European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 1, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Breakthrough Friday september 1, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 9 Story and photo by Jim Coles ii staff writer Baum older Germany is sol Diers have tried for generations to figure out a Quick easy Way to empty water from Foxholes. Now after the failure of numer Ous research teams a group of Young in Fantry soldiers has solved the problem. The solution proved simple and won Spe Cial honors for the four soldiers who came up with it. The three enlisted men received army commendation medals and All four including an officer received the 8th inf div s highest award the Pathfinder professional badge. Guiding influence spec. 4. Bruce Tucker of Bowling Green ky., the guiding influence for the group decided the solution to the problem Lay in the Bilge pump from his m113a1 a Mored personnel Carrier pc. He and the pc Crew members spec. 4 Neal Brown of Clearwater fla., sgt. Raymond m. Peters of Rochelle ga., and 1st it. Mike Rampy of Washington d.c., All of co a 1st in 13th inf pieced together a variety of equipment off the pc to do the Job. Tucker said the invention was devel oped while his unit was training Here recently. We carry out and found that All the fighting positions and tank holes were full of rain  Rampy the company executive officer added we were told to get the water out even if we had to bail it out. That s the wait s always been done. Irrigation pump the other Way was to break the realism built into the exercise go Back to Baum Holder and get an irrigation pump. Then Tucker our Young Tom Edison came up with the idea of using the Bilge pump. It seemed like a Good Way to do it so we began trying to figure out How to make it work. Part of our thinking was that in a War we d not be Able to run Home and get an extra irrigation pump. We knew the Bilge pumps did a Good Job in the pc it was just a matter of making it work As Remote unit. What we finally hit on was using communication wire to connect the pump to the Power Supply in the pc. Once that was set up the rest was fairly easy even though it was trial and error. Tucker added it s a Good pump but it was designed to work in the pc. The intake and outlet ports Are designed so it works Best if the pump is submerged. We did t think that would work out too Well 8th inf div gis expertly solve old problem of water in the foxhole it it s a great bread slice $12,000 Story and photo by John Savard Nurnberg Bureau chief Bamberg Germany is on the Way Home thursday spec. 4 Leroy Delga do stopped by the Headquarters Here at 3rd in 35th Armor to pick up some bread for his family. The kind of bread thl 1st army div Soldier got was $12,000 for re enlisting six years As a ground surveillance radar specialist. The 21-year-old Soldier from the Dallas suburb of Plainview Texas said he joined the army about 27 months ago after work ing in the construction Trade for a while. Sgt. . Charles Ramsay 39, of Mary Ville term., is Delgado s career Counselor. He said this is the largest Bonus he s Ever seen for a re enlistment. The army does t pay a re enlistment Bonus to a Soldier All at once but in equal portions each year. Delgado will Stop by army finance offices to pick up his bread every August from now until 1984. Soldiers of the 8th inf div work on a Fox Hole pump they rigged up for use on Rainy Days. Their device which is a since the leads from the Power source would be exposed and might Short the whole thing out. What we finally decided on was using a cargo strap off the track and a stick so we a Long sought solution dressed up Bilge pump from an a Mored personnel Carrier will pump 44 Gallons per minute. The inventors Are could lower the pump in the water far enough for the pump to work but still let the electrical leads remain dry. Then we needed an outlet Hose so we used a piece of Radiator Hose. We were All riffling through seven year old Manuela Delgado in father Leroy Delgado and her sister aspects the first part of the Bonus As her Stephanie 1v 2, look on. From left spec. 4s Neal Brown and Bruce Tucker sgt. Raymond Pete Sand 1st it. Mike Rampy. Surprised at How Well it worked. The whole thing took about an hour and a half to Rig up. After we got it All worked out we found we could set up the whole thing in about 10 minutes. Almost every tactical unit has an pc so anyone can use this  there Are two pumps in an pc Rampy said which pump 44 Gallons per minute. But when you take one pump out and jury Rig it your pumping ability depends on the size of the exhaust Hose. Our pump will move about 10 Gallons a  most Foxholes or fighting positions can be drained in less than five minutes while tank positions May take up to an hour Rampy said adding it s a Quick convenient Way that can save hours of  tested two Days the device was tested for two Days without a failure even though it some times fell in the water. There were no shorts or other problems Rampy said. Refinements and modifications have been added since the team returned fro the Field. Maj. Gen. Paul f. Gorman 8th div com Mander presented the awards to the sol Diers and said the device has army wide implications and uses. Tucker added we did t plan on get Ting any awards for it. It was just a Job that needed to be done so we did it. It s so simple i m surprised no one thought of  Philippines anti Hijack unit storms jetliner arrests pair Manila up a crack air Force team stormed a philippine air lines Domestic jetliner on a Hijack Alert and arrested two indians a military spokesman said. Neither Side fired a single shot and the suspected hijackers offered no resistance. The two identified As Chandra ram Nani 25, and Johnny Ca Dumon were questioned at Mac Tan Airport in Cebu City