European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 09, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday april 9, 1963 the stars and stripes Page 9 21th inf div tankers keep combat ready9 4-Man m60 Crews eat and sleep9 Armor 200 Days a fear fit and out of Cavern Augsburg germans special once a week sometimes twice while in Garrison tank 34 and her sister tanks from the 3rd in. 70th Armor. 24th inf div move out of local training areas. In Pursuit of it simulated aggressor. The training of the Munich based unit of the Victory division is exacting realistic and constant. The four Man Crews of the m60 tank eat and sleep Armor on an average of 200 Days out of the year either at their Home Cavern or at major training areas and tank ranges throughout the command. Constant training is a necessity for unlike the infantryman the Tanker must be a foot Soldier Driver Mech Nolc artillerymen tactician and com Munk nylons expert All rolled into one. A Tanker must to proficient in fighting from anyone of the four Crew positions. Lie must be Able to fire the main gun with the precision of an artillery Man keep the tank moving with the ability of a Mechanic handle a radio net that might bring fou different voices to his cars at one time and direct his tank to a Good firing position on any kind of the american Soldier is Well 1 mined when he jumps inside the cupola his tank is considered to be More than Mutch for any of variety of possible Armor that an aggressor might throw Uthiem in combat. The Mgo itself in believed to be the most highly Maneu Merable tank for its size and weight in he world today and having been in Issue since 1901, the most modern. The tank which weighs 52 tons is a Rcd with a 106-tnm gun and two machine Gnu aside from personal weapons. Tanker s Day tank of the 3rd in Kwh Armor 24th int div Munich invite the cameraman along on a train ing err rom. Top it fac dal f. 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Was presented to sp4 Jerry Allen Black f the 2nd missile in 81st arty during a battalion ret rent Cere Mony Here. In the same ceremony sp4 ind Copelund. Also of the same Illarion was awarded the army command Tilton medal for meritorious achievement during the same incident. Black distinguished himself on aug. 23. 1962 while Enro Ute to Field position during a weekly training exercise. At this time he was an assistant operator of a heavy equipment vehicle which suffered a break Down veered off in autobahn overpass plunged through guard rails and rolled Down a 20-foot embankment. According to the citation. In the resulting crash the of the vehicle was crushed a tremendous amount of gasoline spilled and the engine Burnt into flames although sustaining a painful hand injury. Block extricated him Seu and the injured rom of operator and with full Knawls Crick of unit pending gasoline explosion h. 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