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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, August 21, 1950

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 21, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes 3  it erases ill list Cave sector 20 of Gen Dopulos Macarthy tors korean issued it pro the communist invaders in the Schinju Masai area probed continuously along american lines in what May be a renewal of their offensive in this reports that elements of the North korean 7th div reinforced the badly mauled North korean 6th plus increased enemy activity and movement in the rear Bear this the 1st Cav sector was also re ported As increasing in activity and aggressiveness on the part of the Liaison planes flying Over the enemy in this sector received heavy fire from Small the Republic of Korea Rok 1st and 6th div front continued to withstand continuous the Hok 5th div was Able to maintain fighter bombers blast Schinju Little Contact Vith the enemy even aggressive the Advance by United nations forces on East coast continued with Little resistance Railroad Yards and areas in Pahang were reported in Good condition after the enemy in release Mac Arthur the enemy Bridgehead West of Yon san was wiped out and All ground Easl of the River in that Section captured by elements of the 24lh div and the 1st Marine All units consolidated and organized their mopping up operations against Small isolated pockets Are this operation produced very heavy enemy including 13 artillery pieces the sector was quiet attacking forces of a Rok re publican of Korea rein forced army advanced saturday to n line running Northeast to Southwest through a approximately one and a half Miles North of Kumhwa against moderate the attack was presumed saturday with of air iritis same elements of the Rok 6th div were attacked saturday in the Vicinity of Hor attack was Conr Sand the situation on the Northern Rok units in an Effort Coriaci with the enemy the capital div continued to Advance North and West of Kigoye against Little other Rok Uii its advanced to a position North of the Wae Gwan sector remains quiet with Only Small scale patrol a considerable amount of enemy including two artillery two anti tank guns and Many Small arms were captured North of the town Illow on gents naval Patch departed three general two return Jwj ins to the for one to columns of smoke Rise from a Section of near the soothe in coast of after 5th air Force fighter bomber strikes against the excellent results were Mcloy replies on Bonn role 20 High commissioners office said in a formal statement that Ger Many must obviously play a role in the defense of but her role has not yet been the Brief issued by the of High commissioner John said the Western world is studying ways of strengthening the defense of a part of Germany will obviously play a exactly what this role will be must be decided by the g o v e r n m e n t s and Peoples of including Ger and of the United the statement was made in response to queries on the High com missions views of West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer Call for a West German defense unit As Strong As the Peoples army that Russia has built up in the soviet yug slain Al i e r s honoured by plaque aug 20 Monument the memory of five air Force killed when their unarmed transport was shot Down Over Yugoslavia in was unveiled Here today on the fourth anniversary of the the a White Marble slab about five feet was put tip1 Over their common grave in Arlington National donations to pay for the Marble slab came from the serb National service personnel and private organizations the British paper asks pay rate for in troops 20 mass circulation sunday express today demanded equal us army All United nations troops sen i to British soldiers will be poor re lations when they arrive in to the express the Amer ican gis pay is about a week and australian soldiers about the paper but the British Tommy receives Only not counting overseas for a army private with a years is a the express said the Cost of in creased pay should be divided among the 52 in member nations on the same ratio As they now contribute to the organizations sex Vatican denies plan to move in War Vatican 20 a report that the Vatican would be moved to Quebec if War comes was described As fantastic by a Vatican who added thai if another world War conies it will be of such dimensions As to Render insecure any Point anywhere on t if War the source neither the nor any other ecclesiastic assigned to the Vatican would leave there is no even of which could justify the moving of persons demos name Salomon 20 kidney 49yearold o u i s Indira nip was named treasurer of the democratic i National 10 colonels get dec posts special assignments foe 10colonels arriving in the dec have been announced by Neucom col Edward who came from duty with the department of defense munitions in Wash is the new Deputy chief of staff for operations for Neucom and others assigned to Neucom he divisions include col Colvin Parun from the artillery training Center at to the inspector generals division col Murray from the signal depot at and col Guy also from the Artil Lery to the logistics Divi and col David from the National War to the Engineer the new commander of Wetzlau military Post is col be count from the 6th army at san col Chandler from has been assigned to the co Stab Frankfurt military Post gains col Karl Henion from the 5401st area unit at the univer sity of military Post has a new executive officer in col Frank Skelly from the command and staff College col Anthony v a d a 1 a from Fitzsimmons go in Bas joined the 97th aide to Gen read 20 it Walter has been appointed aide to Brig Gen George 1st con Stab in maj Gen Ralph Tor of Neucom logistics since october will to for assignment in office of the assistant chief of canine arrived Many in october and signed 1st div arty May 1949 he became and held that Post until october he is accompanied by his maj Gen John o eral staff until itary attache to the user i is returning to the assignment at is accompanied by c Brig Gen Lewis Burg military is to the for retirement years of army and his it Robert accompanied prior to i Odaniel and companies by Brig Gen Charie the ports Honor t included among the dependents aboard the Patch were m w Milburn wife of maj former Deputy commando who sailed states and reassignment a on the Gen Rose if Jamill Van Brunt and the misses Johansi and Nalda Van Brunt is the wife of col a Rewwa i Van recent who returned to i earlier this week for f Thomas wife l Gen Thomas american Battle monuments also sailed on the unlikely eighth army kor e 20 s Cornman Defo United nations Field in said yesterday there will be no More b29 Sahiran Toj raids against enemy ground from Walker said Fullre Poris results of last wednesday on troops on the have not yet been receive but it further usage made of the b29 in this Smuch As it May too c pull them away from Telic targets up hate inspects 1st div 20 Brig Gen Ray ordnance and of his staff completed i of 1st div ordnance units h the newsman9s Saf c at but Hes part of is forev01 by Hal Boyle 20 is night and you Are Miles behind your own you May have gone up to the from and been scared during the but that was you have come iome to the tap water from an farm disapproved Shower to Wash the Road dust that feels an jeep on your got Back in time to eat or you May be forced to digest something out of a can Job Nave stuffed under a bad As the food May taste or mosquitoes Butzing around to Dagger you among fortunate ones of the korean you at least Gen sleep from two is the great advantage a Cor respondent has Over any one group of they have to say and take he comes up for a visit and then gets the hell out of the disadvantage of the reporter covering a War is that be has to go up each Day to the place where the Battle activity is or at least he does Many Days if he has a conscience so if you total up his exposure to million Dollar one that sends him Home with four limbs and a head gets at least an admiring under standing of the average combat in and he gets an extra understanding on part of the doughboy of the Job a correspondent has to this happens so often that it usually makes a correspond ent feel Many and a time an infantryman will say to a reporter who comes up to write the Story of men under fire youre you mean you come up Here when you aint ordered to look be smart get the hell out of feeling of guilt but if you hang around for a while with them under mortar or artillery and still get the hell out of they like you or it and they remember you As an old Friend the next time you visit them they Are in combat or not you have become one of them because you shared their you dont have to Tell them whether you went on to share danger with another outfit or you Are part of them for some reason this gives you a feeling of guilt at night after you i have come Back to what passes for a comfortable Billet in wartime and have finished your writing for the v you go out on a Small Balcony and see the Light of Distant guns and hear their few trigger Happy Headquarters troops Send up and someone new to the front says look and some More experienced Cor respondent says fireflies1 its All so Beautiful when you Are out of it looks like the fourth of july Back Home As the flashes Are born and die in the darkness and the illuminating shells hang like the Star of Bethlehem in the sky for a few and then die below the 1 it feels so Good and so far away from it dont think be up in that Battlefront again you just think  ought to write a Lett Ethon someone whether the unseen of Metal that Breaks a with of Light touch someone you or Day and the that Way the hesitate to ask the shrinks from it says it just cant of More keep listen to you  
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