European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 24, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes monday August 24, 1959 command changes Kelleher takes arse he Post Naples Italy special Brig Gen Gerald c. Kelleher a native of Albany n.y., has succeeded Brig Gen Roland h. Del mar aloof the . Army As readiness officer of Allied forces Southern Europe he it was announced  to his assignment to this nato command Kelleher served almost two years As Deputy cd of it. Leonard Wood.  mar has been appointed assistant chief of staff for plans an operations at this Headquarters. V corps col John r. Hall jr.,has arrived in Frankfurt from Washington where he was a student at the National War College to assume duties As v corps  succeeds col w. S. Smith who has rotated to the . It col Earl j. Dotson formerly chief of War plans at usage urho s signal division has been appointed corps signal officer. It col e. W. Jones is the new corps quartermaster coming to this head quarters after a two year assign ment with 2d pm up he. It col Howard f. Goldsmith jr., formerly area commander of Xvi army corps at Topeka knn., is the new corps information officer. 6900th Security Wing Coljohn h. Lackey present commander of det 3 of the . Logistics group in Turkey Tus log has been appointed Deputy commander of this Wing in Frankfurt succeed ing col Gordon w. Wildes who is returning to the . For an assignment in the Pentagon. Col George r. Ronka of the6901st special communications up at we Bruecken Germany is going to Turkey to replace Lackey. Ron Kawill be succeeded at we Bruecken by col Fred a. V. Hartbrodt who has turned Over command of the6911th radio up Mobile in Darm Stadt to col William p. Williamson. 501th inf col Warren k. Ben Nett who has just completed a army Crane lifts cow out of French Well Bracone France special sp4 Lee Hamilton wrecker opera Tor has won a place in the hearts of neighbouring townsmen when he rescued a drowning cow from Awell. Early one evening the cow called Lunette was found in the Well by her owner Adrien Ratinaud. Townsfolk set out to Rescue the cow. Ratinaud was Able to get a rope around Lunette s  but no body could discover a Way to lifter Many pounds. As night fell Hope dimmed that Lunette could be extricated alive. Notifies a neighbor August  had an idea. He hurried on his Motorbike to Bracone s main Gate where he asked Cpl Junior l. Smith of the military police for help. Smith immediately phoned the message to capt Arthur Crego officer of the Day who dispatched a m62 wrecker to the scene. Arriving at the scene Hamiltonmb neutered the truck Down the winding Road to the Well. After Dis cussing the problem with Ratinaud and noticing that the cow had swallowed a considerable amount of water Hamilton decided to Lif Lunette out by tying her rope to the wrecker Boom. He then showed his skill in operating the wrecker by hoisting the half drowned cow and quickly Low ering her thus preventing strangulation mme. Ratinaud said i thin the americans Are wonderful. We wholeheartedly appreciate their kindness and concern and the speedy Way in which they Cameto the Rescue. I sincerely wish to express my gratitude for without their help we would have suffered a great  . Envoy commends 7th army March band Stuttgart Germany special seventh army s marching band has won Praise from the american ambassador for its american Day performances in Lausanne Switzer  a letter to 7th army cult Gen f. W. Farrell Henry j. Tay Lor wrote you can imagine the contribution which this Fine group of musicians made to our program for the Day. They were enthusiastically received at All of their appearances and we estimate that about 15,000 people hear them. ,. The group made & very favourable impression not on yes musicians but As men worthy of the uniform they wore airman in England drives distaff  South r u i s a i of England is it May not be the Subtle approach but at least fair sex pedestrians Are in no doubt about the attitude of an airman Here like Many Auto owners he has stickers on the windows of Hiscar. He has the usual base registration one and he also has on that candidly says we slow Down for Bri uitts Stop for blondes and reverse for  Uso a Moices facilities in Turkey Greece new Yorks a opening of a new Uso club in Istanbul Turkey and an information Center and lounge in Athens Greece was announced Here by Edwin e. Bond Uso executive director. At the same time he announced plans for expansion of Uso operations in puerto Rico with the acquisition of a building for Thueso at Aguadilla. The Uso also operates an information cent Erand lounge in san Juan. The organization also will open its first lounge and information Center at Goya Okinawa. Construction of a major club there is planned in the near  Uso operates some 230 clubs in the . And 22 overseas. Pitburg Spang kids to race at festival Pitburg Germany special sixteen american boys and girl from Pitburg and Span Dahlem will take part in the soap Box Derby at Kordel Germany on sept. 12. The race will be part of the three Day Harvest festival in the . Col Fred w. Vetter,jr., commander of the 585th tac tical missile up Here has Bee named chairman of the festival. 10-month course at the National War College in Washington has assumed command of this unit i Germany replacing it col Sidney m. Marks who has been assigned to the 7th army support comd.35th arty up col Richard h. Moore formerly assistant Vii corps artillery commander has taken Over command of this group in Germany from col Samuel e. Otto. 66th tactical reconnaissance Wing col Kyle l. Riddle commander of Webb air Force base tex., for the last two years has been appointed com Mander of this Wing in France succeeding col Robert r. Gideon who. Is slated to the Post of us afe inspector general later this month. Joint . Military group Spain col j. E. Payne formerly chief of the plans and negotiation division of this group in Madrid has been appointed director of plans. Col  a. Hariford who conies from the National War col lege has replaced Payne in his former position. Col w. B. Taylor former assist ant chief of staff at the air forc Academy has been named special assistant to maj Gen Stanley , group chief. It col . Green has been appointed chief of the communications division. 521st end up c61 Albert e. Mccollam formerly assigned to the Sac Arsento District , South Pacific has assumed duties As co of this group in Ger Many. Toul general depot col Willard Roper has taken Over com Mand of this army depot in France from col Paul h. Lanphier. 48th tactical fighter Wing it col Louis j. Tschudi formerly Deputy for personnel with the 32d air div at Dobbins ,ga., is the  of person Nel of this Wing at Chaumont France. 11th trans terminal comb col Arnold a. Berglund has arrived from duty at the Pentagon to take command of this installation at la Rochelle France. He succeeds col Charles d. Penniman. 24th inf div it col Edwardc. Vogelsang formerly executive officer of the 3d missile come att. By Jig ,n.c., is the new go of this division in Germany. It  b. Gallinger former co of the 9t-h Cav s 2d recon so has succeeded it Cpl Vernon e. Dehner As g2. It col Juda l. Robinson has arrived Here from the . To assume duties As division finance officer. Northern area come a tool Jacksic p. Stockton  s2 and s3, has assumed duties As 154of this commands a Frankfurt Post. He succeeds it col Austin , who has been appointed executive officer of Wuerzburg Post. It col Marvin d. Oberman has been named Frankfurt Post Provost marshal succeeding it col Eugene d. Manary who has re turned to the . 8th inf div it col Ralph , for Nerly executive officer of the 26th inf has been As signed to this division s g2 Section in Germany. Rugged b66 Mission accomplished by capt Sculthorpe England is lots of people have flown in a b66 but not Many have one i their living room they can walk Over. Capt Roy e. Gudmundson a b66navigator with the 84th bomb so made a Rug with the design of the aircraft and feature attraction the 37-year-old officer s work Manship won first prize in the Hook Rug contest sponsored by personnel services Here. The 3-by-4-foot Blue Rug shows White Cloud and Gray aircraft out lined in black.a/2c Clarence Jackson of the 84th bomb so made the design for Gudmundson who working with a do it yourself kit made the Rug for about $28. Gudmundson a resident of Omaha neb., was assisted by his wife and two daughters. They worked on the project for about six weeks while watching television. Cowboy Capers pvt Donald r. Strong. Trick twister bite of insect seen possible immunization by Thomas r. Henry North american newspaper Alliance Washington Don t slap that Mosquito its bite might be your vaccination  researchers at Walter Reed Hospital Here studying the puzzling fact that american soldiers Are prone to a disease to which most japanese adults Are immune have come to the tentative conclusion that the bites of some virus bearing insects May immunize the victim to the disease they carry. The disease is japanese b encephalitis. Army researchers study ing japanese mosquitoes imported to Walter Reed found that eight species of the insect carry the virus agent but in one of them the virus is As much As 100,000 times As potent As in the others.7-to-l Chanc Ethus there is a 7-to-i Chance that the first Mosquito bite a japanese child gets is the mild variety. It inoculated him against the Dis ease As effectively As does the physician s Needle and subsequent bites Are Booster shots which build up his immunity. The unlucky one eighth who Are first bitten by the most virulent mosquitoes of course Are Likely to get. B encephalitis. Tote american Soldier stationed in Japan never having undergone the involuntary vaccination process has no immunity. The army investigators speculate that other virus carrying insects May have a similar Range of deadly Ness. Pvt pins career Hopes on whips and ropes Frankfurt special pvt Donald r. Strong of the 3d Arm div is one Man who lets his name go to his Arm. The private uses Strong Arm tac tics in pursuing his Hobby and Ca reer As a rope spinning and whip cracking artist As a civilian he toured various rodeos and shows throughout the . With his parents Carl and of Cadet suffers beak wounds air Hafk encounter by North american newspaper Alliance Colorado Springs Colo. A Birdman and a Bird tangled in the first Aerial combat to be fought Over the new us. Air Force acad Emy just North of Here. Hero of the encounter was caption w. Jalvin who also was listed As the Academy s first casualty. He suffered multiple beak wounds inflicted by a wild Falcon but is recovering  Mission was to recruit several baby Falcons to serve As mascots for the Academy. He and another Falconer capt William l. Richard son jr.,. Spotted a nest containing four baby Falcons in a crag on top of Cathedral Rock. Calvin scale the Rock a towering landmark on the Academy grounds. He was just getting the Little Falcons settled comfortably in his Knapsack for the trip Down when the Mother Falcon sailed out of the Blue to attack witnesses on the ground reported she employed dive bomber tactics with unerring accuracy and Galvin hourly agreed. Tempelhof lecture Berlin special prof an Drew Gyorgy a faculty member of the naval War College gave Lee Tures on the soviet Union to air Force personnel at Tempelhof air port Ruth Strong As a part of the Strong Trio. Now a member of the 13th Cav the rope spinner scored a recent sensation in a combat come a variety show with a 15-minute Lariat act. His tricks included spinning the rope at All angles jumping through it sideways and using it As a Hula hoop. At times he twirled two rope at once then three with one in his Teeth. In addition to keeping 90 fee of rope twirling in a continuous Circle the spearheaded can also Cut up Small pieces of paper with flick from his Australia Bullwhip. He Learned this trick from his father who is currently touring new York state with the Geneautry show. Strong s Lessoing profession be  at the age of 4 when he started to travel the sawdust Trail with his parents. His career has led him touch widely scattered locales As Deadwood s.d., and Guayaquil Ecuador the 24-year-old Montana mile City Cowboy is also a television Veteran having appeared a number of times on super circus in new York and on the Spade Cooley show in los Angeles. In his cavalry unit the Spear head Soldier worked As a Cook for a few months but is now an am munition loader in one of his unit s tanks. 3 cited by 16th of for outstanding work Madrid special the strategic air come s annual outstand ing achievement awards Wex e presented to three 16th air Force he  the awards were m sgt Malcom a Hughes As outstanding master sergeant of the year t sgt Frank a Hinecker As outstanding co of the year and a/2c Frank Margo As 16th of he s airman of the year