European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 11, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse January 1953 military news Section Page s Bonny Kilt Nae a skirt maj Walter Ottewill scottish cites High land tradition 10 special it not a its a Kilt and its considered unsanctioned for a woman to Wear stated a Scot Tish who visited the 172d inf rest Here maj Walter of Highland Light t6ok time out from his duties of study ing the training and tactics of the 43d div to relate some of the traditions of the scottish and especially the the word Kilt Means a Loose skirt reaching to the forming part of the dress of a scottish it is believed that the word was derived from the the Early Kilt was not a separate garment As but was merely the lower part of the plaid in which the scots wrapped them it is worn in the Highlands by the men and in the lowlands by the Young forming a Dis tire Active part of the uniform of certain regiments in the British the bagpipes Are another very old tradition with the Otte will a Rifle company would rather have one Good Piper than a Good every company in the scottish army has one bag and he accompanies his unit the scots regard the Piper As their Best morale probably about the main Dif Ference Between the american and the British army is the Type of organic he we always associate the yanks with being mechanically their knowledge of their weapons and the ability to take apart any Basic weapon is Good proof of Vienna Driver honoured for 7year safety Mark id first Ufa Safe Drivers award of 1953 was presented to Franz of Section by Gap Harry Vienna military Post safety with the Start of the new or Slawetz completed his seventh year of service As a vehicle operator for the air Force throughout this he a s compiled an Accident free 143d tank in begins news Sheet publication 10 order to further its program of keeping the troops the 143d tank 43d inf recently inaugurated a weekly n e w s the 143d utilizing both the mimeograph and ditto processes in us print the paper mixes poetry and cartoon humor to present a varied assortment of entertaining and instructive months Hunt rings Bell for Bell Brothers 10 sgt Homer a korean Veter an serving with the 443d aaa a came to Europe recently with High of an Early meeting with his after almost a month of fruitless he had almost Given up when he Learned his Charles stationed Only three Miles away at 12th of Homer had not seen in More than four and upon arrival in Germany knew Only that his brother was somewhere in Europe in some Branch of the Amer ican military while on duty in Japan and Korica with the had never heard from Charles because of confusion of relatives at Home As to Correct military addresses to each of the after much the two Brothers finally arranged a meeting at the Wiesbaden Railroad Charles Lias been stationed in the Wiesbaden area for the past 18th inf regt pvt finds popularity with accordion 10 Spe Dominic of co 18th inf an accordionist from has capitalized on while serv ing in the he had played with the rhythm a hillbilly band in for five while alternating with other he left the United states in september As an but his musical abilities soon brought to the attention of special services Here in since that aided by the singing of Harriet Daugh Ter of sgt and Harry co Carosi has performed in the Aschaffenbur officers As Well As appearing in Burg Harth Frankfurt Palm Garden and clubs in Schwein British give play in Naples 10 Marlborough a Small group of British personnel attached to natos Naples recently presented Terence Rattigan play the Browning at the British Italo Council Center com z Booklet briefs troops on France life col James Orleans area come distributes new hand Book on France to dependents during orientation photo 10 spe1 of the questions connected with a tour of duty in com z in France Are being answered for com z personnel in a recently published illustrated a project of the com z information the handbook is de signed to help military and civilian particularly those newly arrived in the a question that has often perplexed personnel assigned to com z is answered in the first part of the in a Section Why you Are in the necessity for organizing and operating the communications zone is in 1945 after world War ii fighting the Bremerhaven Supply line was the handbook tells its but by 1950 soviet aggressive intentions became clearly the Berlin blockade pointed up the need for enlarged Supply channels and alternate Supply the changed strategic situation led to the establishment of com z in France in the summer of an important part of the com z Mission is the cultivation of Friendly relations with the people of the handbooks cover bears the Franco Amer ican and this aspect of com is Mission is dealt with at considerable the handbook is packed with 43d div units practice missions in Winter Snow 10 Winter weather Doest Stop the 43d to prove the practically All units of the division Are con ducting cold weather two the 118th engr c in and the 43d recon recently completed a weeks training in the Snow covered outside of some general info not much is known about the jobs of these two outfits by other winged Victory the 118th engr c commanded by it col Edwin pow is a Jack of All and master of All of their tasks in the Field Range from sup plying 43d soldiers with drinking water to laying barbed wire in from blowing up a Bridge to building and from constructing an to digging up enemy mine in their first Job is Engineer specially trained men study terrain Lor pos sible advantages or look for enemy deter mine the Best Way of ridding establish Supply and gather As much information As possible to help the infantry it is a never ending in a hypothetical 43d troops have to Cross a River with enemy soldiers on the other Engineer reconnaissance teams will Cross the River locate the Best Landing determine the capabilities of the and other information pertinent to the crossing and the subsequent when the information is com the engineers take charge of the River train the infantrymen in the use of the assault and finally make the Cross after a beachhead is the engineers construct raft Bridges Over the River to permit heavy equipment to be brought to the still later come Pontoon Bridges for other equipment and foot Bridges for other if the infantry runs into obstacles on the other the engineers Are called u4 to i v e technical and physical help in get Ting rid of one of the big jobs of the Bat Talion is supplying fresh drinking water to thirsty winged Victory men in the reconnaissance teams find the make cer Tain that there will be enough of it and that the location is they must also make sure that it is accessible to transportation Toje men of the 118th completely Analyse the water chemically with their special testing equip and then add whatever chemicals Are needed to purify the after distribution to the division soldiers Are thirsty no be Taus of the diversified jobs of the Many men have two or three one Man May drive a operate a blow up a Road help build a Bridge or dig up a mine speaking of the Many tasks As signed to the 1st it Charles battalion you name the Job got it another unit which is used for Many purposes is the 43d recon commanded by capt Richard the combat Mission of the unit is to gather As much information As possible about the their where they Are and what they Are to do continual Contact with the enemy is one of the main groups in the company is the scout these men will enter unknown territory to engage the Many times they will draw fire purposely to Sec where the enemy is and what kind of fire Power they reconnaissance by fire is often More effective than simply peeking from behind a Rock into an enemy bivouac whatever information the scout has is sent to his platoon his company commander and then to from the time a scout reports to his platoon Leader to the time the information reaches Divi Sion is often less than five two other groups in the com Pany work with the a tank Section supplies Aid in Case the scouts run into and an armoured reconnaissance Rifle squad is also the work is one of the most interesting in the says Iselt John company executive officer and former once you get into he theres Noth ing like both the 118h engr c in and the 43d recon co have been prac timing their Many tasks in Snow covered division training were ready Day or win Ter or said a training of because of our training in All types of weather and under All readily understandable and extremely useful tips on How to meet the everyday problems of life n especially useful Are the explanations of French they form an accurate guide to French etiquette and make More understandable the behaviour of French men and the handbook was written by Harry publications editor of the com z information Btry d wins gun trophy in 67th aaa in firing 10 special Btry d of the 67th aaa gun 34th aaa was recently awarded a trophy for firing the highest score at the Pulos train ing area during the past it col John battalion presented the award to capt Ellery Battery com the Battery compiled an aver age score of during the exercise against the battalion aver age of Beiter solutions to workday problems Pat dour in
