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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, April 23, 1963

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 23, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuis Doy april 23, 1963 the stars and stripes Page 9 509th inf old timers advise Abc Mainz Germany special two of the 509th inns Veteran combat paratroopers Are currently assisting Abc to with its production of a one hour documentary program depicting the 82nd and 101st airborne div s combat operations at no Megen Holland during world War ii. Lending their personal touch to Dave Gangway s today show which will soon feature the film Are. Sgt maj Albert h. Rowe 2ndbn, 509th inf. And m sgt James r. Blue co a 1st in s09th inf. Requested by name the two combat paratroopers were selected for their detailed knowledge of the airborne activities during the War and their close relations with theother 82nd and 101st veterans and because of their Active participation in the 82nd and id lat an old associations. Row fought with the 82nd Abndt a famous 505th paratroop inf red while Blue fought with the Independent 508th paratroop inf Reft. When the two elder soldiers Dos cuss their Oil unit s world War i doings a verbal Battle ensues. De bating the merits of their 505th or 508th paratroop inf regts in glorious terms each blushes with indignation a the other recalls an unfavourable incident of the other unit Rowe has been jumping from air planes for the put 20 years. He was sergeant major of the 82ni Al born div s school from Jon. 1996 to sept. U62.i such As these who Are still s jumping after More than 15 Yean an constant inspiration t younger paratroopers and help t increase the Esprit de corps of a airborne unit. Personnel Center activated Washington special Thusat military personnel Cente was activated theft month Randolph fab tex., the air Force announced. It will operate m a Feliex Vinalon of Usan he Deputy Cal of staff for personnel. Trooping the news Tine 591st trans co tops in 7th aviation up make concept att me Mitchell Mayo holds his ear Drums a pee Alvon Sirms fires the u rocket launcher in support of cod 4th int during the 3rd inf div s att held at Hohenfels. Ger Many. The Marim one Elf waa utilised throughout the lest to give the. Troops a variety of realistic tactical situations not usually found in Normal army training Testa. Array photo Pilot recalls last orbit of Glenn space capsule by he nov b. Kraft. Stall or Lar Adana. Turkeys a first it David f. Bouchard has flown every kind of cargo on the Mas Sive c124 freight carriers but the strangest cargo of nil As he told friends in Adana when he slopped there recently was the space Cap sule of astronaut it col Johnh. Glenn. Laying Over in Adana after de livering freight to Beirut Leba non and dharma in saudi Arabia Bouchard recalled that it was Las june july and August that he and a Crew of 10 were sent in a c124to the Philippines India Pakistan. Australia. Japan Ceylon Burma Indonesia and Korea to display the amass in pile in which Glenn routed. It was first taken to South r limes Lisle of Lor an program Are Central european time1 Juii Dav at la Roscius nit Ohk ish on my Sci his 0. It Toi lims a Isis Mill. Id air nil Amrish mull ism Emu. Own uti ism Ruit rim sail Sui so Mhz som i of her Tom Iskiw he Himm Frew my my Tow hmm Sun a Gnu flt ism met my Utah h Iii rom let Lynnn Fano Dahlum to im9 mow Thui   Isis do Ali i Muni ii so virility she Tut set nil Nam 4nrr him of thu 1m1 Drill the Ltd ,11 1u4 him. Wutti nil had Lanm Nii i l Klinl 31m no 1149  thu i  if to. 0 m sports Sert Loa of Olar Ken Lor Mik America and  said Bou lard whose Home station is Thi 5th air transport sent Dover in Force base Del and who Fornix months has been assigned As navigator to Airlift log 1st Lea Upp Lles for the 322nd air div Atchan Fauroux. Prance. When thime came to show it in the far East and Middle East the Crew lad to virtually navigate the Globe l4mt flight the capsule had been Istanbul. The others in the Crew ind myself flew from Dover am picked it up. After displaying 111 Over the world we finally d Vered it to the world s fair in mlle. Millions of persons saw the i Mous space capsule on Bouchard our and he described it As Ono the most a maxing experience of i career. This was a  for promoting Goodwill an Good re in i ions he said. Writer r we went on our tour the russian space Pilot it col Yuria. Gagarin had preceded us and he aroused considerable interest. But he had no space capsule on his tour and As a consequence the interest in the Glenn capsule was ludwigs Burg Germany Spe Cial the 1591st transportation co has Bern commended Liy maj Gen will Lam a. Fun urls 7th army support come cd. For winning the 7th aviation up s most Rorr Ciscil unit  the group own Rel the nit him won the 7lh army sup Ort come title to arc the first and fourth quarters of 1%?. The company has a reran of applet Long two air Craft dully or. Total of 400 ships overhaul Rit Oren red since their nor Lenl in Europe during the Berlin crisis. The unit part of the 205lh trans Lort Atlon in lit commanded by it tit Charles f. In Nze. Stuttgart a cranny spi Cal More than 100 slutty girl imbed soldiers and Heilbronn  Hoci children participated in lety show for the Welna Borg Refuge a Camp. The Camp is a former germ army Academy and was used Dur no world War ii a a prisoner of War Camp. It presently houses Nore than 400 homeless people who Lave escaped from communist held  show was sponsored by Fulth Carolan Heilbronn service club director. Hembach. Germany special two members of the 38th comb support up have been cited Yusaf for their contribution to Thefield of finance. It col Samuel a Pearson comp roller War awarded the Flint Oakleaf Cluster to the air Force commendation medal and t sgt Marvin g. Martin was awarded the men for the first  airmen were  in designing and developing the direct key punch mechanical a even greater Gagarin than that shown counting system which wisc to fully put into effect at Thi missile base. Butt Csaby Germany special pfc Richard Broad Bent and pvt William Jemmison tames d. Talor and Larry Dol lion of the Robinson Barracks stockade hav received the american nation need Cross Merit certificates Here the four soldiers were cited Fosa ving Rel hold Jashek s Llop aft his clothes had caught fire. Niche is a German employee of the pos engineers. Bokum Ngun Germany  
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