European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 10, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes Page 9 Gen. Polk lauds seventh army on 25th anniversary Heidelberg is citing1its proud history in world War ii seventh army a Quarter of Century later is still dedicated to preserving peace in Europe h. Polk Usa eur and seventh army commander in chief declared wednesday. Polk in a congratulatory Mes Ici est prize jul. Col Edwin Clement poses with his newly acquired 1926 Lincoln Phaeton. K real Dpi Isle ii pay car old Lincoln buffaloes new owner by Bob hover848 . Bureau chef Alconbury England is it s a Man sized drive from in Nair Turkey to Alconbury England even in a Well toned contemporary car and a an old Banger that has been gathering dust and rust for 15 years it can be As exciting As Mountain climbing or Bull you Don t believe it ask it. Col Edwin g. Clement who recently made the trip with a family of four in a 1926 Lincoln Phaeton. Without them the colonel might still be Hung up to the austrian Alps or the German autobahn. Bat with wife Dorothy and children Richard Joanne and Suzanne offering words of cheer and pushing after the Lincoln s unpredictable breakdowns Clemen finally made u. It look an unflappable Dis position Luck coaxing lots of sweat and improvisation and cheap of patience to pull it off. Clement comptroller at Alcon Bury air station decided to drive the car to Britain after three months of negotiations with the american British an turkish governments and with Cezil Yuni the retired Izmir businessman who sold him the Lincoln. It would have taken six months to ship it Back and that would have been impossible because of the limitation on my tour at the Lincoln which Clemen Jim saw while on leave last Christmas had to be pushed aboard the ferry at Izmir and pushed off at Venice. An italian repair shop finally got the 42-year-old engine started but every time the car popped the family had to get out and push to get it started again. In Munich a Mechanic at themes garage discovered the left front Spring was broken an was hanging by a single Bolt. But a City Blacksmith shop Madea new Spring while Clement waited. In Brussels while rattling Down a cobbled Street the rear bumper fell this stage the Lincoln was chewing through gasoline at the rate of a gallon for every four Miles and Clement noticed that his Oil pressure was dangerously Low. He discovered the fuel pump installed in Italy was pumping too much Gas and that the Over flow was getting into the Oil. This required an Oil change Anda close Check on the Oil pressure the rest of the Clements arrived at the Ostend ferry with just 15 minutest spare and when they disembarked on the Over Side the encountered a thick fog. Through All our troubles on the continent i Felt confident we would make it. But that fog waste heaviest i had Ever experienced and it really scared me Clement said. Upon arriving in Alconbury Clement put the Lincoln in a Peterborough repair shop fora Complete overhaul and re finishing. In the meantime he is driving the three Model a Fords he has purchased in Britain a 1931sedan from Stamford a 1931 Cabriolet he found in Cambridge Anda 1930 Phaeton he bought from a Canadian airline three required extensive repairs after m a member of the Model a club in the United states there Are some 50,000 Model Asin America and i think they Are wonderful cars Clement re so easy to work on and so inexpensive to operate Clement has done much of the work himself on the Model As and he s Learned a goo Deal about mechanical work since he began collecting old cars at Norton fab calif., in 1963.a 1930 roadster he restored with sons Dave and Richard sin storage in the states. He plans to give each of his children an old car As they turn 21."a new car loses in value the minute you drive it away fro the show room. But these old cars Are Worth More than the Cost and they will continue to appreciate As they pile on out on the italian Auto a j " Lulu Strada fire erupted in the Back the the tide cur wins which had been stored Imler the front seat went up 8,Moc. The trouble won die ancient Muffler which Clement capped in Sheet 1 r 0 n to prevent additional fires Zan trip from Verona to Bol no was relatively uneventful Del vhf of Bolzano again. Gilme clinic l in name oreo Nonni in a smu11 in finally l80ang Al Ter a Day s Dela. Ithe Road the Lncoln in once a wac. A k pm Giovany i Tor More n the the Law we fc4pura p of a wan electric pump. Car Buff it col. Edwin Clement comp troller at Alconbury air station e n g 1 and. Shows off two of his three Model a Fords the1931 Sedan behind him and the 1930 Phaeton. Pm shuffles personnel records Sage to his troops on the 25lh anniversary of seventh army being celebrated july 10, said in keep ing with its history the seventh army stands ready to oppose aggression against the member nations of the North Atlantic treaty seventh army Polk continual provides a modern and versa tile combat Force Strong Ina Mored firepower and mobility and dedicated in common Pur pose with our Allied companions in arms to preserve the officers and men of the seventh army the commander in chief concluded can look to the future with Confidence Bothin the Validity of our cause and in oar abilities to meet the de mands of our wartime rare Crest available to Patch buffs Frankfurt special i collecting military insignia and shoulder patches happens to be your bag then you might get turned on by this collector site less than two years ago a new shoulder Patch made a abortive debut among the multicoloured blazon already Grac ing army uniforms in Europe. Some of the old timers May re member the 7th engr brigade construction. Before it became incorporated in the newly formed . Army engr come Europe the old brigade succeeded in having the army s Institute of heraldry approve a Patch which would have replaced the familiar Sarteur flaming sword for the troops. Just before this happened however the brigade lost its identity and the new com Mand was left with More than a Hundred of the Patch now being offered to collectors is shield shape with a Scarlet Border. To obtain one of these collect or s items Send a self addressed stamped envelope to information office attn first it. Adrian f. Perrachio . Army engr Ord Europe Apo 09757. Rhein main a Germany special the 7310th air base group s consolidated base personnel office Capo is making further Steps to consolidate the records of personnel stationed Here in accordance with a 1967directive which initiated a Geo graphical concept of records now the records of Many personnel stationed on Rhein main have been kept at other bases where their major com Mand Headquarters Are located. This caused Many problems for airmen and officers having a need for use of their Recor Sall the records of the Kuro Pean and Middle Eastern postal and courier regions have been transferred to u new Usan pos Tal and courier Region Capo at Springfield va., where ally vital personnel records will re Side in the future. This relieves the Rhein main personnel office of More than 800 records. At the same time the cup gains the records of personnel stationed with Many of the Mili tary Airlift come Mac units Here. These include the 439thmilitary Airlift croup 439th Aerial port so 439th Materiel so the 55th military Airlift so the 2nd aeromedical evacuation group and Dot 4, 322nd air div. The incoming Mac records will be transferred at the end of july with the local Capo taking Over officially on August t. This will bring the total number of airman and officer records handled by the 7310th air Ras group to approximately 3,200. , Germany Spe ciad_1\ sgt. John v. Kennedyjr. Of operating location a has been chosen financial mail Ager of the Quarter by the 2nd Mobile communications group Here. Heidelberg special the Roadside theater will meet july 14 at 7 30 . To discuss shows and sets for the coming season. All military and civil Ian personnel interested in act ing and or technical work Are invited. For further information Cal Mannheim military 8869 or 8773. Kaise slav Tern Germany special fifty College students members of the Ger Man foreign students club of the University of Saa Brueck in. Have touted a Nike her Cules site here1. Sponsoring the student visit was the 32nd army air de sense come s Btry a 2nd mis Sile in 3th arty
