European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 2, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes. Pago 9 Over he reformer wac recounts her role in Wii by Peggy Davidson Kaiserslautern Bureau Baum Holfer West Germany a when d Day troops stored the beaches at Normandy Eller p. Mcsherry waa battling paperwork at Allied expeditionary Force Headquarters in London. But within a few months of the invasion her platoon had landed at Normandy making her one of the first women Santoy corps wac soldiers in Europe. The units tas twas to provide clerical sup Ort for Gen. Dwight a Eisenhower son the move Headquarters. V True to army tradition Mcsherry had hurried up to wait. The first few weeks Ere spent in Normandy France a mainly killing tins a she recalls. But soon she was on the Road and the next year was to provide Mcsherry with a lifetime of recollections. She was in Europe during a final Battles of the War in Paris to celebrate the demise of the third Reich and in a bombed out Frank Fum As a member of the occupying army. L a now Mcsherry has returned to Suappe for the first time in 45 years. It has been a trip of pleasant surprises and powerful memories an Opportunity to reacquaint herself with her youth. % its a far different visit than in 1944, whim she travelled from Normandy to Paris on the Seaball express the famed Supply Convoy that fuelled pin. George s. Patton a drive into Germany transit 6a the red Ball qualified the was for the american service medal. In Paris her unit established office support for the Allied come. She saw Eisenhower Many times she said and even talked briefly with him once. Mcsherry was drawn to the army because of her desire to see the world a a in be always been a wanderer. There was a certain amount of patriotism with the War and All but that a not the reason i joined. I wanted to  and travel she did. The Louisville. Ky., native enlisted in the women a army auxiliary corps on aug. 13, 1943. She completed Basic clerical training in Daytona Beach fla., and by sept. 6, found herself on a ship in a Convoy to Europe. She landed at Liverpool England on oct. 18. About that time the corps was predesignated the women a army corps providing women in uniform with similar benefits As male soldiers. Mcsherry then in her mid-20s, made the most of her year in London travelling to Ireland and Scotland. It was in London that she met the Man she was to marry warrant officer John l. A a Jack Mcsherry. It was a time of mixed emotions she recalls. She was a scared to death Quot about being stationed in London. In 1944, the City still was being hit by German rockets which the British dubbed a Buzz  Ellen p. Mcsher a a. Id do jul Lynda Oak Json l Over again the Street name a she said. Her unit marched with the other Allied units in a Victory Parade through Paris when Germany surrendered. With the War Over the unit was needed in Frankfurt to handle the mountains of clerical work that accompanied Victory. So in 1945, Mcsherry found herself standing at the Frankfurt Airport. A the Germany i saw was rubble a Mcsherry said. A i  Bali Eye it when they flew us m. It was a Long Gray Field with rubble  Frankfurt wis a startling change from London and Paris. A the women were not allowed out without an armed guard. We could t go out  she worked in the la. Farben building the former Hei amp quarters of the chemical conglomerate. Renamed by the . Army after Gen. Creighton Abrams the building today houses v corps Headquarters. She lived near the Farben building sharing a bomb damaged Home with 11 other was. A i was Lucky 1 got to sleep on a real bed a Mcsherry said. A the others had cols. That was the first time i had seen a player piano and we worked it to death. A everything was left by the German resident dishes cutlery everything a Mcsherry said. A i Felt guilty. What if this had happened to me i know we were in a War in a War to win but you can to take the human Clement  today a Germany has surprised Mcsherry. Although she knew the country had been rebuilt she Didney expect the Frankfurt Airport to be so huge and bustling. She said she Hadnot understood Why a pen worried about getting parking and ibs sounded like a Law Jar Mower and Quot when stopped that a a Hub you had to run a she the the no said. But Shell named to live with fear. A like Many things you so used foil you done to do the things you re supposed to do. A once she said she and her husband to be were walking in a party having ignored an air raid warning. Suddenly the heard a Buzz bomb. He threw her to the ground old covered her with his body. Afterwards they fou we a Large chunk of shrapnel close by. A that piece of shr Apiu amp just missed us a she said. A we kept it for a Long time a Jack mss Herry died in 19they had been married 33 years. In Paris during the War Mcm Herry travelled and visited landmarks such As vat Ailley when she could. She was billeted in a hotel a tit off the champs Elysee. A i could go right to it but to done to remember in m he. No hav s travel i ived. Is a personnel specialist in tis Mother the trip to Ger in the things she did for me i  she a always going on Little German people also have surprised and pleased Mcsherry. On her first trip she never had the Opportunity to meet germans. She a made up for that this lime., her songs in Laws arc German and the families have sprint some warm moments together she said. A i find this remarkable. In a from the South and i know Southern hospitality a Mcsherry said. A but i came Here and the hospitality is  Mcsherry intends to visit the Abrams building and walk the streets that were ruins in 1945. She wants to show her son the building where she lived and rekindle memories of her first visit to Germany. Most of those memories Are Good ones. A i enjoyed it from the first Day to the last a Mcsherry said. A if i was Young id do it All Over  in join ran joint by the los Angeles times Annapolis my. A under a wilting Sun in the historic courtyard of the . Naval Academy a Bancroft Hall the Navy Friday rang eight Bells for the change of watch at the Pinnacle of the 215-year-old service. After four years As chief of naval operations adm. Carlisle . Trost was Ceis Emoni Auy relieved of command by his successor adm. Frank b. Kelso ii another Veteran of the submarine service. Trost took the Opportunity to warn the nation against a spreading a epidemic of euphoria brought on by the disintegration of the communist regimes of the Warsaw pact. A Day earlier at Andrews fab 10 Miles Southeast of Washington Gen. Larry d. Welch the air Force chief of staff similarly was formally replaced by Gen. Michael j. Dugan who Rose from the ranks of fighter pilots. The ceremony was punctuated by a flyby of the air forces new Al 17 stealth fighter. The two new service chiefs join the nations senior military brotherhood at a time of shrinking military budgets sweeping change in the world s Security systems and at the Dawn of a Long Battle the Senate armed services committee. Bonhomie to cultivate Good relations a if this turns out to be the Case they with lawmakers. His style is a distinct i a a a a  a at a 4 la bpm m �y4 r a a ii a with Congress Over the size and Mission of . Armed forces. N Iunus uni Iview Miv. From their seats on the joint chiefs of May even emphasize submarines More contrast to that of his predecessor who staff Kelso and Dugan will help shape that along with their Havana the largest won respect More for his analytical prow the Pentagon a future. Their voices will sub Force m the world of takes it most Ess than his warmth affect arms control agreements limiting prudent and i believe vet of necessary conventional and nuclear arms Quot and their that we continue healthy Antic submarine convictions will help determine whether warfare research and maintain robust a i. L. J a Cut Cail if pics Unn Munct up. And when the nation will Send troops ask forces a said Kelso who most re into harms Way. Gently served As commander of tie . A this nation has required sea Power Atlantic come teased in no Tolx i to its inception to ensure its Security a Kelso already has been a leading forc Iso said upon taking the Navy Helm in shaping a future role for the Navy from Kelso said upon taking the Navy a a we will undoubtedly have difficulty in new a Yeti the Pentagon hottest new Ore taping a a. Of the. These changing times reaching consensus pets a the drug War. As Atlantic com on How much is enough. But in this de Boss k to maintain . W Kelso prepared of one of the most aggressive responses to defense Secre  i i till for no to Laili. Bate my goal is Clear maritime  Kelso indicated during his recent confirmation hearings that he intends to place increasing emphasis on undersea  conceded that a major conflict with the soviet Union has grown increasingly unlikely but said that if it does. R a come it is More Likely to be a subsurface the initiative sparked a diplomatic fire game of cat and mouse. Storm Between Washington and Bogota a the soviets May with the collapse of and was quickly shelved. A us i the Central european Buffer states Pul Dugan the new air Force chief is de option that we Are uniquely More emphasis on the interdiction of the scribed by fellow officers As a genial cute in support of National objectives sea lines of communication a Kelso told irishman who will use his fighter Jock he added. Tary Dick Cheney Scall for new initiatives by the military a principal Field commands. Among the proposals Kelso sent to Cheney was to dispatch an Armada of a red b a a o patrol Lor drug coast of Colombia. Once made Public Ley a . Navy ships led by an aircraft Carrier to patrol for drug traffickers off the like most air Force chiefs of staff in the youngest services history Dugan is a flier but As the air Force stakes its future on its ability id bring firepower to Bear in Distant places it is still notable that Dugan wears the wings of a Pilot rather than the a pocket rocket insignia that distinguishes air Force missile officers. In budget proposals submitted to Cheney the air Force has de Campha sized  of its Long Range nuclear Mlp Sile Force in favor of maintaining and Imp giving its nuclear and conventional aircraft such As the b-2 bomber and the advanced tactical fighter. In confirmation testimony Dugan reflected the air forces new emphasis. A the air Force must be prepared for projecting american Power in the con text of a new world order a Dugan said. Quot for most of the contingencies we Are Likely to face in the future there is an a air options that we Are uniquely abbe to exe