European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 18, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 military news Section january 1953 patterns Backas see in 43d inf div 717th in Crest medics in Field dts Tell clinic Jan Robert of the 118th medical 43d inf checks the Teeth of pvt Louis also of the during a five Day Field training photo 118th in holds exercise 17 the 118th med in of the 43d inf div Hung the out for Back in five Days sign on its office Here recently and took to the the unit took part in what the men nicknamed opera Tion a test of the Bat Talion in cold weather under Simu lated combat inspection teams viewed the unit As it trained and carried out routine business ranging from checking Teeth to penicillin shots for the first night the men pitched Pup tents in total darkness in near Zero most of the following Day was spent in map tent pitching and classes followed by a move to a new within 90 minutes the open Field which had become a tent City again was a blinding snowstorm hit the battalion As it set up its new not counting time in it required just hours to tear Down one Camp and set up for the next two Days the unit maintained a twofold it not Only engaged in rigorous Field but it carried out us 5th aaa in discharges plan civilian reunions 17 members of the 5th aaa a in who will soon become civilians have begun organization of a 5th Bat Talion society so they can keep in touch with each other after Dis Sec Richard love introduced the idea at a recent battalion As it is proposed that the society have a Central Headquarters separate chapters in various a locator card sle for Mem bees is also personal mail service 17 personal service now is provided by uie mail of the 8th inf a eggs so with a private letter Box for Eack member of the com Normal Garrison duty training consisted of weapons physical Road marches and Field maj John Bat Talion called the operation a very successful Job in an altogether difficult week for the Wiesbaden a airs own radio show 17 special the Wiesbaden air base now has its own local radio produced by the base the new locally aired show is presented for 30 minutes monday through Friday Over a local Hookup with the air base Public address the written and broadcast by a 2c John of covers news happenings on the base along with records of popular and semiclassical the project started several months ago As a five minute news broadcast Over the air police stations Cousin of general won Silver stars in Eto 17 another Patton is with the army in Cousin of the late Gen George military Leader during world War the late generals relative is pfc Ernest Holder of two Silver Star awards and now motor no of the 43d recon 43d the 32yearold who joined the army in won his first Silver Star in Europe during world War in while battling a group of German near the Siegfried patrons platoon leaders tank was knocked Patton pulled his tank up in front of the vehicle and took the enemy fire while his com Mander and Crew it was about Miles and several years later that Patton won his second Silver one dark night in an Amer ican combat patrol was encircled by communists and Patton volunteered to bring them out with his he went through the red lines and brought Back a dozen very grateful i Patton left the states for Europe if or the first time in during i world War h he was with the 4th army 1st 33d recon co and 91st recon he returned Home in 1945 and four years later received overseas orders to re port to the 25th div in later that year he was sent with the military advisory group to Korea to teach South korean troops the use of american Wear transferring from mag after several Patton served with the 8072d to which was later predesignated the s9th to he left Korea in 1951 and after several stateside assignments re turned to Europe in upon his arrival Here he was assigned to the 43d recon in addition to the two Silver he is entitled to Wear the Bronze Eto ribbon with five Battle korean service medal with five Battle Rok presidential unit Amer ican american world War h Victory and Good conduct of generals discuss new transport system 17 ranking air Force officers recently discussed studies made for the establishment of an Overall air transport system within the air Gen Lauris commander i chief of Allied air Cen trial talked Here with maj Gen Earl chief of the joint air transportation Board at and members of his this battalion Crest has been approved for the 717th aaa gun National guard organization from new the Crest in Clondes a traditional Pueblo Indian Symbol and the for state and to us t pvt writes novel 17 special a Mirror for magistrates is the title of a novel written in Rome by a Trust private and soon to be published by random the now on his Way to the states after in listing in the army for two is pvt Rich re Gibson was employed by the Philadelphia bul Wietin before going to Rome to begin Gibson writing a novel under a Whitney scholarship in creative during his 16 months in the italian he also studied at the american acad he also worked for a time in the Christian science monitors Mediterranean office and in the publicity department of the italian films Export he was sworn into the array at the Trust recruiting office in on his return to the Gibsons first Post will be at Mats attendants featured in article it write photographer for the Satur Day evening Post visited Here getting a picture Story on the life of Mats flight Augustine Pasquarella chose As the stores Central figure a West Over air Force flight Betty the one of the posts men and women at work will in clude shots taken in Frankfurt and at the attendants play a role com parable to the stewardess on civilian army Chow a horses a jockey 17 plenty of army Chow ended pvt William Petersons chances of continuing his career so he has decided to Breed a Ken Derby Winner a member of the 43d inf div signal has added 36 pounds to his Riding weight of a jockey since he was Peter son has Ridden in about 200 races and has More than 25 wins to his starting to gain a Tittle weight in 195x Peterson became inter ested in the care and training of rather than Riding he worked As stable Foreman at Santa Anita in California for two one of the horses he took care great was a 000 the biggest thrill in every horseman life is to have a horse in the Kentucky Peterson since my weight keeps me from Riding a mount into the win ners id sure like to have trained Peterson entered the army in february arriving in Europe in he was assigned As a Telephone operator with the 83d engr in Toge Emblem la 17 special members of the 33d engr construction in win soon be wearing a unit insignia on their shoulders following recent army approval of the newly designed the to be worn on shoulder strap of the will be issued to battalion members As soon As samples Are made and officially the red and White insignia will be manufactured in Silver coloured Metal and hardwired it will contain the units shield anal coat of arms motto assigned a comp Lions meaning assigned a complis hed More give us the Wei do two zone improvements for aircraft equipment 963d a in Btry named Best unit in 43d Dir 17 Btry 963d a has been named the first artillery unit in the 43d inf div to win the divisions Best unit the Battery set a record in the monthly Competition by scoring a total of per cent in the first it Clifton Bat Tery received the award from it col Fred battalion at a ceremony at Sheridan 31 sgt of the 22d fighter bomber 36th shows his safety which fits of the scat of a f84 keep it releasing prematurely and ejecting it before be is set no in his elect pm sgt Robert at the St car a Cut communications adjusts a mount he devised to raise a an vrq3 radio off the float Liaison places in order to increase Range of the