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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Saturday, September 6, 1958

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 6, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes september 195t Dorsa takes Over As Berlin come cd Safe he names new e8s Berlin since Brig Gen Charles Dorsa Tri Iverc h i o Friday to takeover his now Joh As commanding gent nil of Tho brr Lin it was announced he succeeds Brik Gen Georce who left Berlin Sun Day for a now assignment with joint task Force 7 at Arling he had headed the her Lin come since Dorsa conies to Berlin from where he was assistant chief of staff for plans and operations with Allied forces in Southern a he held since the fall of a 1932 graduate of West Dorsa is a combat Veteran of world War 11 and in Korea he commanded the 45th inf dive 180th regt during operations in which it successfully defended the no called sandbag Castle on the Eastern in world War ii Dorsa assisted in planning and conducting operations in when the Anglo beachhead was established in Jan uary he was in charge of port and logistical support operations until the linkup with the main 5lh army forces four months who was born in Sicily and grew up in new York was graduated from the army War College in and later served in joint staff of the joint chiefs of staff at before his Naples Dorsa was president of the Continental army come where he was responsible for research am development of infantry weapons and personal Safe musicians to play at Naples Germany Spe Cial the 48piece Safe band will join italians in celebrating the traditional pied Grotta festival at Safe an about persons Are expected to attend the we Klong Folk festival which dates Back to the 16th led by 1st it Arnald the air Force musicians will pre sent a 90minute concert on a Rotunda in the Large festival area on the Bay of the following the Safe ambassadors dance band of the Safe led by s sgt Vincent will entertain service men during a 2v4hour dance at Germany special names of the 136 air Force master sergeants in Europe who have been promoted to the new rank of senior master sergeant e8 have been announced by Safe he names of those promoted to the new Grade and their units Alvin 525th fighter interceptor so at Wrt 50th tactical fighter a 7370th flight service so Homer 3d of and 49th tactical fighter Donald 804th air control and wanting a Robert Solitt tactical control Wing Robert 7100th support so Warren 603d communication and Nguo 7227th support Corgo 2d communications 6p a Robert 589th communications and guidance Edgar 748btn Field maintenance so William 7030th part and Alvin 48th maintenance Thomas 7206th support up Usa eur acts to Speed mail service in Germany by Marty writer Brig Gen Charles Dorsa Germany a new system for dispatching official and private mail is expected to Cut delivery time Between army pos offices in Germany by 24 a Usa eur postal official announced already approved by the depart ment of the the new system will permit Usa eur postal officials to use the German postal the Bagnoli Post pm club at gis join Rhineland City in traditional festival by Ernie staff writer Germany in this the Rhine had Bra Ting residents year old City on their first look at the famed Empire state building this not the original of but a German made version built by the civilian employees of the Post Engineer at the army Worms it was All part of a float that was entered in the pageant held during the cites baked fish Normal routine is forgotten in town for seven Days each International float the built during of duty had the Empire state build ing at one end and was connected by a Bridge to a Model of a medi Eval Stone the ancient landmark of four pretty two american daughters of German and two decorated the float and threw kisses the Candy Type to the crowd along Worms main invitation preceding them was the drum and Bugle corps of the 1st army Rifle in of the 48th the crowd broke into applause for the first time during the Parade As the band and the float went the Community relations idea got its Start when it col Roy my Worms detachment received an invitation from the lord mayor of Heinrich to take part in the festive As a the 1st army Rifle the 67th missile in and the Worms detachment decided to sponsor a maj Joseph Wein donated his drum and Bugle the teenage idea for the float was a in besides being Small baked Backfisch is the name Given to although not too Happy with this name they prefer the american word teenagers the Bobby sox Backfisch have adopted the festival As their own in recent the Little fish that have been caught for generations on the Rhine at have grown probably looking for clearer so that during the festival most of the has to be imported from places like Bremer railway service to supplement regu Lar military delivery the in France and have always had Germany we special night trains which pick up and distribute mail at of our the spokesman in Italy the army makes use of italian railway facilities for the same the new system will put Apos in six German cities within 24 hours of each the spokesman adding that delivery time beyond that depends on How rapidly unit postal officials pick up and distribute the mail to in delivery time Between these cities under the old dispatching system was about 48 the spokesman the six cities which Are Central distribution Points for military Are bad Heidel n u r n b e r Munich and Harry 317th troop Carrier Elln 86th fighter interceptor 302d tactical a Swanoe and William 30tft tactical fighter Edward 38tfi Tacu eat Wing John 501st tactical contort Wing he Jack 604th air control and warning a Henry 50 lit tas Tkal control Wing and Billy Tufe radio relay 615th air control and ing a Hubert 38th tactical Wing Walter 19th Tate fear so 29th tactical fighter Cilbert 53d tactical Robert 324th fighter Lester 36th tactical fighter so liw det of in Turkey Roy lit Tot goal depot Frank 81st support Lynn 7367th Fly lao training Robert 316th ate b6th Tat loaf 8q la Tyty to tits i Vincent i oth tactical Kilgore and Roger tactical Wing Wilfred and Clyde 50th tactical Fatir for Wing and Robert 49tfc or f aa4 Virgil 47tb bombardment Wing Donald Clara and Anthony 3r7tft troop Carrier Wing David Mauldin and 317th troop Carrier Wing William he tic Suo oort Wing he the Don support and Rudy Toft sup port be Lewi Tut Otic of it Wing John Patrick and lev tactical fighter Ray and Artie tical fighter Wing Chartee Crow and John to Etiel 7th army savings awards Germany Spe Cial Vii corps arty units have earned a total of 174 7th army savings awards during the past marines capture 2 shoot trophies at Camp Perry Camp Ohio Marine corps team won two trophies thursday in Rifle Competition with the other services and compiled record scores in both the enlisted mans trophy and Rumbold trophy in the enlisted mans compete the six Man Marine team got 882 out of a possible and 56 v ring that broke the old Mark of 868 set by the Marine team in the Marine corps team won the Rumbold trophy with a score of 59173 to top the old record of set by last years Marine the army finished second in both getting 87838 and 58976 in the Heidelberg Hunters slate a Day sunday Germany Spe cad the american Rod and gun club Here expects 800 Hunt ing and fishing enthusiasts to at tend the clubs German american Friendship Day the Daylong program Calls for shooting and casting a special exhibition of Hunting Tro camping and boating equip ment and a demonstration of traditional German Hunting Horn German and american teenagers ride behind replica of the Empire state building aboard the German american float in the bake fish festival Parade at photo John Frank and 88th fighter intercept or  and Frank tap heal fighter Donald Wing 7227th support Tea support 6p Zahar 48th Field Maia Tamsim and 49tk Tate heat Flamer Burton Aram dirt Eim Ronles Maln Tenaise so Roy 417th tactical fighter 9th tactical fighter Larey 38th tac Isaf fighter Arnold a Robert 7548th sup Gay 9k Edwin 74ffih Sej William tactical Heco Onato Unco Wing Walter 74isth support and Arthur 7030th support Thaddeus 36th a 6p Peter 7227th support up and Woodrow of a Safe Howard 7030th support William 7100th support Wing 60th Trow Carrier Wing 10th tact Caf Reeann allame Wintha 7206th support Art Lauren 49th a 6p William 7227th support up Nixholm 7260th support Safe he Janet 7o30tt support and Robert a qty fighter bomber Wing Edmund 7486th a zip a a tuber 317th troop Carrier Wing flu Bra 7100th support he nor 7425th support and lather 3d of Donald a so 7100th support Wing Walter 1c 24  6p d 48th a and Neil Safe John 49th a up he Murase both fighter interceptor Wing 7030th air police 8e Daniel support and 3d of he Mann 585th Jujj Newt so Yeager and Elbert Safe Olen 60th tactical Robert 2d aeronautical evacuation up Murray 7519th Usan Hospital 7100th Usan he Petal Gordon 7373d Usan hip to 7127th Usan and Edward 7100th support Charlee 7227th Usan dispensary Edwin 7505th Usan hot Petal Joseph 7012th support a Matthew 497th technical Howard 30th tactical Unce George 2d by Jamen 604th 8q 38tl tactical 9s Otto 5th Aerial pert so part det support Alfred 7493d special nato Bridge tournament o under Way at Heidelberg Germany More than 210 Bridge some As far away As wheelus air base in assembled Here Friday for the Start of a three Day North Atlantic treaty organization Bridge the which runs through sunday at the Patrick Henry Village officers club is officially known As the first an Nual Heidelberg officers and civilians club duplicate Bridge and those competing in the card playing contest include representatives of Greece and Britain As Well As american army and air Force personnel the tournament is open to officers of All nato armies and cd Vitans of officer Grade employed by those according to tournament spokesman prizes offered in the amount to More than  
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