European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 14, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              The stars and stripes in a Light of a ook an at is son Vixie Fla. Spe Rayburn a. Sanderson the first Sailor in service rating and a Boot to Ever become because of his rating Sander son is not eligible for flight pay but his Winga of Gold show what a Man s initiative and ambition Vith the  Vand a spokesman says Sander. I Omav be the first Cook in the avy to Ever become a design in atm aircrew Man aboard the$8 Neptune an anti submarine 0 be his wings during Thela Iron s recent deployment to s u s naval air facilities in of work sick the Galley kept him in frequent Contact with St personnel and As he puts " since i love flying so much1 wanted to feel More a part of can  cmdr. Officer of f. Wenzel executive the Squadron presented the letter of designation to Sanderson and said this duly hours you devoted to the completion of the ask ordnance aircrew Man syllabus. This inmost unusual in View of the fact of your general service rating . It is a pleasure to Reward your efforts and desire with this honoured designation and to congratulate you on be ing one of the few Navy comes command takes great Pride in Missar men if not the first to recognizing the initiative you be a qualified ask aircrew demonstrated and the Many off-1  n no a Sanderso flying on every flight he Caff however his regu. Lar duties in the Galley kept him Busy most of the  received in flight instructions ground training lectures loading drills and Check rides from practically every Crew inthe Squadron. By september he had accumulated 65 hours of flight time and had completed most of the required ground training for becoming a qualified anti submarine warfare Ord Nance Man. Sanderson continued his ground training when the Squadron re turned to Jacksonville in novem Ber and on april 26, 1968, just 10 months after he started train ing he received the Gold wings of a qualified Navy  gives a lot of credit to his shipmates for1 being a Leto Complete training in a relatively Short time. It probably would have taken me a lot longer but everybody took a Lotof his off duty time to help me he said. Cheyenne Wyo. A after enough College credit the men who Are prepared to hours have been obtained to launch the nation s minuteman bring the student within on missiles at a second s notice year of graduation the final have a lot of time on their hands time must be spent on a Colleg during a 24-hour shift in a silo Campus. The largest number 50 feet underground and Miles plan to continue their schooling from their missile. J at the University of Wyoming rut run Thuv waste if Well but several will go to san Diego about it la trend Lena to slate to  and he urn Warren air Force base Are varsity of Oklahoma. J. Laporte the up the ladder Rayburn a. Sanderson shows what he s devoted to private study which Learned in qualifying As a Navy crewman in addition to his Reg is usually done in the launch a their military Job is simple j  the word be Given they j capt re card. Would press the Button to launch Patu Keti it is one m h1cthe missiles toward Preeter j pr0ponents of the program mined targets in various sectors when he was assigned to War of the world. Ren fab three years ago he two men at a time pull 24 had completed 30 hours of col hour stints in their underground siege credit during 9� years As Homes with one constantly noncommissioned officer. Since monitoring the intricate a Para j then Laporte has satisfactorily us and both participating in completed an additional 75 col drills held continually to keep siege hours and in another Yea the operation Alert. But time is he will move onto a College also available for study and Campus to finish studies for his about 150 Are currently enrolled Bachelor s degree in the air Force Institute of i Good investment technology education program i Laporte who is majoring in fit. Mathematics says the Coll Gesuch a program guarantees a f degree program is a Treen Bachelor s degree for the offi j Dous Opportunity and can be a cers who entered the military tremendous advantage if on under Cadet programs. It a takes the time to get into the pears to be a successful Ven  both for the men involved \ it s the Best investment and the air Force. Professors have Ever  he added from the University of Wyoming i How much studying is done in Laramie conduct classes on while spending the 24-hour stints the average of three times even the underground launch Facil Ery two weeks at Warren fab qty Laporte says "50 to 60 per with the remainder of the time j Cut of All my studying is done ular duty As a Cook. Navy photo j Mility. Kut response still slow doors Are open for negro officers a __.��. H a Al t a Xix fax o f a another officer pursuing the Bachelor s degree is capt. John l. Allred. Formerly of Worland,Wyo., who has been a navigator in the air Force for eight  had completed about three years of College two at Caspe College in Wyoming and one at Brigham Young University i Provo Utah before entering by Donald h. May Washington up negro Navy Pilot Veteran of 85 cent Vietnam combat missions has been travelling about the United i states trying to interest promis ing Young negroes in naval officer careers. The air Force Academy in cent s j has travelled to 36 predominant enlisted a. Population men More Closel be o 50 other negro Nav officers to make recruiting trips 11 c. On a maw the aviation Cadet program an negro colleges used to be a Bej commissioned. 4j-1 Nitro i he i .n.i.mh., t\i7 he Mir ored the pop Lauon in 1967 to 300 colleges attended by be army 12.1 per cent air Groes. He has sought help from Force 10.4 per cent marines the negro press. 10.3 per cent. So Many people Tell me i be Colorado Springs this year sent13 of its negro cadets to de troit Washington Kansas City Dallas Nashville and other cities to visit schools appear on television and talk to civic groups in an Effort to increase negro enrolment in the acad Emy. The defense department Las year sent out 19,000 letters to schools colleges and Community leaders explaining the opportunities that exist in the officer ranks of All the armed forces for All races. These Are some of the swaps the armed services Are Alung to try to make the statistical reality of negro Jacw enrolment catch up Jip the policy of equal Jawor Tully which president Harry Truman proclaimed for we military services in 1948. In 1967, 3.4 per cent of array52lm8 incl dog warrant wer negroes. Figures for the other services were air Force 1.8 a cent marines seven tenths01 i per cent and Navy three Navy cmdr. Reeves r. Taylor never seen a negro naval offi says the Navy s Low showing in j cer Taylor says. The Nav both areas is due in Large part = to the Navy s  in 1945,per enlisted men were it  v0stewards. 1 they had no negro officers in 1917and 330 in 1968. In All Fields with Thein now 5 per cent Are stewards. But the image persists. Taylor 39, a negro Ainapo life graduate who flew 65 Vietnam missions from the Carrier Constellation has been trying for the past year Todo something about this image. Heading a minority office recruiting program in the Bureau of naval personnel he largest concentrations line aviation and in the medical ranks. Tables show the time it takes them to travel up the promotion ladder is the Sames for White officers. Yet it. Carlos c. Campbell who works with Taylor says he is continually amazed to find educated people who Don t know the Navy has  suggests a contributing cause some presidents of stewards. Taylor believes his program is beginning to show measurable results. In fiscal year 1967, 47 negroes were Given Navy commissions through All channels. In fiscal 1968 some136 were expected to be commissioned More than double the previous year. L. Howard Bennett a former Minneapolis municipal court judge and now defense depart ment civil rights director has been working with the problem since 1964. That was the year the department launched efforts to attract More members of minority races to All officer programs particularly the service academies West Point Annap Lisand the air Force Academy. We started with the academies Bennett said because of their prestigious symbolic  Felt the Way to interest negro youth in service careers was to stateside service scene demonstrate their the  since being assigned to War Ren Allred has completed an additional year of schooling inthe mechanical engineering Field and now needs to return tothe Campus to Complete the remaining courses leading to the degree. Tuition paid Palmer o. Steen resident administrator of the fit minute Man school at Warren says Al most All personnel who com plete the on base program Andt heir four year tour Are assured a one to two year break to re turn to College to Complete stud ies for a degree. He also pointed out the Cost is practically Noth ing for the participants As Theair Force pays All tuition fees and $50 to cover the Purchase of some  former Sacramento calif., Man maj. Erwin c. Frisbie jr.,will be one of the first officers to return to the College campuses this summer on the minuteman missile program. He in presence at tends to become a full time Stu Dent at the University of Wyo the program included phone Calls to negro College presidents recruiting Tours letters All to explain that the doors were open. The doors had been open fora Long time Bennett said but the negro Community still Felt negroes were not eligible at these  Ming the Only four year College in the  had completed 74 hours of College credit when reentered the aviation Cadet pro Gram. By june 1 he will have completed another 36 hours to Complete the first phase of this particular program which was started three years ago