European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 31, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday july 31, 1959 the stars and stripes Page a missile men hailed at 1st lace Heath England Spe Cial mis Liemen of the Stra Teglo air get fun vere jii6npre.d herein Parade and review ceremonies included presentation. Of 73uish air Force commendation medals. The Usan men All members of7th air div s.672d technical train ing so were cited for. Their part ill establishing the Royal air Force Thor program in the United King Dom. " the ceremonies followed formal handover to. The Raf earlier of responsibility for. Maintaining the thurs at Feltwell first of the Raf s new missile Sites. In making the presentations maj Gen William h. Blanchard 7th air div commander noted the 672d s excellent record. The United kingdom Irby pro Gram which is based on the 1957 Bermuda agreement Between presi Dent Eisenhower and British prime minister Macmillan began to take shape in March 1958 with signing of technical agreements in Lon Don. Simultaneously work started on launch Sites and the Raf train ing program began. Supervisory organization the 7th air div was made Theu Saf supervisory organization for the Thor program Blanchard be coming chief adviser to the United kingdom defense ministry. Under his executive control is direction of a staff of missile tech Nical experts both military an civilian. Feltwell is the first launch site completed and members of the Raf s 77th ballistic missile so Are the first Raf missile men to become special review and awards were in recognition of the Vita part played by the 672d in making that possible since the Raf personnel were largely trained on the spot by contractors representatives and Usan technicians of the 672d the Usan unit at Lakenheath was also responsible in the Early stages for maintaining the mis Siles and installations until the Raf was sufficiently trained to enable the 672d to withdraw. Payday support urged for Are Heidelberg Germany Spe Cial army emergency Relief officials urged Usa eur Personne to contribute generously this payday to the 1959 Are Campaign which ends declared the army takes care of its own but it takes army support to make this pos Small contribution from each member of the army will result in the attainment of Are s goal and will make certain that none o our own will suffer in time o trouble former chief of staff Maxwell d. Taylor said. Mideast Mars men two members of the iranian air Force m sgt on Sori Huss Iii Gholi left and s set Gam Kanrn exhibit part of the equipment they Are learning to use during an eight week course in crash res Cue and fire fighting procedures under the air Force foreign Exchange student program at Sembach air base Germany. Of photo 26th inf Rock v roller insists it s Here to stay9 by Howard Coley staff writer Baum older Germany is Rock n Roll might be losing Tempo in the states but not within the 26th inf. Pvt James l. Campbell of Crane tex., vows it s Here to stay especially in he co. The Young tank loader began rocking a few years Back after joining his parents brother an sister in their family hillbilly band. With such a background head Little difficulty mastering the guitar and several other instruments by Campbell withdrew from the family Circle musically and went professional when Rock n Roll be Gan sweeping the nation touring with the rhythm rollers for dances arid radio television and Talent teachers needed Kaiserslautern Germany special civilian military and German teachers Are urgently needed in army education centers at Kaiserslautern and in Miessau Germany officials have announced. Further information May be obtained by phoning Kaiserslautern military 8125. Shows Over a wide area of Western Texas. The rocking infantryman figures he appeared on at least 75 Rock n Roll and Talent shows during a two year period and won More than 20 of he has appeared As guest artist on programs with such prominent hillbilly favourites As Ferlin husky Johnny Cash Jim Reeves an Johnny Horton and is looking for Ward to going places with a band of my own after finishing his tour in Usa eur. We had the boat rocking All the Way Over Here the texan commented referring to the troop ship Gen Buckner. He entertained troops and dependents with his one Man Rock n Roll shows during their Atlantic crossing. And now settled Down in the infantryman s routine he is seeking musicians for a rocking 26th Ini band which he is organizing. Rock n Roll won t Ever completely go he predicted with con Fidenco and determination. People like it too much especially the younger transportation corps9 59 accomplishments cited on anniversary Heidelberg Germany Spe Cial the army transportation corps new and improved techniques and equipment Are contributing directly to the command s increased effectiveness Gen c. , Usa eur commander in chief said in saluting the corps 17th birthday on july 31. The transportation corps was formed As a temporary Organiza Tion of the army on the last Day of july 1942, under the emergency War Powers of the president and military books available at is stands Darmstadt Germany is the 34 books recommended by the army for use in its contemporary Reading program now Are on Sal through stars and stripes news stands it was announced Here. The books May be ordered from stars and stripes Headquarters and delivered through the Newsstands it was explained. Newsstand operators now have special order card available on request for those wishing to buy any of the books Century of total War Raymond Aron. Military heritage of America r. A and t. N. Dupuy. How Russia is ruled Merle Fainsod. Hundred years of War Cyril Falls. Foreign policy the next phase Thomas k. Finletter. Power and policy Thomas k. Finletter. Soviet strategy in the nuclear age Raymond l. Garthoff. War and peace in the space age Janios m. Gavin. Panzer Leader Heinz Guderian. Combat actions in Korea Russell a. Russia today John Gunther. Soldier and the state Samuel p. Huntington. Military policy and National Security William w. Kaufman. Realities of american foreign policy George f. Kennan. The direction of War Edward j. Kings ton Mccloughry. Forging a new sword William r. Kinter it Al. Nuclear weapons and foreign policy Henry a. Kissinger. War potential of nations Klaus e. Knorr. The Middle East in world affairs George Lenczowski. Rockett. Missiles and space travel Willy by. The red army Basil Liddell Hart. Economies of National Security George a Lincoln. Psychological warfare Paul m. A. Line Barger. Soldiers and scholars John w. Masland and Laurence i. Radway. Atomic weapons and armies Ferdinand 0. My Krohe. Arms and men Walter Millis. Limited War Robert e. Osgood. Guided missiles in War and peace Nels a. Parson. Government and science Don k. Price. Influence of Force in foreign relations w. D. Puleston. American strategy in the atomic age George c. Reinhardt. Strategy for the West John a Slessor. American 0fenw and National Security Timothy w. developments in army tactics. Organization and Materiel Marvin l. Worley. Became a permanent corps on june28, 1950. Tallying accomplishments fo4rmilitary families in Europe during the past year in addition to its Usa eur support Mission the corps f 1 established luxury travel aboard the Banner line s steam ship Atlantic sailing Between Amsterdam and new York for senior cos and their families under an army wide program to enhance the prestige of noncommissioned officers. 2 reduced risk of shipping damage to household goods with introduction of the greatly improved clean Pac method of packing the possessions of service families. 3 prepared and published june 1 the informative and comprehensive new Driver s manual for Germany to enable applicants to obtain operator s licenses for both privately owned and military vehicles and revised the written driving exam in a move to curtail traffic accidents. Message to Lyon in a message to Brig Gen a. W. Lyon Usa eur transportation officer Eddleman said it is a pleasure to extend congratulations to All members of the army transportation corps serving in this command As they observe the 17th anniversary of their organization. The Mission of the transportation corps grows in importance As the army moves ahead into an age demanding Ever increasing land sea and air mobility. Constantly improving All forms of military transportation the corps has successfully surmounted the Complex problems of two wars and present Day global army defense commit ments. In developing new and improved techniques and equipment for Over the Beach logistical operations Roll on Roll off cargo delivery service and in expanding the capabilities of army aircraft to name but a few of its responsibilities the transportation corps contributes directly to the increased effective Ness of the United states army Europe. I am confident that All person Nel of the army transportation corps will continue to discharge their responsibilities with outstand ing professional competence and Devotion to monumental project half finished army s War ii history reaches volume 40 by North american newspaper ally no Washington what is prob ably the greatest writing project Ever undertaken in the Field. Of military history has just passed the half Way Mark the project is the monumental ". Army in world War ii an 80-vblumeistfse1rle s being prepared by the office of the chief of Mili tary history in the department of the army,1-" a the mid Point was reached wit the recent publication of volume 40 the corps 6j in g i n be r s troops and one Book alone in this series often requires at least five years of research and writing says col Seneca a Foote executive for theoffice. First the historians re Earchall documents records and diaries they actually visit the Sites of engagements and Bat Les. Finally at Leas 50 of the actual participants mostly High rank ing officers a tits took part in the engagements Are oily then does the writing1 begin after the writing is completed a year is usually spent revising an reviewing the work participants in the historical events Check it for accuracy and a distinguished historian reads it for. Over All perspective. The Pentagon checks it for Security. Some of the nation s Foremost historians and writers have participated in. The work or. James m. Burns author of the lion and ,," a political biography of Franklin d. Roosevelt Edmund g. Love author of subways Are for sleeping and War is a private affair or. Gordon a. Harrison i editorial writer for the Detroit news Mark s. Watson military correspondent for the Baltimore Sun and or. Joltn a Millett pres ident of Miami University Ohio. An unusual aspect of the is that for the first time officers of opposing nations helped write . Military history. Japanese officers wrote special studies under guidance of the historical Section of . Army forces far Karlsruhe Germany officers under the direction of col Gen Franz Haider former chief of the German army general staff re corded their experiences in Mono graphs for the . Army history from their editorial work the Pentagon historians perform a number of other functions under direction of col Warren h. Hoover chief of the office. Each month hundreds of queries Are receive from historians writers service men students and military plan ners. . Milk Cartons being bootlegged Heidelberg Germany is milk in Cartons bearing the . Forces Label is being sold illegally in Bavaria a quartermaster spokes Man disclosed said a store in bad Stoelz acquired a Supply of one liter Ca tons apparently rejected As defective and was Selling bulk milk in them. Last fall he added there was a similar instance of unauthorized use of pm milk Cartons. Warning that the milk is not .-approved and probably is not homogenized or pasteurized he explained that approved milk is available Only from commissaries or other american sources. Rhine boat trip Frankfurt special the army. Security Agency in Europe is sponsoring a Rhine River Boa trip aug. 8 from Mainz to Bop Pard and return for All officers civilian employees their dependent Sand friends Over 18. Price for the All Day excursion is $4.75 each. For additional information and reservations Call Northern Mil 8129 or8329 through noon aug. 1
