European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 12, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes Sailor supports students Danang Viet Nam special Seaman Boyd c. Bean a native of Arlington Heights 111., has donated Money that he normally would Haye spent on a rest and recuperation leave to a scholar ship fund for vietnamese High school students Here. Bean who has been Here at . Naval support activity for almost one year said i Haven taken an or leave and i know i would spend More than $100if i did. I feel this cause is More worthwhile started project rear adm. Paul l. Lacy the previous commander of the activity initiated the project of sponsoring one boy and one girl to the University of Hue for year. According to it. Comdr. Vern Smith civic action Section offi cer who now Heads the scholar ship program the two students will be chosen from Phan Chu Trinh High school in Danang on the basis of Scholastic ability and financial need. It will Cost about $750 to finance the Stu dents education for the year. I wanted to help in some Way and i decided if somebody could get an education from my Money it would be great said bean. Usa eur shooters win at it. Benning it. Benning a. Special two Usa eur marksmanship teams won events in the final Day at the 1968 . Army Rifle and pistol championships at , a. Usa eur won the Short Range Rifle team match with a score of 1,736-39. Usa eur also won the .45-caliber team match with a score of 1,166-46. . John Bourgeois of usar eur won the pistol excellence in Competition leg match com petition with 294-14 after earlier winning the service pistol aggregate trophy. Skydiving sgt. Wins in Belgium by Bill Neal staff writer bad Kreuz Nach Germany is m. Sgt. Gus Gutshall from the seventh army s 8th inf div Parachute team took top military honors in the three Day sky diving meet held Early this month in Schaffen also took second place Over All honors in the meet which had four Man military and civilian teams from Belgium France Germany the Netherlands Switz Erland and the United states competing. Seventy two parachutes forming 19 teams engaged in team and individual1,000 and 1,500-Mcter Competition. The jumpers after opening their Parachute sat 2,000 feet steered for the Center of a 15 meter disc. A direct hit score Zero Points while a jumper was assessed one Point for each meter he landed off Center. Gutshall had two dead centers two jumps within one half meter off Center and two just Over one meter . Team which included sgt. Carl Miller spec. 5 Don Crist pfc. Jim Black Reg and Gutshall placed second i.1,500-meter event and third in no this gave then a the Over All top scorer in ii which attracted Over 9,000 meet Switzerland s Tony picker s waste 8th div Parachute team petition will be the British mtj.5? a Pion ships later this month an7the is Tish nationals in july. E Farmer saves lots of Hay thanks to yanks Mildenhall England Spe Cial Raf Feltwell fire department s Quick response to Bacall for help from a local Farmer resulted in the saving of More than $2,000 in fire damage the other Day request for assistance was received one afternoon and 15minutes later the fire raging in a 10-ton stack of Straw and Athree ton pile of firewood was under control. When Volunteer fire brigades from surrounding communities arrived the air Force fire detachment was Able to detachment part of the 513th civil engineering so head quartered at Mildenhall air base is stationed at Feltwell to provide fire Protection for the Large number of military housing units and other facilities used by the Parent organization the 513thtactical Airlift Wing at Milden Hall. The fire fighters responded tothe emergency with a 500-gallon pumper and six men two of whom were off duty but happened to be at the station when the Call came in. The on duty personnel weres. Sgt. Clovis Parsons detach ment chief sgt. Joseph Ward and airmen . Leo Henderson and William White. The two others were sets. Harold Aid Ridge and Jackie crosser. Farewell visit Safe commander in chief Gen. Mauricea. Preston greets adm. John s. Mccain commander in chief . Naval forces Europe As latter pays Goodby visit to Safe ill. Mccain will soon become head of . Naval forces Pacific while Preston will retire aug. 1. Mccain late was scheduled to visit Neucom he. Is photo Rohde atm rear adm Pfail decorated fore com duty Tutt Artyv Germany presented a Gold Star in lieu his second legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious service As Neucom communications electronics director and chief of the defense communications Agency air Force Gen. David a Bur Chinal Neucom Deputy com. Mander in chief made the presentation. Pratt was cited for unprecedented top management direction and guidance of the com Mand and control communications programs in support of the Headquarters Neucom and other agencies and commands . National among the accomplishments enumerated in the citation were providing communications facilities for the european come s Headquarters at its new location in Germany communications in support of the . Mission Tonato in Belgium. Pratt is scheduled to depart com june 28 for his new assignment As commander of amphibious training Pacific Fleet he will be replaced by rear adm. William e. Kuntz who comes from the defense communications Agency Washington d.c., where he was Deputy director for operations. I n a i a Jim to big of to is St go Eik i Suk Szof irs air sup port counts in poem express express handling this 494thtactical fighter so Crew chief does t dance a Jig but actually directs Ani Loo to its parking spot at Bodo nor Way Mere the Jet flies support mis Sions in nato s Polar express exer Cise. At right an hh43b Huskie is inched from a c124. The Huskie is one of two to be used by the men of det 3,Atlantic Rescue and recovery Center who work closely with the norwegian Rescue service. The . Unit normally ,. Joju Polar express will last a three weeks. A
