European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 18, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Military news Section january 1953 Pilot students get Hig Altitude training on ground the air forces Only operational training compression chamber on foreign soil is installed at Wiesbaden air the chamber is used to train students in the various effects that oxygen can create at High at the controls of the crate like chamber left Are Raymond operator and sgt Gerbert a student checks reflexes Center at a simulated Altitude of a Large group of trainees right get a taste of the difficulties they May encounter later while flying modern men become groggy and perform simple tests slowly when oxygen is Cut photo by Killpack of photos 97th go officer does t mind being called lapidarist9 it col with House full of rocks cuts gems As Hobby by James Coigley staff correspondent 17 anyone can Call it col of the fl7th a get away despite its Braw provoking the word Means the medical Supply officer is a or a Rock hound As the boys in the Trade Call its Only a it gives fun and a Chance to pick up heaps of in formation about the role gems play in history and that for How after he Greb will up in business and become one that rare Breed of men who earns his living doing something he would be doing anyway for the Hobby started As the result of a Chance meeting in the letter Man Back in at the time Greb was stationed there and one of the patients was an australian Soldier who worked mining claims in civilian he gave Greb some opals in the Hobby problem finding someone to Cut and polish the stones was a in san his Greb found an old a laundry truck who Cut gems As a aide Greb was intrigued by the Sot satisfying intensity with which the belgian Laboured on the he decided to learn some tiling about the Art he read a few bought tools and took his first that it he was with All the enthusiasm of the he interested others in his newfound occupation and founded the san Mateo county Gem and Mineral society it started with 20 Bers in when he came to Europe in1950 the membership was More than Grebs interested in organizing such a club his Fervour has produced one to of a unit Supply officer at the Weaver became interested when Greb was Able to identify the part of the world which produced the Agate Stone in a ring Weaver was Wear you can win said j betting that that piece of Jade in it col Greb cuts a Stone to add to his the assigned to the 97th started his Hobby in photo by Grandy a friends living room didst come from China Hast produced any Jade in the past years and most Jade from the Orient comes from he ducks some pro of the finest Jade in the according to folks from California May be interested to learn Jade also is found in the Monterey and Shasta a Good portion of the Jade from Landers is re shipped to China and comes Back to be sold As chinese hand carved Greb declared and it comes in 49 running from White through chunk ily with Sandy thinning Greb loves to talk about he always has a few in his pockets and in the drawers of his Back theres about two tons of Rock in the base ment waiting to be worked Greb estimates he Laid out about for tools and raw materials sentry hero of arresting9 tale 17 Spe Thomas commissary officer of the 4th inf dive 12th inf spent some uncomfortable or minutes under a sentry gun last week when he tried to enter his own commissary after the pvt Robert of 2d in he refused to permit Brennan to enter the building and held him under guard until he was Able to Check the lieutenants id card with the officer of the it Paul the officer of the joined with Brennan in complimenting the sentry for his have produced finished products Worth about More people Are getting inter he its your Reward comes in seeing the Beauty develop As you Cut a piece of Greb absorbs As much knowledge As possible from such Gem centers As Amsterdam or such German towns As Pforzheim or Ida Rober he plans to take a two year course in geology after before setting up in along with medical sup plies have played an important role in Grebs but whereas the stones Are a relatively recent in the association with Cal supplies dates Back a Long 29th he tic in wins 2d div driving plaque 17 special the 2d army div arty safety plaque for lowest Accident rate in the division for november was awarded to the 29th he to in whose record was no Auto accidents and Only one minor personal it col Harry 29th accepted the plaque from col Bogardus combat come r for the second time this second with two injuries and no Auto accidents was the 94th aaa and they have been associated with much of his duty in military serv Greb has served with the Navy and the in addition to the he has a total of 19 Active years and 14 Reserve years in enlisting in the army in Greb served with the 8th upon discharge he signed up for a six year hitch in the Navy and was a member of the Crew which commissioned the Hospital ship his son Charles served on the same ship in the South Pacific during world War army reservist by the time the end of his hitch in the Navy rolled around in Greb found himself serving As pharmacists mate with the 4th Marine regt at san in that year he donned civvies and went into pharmaceutical but he kept up his military connections by joining the army called up in 1940 Greb served most of his time in world War ii in Camps and hospitals along the Westcoast and at the tour in Utah reunited Greb with his one of whom is Monte the old time Yankee baseball he came Over Here on his present tour in 1950 and in addition to his medical Supply duties provides personnel at the 97th with a consultant when there thinking about being a if you should Ever hear some one Greet another person at the 97th with you old Lapid dont think you have a ring Side seat its probably one of the doctors greeting Corporal paints murals for la Rochelle mess la 17 murals recently painted on the Walls of the Eufredy mess Hall of the 319th Sta Hosp Are the work of an a orders Section Cpl edouard an Amateur did the work on his of duty he credits his an Art school with making his first painting attempt a hawaiian pfc the ashes judo to 6th regt 17 Bers of the 6th inf regt in charge of close combat classes Are getting some help these Days from a 20 year old Soldier from co i who is an old hand at the he is pfc Rich Ard a native of Hono and an experienced practitioner of the Art of tactics in close combat and judo Are not but they Fujimoto Are enough alike to make Fujimoto a valuable assistant to 6th inf judo is supposed to enable a Small Man to take care of himself against a larger or better armed the 5foot 7inch Fujimoto can easily flip one of his weightier 6th inf buddies to the ground during a Dos combat he also teaches methods of Dis arming an opponent and the Way to fall without getting 2d army div Singer Tours service clubs 17 ing engagements in Mainz and Wiesbaden soldiers clubs takes most of the of duty hours of the 2d army dive pvt Morris san a talented vocalist who sins under the name Mickey the Soldier is a member of co 17th army engr he spends Many of his evenings on a vocal circuit which includes com Bat come is first three graders club at Mangin Cavern and the Eagle club at t he also has appeared at wies Badens Rocker club and cubs sergeants club at new 109th inf Pio 17 first it Joseph Lee was appointed Public information officer for the 109th inf last club show opens bad Ozark mountains replaced German Hills in the minds of the american soldiers in Foch Cavern recently As they watched the first performance of the hillbilly hayride in the 2d army dive hitching Post service old fashioned music and humor were the keynotes of t h e Day with assorted instrumental and comedians in various shapes and a  Audi ence of 250 was on hand to watch the emceed by sgt Granville thur the production has become a weekly it will play at the hitching Post every sunday at 6 according to pfc Warren show