European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 30, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                I 1 Page 8 the stars and stripes Thutt Doy May comma come is first in pistol match Heidelberg special combat photographer with the seventh army communication come has led his teams to firs place in the Usa eur and seventh army troops pistol Marks Manship Competition at Leima Range Here. Spec. 5 Robert e. Bessette Long time Veteran of army Pisto competitions fired individual averages of 293 and 291 Points respectively out of a possible 300points in the .22 and .45-caliber pistol  32-year-old trooper member of the 69th photo co440th signal in has competed i numerous High level stateside and overseas pistol  High scor ing communications command teams consist ing of five men each amassed total Point count. Of 5,618points with the .22-caliber Anc 5,358 Points with the .45-Caliberservice automatic to out shoot four other competing organizations. Although several units have not completed firing in the matches scores already posted conclusively indicate that the signal command s Point tally Wil Bessette . Dead honoured at Cartigny Cartigny Frances a some 200 local residents including a sprinkling of French world War i veterans extended the hand of Friendship to the unite states Here tuesday in remembering the liberation of the Tow by doughboy 50 years ago. This Village in Northeast France was the scene of the first american offensive of world War i. After their Advance of March 1918, German troop were solidly entrenched along a line of which Cartigny was the nucleus. French relieved the . 1st div had just relieved two weary French Divi Sions on the front and the division cd then maj. Gen. Robert Bullard decided to attack Atman tiny. He assigned the 28th regt to the  May 28, after artillery preparation the american infantrymen advanced and in 45 minutes had overcome the Ger Man defenders capturing 250  the next three Days the germans launched fierce coun Ter attacks but failed to dislodge the 1st div men. Not forgotten the operation Cost american forces 45 officers and 1,022 men and a half Century later the people of Cartigny have not for gotten the sacrifice they  tuesday s lest we for get ceremonies 28 French infantrymen formed an Honor guard and a 10-Man drum an Bugle corps led a March to local memorials honouring those americans who died 50 years ago to keep France free. Not be  up the winning teams were col. John h. Morrison jr.,co, seventh army communications come two Doris c. Hig gins team Captain platoon sgt. Charles d. Rogers team coach and team members 1st it. Michael s. Lackey 2nd  Shortill sgt. Jose a. Valentin s. Sgt. William , and Bessette. Morrison who contends that his teams Are top notch has issued a Challenge to other marksmanship teams. With the possible exception of army marksmanship units Well hold our own with any organizational pistol team in us a eur he said. I m going toehold our teams together and any one who would like to challenges should Contact our team coordinator 1st it. Donald Lowry at Coleman military 217 8344 7310."it s a Long Way four troopers including two gis and a Sailor Check in for another leg of the health hikes organized by the Zeven Germany evening marches committee. Below two teen age girls Don t mind leading a Gronoff marchers Down the Dusty Road. Some ,1im people including ., British dutch Aiderman soldiers look part in he event Safe s next cd to get fourth Star by John Reese staff writer Wiesbaden is . Horace m. Wade designated to replace retiring  a. Preston As com Mander in chief of Safe this summer is a bomber expert and a command Pilot with More than6,000 flying hours. Now Deputy chief of staff for personnel for the air Force in Washington d.c., Wade has Bee nominated for his fourth Star and will also command nato s 4thallied tactical air Force. Starting his military career in1934 with the 153rd inf Arkansas National guard Wade entered the army air corps primary Fly no school at Randolph Field Tex. After flying anti submarine Parol off the West coast during he first Days of world War ii a 1941, he and his Crew were elected with 14 other Crews Toly b24 liberators from the . O the  arrived in Java on Jan. 0, 1942 As the first reinforce ments to the 19th bomb  Java became no longer tenable Wade went with his Crew to India where he was assigned to the 7th bomb group. Gen. Horace m. Wade upon returning to the states he took command of the 29th bomb  assignments with he 2nd air Force the War depart ment and the air transport come Wade returned to his native Arkansas and was graduated from the University of Arka Sasin 1948. His first assignment to the strategic air command Sac came in 1949. In Sac he Helda number of staff and command positions mostly with bomber outfits then completed the National War College in june 1955.returning to Sac Wade was assigned As director of personnel at he Sac Offutt fab neb. Following a number of staff and command assignments Wade became commander of 8thair Force Westover fab mass in december 1964, where he remained until assuming his pres ent position in August 1966.a command Pilot Wade has More than 6,000 hours of flying time and is credited with 36 com Bat missions. Of officers finish career seminar London special thirty seven Junior Safe aircraft maintenance officers now Hawa better understanding of Una an air Force career holds Worthem As the result of recent career planning seminar in a Don. Conducted by col. Harold & Dorgan Safe s Deputy director of maintenance engineering the seminar explained in Dew the career milestones a maintenance officer should attempt achieve As he climbs toward to management in Hie Matenti Field. Itoi maj. . Rund of the Usaj military personnel c e n t or Randolph fab Tex briefed a lieutenants and captains on new air Force career de new ment program started m Guthe program Aims at pious better management of a Crew air Force resource peo we the group also Hoard an dress by col. George Ujj Safe director of a to engineering at a formal am concluding the seminal