European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 3, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 a the stars and stripes sunday May 3, 1992gl rescues children from burning Homes amps John Millar pvt. 2 Dwayne Kimble stands with Hans Gisela and Gisela a granddaughter Nadja. By John Millar Wurzburg Bureau Schweinfurt Germany after Only four months in the country pvt. 2 de Wayne Kimble has been elevated to hero status a at least in the eyes of a German Grandfather whose two granddaughters were saved by the Soldier when a fire broke out in their House last weekend. Quot i done to know if i Ever would have seen my granddaughters again if he Kimble Hadnot have done what he did a Hans Gisela said at his Home thursday in Querbach about four Miles West of Schweinfurt. Kimble is a Field artillery tactical fire control operations specialist assigned to he Btry 5th in 41st Field arty in Schweinfurt. He is credited with saving the lives of 7-year-old Nadja Milosz and her 2-year-old sister Michelle when the fire broke out in the boiler room of their House just after Midnight april 25. / the 23-year-old Chicago native said he was asleep in the basement apartment of the House when the fire started. He said his wife Yolanda woke him up after All Power in the apartment failed. A i was going to wait until the morning to Tell the landlord about it actually a he said. Instead he decided to go to the upstairs apartment where Gisela Gisela a wife his daughter and two granddaughters live. Gisela was not Home and Kimble went looking for the electrical failure in the basement boiler room with Gisela a daughter Eva Milosz. A a that a when we saw the fire a he said. The Soldier tried using a fire extinguisher a but the fire was too smoke was also billowing out of the room and into the rest of the House he said. Kimble said he got his wife out of the House and found Milosz standing outside. Though he Speaks Little German Kimble Learned that Milosz a two daughters were still inside the now smoke filled House. A i Low crawled in and got the 7-year-old out a he said. Once outside the child pointed to the room where her baby sister was sleeping. A i tried to break the window but i a Kimble said about the baby a room. A so i Low crawled Back in and i just sort of Felt my Way the 3rd inf div Soldier said he searched two Beds before finding the child. No sooner was Kimble out of the House with the baby than the German fire department arrived. The Soldier was taken to a German Hospital in Schweinfurt for treatment of smoke inhalation and released about eight hours later. A a in a very Happy that he saved my children a Milosz said. The smoke was so thick that she could not go Back into the House she said. Gisela first Learned of the fire and Kimbles actions when he returned from a camping trip the following morning. He found Kimble in the House cleaning up and a the first thing i did was give him a the fire Gisela said was caused by an electrical defect in the houses water Heater. Damage to the Furnace and water Heater alone is 20,000 Marks or about $12,345, he said. Kimble said he was surprised that he did no to panic a until it was Over. I feel Good about it. I would want someone else to do the same thing for my the army private has been recommended for several army awards for heroism said a 3rd inf div spokesman master sgt. Hal leathers. But Kimble who moved into the House on March 1, feels he just did something Good for Good people. A a they re great a he said about the German family with whom he shares the building. A a they re and the feelings Are Mutual. Said Gisela a in my eyes he a a help save skier deep in Glacier crack by Joseph Owen Stuttgart Bureau four americans from military communities in Germany helped Rescue a Swiss Man who had fallen headfirst into a Glacier Crevasse and become covered with Snow. The americans coincidentally were teaching Crevasse Rescue techniques and mountaineering skills on the Peter Surat a Mountain Ridge when the Accident occurred april 25 near Lautic Brunnen Switzerland. The incident occurred almost exactly at noon said army maj. Allan d. How Arth the National ski patrol systems european division director. Howarth was among 15 teachers con ducting a four Day mountaineering course for 30 students at an Altitude of More than 9,000 feet when a helicopter arrived and asked for rescuers and equipment. Four of the teachers left immediately and by the time they returned to the instruction site at 1 30 ., another helicopter had taken the Swiss Man a Lau Ter Brunnen Railroad worker in his 50s, to a Hospital. Even though the students did not see the Rescue Howarth said a it had a very very dramatic and positive effect. It brought Home the need to learn this stuff and learn it correctly the first the Swiss Man was with a skiing party that had stopped for a break. He had removed his skis and had taken a few Steps backward when he fell through a Light Mantle of Snow covering the narrow Crevasse said instructor Sean Mccarthy a civilian who lives with his parents at Patch Barracks in Stuttgart. The skiing party a guide radioed for help. Mccarthy and the three other americans whose names were not available arrived within five minutes followed by a Swiss Rescue team in another helicopter. The americans affixed Anchor pins and tied ropes and the Swiss descended into the Crevasse which was about 50 feet deep. The upside Down victim was unconscious and had stopped breathing so rescuers gave him continuous Mouth to Mouth resuscitation while hauling him out of the Crevasse Mccarthy said. The Man regained consciousness before leaving the site and later that night was reported to be in stable condition at the Hospital. A a it a what we train for and i think it opened Peoples eyes on Why we stress safety in our training a Mccarthy said of the incident. The Accident served As a reminder that skis help distribute a persons weight More evenly Over the Snow so skiers should keep their skis on when travelling on Snow High in the mountains he said. Czechoslovak to celebrate liberation by american soldiers in world War ii by the stars and stripes american flags world War u Vintage jeeps and Boogie Boogie music by an air Force band will highlight a three Day Freedom Celebration that begins wednesday in the Bohemian City of Pulzen Czechoslovakia. May 6 Marks the liberation by the . Army of the Western Section of Czechoslovakia from nazi occupation in 1945. On wednesday soldiers who died in Battle will be honoured at 4 At the City s Central cemetery. A concert by the . Air forces in Europe band will begin at 7 In the City a main theater. Thousands of czechoslovak and americans will flood the main Square in German Hungary a amps downtown Pulzen at 6 Thursday to hear Shirley Temple Black the . Ambassador to Czechoslovakia and other dignitaries. A fireworks display will Cap the Days events. An open air concert by the Safe band will begin at 5 On Friday a czechoslovak military veterans club will drive jeeps and other War time vehicles into pm zen a main Square. . Veterans will be honoured at a memorial service in Chowske Square at 10 . A Folk music festival is planned from 10 . To 10 On the main Square. The air Force band will also be featured. This will Mark the third successive year that the event has been held. Except for one year the czechoslovak had been barred from holding the Celebration since 1948. In May 1968, they hoisted the american Flag in Pulzen and played the Star spangled Banner. Warsaw pact forces invaded Czechoslovakia in August that year crushing democratic reforms promoted by the a Prague hold monthlong sales Ramstein a Germany the defense commissary Agency will hold an armed forces Day Sale throughout May. More than 180 items have been discounted. Discounts Range from 20 percent to 60 percent and coupons will be available for Many of the items according to an Agency news release. Discounted products include Candy condiments laundry detergent paper products canned and Frozen goods pet food and health and Beauty aids. Customers should bring their Coupon collections for additional discounts on an array of products. Coupons Are accepted up to six months after the expiration Date
