European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 15, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse                                1958 the stars and stripes ill yours Fly kites at a event kit flying time at where hundreds of Iconium Youngf tots of the Munch Elton area gathered for refreshments and to for in the Content sponsored by the 8th dive 8th Cav and Isth trans Klaus Wandry the paper Jet he built in two about judges were kept Bur following the Otto variety of photo by Schuettler trooping fhe news line yank blood saves turkish boy More concurrent travel to Usa eur area seen by Economy Germany sic with the increased Unaka Tion of Economy concur rent travel to Germany is expected to a Usa Rolft official has have sufficient government controlled housing in Germany to House most of our personnel and available Economy housing is sufficient to accommodate those personnel for whom government housing is not immediately Avail spokesman rental agencies established in billeting offices in most sufficient Economy hous ing Lisl incs to provide immediate Saccom Moil ions for new ample hotel accommodations Are available end temporary lodging allowances place these facilities within financial Means of military under a new streamlined concur rent travel procedure begun la is personnel ordered to Ger Many and eligible for housing Are advised of available Economy hous ing in the command to which they will be every organization assigns a local military sponsor for every Soldier and his family expected to report in from the a spokes Man the sponsor will either rent quarters for the i family or make hotel to permit the arriving soldiers to have a place for his family while he seeks his own Economy he we will give concurrent travel Ausa mwtla1c changed Germany special the Date for the fall meeting of the to army chapter of the association of the army Here has been changed from 10 to sept it Gen 7th army will be guest housing use o anyone who obtains Economy the spokesman 1 estimates of wait ing periods for government housing in Germany vary from housing on arrival to As much As Turkey spec inn Kight members of the air Force composite Force on temporary duty at in Kirlik air base Here donated blood to save the life of a Small turkish t sgt George medi Cal and supervisor normally bused at Shaw air Forte with the tactical reconnaissance heard a turkish fathers Story that his son would die unless he could be Given blood trans fusions within a few informed that the near est blood Bank was at Ankara and that a plane shipment of blood could not arrive until the next Koi the base radio station to a peal for blood oui Harn was the first after seven other americans volunteered Oldham Handcart ried the eight pints of blood to the turkish doctors said thai the Quick response of the air men saved the Childs 8th trans of two honoured for Rescue Germany Spe Cial two Herman 8th trans up personnel has been honoured for his part in a 1957 Greenland the Sikorsky awarded a winged s Emblem to Lenhardt j for piloting an army helicopter thai evacuated a sick girl from an isolated Village where medical care was the officer also received letters of commendation from the danish the ilog tag has a Long tale Germany Spe Gay enrol sergeant whose military career covers two wars and some Border skirmishes believes he has the lowest serial number in the 7th while Many soldiers consider dog tags a cumbersome piece of neck John Edward known to his mates at the 7762d pm direct support co As pop gladly carries two sets of Hes especially proud of his pen Dant Little aluminium disc about an eighth of an Inch one of the army first dog it was issued to Hopkins on he first in it bears the serial number the number he still re based Pancho Villa the round he has been around the world three its travels Are scheduled to end in january when the Veteran Soldier retires from Active a few months after he Young Hopkins found himself serv ing on the mexican Border with Bury d of the 2d new York National guard a under a Captain named John Black Jack was a rough old recounted c h a s i n g Pancho Villa was hot All but it was Only firecrackers compared to what came a year or so when the entered world War i in april pop said lie was yanked out of Texas and dumped into new we found ourselves smack Dah in the firs american troops to land in his unit was sent to France in an Advance detail 30 Days ahead of the rest of the first yanks to land in we had to learn the artillery techniques of the French and Tench our boys when they got Hopkins with the 103th a pop served irs three major the Meus Argonne and Mihiel offensives and the defense of on the night of when saturation artillery attacks were launched to prepare for the big american push that won the pop won the purple heart and a citation for a High degree of bravery in action under heavy fire and chlorine Gas attack at Cole de recovering from Gas wounds in his he remained in service until though offered a com Mission at that he put his dog tags Awny to please his new career at 15 almost 20 years when Pearl Harbor was Hopkins saw that pop was hankering for action when she saw me Reading the said she Only said it looks like youre going into the army which is what i beginning his second army Ca reer at the age of pop spent most of his world War ii service in pm Camps in handling prisoners from Rommel Africa sgt John Edward Fop kits Low serial number 12tli inf celebrates bad Germany special the 8th inf devs 12th luf celebrated its organization Day Here with a review and athletic the 12th traces its history Back to 1814 when it earned the nickname Star spangled ban Ner regiment during the fighting at department of usar sufi and the 7th Stuttgart Subarea leads Saco safety program Munich special Stuttgart Subarea led the Southern area come safety program the month of according Ftp Irving Saco Stuttgart placed first in two Cate for military injuries and mishaps involving German pm Nurnberg had the lowest motor vehicle Accident Stuttgart air traffic record set at Rhine main Germany Spe Cial a record landings and takeoffs took place in August at Rhine main air the 1945th airways and air communications service so has this figure Jfe presents a new High for Rhine main since the Busy Days of the Berlin Airlift and new record for Safe air traffic controllers of the 1945th said a new Mark of ground control approach runs was also Navy help relieve Spanish water shortage x Spain the air Force and Navy helped to re Lieve a water shortage in this drought stricken town in North East when local authorities reported that the towns water Supply would be strained during the tourist forces permitted them to use water from several Wells that have been drilled at the Cantonment 516th engr co clears Road at Gellhausen Germany the 516th engr co Here took out from its Bridge training exercises to remove six Large from a Short stretch of the cell Hausen county Road Between Good Roth and the weighing from six to eight tons each and having roots extending below the had torn up Large sections of the Asphalt pavement when a Nuro Beu of Trees fell in a severe Storinu local authorities lacked equipment heavy enough to accomplish that