Discover Family, Famous People & Events, Throughout History!

Throughout History

Advanced Search

Publication: European Stars and Stripes Saturday, August 24, 1968

You are currently viewing page 7 of: European Stars and Stripes Saturday, August 24, 1968

   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 24, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                $0,, the stars and stripes Page 7  _ i in Csc pc guard chief visits air refuelling unit at Rhein main a dedication ceremony at the official opening ceremony of the new Interne Uomino Lional Chapel Center of supreme headquarter. Allied Powers Europe shape chaplains of Catholic protestant jewish and anglican faiths participated in the International  dedication ceremony supported by an International interdenominational choir. Assist ing in the dedicatory response ceremonies of the new Chapel Center Are left to right , belgian Catholic chaplain chaplain it. Col r. This. Deputy International staff chaplain. Jen. Lyman l. Lemnitzer supreme Allied commander Europe and chaplain col Herman n. Benner internal staff  Center contains three chapels and offices of the officiating chaplains to the various forces at shape shape photo by de  Ishkin main a. Germany  is the chief of the a a rational guard Bureau returned to Washington Friday after visiting Izard units in Europe. Air Force maj. Gen. Winston. Wilson who commands both the army and air Force National guards arrived Here thursday afternoon and visited operation Creek party a guard air re fueling operation which supports Safe tactical aircraft. The year round voluntary pro Gram is currently manned by 65 men of the 160th air guard of Ohio. Units rotate every six weeks Crews every two weeks. Wilson said it is the Only guard operation of its kind Oversea and was started in May 1987. It has been a highly Success Ful program and provides an excellent training ground for our men the general added. Units from Texas . Wisconsin and Ohio Fly kc97l Strat freighters in the re fueling missions. Wilson spent about half an hour stall writer with the guard men after a i a reeled he the bae commander Here. Col Richard k. Tied. The general said the air Guardis composed of More than 85.000 men. Including 12,000 who Are inactive duty. The guard has four squadrons in Vietnam. The guard has about 200 flights each month and about 50 per cent of these Are to Vietnam i support of the military Airlift command which control our flights Wilson said. Neers Graf tests 4th me sergeant weds sets unit fires at Graf  special firing of the m14 Rifle. .45 Aube pistol and the m60 machine gun highlighted the first full Day of training for the 3rd brigade 4th army div at Grafe Woehr. Elements of the 2nd and 3rdbns, 51st inf conducted the live fire training As he & he co 3rd brigade and 2nd in. 54th in prepared their vehicles for up coining training. The m60 machine gun was fired by he & he co cob mortar and reconnaissance ele ments of the 3rd in 51st inf. The m14 firing was done by co a and c. 3rd in. 51st inf and co a and b and the mortar and reconnaissance sections of2nd Fin 51st inf. He & he co and 2nd bit 51st, participated in the .45-caliber pistol firing. The record St might by Amis Nixon staff writer by Tel re Germany is marriage chock. Air Force records Check. Hometown news release Che know we can go on our Honey tiling think unless we must there Laredo before Heppner assumes v corps he Slot Frankfurt s Peri a  j. Heppner has assumed duties As assistant chief of staff. G4, at v corps he , who replaced col. George d. Styer came to the corps from his position As  Mander of a Sakkal r s 2nd sup port brigade. S t y e r was reas signed to the 6th army at san Francisco. Moon other we go. Sgt. James r. Phillips of the36th Field maintenance so Here. Wed Hilde Jung at the base Chapel then walked his Bride Over to Headquarters to have his records amended to indicate his marriage. When the base information office heard about the sergeant checking his records downstairs a photographer rushed Down Roget a picture. After the picture had been snapped the 10 Man could see no reason Why the Groom could not come upstairs and Complete a Honi Etown news release form. Phillips readily agreed to do  Bride came with him Smil ing her happiness and sat on his Lap while he completed the forms. Both were still dressed in their wedding regalia. One of the secretaries . If that was my Hus band. 1 would kill  Stuttgart Germany Spe Cial 1.1. Col. John a herodias assumed command of signal Supi Wrt group 106. Sue coding col. Richard m.  Man. Stuttgart. Germany Spe Cial _ capt Benjamin c Bailey or. Has replaced  Hicks As co of the Heilbronn support Atchity of the Baden Wuerttemberg sup port District. Hann it. Col. Philip c. Soil tactical. " n Al. G,""11 " m 8ut. Lemuel col w1� ,., fighter Wina Hahn Scho Icv r Oik Choc. Cd a o Hui Cuenl Oak my Oik g .  c.1pu milk c.  thru i unt a. Modai. 8tuttc Lee Kllc la 8 sgt. Willie Grafen Wohr. Germany special  of the24lh Engineer in Are completing their annual company level operational headlines the atthe training Center Here. The tests Are tar Okumi  o two Pha  said 1-t it. Lames Hancock the fir t pan re a Engi Neer support while the second phase concentrates pm infantry  he said. The engineers  construct i 30 and 6u-foot Bridges Over natural obstacles in the first phase of the testing. Paving roads an detecting training mines Are a o in the testing methods. Dual training in the second phae. The engineers Are Given the Mission of  said  Are required to install training mines conduct Road marches and reconnaissance patrols protect against car at tacks and maintain a tight Perim Eter defense around their operations the lieutenant explained. In addition the engineers have been Genii a new task during the tests. The men my t purify their own  said s. Sgt. Donald Welty. Wanh the five water Purifica Tion units the men Are equipped with they Are Able to purify 7.00 Gallons of fresh Aier in one  aul Welty. Army i Arns on requests proof 1 Shiyi ski. Janus h. I Mullins. 36th i fld  a. Hll hurs a. To Ringny i Usu a to make sure la s Ivi or la in Correct so to brought i Bride Hilde a tothe Perm Miu a Oil ice. Val sgt. Liu Iuie Parks Miil lists tin s � t i ii ii of inc Iunus. Washington is a cers to apply for Olun tar eve to vision of ser ict1 Are being  by  army that requests huh Bear certain stipulations will be returned without action. One army spokesman quoted an officer Lio Saul lie out sex Leniul  by Only in con june urn for language , he . Include Roqu Osis for Tiro can dui or other Spe Cial  i i a nuent Ianul training. Manpower luvs usually Devi Tonucie assignments the official Saul and the army will not pm Barrass itself or Tho officoi1 Over i  d  
Browse Articles by Decade:
  • Decade