European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 29, 1953, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes sunday match Section Julie general meets the Mare 1 maj Gen Cortlandt Van r. Schuyler 28lh inf div cd meets j the 109th info Mascot the old Gray Mare daring his recent visit to i regimental Headquarters at cab Lingen. Astride the horse is her j Trainer a Cpl Tom Dorsey. 1 army photo min 8111 to 169lltaaa gunnery Drui Munich March 28 special a new training device is being used by an antiaircraft artillery unit known As the-m9 machine gun Trainer the device was adapted from a tripod mount by 1st it Robert i. Thurber of Btry a 169th aaa a in 43d div. It is set on m16 arid m15a1 Hal tracks to pro vide combat like training for half track Crews in firing at Aerial tar i _ powered by compressed air the m9 fires tiny plastic pellets at 10 Inch scale Model air planes which Are suspended from a moving wire controlled by wires and pulleys the planes can make d i v in a climbing and crossing courses. An other touch of realism used with the set is a Public address system which blares out Battle noises rang ing from popping Small to re weapons to screaming dive bomb. Is. I v. A the muzzle velocity of the Trainer is about the same As the .50-Cal Fig. The regular sight is1 used and the gunner adjustments As he would in Ordinary firing. One of the problems is shooting at the Model plane when it is travelling one Yard per second. This is equivalent to firing at a Jet Fly ing at 500 Mph at a distance of 500 Yards. V Thurber designed the half trick mounted Trainer by replacing the ,50-Cal gun in the Turret with the m9. He used a Small a bracket placed Over the Forward portion of the top cover and two Small c 1 a in pin g screws on the rear Normal mounting bolts Are Vised to pass through the a brackets and secure the gun in place. Firing is accomplished by soldering two to the poles of the m9 firing switch. Maj Gen Charles k Gailey jr., 43d div cd on a recent inspection commended Thurber for the work he had done with the Trainer. 33 get expert infantry badge Augsburg March 28 special thirty three members of the 162d inf .43d inf div have been awarded the expert infantryman s badge after successfully completing a series of tests on Basic Mili tary knowledge Field proficiency and weapons. Command changes col Burbach 4th div chief of St to get new european assignment Frankfurt March 28 is col Claude f. Burbach chief of staff of the 4th inf div will leave Here april 5 for a new assignment in Europe. He Wal report to the 7802d Sci in Bremerhaven for re assignment. Burbach has been chief of staff of the Ivy division since us reactivation oct. 12, 0950, at it. Ben Ning ga.,before that he was with the office of the assistant chief of staff in Washington. Burbach was graduated from West Point in 1925. His overseas assignments include service in the Philippines. He is a former co of the 442d and 418th a . In addition to service ribbons and other medals Burbach was awarded the legion of Merit in 1946. command changes include Berlin come it col Lyle , for four years executive officer for the office of the chief of legislative Liaison office of tace chief of staff department of the army has been appointed person Nel officer is succeeding it col George r. Harrison jr., who has departed for a new assignment at Camp Rucker . A graduate of the command and general staff school at it. Leavenworth kan.6th inf regt it col John a Dalton 1st in co has returned to the ils. To await assignment to the far East. Maj. Edward l. Kerker has assumed duties As regimental s2, re placing maj g. L. Prine also rotating. Kerker served More than two years with the 32d inf in Korea. 59th Aib depot Wing it col new show to open service club tour in Hascom april 1 Heidelberg March 28 Spe Cial crazy rhythm a european armed forces professional entertainment Branch show will play engagements in he area come april 1-7. The show features hazy Oster Wald. And his sextet Judy Allen vocalist Joe York comedian and Angela Lee and Celia Helda. Performances will Start at 8 pm in the following service clubs april 1, lamplighter club Ham monds Barracks april 2, Golden wheel club Turley Barracks april 4, Carousel club Coleman Barracks april 5, flaming sword club Patton Barracks april 6, Castle club Thorn pins Barracks and april 7, Flagstone inn Taylor Barracks. Italian fliers give carving to 317h Wing Frankfurt March 28 special the leaning Tower of Pisa still stands at ifs original cite in Italy but a two foot High White Marble replica of the famous Tower has been presented to col Donald j. French 317th1 troop Carrier Wing commander by officers and air v Inen by the italian air Force ithe unusual carving was Given to it col Luciano Nimis heading tie group of seven officers and 10 airmen from the nato. Nation. Who have been on Tempo Rary Iury since Jan. ,29 with the 39th, 40th. And 41st troop Carrier Sis. Nimis expressed the gratitude himself and the others for the training and hospitality extended to them by col Lucion n. Powell a 317th troop Carrier up. On invitational orders from the military assistance advisory group to Rome the men of the italian air Fores were assigned. To the 317th at Rhine main air base for training in the use of equipment Iberg furnished their government i by Tae u.&? i .1 it col Luciano Nimis right of the italian air Force presents a Marble replica of the leaning Tower of Pisa to col Donald j. French co of the 317th troop Carrier photo of Pho Tolt col Raymond p. us unit Sec serves in 5 conflicts Augsburg March 28 " special although he has served Only 19 years in the army Sec James t. O Brien has been in uniform for . Conflict since the turn of the Century. O Brien enlisted for the first time in 1911. He lists the korean War As the Only one in which he has not actively participated. The 43d inf div Soldier saw action with the 15th inf regt in tientsin China during the chinese revolution in 1912-14, Mexico with Gen John j. Pershing in Pur suit of Pancho is the sea had broken a Perque but on the whole 1 port was doing very Weff i receiving an average of per Day. Photo contest winners Verdun March � pvt Kerwin e Gray engr const up and Cpl Peterson 7965th k and second prizes a photo contest Verdun special
