European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 26, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes army considers separating Field air defense arty Washington is the army is studying the possibility of separating the artillery into two branches one Field artillery As it Wasin the past and the other air defense artillery. Reports of the change came about As a result of the new advanced course Lemnitzer salutes War dead Stuttgart Germany is rededication by Amer ican servicemen to our Noble purpose of service to our great nation is asked by Gen. Lyman l. Lemnitzer in a me Morial Day message to Mem Bers of the . Forces. Lemnitzer supreme Allied commander in Europe speak ing As comander in chief ofe com said memorial Day May 30, Isa Century old this year. The tradition began in Honor of those who died in the civil War but now it is an occasion to commemorate All of our servicemen who have Given their lives to perpetuate our Fine american of thousands of americans have died in combat since the civil War and Are dying right now for the preservation of this same heritage. But we must not despair atthe Cost of the sacrifice. We must instead keep Faith wit those who have shown that the ideals on which our nation was built Are Worth dying for in our own time. Keeping this faiths the real purpose of memorial , i ask our service men and women on this solemn occasion to Honor those who have gone before us and i their spirit to r dedicate them selves to our Noble purpose of service to our great schedule for gunners. The Field artillery advanced officers course began Jan. 11 at the artillery and missile Center at it. Sill okla. But for the first time the army will have its air defense artillerymen take their advanced course at the air defense Center it. Bliss tex., Start ing july 1. In the past All artillerymen took the same advanced course . the army confirmed the change in officer train ing it would not comment on the Branch change. Artillery is. Now the largest ranch in the army next to the infantry with some 26,000 officers about 8j500 of whom Are in air defense. Air de sense has been a part of artillery since the Post world War ii merger of the coast and Field artillery branches. Stuttgart will Host beat fest Stuttgart Germany is Aya officials expect up to 2,000 teen agers at a european wide dependent beat band festival to be sponsored Here june 15 bythe Robinson Barracks teen club. Dependent bands from through out Europe will compete for prize Money and the title bes beat band in Europe said Kath Erine Potter club is being limited to 10 bands explained Bob boy sen local an announcer and master of ceremonies for the event. Festival applications were mailed to every Aya director in Europe he continued several More bands Are expected to enter before the june 3 is no Entrance fee for participating bands and prize Money will be shared by the top three bands Boysen said. Exact location and time for the event will be announced later. At Dobbins fab in june first ?5 flight scheduled Cape Kennedy Fin. Five Man test team will be aboard the air Force c5 Galaxy when the world s largest air plane makes its first flight next month at Dobbins fab Marietta ga.,according to Lockheed Georgia team for the c5 s Aerial debut will consist of Leo j. Sul Livan chief engineering test Pilot Walter e. Hensleigh project Pilot it col. Joe Schiele chief air Force c5 test Pilot Jerry Edwards flight Engineer and e. Mittendorf flight test Engineer. Sullivan will sit in the lefthand seat As Leader of the first flight team. Intense training All have completed intense specialized training to prepare for the Day when the towering transport tries her wings for the first Long experience in transports including the c130, and c141 the team has become intimately familiar with c5 systems during ground school and Galaxy simulator flights. Company flight test personnel kept abreast of the c5 design from its inception a spokesman said. They looked Over shoulder sat drawing boards and conferred on countless computer runs wind Tunnel test results and flight simulator readouts he said. They followed the Galaxy Progress from preliminary de sign to first fabrication to final Assembly lending flight to e s t credence to engineering ground evaluation ground evaluation will pre j cede initial liftoff. Wind Tunnel data will help de-1 Termine elevator Aileron and rudder effectiveness. Before the air plane flies the test group Willcheck the braking system operation and investigate engine acceleration deceleration and re verse pre flight tests could in clude several Days of taxiing very slowly at first then in creasing to about 100 knots 115m.p.h. To Check the effect and reaction of systems and the air plane s dynamics. When All systems match or exceed design requirements the aircraft is ready for liftoff an flight it was explained. First flight objectives Demon Strate compatibility of All air Craft systems and Altitude an turn control responses and generally Monitor lift drag predictions that came out of wind Tun Nel tests and computer pro Grams the Galaxy is expected to fly30 to 50 minutes gradually go ing up to 8,000 feet Altitude and 185 knots 212 . Air upon a weight of 425,000 pounds the final approach to Landing will be at an air Speed of 110 to 115 knots 126 to 132m.p.h the company is building 58 of the 728,000-Pound air lifters under direction of the air Force sys tems come. The holds an for june i960 goes to the a come s transitional Triine at Altus fab okla Long unil 135 named to u. Of Aid. Dean s list Heidelberg special the european division of the University of Maryland has announced its Dean s list for the third term of 1967-68. The term Arczynski Mary m Backer Donald e. Bailey Charles r Baldwin Homer e Ballinger Jay m Barker Chalmer d Barretta Mary j Bass Barbara a Batson James r Batten Mary v Bell Doyle e Benedict Richard a Bingman Larry r Bishop Linda s Blackshear l a Boney James j Bowman or Gitte l Bradley John e Brown Myra s Caldwell Larry g Carpenter Joseph h Cearns Agatha m Childers Leonard j Clark John k Clark Nancy r Cofield Clarencejr. Conradt Elizabeth Horn Philip b Curry Betty Kane daily Seth e or Avii John Oliver Davis Judson c Davit Nancy m Davis Robert l Dill Linda Marie Duke Melvin Louil Englett Frederick Emit Gail e Evenden William l Findley Linda Ann Fitzgerald Eileen p Ford Pamela l Franke Caral Fay Frost Lyle Gooden Gaydon Sharon v Neift John w ended March 22, 1968.in order to be placed on the list each of the 135 top students selected for the current list was required to Complete at least 15 caller David Eugene Leigh Stephanie j b Gish Charles Neal Grant Jacqueline l Grehn William e or Guillon Dominique m Hall William Robert harder Patricia Ann Harrell Roger Lee Higgins Paul Michael Hope Adele Lois Horn Dwight Craig Ireland James Roy Jones Louise Marie Joy Arthur c Justad Peter Allan Kalinowsky Joseph t Keown William e King Alice Christine Krizmanich Steven b Krupczak John Louis Kuykendall letter l Lapointe Ralph a Lisenbee James l Lund Patricia Ellen Lyon Suzanne Claridy Malcome Elizabeth a Marshall Glen Alan Maze Louis Michael Mccallin Donald r Mccambry Alfred l Mckissick James i Mcknight Linda Lee Mcleod Robert l Metz Patricia c Meyer Jack Allen Mills Donald Irving Morgan Madison c or Nagl Joseph John or Morris David l orms Tamara Osborne Mabel o Padgett Jerry Wayne Pearson David Alan Peters William c semester hours of work with Agrade Point average of 3.50 or better. The 135 top students announced by the u. Of my re Stock lath Ronald d Stover Willie Dukes Button George e or Swinney Carolyn r Talley Roger Keith tester John Lee Thomas Russell y. Leman Jeanette Utonn George w tronic Glens Andrea Tucker James 8 Urquhart Edward Var Ciullo Paul Wakeham Jayne n Waldron John Wayne Ward George Ward Linda Fay Watson Charles w weary Sandra Lee Westling Kip Yawn Gerald Cecil Young Lewis h Philp Frederick w Picarella Francis j Poehler Dieter Daniel m Purdy Laura Martha height Thomas g Rice Jerry Paul Rich Calvin a Roberts David e Roberts Larry Lee Royce Anita k Ruth Josef Karl Ryerson William m Saunders Raymon saurer Richard h Schuelke Efu Beth o Sebastian Richard e Smith Merrill r Smith Merrill b Smith t p e Smith Victoria w Staley Kathryn a hungry look in a gaping front View almost like the Mouth of a shark the huge c5 Galaxy transport with its lift up visor nose reveals a 121-foot-Iong cargo compartment. Inside stairway leads to flight deck and Relief Crew quarters. In Cheed photo command changes Sutherland gets it. Knox Post Heidelberg special maj. Gen. James w. Sutherland jr., was awarded the legion of Merit Here prior to his departure for the . Where he will com Mand the Armor Center and school at it Knox by. Sutherland has been usar eur and seventh army Deputy chief of staff for operations the past year. The award was presented by Gen. James ii. Polk Usa eur and seventh army commander in chief. Bad Kreuz Nach Germany special Brig. Gen. Bruce b. Jones 8th inf div assistant Divi Sion commander at Baum older received Farewell honors Here be fore his departure for duty in , who is to become chief of the Maag military Assis Tance advisory group in tur key received the legion of Merit for his outstanding service to the division since May 1967. Maj Gen. George l. Mabryjr., 8th div cd presented the award. Heidelberg special Brig. Gen. Glen c. Long assist ant commander of the 3rd Arm div has been assigned to Viet Nam effective in , who was Vii corps chief of staff for 18 months before As suming his present Post la october is scheduled to depart Here in june. Col. George r. Dunn presently chief of staff of Iii corps Alft. Hood Tex has been As signed to the 3rd army d \. Wiley see share the Road Courtesy saves lives. Usa eur fatal accidents since july army motor vehicles non army Mot. Vehicles weapons and expo Ive asphyxiation drowning 39 " other _ totals
