European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 27, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Augur27, 1968 the stars and stripes Page 7 fourth army div tankers receive on the spot care Bright lights spec. 4 be h. Robinson a co 12th malt in tests the circuits of the xenon search Light of an my tank. Robinson is a member of the new direct assistance team which provide on the spot maintenance for All 4th army div Man Euver battalions. Army Grafe Woehr Germany special fourth army div tankers Are much happier wit their logistical support thanks to a new concept introduced during the current two month training  the August september tank gunnery training More than300 tank Crews will be supported by the new direct assistance teams. The concept engineered Mycol. C. R. Mcfadden support command co insures that the division s Man Euver battalions receive immediate on the spot support said maj. William a. Borders Oil support command Forward. There Are teams from the 126th Maint. In 46th Medan and the 504th St in sup porting the tankers on the ranges 24-hours-a-Day," added  to being tested on Range 42, the tankers Zero and practice on ranges 6, 18, 45, 34, 80 and 81. With maintenance men on each escape evasion training Shaw to tour v carps units of the ranges the tankers have most of their deficiencies eliminated before going on Orange 42," Borders explained. My 15 Man maintenance team on the first Range the tankers tackle make about 200repairs each week said 1st it. Armand Pepin of the 126thmaint in. In addition to the medics an the 504th St truckers provid ing support on each Range the126th provides a direct Exchange Point xenon search lights Small arms wheel and tracks radio instruments and main gun repair can be had for the asking. When the maintenance or repair Job is too big to accomplish on the Range it is brought to the battalion s repair Point on the main Post. The direct assistance teams also support about 1,000 vehicles from the division s artillery an infantry units which Are training and being tested. After the completion of train ing in september the support rendered by the direct assistance teams will be evaluated and any improvements necessary will remade prior to beginning the second training phase in october and november. Frankfurt special an escape and evasion roadshow will begin a two month tour of corps sept. 3 with perform ances for the 54th engr in Insil Flecken. Sponsored by the v corps g2section, the show will present instruction on the code of conduct and escape and evasion tactics. It originated from a suggestion by it. Gen. Andrew j. Boyle v corps cd in  the show has made com plete circuit of the command it May play at other seventh army units if approval is received from Usa eur head quarters according to the group officer in charge capt. Robert a. , a Veteran of 14 years in civilian and military radio television broadcasting said the show is based on a training program developed by the 25th inf div in Hawaii in 1958.it is based on the experiences of former prisoners of War employing the compounds and interrogation techniques used by the red chinese and North koreans during the korean conflict. The training. Is designed to teach. How Best to resist plan a successful escape an survive while working. Back to Friendly lines Thompson explained. The show is in four sections covering the code of conduct methods and techniques on pow interrogation principles of pow compound organization and escape planning and evasion techniques  methods include skits slides tape recordings an connecting narrations. Realistic costumes stage scenery and actual communist weapons Are used throughout the  the show s end a Soldier who spent 33 months As a powdering the korean conflict spec. 6 Joseph c. Johnson tells the audience some of his actual experiences during Captivity. The escape and evasion shows Mobile. The cast has its own army bus and the scenery an costumes travel in a 5-ton truck. Outfitted with a wardrobe room the bus contains dressing tables lights and sinks for make up application and removal All constructed by the cast. The players designed and built their own portable scenery which folds apart with the use of slip pin hinges. Most members of the cast have professional experience and education in acting and stage production from civilian life. For example sgt. Ian Raffel,26, the director holds a master of Fine arts degree in dram from Carnegie Mellon University. Spec. 5 Garry Moore 26, Hasa master of arts degree in the Ater from Trinity University. Heated with the Dallas theater Center in Texas for two year before entering the army. Moore designed the costumes and also plays an enterprising prisoner sergeant who shapes up the disorganized members of Apo compound. Spec. 4 Walter a. Hess 22,the show s production stage Man Ager and technical director has worked eight years in technical stage production in new Yor professional theater. He attended Hofstra College. Spec. 4 Michael Benoff also22, the stage manager has an associate Bachelor of Fine arts from new York University. He was an assistant stage manager in the Broadway production of who s afraid of Virginia Woolf after Iti debut in Wil Flecken the show s schedule is a follows sept. 5-, Mannheim 9-10, Frie Benj 11, Hanau Pioneer Cavern 12, Mainz 13, Dex Heim 16, Hoechst 17, Baum older 18-19, Frankfurt Drake Edwards 20, Hanau Al hegerhorst 23, Darmstadt Cambrai Fritsch 24, Babenhausen 25, Hanau Flieger Hont 26-27, g Lessen. The october schedule oct. 7-8, bad Hersfeldt 9-10, Fulda 21-24, Gellhausen. Heaters curtain times and any sched ule changes will be announced locally. Captives in v corps roadshow Pris Oner Riley spec. $ Martin a Petlow is interrogated by enemy colonel Muesli. 4 la Treace Block while spec. 4 Lester c. Lamm holds machine gun. At right prisoners plan escape. From left they Are spec i Joseph , . Leon b. Ward spec. 4 Sam Smith spec. 5 Garry Moore an spec. 4 William l. Simonson. The show will tour the command during september and october. Army photos Fra Ier i Heilbronn Germany Spe Cial the 535th ordnance co won three of five monthly awards Given to units of the 101st ordnance in for out standing achievements. The monthly distinguished conduct reenlistment and savings awards were presented to capt. Edward Chapman by it. Col. Tommy j. Harmon during his recent commanders Confer ence held  57th ordnance brigade 3-Star plaque and Best mess award for june were presented to the 663rd ordnance  co received the battalion safety award for going Acci Dent free in july. The monthly Public information award went to the 23rd ordnance co. It Heilbronn Germany Spe Cial five Drivers in the 101st ordnance in have been cite for 36,000 Miles of Accident free driving in Germany. Credited with 12,000 Miles is spec. 4 Charles Hoffman of Headquarters co in Heilbronn. Cited for driving 6,000 Miles Are Roy Lucas also of Headquarters spec s 4 Robin l. Freeman David t. Bentley and Michael Mattison All of 663rd ordnance co in Vilseck. The Drivers received seventh army certificates of safety and key rings with pendants. Pitburg Germany special . Floyd k. Smith of the 71st tactical missile so. Has been named Zero defects Man of the Quarter by the 36tlitactical fighter Wing. Hillesheim Germany Spe Cial fourteen men of the 4th army div s 4th in 35tharmor, have been presented German lifeguard  for the medal were Robert Tomkinson Ray Lewis Dan o Leary Thomas Dodd Joseph Lacorte Floyd Lawless. S p e r r y decree Charles Griffiths Lewis Shep Pard Bryant Day Gilbert Romero Frederick Smith Alex Shaffer and Gordon an Derson