European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 19, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse Pct go 6 the stars and scripts research ship join n Washington is two new submarines the 4,000-ton nuclear powered attack sub tautog and a 900-ton deep dive research ship which is the seventh to Wear the name Dol Phin have joined the Navy s at lactic and Pacific fleets during separate ceremonies. Rear adm. Lawrence g. Ber Nard commander of submarine flotilla 6 was the principal speaker at the tautog s commissioning in Pascagoula vice adm. Elton w. Grenfell former commander of the Atlantic Fleet s submarine Force was the principal speaker at the Dolphin ceremony in Portsmouth . The nuclear powered tautog is292 feet Long and has a beam of 31 feet. She is armed with sub Roc submarine rocket four 21-Inch torpedo lubes and has accommodations for 10 officers and 85 enlisted men. Her Home port willbe Pearl Harbor Hawaii. Cmdr. Buele g. Balderston of Omaha,neb., will be her first skipper. The tautog is the second ship of the Fleet to Bear the name of a fish that is found off the East coast of the . The first ss199, was commissioned in 1940and affectionately known to her Crew As the terrible to for he world War ii exploits. The ss199 won the Navy unit commendation for outstanding heroism in action during 11 wartime patrol Sand 13 Battle stars for actions in the Pacific. She Sank 31 ship Sand damaged 11 in her career. She was scrapped in 1959.the Dolphin is capable of both advanced military and Basic oceanographic research. The new 150-foot Long ship will be Able to carry More than 12 tons of oceanographic equipment enabling scientists aboard to conduct studies at deep Dolphin s Home port will be Norfolk a. It. Cmdr. Johnr. Mcdonnell of Kansas City mo., will be her first Dolphin was a 10-gun Cutter bought in 1777 at Dover England to become one of the first ships of the Continental Navy. The Cruiser Dolphin launched in 1884, was the first ship of the new Navy when steam engines replaced sails while the first submarine Dol Phin launched in 1932, was a predecessor to the Fleet boats that were the work horses of world warn. Med Otoku for gis in Korea Washington is servicemen on duty in Korea from oct. 1, 1966, to a Date to be announced some time in the future Are now authorized to Wear the armed forces expeditionary me dal according to a change in defense department instructions to the military departments. Previously the medal was Only authorized for servicemen engaged in . Military operations in support of the United nations or Friendly foreign nations under the following conditions Berlin aug. 14, 1961-june 1,1963 Lebanon july 1, 1958-nov. 1, 1958 Quemoy and Matsu is lands aug. 23, 1958-june 1, 1963. Also Taiwan Straits aug. 23,1958-Jan. 1, 1959 Cuba oct. 24, 1962-june 1, 1963 july 14, 1960-sept. 1, 1962. In addition Congo nov. 23-27. 1964 dominican Republic april28, 1965-sept. 21, 1966 Laos april 19, 1961-oct. 7, 1962 and Vietnam july 1, 1958-july 3, 1965. I Ilot of 13 Berlin the skies outside the East German City of Magdeburg will reverberate with the Roar of aircraft engines for the next two week Sas pilots from 13 nations throw their brightly coloured sport planes into loops spins slides and scores of other Man Eufersin a quest for world titles. Magdeburg badly damaged by Allied bombers and soviet nazi ground Battles during world War ii is the site of this year s fifth world aerobatics championships. Sixty seven fliers including 17 l � women will Battle Tor the Best three performances from each team will count inthe standings. The proceedings which will continue through aug. 31, opened sunday with speeches by Lead ing personalities in the sport As Well As by East German officials. The Competition is s p o n sorted by East German defens minister Gen. Heinz Hoffmann. The East German news Agency adn said spectators will then be treated to a Fly past by75 of the competing aircraft jumping by 120 parachutists by of 32 pending Onishe eve 520 feet 1 the fliers must carry u.,i compulsory Maneu vers � 7 ing Rolls spins Laisi and turns. big feat fit boots with feet London a the British army May be Short of soldiers but by Gad they la never be Short of boots. The Only Snag is that the boots Don t fit either the feet of the modern Soldier or the demands of military fashion. The boots 650,000 unwanted pairs of them have brought a Wail of protest from a House of commons committee. Disposal should be treated Asa matter of urgency the com Mittee insisted it has made the same Point several times previously but still the boots pile . The committee blames mainly the army s method of ordering boots. Instead of Basing orders unlikely future needs the army in variably based its demand on the number of boots used in the previous year. Thus the army got smaller it is now below 200,000 men the number of surplus boots inevitably got larger. Still another Factor was the increasing size of British feet. The Small lot sizes now find no lakers the committee said. Enemy gun one of the three 37-mm antiaircraft guns captured by the 1st to 7th c a 3rd brigade Gary this weapon is one Type of antiaircraft gun used against . Aircraft. Army elegant Danang now City of decay by Michael Goldsmith Danang a Danang gleaming White beaches made it a favorite resort in French colonial Days. South Vietnam s second largest City is still a re sort but the glitter and elegance have Long been forgotten. Today soldiers sailors air men and marines crowd together on sundays on the Short strip of Sand authorized for bathing watched Over by sergeant life guards armed with whistles. Military discipline is strictly maintained even for those on a and a rest and recupera Tion. Army and Marine helicopter Fly Low along the Beach in both directions to avoid the dense traffic of fixed Wing aircraft Fly ing in and out of the Roar of aircraft engines fills the air Day and night. A Nan is one of the world s busiest air ports. Men and supplies weapons ammunition and All the Machin Ery of War Are unloaded therefrom ships and planes 24 hours a Day. Their cargo is bound Fornall the fighting units in South Vietnam s Northern provinces. The military base areas and depot cover thousands of acre of Rice paddies swampland and sad dunes on All sides of the City and within it the City is engulfed by the base Aad seems to have lost whatever reason in had to exist before the Ameri cans came. Many civilians live off the american presence in one Way or another. Those who Don to live amid squalor and decay unusual even for Vietnam. No one seems to have use paint in the civilian part of the town for years. Windows Are unwashed or broken and a layer of dust covers the weeds in the once trim gardens. Walls Are Crum bling and when a Fence Breaks there is no one to fix it. Garbage litters the streets and sidewalks. Danang suffered none of Theattle damage that ravaged Hue the ancient Imperial capital 60 Miles to the North. The ruins of a Nang Are the ruins of decay. We Are a Long Way from Saigon said an old Man with skin like crumpled people Here see no differ ence Between one kind of oppression and another but they Are giving Hope that the War Willever end. I suppose along with the Hoie they Are losing the local museum was built by the French school fur far East Ern studies to House ancient Stone carvings and other relics of Vietnam s past. The museum is surrounded by barbed wire an serves As a Camp for vietnamese troops in Jungle combat uniforms who have carved their names Obs me of the exhibits. Near the Entrance a Refuge family lives in a Shack and its Herd of pigs Waddle about the Muddy Street. A few Miles out of town in Al directions is the Danang rocket an alarm system sets off Strensall Over the base sending troops scurrying to their few Miles South along the Beach is Marble Mountain honeycombed with Cave and ancient Buddhist temples. Amer ican installations surrounded by barbed wire lie at the foot of the Hill of three sides. On the fourth Side is a Viet namese Village officially de scribed As pacified but which is off limits. At the opposite end of the each is Monkey Mountain topped by in american radar installation. The Beach itself is off limits and is a free fire zone after dark. Little is peaceful around Danang. Petition Maneu vers Are possible the 14-Stronk american Tea Only six of whom Aetna by 2 by arrived at Khein-l2 Abin an air Force c141 tr2p" France last year. Do
