European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 22, 1965, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and Striks Thun Doy. April a 1965 Taftt Tif mos skills listed for evaluation by Herb Scotts Alt writer secs sol Diers serving in m Moss will he evaluated at army testing Cen ters in the command next month Lor proficiency ratings Brig will Mark anniversary of Tokyo raid Doolittl Washington is Twenty three years Ngo. In by bomb ers of the army air corps took off from the decks of the aircraft Carrier Hornet to both Tokyo and other targets in the Japa Nese week thursday to sat urday survivors of the raid meet in Dayton Ohio to observe the anniversary of the first major retaliatory e Hauler strike against Lapan which look place april 18. 1m3.on that Date. It col James ii. Doll talc led the h aircraft each with a Crew of five in the first no i erupt of land based bowl Wristo launch from a Carrier in com Bat the 80 americans who took part in the raids 55 arc still Liv ing including the now retired i Gen doll Lyle who is expected $ to meet 1my k 0ukilled As a direct result of the attack and 13 others were killed in subsequent world War 11 actions. Five More have since in Dayton the group will visit the air Force museum Al Wright Patterson fab and Dedi cat a new permanent display depicting the Tokyo raid. Association to cover jump deaths it. Brag. . Special the airborne association which has Many my Max is in the area announces that effective june 1 All members will Bei automatically insured for 1, i against death resulting from 1military Static line training bounced. The mos scheduled for May testing arc listed in a circular 011-16, dated Jan. 4, 1169. I All enlisted personnel in Grad eel and higher who arc properly i classified in accordance with ar611-103 in a primary or secondary mos listed below will be re-1quired to Lake the evaluation tests unless specifically prohibited by the january circular Warner said. / the regular testing period willbe May 1 to 15 As announced locally by the test centers. For those not evaluated during this time a make up test period willbe authorized Between the 16th and the end of the month. testing sessions however will be for evaluation in primary mos Only. Scheduled for proficiency test ing in May arc the following mos 654. Last ill 114. 115, 133. 141., 141, 147, 151. 155. 161, 192105, a. Ill 1m, 186, 2sj. 194, 195, i ill. 314. 145, in 171, s75, i 77. 461. 464. Also 433, 416, 441. 441, 451. I 511, 511, 511. 511, 511, 522, ,514, 531. 541. 633. 614, 651. 61, pm Stu. 65, 6 7, 713 ,716, 711. 717, 734. Also 741, 764. 765, 774. 111,111mymy my no n4. Is. M7. Lit. In w. 134, 35,141. I. 171,171, my no no. Note asterisk indicate that certain skill Levels will be evaluated by use of commander evaluation report Only except thai those who have these specialities As secondary mos will not he evaluated. Sec a circular611-16 for skill Levels. Raider to get purple heart at reunion 3 departing school posts Karlsruhe Germany s4s three key administrators of the . Dependent schools Europe an area us Desea joint head quarters Here Are resigning Totake jobs in the United states. Leaving the defense depart ment education system in Europe for new positions Are Dan Iel j. Cashon associate director of personnel or. Donald l. Win or assistant director curriculum materials and or. G. Word associate director for curriculum planning. Cashon who Hai been with the overseas schools since 1160 leaves this month for a Post will the . Army electronic come it. Monr Nouth n.j., where Hewill be chief of employment and services. He previously was executive Secretary of the army overseas Board of . Civ service examiners in washing ton. , ending a two year Leavi of absence will return to a position As professor of Educa ton at san Jose state Colleg Calif. Durlyne his Emil oven with us Desea. He developed programs of instruction for the 164 elementary Junior and senior High schools in the system. Winsor who has been with to overseas schools Here for fou years will become specialist for the in Verity of Southern Illinois Al Carbondale. Washington is the purple heart medal for wounds uttered More than 10 years ago while a prisoner of War will be presented to one of the Doolittl raiders during their annual re Union april 22-14 in Dayton Ohio. The award will go to formerly George Barr of Rock Island ii., and Wilt be presented on be half of the. Air Force by it Gen James h. Jimmy Doolittle historic raid a b15 bomber of the army air corps takes off from the flight deck of the aircraft Carrier Hornet on a bombing Missi Onlo Tokyo and other targets. Ret Leader of the raiders who bombed Japan april in 1942. Barr was navigator on the Las of the 16 aircraft to take Oft from the Carrier Hornet on their epic flight. Following the raid his b25 Paddy and suffered a deep Lacer in addition All other accidental deaths less Standard exemptions will be insured for 1500,payable to a designated Benell Clary or the estate of the deceased association Headquarters Here insurance is furnished members without additional c the insurance will be under written by a responsible Nort Carolina company undertaking the coverage As n service to troopers and not for profit. Association membership application cards arc available from has., the airborne association a. O. Box 5, it. Bragg. . Freedoms official to address Bra Council meeting Heidelberg special maj Gen Stanley r. Larsen. Chair Man for the transatlantic coun cil Bra s 15th annual meeting has announced the acceptance by Kenneth d. Wells president of the Freedom foundation at Val Ley forge pa., to be the closing Challenge speaker for the meeting scheduled april 29-May 2 at the Patton hotel in Gar Misch. Wells is Well known for his work on the preservation of the Freedom of the individual. Wells is a recipient of Many Honor Sand awards among which Ruiyu Wiidik or Imam ��,.ran out of fuel near Nanchang China. The Crew was forced to beatings. On one occasion he bail out no night in Bud weather and landed in japanese occupied territory. Barr landed in a Rice Atlon on his ankle which be to Silver came infected. I Buffalo scout he was captured by the tap ing s highest nest along with other Mcm lots i Honor presented of his Crew and part of another j to him in 1957.Crew, Barr was interned where j he is a Mem he was subjected to torture and Ber of the National court of Honor u me nearly suffocated in a straightjacket after striking a guard. He Ber of the a new ramp to improve temp Elliot s facilities Ost the hearing in one ear from 1 tonal explorer committee Andi Rifle butt beating. A member of the National Public of the eight men captured relations committee All a m rom the two Crews three were i part of the National executive executed by a tiring squad and j Board Bra. Berlin special construction begins next week on a ram improvement program at Tern Penof Central Airport. More than 35,000 Square meters of individual Concrete blocks will be replaced by solid Concrete paving during the next year to provide improved aircraft Park ing facilities. The old Block each half Ameter Square were originally in stalled in the late 1910s when smaller aircraft utilized Tempel hot Central Airport. These blocks were not built to withstand the increased weight of today s mod Ern aircraft and often crack under heavy loads. The Cost of replacing these broken blocks is Steep but base engineers say that the new Soli Concrete ramp will More than for itself in a Short Alsi emphasize that solid ramps win be even More Neces sary when 727 Jet aircraft begin regular operations at Spring. The new ramp will also make Tempelhof a safer Airport. Us afe personnel plan to install electrical conduits beneath the Concrete for starter unit cables. This will eliminate the Hazard of individual starter unit around the parking area and will permit an uncluttered ramp. The present slopes and dip sin the Tempelhof ramp which resulted from improper sub sur facing will also be corrected. Contractors will Lay a 4-Inch sub base of crushed Rock and Earth beneath the solid layer of 11-Inchconcrete. Construction will be in three phases. The first under the hangar roof in front of the civil Ian air terminal will be com Pletch in late june. Phases two and three will replace the outer ramp area beyond the hangar and will be completed before March of 1968. During the first phase of construction commercial and Mili tary passengers will be temporarily inconvenienced by a slightly longer walk from the terminal to their aircraft. Passenger bag Gage however will still be transported to and from the air Craft by vehicle. Wens one died of malnutrition. The other four including Barr were Ila cd in solitary confinement or most of the three years they were prisoners. Ban and his prison mates were released in August 1945. Barr was nearly dead when found an could not be returned to the United states until the following no vember. He was the last Tokyo Raider to return Home. It took the tall red haired sex basketball Star from Northland College Ashland wis., nearly two More years o recover from the effects of his was retired from the service in september 1 47. I Raf tournament set for july 14-31 London secs the Royal air Force has announced its program for the Royal tournament to be held july 14-31 Al Earl s court Here. Contributions will include music by Raf massed bands precision Drill by the Queen s color so. A of criminal Light rope walking. The meeting will be attended by More than 900 scout Leaden. From the 21 countries served by Jive Council. Starting with the 1 keynote address by Joseph a
