European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 21, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars strips much work imagination co to builds recreation area by Bill Neal stuff writer Mannheim Germany is or an old storage basement d some ols with big ideas i much Effort Many Long mostly after nor Maljak you come up with Beautiful imaginative rec Featon area for a company of american soldiers. Cant a old p by commard ing officer of co a 51st main. Stance in from june 1967 Toune 1968 during which time the recreation area was conceived planned built at sul Livan Barracks Here said "about.100 men my whole company j helped in this project. It was truly a joint Effort a combination of Many people s project includes a bar serving Beer soft drinks an almost every imaginable Type of snack the Gas could want a Slot car face track a play room that has a soccer machine pinball machine television Jukebox a card game room a Reading room that also has Small individual tables for writing letters a Pool room a Model air plane Hobby shop. The company also has a Small Darkroom Laboratory for the j men to develop film make their own photographs. In addition to the recreation area one basement room of the company building hag been renovated. Washers dryers were installed for the emphasized however that All supplies food drink Are purchased from the euro Pean Exchange system in Mann Heim. The Cave As the men Call their private after hours club is open from 5 to 11 . On week j Days. It opens at 1 . On holi Days weekends. The club s employees All come from the unit must be e5 or higher. They Are paid from profits made by the club. Maj. Gen. Lawrence , cd seventh army support come it. Col. Ken Neth l. Cowan 51st maintenance in commander visited the Cave shortly after it opened. Schlanser said he would like to use this on Post recreation area As a prototype for other units to follow in helping to Stem the Gold flow. Britain gets new sea lord London is the Royal Navy s Joli Iest Jack tar has been appointed to succeed Begg As chief of naval staff first sea lord Here Ina gust at the admiralty in historic Whitehall. Adm. Michael be Fanu also known As a Tough keen professional Seaman made his Deci Sion at the age of 12 to become a fun games at left spec. 4john Moorer writes his name with Candle smoke on the bar room s ceiling while at right pvt. Randall Vasquez tries his hand at Slot car racing inspection of the company room. Game Lakenheath sergeant has Point in collecting by Bob homers a . Bureau chief Lakenheath England is history major Jack a Meyer is always coming up with footnotes of his own. As a sword Coin collector he finds his hobbies provide a steady source of strange interesting informal non. It was swords that helped stimulate Meyer s interest in his tory. He was just 16 when he came across a civil War cavalry Saber that started him reporting for duty with he 48ih armament electronics so Here in Jan. 1967, sgt. Meyer has added 17swords to his collection. They now decorate the Walls of his ome at Kentford 11 Miles South. Several of the Germany Spe-7th evacuation Hospi Rece Ved a certificate of achievement for us reenlistment is in 8 Hartley a. Wulw be units career Counselor was also presented the 7th medi r 8 e Renji Strent for achieving 155 per cent acc Iii stent quota. Are real the list Are a Silver listed court sword a sudanese Road sword of Ali Dinar last Sultan of Darfur a medieval German Broad sword a Kara Bela Saber a polish weapon of Oriental design made in the 17th Century remodeler inthe 18th Century. Meyer said there Are just fou Karabelas in existence. A total of 15 nations Are represented in Meyer s sword collect sergeant s interest in coins dates from 1965 when hews stationed in Newfoundland. Since then he has acquired Type collection of . Coins Dat ing Back to 1787. Because of their value he has placed them in a bunk vault in the Britain he has been collect ing Hornun medieval always find coins being de based during periods of inflation Meyer native of Rhinelander wis., Meyer is just 30 hours Short of Bachelor s degree in history. He s picked up All his credit with the University of Maryland in the s interested in european history from 476 a.d., the fall of the Ilomay Empire. Adm. Michael be Fanu sea faring Man. He said i thin Kat 12 or 13 you have to make up your mind whether you re Goin Sto be a Sailor an engine Driver or something sir Michael son of a Captai nand son in Law of an Admiral de lights in making incognito visit where servicemen Are unloading ships or taking supplies aboard to get the feel of their disguised in dungarees he was once told by a British army ser Geant to get a move on has been Good fun he said but i Don t know whether la be Able to do the same thing As first sea Fanu who is 54. Has just returned to the United kingdom from Aden where he was com Mander in chief Middle East since november 1965. Since entering the Royal Kavyas a Dartmouth Cadet in May 1927, be Fanu s Well rounded career has included duty aboard the Royal Navy s battleship King George v Duke of York the cruisers Aurora an Superb. During the latter part of world War ii he was Liaison officer with the . 3rd 5th fleets in the Pacific. Puttering a company run Hobby shop gives pvt. Curtis left spec 5 Bobby .1. Randolph a Chance to tinker Mound Wilh . Sets photos by Scott Gates co a 85th Mai it has unique role Aschaffenbur Germany special this is the Only company that we know of setup like this says 1st sgt. Dar Rell d. Peake of the 85th maintenance in s c co under the 2nd support be grouped the wreckers motor Pool float All tog theras one unit. This results in mov ing the float equipment out much co c is currently providing maintenance support to More than 30 non divisional units inthe Aschaffenbur Babenhausen Darmstadt areas. Under tha command of capt. Robert a. Goodwin the unit handles Withan equal degree of efficiency both wheel truck maintenance on a variety of vehicles equipment
