European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 18, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                January 1953 military news Section Page 3 45th engr Bri pools talents for germans 17 special builders m Bridges Are often build ers of Good for they leave be Hind them lasting landmarks thai Bear testimony to their acts of typical of these contributions is the work of the 45th engr const in throughout the past the 45th has combined training projects with an Opportunity to win friends through cooperative projects in German last the 45th worked with the to filth in and the a Ltd engr c up to excavate the site for the new Heidelberg City swim Ming in the 45th re turned after the town had poured the Concrete and completed the Pool battalion personnel filled in the surrounding area and graded the entire a total of 800 Man hours was donated to this this the unit will return to set up a Fence around the Pool and do final sport Field for Church in the battalion levelled and graded a sports Field for the Catholic Church in in another Pool project was begun by the men of the 45th in with the dirt they excavated from a Pool they widened several roads in the built a parking and terraced the whole area around the Pool the 45th helped the parishioners of Peters Church in Kirchheim install new Bells in their Church last later in the the battalion spent a week in the Field outside the town of Walldorf building a swimming More than cubic Yards of dirt was excavated by More than 160 men of he and he so co with 60 pieces of equipment ranging from jeeps to 24ton a few weeks the 45th re turned for another week to put the finishing touches on the they built roads around the Pool and built up the foundation for a cafe and vets Tell 1st div officers of a metical problems pm sgt awarded ribbon 17 Spe sgt George personnel sergeant major of he and he 327th pm has been presented with the commendation ribbon with Metal he earned the award for meritorious service As chief of investigative records of g2 3d at from october 1951 to july 17 officers of 1st inf div he recently heard firsthand accounts of prob lems that have been encountered in guest speakers at a meeting held at the Northern Cavern were it col Frank chief of 10th fid who for Merly commanded the first Mobile army surgical unit to be used in and maj executive 1st 26th inf who was a company com Mander with the 25th div during the Early stages of the korean terrain discussed Chandler discussed the Topography of the korean and compared the North and South korean armies As to organization and relative he discussed the special military tactics that korean terrain made stressing particularly the for holding the Hill masses and most of the he was a continual struggle to seize the High from which most of the surrounding territory could be Neuman discussed medical sup port in he dealt with prob lems Mutual to the medical corps Driver in Doghouse too Many in truck la 17 special second it Kenneth officer of the Day of the 524th my took his Job seriously when he gave a ticket to Cpl Carl a Driver for co Balko was halted on the Road to la Rochelle for breaking the regulation that no More than one passenger is allowed in the front scat of an army sharing the cab with the unhappy Corporal were 1st it Frank sports director for base and the 524ths 60pound Ger Man police dog and the after briefly sketching the history of the med ical in its command rela he turned his attention to the widely publicized Mash army surgical hos with a complement of 34 commissioned including and 120 enlisted the Mobile hospitals can handle from 60 to 200 patients at a they fare generally attached to a com Bat unit As Small As a and depend on it for defensive person Nel and certain forms of logistical employment of the Hospi is generally under the control of the surgical depart ment at the army Headquarters in whichever theater the unit is of primary Mission Neuman explained that the Mash units have one primary Mission to provide immediate surgical care for personnel so badly wounded that movement to hospitals to the rear would jeopardize their chances for it is for this he explain that units Are placed so close to the frontline that they Are occasionally subjected to guerrilla harassment or Neuman also spoke on prevent tactical and restorative medi he assigned the first of these As one of the most important of All functions assumed by the medical and told in past Many armies have been rendered ineffective by outbreak of various diseases that have been so completely overcome by modern Medicine in the army that they no longer Are a 109th regt pee starts 3d mural for 3d in mess 17 special pfc John of co 109th inf has finished his second mural on the Walls of the 3d bus consolidated mess Hall and has started work on a the recently completed painting commemorates the Flag raising atop Suribachi by marines on iwo the lower left portrays the marines raising the colors and the upper right depicts the famous spirit of Soldier models Brandimarte used battalion troops As models during break periods in order to attain the Correct the Soldier who studied at the new York school of trial started the mural in his third mural will be a scene from the mexican based on an army poster entitled remember your the artists first entitled is a Jungle scene depict ing some of the bloodiest fighting in army history during the Early Days of world War in pizza con Carney nato admirals likes dont agree with ikes 17 Robert command Erin chief of Allied forces Southern and 50 members of his staff and their guests joined in the Celebration of pizza Day recently president elect Dwight Eisenhower stated that pizza he has eaten in a restaurant on mul Berry Street in new York was better than pizza which he ate in Naples in Carney disagreed with Eisen Howers the Admiral came to the defense of the pizza Cooks in wifely support Carney said that taste i cooking is probably a matter of but to his taste no finer pizza can be found in the world than in the Admiral said his firm stand on this matter was greatly encouraged by the expert opinion of car Ney who also considers the Nea Politan pizza Cooks to be great As a result of this Friendly i the Naples newspaper h Mattino designated pizza judo Pupil shows instructor what Shes Learned and ten neapolitan restau rants offered pizza dinners free to the Allied officers of carneys head quarters to vindicate their professional Honor and to prove they Are the worlds Best pizza Paul Merrill flips maj Lloyd Hummert through the air with the greatest of the 2d army div Provost marshal had just finished a judo demonstration before members of the american and Allied women club of bad Kren Znaco to show How women could repel Morrill answered hummers Call for volunteers to put Bis lecture into and with a flick of Ber wrist sent the surprised major photo Wiesbaden yanks raise to Aid buddy in distress 17 special prompt action and teamwork by members of the 7150th air base up at Wiesbaden air base helped a fellow airman Rush to his stricken wife Side Only one Day after receiving word his baby son had Lewis of the air police received a Telegram telling him his 2monthold son had the Telegram also said his wife was critically ill and urged Raleigh to return to his Home As soon As Quick work by the 7150th personnel had Raleigh on a Home bound plane the following then the group set about relieving the financial worries of the bereaved this was done in a Campaign fund started by maj Oneal Archer and m sgt Lennon of the operations and training Sec boxes were set tip in All Squadron pay lines with a total of being the with the groups was sent to Raleigh medical unit awarded 2d div athletic trophy 17 special the medical det of the 41st army inf in won the annual 2d army div commanders athletic partic the detachment received finishing Well ahead of co with the trophy was presented by maj Gen George 2d army div to it Wilbur detachment Wuerzburg Bowling alleys 17 four More alleys at the recently constructed Leighton Barracks Bowling Alley not previously used because of construction diff have been eight alleys Are now in service club opens doors at Wels a 17 special the Airway service a new club for members of the Linz Mil itary Post stationed at the Wels air was officially opened by it col Roland Ufa special services present for the opening ceremonies were capt Darold Wels air base capt Robert lamp special services officer Lucille Ufa staff club and Virginia lamp club Brownie Tratt Nik is manager of the facilities Are available for read ing and writing for parlor game there Are Check and Pool and pingpong tables have also Bee set space for dancing is provided in the Community pfc describes Swiss army Brize 17 Ernest of he 4th aaa Doest know much about the Swiss but he can Tell you a few things about the Swiss in his opinion its a crack currently on detached service with he 1st aaa provisional was born and raised in the Little town of Kreis he was in ducted into the Swiss army in july and served with the motorized right troops Shock Basic training in Switzerland lasts 16 but preliminary training usually starts at the age of 14 or 15 on a voluntary popular training Lutz said this training is More or less eagerly sought by the younger it consists of firing a regular army Rifle on a 300yard horseback Riding and glider their 16 weeks of training covers More than Basic Lutz he added that the first seven weeks Are spent on marching and foot manual of the Ory and other subjects similar to those of the after the seven Swiss troops go on Lutz likes the army and is More than satisfied with the Way things Are he is an Excel Lent worker and Well liked by his friends and he was drafted in july 25 take Generator course 17 special Twenty five men of the 63rd aaa gun in recently completed a 28 hour course on the operation and maintenance of the m18 theory of and practical application under Field conditions were stressed in the which consisted of both classroom and practical Field