European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 21, 1965, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes Edne a Fly april 21, 1965 r Page 9 a tv7" 1vt/f/k1 Doorstop alarms wife Taro weapons in co 1 Luiis Bijil. Fie pm n by special the when examined to be harmless. I to l in to r����3"-t tvs Iris iwo ran Iii took another look at the Doorstop s then she called for help. 5 the Metal object had been brought to an x american Home in the military Houm Tir area by the family s Youngm. Who had found = it in the neighbourhood. For Day the family s Hud used it As n Doorstop. Then when the housewife received a notice warning All dependents about stray we jams. She thought of the Doorstop looked at it a till and dashed for the Telephone. Spa John b. Daley of the 24th inf div arrived with iwo other demolition specialists. He found three military policemen in the living room 11 round the nervous housewife and the Doorstop. Daley quickly identified the item As a 105-mm howitzer slug which proved. = i i such incidents Are the Bane of Daley s life. A demolition specialist for c o a of the 3rd what to do if Loose weapon urn found identify the object Murk it und report it. = Call s set Russrll Waters is Do not touch it or try to move it or disarm = r ,. " " " ? it. He warns. I ave that for the experts. He recalled that of the first 500 British ,. Includes his wife and child the 5 second ram Fly number More cock Akes do not try to disarm the weapons =. Her led when he was assigned us hey find. Following their own advice they = battalion weapons non Tommis identify the weapon in detail it and re 5 sinned officer with s4. A demand port it to the experts the 168th ordnance s ing Job which Civet the widest Del who dispose of it. nothing solv Geoble overlooked of Center markets surplus items chateau tour France Spe Cial like the packing Plant that toasts it can use everything from n pig but its squeal the re distribution and marketing Cen Ter at chateau Roux air base does its Best to find a use for every thing that is turned in As surplus obsolete or unrepairable. Sometimes the Job get quite involved und personnel have to step Hack and Lake n second look at the situation. the time we were Selling used Oil in 93 gallon Drums to a belgian con tractor said s sgt Louis j. Adams. Coic. The contractor bought the Oil for 2 cents a quart and got the Drums free. But we found by emptying the Drums we could sell them for 11.50 to 12." it May sound like Only pennies us. But the Center handles empty Drums and is Ollion to save the . Government a lot of Money. The outfit often called the Salvage Center returns Between 10 and 35 per cent of the Materiel it acquires Buck into use by other services with the army taking the majority of the recent example is the Batch of tool boxes turned in As surplus Here. An army unit at Wuerz Burg Germany had a need for the boxes and picked up the entire of the Materiel received in t easily put Back into circulation and other Steps Are taken to prevent a Complete retail sales store which base personnel visit when opens the lost thursday of Cal month is one Way of saving a Par of the Purchase Price. Military and civilian Personne can buy items at the retail sales Tore but bargain Hunters arc sometimes Sal s sgt Joseph l. Vavolo. Ass Stan Many of the item arc till usable Buver should remember that most of the article in the retail store Are either surplus outdated or their expense possible scope la his heavy weapons mos military occupational specially. The 14-year Veteran organize Sand conducts clauses on weapons maintenance for armorer or the various Ompa Les. Through constant i rework he checks All precludes repair an example is the de mall tarted parachutes which Are cd up and sold through the real store. People like to use the canopies for commented Adams but there have been in stances where flyers Haw see these Chute tents and though they were distress signals from downed another Little known function i the Balling of scrap paper an cardboard boxes. Paper and boxes arc collected on base and Dell cred to the scale House where they Are pressed in Bales weighing from 1� pounds approximately 1. 0 Redl Strimbu Uon and marketing can scr is de 7 of the 720th support up a Wiesbaden. Germany. Of the unit is under the direct control of the Toul Milosl arcs Center besides Adams and Lavoll the i out their request Here and mail Center Here employs 11 French i the form to Wiesbaden. The com nationals. Being so far from their orderly room poses one problem or Adams and Lavole. For a nor no leave the two have to make dieted form is returned by mall. To sign out on leave the two cos have to Call their orderly dad explains s sgt Russell Waters right explains the my machine gun to Mem Bers of his second from left they Are pfc Albert Parrish sgt Ernesto Lopez and pics Lyle Rasmussen Duan Vadasz and sp4 Lonnie Craley of the 1st in 21st inf. Army pfc praises Stih service . Germany pc rial Swift service could easily be the motto of inc Vii corps enlisted personnel office if a recent incident involving pfc Donald Nerlon s pay problems is an example of their work. Because of in administrative error on his pay records. Norton Elf the company pull be with Only �43 instead of 1140 his Normal monthly pay As a private first class with More than four years of Active service. Norton who is assigned to the corps information office look his problem 10 the Vii corps personnel office and two m. L. Boy. The personnel officer. Double take after a Quick review of the necessary finance records. Hoy turned him Over to pfc Craig Zimmerman a finance actions clerk. Zimmerman. In a few moments Hud made the necessary corrections and prepared a supplementary pay voucher which was then signed by 30 minutes after he first walked into the personnel received the additional 197."that was real Fust Norton said. It s u pleasure Lodo business with a group like mar jul thaw0700 worm at 0700 Ana n4um Omo Newt 06 Ltd talk it Lucy if. Today Tho 30 Oon Mcnolly .00 nt006 the to Tempo Omo wrt�rco4hmr woo 1006 Mortty mute ult Starr Alanl Wionia Toad american a orcs network 141 hem Haidl 2100 Ida Arthur Ood Lroy 1700 Nowa 1105 command170ft Roa Uail show to War two world at iwo 2im Amor can ism Oporta journal Munaut Hall Imit local Loru to world at 2200 it to Myrna from Iuo tonight Homo 2ba Harry Moor Imo to Malo m us 1� Huml Thomm Newi. Wrt ui5 the Wpm nor ill Lei of a 400 404 ft.4m it to. Pop my 100 . 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Before requisitions for weapons parts Are submitted we Check throughout the battalion for the items needed. This help prevent the twin evils of Over blocking and econ my practice Hal to do with unknown items. When armorer come up with parts they cannot identify. I a told about it. I identify the parti und see that they Are married up with the proper Waters additionally acts As Liaison Between battalion 84 and the weapons support Section of the 724th maintenance in. Re expedites repair of dead lined items and keeps informed on change to weapons carried out in compliance with modification work orders. The latter Are from higher Headquarters authorizing changes or modifications Tobe made. A powerful assist to the weapons expert is the command sup port riven him and the s4 offi cer. Cunt Nerry Bohon jr., Andriy the battalion commander u col Elmer d. Pendleton. Our weapons program is set up through emphasis on training so that it will function efficiently when personnel changed occur. This Means that there will be capable men ready to step nto my Job or those of the a borers when rotation or realignment dates occur Waters old. Halm outfit puts on dog with Mascot Haitin. Germany special the Only trouble with napalm is that nobody Man of Rulmal can convince him he s dog. He thinks he s Security guard for the loading Section of he 350th munitions maintenance so which of course he is. But he s also a year old Ger Man Shepherd dog and much polled Mascot and companion of he munitions loading teams. He has his own Black Beret with u 90th tactical fighter Wing Crest and his own Black Vest part of a munitions loader s uniform to Wear on formal occasions such As inspections or when vip visitors tour his area Bew Sec buy napalm can spot an out Sider anywhere within the a ninth and breadth of his a Mailer of fact a visitor from higher Headquarters recently wandered into the area unescorted and napalm had him in a Corner in no time Flat until the visitor was rescued by a member of one of the teams. Actually said chief m sgt j. J. Wolstenholme Coic of the Section he s just a big Pup und the Only thing he d bile into is a can of dog food which we buy for him out of our Coffee napalm Hal been trained mostly by the night Alert Crews for the hours then Are Long and her is plenty of has been with the group for a bul a year . Since he was first picked up As a stray when Only a Tew weeks old. He knows no other napalm has an indefinite Extension it is expected he Willlie around Long after the newest team member a rotated
