European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 2, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Military Roundup 2nd Cav Reg units set Usa eur records Grafe Woehr Germany two 2ndarmd Cav Rygl units have set Usa eur Gunn Ery records at the Grafin Wocher training area 7th training Center spokesman maj. Duane Wells said. The regiment s 2nd so Sci a record when 26 of its 41 i tanks or 63 percent received a distinguished rating on tank table Viii. The rat ing is awarded to a Unk Crew thai receives Al least 900 out of 1,000 Points. The Crew of Lank f42, troop of 2nd so fired consecutive perfect scores of 1,000 on table Viii in the previous gunnery exercise in March and again in August. Six other Crews also Shol perfect scores in August. The regiment first no qualified 99 percent of its tanks meaning that the Crews received at least 700 out of 1,000 Points on the tint run on the tank table. Of those Crews 54 percent fired distinguished and 32 percent fired Superior 800 of of 1,000 Points. The average score for the regiment was 896. Nuernberg Community wins Energy conservation award Heidelberg the Nuernberg military Community won first place in the Secretary of the Energy conservation awards program Tor fiscal year 1986. the . Army Europe s Nomi Nee having won the Best in Usa eur category of the 986 Usa eur Energy efficiency awards Competition. The Nuernberg Community received $500,000 for winning at inc Europe level. Recruiting team looking for to candidates fort Sheridan 111 a . Army recruiting come team will visit soldiers in Europe during october to select qualified candidates for training As warrant officers. The recruiting is targeted to meet available training quotas in warrant officer specialities team members recruit candidates Tor training but specially branches train certify and appoint the candidate to warrant officer status officials said. The warrant officer recruiting team will visit Germany on the following dates Berlin oct. 1 2 Giessen oct. 5 Frankfurt oct. 6-7 kaisers Lau turn oct. 8-9 Mannheim Oci. 13 Heil . 14 a Ellingen Oci. 15-j6neu-Ulm, oct. 19 Augsburg oct. 20 Nuernberg oct. 21 orate Woehr oct. 22 Bamberg oct. 23 Schweinfurt oct. 26 Wuerzburg oct. 27 Fulda oct. 28 Aschaffenbur oct. 29 and Darmstadt oct. 30. The team will visit the Southern european task Force area in Italy from oct. 31 through nov. 6. Soldiers interested in applying for warrant officer training should Contact their local military personnel offices. Nato using fewer ships in Atlantic Maneu vers Norfolk a. A major Natoma Nevers Are using fewer Nan half toe number of u a warships than a similar exercise two years ago. But a spokesman says the american buildup in the persian Gulf has nothing to do with the than 150 ships and 250 aircraft from 11 nations Are joining in Ocean safari 87, which continues in the North Atlantic through sept. 18. Inc office of supreme Allied come Atlantic said monday. Eleven ships belong to the . Navy including the aircraft Carrier Forrestal. When the Las exercise was held in 19bs, 28 of the 160 ship were from the United Stales. These exercises Are designed a year and a half to two years in Advance. It was just designed for a smaller number of . Ships this Lime said Petty officer . Jim Deangio. Wednesday. September 2, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 9 world War ii heroism wins Veteran belated Silver Star Boytim Boivin Wuerzburg Bureau Wil Flecken Germany if it s True that old soldiers never die they just fad away then somebody forgot to Tell Robert Ell Coll. In the closing Days of world War it Ellicott and another Soldier he remembers him Only As Jerry came across a japanese i 25mm gun on the Side of a Hill for the a Cal tour Days inc two braved an exposed position to keep the gun trained and firing on japanese forces in the area. It was a stupid crazy thing but i had a helluva lot of fun doing it Elli Coll said. That fun earned Elli Colt the Silver Star. Bui Ellicott did t receive the medal until Robert Ellicott monday and then not in the Pacific but m wild Fleck in where his son it. Col. Michael Ellicott commands the j4tn engr in. Lung cancer has taken some of the spunk out of inc old staff sergeant but he mustered enough Energy to make the Long trek around the formation with the re viewing officer Brig Gen. John p. Herrling Why did it take so Long Herrling said in a speech during the ceremony. In wartime you concentrate on winning the Victory not processing the paperwork. And again we Musl remember that it was in inc Clos. Ing Days of world War ii. That soldiers just wanted to get Home to their families and loved ones and they were not so concerned about the awards Lutat were due them. So today we re taking a moment to do what s right what should have been done probably -12 years even four decades after the fact Elliou s turn at inc podium proved to be emotional. I would like to thank you for the Honor you gave me and my family today he said his voice cracking. One last thing. From an old Goat to you kids have the heroics thai earned Ellicott the Silver Star look place in 194. Near Luzon in the Philippines where he had been in the third wave to hit inc beaches. Ellicott later look part in campaigns on Guadalcanal and new Britain and the liberation Osbu Kidron province then headed Home to a reunion with the wife he d seen just twice since their honeymoon. The did not Jet Ellicott make any phone Calls on the Way Home either on the train ride to new Jersey or while he was awaiting discharge at fort Dix n.j., so he just showed up at 6 a.m., ready for the Rusl of his was so surprised when he showed up at the door Helen Ell Coll a retired machinist Ellicott spends his time doing Small construction projects for a Seoul Camp in Irondequoit . Now that i m retired i can t figure out How i had the time to work he said. Jewish leaders meet with Pope document on holocaust expected Castel Gandolfo Italy a jewish leaders held unprecedented talks with Pope John Paul ii tues Day and said the Vatican has decided to Issue a major document on anti semitism and the holocaust. The talks which lasted 75 minutes were sought by jewish leaders angered by the Pope s june 25 audience with austrian president Kurt Waldheim. Controversy Over the audience had threatened to disrupt the papal visit to the United Stales next week. The nine jewish leaders also wanted 10 press the Vatican to establish diplomatic relations with Israel. Goth the audience with Waldheim who has been accused of helping Deport jews to nazi concentration Camps and Israel were raised by the jewish leaders. The jewish Leadens said after inc meeting thai inc Pope did not respond directly on either Issue. Seymour Reich president of the b Nai b Rith inter National said the meeting was meaningful Frank Complete. Nothing was left Oul. The talks were respect Ful but forthright. The jewish leaders called it a historic meeting the first Lime jewish representatives had Sal Down Tor informal discussions with a Pope. They said the meetings would assure Success for the Pope s meeting with jewish groups in Miami at the Start of his american Lour. I expect the Pope 10 make a very important statement on the whole subject of the relations be tween the Church and the jews in Miami said Henry Siegman of the american jewish Congress. The delegates told reporters that the Vatican will publish a major document perhaps an encyclical Deal ing Wilh anti semitism and the genocide of european jews by the nazis in world War ii rabbi Marc h. Tanenbaum director of International relations of inc american jewish committee said the document could be released this Winter. An encyclical is the most important papal document. I think we re going to hear before this week is out about a commitment on the part of the Vatican Tor a care a very serious document on the highest official Vel of the Church to examine in very great detail Ihen azi holocaust and then to propose specific con Crete ways in which to counter anti semitism and prejudice Tanenbaum said on Abc to s today show in an interview from Casiel Gandolfo. The Waldheim Issue was raised Tanenbaum told reporters after the meeting. He the Pope did not respond directly to but rabbi Gilbert Klaperman president of the synagogue Council of America said the plan to prepare a document on Anli semitism was in a real sense an answer to the Waldheim Issue. On the question of diplomatic relations with Israel Tanenbaum said inc Pope did not respond explicitly other than simply 10 say the word Israel with affection. He was careful and very circumspect about the Israel Issue and really did not move beyond where the Church is Kennedy space Center director leaves of takes Over As civilian Cape canaveral Fla. Up As expected Forrest Mccartney s retirement from the air Force after a 35-year career in rocketry cleared the Way Fortis formal appointment As director of the Kennedy space Center As a civilian. Mccartney 55. Has held the Post since oct. 1, 986.but the lieutenant general was officially on detail from the air Force. But in a retirement ceremony monday in the office of air Force Secretary Edward Aldridge Mccartney closed out his military career and Nasa administrator James Fllch or formally named him director of the Florida shuttle base. He assumes the Kennedy space Center directorship under senior executive service status effective sept 1, 1987," Nasa spokesman Hugh Harris said. Mccartney former commander of the air Force space division in los Angeles replaced Richard Smith As director of the Kennedy space can scr when Smith retired from Nasa. Mccartney s air Force assignments included service As a satellite controller a project officer in the Titan a rocket program program director of the my missile program an commander of the air Force space division. He holds a master s degree in nuclear engineering and if a graduate of the Arnica forces Slaff College in Norfolk a
