European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 23, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page b the stars and stripes thursday May 33 discovery Cpl. Charles e. Boyle of the 8th Canadian Hussars reads inscription on the grave of his brother James who was killed in action in 1945 near Wutzen Holland. Boyle stationed in Soest Germany discovered the grave last week when he came to the Canadian military Ceme Tery at Holten Holland As a member of an Honor guard for commemorative services. He said he was glancing through the cemetery Register when he found the name of his brother an 18-year-old private when killed. Boyle is from new Brunswick. Canadian photo earns three awards top no Academy graduate cited a try to to off _  / n a .1. I bad Stoelz Germany Spe Cial s. Sgt. Gary l. Stephen son co a . Army school Europe topped 103 other graduates at the seventh army no police forces recruit 505 servicemen Washington is the defense department reports that 505 servicemen in the past six months became civilian police men at the end of their military service As a part of the Pentagon s program of cooperating with Law enforcement recruit ment All Over the country. Most of the new policemen Are sex soldiers. Of the total 266 joined the Dis Tinct of Columbia police depart ment and 92 went into other City police forces the remaining 147 were accepted by other City county state and Federal Agen cies. The defense department authorized civilian police recruiting on military installations in . Six months ago. Academy to become the distinguished graduate of this year ninth class. In addition to receiving the commander in chief Usa Eurand seventh army award As the distinguished graduate Stephen son was presented the Gen. George s. Patton award for excellence and also was a Winner of the Gen. Douglas Macarthur award for distinguished Leader ship. The 8th inf div had four of its men among the award . 4 James r. Hemcher cob 1st in 39th inf and s. Sgt. Luther w. Davidson jr., from co c of the same battalion were Honor graduates sgt. Jimmy r. Robison co a 12th engr in was a Winner of the Gen. Mac Arthur award and s. Sgt. Fidel Sabedra co a 1st in 509th inf received the Gen. Bruce c. It s the sound of singing Mannheim Germany Spe Cial the Benjamin Franklin Village protestant choir is rehearsing John Peterson s cantata sound of singing for presenta Tion on july 7, the choir is under the direction of 2nd it. Geral Robinson. Clarke award for excellence in the final inspection conducted by Academy commandant it.  c. Beasley. Spec. 4 Dorsey r. Buttram he & he Btry 5th in 1st arty also was an Honor graduate. Other distinguished leadership award recipients were spec. 4 Harold Knotts jr., army signal research unit no. 2, and sgt. Jimmy j. Hudnell a troop 1stsq, 3d army Cav regt. Army puts gear in cold s Heidelberg special pro positioned equipment is the official name for the project but those closely concerned with the operation refer to it As pre to. What the entire Effort Means in effect Are rows and rows of tracked and wheeled vehicles every one poised for operation. It Means hundreds of shelves of communications equipment ready for instant use and thou Sands of boxes of smaller items available at any time for Issue and operation. This is the pre positioning picture at a number of staging areas throughout Usa eur an seventh army. Pre positioned equipment includes All gear from a Compass to an m60 tank or 155mm self propelled howitzer being left in Germany by units redeploying to the United states. The procedure give or take a few items Al that is going Bock with the men is the individual combat Issue. First Stop for the vehicles Isan inspection station where they Are checked for Oil or water leaks especially near the rubber seals. Once the inspection is completed and the unit s designation is stencilled on All equip ment Post operational maintenance is conducted on All vehicles. Then All integral vehicle equipment commo gear weapons and tools is removed and checked wrapped and place Din warehouses. Vehicles stripped every vehicle is run through a technical inspection before it is allowed in storage lots. Vehicles failing to meet standards Are either repaired by the owning unit or Job ordered to a support maintenance unit. When the re pairs Are completed the vehicles re inspected. At this stage the vehicle is washed lubricated and fed new Hydraulic fluid by the storing unit which will Complete All u r t h e r pre positioning tasks such As spol painting and Canvas adjustments Belf ? vehicle is rolled out to c m storage area where  Are taken he final wipers and mirrors acc Quiri off boxed and placed idec vehicle and Batter out and placed in Nels for use somewhere else fore removal however the Bat Tenes Are used one last time a Crank up vehicle engine fogging a relatively ne7 be is creative measure which guards the engine from internal rust corrosion. L or. During the process the engine i is run at Idle while a Speed preservative Oil is fed into the carburettors through a Hook up with the Gas line. The Oil feed is increased steadily until the engine sputters to a Stop. By this process the inside surfaces of the engine Are coated with the protective Oil film. Periodic Cheeks after fogging the spark plugs Are cleaned and replaced the Battery is removed and final adjustments Are made. Now the vehicle is ready for hibernation where it will remain until re turned to operational status or an annual maintenance service. But the vehicles Are not forgot 1ten in the parking area. Periodic visual inspections and condition checks Are performed on the vehicles. If a deficiency common to a number of vehicles of the same classification is found All vehicles of that Type Are inspected for necessary repairs. Vehicles and equipment stored in controlled humidity Ware houses Are Given the same pre storage inspection and service but there the similarity ends. Integral equipment on vehicles in controlled humidity remain on the vehicles. Batteries for in stance will stay in the vehicles with electrolyte stored close by to be poured into the Battery or instant Power. Weapons tools and other gear also stay fathers on duty in Europe 5 of Academy graduates named ?  ont a a