European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 10, 1964, Darmstadt, Hesse                              Foot 1 the stars and stripes december 1964 army engineers Span Tunis River from press dispatches army portion of the Bailey railway Bra race be ing built at a washed out Bridge site near Here has been com the engr in has re the 132foot prefabricated Lerl Structure was to be  and official turnover ceremonies were scheduled to be held wed president h a b i b Bour Gulbun warmly thanked a team of Amer ican army engineers who helped rebuild a washed out tunisian railway Bridge in 10 Days to keep the country Economy from be ing we maintain our sympathy and respect for the american army which we consider an ele ment for Bourc Ulba told a tunisian Engineer told the president that without the Ameri cans u would have taken at least m Days to reconstruct the Bridge which carries traffic from the phosphate mines of Der Lisa and Kallada together the two mines bring Sih million a year to the foreign Exchange Short tunisian the 47 soldiers with the 291rds co b Are scheduled to be hosted a reception thursday by Bour they Are tentatively scheduled to return to Germany on sat the world War ii Type Bridge after being assembled on the Bankson the Mullane was launched across the two riverbed Plera last the Bridge is being constructed Over the Mullane River 74 Miles Southwest of the railway is an important Supply link be tween the port ally and Rich Iron Ore and phosphate deposits in h country of controller to be Pilot France special a air Force sergeant at this North Eastern France air who of Many Yean has been talking aircraft Down to the we be Landing aircraft himself t sgt Roger an air traffic controller with the 2ni Mobile communications has been Given an army warrant officer and i go on Active duty to tend fixed Wing Pilot training this will be the third Branc of service Olsen has i joined the Navy in june 1141 and upon release two Yean late joined the air Olson has held a private Pilot License since and has Bee Active in base Aero clubs Duran his us years in the air Force he has been manager of the Touro Sterei Aero club for to Yean and served As a flight an instrument he a logged nearly hours Senci starting maybe i can do my next years in the be Sal Calls Mutt placed at Uso Christmas Day Iii mom Lel Ephod arranged by in Uso and the communication workers of America Cwa May be made from overseas b servicemen and women from Uso the Uso has offices in Rome and Italy Paris unt France Spain and Athens names of those making Call Are drawn from a list of apply a tunisian official Durller is mated that under Normal con the Bridge could not have in replaced fur several was washed out col Charles Corn under of the 7lh enc new to Tunis lust week to in the tunisian officials have Given All the cooperation we possibly uld have hoped he their men were working Side Side with our 3rd army holds Gallant sword Frankfurt Friendly grouped blows by u e forces re ind delivered telling aggressor troops wednesday As the 3rd army dive mock War exercise Gal Lant sword reached its final the Man Euver swung Inlo High gear monday us the first Light of Dawn filtered through the Early morning Fos in Northern with the Orange aggressors storming across a simulated International Boundary at two and West of a Large dam and hydroelectric Complex on the Eder spearheading the attack were  school ites Honor graduates elements of the Ord reconnaissance 12th and the West German army s Mph pan Zer the cavalrymen pushed toward while the German Armor swept of weird Fritzlar in the marburg co 3rd 33rd and co and 36th rein forced the aggressor with the 212lh arty up providing sup port catching the Brunt of the Early drive the Ord army div s 3rd and the 3rd recon Naissance of the Mth army Cav the defenders rained simulated artillery fire on the attackers the Blue cavalry delayed the enemy trading space for at i tuesday the Orange Germany special Honor graduates ave been named for courses conducted by four departments t the army Europe the signal department graduated students from has five sgt Ernest Btry missile arty us and Pic John Honey Utt it lit missile led he radio relay and Carrier oper Tor pvt John Liq St 79th arty at and pfc John m6th ordnance were top graduates of two or Anlo atonal maintenance of Field Adlo equipment sp4 Darrell co 703rd lain tenancy was Lead of the transistor equipment maintenance in the departments third Echo on cryptographic maintenance s sgt Charles bal he army Garrison in was named Honor the Engineer department named Honor graduates of two they were sp4 John 42nd engr Ber for the Engineer construction equipment organizational main course and sp4 Ross 502nd engr n the demolition and mine War rare the ordnance department chose Honor graduates for three pfc Richard 596lh transportation Munich and sp4 David co d 71th engr Munchweiler headed two organizational main tenancy wheeled vehicle courses sgt James 517th Ord Nance led the Field Turret Artel Lery in the weapons Assembly do spa Lauren Lund 547lh engr was named Honor graduate of a weapons honors Are Given those students who receive grades above 01 per cent in each and whose attitude and deportment have been their big Eder de lenses and banged against the Blue Forward reaching o aggressors launched breaching the Point 6 Miles North of trays after tuesday nights heavy during which 3rd army la forces probed to he enemy the Blue forces lacked North in a coordinated the Mude with two Ori was designed to Esloc the simulated interns Lonal Boundary which had been violated by aggressor forces on the Blue Force 2nd stacking on the East flank with the St 33rd and the ind partially restored the Orward Edge of the Battle the 2nd 32rd moved up behind the two Lead bal Tuoni o pass through and secure a by mid morning the 1st 33rd had succeeded to pushing one aggressor company Lack across the Eder two Kilometres East of vigilance Lumm self propelled howitzer Crew of the 3rd reconnaissance Mth army keep a look out Dur ing Gallant his Point the 2nd brigade 1 o the West in an attempt to cot off the Orange Mph Panzer Brt Gathe 3rd army dive lit Biff attacking with the 11w Panzer Grenadier in and the Tat 32rd forced the Orange soldiers Back across the Eder River below the Ard consisting Al the 1st s2nd Armor ind 32nd and the 2nd itch moving North once the Bridge head Hud been we Are pred to strike North to restore the interact Lonny Ormanec resistance was deter but intensive or Millerv prepare nylons proceeded the Eurly morning Arto Lery in support of Blue forces Farrd More than 400 to inns weather in the Man Euver cleared for the in permit use of tactical lit thursday the Blue fore planned to make an air drop to secure two Bridge Sites across the Eder before the enemy could disassemble converted trailer provides weather data France Spe trailers have nerved several useful purposes other ban for which How personnel of the 91st weather so s Del n Here believe they Are the first in Europe to con Vert a House trailer into a per manent weather observation a the Story of How det 21 weather observers came to set up a Jer monent facility in a jux Root Louse trailer goes Back to july at hat time weather observation facility was housed in a wooden guard Tower built by the germans who occupied chateau Roux during world War when the detachments present i col Nelson arrived at chateau Roux for duty in july he inspected the Tower and believed ii unsafe for hit belief was verified by base safely and civil engineering As a the weather observers were or dered to immediately vacate the the order to vacate posed a minor dilemma for the weather men since there was no other suitable facility in which to the problem was solved by col Robert base com who authorized the use of the trailer in which the wealth r observation facility is now the trailer was placed adj Cen to the guard Tower on the North end of the and immediately work Ocean to relocate All equipment from the lower to the since it was imperative that the weather observation facility be out of commission for a minimum period of teams of weather equipment maintenance and communications personnel worked around the clock moving and re mailing teletype and within 24 hours the weather observers were Back in business carrying out their minion of of compiling and maintaining weather information at the Story Doest end Al though the move from the guard Tower Inlo the trailer eliminated a safety the trailer left a lot to be desired As a weather observation and the second phase of the operation be Gan several months ago with weather observers alas Jean be Larry James Carr and Lawrence Welsmiller and a2c Charles Hampton embarking on a Doit yourself improvement program during their of duty with nothing More than the enthusiasm to improve their work ing the men borrowed obtained materials from and with their gift for began to clean build and make minor and sometimes major changes to the trailers Interior and exterior to meet their particular according to t sgt Donald chief observer in charge of the these men each contributed More than 48 hours of their free time Over a three month period to get the Job and remained enthusiastic in spite of bad Lack of a Eulals and other delaying the converted House trailer stands in mute contrast to the old deserted guard according to it adequately meets the needs of a permanent facility and is n credit o the men who made it in spite of the toll that went in to converting the trailer Inlo t functional weather observation a Days Are chateau Roux has been funds for the construction of new facility said should be completed sometime to 18m and will be a Welcome Uon to det 22s other make shift Heather personnel of Del 12 31il Walker use chg converted use convere trailer As a weather observation Force