European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 18, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 43d div sgt gave Truman Korea briefing 17 m sgt John who appeared before president Truman and the american people to give them a soldiers Conception of the korean is now giving the benefits of his experience to the 43d inf first of he 963d a was selected by Gen James Van As the representative of the 8th army in to tour the As a member of the United nations servicemen tour in october in order to gain the Snyder survived Competition Start ing at company level and extend ing All the Way up to 8th at the time of his selection he was a member of the 27th 25th inf with the Snyder was awarded the Silver Star and the Bronze he received the Silver Star for courageous action about the Pusan perimeter and later personally knocked out two machine gun nests to gain the Bronze Snyder first joined the army in while armoured artillery with the 5th army div he picked up five Battle stars for action in the european theater of in 1945 Snyder was discharged but was recalled to Active duty in 1950 As a private first class in the in Korea with the 27th he Rose to squad Leader and then to platoon acted As platoon Leader for some time and for two Days was company com Mander when All the officers had been either killed or in addition to the Silver and Bronze Snyder acquired four More Battle stars to go with his korean service military news Section january 1953 yank kids win quiz in German 17 parents of american children in Germany have no reason for con Cern about the intellectual capabilities of their according to editors of the Wiessener a Zeig leading North hessian four american 10 to 12 years were among the 20 Chil Dren who won prizes in a quiz con ducted by the More than children took part in the contest which was in the Ger Man american children winning prizes were Patricia Daugh Ter of maj William 22d inf r Dick son of 307th communications and reconnaissance in Lewis son of sgt Lewis 353d communications and recon Naissance co and Raine son of col Douglas co of Grossen co trains Drivers 17 Spe the 311th engr const up sent out a Call for 200 skilled Drivers last the 795th engr dump Trie co opened a school and began training them at a rate of 15 a a lesson plan from the Usa eur ordnance and transportation capt William m o u 1 d i n and to George former commanding officer and motor officer respectively of the established the school in Kleber the school offers a four week course i heavy truck driving and German boy finds lost Jet rewarded with night in Ike bed 17 would you like to be the guest of an air base and sleep in the same bed once slept in by president elect Dwight Eisenhower that is exactly what happened to an 8yearold West German youth and his father re it All came about when Young Peter Stephan and his father were walking on the outskirts of their Hometown Weer them Peter noticed what he Young Peter Stephan sits in the cockpit of an f84 Thunder Jet at Ferstenfeld Bruck air the 8yearold German boy returned helmet belonging to an american flyer and was rewarded with a tour of the air base and a nights sleep in a bed once slept in by president elect Dwight photo dependent school opens 17 i inadequate for american school More than persons attended children of bad the opening of the new bad Nau Heim school for dependent children last constructed at a Cost of More than the edifice re places old building which was holds barred meets old to Kiek 17 special when a former enlisted Man receives a direct commission and then meets his Basic training first anything can such was the setting when 1st it Patrick Kelly bumped into his former lop kick at Wuerzburg District after an absence of seven but nothing Rea son the former master sergeant also was a first Kelly and 1st it Walter Eaux were pleased to see each it was the had met since Walter first time they their duty in the theater during the at that Kelly was a Corporal with co 792d my in Luck he represented the government for the cites Deveaux was the company first As he had been since the unit left Camp in Kelly advanced to the rank of sergeant and in september 1945 received his commission at Cal the two men lost track of each other until Kelly was assigned to Wuerzburg District As assistant Provost he walked into the orderly room of co 793d my at Leighton Barracks ing and was greeted with a shout Kelly at first he didst recognize now executive officer of co Deveaux explained that had received a direct com but Only at 1st it Patrick Kelly and present at the opening ceremony were col Douglas co of Giessen John school Wong Harry school and Sec James school a total of 215 children Are presently enrolled in the school in the first eight another 51 Young sters attend the kindergarten which is located in an Annex of the build an enrolment increase is expected when the new dependent quarters adjacent to the school Are ready for education adviser named at Stuttgart Edward Yackel became chief education adviser for Stuttgart District this replacing Milton Puretz who left to become chief of the management Branch of the Usa eur who is taking Over the supervision of the 11 educational centers of the Stuttgart comes to this Post from Goeppinger where he served As educational coordinator for the 28th inf div for the past he is a graduate of Colgate University with a masters degree from and has a background of 15 years educational experience As principal and teacher in the Public schools of new York with the Navy during world War he served As an educational services officer aboard the uss an attack for 14 months in the four Ufa wogs receive two ratings 17 forces in aus Tria this week announced the pro motions of four warrant officers to the Grade of chief warrant of the four Are Emil Heg 518th engr c co William 437th Ord ammo co Wilbur Linz military Post and Gil 70th engr c bought was an old bucket lying n the upon investigating he shouted excitedly to is father that he had found an football having seen them in the but Stephan decided that h was flying helmet used by american it fighter Stephan stated Peters first in use was to keep it but later the Joy decided that the Pilot who lost t would need it for future ill Send it he but where to bailed out his father made inquiries at ocal police Headquarters and Learned that an american Jet fighter bomber Pilot from Fuersten eld Bruck air base had bailed oat of his disabled ship about a week that settled Peter merely addressed it to the air base Long with a letter which stated that he wished the helmets owner would enjoy Many More Success us flights with the very Nice flying the receipt of the package and letter by col Robert co of the 36th fighter bom Ber started a whirl of activities the like of which the Stephans had never Scott reckoned that since Young Peter had foregone his first and natural desire to keep the helmet and obviously was concerned with the Well being and safety of Amer ican Jet that something should be done to show the air bases it was decided to invite the Young Man and his father to be guests of the air a Telephone Call was placed to the Stephan Home in Oeh Ringen and they suite in officers club the father and son arrived Here and were immediately ushered in to the Moat luxurious suite in tha officers that reserved for general officers and not so Long ago occupied by president elect Dwight Eisenhower while on a nato inspection trip of Fuersten Feld Bruck air after freshen ing up and having dinner they were put to bed with a Brief summary of what was to follow the next promptly at 8 they were Given breakfast and taken on a tour of the on the flight line Peter was photographed sitting in a Jet and expressed a desire to get the picture soon so that he could show them to his schoolmates other he they would never be Lieve next on the Agenda was a trip to Scotts office where Peter met the colonel and capt Toivola Coke the Pilot who had lost the Peter was Given a flying Model aircraft kit and a figurine of the Thunder Jet by Scott and a Bright new red Scooter by when later told occupied the same next president of slept he turned that he had bed that the the had to his father and maybe its catch ing and ill be somebody big some Alvin York returns to As of c to a Halvin York is Back in to the 469th pm laundry cd in the Orleans area pfc York is a Cousin of 8gt who left the Tennessee Hills to become the outstanding Soldier of world War born at but who now makes his Home at South said of his Cousin Hes a son of a although close to 70 Alvin is Suu Spry and gets around to run the
