European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 4, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 military news Section january 1953 two majors win top prizes in Ufa photography contest i nit reaches 1oo in blood donations 3 Spe 370th heavy equipment co Here became the first Western area come unit Volunteer 100 per cent to donate blood to the command blood the Mobile bleeding team of the blood Bank went into the Field for the first time to answer the 100 per cent donor the blood stationed at Lan Stuhl medical supplies All Western area come hospitals leu Cooks attend food preparation courses in based la 3 Cook and Baker school Lias been opened in base com at Jean for All labor service personnel in the the classes will run for a two fifteen polish person Nel have been enrolled in the 38 hours of which wiil be devoted to practical work and 13 hours to the polish food service officer will supervise class work and translation of army As class they will replace personnel at other base stations who will be enrolled in the school Gen Fitts Aid Decamp promoted to Captain 3 special Joseph Aid Decamp to Brig Gen William cd of Vienna military was promoted to Captain Simonetti is a Veteran of 15 years thelast three of which leave been spent in with blood and fills emergency re quests from outside the emergency shipments have been flown to shape he at Fontaine and other faraway the bleeding team administered physical examinations fro the pro specs or donors in the Check ing pc Good haemoglobin and medical histories to determine that each individual was physically fit to give stored refrigerators Ellen donation required 15 min utes then the blood was stored in refrigerators at 4s degrees Centi Grade for return to the blood Back at technicians typed the blood for its major group and re Factor and performed the Standard tests for contagious and the bilirubin serum the Bank is staffed by members of the 27th and 518th blood Bank dels and the 569th blood Bank Laboratory det under the direction of it col Frank who is also chief of serology at the 4th med fid Labo j7blackandwhites i 3 transparencies i get awards j 3 special maj Eugene of the forces in Austria adjutant general won the top prize in the Blacka Edwhite division of the 1952 i Ufa photography contest 1 maj Rodney of the us Faig topped the color transparencies i their entries were judged the Best among the winners of the pos level contests throughout the All of the winning Pho tos and transparencies in the us a contest will be sent to Wash break time by maj Eugene captured first prize in the Blacka Edwhite Divi Sion of the Ufa photo slow business by pfc Arthur was and sunday afternoon by m sgt Peter Wasington to compete in the 4th inter service photography which will include winners from commands All Over the the pictures were judged by a fireman including Ernest european correspond ent of camera Magazine Yoichi photo officer of the information service in capt Carleton Ufa signal and Sam Fisch and Cpl Ken of the Ufa he photo other winners in the Black and White class were pfc Arthur Tom co 796th my second sgt Peter Vienna military Post s3 third it John Ufa fourth col Vienna military Post fifth Cpl Daniel Kam co 70th engr c and pvt Michael co 350th inf other color winners were Cpl John Ufa he special services and Dom Ink Del Ufa he civilian Del Giudice transparency will not be forwarded to the Imer service for which Only servicemen Are i Berlin macs so sets radar landings Mark 3 new record was established by the ground controlled approach Crew of the 1946th macs so when aircraft landed at Tempelhof air base in november under Goa precision radar not since the Berlin air loft had so Many aircraft landed at the Field in one month under radar this use of radar As an Aid in Landing is the result of a Campaign begun last summer to increase the number of practice approaches in anticipation of bad Winter flying signal school Sec Given Bronze Star 3 special Sec Clinton of the us a eur signal was awarded the Bronze Star medal recently for ground combat in the Luzon Campaign in col sol commandant of the signal made the pres Strong served co 129th inf during the Luzon Cam he also holds the Philippines liberation citation and the philippine presidential unit 12th regt unit cited 3 special the 12th inf regts 3d in received a letter of appreciation from Ila Gen Harlan 4th big for their outstanding work while tiring their weapons at the Bernbach firing it was accompanied by another letter of appreciation signed by col Thomas Griffin 12th regt 6 building projects set in Frankfurt District 3 areas of Frankfurt District will be the scenes of major new construct projects scheduled to Start by Danaus signal depot will be the a 350seat while men of Hersfeldt Mcpheeters bar jul worship in a new 175 seat Chapel which will be erected a Scosea an no club and an pm Aiyub will be constructed at Coleman Barracks in Gellhausen Frankfurt will be the site of an no club in the wac a new theater in Drake and a gymnasium in gut Leut several buildings to Darmstadt will be rehabilitated to provide of fice and Billet men of Cun Bra Fritsch Cavern in that City win enjoy healthful benefits of a reconstructed soldiers of Giessen Pendli Jthn Barracks will relax in a new 21co club and an pm Orleans pm commended for role in opening com z 3 Spe men of the Orleans area who will soon be Leav ing for the United were com Raenden recently for their work in building the Supply line across the by it col John was in the form of an open letter and was addressed to each reservist and draftee leaving this the letter said in part within a matter of this command will lose a number of enlisted men who As enlisted reservists or draft served the limit of their they be Happy to return to thir Homes and to tie United comforts lacking we have been lacking in creature and hard work and weather have been known to us the important thing whatever our we did accomplish there is no no no no word of Praise that Means so much As the personal knowledge that one appreciated or done ones level Best As you to those of you who served through a rough it was a commendable thing to voluntarily enlist in the organized Reserve to those co veterans who came Here via the draft you Are now a members of a immortal the americans who have built laboriously and the greatest nation of All Good Good Luck and a Safe journey to you ail colors in Eschwege 3 colors were presented to the american dependent school in Eschwege at a ceremony Here re the was made by capt John of the u5areur ordnance who described the meaning of the fuss and the american Robert son of m sgt and Ruben of the ordnance accepted the col ors on behalf of the members of the ordnance schools Security police detachment participated in the 6th army Cav Battery sets Accident free Mark 3 a record of accidents r e e Miles has been set by service 74th army a of the 6th army Cav a Battery spokesman said that continuous sticking to the letter during and a thorough in Cost consciousness were factors in set Ting the new 120foot letter takes five Days to read 3 special a letter that took Short of two months to and took a Soldier five clays of his free time to was received by Patrick Black of co in tic in Kest the 129 feet in was begun 19 and finished mailed in a 9 by in costing via air it was written by Bis Lor Raine on Ordinary Sta scotch taped together with numerous snapshots ate wife and and from Hometown i a c f c e to k v in v g c n b 1 5 c v a 1 c
