European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 26, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes Friday april 26, 1968 re upping zooms to Usa eur record Heidelberg special Soldier reenlistment a in Europe during March topped previous rep records Accord ing to a spokesman for Theu Sarteur and seventh army office of the adjutant general Here. A reenlistment Branch re ported More than 25 per cent of those who cupped volunteered for service in Southeast Asia. The greatest percentage of men reenlisted to attend mos producing March total jumped above 2,000 to a High of 2.j18men. The previous High was set just the month before when1,631 re upped in february. The total for the first three quarters of by 68 was 13,257. Third Quarter leaders in the reenlistment tally were Vii corps with 118.3 per cent fits goal special ammunition support come with 134.5 percent and Usa eur and seventh army special troop with 105.2 per cent. The High production of re enlistments which Vii corps has attained was the competitive spark which has led to the Success of the Susareu reenlistment program the. Thu Root Anis Ixko court of congratulations Gen. James h. Pol presents a certificate of achievement for out standing reenlist Dent to sgt. . Robert o. Mercier reenlistment no for Bascom. Look ing on is col. Thomas h. Cooper commander of the special ammunition support come. Army fight than switch Stuttgart Germany Spe Cial when an army general re enlists an air Force Man is the airman signing up for another four year hitch in the air Force or is he now property of the army Well when Brig. Gen. John f. Freund Vii corps chief of staff reenlisted s. Sgt. Henry w. Sla Baugh an airman with Vii corps tactical air control party the general jokingly asked Slabaugh if he would like to Exchange his Blue uniform for a Green Don t think so sir Sla Baugh said. Air Force col. Paull. Park commander of det 2, 601st direct air support so an Vii corps direct air support Cen Ter objected saying that this was carrying inter service co operation a Little too , the Only airman on the corps staff is the radio operator maintainer Driver for the Vii corps tactical air control party tap. His Job title is ground radio communication equipment technician. Taps Are assigned to Allman Euver battalions and inter vening Headquarters up to corp level and provide Vii corps units with close air support recon Naissance and assault Airlift. Spokesman Success of our reenlistment program stems fro command interest and emphasis. Without this interest the program would be far less Vii corps commander it. Gen. Frank t. Mildren accepted a certificate of achievement for the corp from Gen. James h. Polk Usa eur and seventh , at a Corn. Mender s conference her also accepting certificates were Brig. Gen. Jack j Wagstaff commanding Een eral of Usa eur and lev tenth army special Troon Sand career Counselor sgt l c Robert 0. Mercier for Sas com commander col. Thomas h. Cooper. Agnes Moorehead named play judge Munich is everyone favorite Witch Agnes Moorehead will be one of the judges for this year s Usa eur tournament of plays the army s special serv ices Agency Here said Friday. Miss Moorehead a Star of the bewitched television series will serve on the panel with Edward Shaw Veteran Hollywood film director actor and Public relations director and Kenneth b. Dresser prize winning graphic designer. The Trio will travel to the Home Sites of seven regional winners in Italy and Germany from may3-12 to determine Usa eur s Best Community theater production. The Winner will be announced May 13. Some of the finalist the contest is held every other will also be presented to the Best actor and actress sup porting players director and set designer at a command performance on or about May 18," a spokesman said. Finalists so far determined an the dates they will be judged Are the rope dancers 1 May 3, atthe outpost theater Berlin the Miracle worker May 4,at the port City theater. Bremerhaven loot May 6, atthe Frankfurt entertainment Center a thousand clowns May 7, in Heidelberg and a Streetcar named desire May 8at the Goeppinger entertainment Center. Setae production eligible for the May 10 Book ing Are two setae entries bus Stop Vicenza and who s afraid of Virginia Woolf leg Horn. The innocents Nuernberg Caine Mutiny court martial Bamberg or the Glass menagerie fill the May 12 opening. Miss Moorehead brings a longhand distinguished background of radio films television and stage work to her role As judge he films have included the "ma.". If cent Amberson Johnny Belinda mrs. Parkington All that heaven allows arid hush hush Sweet Charlotte for which performances she received Academy award Nomi nations. A native of Clinton mass., she starred in such radio programs As the March of time Columbia workshop suspense in which she created her memorable role of the hysterical doomed wife in sorry wrong number and mayor of the she was also one of the found ers of radio s Mercury theater with Orson Welles and Joseph gotten. Agnes Moorehead. Right number this time doughboy keeps vow 50 years after making it by Phil Dodson staff writer bad Kreuz Nach Germany is a world War i Corporal who vowed to revisit the German family who provided a Home away from Home for him at the end of the War has kept his Promise although it has taken50 years. Henry who was a ground Pounder with the 90th div s 359th inf returned to Germany this month with his wife Ila tie to visit their daughter and son in Law maj. And mrs. Aloysius is the flight operations officer for the 8th inf div in the week the fam ily set out on the sentimental journey and found the 2-Slory, 10-room stucco Home where in11/18 Jaco Bierschwale had lived until the army found a Home for359th infantrymen. We were in Verdun France when the War ended in 1918," he recalled and it took us 25days to March to Winheim on the Mosel in Germany. When we arrived there we Reno billets for us so the army arranged for us to stay in Pri vate Homes. There were four of us put up at this Home. During the time we lived in Winheim the family a Youn couple about 25were exceptionally kind to us. They share everything they had with us Jaco Bierschwale got to know them very Well he recalled and we became Good the Young Corporal who was born in 1894 at Fredericksburg tex., which was founded 150 years ago by German settlers had an advantage Over the other americans in the Home wit him. He spoke German fluently. Walking up the ancient cobble Stone Road in Winheim Jacob hers Hwale Felt the Rush of half Century old memories suddenly come alive for him when he stopped before the Home where Young Man was standing on the Steps. He was August dam Bley son in Law of the couple who had befriended . Dumbly had no memory of the american who had comes far to cherish again a piece of his past. She was born 20 years after Jaco Bierschwale had left to go Back to almost did t recognize the House. After All 50 years is along time he said. They were very Happy to seems and we went in and reminisced about the House Ana in people i had Jay hawkers sweep rep honors Stuttgart Germany special Vii corp career Counselor have reenlisted 1,707 soldiers for u total of 7,510 years of military service while sweeping rep honors in Usail Euil for nine straight months says u Jayhawk corps soldiers have reenlisted for an aver age of 4.4 years each mostly for mos producing schools variable reenlistment bonuses or assign ments of their Choice the spokesman 2nd annd Cut Reg i led Ull group level Competition in the corps during die 3rdfiscal 1968 by re enlisting 175 Jay hawkers w years of service. We have already reenlisted 71 More Souier this fiscal year than we did while winning usar Euil to by last year the spokesman added. Bes we re just doing our part to keep me soldiers in the
