European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 11, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes Page 9 a retiring after 26 years i Wendt will take Hel Saber review Manors sgt. 3 by Phil Dodson staff Germany y5isi polished steel of Saber gleamed brightly in the hands of f half dozen army cos As the fed 9th engr in 540th i Ign group troops in a Saber re View at unusual retirement ceremonies for their sergeant major Here. Although the Sun glaring harshly onto the Parade Field brought temperatures Well into the 90s and perspiration flowed freely the spirit of the affair was not fact the Saber carrying first sergeants of the 9th g six Parade companies seemed to enjoy the formation. Nvvf of or for Farewell to arms the sabers of the first sergeants Are Stock in Che ground in front of the reviewing stand As 14. Col. Robert s. Kubby 9th engr in co left and retiring sgt. Maj. William i. English Salute companies passing in review. Is Dodson it was held in Honor of the battalion s retiring sgt. Maj. William i. English a Veteran of More than 28 years of Active army service. The Saber review was the idea of it. Col. Robert s. Kubby battalion co who decided that this was Only fitting for his i old army sergeant major a National guard member in the 1930s when commanders carried swords As sidearms in formal military formations. Not to be outdone senior Bat Talion cos came up with an other idea replace All company commanders and platoon Lead ers with their corresponding cos chevrons replacing Cap Tain s and lieutenant s bars. Six companies led by their first sergeants passed in re View. Directly in front of the reviewing stand each no com Pany Leader impaled his Saber in the ground in Salute to eng 1 Lish. The sergeant major who has been with the battalion three years participated in three War Sand served at duty stations throughout the world. The Saber portion of the re View was a Complete Surprise to the 47-year-old English who plans Ito live in Olympia Wash after j his departure at the end of this month. I did t have the faintest idea that they were going to do this he said. I knew some thing was up with m \ cos disappearing at various time during the Day but i never suspected anything like in Europe by Bill Neal staff writer London is p. A. Wendt will add a fourth Star and become com Mander in chief u. S. Naval forces Europe in a ceremony at historic Grosvenor Square Here will replace adm. John s. Mccain or. Who has Bee named by president Johnson to third army units conduct assault exercise Gellhausen Germany special a simulated artillery barrage blasted dirt into the the Banks of the main River As a 3rd army div Spear head task Force carried out an assault exercise recently. Demonstrating attack capabilities units from the infantry Armor aviation artillery and engineers bridged the River established a Forward base and moved250 troops and supporting Armor across the water within so min utes. Shortly after the simulated artillery fire troop carrying Heli copters from the 350th aviation18th aviation in swooped in discharged 60 infantrymen fro the 1st in 48th inf and pulled out again. Plunge into water As the infantrymen moved. Into defensive perimeter recon Ais Jance vehicles followed by Waves of armoured personnel car of un8ed into the water an churned to their Aid " during the infantry assault 8 from the l8 a. Had moved to the water s in. Bang the support of thoir105mm guns. And under sup Jan my fire from the Armor and ss6?1 men of co e 23rda�mi neutered two pro 55 liver muons Moss to e a Tach a Ocny special fix m � of More Tea 70 aircraft have a us i air base units month need Here for a thl flying a Uon during at runs teen germans americans hold second round shool omit by Bill Neal staff writer Darmstadt Germany is the second round of a shoot out which started in May washed Here last week when gis from the 547th engr in met Abundes Wehr team from the Frankenstein ordnance maintenance depot on the Darmstadt Rod and gun club Range. The Captain of the German army team m. Sgt. Irwin Schie Mann emerged As top Man of the meet scoring 36 Points out of a possible 50 with the m14and 41 Points out of 60 with a ,45-caliber pistol. Sgt. . Charlie Waters Cooktop honors for the i team scoring 37 out of 50 with the m14and 29 out of 60 with the pistol. The German american partner ship started in May when m. Sgt. Mike Misiaszek and s. Risley were invited to shoot in a match at Borstad Between the bund Estehr team and a civilian team from. Ober Ramstadt. Darmstadt meet Misiaszek shot with the civilian team while Risley augmented the bund Estehr team from Eber Stadt s Frankenstein depot. After the match Misiaszek a Drisley invited an 11 Man bund Estehr team from the Frankenstein Dej of to shoot in Darm Stadt against a 547ui engr a team., a Day finally arrived and so did the bund Estehr Rifle pistol knew the i Guys shot pretty Well since we had participated in meets with Ali Milfor. We also knew we had to shoot our Best to beat them said Ris Joey Captain of the . Army 547th provided their new est .45-caliber pistols and m14rifles for the firing meet. After briefing by Risley and Schiemann the teams went to the firing line in pairs of two two gis and two members of the bund Estehr germans out shot the gis 225 to 149 with the .45s, but the americans came out on top with the m14 rifles in a much close score of 292 to 285. Legion of Merit Germany maj. e a. I Olu i. With Serai i Oak Leaf , Olli Hospital Center an surgeon l Saul 15. Shape. Belgium col. Thomas b. Luther a Prock 4tti army Germany u. Ool. Germany u. Col. A Wasner Kropo adjutant Gen eral support Center. Distinguished flying Cross Biterro Germany i of a Richarda. Van Biulah a. Ii tactical Kieliter 4 4. Ritaj kith to Germany caul. 1 aul b. Kellen Cor try Arm a , our Luuy c a p t. Frederick b. Brown with Oak l. E Olun Lor James b. Manx Bim g Nna in staff h Lowe sr., a i. Patrick w. by. Slot Tern. Germany to Robert Clew 5tth Kongi Ivr l o. B1tburg. Terms by o. So munitions in Nee Robert n. I Isil. S. Donald d. Bevel. 23ra tactical siguler Kirch Okons Germany fit \ k Waters with Oak Leaf fluster 11. Sch a 3rd Arnul div 3.uru Anil div. Dachau Germany first Stit Juni Esil Francis. Set. . Leonard a. A Row Doris. Vic i is. . Germany St . Carlyle Janell. U s. Army Supply a n maintenance a Boimov. Many item. G spec. 5 Roger a Davis seve Iuli army i Iii Munroa is Ano Baulkm. Romany u. Co fighter so diet. Harold h it Fly 34ul and Suli Oak if no is a to a. 7u� j. Smillir t a tactical Tif Eliu r so. Soldier s medal him i t Luvis Fol Iii Milli. my i in Bronze Star Tfelt spec. A. Cut. Vuk ill Laih h. Parr h77tu 1vi to Louis i Juv Luies i. , tuikolm4j. c. in a l it. A a purple heart Kluch i ions Germany i Tooti joint service commendation a Fiji 1 o a i . Army Tapual vice adm. Waldemar Wendt become commander in chief Tofau . Forces in the Pacific. Since March 1967, Wendt has served As Deputy chief of naval operations for plans and policy in Washington . As commander in chief .naval forces. Europe Wendt will be one of the . Navy three Fleet commanders in chief. The two others Are adm. Eph aim p. Holmes in the Atlantic and Mccain when he also take command in August of the . Pacific Fleet from retiring s. Grant Sharp or. Whom he succeeds in the Navy s top Man in Europe Wendt will oversee a com Mand that stretches from Green land across Europe and North Africa to Turkey including the . Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean. Ramstein Germany Spe Cial t. Sgt. George m. Laeroix was elected chairman of the american meteorological society at its annual Din Ner meeting at kind Sbach . James t Moore was named vice chairman while John k. Gilbert became Secre tary and t. Sgt. Sam r. Grif Fin treasurer. Wackenheim Germany special spec. 4 Gary j. Kendzierski of Btry d has been selected As Soldier of the Quarter in the 1st in so Start for april through june. Kendzierski a microwave radio repairman received 135 and a three Day pass. Sembach Germany Spe Cial a maintenance sup port no assigned with 2ndmobile communications group s operating location a is the fire Sec Wei tier of the group s new financial Man Ager of the Quarter award. He is t. Sgt. John v. Ken Nedy jr., who received the award for the january-march1968 Perky i. Kennedy is no in of the maintenance sup port Section of Materiel control with the additional duty i Supply funds manager for operating i Oculi of a
