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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, October 24, 1958

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 24, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Gen Adams appointed 7th army Deputy cd Germany Spe Gen Paul Adams has been named Deputy commanding Centra of 7th Usa eur us announced who commanded Ameri can land forces in Lebanon during the crisis was scheduled to officials urge surface Craft for Yule mail Germany Spe officers from Germany and Italy attending a today Usa eur postal Confer ence Here urged personnel to mall Christmas packages Early and gave mail by surface rather than Las minute shipment by 1430finregy in Italy in in return to Germany after a few Days of leave he will take Over his new usar eur he will fill a Job at 7th army he vacated 1 by it Gen Gordon now Vii corps plans called for Adams to return to Germany by arriving at Rhine main Northern area come i has scheduled an official Welcome for who was Naco cd before leaving for his Lebanon assignment july a native of the West j Point educated general became Naco cd in july 1957 after serv ing As cd of uie 3d inf div at and cd of the xviii an corps at he also was Bragg during world War after serv ing in the aleutians and Italy with the 1st special service Adams was appointed to head the cuts the postal it was sex a 16pound package mailed by surface Means to the West coast of the costs Only against i12jo for a similar package mailed by an official tit to m Days packages mailed by surface Means take from 25 to 30 Days to reach their col Usa eur Deputy adjutant welcomed the More than 30 army and air Force officers at the opening ses in of the conference Here thurs the conference is discussing Spe Cial Means of handling the Pector heavy flow of Christmas january he was named assistant cd of the 45th inf div in serving until the following in Korea the general served As cd of the 24th inf div in 1951 and was selected As chief of staff for x corps in Early 195z in june he took Over command of the 25th inf a month he was named chief of staff for the 8th army in to boost we expect a 300 per cent in Ere aae Over Normal mail deliveries during the Christmas season officials the officers will observe operations of the Usa eur Central i Portal Here Friday and later will travel to Frankfurt for demonstration of mail handling 1 procedures at the 28th base Post Ohio Bonos deadline Ohio special veterans of the korean conflict whose official residence is in Ohio j have been reminded that 31 is the deadline for filing applications for the Ohio korean october 1 Back home1 in in Germany soldiers of the 24th inf div watch an air Force c130 land at a it Bringht a Load of soldiers and equipment Back Germany from wire photo fog slows Airlift of 24th div troops from Lebanon to Fuersten eld Nick maj Gen Paul Adams by Ernie Weatherall staff writer Ger Many fog and other Adverse conditions thursday slowed the giant Airlift that is bringing 24th inf div soldiers Back to Ger Many after three months of duty in but it col John of the 322d air dive combat Airlift sup port unit said he expected to double the number of flights so that the Airlift will be completed on schedule this each Day a dozen c130 Hercules transports from the 322d air div touch Down at this German air base with loads of troops and half hour Stop while the Crews Are having cof i fee they Are briefed on the next leg of their trip to Home of the 322d and jumping off Point for the around Hemlock Airlift of officials Here said the planes spent an average of about half an hour on the ground Here Between the time they land with the 24th div troopers and the time they take off for i two c124 Globe masters arrive 1 Here daily flying special equipment Ops give blood for German lads heart operation new lease on life for Klaus Baltimore from soldiers in Germany and blood from soldiers at nearby Meade helped give a 5yearold German lad a new lease on life Here blon haired Klaus Kaemmerer underwent a Blue baby opera Tion at Johns Hopkins Hospital to Correct a congenital heart defect it prevented sufficient oxygen from getting to his members of the 3d missile in in footed the Bill Metz units participate in French civil teat France special men and equipment of the Metz Gen eral depot participated in the an Nual French civilian defense disaster plan exercise conducted by the department of taking part were approximately 50 men and 17 vehicles from the 332d general the platoon of the 64th military police co and the depots fire at a banquet following the exer French officials praised the co operation and efficiency american of the for the trip and the operation by collecting half of the blood used in the a rare o negative came from Meade in Happy its said Sigrid who flew Here to be with her i just  sleep last looked tired the Blu eyed Mother looked tired when she talked to newsmen after the three hour but she had a ready smile when talking about her boy Alfred the surgeon who developed the Blue baby performed the operation Klaus was placed on the critical but this is routine after such an he will remain critic and in the recovery about three he was in an oxygen newsmen were not permitted to see Only 7 per cent of the population has negative the Hospital happened to have four pints on the other four came from soldiers at who had been prepared to donate in great volume if a hear lung machine were used for the Kaemmerer arrival was a Happy Surprise for the husky youngster was playing with blocks when a smile of recognition slowly then widened into a Broad Grin As his Mother took him in her he was so said she conceded the air plane first she Ever too easy for was nervous i had to Fly Over 20 she i was and we had to wait three hours in Shannon Gas pump had to be staying in a Hopkins residence dormitory with out said she would remain Here three or four she can take her son Home the Kaemmerer have three other children in Germany and Little a trip to the would have been unthinkable with out but they had plenty of soldiers in Germany contributed the funds for Klaus operation and trip to Baltimore and then joined townspeople to raise More Money to Send the Mother hauling they take longer to when the schedule holds a plane comes in every two but when bad weather they come in a few minutes apart the 322d air div Calls the air lift operation it started about two months ago when plans for the Airlift were the Airlift starts at where the transports take off for a nonstop flight to Beirut they change Crews and Start Back with their loads of soldiers and equipment after a fuel Stop Armor conference to open monday at Vii corps he Germany Spe corps he Here will Host a three Day 7th army Armor con Ference beginning with the ranks of speakers and instructors drawn from the and German ranking speaker will be maj Gen John commandant of the army Armor school at among topics of discussion will be Armor research and night combat and armoured the conference will be highlighted wednesday by of a portable Heli  direction Center set up by the 4th army Honor guard ceremonies will be held at noon tuesday for the five German generals expected to at at Brindisi in Southern big planes Fly Over the Alps to i German then the planet Back to Devreux for a Maine the Airlift unit Here is a unit containing almost a mind aunt air base including Aerial port other the unit Here is staffed eight officers and 50 ing around the clock to handle to Ftp unloading of troops and theft once Here the 24th div Are whisked away to their stations in 8th trans in h in the 322d o an air hot unit about three the size of the one the size is required by the loading Sion at the Lebanon end of it was target for the Airlift is 200 tons of men and equipment if col Clyde 322d air who has flown shuttle route several times Bei Here and praised Tion Given the air Force by american trained operations sonnet at this German air to meet at Babenhausen Germany Cial the Darmstadt Chai 4 of the army a officers has set meeting of All Wos in the Babenhausen and Asci Burg areas 24 at the Hausen officers open mess Ning at Engineer group in us sen briton on study trip to London one More technical this time involving Mutual professional interest in military engineering is being forged Between the and director of works the British air has been selected As the first Engineer to be sent to America under the sponsorship of the London Post of the society of american military As one of the key engineers in the air ministry he was nominated for the Honor by sir George director general of purpose of the monthlong trip is to enable a top air ministry official responsible for Force construction in Bri Tabije study the methods and t employed in the socialized air Force Rev Anderson is responsible for Ning All Usan and Royal air installations in the United Dom and All Raf inst he will be escorted by a member of to lations staff at 3d air Force itinerary win include directorate of instal Lati Usan he in of ctr 3 tonal Headquarters of the Neer society in 4 to a worldwide Usan inst engineers conference at puerto  
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