European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 1, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse                                February 1953 military news Section s b45s augment air forces n England 31 infantry units dont have All the dirty work to do in the at least this is the opinion of a part of the 43d pm 43d inf which has the task of removing the dirt that the infantry picks but the men of the laundry Sec who clean clothes for the Jet b45 Light bombers at display the stingers in their planes Are assigned to the 47th bomb one of Many of units stationed in the United photos Raf stations provide bases for yank Jet fighters in us by Don Walter staff correspondent 31 a familiar sight these flays to see f84 f86 Sabre jets and b45 Tornado Light Jet bombers Streak across the skies Over the tranquil East Ang Lia scattered throughout this area Northeast of bounded on the North by the North sea and on the East by the English Are a series of Raf stations where american air Force units Are these Are Ideal basest or the because their nearness to the provides opportunities this is the fourth of a series of on americans stationed in England and their for Long Range training and navigational flights Over Europe and North of bases in England Are divided into two general Oxford area and the East Anglia the East Anglia bases in clude Mil shepherds Grove and a fighter bomber base on the Channel also can be included in this the Oxford area bases include upper h e y f o r Brize Fairford and Greenham some of the bases in the Oxford area Are still under but three of them already have been turned Over to the 7th air Greenham which is still under construction by Avia Tion will not be finished for several months but it also will be turned Over to the 7th air the o x f o r area bases Are in tended for strategic air come bomber As Are Milden Hall and Lakenheath in East Ang British guards Sculthorpe is a typical East Anglia fighter bomber like All other bases in England used by the Sculthorpe is technically an Raf British guards Check passes at the Raf handle housekeeping functions on the As at other the Raf Flag flying with the american signifies Anglo american co opera the two flags Fly from a curiously shaped Flag staff which looks something like the Mast of a Sculthorpe bustles with building new construction can be seen near the main an entire new group of build Ings to House men of the 39th filling Olson loads machine gun in Tail Turret of aaa which supports air units on the is these build were prefabricated in Italy and Are now being put into Gen eral use on the English Brig Gen John of commands the 49th air with Headquarters at a Youn looking Stevenson was a prisoner of the germans during world War ii after he was shot Down in Job visibility Zero Stevenson says the Aerial observer bombardment Man on the b45 deserves More recognition than he has received in the an Job is the Man who sits in the Bombardier compartment in the nose of the he cant see out and during flight he sits among a Complex of in the past the Job was limited mainly to being a Knob twirl e Stevenson he didst have a great Deal to look Forward today the Job learns every phase of flying the we feel that ours is one Organiza Tion which has done More for the Job than any training at Sculthorpe As part of the 49th air div is the 47th bombardment flying under the command of col David of Jones was a flight commander on the first Tokyo raid in april after a raid originating from North he was shot Down and held for 30 months by the b45s stationed at Sculthorpe frequently carry mis Sions Over the continent and go on flights to North fighter support the 49th also has under it the 20th fighter bomber com prised of stationed at about 90 Miles North of and the 81st fighter interceptor with which has two at Ben Waters and another at shepherds the Raf station at Lakenheath is used largely by Sac As a train ing base for b29s and the 2d air refuelling so carries out its operations from col Ger Ald Robinson is the base of units have been stationed there since late in Only a Lew Miles from Laken Heath is its sister Light aircraft Are the Only planes since the Field is not equipped for heavier the chief function of the Mildenhall base is to As a rotation and Supply Center for air units sent to England on temporary the 3910th air base commanded by col operates Mildenhall also is Headquarters for the 32d aaa the senior army unit in the United commanded by col Metticus 43d pm co gets dirty Field detail Tegt trades co leaders with a in 31 special an Exchange training program be tween the 8th regt and the 29th both 4th inf div be Gan Here this week to familiarise company Grade officers and senior cos with techniques of both infantrymen Are attending classes concerning Basic artillery fire observation operation of Forward observer fire direction and artillery Communia a review will be Lowed by a comprehensive exam at the conclusion of the in artillerymen will be Given orientations on the organization of the infantry battalions and regiments infantry weapons and their employment infantry and methods of defense and on completion of this phase the artillerymen for a act in the capacities of in Fantry platoon leaders or com Pany 2d army div safety awards bad 31 Spe 2d army dive battalion safety award for december was won by the 94th aaa the race for the separate company award resulted in a tie Between he Cor Bat com and he div troops in the dont mind the they have the necessary to handle the equipped with two Complete laundry the Section is Able take care of the clothing for approximately 600 men during a 24hour this amounts to articles of All when the clothes arrive in the members of the Crew Mark them by the pin system and sort them according to Type and the clothes then Are Given a Thor Ough washing in a machine similar to an automatic Home following this the Yare placed in an extractor by centrifugal removes 95 cent of the then they Are dried in Tumbler Type the clothes Are sorted by number and placed in bundles for delivery to their proper own 124th Hosp trains cos 31 cos of the 124th Mobile army surgical Hoap Are receiving training in a 160hour course being held at the the instruction is being Given by Hospital officers and two ser Sketoe and Harmon the two men received their instructor training at the forces in Austria tactical come no the first enlisted men assigned to a Ufa Hospital to graduate from the tue two men Are veterans of 12 years service each in the the 124th no course is divided into four thirty two hours of training will be devoted to each 27 Drivers cited 31 maj Joseph Worms District presented Safe driving awards to 27 German Drivers in the District motor subscribe for a Oier stars and stripes today