European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 4, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse August 4, 1959 the stars and stripes Page. F us Bishop Ausaf fete command changes 3 colonels join Vii corps staff Stuttgart Germany special three new colonels have been welcomed to the staff of Vii corps he Here it was announced Here. Col William f. Lewis formerly co of the 21st info 1st Battle up has assumed duties As corps g2, succeeding col Norman g. Rey nolds. Col William e. Potts until recently co of the 14th army Cav regt is the new g3. Col Russeli f. Akers jr., former faculty Mem Ber of the Industrial College of the armed forces in Washington has succeeded col Edward g. Edwardas g4. 8th-inf div col Theodore c. Mataxis former Deputy brigade co has been appointed chief of Navy at Naples meets mercy Calls for water or. T. H. Cashmore the lord Bishop of Dumpich learns How to roust a Frankfurter from col Jack r. Best at Woodbridge England. The occasion was the 81st tactical fighter Wing s Jamboree. Best in base commander. Air Force photo former Norse Seaman now army landlubber by Howard Coley staff writer Kitzinger Germany is leading a squad of army engineers is far different from lying on the Bottom of the Atlantic in a norwegian Navy submarine but sgt Tor Sand has few complaints about it at the moment. He is gaining . Citizenship while he plods the soil in combat boots or roughs the terrain in an armoured vehicle. Sand 28-year-old Oslo born vet eran said he came from a Long line of seamen and it was natural for him to follow his forefathers foot Steps because in that area of nor Way "99 out of every 100 men he began his career on the High seas at the age of 16, serving More than eight years with the merchant Fleet. Later he joined the norwegian Navy As a Torp Cloman. After a tour with the Navy he decided to Settle at Aberdeen s.d., where several of his relatives lived a decisions prompted by his Many visits to american ports while serv ing with the merchant Fleet. Sand became interested in sub marines As a youngster observing their activities along the norwegian coast during the enemy occupation in world War ii. The assistant squad Leader said he enjoyed serving underwater More than on the surface for Man seas Don t bother you. You can ride out a storm with ease the deeper the better he commented. Down there it s quiet command slates a a photo contest Mannheim Germany Spe Cial a German american photo contest has been slated by 7tharmy support come in August. All residents in the Mannheim Heidelberg area Are eligible to compete. Deadline for submitting photo Sis aug. 21. Pictures will be judged and exhibited aug. 23 at the Funaro Haven service club. P Oto graphs must be 5 by 7 to 16 by 20 and Black and White. Address end Trieste a a photographic contest seventh army support come Apo 279. And peaceful. You Don t miss the Sunshine because it s plenty warm inside a sub until you Cut the engines and lie on the Sand emigrated to the . After leaving the norwegian Navy audits subs. When questioned As to How it came about that a Veteran Seaman became a i landlubber the ser Geant explained i tried to join the Navy but at that time they were enlisting . Citizens. I was anxious to expedite my citizenship so i joined the army and Here i Naples Italy special the . Naval support activity Here has been working hand in hand with italian authorities to relieve a critical area water shortage for citizens and local hospitals. The first of six mercy Calls to help the desperate situation came from local police for the Cardarelli Hospital. The Navy rushed water carriers to the naval air facility at Cap Dichino where some 4,500 Gallons of water for drinking and Hospital uses were loaded for the stricken medical institution. Delivering 13,000 Gallons of water for Naples citizens on the first Day of the Call for assistance Navy equipment hauled 1,000 Gal Lons each to Loreto and Pellegrin hospitals 500 Gallons to Curcio clinic Bagnoli and to Lorado hos Pital and 3,000 Gallons to Principe de Piemonte Hospital. Navy carriers also were sent to the neighbourhood of Viale August where drinking water was passed out to residents directly from tanks in the Street. Naval officials explained that the us service to give � thanks for Victory London is a service of thanksgiving for the Victory achieved in the Battle of Brita Inin 1940 will be held in Westminster Abbey on sept. 20 at 3 pm. Applications for tickets should Besent to the under Secretary of state air ministry London not later than sept. 4. Air facility at Cap Dichino was not affected by the Naples Short age As the . Installation there has a different source of Supply. The Calls for help from the ital Ian authorities were handled by the support activity transport officer Roy Floyd. Logistic office in Spain gets new name chateau Roux France Spe Cial maj Gen William t. Hefley commander of air Materiel forces european area has announced the re designation of the Spain air logistics office at Madrid As the Southern air logistics office headed by col Lucien a. Rowell. The no masseur. Logistics office was predesignated As the Nous eur division and placed under the control of Voualo. Like the four other air logistics offices located in London Athens Wiesbaden and chateau Roux Sou Alo s Job is to provide close con tact with the customers of the air Materiel command and to provide technical assistance on logistics matters to these customers. Voualo also handles certain functions left Over following the close Down of three depots a Burtonwood England chateau Roux France and no masseur. Novelist visits Saumur depot staff of this division at bad Kreivi Nach Germany. He succeeds col Lynn d. Smith who has returned to the . For duty with the office of the assistant chief of staff for Reserve components in the depart ment of the army. Southern european task Force col Robert e. Coffin has commenced duties As assistant chief of staff g3, at this Headquarters at Verona Italy succeeding col John m. Lynch who has been assigned to the office of the comptroller general in Washington. ,. Coffin was chief of the missile division in the department of the army s office of the chief of re search and development in Washington and attended the National War College immediately prior to coming to Italy. Fleet aircraft service so cmdr Trygye a. Holl us is the new co of Fleet aircraft service so special 200, based at Blackbushe Airport Hampshire England. Holl who served Asad ministration officer for the past year succeeds cmdr Charles o. Peters who has been reassigned to the staff of the commander in chief of Allied forces in the Mediterranean. 2tl Armi Cav regt col Lawrence e. Schlanser for the last three years a member of the staff of armoured school at it. Knox ky., has assumed command of this regiment at Nurnberg Germany succeeding col Richard g. Ciccolella who has been appointed g3 at corps he in Frankfurt. 3d army div col James w. Sutherland has arrived in Germany from the National War College in Washington to assume com Mardof this division s combat come b. He replaces it col Alexander , jr., who has been appointed division g2. Base Section col Geoffrey d. Ellerson formerly executive for training and reserves g3, at Continental army come he at it. Monroe va., has arrived at Poitiers France to assume duties As Deputy co of com z s base Section. 54th transportation transport aircraft in r it col Richard l. Long has arrived in Usa eur to assume command of this battalion in Germany. Until last month the unit was for three years under the command of it col Edwin f. Whitney who has rotated to the . Navy band plays at Morocco Ball Kenitra Morocco special Tangier danced till Dawn to Ameri can Rock n Roll. The occasion was the annual moroccan police night of the or Phan grand Benefit Ball. Jody a travellers a Modem dance band from the . Naval activities Kenitra furnished the music. More than 3,000 persons jammed j the gardens and the american club j for the event including the governor of Tangier members of the j diplomatic Colony and represent i lives of the various moroccan governmental offices from Rabat. According to the local police chief it was the most successful Ball Ever held Here and he credited the american entertainers for the sue Cess. Miss Frances Parkinson Keyes second from left famous american novelist visits at the army general depot Siu Mir France with col Paul a. Feyereisen far right depot co. Other guests wore mrs Karl e. Hill of Syracuse n.y., and col o. A Penniman of la Rochelle France. Army Berlin youngsters vacation at Furth Nurnberg Germany special five american families from Furth Are playing Host to five German children from West Ber Lin. The children will stay from two to five in the Welcome Here for the children was the 2d army 2av regt band
