European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 11, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and strip6s Hill will become cd of 3d a int id div a try Frankfurt special Brig Gen Francis Hill a Veteran of 25 years Active service will assume command of the 3d army div arty next week it was announced Here Hill who leaves his Post As cd of the 4th inf div arty at it. Lewis Wash will be greeted at Drake Cavern Here next monday morning by an Honor guard ceremony composed of More than 200 marching artillerymen on hand to Welcome the new spearhead general will be maj Gen Frederic j. Brown division cd. A native of Boston Hill is a member of the West Point graduating class of 1933.  a second lieutenant in the artillery he served in the China burmese India theater during world War ii. Korean assignment he was assigned to the 2d in div arty during the korean conflict and later was named chief of the korean civil affairs Section. Returning to the . In july of1951, the general became staff offi cer and executive officer in the operations division of the office of the assistant chief of staff g3, department of the army where he served until August 1953.Hill was also assigned to it. Brooke puerto Rico where reserved Vith . Army forces an Tilles he and military District of puerto Rico. From puerto Rico he went to it. Lewis in August of1957 to take Over his 4th inf div  3d army div s new artillery cd Hill replaces Brig Gen Jamesw. Holsinger who last week took command of v corps  european command changes 10th tactical reconnaissance Wing it col Harold t. Snyder has arrived at Span Dah Lem Germany from a four year tour in the executive program control division of the directorate  personnel at air Force he in the Pentagon to assume Dutie Sas Wing executive officer. It col Edward Ellis has  command of the 1st tactical so succeeding it col Robert , who. Has been appointed Dep Uty director of Wing operations. Nurnberg Post it col Ger sen l. Kushner assistant Deputy co of this Post in Germany i returning to the .  instructor in military science an tactics in the High school Roth program in Detroit Mich. Southern area come a tool Boyd a. Ruegsegger chief of this command s military personnel division at Munich has retire from military service after 20 years of Active duty. He will take up residence in Ashbury Park n.,j. It col James a. Morris com Mand inspector general has been. Transferred to duty at the  san Francisco Calif. Northern area come a tool c. R. Merrill formerly Naco assistant Provost marshal has been appointed co of the 112th labor supervision Center. 81st tactical fighter Wing it col Louis m. Jarcho formerly director of management analysis for the Eastern defense Force at Stewart air Force base,y., has been appointed comp troller of this Wing at Ben Waters England. It col John j. Burns has As Umed command of this Wing a Slot tactical fighter so succeed toe it col Harry h. Moreland who has been reassigned to Maxwell fab Ala Bussac army general de pot it col Truett c. Anderson formerly executive officer of thei Grandes general depot has been appointed Deputy for plans train  and intelligence at this depot in France. Boost for Italy Economy Naples Italy special  naval support activity paid $1,683,839.66 into the italian econ Oiny during july it was Brig Gen Francis Hill German town fetes yanks Allfeld Germany is one 6i Allfeld s favorite citizens came Back to town last weekend accompanied by a i Rock a Rollband and a . Army helicopter. M sgt and mrs. Roy e. Hill dropped in on the tiny town s sum Mer festival at the special invitation of Ilfeld City fathers. They brought along a dozen other 4th signal up soldiers and  really opened up the town for us one Soldier said. The americans were the Over night guests of the mayor and were wined and dined by new and old friends in the town located about 15 Miles North of Heilbronn two festival hits were the five piece Rock  Roll band four  soldiers and a German drummer who sat in for a i who could t make it and the h34  helicopter was added to the program after Ilfeld officials re marked to Haik that some children in. The Village had neves1 seen one. Town citizens presented a Bou Quet of Flowers to the Pilot two James p. Spearman after he pulled in right on schedule sunday after noon. The Hills of Colorado Springs,colo., have considered Ilfeld a second Hometown Ever since their first visit in 1953, during a previous tour of Europe. Hill is first ser Geant of the 4th signal up s he det in the Heidelberg area. Usan computer Ceriter bounces Back after fire Washington special the smell of smoke  longer lingers in the corridors. The last vagrant Trace is gone overpowered perhaps by the pres ent smell of fresh paint rows of fluorescent lights re Cess de in the fire resistant ceiling illuminate the clean neat refurnished offices. Outside in the hallway a Small pile of rubble remains waiting to be hauled away. You will find Little around Here to remind you of the fire that  the Usan he computer Center just Over a month ago. The new machines Are in place Giesser a memo Bunker is built in nonstop pour. Al Giessen Germany special a monolithic pour construction in engineering parlance is a continuous pouring of Concrete until the Structure is completed. That s exactly what Soldier engineers of co c of the 249th engr in commanded by capt James , did in building an ammunition storage Bunker at the quartermaster depot Here. Not just any. Bunker requiring Only a few tons of Concrete but one measuring 60 feet Long 40feet wide and 13 feet High requiring 75 tons of the right mixture of gravel Sand and Cement. The idea for a continuous pour officials pointed out is not to pro  work for the Engi neers but to erect an absolutely solid Concrete Structure with outbreaks or joints. Working Day and night straight. For almost 36 hours two groups of the company 62 men in each group working on five hour shifts Laboured in Fain Sun and by lamp Light under construction f Ore Many sgt Frederick states to com plete the project. To keep up with the continuous pour process two huge Concrete mixers and two cranes to lift the mixture to the top of the building were used. To construct the forms alone with their heavy netting of steel reinforcements took four weeks according to 1st it John r. Miller supervisor of construction. Having completed the Bunker a above ground Type the Soldier engineers Are now proceeding to Bur the whole thing. Tons of Earth will cover the sides arid More tons will cover the top. The workers Are All Back and the data processing division is1 again operating from its usual location the first floor of the Pentagon the  floor,".which was the scene of  s most spectacular fire in its 17-year history. A1t.h. O us h its offices and machines were wiped out by the fire the computer Center was not out of business for Long. While equip ment and tapes were still smok ing while firemen probed through the ruins awash in water used to douse the flames the division s officers were making phone Callisto arrange for the use of other equipment available in the area. Space was rented in a building owned by the. District of Colum Bia s transit system. After in stalling Walls = and a false lower ceiling and3 providing the Neces sary air conditioning for the machine s operation an ism 709 was moved in. Today according to the com Puter Center officials work is Back on  aim Tan in us saves from fairies Wethersfield England special a 23-year-old 20th Field maintenance so airman has been recommended for a commendation medal for some Quick action which saved a buddy from possible fiery death it was reported Here. A/1c Wayne h Ead. And a/2croger Rehberg mechanics at the 20th tactical fighter Wing ground Power Section were removing fuel lock from a c21 ground Power unit when the unit suddenly exploded and caught  s fatigue jacket caught fire and he was virtually paralysed with Shock the report said head grabbed Rehberg and tried to smother the flames but he failed. Realizing that every Sec Ond counted he tripped Rehberg and rolled him on the  put out the fire on Rehberg s clothing. Then head got a fire extinguisher and put out the Blaze saving a $6,000 unit from total loss. U.s., Spain navies to use new fuel storage depot Cartagena Spain special commissioning ceremonies for the new fuel storage depot were held Here at this Spanish american naval facility. A network of underground Stor age tunnels and tanks the depot will provide support for the Span ish Navy and the . 6th Fleet. The Cartagena naval facility Isone of the several Spanish Ameri can naval and air bases built under the Spanish american agreements a View of one of the Cartagena fuel Tunnel during constructions reveals its formidable d mansions. The fuel Annex will serve both thean4 . Navies. Navy photo of 1953. The base construction pro Gram begun in 1954, is now virtually completed officials  in the Brief Cere monies were Jose Maria Alfin Del Gado civil governor of the prov Ince of Murcia adm Julio Cesar Del Castillo commander of the Cartagena Arsenal Gap Bennett c. Calheim commander of naval activities Cartagena and Ca Talbert p. Coffin chief of staff naval activities Spain. Others included cmdr r. , design and construction Vicc and it cmdr w. , commander of the fuel  the world s most modern fuel storage facilities according to officials the Cartagena tunnels Are 14 Yards in diameter and 232 Yards in length. A series of Stor age tanks an underground Power station and a pumping system Complete the Annex. Alex to conduct Courtesy contest Wiesbaden Germany Spe Cial a Courtesy Campaign among air Force european Exchange employees will begin aug. 29, with contest to elect the most courteous Alex employee at each base where Alex facilities  will be urged to evaluate and vote for outstanding sales personnel during a two week  boxes will be conveniently located in Alex exchanges and Alex personnel will Wear name badges so that customers can identify them when going to the polls. 7th Arroa div reunion Washington is Veter an of the 7th army pm win hoi Theip 13th annual reunion Here aug. 1345 it was announced. 4" ,.,.",-, is. /