European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 15, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes Obos Sahelm a us for repair part Fiat so the . Government Many the Salvage Yard operated bythe Floh collection Cha Sulfica ii and Salvage co Herp. The to vhf three operated by the . Rev in Europe. The others Apetri 508th pcs co in Kaiser Seal Retro and the 538th pcs inne Lingen. The 206th has on hand about wrecked or non repairable vehicles Mal hav � Wen a for spare partf1 Ige according to list rail the company s liable officer. Mhz unit s lots Are full of Tod jeeps 2 3 and 5-ton tracks trailers of ail sizes a few Granes and bulldozers and Sev final generators and compres sow. $7 sgt. Rafael Moreno jr., of the Salvage Section exp aimed How his men use wrecked wreckers to pull the vehicles from lots to the Shopf Here they go through a disassembly said we remove hoods doors wheels starters Genera tors spark plugs transmissions speedometers head lights horns fuel pumps Light switches and just about anything usable for our country from july 1, 1967 to june 19,1968, the Salvage company stripped Over 1,200 explained that some of the lesser damaged trucks and Trail ers and major parts like Genera tors transmissions starters elec tric motors and radiators Are boxed up by the 296th and passed on to a rebuild Center for repairs. They Are then put Back in the army s Supply system for re is sue. Almost 1,200 items were shipped to rebuild facilities during the last fiscal year said rail. Motor sergeants needing repair parts for army jeeps or trucks anything from a Windshield wipe to a 10-kilowatt Generator must fast go through their direct sup port unit which either supplies the parts or makes up a req isl Ion from the 296th s monthly Stockage list for them to explained Oach month the 298th makes up a list of vehicles Ney have available for cannibalization. Their country store stockist also is included in the list Nich is distributed to the seventh army support come . Army Kaiserslautern army de 8th, 19th. 85th and 122nd Vozey see Don t swim i unauthorized of Tal accidents Uince july m�t0f a i my Mot. be. A total _ i 1c collect classify Salvage finn Etca Una 1f 9na Nna a ii Jtj. N. Maintenance in so 1st, 2nd and re support brigades and the3rd army div Ball says the 296th can not a Jept any tracked vehicles communications or electronics equip ment cryptographic materials missiles planes medical equip ment office machinery or am munitions. He added when our outfit was organized in september m65, with one officer one no and two jeeps we accepted and stockpiled any excess military equipment. Since october 1966 we Only have been allowed to accept unserviceable or Oneco nominally repairable army controlled f of october 19m to january1987 the 296th shipped out thou Sands of items they had Stock piled but were no longer authorized to cannibalize. Several Semi trailer loads and 80 filled rail Road cars were shipped to Var ious places throughout Europe according to rail. The shop officer for the 296th,1st it. Thomas l. Davis said he keeps 10 of his unit s 153 enlisted mechanics on duty each night to fill requests for repair parts from the army s reformer units that Are pre positioning vehicles and equipment before for relocation in the states. Thi reformer project has to priority for us now said Davis adding we have to find needed repair parts if we Don t have them in our country store and have them ready for pick up by the time a messenger gets Davis says his company either fills or kills requisitions As soon As they Are received from units throughout Europe. We never hold a requisition to fill at a later Date he said. The 296th country store with depart 320 line items in Stock has filled 4,547 requisitions since jan.1968, according to Davis. When a 01 brings a requisition to the 296th for repair parts which Are not in Stock the Man is allowed to go to the cannibalization lots and search for the part. If he cannot find the needed part his requisitions returned to his unit s direct supporting activity where it i processed through regular army Supply channels for new equipment. Davis said we Don t know exactly How much Money our com Pany saves the army but we know it s an awful serviceable men of 296th, in welding shop left and vehicle cannibalization lot add to parts inventory. Is Damon 44 joined this year Aero club in . Is flying High by Bob Hoyer is . Bureau Chie Wethersfield England is Fly ing May be for the Birds but members of the Aero club Here insist it s also for membership indicates the sales pitch is paying off. Since the first of the year 44 have joined club Rolls 41 Stu dents and three commercial president capt. Leroy h. Carhart. 20th tactical Hospital is convinced that enrolling in a club is the cheapest and safest Way to learn to Novice can learn to Fly for $400 or 450. This fee includes dues club initiation and equipment the Captain said. Carhart s role in the delivery of the club s four place fl4,000 Cherokee 140 is a Story in Pilot since january 1965 he qualified for his License at Maxwell Gunter Aero club Al Carhart picked up the plane at the factory in Vero Beach a fuel Stop at Charleston fab s.c., he flew on to Mcguire fab n.j.,where the plane was disassembled and crated for overseas Days after arrival of the aircraft at Wethersfield it was reassembled and Madea successful test flight. In the three months the plane has Beeton base it has made valuable contributions to the Mission a patient in need of emergency treat ment was flown from Wethersfield to the48th tactical Hospital at Lakenheath in 17 minutes a trip that takes More than a hour by car. Pilots participating in a tactical evaluation test were flown from base to base. Students who qualify As pilots . Certified Federal aviation Agency pilots for the club Are Carhart and s. Sgt. Kenneth r. Messer who i instrument rated. The club plans to buy another Cheroke and also a Cross country plane. 4 "
