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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, April 12, 1963

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 12, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Mettoy april 12, 1963 the stars and stripes Page 9 Sembach a adds Mobile a Ray Van Sembach Germany special a Mobile Field a Rny Van Luuri been added by the 38th tactical Field Heap Here. Senior sgt c. Long. Coic of Hospital services Bald the a Ray unit was converted from a  Van. Long Bald More casual Lei can be treated quicker with greater  of saving More  Van reduce time required to act up Field a Ray unit previously homed in Tenti. With the Mobile a Ray can now shoot Proee a and develop a film and Complete a fun diagnosis within live minutes the Itri Flint . Added one a casualty la brought into the Van be la Givenco immediate examination by Phy Alfun a technician takes x nya it Nece acary. While the tech Mlada do Jopes the Dlton in the toot Tat Darkroom. Intravenous to Ida or a Agiu. If required can be administered from the ready Stock within the Van. In addition to the portable Darkroom and a Ray machine the Van if also equipped with oxygen tanks. Milf contained heat hot water refrigeration Anding. Florescent Light my Speaks 8 languages Frankfurt special sp4roman if. Orrant 503rd my co m army div. Is not Only proficient in English which in t his Nav Tongue but also in Spanish latin portuguese French German russian and polish. Cement left Poland in 1941 when his country was invaded Brtha sonet army and lived in numer Oua countries following their migrations. Be has lived in Paris. Rottell. Germany Sao Paulo Braiu Anc a new York at. Cement studied foreign languages and theology at the ser Maxy at so Vincent Depaul in Braiu and Uaea his of Muu time ban to study italian and arabic. Fuoly affair chaplain owe Iff nun Coleman Righta erring with fun Adlai Foree. Tat Germany Goe. Shopping in Oak. With his nurse fact Harold Prata stunt Heap Sun for the Canadian to Nunsant in Forpe. Daring. Two weak Faaa Canadian ant trooping the news Lino 314th army band plans noon concerts Frankfurt special the314th army band hns us noted n Serin of 30-Mtnutn wednesday noon concert weather  under direction of co Eugene d.  Muslin a program will be held in Tho Nora Between the  Ben building and Tho Casino and wll include  and other popular  programs will Hove in in Lerna Lonal flavor it acc we will also play music of country a around the world Vacher  program for next wednesday include Damn Yankee a plural bus unum Berliner  Beelzebub mexican hat dance and hos Strausser to  Worms Germany special sp4i Peter Bour cute and Raleigh Canadian chaplain visits Gaza strip Rajah of yet Specula capt Harold r. Coleman Canadian Chap lain with the in Emergene Force a a been conduct ing serv ice in the Chapel of the Good Samaritan Here for about Al a months now but Mott of Hli Cana Dian. Indian and scandinavian parishioners were surprised one Sun Day when a different chaplain Coleman took Over the service. He was Harold s younger brother. Lynn who was on a two week visit with Kunef. Hts Home Parish is with Canada s nato army for mation in Germany where head ministers to the spiritual and moral welfare of the 1st battalion. The Royal Canadian regiment. Life could have been even More coat uling for the  if ii the Coteman family visited a group. Head of the family is non s. H. Coleman of so mar Garet s anglican Church new to onto. The oldest son is Bishop wll Lam r. Coleman of Root Enay . And another son is the Rev. Ken nuclear Power course offered at it Belvoir Washington special Stu dents for the enlisted nuclear Power Plant course beginning in octo Ber at it Belvoir a. Will be selected during the next few months. The 12-Montji course offers in Tensive training to operation an maintenance of nuclear Power re actors used by the military serv ices and leads to the award of mos 3581, nuclear Power Man. Felt wac atm muted Tor an programs oreo Frai flu Ropeti time Amk Sicam Fochts no Twarry him firm let set  to it strict atm Nis Umi met or hoax three tuft it in Vav of Walt baht in to Imi mum to ital Cavil emf i73s him fluto is Sitze pm trim him com cum is Ikinio. E4 Ott is sew  of special Brawl aus. A Dollar saved is $13,500 earned for Stuttgart sgt Stuttgart Germany specials to maj Charles f. Duke of 7th army he pm Section Here is i walking commercial for the Nav nos Bond and government insure ice programs. His testimony to the former line in the form of a $13.500 Pur hese of government  sum represents the face value of the Bonds. Started in 43 the Gigantic Purchase came As he result of a Long term saving program started by Duke in 1m3 on his entry into the army whence started a govern men l insurance  1945 he converted the insurance to a 20-year endowment policy paying $34.90 per month through a class n allotment. The policy matured in february this year and his week he reconverted tin Money into savings Bonds. Djeke said the allotment was Money i never saw or missed Linco it was an automatic monthly  he will not have to a income tax on the Money he nested in Bonds until he cashes hem in. Neth a. Coleman of the diocese  in Punjab province India. The last time they All met was inlay 19m when Lyman was ordained. Four members of the family served in the armed forces in world War ii but not As Chap in in. Canon Coltman the father was in the engineering Branch of the Royal Canadian Navy. One son Wesley n wireless nor gunner inthe Royal Conn Dunn air Force was killed when his aircraft was Aho Down in the North sea in 1943. Harold sailed the Atlantic As Petty officer and an engine room artificer until the Normandy inva Sion when his ship was assigned Tschannel crossing duties remaining in the English Channel until the end of the War. He left the Navy in 1948 to return to the University of Toronto for a degree in theology. Kenneth. In India since 1954. Served As a flight lieutenant and air observer in the Craf. The army came into the picture when Harold became a military chaplain in 1956 followed by Myrnan three years later Lyman prior to army life served in parishes in the Ken Gijon District. Two highlights of Lyman s Jour Ney have been a visit to the pre bulb local town of Gaza and a trip along the Egypt Israel desert Frontier with a patrol of the lord Strathcona s horse reconnaissance Squadron. He renewed acquaint Ance with old army friends Anc meeting chaplains and members of other contingents that make up the seven nation in peace Force when he left the Gaza strip he had in his Luggage souvenir dolls in native dress Tor his children la Thordson 34th transportation co we received the 7th army Safe i riving a words for forcing More ban  Accident free Miles. Frankfurt special pfc Ellsworth n. Holvorson medical corpsmen at the 97th general hos pm Tel hns been selected As the Soldier of the month. , Germany special pc William l. Bol Finner co b. ,4th pm in. Has been selected Asho 6th pm up Driver of the Quad Span Dahlem Germany special a1c Kenneth Graff 49th a so has earned 96 per ent. The highest academic rating the class 63a management course held Here. Ale Marlon it her. 49th combat support up led class 63b with 96 per cent. Hahn Germany special a2c Robert a. Stretch jr., 90th transportation sq., has been selected As he 90th tactical fighter Wing Driver of the month. Han a Germany special sgt James Wade he Btry. 212th arty up. Hns received the Gold Scouters key and a training certificate from col Joseph g. K. Mil Ler. 212th up co. And institutional  of Tho Ulfeg Cohorst boy scouts. Had Krkuc Nach. Germany special co a. 8th so genl in has Rcck Lvcy the Small unit saving certificate for 10 per cent partly a Pitlon in the 8th inf div s sol Dier s Deposit and saving Bonds program. Zamstein Germany special fifteen pilots of the 417th Tacti Cal fighter so Here have receive the select Crew award for earn ing expert ratings for All modes of simulated nuclear weapons de liver. Those cited were cats Gene Smith Thomas Herndon Frank Armstrong Arlo Hemme Harold Runton. Robert Sarchet and Rob Ert England at its Paul Eckel and Stanley Muiir. And Mack Angel. Cats Louis Bosch and Dean Welge 1st its Paul Karl and  have received the award for the second time along with capt Dick Fuller who was killed recently in a plane crash in France. Prankl at special the Flatt 3rd army div unit to report 100 per cent donations in the cur rent red Cross fund Campaign was co a 23rd engr in at Hanau. Rota officer sets a heroic Pace Rota. Spain special cmdr Alfred j. Croft port serv ices officer Here has developed a noteworthy habit he rescues peo ple. In the last m months he hoi pulled a 70-year-old Spanish fish Erman from a Drifting boat led a fire fighting Crew against a five hour Blaze aboard a merchant ship pulled four per sons from an automobile sinking in 20 feet of water and most recently. Jumped in almost fully clothed from the Rota pier to res Cue a Seaman in danger of drown ing. The last act. Inlaid of a merchant Seaman from the Tanker thetis the largest Tanker Ever to berth at Rota Wai recognized by the ship s master who sent a message to the Navy department highly com-1 mending Croft s heroic Rescue i Croft says he had just arrived at the port s fuel plur to watch the 714-foot Tanker get under Way when he heard someone yell from the ship berthed about 20 feet out that there was a Man overboard. Running to the Edge of the pier he saw through the darkness a Man thrashing in the water. I could t Sec his head or  old. Just his hands. To did t appear to be swimming Soi look off my jacket and shoes and jumped  when he reached the struggling Seaman. Croft told him to relax and take u  then he yelled to Tho Harbor master wo4 Ralph Crocker to throw in a life ring. Pushing the ring to the Seaman Croft guided him to a rope lad Der lowered from Tho thetis and then waited for a Short time until he himself could be picked up by a boat dispatched from the Rota pier Croft s rapid unruffled thinking n time of emergency has been officially recognized before lie received the Navy s commendation medal after swimming four times through 38-degree water to pull three men and a woman from sinking Auto. The Rescue off a Wall near Thessalonica Greece. In March 1961, when Croft was operations officer aboard the Shasta a 6. Has been cited by Tho greek government and he has been nominated for thu greek naval medal equivalent to the . Distinguished service medal when he saw a car swerve from the Roadway jump a seawall and land in 20 feet of water. Croft lowered himself Down the 12-Footseawall, swam about 15 feet to to a line to the rapidly sinking car. He then tied a line to each victim As spectators pulled them up the seawall  
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