European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 25, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                To january 1953 military news Section Page i 26th inf regt gives Profiti Eviey tests to members tests determine the status of training of individual members the 1st inf div were conducted the review was designed to provide commanders with firsthand information of Basie military and advanced individual training members of the 26th inf regt take the pfc Carl Wlliams left is checked by Sec Josiah Barton As he completes the  defense pvt Lawrence Abner right demonstrates familiarity with his Basic weapon by stripping a carbine sgt Joseph Lisiscki watches the working on map Reading problem right is pvt Don Nutter while h sgt Emerick Bakaysa checks his in the Cpl Benny Farmer uses a Compass to answer a question posed by sgt Albert Moretti in another phase of the photos War Bride returns As dependent 24 Spe Rosa who be came the first italian girl to wed t Soldier in Italy and the first Continental War Bride to sad for the has returned to Europe to rejoin her m sgt Lee assigned As mess Steward with com it 302d Hosp at la greeted is wife on her with Dexter were the couples two and went to Italy from North Africa with the 5th while assigned to Naples with a medical he met neither could understand the others All i could understand was said in August Dexter rotated to the Rosa joined him six months later with 18monthold Dexter followed her husband to his various stations in states before the sergeant was shipped to com z five months the Dexter clan is planning a visit to Rosas family in Naples in when asked How an Itali an War Bride with an american husband feels about coming to Dexter me How should feel i consider my 2darmd div sgt recalls dual life As sgt in 6capt9 in filipino guerrillas bad 24 Spe see a sergeant wearing a couple of Silver bars Sec Louis a clarinet St with the 2d army div didst Wear this mixed insignia during world War Bat he held both titles at the same during the philippine a army was dubbed honorary Captain of Philip Pine guerrilla forces and was billeted with american army tale Veteran sergeants honorary captaincy didst just Tor res is a native filipino born in 1912 on the Island of his military career began at the age of 16 when he joined the 26th Cav philippine three years hoping to be come an american Torres enlisted in the regular sent to he became a naturalized witnessed Pearl Harbor Torres had a front Row seat for the Start of world War in he witnessed the japanese attack on Pearl the planes awakened me Chat sunday he but i didst know what was happening until i turned on the radio and heard the then i knew we were in for Torres was sent to Australia for combat training with the 24th inf Rosa Dexter and her he then took part in the invasion and occupation of new Torres unit joined in the liberation of the Philippines on during the invasion of he was chosen coordinator Between troops and Philip Pine guerrilla Torres philippine comrades awarded him the honorary title of Captain of the sergeants buddies called him Captain Tor com Zair Petite reviews growth of aviation unit la 24 activity by com z base sections aviation Sec Tion is reported in a yearned sum in the past 15 the Section has grown from a single two place plane and one Pilot to three planes and two it col Elmer aviation Section that flights now Are totalling passenger Miles a with both pilots logging 70 hours each a both Fleming and it Papulias Are licensed for instrument planes now in use Are two l19 fou place ships and one a six place Craft future plans Call for two additional daily flights weather the aviation referred to As air Petite com daily nights to All Points in based and other localities in one of the monetary savings chalked up by Flem ing pointed is the payroll flights each the total Cost for the payroll lift is whereas the Cost by vehicles was Landing facilities Are available at All based with the exception of the most re cent addition was a Pierce steel planking runway at Capri eur ordnance basics southernmost la Rochelle sodded runway can take planes As Large As c47s which make regular Calls at based he Airport during the last six air Petite has evacuated 32 Hospital made 12 medical Emer gency Supply flights and 15 photo in the Section has joined in search missions for miss ing aircraft and cooperated with maps in Convoy his officers acknowledged the title by inviting him to share their after from injuries received during the Leyte Cam Torres joined his unit for the invasions of Mindanao and after the War he became an occupation Soldier in Japan and later served in he joined the hell on division in october now serving his 25th year As a Torres could have retired in 1948 at the age of 36 but he decided he haunt seen enough of the last he sought a but on the Day his retirement was to his serv ice period was extended another two now looking Forward to hire lease in Torres plans to re turn to his Home in the Philip Pines to take up the life he left As a boy of 17 get infantryman badges 24 expert infantryman badges were awarded to 17 members of the 4th inf 22d inf regt recently after successfully completing intensive proficiency col David co of the presented the pfc traces 16th regt Kin to civil War 24 Spe pfc Leroy fam ily tradition and the historic i Mac inf regt Are the same when Abrams arrived in Europe 18 months he requested sigment to the the 16th is the same in which his Elijah a served during world War Al while the 1st div was in act Taa in the Remagen area on March the elder Abrams was Abrams says he would like anyone who has knowledge sur rounding the circumstances of us fathers death to Contact two of Abrams uncles participated in three of the 16th regts campaigns in world War i Lorraine Pica St Mihiel Meuse Argonne and family service in the 16th actually dates Back to the civil with a Thomas taking part in several of the 30 engagements in which the regi ment though no accurate record has been kept by the Abrams it is known that Ducomb took part in the Battles in Virginia in 1862 and human Chain of command col Richard Werner chief of staff of sfas tactical explains to staff and unit commanders the role played by each officers organization in the Chain of to illustrate his talk the officers formed a human organizational Chart with each Eov Mander sitting under the sign of Bis respective photo