European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 4, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 military news Section january 1953 Wiesbaden major May become ikes Pilot a shape aviator flew Eisenhower on Korea trip continued from Page 1 during the wed play Gol together for Draper said Eisenhower a so is an excellent air passenger Shes cheerful and always has few words for All the h flying conditions always weren the Best on some of the nato inspection Draper continued on one Amsterdam Copenhagen trip and on another flight from Copenhagen to the accompanying press planes turned bad because of bad weather conditions he but the Eisenhower plan flying Blind went Draper said the korean trip a his most difficult assignment of everything was top together with maj Vincent pug who was the navigator on ikes personal c54 at shape h was recalled to the on nov 20 and told to stay out of his orders didst specify Why he was called to Washington but dra per knew Eisenhower going to Korea and he suspected he would be the Pilot for the Between 21 and he me secretly with air Force chiefs Anc maj Gen Wilton Eisen Howers to plan the after the dates for the trip were two Constellation planes were moved to Andrews num Bers of the planes were changed on the planes took off at night to Mitchel and waited two hours until Eisenhower and his party showed up on a Remote Section of the Field in Auto tight Security minutes the two plane began their hop to Korea by Way of san Hon Midway and iwo Security was so tight on the final leg of the trip from iwo Jima to Seoul that no radio Contact was maintained to avoid tipping off the enemy on the Draper it was one of the few times he had under such after Eisenhower Korea inspect the Crew flew the party Back to Guam and then went on to Hawaii to await the president elects arrival on the Cruiser Hel Ena for the plane flight Draper seemed unabashed at piloting a plane with the future Cabinet members and top military men he has been flying leading americans throughout the world since being commissioned in he served As Copilot on presi Dent Truman the inde on trips to key and he also flew it Gen Albert Wedemeyer on his special tour of China in Draper was appointed head of the 7167th special air Mission so Early in 443d in holds food class 3 Battery mess officers and mess stewards of the 443d aaa Asp Wiesbaden air recently completed a 10hour course on mess food values and rationing in the the course was set up by maj James battalion and 1st it Lawrence battalion food service new troop ship joins Mats Atlantic Fleet new the uses has joined the Mats Fleet on the run to named after maj Gen William upshur left Marine corps congressional medal of Honor the new ship is commanded by capt Kenneth Towne right Marine corps photos High Waves disrupt operation Over the beaches from Page 1 maintenance 319th Sta 458th and 460th transportation amphibious truck 550th med ical ambulance 513th pm Bath 514th ordnance Mam 515th engr firefighting 529th my 550th transportation staging area 687th engr water sup ply 759th medical and the 7803d augmentation the operation is commanded by col Ruel co of the 7703d transportation major and col Thomas officer of the Dukes sent to Rescue of French flood victims 3 army Dukes were 11 e d off operation Over the beaches to Aid French families threatened by floods in the Bordeaux col Ruel co of the 703d transportation major ordered the Dukes to a a port of the 7703d near Bor first planes land at base in France continued from Page 1 passenger control and flight operations of operations officers said an additional feet of runway will in operational in the near they added that the air when will be the finest n the first aircraft to land on the new runway was a c119 flying which had taken off a few minutes earlier from the old other base aircraft the St transient ship to land was a Ransport carrying Olin Ohnson his party was reeled and conducted on a Brief our by maj Gen Joseph ase after it Gen Jean commander of the French 4th Mili requested american the Dukes were furnished by the 458th transportation amphibious truck the which can travel on land or were to be used to evacuate families on farms Cut off by the rising the Rescue contingent is in charge of 2d it Edgar depot continued from Page 1 7th army adjutant Gen eral col Liaison officer to the French Mainz and French chaplain it col Hugh Ken chief Western area come gave the the 427th army band Hughes explained that with the opening of a new gym snack dining special services pm and area the main project started a year was nearly Schwartz introduced special serv ices hostesses Dorothy Leonore Phyllis area service club director Evalyn Bates and librarian Elaine who will operate the recreational afterwards the guests toured the new safety program 3 the 443d aaa up recently opened an intensive Driver and safety training program under the supervision of the battalion motor 1st it Robert new Drivers Are being trained As Well As i Censed ones retested in Road signs and hazards and practical airman gives talk before German is 3 s sgt Charles assigned to Landsberg air delivered a lecture before a class of German High school students Here managing editor of the base presented the lec Ture with the Aid of s sgt Heinz a labor service unit inter to 43 members of the lands Berg Trade and commercial school at the invitation from the county superintendent of s c h o o 1 it covered the principal differences Between american and German newspapers and journalistic following the plans were made for Harnett to present a series of to More than 600 students in Bavaria before next the lecture came about after the superintendent of schools requested copies of the base newspaper for use in English classes of his schools to Aid in teaching varied styles of news writing and us War writer to give lectures on Korea tactics 3 Learned in the struggle for Korea will be brought Home to nato airmen in France and Germany this month by a series of illustrated lectures by William noted British War he uses motion pictures which he took in Japan and Korea from 1945 through 1951 to Point up the nature and tactics of the far East much of the film is in Courtenay served As a British Soldier and aviator in world War As a correspondent he spent 10 years with and australian forces in the Pacific and far East during and after world War he is making his current tour at the invitation of Allied air forces Central Europe Headquarters 713 he will present lectures within the 4th Allied tactical of which includes Canadian and French Field units of Aaice in France and 1420 he will be with the 2d Allied tactical made up of belgian and dutch on 21 and 22 he will lecture at this head top and British military men and the British Royal family have previously heard court nays korean still flies Aid missions continued from Page 1 air participating in the mis Sion were capt Patrick mar it Charles capt Harold s sgt Perry s sgt Theodore Harold Stocker and John the 82d commanded by maj William furnished an air Crew to Fly the other Rescue included in this Crew were capt Frederick 1st it William 2d it John t sgt Freeman sgt Guy Canton and s sgt Harry 14th Cav unit Holdson Day fording class 3 officers and men of the 1st 14th army Cav recently at tended a on Day for ability members of the 2d and 3d bus of the 14th army the 517th army a in and the 12th inf regt also attended the the morning session of the school was devoted to classroom in the afternoon battalion Drivers gave a demonstration on the Fulda River of the fording capabilities of Var ious types of these included a one Quarterson scout a three Quarterson a a an m24 Light tank and a Patton medium indoor Classwork consisted of discussions of vehicle characteristics of Rivers and selection of Fords from maps and Aerial and Aerial and ground the program was organized and conducted by capt Richard battalion assisted by 2d it Roy Leader of the 3d plat of co 2d div opens firing ranges 3 special three new live ammunition courses for tanks and infantrymen of the 2d army div were opened Here last the infantry squad course pre sents problems in an As members move along the 600 Yard course they must open lire on stationary and Popup targets encountered along the tank Crews develop coordination on the new individual tank course and on the platoon combat the tank fires at stationary targets on the first course and at moving targets in the platoon Trust Reserve chooses new officers 3 Trust chapter of the Reserve officers has just installed its new officers for the coming they Are it col Peter Derzis first capt Theodore Sazzman Vic president in charge of inactive it col Michael Sgarro sergeant at capt Steve Riggio executive commit it col Everett Bibb and capt John new dependents name sponsors Date place my wins 1952 Plymouth j a 3 Spe Robert an my assigned to det 7802d won 1952 four door Plymouth Sedan at a Christmas raffle of the Bremerhaven port of army Bremerhaven 1st it and Vernon a Kevin born 1st it and David a Larry Bora sgt and Glenn a Barbara born Usan Wiesbaden s sgt and Lloyd of the 60th motor vehicle a Sherry bom b r a n 11 e 1st it and Charles a Ronald born s sgt and John of 7499th composite a Richard born m sgt and car toil of Btry 443d aaa a a Janie born capt and Orien of a Debra born Sec Irwin of Btry 63d aaa gun a Dennis born capt and Edward of the 767th special air Mission a Leslie born maj and Georga of he 60th troop Carrier a George born maj and Joe of the 60th troop Carrier a William born a