European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 1, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday july 1, 1959 the stars and stripes Flag 9 j 3th inf div celebrating 19th anniversary of reactivation eighth inf. Div infantrymen at left Tilte aim during Field Maneu vers. At right division artillerymen feel firing1 directions from up front. Army photos sp4 captures Rodeo title. Ettlinger Germany special sp4 Michael k. Hurley of the 535th engr co was All events Winner of the Usa eur heavy equipment Hoade sponsored by the 175thengr co Here. Before a crowd of 5,000 spectators Hurley placed first in the tractor scraper contest and the % Yard Crane event second in the d8 log Roll event and third in the . A Silver cup inscribed Best operator in Usa eur was presented to Hurley by maj Gen Howard Ker Usa eur Engineer and col Frank a. Swat la co of the 39th eng up. A total of 141 operators winners following were other first place winners tractor trailer sp4 James n. Lewis 175th engr co. Two Yard Crane shovel sp4 a Lin Torkelson 175th engr co. Turn Dozer scrapersp5 James toners 175th engr co. Pneumatic tools and air com Pressor pfc Ralph e. Mourer l75th engr co. Ordnance maintenance s p 5phillip g. Woods Mechanic and pfc Steinker operator 77th Engron. D8 log Roll sp4 John r. Neid Lein 175th engr co. K Engineer maintenance up 5 Robert Al Syma much Suzic and sp4henry m. Bryantjr. Opera tor175th engr co v motor grader sp5 Normandia 78th engr in. Five Tori wrecker sp4 Holli s Maxwell 175th engr co. Church sets Retreat Stuttgart Germany Spe Cial a spiritual Retreat for Church of Christ military person nil will be held at in West end Church of Christ be Arkenberg anlage 17, Frankfurt from it boasts bad Kreuz Nach Germany special the 8th inf div commanded by maj Gen Lloyd r. Moses Marks its organization Dayon july 1. The 8th division was originally activated on Jan. 5, 1918, at Camp. Palo Alto Calif. In september 1918 the Young division moved to France but the armistice was signed before the outfit Sawany action. Between world wars the division was inactive but component units kept their 8th div identity and served in various training missions throughout the . Reactivated in 1940 on july 1, 1940, the 8th was re activated at Camp Jackson three years of duty in the . And an intermediate tour in Ireland the division received it baptism of fire. Landing on Omaha Beach july 4, 1944, the 8th moved across Europe participating in four campaigns and capturing 316,187 prisoners. The St s casualties totalled 13,293. At Brest France where 50,000 German troops surrendered to the 8th, the division s motto was first stated. When Brig Gen Charles . Canham walked into a Ger Man Headquarters dugout German it Gen Hermann ram eke demanded to see Canham s credentials before he would surrender to him. Canham pointed to the Amer ican infantrymen crowding the openings of the dugout and said these Are my the words stuck and now Are the Divi Sion s motto. Cites unit s n a Heidelberg Germany Spe Cial the High standards of the8th inf div Mark it As an important component of the nato de sense forces Gen c. D. Eddleman told members of the 8th inf div celebrating its 19th birthday july 1. In a message to maj Gen Lloyd r. Moses division commander the Usa eur commander in chief stated German heart victim. Enters Mayo clinic Rochester Minn. A Gerda Stahl a 16-year-old German girl from Augsburg has entered the Mayo clinic to begin examinations for surgery to Correct a de Lect in her heart. The operation to close a Hole in an Interior Wall of Gerda s heart is scheduled for july 11, members of the 24th inf div in Germany contributed $1,000 toward travel expenses for Gerda and her Mother. On behalf of All personnel of the United states army Europe i extend sincere congratulations toll members of the 8th infantry division As they celebrate the 19th anniversary of its reactivation. The Battle record of the path finder division is a valiant one arid occupies an honoured place in the military annals of the United states. Those who Are privileged to Wear the Golden Arrow in Sig Nia do so with Pride. It is a Groat army organization. The same High standards of service and Devotion to duty shown by the 8th infantry division in combat have marked its performance since its arrival in Ger Many As an important component of the nato defense forces. Please convey to the officers and enlisted men of your command my Best wishes. I am confident that future anniversaries will Mark continued great achievements in the service of our after world War ii the 8th was again inactivated but not for Long. The division was again called to Active duty in August 1950. Through most of the next six years the division conducted Basic and advanced infantry training. In november 1955, while stationed at it. Carson Colorado the 8th was designated to rot at to Europe in a station Exchange with the 9th inf div. A year later the final Boatload of troops landed on German soil and became part of the nato forces. In August 1957 the .8th became a pen Tomic division and soon after the new pen Tomic units began training the division participated in a j o r relocation of three army divisions with the 8th mov ing from the Goeppinger Nurnberg Heilbronn and Ulm area North to the Rhineland with head quarters in bad this year the 8th became the army s Only combined infantry airborne division numbering three infantry and two airborne Battle groups in addition to airborne supporting member units. Setae copters join in exercise Naples special helicopters of the Southern european task Force and Italy s Julia Alpin brigade joined forces in the Carnia Region of the Alps South of the austrian Border during a joint nato exercise dragon Fly i it was announced by nato officials hero the exercise was attended by High ranking officials of Allied forces in Southern Europe and Al lied land in Southern Europe. The italian Mountain Soldier is skilled skier and Rock climber Fie is trained to live and fight at great altitudes in the hardest and rough est areas of the Alps under weather and terrain hazards which would be prohibitive to other filters radar image Baltimore a scientists have developed a device to filter out radar images of storm Clouds and thus allow All weather interceptor pilots to see their targe More clearly. They Call it a soup or. Patrick Conley manager of the Westinghouse electric corp s air Arm division announced the invention. The Pilot will be Able to flip switch that will change the Type of signal his radar will transmit Conley said. One Type of signal will be Good for Clear weather and give maximum Range. The other will greatly increase Range in soupy weather because reflection characteristics from this Type of transmission tend to show Only the target plane and not the great masses of rain Westinghouse engineers devel oped the our Strainer radar Over a three year period. Tests on Mili tary planes have shown that i increases radar Range in bad weather Between five and 10 times. Ram Stein units Load blood Bank Ramstein Germany special the . Army s 2d general hos Pital at Lan Stuhl has an ample Supply of Canadian French Ger Man and american blood As a re sult of this air base s 165-pint response to the Hospital s Appeal for whole blood. Bus loads of 7030th support and4th Allied tactical air Force volunteers answered the Appeal at Theu Sarteur blood Bank Here the longest Lino was formed by the Inu Xvi Lonal group from 4th Nataf he. Officials said. Essl1ngkn, Germany special the 7th army band will take part in a joint German american Mili tary band concert Here Friday night officials announced. The concert will be part of an american. Week program
