European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 16, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse To Day april 16, 1963 the stars and stripes 33rd Armor unit sets new Mark Frankfurt special troops of the 1st medium tank in. 33rd Armor broke their own record when the 4.3 mortar Man of he co went through Hasty Mission exercises it the Bern Bach training area. The Mission a gunners Competition designed to determine the unit base gain began with dry runs the first Day preparing the mortar Man for the two Day timed and Umpire tests. The men surpassed last year s 2 50 minute record by 30 second sin the four phase testing. Track 90 had the Best All around Crew sgt Don h. Jones pfc Stan tax Rote sky pvt Patrick o Brien and pee Patrick Mcdermott. Individual achievements went to tax Lersky the fastest gunner clocked at 1 20 minutes. At the end of the training sgt Richard b. Dub islet oriented the men on a new method of sight setting designed to increase Speed and accuracy which will be used in future operations. Trooping the news line bad Steps told Washington special the air Force has issued a reminder to finance officials to make sure that personnel Are entitled to Basic allowance for quarters bad be fore making the payments. Camera big god a Curlon German woman edged up for bar Dye a Cir of he Proniw Dlf and no doubt had non rho co comments make up your own As fee James Gallagher a photographer for he 4th army div i 51st inf resorted to an unusual an Trie in an attempt to get a hot of the towering Muo Nater Cathedral in Tom. Germany. Pfc into sch Wuerker a fellow Zeniman from combat come a. Took thl photo. Army photo 32nd Armor tanks get decontaminated Friedberg. Germany Spe-1 Clyl cob 1st medium Tunk in 32nd Armorel Armel div Fin undergone n 4-hour Decon lamination exercise a i ii mud of the combat comte c rand1 Here. The is Littlon was riven to the company is a simulated ran drop saturating Werl mho tanks. The Mission was o make the Finks operable again by of co b. Wearing protective masks ponchos and Ruhler boots Zippro ached the Unk. Uscila Ileann Tom Nant Soli. To inf i to the vehicle the tanks were Nahed Down three i Linen with danc Deconto Minnil automotive non corrosive in solution then riven n until soap birth before they were declared site. Next the company moved lo1 another area to Prat-1 ice in impregnation exercise where clothing was dunked in a drum of Ontl of Heminis agent. The sol Millon prevents Click Lenl agents from penetrating the i loll or ind con lading the skin. Gourd Inclan Germany Spe Cial army jazz Musl Rllins from i least five German cities will be coming Here sunday for a new port in goes Ponsen jazz festival. Miss Jack la Talley Cooke bar rack service club director and coordinator of the festival said at from illiteracy to telegraphy turkish signalman Start at foot tour Ankara Turkey spa a six Miles from Ankara in a terrain of Bullet and Knobby tools Lull. The turkish army i grinding out a Tough training program that annually produces Mort than 12,000 communications and signal corps the process not Only do the turkish armed forces and thana tonal Economy of Thea Natona Tion Benefit but dividends an also realized by the member nations of the North Atlantic treaty Organ. Patlon. From the Complex of quonset Huta ancient Brown stones and ultramodern structures that make up the turkish army signal school a continuing Stream of Sig Nal specialists is being tunnelled in to the military. And upon completion of their required military service Many of these trained specialists will take up critical technical positions in civilian life to help their nation Bridge the transition from Oil lamps to Tele , with each Slop Forward Turkey becomes an evermore important and capable Mem Ber of nato and Allied forces Southern scope of signal school train ing however neither begins nor St. 111 ims cml c4hhw i in rim he Kurti i us a Tim to i Setsma to in cd Mai Hll film in Sttne ism my so vol my pm Ltd to lit om1 ill a i Mil Sotui s do my Lett Jim 101 do of my he met in it Flam to is menu Sun if ice it my is sask. Ims Jinn ill a my my Iii a of pm will ims of emf to thirty to Tom Tori Mitu Sis mum she 141 uni bar Tim met. Switt ism Oft to. Sam spam Boa mum to it Pinr cent us pm Chi in she line it i i we in o � t stat Mur 21m Kiwi. A thir twi Hedlum i Chetek Portt cd on and other Popei or of pc Al Broa Izaah ends in the 85 signal workshops and electronics laboratories of . Of the 2,000 students arriving every two months Many Are Young conscripts from tiny arms Remote villages. From inlets that cling to the slopes of biblically fit Mous mount Ararat. Reading and writing were less Porlant in their Rural up bring no than were skills of farming and animal raising. These recruits must first be helped with letter while at the sume time learning More of the history of their nation. As they Progress in their studies they learn also of Hygiene physical fitness moral codes and Ca work but above All these Coung soldiers to to find their own Niche in the Lime the recruit hns graduated from literacy Bournes of the signal school he u on his wily to Ward being a Soldier. From Here on the on Thi Job training of Sig Nal and communications will take More and More of hex 16-hour a working entirely with modern i ularm it and training in modern techniques he Nolde air now follows pattern thut a met my in s Len theory and More Pru Ellre. In time the Man who was illiterate a few Nontha previous will find himself a o r k 1 n g with teletype transmitters Genera ors. Receivers and Telephone equip ment disassembling Over hauling repair ing operating . The common la Bak a tons Peculiar to a modern military the Lack of previous for Mal education the percentage of failures in conscripts is surprisingly of the to impressive products of the signal school is the red Stripe he in a sol Dier who could neither read no write a few months ago but who is today n supervisor of new con scripts. The most cup blk Grantl unites of the recruit training Basic signal courses Are selected for this coveted red Stripe Grade. The school works closely with the turkish ministry of education ind to coordinate their tie there is a civilian inspector attached to the staff. His primary responsibility to assure that conscripts who arc receiving their first formal Educa Tion Are trained in a manner consistent with civilian schooling. Col Ethem Baykara commandant of the school while pointing to his new buildings sold in fluent Ger Man his second language soon there will be six of these new buildings and through their doors will come turkish mall turkmen tin nod in the incest methods on the latest Many of i lie colonel s students will Converse with you in the in least in Jim artists from Frunk Furt. Slut Tuart Ulm. Culls him and Goi Pplk will participate. The festival will be held from 2to 1to . Mytr the Cooke by Nicks pm dub. All interested musicians Are invited to attend and Lake part. For further information cell mis Talley at gop Mil 74l Baum older. Germany spot in h cob Iglo inf him two soldiers in its ranks who have been inseparable for More than 20 yours. The farthest they have eve Rhren spurt in this length of time in 30 minutes when they were born. Pfc Jami a and pvt Ezel drown did t oven let the army come Between them entering under the buddy alignment plan n july i960. They took Basic and advanced raining it it. Hood. Tex., in were assigned to the 16th inf Here. They arc in the some platoon an with the same last name they Are constantly placed on the same guard roster. Baste in Germany special forty six of leers and in in Ted Man from United states Germany French and belgian air Force and army units spent five Days at am we in Berg St. Mar ten Germany As guests of Young Farmers and wine growers association. Wing pm tar Ronald Mann 4th Allied tactical air Force rom Stein a lectured on Canada and Ambrose in Danu professor at the French Institute Mainz spoke and showed films on France. Sgt Werner Probst. He 5th air div Karlsruhe was interpreter for the International meeting. On the lighter Side the nato group took bus trips along . A ride by Cable car to Ludwig Shoethe Villa Wedenko Ben. And had a Barbecue at the palatinate Woods cottage Dedea Feld. Balm Hou or Germany Spe Cial capt Charles m. White s combat support co has been chosen the Battle group Honor company of the month. Contributing to the unit s Success were Thebes mess award Low traffic Viola Tion award and the lowest per cent of awol. Aka Olsheim Germany Spe Elutil co a 37th Armor is the first of the 4th army div s com Bat come c units to reach 100 per cent participation in the 1063 red Cross fund drive. The 87 men assigned to the com Lish they have it urn at the puny contributed � total of $17fi.oo.school. Tills he sold in one of the so Ronny so proofs i can Tolvo you of our great belief in the Western nations and our it real desire to Fol Low ii or ways of Parley set by catholics . Germany special the Elnyth annual con. Pc Nylon of the military Council of Catholic men Mcm. Will beheld Here april 25-28. The Mcm. Representing All Mil Leary Catholic nun in Europe Willheart Gen Thomas of hit key Retas the keynote speaker. The Moat reverend John e. Taylor. D.d., of Stockholm Sweden to Mignor Joseph f. Mar Bach Chancellor of the military diocese of new York and Philip a finn director of the us club in Rome will be the other guest speakers. Know the Way Lead the Way is the theme of this year s meet ing. Iia n a a Germany special si5 Frank t. Henshaw reel let men no Mth transportation in him Rcw Refl thai Tho reenlistment rate for the 54th during the Pas month is 44.4 per cent. This is the highest Overall per cent Tifis for Thi Toh army aviation nip a support come unit i1aiin, Germany special capt James Goode of the 90th tactical fighter Wing has been appointed base project officer for this year armed forces Day. The event will be held on may11 and will a part of German american Friendship week. An open Home is planned for the expected 20,000-30,000 German guests , Germany
