European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 14, 1965, Darmstadt, Hesse F the stars and stripes gis prepare for Studiv fax by Ralph Bennington staff writer bad Germany than soldiers from the 8th inf div and sup porting Unlue will converge on a five county area in Central Ger Many beginning monday for the divisions Winter Field training exercise tabbed Golden the eight Day mock Battle will take place within a Man Euver area bounded by the cities of marburg and More than of them the tracked be involved in he massive the division will provide its own aggressor Force by calling upon two brigades to alternate As the time schedule the exercise time schedule shows a deployment phase of two a six Day tactical sex on Day maintenance break and a fou Day phase for return to Home station and main Brig Gen Julian As Autant division and chief controller for Golden our philosophy of control is that of a sem icon trolled Overall control will be exercised by assignment of objectives and bound within this Genera Frame work we will let each commander Nave maximum Freedom of Man Euver consistent with sound tactics and development of Superior combat our which have each bad one exercise this will be challenged by being required to execute four rather difficult operations during the exercise counterattack and rapid shift of Friendly forces Are scheduled to have assumed positions on a line Between Loehnberg and just North of Westerburg by late tues the first major action will come Early the next morning when the aggressors launch a concentrated attack on the front line maa Estrer damage since heavy mane vering is expected along this division officials elected to withdraw the aggressor forces a minimum of Iff Miles 10 when the counter attack advancing forces frill be Able to move directly through the previously besieged area without creating further damage to the support units from outside the eth in div will include the Mth army cars 1st and elements of the 30th and 2ulh arty scouts from the v corps Long Range reconnaissance patrol Lorp plus reconnaissance patrol men from the belgian army will assist the Ger Jula specialists from the 10th special forces up will support the the singing of Angels choir is cos Hobby by Odice Mcdame stuff writer Germany s4s Makler human sound like the singing of Angels is the Hob by of a 33yearold air Force no s sgt Clifford Booth of the of Tiosh Security Wing is the choir director of the Darmstadt Community to hear his choir on sunday Moraine or one of us special music one would never realize that the new Jersey native never had any academic music training other than one High school course in music i have Learned to be a choir director through said who works in the 0910th operations but members of my Nellre family Ore members of including father and my to have a successful Church a director needs Good singers who will show up for re and an appreciative Booth when All members of the Chapel choir show there arc 14 but sometimes Here Are less than included in the choir Are i i tenors and 10 born in Booth attended High school in pleasant where he graduated in june in november of that year he joined the after six years of naval Security he was Dis charged and remained a civilian for 70 Days before joining the air credit to wife during most of my service i have Sung with choirs wherever i was he much of the credit goes to my Patricia who plays the piano and Organ and helps me in music he his Alto assists him in making music whenever the regular Chapel organist is sick or unable to play for other Patricia fills she is also the regular organist for sunday evening serv no chaplain program can function successfully we thou the assistance of laymen like chaplain maj Wesley Darmstadt area Chap lain without those who Volunteer to assist we he further by providing the Booths Are making the work Load for the Darmstadt chaplain it is also the audience who contributes a Large share toward making the choir a said Booth As he sat looking at pieces of music in his an appreciative audience and one that will join with the choir during the singing is just Asim portent As the time spent by the choir in Booth spends an average of 12 hours each week preparing for the Chapel services on directing a choir is relaxing and Good clean Booth con choir director 8 Clifford Booth directs the Darm Stadt Community Chapel choir at photo by Hunter 24th inf div no mourns spit and polish days9 by Bob Munich Bureau Munich since he joined the army seven years spit and pomp and Cir Bas been the life of s ski William he cherishes every minute of his unusual Ive always been with Honor said a 24lh inf div weapons squad Leader from three months ago Jones was assigned to co 3rd huh it was his first assignment away from Honor guards since he completed Basic i like my present but 1 became so used to Honor guard that i really miss the splash and Jones As a member of the ird inf in old Jones carried the Flag at presi Dent Kennedy he was no in charge of a colors team during his 28month tour with the old 30 ceremonies a week on Christmas Day of 1103 1 was in charge of the traffic guides Al president Kennedy thousands visited the grave that Jones we were always Busy with the old on an average week we would participate in 30 since president Kennedy death there has been an average of j5 funerals a Day at Arlington National old guard units take part in after completing Basic train Jones was assigned to the Honor guard of the 23th inf div where in 1958 he look part in a denoting the returned body of a korean vet eran As the unkown Soldier of the Between assignments with the 25th div and the old he served with the eth army color guard in we had thai and turkish personnel in our he we had and korean platoons and we participated in arrival and departure ceremonies for High ranking military officers and an average of 4 to s such Cere monies took place every Jones Hopes his next assign ment will be with an Honor guard in his seven year its a Safe bet that Jones has seen More in rides and heard More bands than the aver age Soldier has been exposed to during his army Jon Ory 1965 might to test 3rd dive punch by Bob Baltis Sis Stuttgart Bureau Germany the officers and men of the 3rd inf div Are keeping one Eye on the weather As they map out plans and ready equipment for the 3rd dive annual Winter Man Euver to Roar into action monday and end 10 Days later approximately men and vehicles will Lake part in the massive fax Marne a deep freeze before and Dur ing the exercise is the weather order of the its Lough moving tanks and vehicles in a sea of a tank officer said at a briefing the 4lh army div just completed its annual Man Euver in rather Sticky one tank commander is reported to have told his i hate to be a stick in the but i dont think were going to gel this operation off the replied the Well be Lucky if we gel ii out of the germans invited there hoping for better things for Marne the German 39th Panzer brigade has accepted he Marne divisions invitation to join the Friendly forces in the the aggressor Force will be the 1st brigade of the 4th army most of a action is expected to take place North of Ullh Schweinfurt being the initial objective of the first aggressor in discussing the need for the Man Euver maj Gen Albert 3rd div noted hat our troops cannot be Wen Iru Lnch unless the major units participate in Large scale Small unit training alone cannot do the when Connor look command of the Marne division last it marked the resumption of an association interrupted for roughly 20 i army adopts new Al purpose cargo Carrier Washington its the first prototype of the Neanda Quarter ton xmm1 cargo Carrier has been accepted by the the new Carrier is designed to answer the need for a vehicle Between the qua Lerlon jeep and 2mton cargo the xm541 can traverse off Road terrain that would bog Down a conventional the army said ii is deliverable by Parachute and is helicopter the 1 won Carrier can be converted with modification Klu for Many special including a weapons firing plat form for missiles or recoilless command fire direction and Mobile communications the xm561 is scheduled for engineering and service tests at Aberdeen proving by the army test and evaluation it was by tilt at the Michigan army missile army said 13 other models will be completed by Hay of this year by Michigan for the army and Marine these additional prototypes will be delivered for testing to fort Alaska fort Yuma proving fort fort fort and the canal the xmm1 consists of two aluminium a four wheeled tractor and a two wheeled car with an articulation jointed system Between the two
