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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 27, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday May 27, 1963 the stars and stripes Page 9 Springfield Docking at York Toiven York town in. Special the guided nil Sile Cruiser Spring Field commanded by capt Russell s. Crenshaw or. Was scheduled to return Here monday after a 30-month tour of duty us flagship fur the Goth Fleet com Man tier. Flying from the Mizzen must in a 610-foot red ind will Home Iward bound  j the length o this Pennant is normally figured on n basis of one foot for Ciu a Offit i und imitated. Man who has been on duty outside the United slates in excess of nine months. However it cannot exceed the length or the ship Spring Field Lynn in of i tune named after cell Lett the former flip Ukhiv was named after the i la irs of Springfield. Mas., and Springfield. 111. The ship in scheduled to unload terrier -1 lies Ami conventional ammunition. It in scheduled to arrive in Newyork on Friday to undergo a major overhaul at the Brooklyn naval shipyard. The Springfield departed the Boston naval shipyard on dec. 4.1960, and. After u Stormy North Atlantic crossing relieved the heavy Cruiser Dos Molenc As Flag ship on dec. 14 in Palermo. Sicily from that time until relieved bythe Little Hock on in 12. 196.1. In Toulon France. Springfield was one of the Buttles ships in the Leet. During the extended cruise in the Mediterranean the Springfield visited 30 port in 12 different countries. These included spill and Dubrovnik. Yugoslavia. Beirut. Lebanon Casa l i a non Morocco Naples Venice Anil leghorn Italy Athens Greece Istanbul. Turkey and Barcelona. Spain 80,000 visitor while in those 30 cities More than 80,000 visitors boarded the the ship during open House an Many underprivileged children re eol cd special attention from the ship s Crew who sponsored a party on Board in every port. From the time the ship left bos ton until arrival time the vessel has travelled More than 130.000 Miles. And of the 777 officers a Nomen who Are returning. 173 of them have been on Board for the full 2h-Yenr cruise. Trooping the news line 7th army cd Harris to speak on . Visit Stuttgart Germany special i Harris. It Gen Hutch p. Harris. 7th of the 71army cd will take leave from his duties an Lender of the largest peacetime Field army in United stale history for a 10-Day speak ing who assumed command h army command pout nothing but vktkban8 senior no  la Meta Untch a to we a Tew War nto Rinat tin Turnt formal Dan Long in ceremony Ever held at Murnu Tail. Tho or Canlon wan Market by re Prenen Tatami of Navy and Marino cos at the Central Germany Pott. From left chief m sect Thoman 3,barrens want major. 6810th see rally wins to maj John 8. Cup uni or. V corps arty i at St l 1. Glim Marine he Eurly guard amerlean consulate. Frankfurt lit sgt Chester f. Burnelte he co. St nil Smial Len and communication technician chief t. T. Magor. . Navy army Rhoto sex Jug Drivers reminisce at 4 p47 demonstrations Brier Norton. England spel hot Ira which by owed Oft the a non Cettl an ancient p47 Thunderbolt was due Here wednesday after memory jarring visits to four air bases in Germany at Hahn. Ram Stein. Spang Dahlem and Blob org. The old world War ii plane affectionately called the Jug was displayed beside its current Suc Cessor the f105d Thunde Rehley tactical Jet fighter and took part in air shows it the four bases to demonstrate the Progress Mode in 20  aviation test Pilot Hlll Les of the old  p47, biggest and fastest Piston in Klynert fighter plane in world War ii was the first air Craft to top 500 Miles per hour in level  air shows were occasions for Impromptu reunions among former Jug  who still retain a soft spot in their hearts for the plane. Col a. G. Thompson. By thurs base commander said it was rare Opportunity for All our sup Glenn Bach put the Jug through port personnel to see the Best of its paces in gunnery passes High yesterday and the Best of today on Speed runs and Low Altitude Aero he same flight  among those watching thespian Dahlem air show was Jocque Llcy former Luftwaffe fighter lot and now editor of the trl Erl Iche lamp Cizl lung. Monday America Force network 1141 Stalm ins melt u the All him new b7m Ami 071� by omit rank i my Mumi him Colin int. 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In hour i ind ii a fill other j 200 cos meet at 1st Darmstadt dining in fete Darmstadt. Germany Sas some 200 senior noncommissioned officers of the army Navy marines and air Force turned out at the Darmstadt sub Post no club for the first formal Dan Long in Cere Mony Ever held Here. Despite its Inland position the Darmstadt Frankfurt area is the assignment of several Marine and Navy cos. A number of Marin Sand Navy chiefs attended the unc Tion. Here in Darmstadt we work closely with the air Force but it surprised me that there Are Nav men and marines in the area said army m sett Loren Hicks of Darm Stadt sub Post. Guests at the Dan Long in included army support come cd Briggen Francis Hill v corps arty cd col Robert p. Halloran. Strike come he inc Dell air Force base Tampa. Flu accompanying Harris will be his olde do a., Camp capt James t. Mcqueen of Mulller. . Harris will return to Europe june 7. Sang Maui pm Germany special a2c Alullo Pulley. 40th tactical fighter Wing a so and his sentry dog Atlas have been awarded the quarterly Best sentry dog team title. A2c John m. Powell and his doff Cholla placet second in chewing Competition. , Germany spi Clil three members of the army Gem nil depot Here helped hit City solve a weighty prob i  Oliy had requested a heavy duty crime to move a 7,500-gallon Oil tank Arross the main thorough fare to the opposite Side of the  Crane operator sp5 Ralph Drennen was guided by Moj har old d. Dyer Pic of the operation and Sec Joseph r. P. Daly As he inched the Crane under hot trolley  tank will hold the fuel sup ply for the Leyser Sauna a Fin Ilse slyly hot water and vapor Stith in Idar Oberstein. Bal m Holder Germany Spe Cial pfc John d. Green Btry a 7th in 16th arty has received it certificate of achievement for Nav ing the life of sp5 Walter a. Page during n recent Aler Page s clothes had caught finns a result of a gasoline stove explosion and Green smothered the flames with his body to save Page from serious injuries. Wiesbaden Germany Spe Clyl airborne troops of Btry b. 5th in 81st arty have participated in a joint operation with the Ger Man army s 253th airborne in All participants jumped with German parachutes from an american helicopter under the direction of a German Jum Maiter. Ramstein. Germany Spe Cial capt Russell Thoburn 38th tactical reconnaissance so Rubeen awarded n University of Mary land Scholastic achievement medal lion for educational Merit during the second term of the current school year. He was one of 37 student. Among 11.593 enrolled to receive Laid they Hud Given him Many a tray hair. Some of the comments hear while the Thunderbolt was on italic  who flew it Befumo Jug  was a real Gas hog. But it was a  had the Best reciprocating engine Ever  Veteran aircraft also participated in a joint meeting of Brit ish. Belgian and dutch pilots nto Stende. Belgium sunday. I will appear at three  in England and participate in two Raf air shows before mov ing to the Paris air show. Live in Germany of the commit Der in chief. . Naval forces Europe j and maj George r. Sri Arnberg co. Marine Security guard Amer ican consulate. Frankfurt. Sgt Moj John s. Cupples jr., v corp arty presided at the Cere Mony. The newly organized 7th army support come chorus Drew a pro longed standing ovation after i climaxed the evening with a pro Gram of military songs. Including musical Potpourri on the civil  air Force has picked up Dan Long in ceremonies As a formal social gathering but the activity itself dates Hock to the revolutionary War period. The medallion. Germany Spe Cial Sec Charles Rodger 25th signal in Here has won one firs place and three second place prizes in the Model air plane meet held Here. More Nan 50 German and Amer ican Model enthusiasts participated in the contest which was divided into five categories stunt flying combat free flight scale models and radio control. Rodgers placed first in the stunt flying match and second place in com hut Incle Model flying and free flight gliders. Kronkt l it special spa Ronald f. Bezon. 23, an administrative specialist at v corps he Here has been selected to attend the infantry officer candidate school at it. Benning a. He will leave Here next month and in Gln classes june 30. I new dependents birth announcement received by the stars Andri tripe from parents hospitals and military Potto. Bra in Leckel Hili raft try cd he m 4 a. A Tau Fhle a i. May 12. Thom Dlce s�4 and. With a a. I a Kilat. A 12 schamicla2c Abw mat. A my Payne it Jerry a draw it la. My. Charm pm. May ii. 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