European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 27, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes new cd Harrell to command a a to flan Mons Belgium is Aman who won his parachutist badge at the age of 37 will beheading Allied land forces Southeastern Europe land it. Gen. William w. Dick or. Southeast As of july 1.he is army it. Gen. Ben har Rell whose nato appointment to the Izmir Turkey Post and a fourth Star was announced hereby Gen. Lyman l. Lemnitzer supreme Allied commander in Europe. Harrell. A 1933 graduate of . Military Academy won his jump badge with the Lith air borne div at it. Campbell ky., and later in his career commanded the famed 101st air borne div. Harrell was instrumental i preparation of technical aspects of world War ii Southern euro Pean invasion landings and worked on mounting an invasion Convoy of More than 1,000 ships the largest at that time which landed on Sicily s beaches in1943. Frequently assigned to Pentagon staffs he also was com manding general of the infantry school and Center at it. Benning ga., and in the1950s served on the shape staff in Paris and with the . Force sin Berlin. He comes to his new Post after duty As commanding general of the 6th army at the Presidio Ofsan Francisco where he has been since july 1987. It. Gen. Ben Harrell Harrell who will take his new duties As a full general because of recent decisions related to increased awareness of the importance of the defense of nato s Southeastern flank willbe succeeding it. Gen. William w. Dick jr., who retires fro Active service july 1. Dick was graduated from . Military Academy in 1931 and served in the Pacific Thea Ter during world War n. Dick commanded the air defense come in the . And served for nearly three years As the department of the army s chief of research and development arid directed the development of a vast number of weapons systems and modern fighting equipment. He served Jor 27 months As land Southeast commander and the greek government recently awarded him the order of George i in recognition of his successful efforts to promote nato Solidarity. In his announcement Lemnitzer also revealed that air Force maj. Gen. Bertram c. Harrison a. Gen. Bertram c. Bartlett to quit Dod Washington is m. Bartlett Deputy assist ant defense Secretary for Educa Tion who has been directing the 155,000-student overseas depend ent school system for the past three years will leave the Pentagon Early next month for a new Post in the department of health education and welfare. Bartlett Veteran Michigan psychologist teacher and school administrator will become hew s new assistant Secretary for education. He was nominate for the Post Early this month by president Johnson. The Senate confirmed the appointment june 17.no successor has yet been named for the defense depart ment position. Bartlett came to the Pentagon from Michigan where he had been Active in education activities for almost 40 years. At the time of his appointment to the defense staff he was state superintendent of Public instruction. Maj. Gen. George l Mabry or. 1 still wonder Why i m i editor another in a note this i series of inter views with major commanders of the army air Force and Navy in Europe by Marion Lee staff writer bad Kreuz Nach Germany is once a week the com manding general of the 8th inf div is a Flower child. That s the Day maj. l. Mabry or. Swaps starched fatigues for Limp jeans i to become the Flower children second baseman. Mabry said the headquarter officers s o f t b a 11 team the Flower children serves As his link with younger staff officers. Liaison May be the key to the general s successful 28-year Mili tary career. Contact betwee the echelons creates a rapport. It helps forge the Chain of com Mand he said. Conflict too forges the leadership in Battle is the it seems like everyone is strumming a Guiar these Days. For a detailed report on this phenomenon string along with the stripes sunday Manazir Anvil on which the Chain is tempered into a fighting Force Mabry said. To have a no. 1 outfit you have to have individuals who re Spond to the maximum. People who Are not Foolhardy. Guys who Don t think about the per Sonal aspect but about the Mission. You be got to have objective that can be put above life in the 1940s Mabry had Al ready carved his Niche during a running fire fight through the Huertgen Forest near Scheven Huette Germany. In fierce fighting on the euro Pean continent during world War ii the balding medal of Honor Winner saw his battalion turn Over six times. It was during these Early years when Mabry s Strong opinions were honed Toa keen Edge. He maintains that the lives Ofa Soldier and a priest follow a close parallel. The Man of arms supports what the Man of the cloth advocates. Soldiers Don t weigh what they in our battalion i knew everyman by name. Those privates corporals sergeants lieutenant Sand captains who were dying a foot to my right and left did t weigh what they were contrib uting. They were following training instinct and concentrating on the Mission. I still wonder Why i m i can make some contribution that will justify exist ence. At my age you begin to ask Why was i spared when Ray buddies were killed the Point the communist bloc nations Are missing is that the human being is the most important thing on the face of the Earth. Vocal minority groups prey ing on the nation s insecurity and the Public s natural fear of the unknown have Given today s youngsters a whole selection of new ghosts the Vietnam vet eran said. Unfortunately the draft card Burner is played higher on the Page than the valedictorian. The american news Audi ence demands sensationalism. But i be talked to the me who Are fighting this new kind of War Mabry said this War of guts and nerves. They la Tell you let the politicians and policy makers take care of Theattle plans. Well take care of the Viet Gong that s the Soldier s Job the general said. Mabry began his Job j.1940, after being graduated a Bachelor of arts degree presbyterian College in . Assigned to the 4th inf tuft. Benning. Ga., then i j Mabry was deployed to Lief with the 8th regt and Rose a i the rank of lieutenant colonel fore the close of the War in a native of Stotesburg i he is married to the former a i Lena Myers of Hagood they have two sons a 1 daughter. Maj. Gen. George l. Mabry or
