European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 20, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday november 20, 1959 the stars and stripes Page 9 Queen to of f Iriate at rites dedicating London Chapel to fallen War ii yanks by Robert j. Dunphy,.staff writer \ London a so dedication of the american memorial Chapel at St. Paul s Cathedral Here nov. 26 will Mark the first time in memory that a reigning British Monarch has Ever spoken in the famed London Church. The remarks by Queen Elizabeth will consist of just nine words but they will signal a major break with precedent. Spoken in response to a request that she unveil the me Morial inscription the words will be it is our will and pleasure to do pointing to the significance of the Queen s unprecedented gesture the very Rev w. R. Matthews Dean of St. Paul a said it probably could be attributed to the uniqueness of the ceremony and its importance to Anglo american Friendship. 8,000 expected nearly 8,000 ticket holders willbe admitted to St. Paul s for the ceremony but Only a handful of to Church and government officials will gain Access to the Chapel along with members of the Royal family. The next of Kin of 12 yanks killed in world War ii while base Din Britain will be the Only Ameri cans in the Chapel during the Actu Al dedication ceremonies aside from vice president Richard , who will represent presi Dent Eisenhower. . Ambassador to Britain John Hay Whitney also is expected. The next of Kin will represent the armed forces at the Dedica will represent six dead of the air Force two from the army and one each from the Navy a. Rines coast guard and merchant Marine. The american Chapel lies behind the main altar at St. Paul a directly beneath a spot where a German bomb fell during world War ii. Millions donated the $225,000 Chapel built with donations from millions of britons will commemorate the 28,000 Amer ican servicemen who died while stationed in England during the War. High ranking military official expected to attend include Gen Thomas d. White air Force chief of staff and Gen f. F. Everest Safe commander in chief. Among other . Dignitaries expected to attend the dedication Aresen. Estes Kefauver a ten sen. Theodore f. Green h. Kuchel a Cali sen. Henry m. Jackson a Wash sen. Jacob k. Javits . And sen. Herman e. Talmadge a a. Next of Kin 3d missile commands join strategic army corps in . Washington special two nuclear capable missile commands Are now assigned to the strategic army corps strap army officials have announced Here. Strap is the army s Mobile Force designed to be ready to meet the threat of limited War around the world according to the depart ment of the army. The two missile commands Are the 3d air transportable located at it. Bragg n.c., and the 2d medium at it. Hood Tex. They Are equipped with honest John rockets and Corporal guided mis Siles which can be fitted with either conventional or atomic War army missile commands military monster1 plunges across Rhine an armoured personnel Carrier of the 1st army Rifle in 48th in climbs out of the Rhine River near Worms Germany during a River crossing exercise. Army photo Man can endure trip into space Stapp says new York up col Johnr. Stapp one of the air Force s leading researchers said Here that tests made on himself show that Man can endure the pressures of being fired into space and returned wit Hable. Rockets that now Are Avail the next of Kin scheduled to at tend mrs. William d. Schwenke of Elmira n.y., Mother of air Force Law. D. Schwenke mrs. Joseph j. Vigna of Sonoma calif., Mother of air Force it Joseph a Vigna Gordon of St. Petersburg fla., Mother of m sgt Bernard , of the air Force mrs. Charles a. Atkinson of Roslindale mass., Mother of pvt Charles , jr., also of the air Force. Also Abe Feingold of Skokie 111.,father of air Force it Morton h. Feingold mrs. Jessie g. Henry of London sister of air Force sgt Victor g. Hand mrs. Hattie , of Indianapolis Mother of army pvt Billy j. Emert Butcher of Washington next of Kin of capt j. W. Butcher of the army. Also Robert f. Kennedy of bos ton brother of Nav it Joseph j. Kennedyjr. Mrs. Leroy s Eaton of Union conn., Mother of Marine pvt Melville Bates Eaton mrs. Abraham bum. Of Brooklyn n.y., Mother of merchant Marine radio officer Murray m. Blum and mrs. Howard Arrighi of Point Lookout,n.y., Mother of coast guard ens a. Arrighi. 5 Craf officers enrolled in Safe air medic s class Wiesbaden Germany Spe Cial five Royal Canadian air Force medical officers All stationed in Europe Are participating in a Short course in aviation Medicine Safe he has announced. The course conducted by the7112th Central medical up at wies Baden air base began monday an will continue through Friday. Agenda for the course Range from the physiological aspects of flight to the importance of clinical Medicine in the Jet age. Other High lights include air evacuation andean indoctrination in the Altitude chamber. Col j. M. Talbot com Mander of the 7li2th, lectured on air Crew effectiveness in the open ing address. The course is part of the medical group s continuing orientation pro Gram for North Atlantic treaty organization flying Crews. Hanau paper lauds civil affairs officer Hanau Germany special capt Joseph Schilling Hanau. Civil affairs officer was praised it a local newspaper As a Diplomat in Tjie Hanauer a Zeiger said that Schilling had contributed greatly to the Mutual respect and Confidence even Friendship that has become the basis of cooperation Between germans and americans but he is scarcely Likely to enjoy either of these ordeals it App wrote in a paper presented to the american rocket society atts annual meeting. Stapp who Rode an acceleration sled 625 Mph to test the pressure that would be exerted on his body from a Quick Stop said that the present three stage ballistic rocket used to fire satellites Are not too much for Man to take. May be impaired but he noted that a rocket rider s effectiveness the ability to move think and judge May be impaired. Stapp has made numerous experiments for the air Force to de Termine the Best position resist Ance level and reactions of Man subjected to Quick stops and starts. The pressure resulting from such tests Are called g a one g is equal to a Man s weight. Stapp underwent a pressure of 40 g s in at least one of the 26tests he has served in. He has sustained two Arm fractures a rib fracture a retinal Haemorrhage and moderate degrees of concussion in the tests. Stapp concluded that Man could ride in a rocket headed for an orbit around the Earth if the pressure does not exceed 10 g s. 97th in winds up reorganization at bomb Litigen Post to Eslingen Germany is the 97th Sig in has completed a Large scale reorganization move Here designed to unify further the command and avoid duplication of operations. The reorganization affected the radio and wire operations companies with the largest change in personnel. More than 150 men have been reassigned from the radio to the wire company. Headquarters and message Cen Ter companies also had changes in the realignment program. The battalion commanded by it col John f. Gerstner is the operations unit within the 160th Sig up s communications systems Gerstner said that while the Bat Talion s primary Mission remains unchanged the reorganization will modify specific missions of the respective companies. Arc the 1st medium in Italy an the 4th air transportable in. Korea. The air transportable com mands Are. Made up of approximately 1,100 men and normally include an honest John battalion an in Fantry element for Security and logistical support elements. The typical medium missile com Mand has about 5,000 men a Cor poral battalion two honest John battalions an armoured infantry battalion a sky cavalry battalion for target acquisition plus support elements. The army s missile command Are designed to furnish accurate fire support regardless of weather or visibility conditions. They can not be deployed As Independent units since no ground holding capability has been included with in their organization. The infantry units assigned Are included Pri Marily for local Security purposes. Nike Hercules called 80 per cent accurate Dayton Ohio up Brig Gen t. M. Colby Deputy commanding general of the army ordnance mis Sile come said Here that the Nike Hercules tests have proved the missile More than 80 per cent accurate. Colby told the american society for Quality control that most fail ures have been traced to a single subassembly which was being re said troops seem to be maintaining their accuracy when missiles Are turned Over to the for firing. He said 14 of the 15 corporals fired recently in new Mexico were successful he added that both Nike her Cules missiles fired were Suee Essul. Nike training studied for army reservists Washington up the army has announced that reservists soon May be trained to Man Nike missile batteries in key areas across the disclosed plans to begin a six month test in Chicago next february to determine if reservists can be trained adequately in their limited time on duty to handle the the lest is successful the army said reservists then would be assigned to nearby Active army Nike air defense units to provide a ready Force of missile specialist sin event of a National emergency. The two Chicago Nike batteries to be used in the test will be designated later by the army Ai defense come at Colorado Springs Are no army Reserve mis Sile units now to which former army missile men can be assigned to maintain their proficiency. .-based unit raises $8,000 for Ulm Cathedral window by Marty Geshen staff writer plans classes for mos skill tests Frankfurt special the 46 education centers in the Northern area come Are organizing on and off duty classes to prepare military personnel for occupational special to mos proficiency education officials re ported that of duty classes have been authorized for competent technicians whose inadequate com Mand of the English language has placed them at a disadvantage i competing with other soldiers in written tests. Heidelberg Germany is an Amity project begun in 1955 by the 47th inf regt then station Dat Ulm will be realized nov. 28, when a new stained Glass window will be presented to the Evangeli Cal congregation at stationed at Camp Carson colo., and known As the 1st battled a 47th inf the original regi ment part of the 9th div in 1955pledged the stained Glass Freedom window for the famed Ulm Ca 47th left Germany in sep tember 1956, its col Lection Campaign in the . To raise the necessary $8,000 needed for the design Purchase and installation of the window. Scheduled to represent the 47th at dedication ceremonies is capt Christian f. Dubia co of detach ment a Usa eur he special arrived in Germany Dubia s last assignment was with the47th in Colorado. He has been asked to represent his former out fit by its current co col Arthur k. Harrold who is the fourth com manding officer the regiment has Hud since the original pledge was made. Mannheim a sets Assn. Mannheim Germany special Barracks no. 7 of the Assn. Of regular army sergeants will hold an installation of new officers Deci. 3 at the top hat no club at Benjamin Franklin Village Here
