Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 55, Ed. 1 Friday, April 16, 1965 Page: 5 of 30
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Friday April 16 1965
Big Larry
(Continued From Page 1)
That night final plans were
drawn up for an attack by the
brigade for the next morning.
During the night enemy forces
conducted small sneak attacks
and intelligence gathering mis
sions against the brigade. The
aggressors also sent photo re
connaissance planes over dur
ing the night. These plans
it am as a
flares photographed brigade
positions for later study to see
how well the brigade was cam
ouflaged.
The 1st Brigade began its at
tack early Friday morning. The
1st Bn. 66th Armor and the
1st Bn. 41st Infantry attacked
north across Cowhouse Creek
about five miles to the north.
The attack continued pfcst Cow
house as the aggressor forced
fight delaying actions to slow
down the lst's advance. Sev
eral fortresses on high ground
north of the Cowhouse fell to
the tanks and infantry of the
brigade. An enemy squad was
captured by the 1st Bn. 41st
Infantry.
At 4 p.m. the first brigade
seized objective Alice the ene
my position that the whole at
tack was directed against. How
ever the brigade's victory was
short lived.
First aggressor forces hit the
victors with an air strike. Next
came a company-sized attack
from the north.
Brigade headquarters receiv
ed word of a large buildup of
enemy troops and decided to
withdraw. Leaving only a small
force to fight a delaying action
the brigade moved south andl
took up new defensive positions]
farther south.
Early Saturday morning thel
2nd Bn. 66th Armor was hit
with an aggressor attack and!
the 1st Bn. 41st Infantry was]
it it a a a
ing heavy casualties.
At 10:30 a.m. the 1st Brigade
was told to abandon the area
they then occupied and movel
to a new assembly area to the]
southeast.
The first brigade relocated in I
an area to the south. The ag
gressor force continued its at
tack until they recrossed Cow-
-house Creek which was one of
the brigade's first objectives at
the beginning of the exercise.
The order went out from bri-1
gade headquarters to prepare
to counterattack the advancing]
aggressor.
The 1st Bn. 41st Infantryl
counterattacked from the right
flank. The 2nd Bn. 66th Armor
attacked north from the left.
As soon as it was clear that
the 1st Brigade had the ad
vantage the field training ex
ercise ended. The order was
given for. "hostilities" to cease
&nd both the brigade and ag
gressors began their journey I
back to their cantonment areas!
at Fort Hood.
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HIDDEN TANK—A big M-60 tank of the 2nd Armored Division's 2nd
Bn. 66th Armor hides in ambush waiting for enemy tanks of the 1st Bn.
67th Armor. Tanks of both units locked in simulated combat during exer
cise "Big Larry" held at Fort Hood. (U.S. Army Photo)
A
Brigade Begins Extension Courses
mail order extension study
course program has been es
tablished for the non-commis
sioned officers of the 2nd Ar
mored (Hell On Wheels) Divi
sion's 3rd (Ghost) Brigade.
The program begun by brig
ade commander Col. Arthur N.
Whitley is enrolling all the
brigade NCOs in mail study
courses that relate to their
Army job specialties.
The program will have a two
a or in to
colonel. It will make the men
more skilled and proficient in
their jobs and will prepare
them for the annual MOS pro
ficiency pay examinations.
The first man enrolled in the
new program was brigade Sgt.
Maj. Edd Melton Jr. (Jackson
ville Tex.).
The sergant major applied
for the Armor extension course
$
offered by Armor Headquarters
at Fort Knox Ky.
As of the first week of April
174 new students had enrolled
from the brigade.
The battalion under the com
mand of Maj. Donald W. Samp
son (Williamston W. Va.) took
all three of its 185mm batteries
to the field in addition to its
eight-inch battery.
The unit took up positions sev-
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Fort Hood Scout
Expansion
By Gen. Haines
Further expansion of the Boy
Scout movement at Fort Hood
presently 16 units strong
got a boost from Lt. Gen. Ralph
E. Haines Jr. Ill Army Corps
and Fort Hood commander who
called for the creation of three
more units in the coming year.
Additionally he advocated ex
pansion of membership in ex
isting Scouting organizations
While noting with pride the
work presently being done the
former Eagle Scout and Scout
master asked for "dedicated
leadership on the part of volun
teers" to make the program suc
ceed.
Writing in a letter addressed
to all members of the com
an he a a id a
Fort Hood's scouting programs
have shown substantial growth
over the years and expressed
his appreciation to those "who
have been devoting time and
effort" to it.
He added that he feels "sup
port of our Boy Scout activities
is considered by me to be a re
sponsibility of all commanders
as part of their civic obligation.
I am fully confident that each
of you will support this program
and cooperate fully when con
tacted for assistance."
92nd Arty Unit Shows New M-110
The 6th Bn. 92nd Artillery eral miles west of Fort Hood's
with its new model M-110 eight
inch guns made its first full
strength appearance during a
2nd Armored Division Artillery
fire exercise last week.
The exercise marked the first
time that the battalion had tak
en all its guns out to fire with
all other artillery units since
it received its new weapons.
Jack Mountain. Firing went on
around the clock for two days.
The unit's M-llOs are the big
gest conventional weapons in
Hell On Wheels. The 92nd's big
guns make up Battery com
manded by Capt. Jerry L. Neal
(Corpus Christi Tex.).
HAPPY PAYDAY BIRTHDAY
Payday also means happy
birthday at Battery 4th Bn.
3rd Artillery 1st Armored Di
vision. On that day the men
who have had birthdays during
the month are honored with a
cake baked for them by the
battery mess personnel.
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The new commander of he 2nd Infantry Division at Fort
Continental Army Command
O N A is a a
Lamar Freeman Jr. 1929 grad
uate of West Point whose ca
reer spans almost 36 years.
He assumed command of the
CONARC at Fort Monroe Va.
on April 2 after commanding
U.S. Army forces in Europe and
the NATO Central Army Group
in Europe.
is he ad a a
Fort Monroe General Freeman
commands the six U.S. Armies
and the Military District of
Washington. CONARC's major
missions include responsibility
for the ground defense of the
Continental United States opera
tion of the Army training cen
ters and schools system main
tenance of combat-ready divis
ions for the U.S. Strike Com
mand and providing training
guidance for the forces of the
nation's Reserve components.
General Freeman served in
the China-Burma-India Theater
during World War II returning
to the United States in mid-1943
to serve on the Joint War Plans
Committee where his team con
ceived the strategy for the Phil
ippine invasion at Leyte Gulf.
In 1944 he returned to the Pacif
ic to participate in the Philip
pine liberation with the Sxth
Army.
When the Korean War erupted
in 1950 General Freeman left
for Korea commanding the 23rd
Infantry Regiment of the 2nd
Infantry Division which earn
ed the Distinguished Unit Cita
tion.
In 1952 he was sent to Eu
rope to command the tactical
forces of the U.S. Army in
Austria. Lated he served with
Supreme Headquarters Allied
Powers Europe (SHAPE) in
Paris and with the U.S. Eu
ropean Command (EUCOM).
He returned to the United
States in 1955 to command the
Lewis Wash. He subsequently
was selected to command the
U.S. Army Infantry Center and
School at Fort Benning Ga. In
1960 he was named deputy com
manding general for reserve
forces U.S. Continental Army
Command at Fort Monroe.
He was selected for promotion
to general in May 1962 and be
came commander-in-chief of
U.S. Army Europe and com
mander of NATO's Central
Army Group (CENTAG). From
there he was tapped for the
CONARC command largest of
the Army commands.
General Freeman twice earn
ed the Combat Infantryman
Badge for commanding infantry
units in battles in World War
II and Korea. He also holds the
Distinguished Service Cross two
Silver Stars four Bronze Star
Medals the Air Medal and the
Purple Heart. He is a quali
fied Army parachutist.
Softball Clini^ Planned
April 19-22 For 2nd AD
Hell on Wheels' Special Serv
ices will hold a softball clinic at
the 2nd AD gym from 1 p.m. to
4:30 p.m. daily on April 19-22.
All battalion athletic and rec
reation officers and NCOs along
with company level team cap
tains are urged to attend.
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The 1st Armored Division re-.Supply and Transport Bn. Co
ceived a letter from United 141st Signal Bn.- 2nd Pla-
States Strike Command Head-L j-n- .....
quarters commending the men
t00?'
of Old Ironsides for their out
standing performance during
Exercise Quick Fire held in
January.
Old Ironsides participated in
the no-notice exercise to test
the capability of the division
rapid reaction force (DRRF) to
react to lan alert for rail move
ment. The after-action report
revealed that the general per
formance of the DRRF of the
1st Armored Division was out
standing.
The report read "The lack
of significant deficiencies that
could deter the capability of the
DRRF the enthusiastic partici
piation on the part of the per
sonnel the displayed capability
of the force to accomplish the
mission requirements and the
interest evidenced by the com
mander and staff of the 1st Ar
mored Division are all factors
which contributed to the suc
cess of the exercise. All con
cerned are to be commended
for their enthusiastic participa
tion and display of 'profession
alism'."
Old Ironsides units involved
in Exercise Quick Fire were:
Hq. Co. 2nd Brigade 1st Bn.
6th Infantry 1st Bn. 13th Ar
mor 3rd Bn. 19th Artillery
Troop C 1st Squadron 1st Cav
alry Co. B 47th Medical Bn.
Co. B 16th Engineer Bn. Co.
C 123rd Maintenance Bn. For
ward Support Section 501st
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Following receipt of the re
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Ironsides commanding general
issued a letter to all senior
commanders. The letter read
in part "The professional com
petence and enthusiasm of all
members of this command and
the interest displayed by all di
visional units are factors which
contributed to the success of
the exercise. I commend the
DRRF forces sponsor units and
the units who provided logistical
and administrative support to
the DRRF on a job well done."
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Page Five
Exercise Held
To Orient New
Personnel
In preparation for the 3rd
Brigade (FTX) Field Training
Exercise Hq. and Hq. Co. 1st
Bn. 52nd Infantry held a com
bined (Command Post Exer
cise) (CPX) FTX designed to
orient new staff and company
personnel with their duties in
the field.
All staff sections of the bat
talion and all sections of the
company participated in the ex
ercise held near Belton Lake.
The combat platoons Ar
mored Cavalry Antitank and
Mortar of the Hq. Co. were
also utilized as security by set
ting up in defensive positions.
Lt. Col. Waltter P. Meyer
(Killeen Tex.) battalion com
mander and Capt. Carl Ellis
(Killeen Tex.) Hq. Co. com
mander served as controllers
for the problem.
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resident camp first year as a combination
day camp and resident camp.
Staff: One of the camper's richest experiences is
to be associated with our staff and to be
taught and led by them "along the Mahaba
road."
Activities: Instruction in the usual sports activities
(archery golf riding swimming tennis)
arts and crafts music and drama plus
developmental reading tumbling trampo
line and gymnastics waterskiing and
special two-day and three-day camping
trips.
Doy Camp Specifies: Opportunity for all of the
above activities (except. waterskiing and
horseback riding) between 9:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Hot
noon meal provided by Camp Mahaba and
arrangements made for transportation in
the Belton Killeen and Temple area.
General Fee: $210.00—Resident camp water-
skiing and/or horseback riding optional at
low extra cost. $ 100.00—Day camp (trans
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Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 55, Ed. 1 Friday, April 16, 1965, newspaper, April 16, 1965; Temple, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth254833/m1/5/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Casey Memorial Library.