European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 25, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and strikes 24th inf div troopers find duty in Lebanon hot but be a Hoid Lor left photo Welda a fast working a he digs a defense Elmer saw Toumona an Eskimo from the he and the 24th inf my Giard broiling acc gains Victory in 3d army shoot Germany special combat cd c ran up a it percentage score to squeeze past com Bat cd b by one percentage Point to win the 3d army div commanding Genera is trophy match it was tight contest with the winning Takhat top honors after the second place oct mints on Alt five command teem fired i ism two percentage Point Gen Thomas Van Velere trains to open fire Germany thursday was a Day off cat the seven teams preparing Uear Bur prix lectern matches r two practice sessions the teams were ready Tot Day Ott before the Flajs Friday that determine who represents the if the lectern two dress rehearsals Only 3a army Drys entry manage to the top Whitse both the 3d army Rifle of the Antii 3d army in Fly entry out of possible to win the second fire bar practice veterans of 3d army attended the award ceremony to hand out the trophies More than 225 top marksmen from the divisions five commands took port in the annual a meeting of the divisions officers with the team captains week win deter members of the Compo the team to represent the division the v corps commanding generals match next combat cd lost years placed third with percentage div arty and div trains placed fourth and fifth with percentage Points the top the individual winners in the various events open see Cha Novice pfc my sn3 Arthur div trains pvt John Jfe Wayne div trains sp3 automatic sgt Van coca sp3 John sub machine pvt Carl cab Pic Donald units stay on Alert to handle an that might come up in Broi c by Warren Franklin writer with forces in Leb anon Charlie company is dug in along the Lebanon Foothills baking in the hot Middle Eastern Sun the part of 24th inf dive 1st Battle received its Call to urgent duty in this broiling area at its Headquarters in the Cool Mountain vastness of the bavarian the Alert was sounded through out the and within 36 the chosen troopers poured from a Fleet of huge air Force transport into the Barren Ness of in Ciurlik air base near they camped under the Shade of the wings of the troop carriers and in another 36 landed at Beirut int tonal Airport in hot March their March with full packs from the Airfield to defense perimeter was on of sweat and the sudden Impact of Realiza the Mediterranean beckoned with its Cool and shimmering Blue the famed Cedars of Lebanon in Foothills ringing the City wooed the attention the cold German White walking the Road the Airport to Over said lit it in lately who commands the 4th Rifle Circle of men gathered around the parachutes nodded in unanimous agreement anything cold to echoed Sec Howard the Summ mortar Section Little Comfort Theu prayers wont be Immell a Ely co c in position a Lith Little More than its duty 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addition to the 700 new the army will promote 245 to 845 to to e5 and to i 15 in Usabel promotion to maj Germany s officers in usar r have been promoted temporary ranks of colonel and Usa eur he promoted to colonel Date of rank from july 15 was Edward of com promoted to major with Date of rank from july 18 Fred european Exchange Lewit Southern area come George com e James Hay Western James we army Willain Meriwe Hert pm school Afton Francis com z Houston John and Timothy 7th Bamberg a Condl honors lord mayor Germany on behalf of the Bamberg american advisory Brig Gen Robert assistant cd of the 3d inf presented a Tif Tunte of honorary membership to Luitpold Tord mayor of Bamberg from 1925 Vul Fttie May of this Weegman expire said Pride in be ing a member of the organization which has been instrumental in promoting the Mutual esteem currently Zermatt am Jirian relation to in feminine about of the too Pho Peculiar to the Lime and our Etna patches of round the Twy fences to Fine and the 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