European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 24, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes july 24th div unit marksmen win first practice meet in pre Leclerc contests Germany from the Lal 3p of the 24th inf div8 lh7th inf won the first practice match hens in the Warmup Arat Lons Tor the usare0r prix Leclerc they comp Hwy Cut of a Iii honors German c at Landsberg Germany a German airman awarded the medal of free Dom Here wednesday after his Gal Lant Senj Jet in october to Mere an american Pilot from his burning Fischer is the first German to be awarded the citation Wax signed by the of the air Fischer crashed with 1st it Ken Neth Taylor last of Tobey into an electric Pok line near thrown the badly injured airman entered the Blaz try and Rescue despite Imp Fig severely Fischer his until Thuc finally proved Loo much for Wray Ohead Canadian unit France Espedal air vice marshal Larry Al air officer commanding the Royal Ca Nadian air Force defense come january has been appointed officer commanding Canadas North Atlantic treaty or division in he will take Over his new Post Here in Sucre edit air vice marshal Brandon who i retiring after More to join 30 years service with the Craf Godwin has headed the air division Here for the last three years a Usa to hear aide Frankfurt of the state depart will and Drew the Frankfurt chapter of the association of the army july 3j at the Frank fart out worlds largest Airship on Maiden flight 4 possible Points to nose out six other teams gelling ready for the Friday finals that will deter mine Thich team represents the in the seven nation Mcelere shoot Here second was the entry from the 4th army tvs 50lh and in despite a pistol Accident that j Hart no was inst years run Nerup in the International the army Rifle in from the 3d army 30th pistol Accident the 2d army Rifle in had solid scores Iii the Rifle and Light met Chine Gujt compol mow in the but lost Points after Vernon Leischer blew up firing Only two no one injured in the Acci Range officials but the Wornon not Catt Lune with the malfunctioning pistol Cost the team Merle re firing is done under simulated combat conditions in which each Marksman must Une his own issued a breakdown Dis qualifies n match regu lations Here prohibit Alibi shots to make up for Malf unc or officials sex top Rifleman pfc Kenneth of the 6th info 2d Battle from Berlin Vas individual i Jih scor ing he fired 12ji Points with his my out of a possible Walter of the 4th army dive second in the my compe Dilon 12fi pfc Ewing r Hoosier and pfc of the 2d army Rifle won the automatic Rifle event which counts us Light machine gun Competition in the three weapon course they scored 238 Points out of a possible Winner first it Charles u of the 8th Delvs 28th fired 131 out of a possible 144 in the pistol match to win individual in hut teams in the seven nation finals aur 22 in addition the include those from Canada and the practice sessions were to continue Here until Friday when the Daylong Susareu Mevel finals be t the worlds largest Nonrigid the navys Imit us Maiden flight Over the a prototype for it new to j for air Imine Early warning at concealed inside ship to us revolving unt Enaa carried it Toft night landings Mode easy aboard big Carrier top fliers in Saratoga a3 aboard the Saratoga in the personnel of heavy attack by but a Pilot aboard the Saratoga the Mediterranean Law in King a in Rater Landing with a plane on a Black night is one of aviation trickiest it hard to do with a Piston engine tougher still with a red hot and when it comes to sky the largest Carrier based the feat seems impossible even after you have witnessed repeated perfect this big Jet monster has a Wing Span of 73 feet and is 75 feet a Pilot each plane and is assisted by a navigator and a radar the personnel of heavy attack so 9 aboard the Are flying the sky warriors in the current Middle East cmdr Bui Hezlett of u their this was Hla laconic comment on night landings you have to do All landings after the air plane Doest know its the we Hadrons executive cmdr Ernie of said the darkness might have in Adverse psychological influence on an inexperienced Pilot but not on a Good his outfit did not have anybody but the Best you feel a hefty Jolt taking off Heidelberg pvt seeking bigger weights to lift by Howard staff writer Germany pvt Roland of usar eur he special took up weightlifting to condition his body the fool Ball but when he weighed the Success and Satis faction derived from the he decided to stick with lifting in Stead of now stationed at Patton bar 7th army troops picks Best Drivers Germany Isle army troops picked the 12 Best Drivers from a fetid of 45 entered by five 7th army com mands the three May Cielency contest which closed policy change set on of promotions Washington spec4at be ginning with the pro motion airmen promoted in the noncommissioned grades wih be selected on the basis of they Are doing and not for specialities they May hold but Are not working the air Force has a message sent to All commands that airmen eligible for promotion to staff sergeant and above will be considered Only in Oiler primary or control air Foras in the those air men could be considered in either their primary or additional ape air Drivers representing the 7th army support and 7th army Engineer artillery the if Oil signal up and 7th Anny special troops competed in six contest categories they were judged on the basis of writ ten examination As Well m How Well they drove Over the test officials winners of this contest will com in the 7th army finals Here next winners of that con test will enter the Osa Reub finals at in septem winners of the contest Here were 94 i engr in improves signal depot facilities special the 94th in of the 7th engr Brig was cited for its work improving facilities it Saumur signal depot in the stationed at Sau Mur depot and Montreuil Bellay since mess a resurfaced roads and Park ing area and built grass air to receive prizes in special Moniti each of 45 contestants was to get a Claret lighter it the some no Ovell contest winners were selected in the three Day Competition winners by category and their scores out of 0 possible Sedan sp3 Leroy of the 8th trans 388 Points sp2 Wayne of the 47th Orel Quarter ton sp3 Raymond of the Lith engr 367 sp3 Harry of the 10th trans ton sp2 of the 47th Ord sid8 Points sp2 Edward of the Lith engr tvo and of half James of the if Tih trans Points sp2 Leo of the 34th aaa 37a five ton f i r s p v t b r u be of the 10th trans sp2 Lee of the Lith engr 33ft five ton with pfc Robert of the 555th engr sp3 Jack of the 521st engr Racks his latest Effort w to organize a team comprising the most muscular soldiers around Heidelberg to take on other army or German lifting lifting can be loads of the 23yearold former Florida state lifter not to men Tion the conditioning your get through such Trudell to recruit enough lifters to form a Well rounded provided he is Able to secure enough equipment but to there Haven been too Many As organizer and he 5 8 inches and weighs n at 150 he held the Florida state titles in the Light weight Elttas from his Home town of Petersburg for two consecutive years in 1956 and 1957 with a 215 255 clean and and 100 Ive done the former Carpenter but Hia chief interest now is contacting either professional or Amateur lift ers for the special troops interested mus Demen May reach him at the special troops s4 of fice during duty or during work outs in his billets after Vibeck Honor graduate Germany Sec mfr Van Shelbourn was Honor graduate of the m48 advanced armoured crewman course at the 7th army training he scored 943 Points of a possible Shelbourn a member of d 2d medium tank 68th by but a Pilot he that work left a might ret you into Trout not get you airborne it cmdr Richard Winner at Cross in world War tit the squadrons solid so la it cmdr Jack who broke and band White playing aboard ship on May 15 and been Able to Fly in the command pilots have Mofiel one duty and cousins As assistant maintenance the Squadron and an a put Dkl mat officer other with keeping newsmen from falling of walking into the blast of Tinguf other boys have ing Over Lebanon but i Beirut before anyone cousins in on business to the the other aft Mont of the squadrons fathers of growing married except it Robert Riverside and ind Tot Cali it Jug Bob Ander Sott one of its a Good you keep Bright and work when Are rate of 10 Miles in can item lost in a hurry watch what you Are a navigator Yott the aircraft to you function hardier charged with the copters form u Roscue Ano heueop4ev to Abnot to of m did army his forced Down Tern and or by fuel Uttz big an air the to tilt Sletton k of to and own h4 i wife tending or team Root tee at Nethmi we with ares
