European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 12, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse Log 8 the stars and stripes wednesday november 12, 1958 ii Lith Cav does its Job before camera Crews for stateside to show Landsi iut Germany special a team from 69lh Sig co has been putting finishing touche son a television film Allons rangers lot s go rangers for the lust two months troops of the Lith Armel guv s 2d in being loading time Cut for cargo planes Long Beach Calif. Special loading of military cargo aircraft can be reduced to As Little As one twelfth the time now required us a result of new techniques being developed. The air Force and the Douglas aircraft co. Announced the award ing of contracts for development of a standardized aircraft cargo handling system with this capability to the company s Long Bench division. By the use of roller conveyors and pallets the new system is capable of off loading 90,000 pounds of cargo from a Douglas c133a cargo master and reloading the name amount in a total Lime of approximately 30 tents one contract covers the design and fabrication of a set of truck structures 53 cargo pallets and 33cargo cages. The Complete system will be installed in a c133a an undergo tests. The pullets seven by 10 feet will be constructed of aluminium with a paper honeycomb new system will employ roller conveyors identical to those used in c133a aircraft. Side guide rails will permit latching of the pullets securely in place. Time Willbo saved by accomplishing tie Down of the cargo to the pallets prior to loading. Second can Lrtil a second contract provides for study to adapt the system to air draft with High cargo floors such a the c54, c97, c118, c121, c124, kc135, pcs and the aircraft of the civil Reserve air Fleet. This system reduces cargo handling time to that required for re fueling the aircraft. Have been performing in this Are for the camera team headed by capt Kenneth e. Elk. The film will appear on a National television network in the . As part of big picture a series produced with the cooperation of the department of defense. The film shows men of the Lith Cav at their primary missions reconnaissance and Border patrol. It offer s a variety of locales Anima Nevers. Featured As a seven Man recon team on a 24-hour scouting Mission were Sec Hal ii. Turner sp4s Harvey o. Borseth Mariano . And Freston w. Richard son and pvt. James a. Ritchie Oscoe and sp4 Charles e. Wright and pfc Howard r. Lowe of co f. Assisting Elk who served a production director have been sp5 William Mcgibney camera Tea chief sp5 Daniel Boone and sp4 Frank Shell Hammer cameraman and pfc James Parsons sound Man. Interesting work while they said they found i interesting work the Soldier per formers reported that night recon Naissance filming was a particularly tedious Tusk because of Light ing problems and the condition of the Marsh urea near Mamma no sch Waigun Bavaria. The life of a to actor in t what i thought it was said on of the soldiers. Scenes Are shot re shot then shot again trying Roget them producers of the film said that it would appear in the . In about nine months. The purpose of the show is to familiarize the pub Lic with training and Maneu vers of american troops in Germany. 2 plaques awarded Berlin infantry co Berlin special two quarterly Supply Economy plaques have been awarded co a 2d Battle ,6th inf by Brig Gen Charles s. D Orsu come Gen Berlin com Mand. The plaques one permanent Andone rotating were presented to capt William w. Gray co of c co and Sec Walter n. Longanbach company Supply sergeant. New vertical rising aircraft for army in an artist s drawing of a new vertical rising plane proposed for the army the one in fore ground in in Normal flight and the other has wings tilted and flaps extended for vertical take off. The prop Jet aircraft designed by Lockheed is still under study by the army. Up photo Canada s Diefenbaker honors 8 new citizens Soest Germany up prime minister John g. Diefenbaker and eight new canadians two of them originally from communist coun tries made history at this Canadian army North Atlantic treaty organization base. In a ceremony unique in a for eign land the visiting prime min ister presented Canadian citizen ship certificates to natives of four european nations now soldiers of the 6,000-Man 4th Canadian in Brig. Hungarian yugoslav the Canadian Leader on a 54 Day round the world tour gave the certificates and his personal congratulations to the eight men who had been granted their citizenship by a special court before which they renounced their former nationalities and swore an oath of allegiance to the British Queen and Canada. Among those receiving the certificates was 40-year-old former hungarian sgt s. V. Lazlo who a gift from France to 1st army a 11-foot White Oak tree from the argon Eforest in France a rift from Tine French govern ment to the u.8. 1st army la planted at the metre Ai Fonne Point on the North Shore of governors Island . Left to right Are Georg Fieschl French Consul in new York it col eur Billen do Latay assistant French military attache and maj Gen 1, p. B. Sett of 1st army. Army joined the Canadian army fou years ago after fleeing from be Hind the Iron curtain. The group also included a yugoslavian native pvt c. Speichert. Other citizenship recipients included natives of the Netherlands and Denmark. It was the first time that a Canadian Leader had eve performed such a ceremony in a foreign land. Army plans to buy 1,000 sentry dogs for missile bases Washington a the army plans to buy Lioto German Shep Herd dogs for sentry duty at Nike and other missile bases in the . The dogs will be purchased inthe ., with prices based upon the merits of the individual dogs an announcement said. Dog owners interested were advised to get in touch with the of fice of the quartermaster general installation division Washington . Specification general specifications Call for dogs from 9 months to 3 years of age males preferred minimum height at shoulder 22 inches Maxi mum 28 inches minimum weight,60 pounds maximum 90 pounds any inconspicuous color but nonwhite dogs. The announcement said that registration is not essential but the accepted animal must be physically and mentally sound and must not be noise or Laon col claims 6most decorated navigator title Laon France special it co Durward w. Fesmire who Accord ing to officials Here is the most decorated navigator in the air Force has left Laon air base for Home and retirement after 28 years of service. Fesmire began his career in 1930 As an army air corps enlisted Man. In 1943 he was serving As a bit Bombardier with the rank omaster sergeant but returned to the states after 72 missions an was commissioned a first Lieuten ant. In 1946 he was separated and re enlisted As a master sergeant. When the korean conflict broke out in 1950 Fesmire was in Japan. He was ordered Back to Active Fly ing duty As a Captain and flew 57 b26 combat missions most of them night raids. At Laon in 1956he was assigned to Laon in 1956. A senior navigator with 3,100 Fly ing hours1,345 of them in com Bat Fesmire holds the Silver Sta with Oak Leaf Cluster the distinguished flying Cross with three clusters the air medal with two clusters and the distinguished unit citation with five clusters. The Philippines Republic Cita Tion the Asiatic Pacific medal with four Battle stars the european Heater medal with five Battle stars the korean service medal with four Battle sars the Ameri can Campaign service medal the american defense medal the world War ii Victory medal the philippine defense medal Good conduct medal japanese occupation medal United nations service medal an medal. The National service prof. Opens lecture series for 3d army div University Frankfurt special forms of traditions change in the course of history but the inner Structure of the customs remains the same was the Basic theme outlined Here by prof. Mathilde Hain on the opening program of the second an Nual 3d army div Johann Wolf gang Goethe University lecture series. More than 200 american Mili tary personnel including maj Gen Thomas f. Van Natta 3d army div cd attended the presentation held in the University s main lec Ture Hall. Mrs. Hain subject religious customs of German peasants dealt with the origin of Many Basic traditions in the Middle age Sand a comparison of these customs As they exist today. A faculty member at Goethe University since 1947, mrs. Hain teaches courses which Deal Pri Marily with studies of peasants in Germany Italy Austria and Switz Erland. Among the professor s works is peasant customs in Ger Many today published this year. The lecture series continue nov. 25 when prof Walter Hoellerer presents trends in contemporary German
