European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 19, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse                                8 the stars and stripes september armed copters expected As newest addition to us Reurs Arsenal new aircraft design under study for army Washington Usak Kur command Erin has asked for permission to Arm army helicopters in blueprints and kits for equipping helicopters with machine guns and rockets have own to him and to Cen command Erin cd of army in the a formal permission All to helicopters is exported but the commanders May have difficulty rotting the Gen Disney picked for Job with face Washington special assignment of Muj Gen Paul Dis cd of the army armoured training Center at to Allied forces in Central effective in was announced Here by army Secretary Wilber four other general officer assign ments were also made Brig Gen Edward assistant chief of army engineers for military construction in washing will report to Neucom he in Paris in january Brig Gen Ely Brig Gen William Deputy director j4 logistics at Neucom has been assigned to the office of the chief of army research and development in effective in february maj Gen Richard c who became chief of the joint military advisory group in thai land in october will return to the in november for assign ment to 1st army he at governors Brig Gen Kenneth Mccrim assistant chief of army engineers for troop operations in has begun duties with the 1st logistical come at Griffin takes 6th Fleet Post Augusta Sicily special rear adm Charles Griffin assumed command of task Force the 6th fleets attack Carrier Force in the in ceremonies aboard the Saratoga anchored he succeeds rear adm Charles who has commanded the task Force since july Griffin arrived Here aboard the which is relieving tin Saratoga us flagship of the a Navy announcement said the hold on the Sar togas flight deck with about 20 other ships were attended by vice adm Charles who commands the 6th the Type of weapons most Satis factory for helicopter use Are he i lived not to be available in the quantities information on the arming of helicopters was made Public by maj Gen Bogardus com manding general of i he army Avia ution at a luncheon meeting of i he Avia writers Cairns said the army has been experimenting with the arming of helicopters with and machine 20mm cannons and rockets ranging in six from inches to the 5inch recently the army started trying out spin stabilised rockets which have greater accuracy than other 8th div picked to study unequipped copters bad Germany special the 8th inf div has been chosen by Usa eur to con duct armed helicopter tests in part of a program designed to integrate copter capabilities into certain 7th army combat 8th div officials have helicopters armed with machine guns and rockets already have demonstrated their fir support capabilities in tests conducted at the army aviation school at the division school planned the 8th inf dive 8lh aviation co will conduct a school for about 12 officers chosen from 7th army purpose of the school is to acquaint the officers with tactics and techniques already developed for using machine guns with tentative schedule for the school Falls for 10 weeks of train the division after the school is the 8th div will make tests to see How Many copiers in an infantry Divi Sion should be armed with machine tests also will indicate further tactics and techniques for using the armed copters in Fisher pays Call at Usa eur he Germany Spe c Fisher a member of the House armed serv ices thursday met with Gen Usah Kuljit Here at the Mart of an inspection tour of Usa eur installations Fisher also was briefed on the Usa eur Mission by Headquarters staff in the after he departed for Munich and conferences in the Southern area come he is scheduled to visit army units in Verona next 19th Orel service awards Germany special three German employees of the 19th Ord in Here were Given distinguished service awards for 10 years service with army drawing of a new aircraft concept under study at for the army transportation research and development culled a Congo the Craft is powered by a Rotor system offering the Prospect of Forward intent As Well As vertical lovers in Wing surface would change direction of air flow for Forward or vertical photo 24th inf div marksmen leading Vii corps shoot Germany Spe from the 24th inf div thursday continued to hold the Lead in the annual Vii corps shoulder shoulder matches by posting High individual scores in six of eight final More than 200 crack shooters from units throughout Vii corps Are participating in the firing which began wednesday and closes koreans to Honor Sec for aiding sick woman Seoul up the korean red Cross will give its medal for humanitarian conduct to Sec Warren of it was it will Mark the first time a foreigner has received the Brogren was awarded the Honor for helping a Usy Earold korean woman who became critically he arranged for Hospital care and then made it possible for her to return to her Home in the demilitarized zone before she seeing Eyet Eye with the Navy the annual matches arc being hosted by the Lith annd Cav regts 1st in at the Grafe Woehr thursdays winners my Tyro possible pfc Dan 2d army Cav 480 my open possible sgt How Ard inf 489 Pis Tol Tyro possible pfc Donnie 24th inf 440 pistol open possible sgt Harry 24th inf sub machine gun Tyro possible pfc Richard 24th inf 440 sub machine gun open possible pfc Frederick Fisch 540th engr automatic Rifle Tyro possible sn4 Norman 24th inf 485 automatic Rifle open pos sible pvt William 24th inf first Roond winners in the cur Bine Competition were sp4 Dieter let hard Cav who shot 200 of a possible 200 in the Tyro and sgt Felix Santi 2d army Cav who also scored perfect in the open the carbine Competition Tine Stapp in Germany for series of talk with Aero edict Germany Cial col John Speed research Germany thursday to begin a to con european Safe he announced he will consult with key medical personnel on current proc terns in aviation Medicine and while in Stapp Witt visit Brig Gen Harold twitch hot Safe and col Tat commander of the 7112th trial and key me Mem of their itinerary included in his itinerary an visits to Karolinsky Institute at Stockholm the advisory group for aeronautical research and development lit nato he in Paris european office of the air development and research Center 8k Brussels the european Congress of aviation Medicine at Brt and the Royal air Force statute of pathology and tropical Medicine at England Stapp is chief of the Zero Metoi Laboratory at the Wright air a elopement based at Wright Patterson air Force Usa eur donations to aet total in 1958 dry Marcy of takes an especially close look at the navys new flight deck communications helmet worn by a Dummy at the instrument society convention in the designed for deck personnel handling jets on aircraft contains a radio transmitter and photo Germany Spe approximately 90 per cent of the total contributions the 1958 Usa eur army Emer gency Relief Campaign has reached it was announced Complete figures will not be in from All the Are offices until next officials total figures on hand now in clude 7th army units which All contributed to the Campaign which ended the totals surpassed Normal sex according to col Usa eur Campaign and illustrated 100 per cent participation and cooperation by All the units and detachments in the c i there Are 32 ask regional of 37th engr up birthday Germany special the 37th engr headquartered has observed its 40th Anni flees in usage Small but one rated in Germany and which last year furnished in Loans and Grants to usar Neu Ulm sgt singing wrong number blues Neu Germany set Edward Parker of boy c of the 3d howitzer arty figures he could get Fern extra hours deep a Day if Home Telephone number it happens that be Ovit Towt number the same that his f whenever and its much often a person rings the Batt from civilian Telephone the Nec Etwary Call up in the a bit of a Strain on ones Good Parker