Armored Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, August 12, 1966 Page: 3 of 14
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Friday August 121966
The 502nd Aviation Co. the
forerunner of the 502nd Avia
tion Battalion was activated as
an integral part of the 2nd Ar
mored Division on July 15 1957
in Germany.
In November 1957 the 2nd Ar
mored Division began prepara
tions to return to the United
States under "Operation Gyro
scope." The 502nd Aviation Co.
arrived at Fort Hood Texas on
February 21 1958 and has been
stationed here since.
One of the highlights in the
history of the aviation com
pany occurred in 1962 during
hurricane "Carla." Elements of
the company distinguished
themselves in search and res
cue medical assistance and
airlift missions along the storm
stricken gulf coast of Texas.
Among the distinguished obser
vers transported by the unit's
aircraft during the operation
was vice president Lyndon B.
Johnson.
In July 1963 the 2nd Armor
ed Division was reorganized un
der Reorganization of Army Di
vision and on July 22 the 502nd
Aviation Battalion was organiz
ed with an authorized strength
of 44 officers 23 warrant offi
cers and 250 enlisted men. The
mission of the battalion is to
provide aviation support for
the division headquarters divi
sion support command and oth
er divisional units without or
ganic aircraft.
Shortly after organization the
Manueverability is all impor
tant in combat. Therefore the
enemy will make every effort
to hinder his opponents prog
ress. But some time in combat
mother nature can prove as de
structive an enemy as the real
enemy. One such example is the
presence of a river across the
'selected route of movement.
The 1st Armored Division's
16th Engineer Bn. Company
was assigned the task of defeat
ing such a river-enemy.
Before the river could be
crossed the Engineers had to
first negotiate a large road
Engineers
Hold March
After a morning of motor
stables by the numbers vehicle
maintenance physical training
and dismounted drill the 2nd
Armored Division's 17th Engi
neer Bn. basic unit trainees
(BUT's) began a motor march.
Using all the different types
of vehicles they ordinarily em
ploy when on a field exercise
the BUT's moved out across
the rugged countryside of Fort
Hood. During the exercise the
vehicles rumbled over tank
trails and practiced some cross
country operations which in
cluded methods of deployment
rear guard flank guard and
some basic combat formations.
It was a hot dusty day in
the field for the John Henry
Engineers and when they re
turned their vehicles to the mo
tor pool the trainees had a lot
of cleaning up to do—so that
they would be ready to move
out to the field again.
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battalion participated as part of
the division on exercise "Big
Lift." The battalion moved 5-
200 miles from its home sta
tion at Fort Hood and accom
plished its mission with aircraft
furnished by United States
Army Ei«rope and equipment
drawn from administrative stor
age. During the exercise avia
tors of the battalion flew more
than 1100 hours and recorded
more than 3400 landings all
without accident or incident
over strange terrain and under
metrological conditions com
pletely alien to those at Fort
Hood.
16th Engineers Conquer River
block. This job was assigned to
Specialist 5 Louis Dickens. Driv
ing an M-60A1 Tank with a doz
er mounted blade he complete
ly destroyed the road block and
made it possible for the rest of
the Company to begin its river
crossing maneuvers.
In the first phase of the ma
neuvers the crossing was made
in the company's armored per
sonnel carrier. Under the direc
tion of the batter commander
First Lieutenant Barry
Bowman the crossing was ac
complished with perfection.
The second phase called for
the Engineers to revert to their
hammer and nails as they were
forced to construct LTRs (light
tactical rafts). When the rafts
were completed they once again
successfully crossed the river.
This time the APCs were float
ed across on the rafts.
The third phase of the cross
ing involved the huge AVLB (ar
mored vehicle launch bridge)
The vehicle proceeded up to
the shore and then spread its
bridge across the river. The
entire company then proceeded
to the other side.
The success of the entire proj
ect was all the more significant
in that the personnel respon
sible for the successful cross
ings were just recently grad
uated from the 16th Engineer's
Advanced Individual Training
(AIF) program.
When Lt. Bowman was asked
Wheeler New G-l
Captain James E. Wheeler
has recently assumed duties as
2nd Armored Division assistant
G-l. replacing Captain Edward
W. Shaw who will depart for
Fort Benning Ga. soon to at
he I an a
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After its return to Fort Hood
from Europe the battalion
achieved a material readiness
score of 92 per cent in a Fourth
Army Command Maintenance
management Inspection and a
superior rating in its first An
nual General Inspection
The 502nd Aviation Battalion
started 1964 by supporting
with aviation all the various
field training exercises and
command post exercises of the
2nd AD in preparation for ex
ercise "Desert Strike."
An outstanding example of the
support which the battalion of
fered with the aerial photog
raphy accomplished by aviators
which enabled the division to se
lect appropriate river crossing
sites and to maintain close sur
veillance of aggressor activity.
The latest exercise in which
the battalion participated was
"Silver Hand" conducted in
May 1965. Total flying time log
ged was 284 hours with 855 land
ings.
During all of this time a con
tinuous training program was
in operation that increased the
an of of
units' aviators. Numerous train
ed aviator and mechanic re
placements were furnished by
the battalion for our forces in
the Republic of Vietnam.
The 502nd Aviation Bn. is now
under the command of Major
Horace L. Griffith who assum
ed command May 7 1966.
to comment on the performance
of his recent graduates that he
had trained in AIT he remark
ed "When I had them in ad
vanced individual training I
knew I had a top notch group
of men. They proved it today.
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Scouts Play
Guerrillas
The Scout platoon of the 2nd
Armored Division's 2nd Bn'.
66th Armor was in the field for
three days of training last week.
After a movement to the train
ing area the scout trainees con
ducted guerrilla activities again
st the White Platoon of Co.
and the Green Platoon of Co. B.
Then in the evening they prac-
aggressor activities
against the same two platoons.
This wa(s the schedule for
the armored scouts and it con
tinued for three days.
Pitting the three units against
each other aroused a keen sense
of competition among the men
and their enthusiasm heightened
the realism of the exercise.
The young tanker scouts are
presently completing their sev
enth week of basic unit train
ing.
Safety Awards
Presented
Last week at the weekly com
manders conference for com
manders and staff of the 2nd
Armored Division Major Gen
eral John E. Kelly commanding
general of the Hell On Wheels
division presented Certificates
of Achievement for safety.
Recipients of the awards
were the 1st Bn. 50th Infantry
Hq. Co. 1st Bn. 66th Armor
and Co. A of the 1st Bn. 66th
Armor.
The awards were given for
having no government vehicle
accidents for a one year peri
od. Receiving the awards for
the units were First Lieutenant
Ronald R. Gawryszeski Co. C.
1st Bn. 50th Infantry Captain
Thomas L. Prather Jr. Hq. Co.
1st Bn. 66th Armor and Cap
tain John M. Sanaker Co. A
1st Bn. 66th Armor.
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men of the 1st Armored Division's Company B 1st
Bn. 52nd Infantry arrived back at Fort Hood after
spending nearly two months supporting ROTC
cadet training at Fort Riley Kans. The Old Iron
sides soldiers arrived shortly after midnight last
Friday and the 1st Armored Division Band was on
hand to greet them. (U.S. Army Photo)
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Band Greets
Returning
Hood Unit
As the 1st Armored Division
Band broke the silence of night
and music men of Company B
1st Bn. 52nd Infantry arrived
at Fort Hood after spending
nearly two months at Fort Ril
ey Kansas supporting ROTC ca
det training.
The 175 men from the 1st Bn.
52nd Infantry arrived at their
company area shortly after mid
night Thursday and in addition
to the band Colonel George I.
Taylor Old Ironsides chief of
staff and Colonel James Wal-
die 3rd Brigade commander
were on hand to greet the re
turnees.
The 1st AD men arrived at
the Kansas installation June 10
and during their stay demon
strated company attack tactics
mechanized platoon tactics and
Infantry platoon tactics for the
future officers. They also sup
ported 106mm recoilless rifle
training.
During the two month mission
at Fort Riley the Old Ironsides
infantrymen were under the sup
ervision of Captain Robert W.
McLaughlin company comman
der and Second Lieutenant
Michael E. Wigelius executive
officer.
In July Major General
George Ruhlen division com
mander and Sergeant Major
Jack B. Moore the 1st AD's
top NCO visited the training
area at Fort Riley and were
impressed with the job that the
1st AD men were doing.
Upon their return this week
aboard chartered buses the
men turned in their weapons
and then prepared to turn in
themselves—in their own bunks
for the first time in almost
two months.
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Army Community Service
Graduates Thirty-One
Thirty-one members of the
first training class in the Fort
Hood Army Community Service
(ACS) Volunteers programs re
ceived their diplomas during a
ceremony at Fort Hood Chapel
No. 2 Wednesday August 3.
Lieutenant General Ralph E
Haines Jr. Ill Corps and Fort
Hood commander spoke and
presented awards to the volun
teers.
LTG Haines told the vol
unteers of the valuable services
that they are performing for
the Army community helping
to carry out the ACS slogan—
"The Army takes care of its
own." He said "The emphasis
is not so much on relief but
on rehabilitation not on infor
mation but on counseling not
on ameloriation but on preven
tion."
At the ceremony special
2nd Brigade
Gets New CO
Taking over as commanding
officer of the 2nd Armored Di
vision's 2nd Brigade is Major
Oliver J. Medaris. He replaced
Lieutenant Colonel Donald W.
Wieteki who is attending the
Command and General Staff
College at Fort Leavenworth
Kan. prior to an assignment
to Hawaii.
MAJ Medaris recently re
turned from Viet Nam where
he served as senior advisor to
the 41st Infantry Regiment of
the Vietnamese Army. Prior
to this assignment he served
in many other parts of the
world including Japan Ger
many Saudi Arabia Laos and
England.
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awards for service "above and
beyond duty" were presented
by LTG and Mrs. Haines to
Mrs. Ralph L. Foster chairman
of supervisors Mrs. Paul Nun-
an co-chairman of supervisors
Mrs. Douglas Smith Mrs. Ru
ben Gracia Mrs. Carl Ellis
Mrs. Emmett Smith Mrs. Jeff
Deason and Mrs. Lawrence Mul
len. These ladies also received
diplomas.
Others presented diplomas
were Mrs. John Adams Mrs.
Richard Bershon Mrs. Clarence
Binkley Mrs. Michael Cafone
Mrs. Jack Chitty Mrs. David
Colaw Mrs. James Coleman
Mrs. Rodney Confer Mrs. Trav
is Crowther Mrs. Neil Dixon.
Mrs. Walter Dowdle Mrs. Don
ovan Dover Mrs. Andy Green
W a re a in
Richard Harrington Mrs. John
Kovalchik Mrs. Audrey Lowry
Mrs. David Lynch Mrs. Gerald
Motis Mrs. Guy Prince Mrs.
Allan Smith Mrs. William
Smith and Mrs. Bill Steiner.
A new training program will
get under way on August 24
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the
NCO Open Mess TV Lounge.
Consultations with new appli
cants will be held August 17
at 9 a.m. and August 18 at 1:15
p.m. in the Army Community
Service Center Bldg. 10. All pro
spective volunteers must at
tend one of these sessions.
Further information may be
obtained by calling the Army
Community Service Office at
685-3722.
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