European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse To Day August 18, 1959 the stars and stripes Jay Hawks play key defense role Stuttgart Germany special the Vii corps celebrates its 41st anniversary wednesday. Under the command of it Gen Gordon b. Rogers Vii corps serves As a bulwark in the defense of the free world. The Jayhawk corps was activated aug. 19, 1918, in the Vosges mountains of Eastern France. It served As an administrative and training Center for american troops in the communication zone during world War i. Following the armistice Vii corps was assigned occupation duties in Belgium Luxembourg and Germany until May 1919, when it was inactivated. At the Start of world War ii Vii corps was reactivated an trained troops for combat. Follow ing the attack on Pearl Harbor . Troops were shipped to the West coast As a Buffer to the threat of invasion. These troop were under the leadership of Vii corps. As the threat of invasion abated the trained men left the corps and headed for the Pacific Heater. Later the corps began training men for the impending african and european campaigns. In 1943, this training function of Vii corps ended. In that year the corps embarked for England. A Day saw corps units commanded by it Gen lightning Joe col Lins leading the assault. The corps was cited time and again for its outstanding drive across the continent. Deactivation took place on march1, 1946. But in january 1951, the corps was reactivated to be sent to Europe. Today Vii corps mans the outer line of the free world s defense. This has been their Job since 1951, and it will continue to be until Freedom and peace Are assured. Vii corps meets missions of mercy in War and peace. A medical officer caring for the wounds of a Soldier during the 82hd an div s world War h drop into France lights a cig Aret for the felled Para trooper. In photo at left troops of the 167th engr in relieve a water shortage at a German youth Camp near Degginger during this sum Mer s drought in Central Europe. . Army photos nato marksmen primed for Leclerc fire Friday Augsburg Germany special the 1st Battle up of the 21st infill. Carry the colors of the . Into the nato Leclerc Rifle and pistol matches starting Friday at com z pms hold talks Orleans France special the annual conference of Provost marshals from com z was opened Here with a talk by col Robert b Warren com z chief of staff. Warren said the number of Acci dents and incidents in co should be reduced and that the command looked to the. Provost marshal s office to help accomplish this.". The main objective of the annual conference was to arrive at a uni form understanding of enforcement of latest circulars and regulations insurance technicalities and changes and French Law and other matters. Supervising the conference was col p. H. Divine com z Provost marshal and his staff. Among those attending the conference was col Harold l. Taylor Usa eur Deputy Provost marshal. Airman in us wins Story prize Omaha special an airman stationed in England was among five winners in strategic air a prod s Short Story contest officials announced Here. A/2c Michael Mcgrinder 3913th combat support up Miklen Hall England was awarded $50 for his Story which was judged third Best in the of for to ,Pla,ce.-, Winner was 1st Tjay p. Cooper 801 combat support up kockbourne., air Force base Ohio. He received $100, second place Winner was maj Francis , 68th Wing Chennault Ajr Force base la., who won $75. Fund gets dollars through doughnuts Wethersfield England special seeking a painless Way of boosting his unit s sup port of the current air Force Ai society drive 1st it George Fitz Gerald project officer for the 20th periodic maintenance so decided the Best Way to a Man s dollars is through his stomach. Fitzg Arnld arranged to get fre Coffee from the and sandwiches and doughnuts at half Price from the snack first Day he raised $20. Camp drum co named new Yorks a col Mur Ray d. Dougan has been name commanding officer of Camp drum n.y., 1st army he has announced. Usan Dart team Points for match with britons Chicksands England is Usan airmen Here Are polishing up their double tops to avoid Whitewash. In common parlance that Means they re practising throwing darts for High scoring to avoid losing to their British rivals in a four year old rivalry. The airmen compete against the general Post office engineers whenever one Side claims it can whip the other according to s sgt William d. Foster or. Prize for the match is Possession of the International Britain states darts trophy made of an engine Piston with a medal on top in the shape and design of a losers pay to have the trophy filled with been and the winning team s Captain drinks the lot about a pint. Results so far Aie four wins for Britain and two wins for Usan. When they beat us says Fos Ter it s not by much. It s usually hot and heavy. We play in different pubs and also at the Raf sergeants mess Here. We have a great time and socialize for an hour or so after the real organizer of the matches is Bob Duffas a up Engineer 3-Man panel dubs War games it. Monroe a. Special dry Hills Sage Brush Caribou Creek bristle gone Rocky Shoals track Down dark Cloud. Sounds like a glossary of names out of a Western to thriller. In reality it is a sampling of the curiously romantic names the army attaches to Field exercises. But More intriguing is the manner in which they Are selected. This is done Here at the Maneu vers Branch .Continental army come he. The task is usually delegated to three men col n. D. Carnes it col w. C. Meanly and a civilian specialist c. B. White. Sometimes said Meanley we pick a name in five min utes. Sometimes it takes three and there Are rigid rules to follow. All names must have two words and no name can be used twice. To avoid duplication a master list is kept in the Pentagon and when a title for a new Field exercise is suggested it must be checked against the Lis before approval is Given. Exercise names must have vigor be easily identified spoken and understood. One word is never used this Rule was Laid Down after an exercise had tentatively been named after Cape fear locale of the Man Euver. Many names Are developed through the process of association with symbols of terrain and com Bat. Some have double meanings like exercise track Down which will be held in 1962. It could mean a tank letting Down its tracks us it Rolls Forward and Ulso infers a tracking Down of the probably the Best know exercise in recent years was exercise Sage Brush so named because it was held in Sage Brush areas of Louisiana and Texas. Similarly exercise Elk Horn is derived from the presence of Many Elk in the Vicinity of Washington state where the operation is scheduled. Exercise grand Delta will be held along much of the Eastern Seaboard which is largely a big Delta. Weather also figures in name selection. Snow drop for instance was held in Winter weather by air borne troops parachutes simulated huge falling snowflakes. Rammelburg Home of the German infantry school. The Victory division team placed second in the Vii corps matches behind the 19th inf with a three Day aggregate score of 9,236, aver aging about 3,079 a Day. In the one Day prix Leclerc Usa eur matches the team fired its record High for the year with 3,236 Points. The strongest part of the Gim lets 24 Man squad Are the five two Man automatic Rifle teams who racked up 1,696 Points in usar eur Competition. The pistol team also won in Usa eur As 1st it Garni in Negaard and pfc Norman Briggs tallied 258 with Negaard shooting the top score 131. It col Lawrence g. Mathews co of the 21st inf and team Cap Tain it Thomas n. Griffen jr., predicted that the 21st would bring the Large Bronze bust of French marshal Leclerc Back to the 24th div for the second straight year. Army 2d it wins Perry Rifle shoot Camp Perry Ohio a army 2d it Milton Friend of Maiden mass., won the International free Rifle match Here with a score of 556 of a possible 600. Two men shot 553, and officials Here at first gave second place to Marine sgt Emmett e. Duncan of horse ranch ky., on the basis of the number of hits in the smal Circle within the bulls Eye. How Ever they later reversed the Deci Sion and put army 1st it Presley Kenczell in second place. A spokesman said scoring i prone position shooting was used to break the deadlock. Kenczell out shot Duncan 190 to 188 at prone position. The contestants also fire Dat kneeling and standing positions. Army 1st it j. A. Brit ton of Soldier Iowa was third with 549. The regular National High Power championships Start Here aug., 20, after conclusion of a Small arms firing school conducted by the in Fantry school of it. Benning a
