European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 18, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 14 the stars and stripes september 1950 replacements from i sent into Man Euver exercise Rainbow 17 under cover of nearly 200 the first real replacements to army forces engaged in exercise rain moved from an Assembly area to join their respective As an added note of realism to the joint training troops arriving from the at the eur com replacement depot Are Beine used As actual replacements in the Battlefield during to the Surprise of the incoming troops the men Are being fully equipped for Battle and oriented As to Why they Are participating in the As they move into the they had not previously been told that they would be engaged in a mock War on their arrival in the replacement personnel would report to the Home station of the unit to which they Are but most of these units Are engaged in exercise Bio red one gis take to Woods in Maneu vers up an sets Obue unit with the 1st inf 17 american forces network has established a Mobile Field broadcasting unit in the Vicinity of the 1st dive danger rear Echelon and is currently air ing on thespot latest news and musical inter Ludes to the troops participating in the unit is Complete with the latest in radio equipment for operational use in the it has an effective broadcasting Range of 20 and can be reached on 1327 manned by five enlisted men from the Frankfurt the radio outlet airs emergency requests and latest information on the Prog Ress of the Man Euver to its i approximately troops in its Vicinity Are enjoying their meals to the tune of popular and classical the 12hour program also include regular stateside radio at a later phase in the exercise a tap recording team from the unit will record frontline briefings of combat units in the Friendly forces and personal interviews of the these recordings will deployed in a combat skirmish formation gis of the 1st inf div Advance with fixed bayonets against aggressor forces in a phase of exercise those in the patrol Are left to pfc Chano Cpl Raymond Sec Winfield pvt waiter Epps and pvt Joseph Cpl Charles also the 1st takes Caver he sights a photos be broadcast later on operation informal fans forces begin leaflet Campaign 17 forces in exercise Rainbow have launched a simulated air drop of leaflets to German civilians in the path of the advancing Western Allied addressed to friends of the Western the pamphlets read of Are we Are driving the aggressor from your stay off the roads stay in your hide your hide your protect your property from loot ing and destruction by disloyal we Are on the do nothing to help our common enemy arc assigned role in games 17 special the american red Cross is participating in exercise Rainbow on its usual wartime functioning according to Howard Ben arc director of operations in the organization is gaining valuable experience during the a Nevers to rough the training of arc Field personnel operating under combat he the red Cross Man Euver super visor is functioning from the office of the red Cross Liaison officer to units covered one Field director is assigned to the Headquarters of the with six assistant Field directors covering individual tactical units in the another Field director is assigned to aggressor with two assistant Field directors covering individual aggressor units in the emergency messages Are Chan need from the arc office in Al Headquarters via army communication facilities and Are delivered to the military personnel concerned by the Field directors and assistant Field Trust gis find softer diggings in zone exercise 17 the battalion of Trust troops Tak ing part in Rainbow say they Haven had it so Good on Maneu vers in a Long As Cpl Burton Inkelas explained Here it takes us 15 minutes to dig a in Trieste it seems like it takes 15 Inkelas explained that Trust troops Man Euver on the Carso a Rock Trust troops have had to Gei acclimated to the German weather which seems Chilly to them after the 82degree Days in although 500 Trust troops were a party of 156 came by vehicle through the Brenner pass where american tourists mistook them for foreign upon hearing the men speak a buxom Matron gasped my they must be our boys they speak Farmers in Hesse lauded by Newman i 17 visiting the new America House James land commissioner for praised hessian Farmers and workers and expressed the Hope More unemployed hessian youth will engage in farming and animal Newman said that the people of Hesse have proved they can help but that work still must be provided for unemployed hessian youths Between 14 and Newman was accompanied by col be count Wetzlar military Post col Rutledge Giessen sub Post Ray mond resident and director of the Amer Ica Africa landings new 17 naval Armada which opened the second front in Korea consisted of 260 the troops which landed in North Africa in the first Large scale offensive of the last War were carried in 500 protected by 350 co Stob gis save woman drive attack by 3 wild boars with forces in exer Cise 17 the timely intervention of two enlisted men participating in exer Cise Rainbow was credited by army officials with having saved a mid dle aged German woman from an attack by three wild the officials said pfc Dale Anders and Sec Steven both members of a co Stab service decided after a night Convoy drive to rest in the country near Heidel suddenly they saw three wild animals charging Down the Road in Pursuit of a screaming German farm they got Back into their truck and drove Between the boars and the chasing the animals into the the woman was near collapse when Given first 18 reservists get Navy duty 17 special eighteen officers of the naval Reserve reported to capt Charles naval advanced for duty in connection with the navys role in exercise included in this group Are five wave and two officers of the Navy nurse All Wili remain on duty for 14 capt w chief of the european Bureau of the los Angeles with Headquarters in is the senior Reserve officer of this group and will serve As a special assistant to Quinby during the other officers Are it Jug maa Paris it Bur University of Paris it cmdr Moore Mccormick Stockholm it cmdr graduate Oxford it Jug Rhodes Oxford it Cal Hocog Germany it cmdr Copenhagen it w k Heidelberg it w consulate Munich it w bar special Stuttgart it Munich it j Paris it w j special Hersfeldt Jug Bremerhaven ens w met dependent wife it Jug no dependent and it no special serv army literacy test termed confusing 17 a a Man who drives a truck or Cooks in civilian life can do the same Job n the even if he cant pass involved literacy Peter maintained Rodino said the draft literacy tests Are confusing even to College educated he and two other new Jersey Hugh Addonizio and Charles investigated induction procedures after hearing hat 60 per cent of potential draftees n new Jersey were flunking the literacy Rodino put his con lesions in the congressional resident officer promoted 17 Laymond Kreis resident officer of has been assigned s District officer John Hico resident officer in Geln will succeed Didlo at aggressors get regular mail delivery aggressor one of the keys to the High of aggressor despite re cent setbacks along the is the smooth delivery of mail from the aggressor operating right along with the troops is Apo Post office under direction of postal officer 1st it Clifford lately of Apo 178 in aug carrying on business As it should be under a Canvas Are seven enlisted men whose Devotion to duty and the High Aims of the aggressor forces has vastly reduced the time necessary for a letter to reach combat troops in the Job broken Down under pfc Arthur who writes Money two pm pick up and break Down the one handles parcel one attends to registered mail and two others serve As Bishop said the system works a follows mail arriving from the Home land is broken Down at a base Post with All firs class and air mail being forwarded to Apo 800 other mail is sent to Normal unit twice a at 4 am and again at 5 Apo 2178 Drivers pick up the frontline troopers we then break it Down by individual units and ready it for pick up by the unit mail Waters told the stars and Apo 2178 also provides All the Normal postal facilities for the men in the this service includes Sale of Money orders and postage and also registry and parcel new unit ups Field morale Field sept 17 of the smallest and youngest army units in the the 17th up svs is fast becoming one of the Best known where it its standing with the Soldier in the Field is and it dates Back Only to the first Days of exercise the Only one of its kind in the consists of three officers and 53 enlisted men whose sole Mission is to provide recreational facilities for the troops in the Mobile motion picture units and circulation libraries Are operated by the the unit also sponsors concerts by the Sec Trummy Young the units activities Are super Vised by maj Robert constabulary special services of capt experienced in stage and radio enter is company first it Thomas Bailey is executive the company has also worked on special assignment with the Start and helping distribute free copies 6fh army Cav Reg promotes 526 pm 17 not to be outdone by enemy moral building col George army Cav has announced the pen motion of 52s enlisted men in the Headquarters of the 2d army Cav is taking the role of aggressor in exercise week announced promotions for 361 the newly promoted 6th army Cav master 74 sergeants first 1m sergeants and 281 congratulated by Kehm in a ceremony at regimental Bead