European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 29, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes a in iday May 29 of Rescue service Marks by Ray wrig1its&s rams Cin Bureau chief Ramstein Germany is the air Force unit responsible for saving an estimated 12,000 persons from certain death arid More than 90 aircraft from destruction since its organization is Cele Brating its 22nd birthday this month. The aerospace Rescue and recover service arrs is the Globe girding organization which has piled up this impressive record. The  of arrs Here the Atlantic aerospace Rescue and re covery Center he was to Mark the anniversary with a party Here wednes Day. The Center Here commanded by  Aswad was Given Wing level status april 8, 1967 and assigned com Mand of three Rescue squadrons the 57th aerospace Rescue and recovery so Arr Solares Field azores the 58th Arr so wheelus a Libya and the 67th Arr so Moron a Spain which brought the authorized strength of at lactic arc up to nearly 1,000  squadrons Fly the versatile hc130h Hercules aircraft while the 58th presently operates the old but reliable hu16b Albatross  hc130h surface to air recovery system known As Star is already use Din the theater. Coming in the immediate future is an air to air recovery  base Rescue detachments using hh43b Huskie helicopters provide Rescue coverage within a 75 nautical mile radius of 14 Safe Host air bases. Bases where these units or helicopter elements Are located Are wheelus a Libya Moron and Torrejon a Spain upper Heyford Lakenheath Wethers Field Woodbridge and Alconbury unite kingdom Ramstein hah i and Pitburg a Germany Gigli and in Ciurlik a Turkey and Aviano a Italy. Hh43b helicopters Combine inherent Speed and Maneule ability with the fire fighting ability of a crash truck. While the Huskie s Rotor Downwash whiffs Buck the flames fire fighters speedily move in to Rescue crewmen other Huskie equipment includes Winch with a 100-foot Cable and pickup Sling a Rescue Basket and a Forest Pene Trator resembling a Small boat Anchor when unfolded. The chopper s Public address system with two loudspeakers mounted on the lower part of the nose Bubble can be heard for Over a mile. An Ultra High frequency uhf radio system provides voice or code communication As Well As an automatic direction finder Adf. Using the Adf an hh43b Pilot can take a bearing and locate other aircraft or distressed persons if they have a transmitting or survival radio. In 1967 alone Atlantic arc aircraft wore scrambled More than 1n response to emergencies Savin Vei. More than 17,000 accidents j20ing. Hours were logged during ?2 & with aircraft flying Over he an s1atlantic, tropics deserts and a the North As Well As though a of fair space Over Europe ded included in Atlantic arc o pm Pons ability has been or pick w astronauts and capsule the gemini and Apollo space should they come Down with third of the Earth s surface Iri Speed counts a Huskie chopper hovers Over the site of a simulated plane wreck As fire Crews begin to fight the Blaze As part of an arrs practice Alert. Air Force photo Kalll St Iona to person Al and aircraft saved the aerospace Rescue and s covery service As a whole has a Recs or assistance Given to More s 50,000 persons and 59,000 aircraft Duff years. Southeast Asia exploiter becoming legendary and the arrs son an airman s uniform is said to be better than a season pass. Gets Safe Post Wiesbaden is . Robert n. Smith scheduled to become vice commander in chief of Safe is a command Pilot with 51 combat missions i world War ii. Smith will take Over the Posi Tion vacated by Gen. Jack g. Merrell who left in March Totake command of the air Force logistics come at Wright Patter son fab Ohio. A native of Burlington mass.,Smith was graduated from Bow Doin College Brunswick me., in1938. He was commissioned a Sec Ond lieutenant at Gunter Field,ala., in december 1941. He went to Australia with the65th bombardment so in 1942 and served As a b26 Pilot from Jun of that year until february 1944 depot employees earn Gash awards Pir Masens Germany is a total of $2,787.50 in sustained Superior performance awards has been presented to employees of the . Army Parma Sensarma depot. Amounts ranged from $50 to $137.50.top awards of $137.50 went to Kurt Burgman and Helmut uber storage division and Heinz Haf Ner maintenance . J. B. Cooperhouse depot co also presented 31 employees representing a total of 375 serv ice years for Usa eur wit certificates of service. One employee Erika Schultz has can plated 20 years of service. Luxembourg rites slated Luxembourg is me Morial Day services at the american military cemetery Here will take place at 11 . May 30. In the 408lh bombardment so inthe Southwest Pacific. He later served As assistant director of operations for the 5th bomber come in new  to the states in 1944, Smith held three training assign ments and then in 1946 went to air intelligence at Usan he i Washington . In May 1949 he was ass Gnedas chief of the air Force mis Sion to Haiti and for his service there he received the National order of Honor and Merit medal from the Republic of Haiti. Smith was assigned to strategic Ajr come Sac he Offutt fab neb., As Deputy chief tar get analysis division of the directorate of intelligence. He became chief of the division in july 1953 and two year Slater became director of intelligence for Sac. While in intelligence at Sac Smith pioneered the. Use of computers in proc Essing Intelli gence data.  in this Field were recognized by two leading aviation  his work As Sac director of intelligence Over a 10-Yearperiod, Smith was awarded the distinguished service  August 1965 Smith was As signed As director of plans Ausaf he and about a year later became assistant Deputy chief Ostaff plans and operations. In addition to his military a possibilities Smith is a Mem Ber of the Board of overseers Bowdoin College and a trustee of Fryeburg Academy Frye Uig . Of my. Lists 93 candidates for graduation Heidelberg is the University of Maryland s list of candidates for graduation Here in next sunday s 3 . Ceremony at the Patrick Henry Village officers club has shrunk somewhat from Las year but the scholars represent As Many far Flung areas As inthe past 15 years. From Rota Spain to Ankara Turkey and from Tripoli Libya to Harrogate i Northern England the Ameri can servicemen and civilians have been hitting the books after hours to earn their crucial cred its. The 03 senior students this year also include Royal Cana Dian air Force sgt. Jame Vallely from we Bruecken last year 104 Bachelor de Grees were awarded and if the 93 this year All make their final passing Marks the 16-year graduation total for Maryland s european program will be 1,734. The biggest class came in1963, when 182 shaped up for sheepskins. Second in size waste class of 66 with 170. European branches submitting the most candidates this year Are Wiesbaden 16, and sout Ruislip representing the Lon Don area 11,names of the candidates Are or. Virginia Batten ram to in maj. Donald e. Bell Heidelberg so sgt. Burness l. Boles Lakenheath col. Davi Eoltan i Span Dahlem so. Sat. Clair w. Borg Mildenhall 8. Sgt. Frank l. Boyd Wiesbaden m. Sgt. Nycholat Butella Frankfurt Dorothy Cavaney Tripoli 8m. 8gt. Kenneth w. Conley South re Lilly m. Sgt. Ben h. Cou in South Ruislip. Cmdr Reyburn h. Denult London 8. Sgt. Bernard e. Dillon Madrid pm. Salt. Alfred a. Dunk Oil we Ibadan t. 8gt. Robert p. Fitzsimmons Wiesbaden 8. Sgt. Ronald 8. F i 1 i h e a Wei Bruecken it. Col. Foster f. Fountain Heidelberg 8. Sgt. James o. Gagnon Munich Sharon Gaydon Ramsten t. Sgt. John b. Gln Nettl Alconbury col. Letulle j. Greenwood Wiesbaden. Charles f. Haeberlin William b. Hall Berlin maj. Edmund e. Hansen Wiesbaden maj. James a Hembree Stuttgart Kaye Hill Ramstein Robert a. Hoyle Wiesbaden Larry a. Hughes Frankfurt Virginia Humphrey ram Stein William to Hutchinson Wiesbaden. France l. Hotter Madrid m. Sgt. Hayden 8. Johnson South Ruislip Nancy Jordan Wiesbaden two Ely hasten Baum Frankfurt it col. Joseph a. Kemp Ramstein David Kirschbaum Munich so. Sgt. Walter a. Olshefsky South rules lip m. Sgt Edward r. Kiss Ink Ramstein Shirley Kossler South rules lip m. Sgt. Ralph a. Laplonte South rules lip so. Sgt Morton a Lassonde Wiesbaden. Norman r. La a Heidelberg cmdr. Ellis e. Lee London maj William b. Lehman. Sembach James o. Lehr Ber Lin Ernest a. Lewis Munich col. John j. Loset Stuttgart t. Of. Calvin f. Marquis Blob org Manuel Mazo Rota capt. Donald l. Mcdanlel Ramst Oln a. Sgt. John f. Mehlhorn Alconbury Rocco d. Melo Stuttgart Peter m. Minahan Ramstein. 8. 6gt. James e. Moore Sembach t. Sat. Asa d. Mull i upper hey Ford a. Sgt. Dal t. Ogden Wiesbaden it. . Kenneth l. Overbey Frankfurt to flt August j. Panayioto Athens a set. John a Peck Wiesbaden t u. Col. Be org a. Rolen Tripoli j Edward r. Post Harrogate 8. 9t John q. Reid Madrid m. Flt. Richard d. Reynolds Frankfurt a. At. John a Riggs South rules lip to. Aid n. Robbins Ankara craftsman 1. C. Andrew Robertson West ads. Sgt. Thomas v. Robertson w Josef k. Ruth Heidelberg so. John w. Sampson Wiesbaden u. Pc is sgt. David j. Sch a , a few frs London Betty Sucre Madrid �. To Robert b. Snyder Wiesbaden n sgt. Frank Sopato b a Erh Nigl of. Spano Frankfurt m. Am 8wearlnon, Ramst Aln. Benwa Keiit. Sgt. Harrold l. Tabor Bun two Charles w. Atal a my pm sgt. Cosmo p. To in Peter Thomas Munich