European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 4, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Military news Section january 1953 polio drive to open tomorrow 3 annual March of dimes Campaign to raise funds to fight dread infantile paralysis will get under Way in Usa eur the drive will last from 5 to kicking off the it Gen Manton usar eur and it Gen Charles 7th army appealed to every Man in the com Mand to it is a worthy Endeavor and a one which our fullest Eddy last year More than was raised by Neucom Eddy recalled that a polio epidemic in Germany several years ago had brought Home to every Amer ican Here the threat of the i Hope that every american in the Usa eur command will con tribute As generously As possible to this years March of dimes Campaign and thereby help further work of a great he con Bolte declared that the National foundation for infantile paralysis needs a much larger response this year because of the increased num Ber of cases during i earnestly Trust that each Mem Ber of 7th army will give this organization wholehearted sup he 9 1st planes use new of strip 3 i v e f84 Thunder jets from the Advance operational fighter base at Ferstenfeld Bruck roared into chateau Roux air depot the first aircraft sent Here for maintenance since this base was activated in july they landed on the n e w 1 y Concrete runway which became operational with the opening of the new the temporary dirt strip at the opposite end of the base was immediately put to use by Supply men As a storage area for incoming the old strips control Tower and flight operations office closed As the new one be came fully the n e w installation has an air freight and on Page 2 new play for Hac 3 the big a newly formed theatrical company in he area has started working on its first finials rain directing the groups first willbe Phyllis Hac entertainment and pvt Jay co 7888th up new presidential Pilot Safe maj the to Korea by Henry Fishbach correspondent 3 maj William who flew Dwight on his historic trip to Korea last May the personal Pilot of the next president of the United co of the 7167th Spe Cial air Mission so recently returned from the Korea the 32yearold major said he had been ordered to report to Washington 10 for some new id be very pleased to be selected As his personal said who was formerly ikes Pilot at and especially honoured if such Confidence was placed in Draper was assigned to Europe in january 1951 when Eisenhower took command of he was former supreme commanders personal Pilot and flew Ike on nato trips throughout after flying him to the states last he returned to Europe to become personal Pilot for Gen Matthew the new shape he was called to the for the Korea assign ment shortly after Eisenhower was elected Draper Calls the president elect a perfect air passenger and perfect Boss who backs up his pilots and All the he shows Complete Confidence in the Cretin All per and rides out any kind of rough weather in Good humor without getting with him the pilots word on maj William Draper talks with Dwight then shape at orly before Takeoff on an inspection photo flying conditions and whether a scheduled trip should be made is the final Draper flew nearly air hours and Miles As Eisen Howers nato he was accompanied by Ike about on third of the time and became a personal Friend of the used to talk before each Draper id explain flying conditions and other things concerning the sometimes on 1 yank purchases of do Rise 120 Over 51 period 3 special no appropriated fund agencies of the and individual americans purchased a record Worth of Marks during october and Usa eur he Usa eur comptroller officials said that the total is approximately 120 per cent higher than during the same two month period Irr they pointed out that Mark purchases directly the Ger Man Economy in two ways the d o 11 a backed military payment certificates scrip bolster the foreign Exchange holdings of the West German Federal government and american spending of Marks helps to maintain a High level of business activity in Sec gets Bronze Star in 6tli Cav ceremony 3 Russel of co 570th army inf 6th army Cav was recently awarded the Bronze Star at a battalion Noyes was awarded the medal for heroic action against the enemy in although he single hand edly manned a machine gun and led his platoon in an attack against the enemy High Waves disrupt operation Over the beaches Pointe de 3 seas and heavy winds temporarily disrupted unloading operations on the open sea in operation Over the transportation corps and base Section units have been engaged in Landing cargo on the Western beaches of France for Many purpose of the continuing series of exercises is to train men in offloading operations Dur ing All types of the units unload cargo from freighters on the open sea and bring it ashore in Small lighter heavy winds and Rains lashed the unloading personnel and scores of tents were Roy co of he and so 15th transportation port estimated storm damage at More than one Man received minor in juries when a tent Ridge pole struck him in the every available Man was used to protect the bivouac area As winds roared in at an estimated 60 with gusts up to 80 shuttle operations with Dukes and lems were halted when huge pounding Waves made it almost impossible for them to land on the units taking part in the current exercise include 15th transportation port 17th special service i Safe seeks new insignia in zone contest 3 special a contest to select a new organizational Emblem for the air forces in to replace the winged flaming sword was announced by col William chief of the Safe person Nel services the contest to choose a new in Signia symbolic of safes greatly expanded Mission and present Broad scope is open to air civilian employees and their each contestant May submit As Many designs As he entries must reach Safe he by March the three persons who submit the Best entries will receive and savings respective entries Are to be forwarded directly to personnel services awards and dec orations Apo designs must be stylized and symbolic of the Mission or history of the each entry must be submitted individually on paper measuring 8 x 10 it May be in either Black and or color a Black and White must be accompanied by a listing of the colors the reverse Side of each must contain a Brief explanation of the significance of the the serial number and Organiza Tion of the person submitting the design must also appear on the reverse Side of the 2d transportation truck 36th medical holding 55th transportation truck co 72d transportation truck Slot boat 83d engr construction 78th transportation truck co 89th engr port construction 98th transportation port 112th transportation truck 188th transportation port 223d reclamation and on Page 2 Cannon greets arrival of at Wuerzburg 3 the traditional firing of 12 shots from a Cannon overlooking the City of Wuerzburg was revived Here new years eve for the first time since the the dozen rounds were fired at the stroke of Midnight from Marienberg history of the shooting dates Back to the Middle Ages when people believed that spooks wandering about during new years eve would be frightened away by the when this superstition the new years eve Salute was retained As a greeting to the new the Cannon also was used during the Era of the Wuerzburg Prince Bishops As an posted on the Northeast bastion of the it was fired whenever a fire broke out in the an enemy a or at the Start of a Festi German mayor visits Cavern 3 Helmut mayor of bad paid a visit to the 8th inf regts Watt rum Cavern re As the guest of col Orville z regiment both men Are members of the German american advisory Council for the Giessen detachment facilities enlarged at depot French 3 teen new buildings have been opened at the 307th replace ment depot Gateway to Germany for the majority of soldiers assigned to usar Brig Gen Oliver cd of the Western area turned the new buildings Over to col William depot in ceremonies High ranking guests present included Brig Gen Charles director of the Usa eur special activities division Brig Gen Leo Usa eur adjutant general col Fred Deputy director of the Usa eur personnel and administration division col Harris on Page 3 air up gets Rescue Calls 3 operational mis Sions have been carried out by squadrons of the 12th air Rescue up despite the fact that the group has Only recently been transferred from stateside duty and much of its equipment is still the latest example of the groups readiness to meet a Call for immediate action took place last month with two Crews and two sa16 aircraft from the 82d and 83d the squadrons were alerted one evening at pm to be deployed and in position by am the following the two planes arrived hours ahead of in this Mission the group was called on to assist the 9th a i r Rescue up in escorting Craf f86s arriving in the United kingdom from the 83d commanded by maj John answered the Alert by dispatching two sails and one on Page 4 com z based starts safety Campaign la 3 safety and Accident prevention Campaign has been launched in com z base Section under orders from Brig Gen Ernest based orientation material is being included in unit training the arranged by the based safety covers in detail French traffic problems and what american Drivers must do to meet other phases of the program in clude safety measures on trains and hazards involving swimming and boating precautions and health measures for eating and drinking establish the orientation material closes with a plea to each member of the armed forces to assume responsibility for his own 109th gets new chaplain 3 special chaplain Iselt Duncan Stew Art has recently been transferred to fill the protestant chaplain vacancy at the 109th 28th inf