 1st
6 I an he
battalions would then continue
pushing south in a coordinated
attack designed to annihilate
the opposing forces. The Pro
fessionals were resupplied by
air with rations and ammuni
tion while defending their po-
sition deep behind enemy lines.
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Air Liaison Officer. Three RB-
66 airplanes from James Con-
nally A.F.B. Waco flew photo
reconnaissance missions on the
second and third days of the
FTX. The RB-66's were able
to shoot the photos take them
back to their base and have
them developed and fly them
by F-100 Super Sabre jets
back to the bribade and bat
talion commanders ... (all in
the space of an hour and a half.
Another attached unit the
forward support section of the
501st S & Bn. played an im
portant role in the FTX. They
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underwent gas attacks am
bushes aii strikes nuclear at
tacks mottar barrages and
other pitfalls common to the
battlefield. Although most of the
attacks were simulated the
Helmsmen learned a valuable
lesson from Exercise Full Wing
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experience in a combat soldier.
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