dignity Kugged T^ihing

WITH U.S. ,'JD DIV—The Bel- drafted into the service under
Drives Off Main Party
WITH U.S. 25TH DIV—Quick started lobbing grenades and
gian United Nations Command an identical selective service thinking coupled with fine dis- two of them came up throwing
soldiers attached to the 3d system used in the United cipline paid off in a successful grenades. The patrol fought
Division wear their brown States. The term of service is patrol action by Company A, back, wounding at least two
berets with dignity and a feeling -24 months if the soldier serves 35th' Infantry Regiment. more enemy before the Reds
of achievement. They are a his Army time in Europe. How- withdrew.
mark of arduous training as ever, if a Belgian volunteers one The ambush patrol led by 1st
•well as personal sacrifice and year of service in Korea, the Lt. William Adams, Amsterdam, The Americans thought that
are not an easily won prize. length of service is cut to 18 N.Y., started out as soon as it both enemy downed were dead,
•The berets are worn only by months. got dark but was held up by but after pulling the bodies out;
Belgian troops fighting with the A ' "Belgiek" who does a mortar barrage and harassing of the wire and taking them up
United Nations in Korea. On volunteer for Korean duty is machinegun fire. the hill they found one of them
European duty artillery soldiers placed on a. waiting list. Some- "When the enemy firing died was still alive. Medics kept
wear dark blue berets, para- times he must waif. 12 months down," Adams said, "we moved him alive, and the patrol was
before he is called for shipment out again. We were traveling credited with one dead enemy,
to the Far East. down a finger about 250 yards two wounded and one prisoner,
THE BELGIAN COAT of arms N E W THUNDERBIRD — from the MLR. As the leading Sgt. Charles Masters, Metu-
decorates the side of the brown Brig. Gen. P. D. Ginder of men of the patrol began to move chen, N.J., and Cpl. Salvatore
berets worn by the first Belgian New York City and Danbury, off the finger, some men in the Vinci, Detroit, said the enemy
expeditionary force in the coun- Conn., was recently appointed rear spotted two enemy coming patrol seemed to be in a hurry
try's history. A gold crest des- assistant, commander of the up fast on a finger paralleling to get to their objective; prob-
ignates an officer, a silver coat 45th Infantry Division in Ko- the one we were on. ably to make a probe of UN
of arms a noncommissioned of- rea. (U.S. Army Photo) "WE FIGURED they were lines.
ficer and the bronze crest an en- scouts with more behind them.
listed soldier.
To. be awarded a beret is one Korea Action Brings They seemed to make no at-
tempt at concealment and cer-
tainly weren't expecting us."
Old Korean Bell
of the highest honors attainable
by a,n enlisted man or officer in
the Belgian army. The berets 819 Medals To 45th According to Adams, his
patrol quickly and silently
pread out into a short perime-
Set For Chapel,
WITH EIGHTH ARR,1Y—An
are awarded in a formal cere- WITH U.S. 45TH DIV—Heroic
mony attended by the Belgian and meritorious actions by fight- ter in the hollow between the ancient Korean bell that once
royal family and marks one of ing Thunderbirds of the 45th fingers. They waited until summoned Buddhist followers to
the high spots in the life of a Division have resulted in the enemy scouts reached a wire worship soon will be calling wor-
Belgian soldier. presentation of 819 awards apron and the leader began to shippers of western faiths 10
since the division arrived in Ko< cut it. Adams gave the signal church at headquarters of the
and the patrol fired a burst 3d Transportation Military Rail-
Former Enemies rea early last December.
This figure represents awards
knocking down the two enemy way Service.
scouts. Bell dedication and corner-
Now Fight Reds given through July. Many are "Fire control and discipline stone laying for a new 3d TMRS
still awaiting final approval.
troops red berets, armored
On Same Side The highest decoration has
was excellent." Adams said.
"We waited after the first
chapel were celebrated recently
in a ceremony conducted by
troops black berets and the WITH U.S. 25TH DIV—Two been the Distinguished Service burst figuring the others might Chaplain (Maj.j Alfred S. Kline
men in Company I, 35th Cacti Cross awarded posthumously to come up." of the railway unit and Chaplain
Belgian commandos green Regiment, fought i:. the battle
berets. Cpl. Jack Korakian, an as- THE OTHERS WERE behind (Lt.) Herbert Teitelbaum of the
of Okinawa—but they fought sistant squad leader with Com- the finger off the skyline. They Eighth Army chaplain section.
A BELGIAN SOLDIER must on opposite sides.
first qualify for a beret and four pany E, 279th Infantry. WHEN THE CHAPEL is com-
Lt. Roy R. Scverin, Akron, THE OTHER 818 citations pleted the cross on its steeple
months of intensive commando
training serves as a test of his
Colo., company commander,
served as a BAR man with the
were 113 Silver Stars, 225 Bazooka Operator will bear a superimposed Star of
stamina and endurance. While Bronze Stars for valor, 297 Hits Reds' Bunker, David to symbolize the religious
27th Division there, and Sgt. Bronze Stars for meritorious brotherhood to which the chapel
taking four months of basic Shogen Itomura, Cleveland,
training, he wears an olive drab Ohio, a squad leader, was a
service, 15 Soldier's Medals and
168 Commendation ribbons.
Kills 4 Occupants will be dedicated. Construction
of the quonset structure will
khaki cap. He is put through litter bearer with the Japanese WITH U.S. 7TH DIV—A
daily obstacle and assault Of these, 431 were received bazooka operator with a squad take two months.
Byara Battalion. by Thunderbirds in a one-month The bell is the gift of the 765th
courses dodging live ammuni- Itomura was born in Hawaii, of 17th Buffalo Regiment rifle-
tion; 20 and 30 mile f u l l field- period Avhen they stormed and men recently accounted for an Transportation Railway Shop
but his family moved to Oki- captured strategic Chinese hills Battalion. Men of the unit dis«
pack speed marches and long nawa when he was two years estimated four dead Communists
hours of exacting m a n u a l of on the western front. because of a direct bunker hit. covered it in some North Korean
old. In 1945, Avhen he was 16, ruins and carried it south with
arms' drill. he was i n d u c t e d into the Japa- The 279th won the greatest During an assault mission by
In Belgium, citizens are a m o u n t of awards since De- elements of Companies L and them to put to useful service.
nese army and l a i c r captured on £_
Okinawa. cember w i t h 317; the 180th was I, Cpl. Donald R. Kostka, Mil-
Vet Rotating Second Time He spent six months in a
PW camp in Hawaii. Instead
second w i t h 274, and the 179th
third with 228.
waukee, fired, a 3.5-inch bazooka
round through a small bunker Commander Of Thailand
After 23 Months In War of r e t u r n i n g to Okinawa, he
settled in Honolulu. Gabor-Calvet Tiff
opening from which Reds fired
a machinegun. it Assigned New Post
WITH U.S. 3D DIV —"I'm In 1950, he moved to HE ACCOMPANIED a rifle WITH U.S. 2D DIV—Lt. Col.
ready to go back to the States Cleveland where he had an Gets Willing Eyes squad Ic'd by Cpl. Vincent P. Aung Potiganit, commander of
for another 30-day furlough," aunt, got a job in a factory, and WITH 3D TMRS—American McCullough, Los Angeles. This the United Nations Thailand
declared SFC Billy R. Douillett, studied 1 . English. railroaders in Korea, fully and a second squad flanked the forces since January, has left
Suncook, N.H., veteran of 2L5 He was drafted into the accustomed to examining bunker, well dug into the the unit for another assignment,
months in Korea and a member U.S. Army in 1951, and went off "streamlined" equipment, have ground and estimated to be ten it was announced recently.
of Company .C, 64th Tank Bat- to his second war—this time for volunteered to serve as impar- yards square. Colonel Aung will be succeed-
talion, 3d Division. his former enemies. tial judges in the controversy The Reds,, who manned the ed by Maj. Griangsak Chomanan,
The 21-year old platoon ser- now raging between Corrine .30-cal. machinegun and frs former executive officer of the
geant soon- will be rotated to the Calvet and Zsa Zsa Gabor. quently threw grenades from unit.
States for the second time since Stone To Replace Men of the 3d Transportation the bunker, managed for a time "WE HAVE ALWAYS felt that
the Korean conflict broke oufc Military Railway Service, sta- to pin .down one of the squads Ave are a part of the 2d Division,"
IN JULY 1950, he came to Handleman At INS tioned at points along the Ko- McCullough's squad, however, the 38-year old officer said,
Korea with the Gth Tank Bat- TOKYO (INS)—Marvin Stone, rean national railroad, voted had maneuvered to within 125 "rather than an attached unit."
talion of the 24th Division. new Far Eastern director for to interject themselves iu the yards of the bunker. Opening He credited this factor as the
Rotating to the States with 44 International News Service, is feud between the glamorous up with intense small arms fire, basic reason for the excellent
points in June 1951, he took a scheduled to arrive in Tokyo ladies "purely in the interests .it succeeded . in temporarily relations between the Thailand
30-day furlough and volunteered Thursday afternoon. of justice and so that tranquill- silencing the Communists. and American troopers.
for Korea, arriving in October Stone will succeed Howard ity may be restored in the TAKING ADVANTAGE of the Fighting together since last
1951. Handleman, who is leaving for ranks of the pulchritudinous." brief lull, Kostka fired three December, the Thailand forces
"I just wanted t o come back the United States early in The self-appointed judges high explosive missiles at. the were attached to the 2d Divi-
to Korea,' 1 declared the ser- September after seven years in have indicated the only exhib- bunker. His third cleared the sion after its former parent.
geant. the Far East post. its necessary in court will be one-by-two foot aperture and | unit, the 1st Cavalry, returned
In August 1950, his t a n k Avas One of International News the duo in appropriate attire the enemy bunker collapsed. ! to Japan.
the first to enter Taejon in i h e Service's top foreign correspond- —preferably tlie briefest of
UN counterofi'ensive. The Gth ents, Stone managed the Vien- bathing suits—that a truly dis-
Tank Battalion rumbled w i t h i n na INS bureau and most passionate ruling in thu Tropip Lightning Training Program
14 miles of the Yalu river in the recently handled coverage of "feud-of-the-profiles" might be
offensive. the H e l s i n k i Olympic games. handed down. To Toughen Troops For Combat
WITH TI.S. 25TH DIV—"Battle the enemy, we are going to bring
21st AAA Sees Double 3 Times Buffalos Put End9
is the infantry pay-off" and a every man in the division to a
new extensive training program peak of combat efficiency."
WITH U.S. 25TH DIV—With been separated, and go by the To 'Phantom Cat has been instituted in the 25th. IN THE FIRST DAYS of the
Infantry Division to assure a training schedule troops of the
three sets of twins in the 'unit, nicknames of "Pat and Mike." WITH U.S. 7TH DIV—The pay-off in Tropic Lightning vic- reserve regiment have taken
soldiers of the 21st Antiaircraft IT'S ABOUT THE same story "phantom cat," an evasive crea tories. part in extensive field operations,
Artillery Battalion have been with the Ruge brothers. Before ture that had worried men of This training insures all per- known distancei and field firing.-
seeing double lately. entering the Army in November cently the 17th Buffalo Regiment, re-
forfeited the last of its sonnel remain in excellent phys- Selected men of the Turkish
Corporals Richard and Ray- 1*951, t h e t w i n s operated a nine lives. ical conditions, whether in the Brigade are training in marks-
mond Anthony, Kevvanee, III., sports shop in their hometown. FOR MONTHS men tried to line or out. manship with all weapons. Sol-
and Corporals Fred and Robert A l t h o u g h Fred is 30 minutes kill the cat that pranced through TROOPS FROM ALL 25th diers from division headquarters
Huge, Lake Orion, Mich., are older, it hasn't come between minefields and set off trip units are now carrying out one and separate companies are re-
serving in Battery C while Pri- them. flares. Sgt. James E. Lane, of the toughest training pro- ceiving thorough briefing on trm
vates First Class Harold I), and The Hugo brothers took basic A t l a n t a , Ca., finally put an end grams ever undertaken by a divi- use and maintenance of small
Howard D. Kelly from G l e m l i v e , t r a i n i n g together, arrived in Ko- to it. sion in a combat theater. arms.
Mont., are in Battery B. rea at the same time and re- Standing guard, Lane said he Brig. Gen. Samuel T. Williams, Fields covered in the division
The three sets of t w i n s nut ceived t h e i r promotions to pri- was startled by a noise at the 25th Division commander, de- program will include schooling
only look ahke, but have had j v a t e first class and corporal on | other end of his bunker. "J signed the program. The gen- of officers and noncommissioned
almost identical A r m y careers.. t h e s n t n o days. : turned and .saw two green eyes eral said t h a t top combat eft'ec- officcr-.s in their duties as leaders;
The Kellys both o n t o rod t h e The A n t h o n y t \ v i n s have I s t a r i n g right at me about 20 tiveness is the goal of the inten intensive t r a i n i n g for artillerv-
Army Sept. 11. 1951, and a r r i v a l 'sprrrt. much of t h e i r A r m y time : t'eer. awny." he reported. sive t r a i n i n g . men, mortarmen. and other sp;j-
in Korea last May .'-]. They \ v r r c ! separai rcl from each oiher. ; "[ called Ihe command post "The 25th Division has a hr;l-! cialisis: care and maintcnco of.
promoted to p H v . - i i p fir.-T f'-i.^s I A f t e r enIU;t ing t o g e t h e r in July • a n d got. pcrmi-^ion to shoot Hunt, combat record." General! vehicles: Conservation of prop-
r. t. the fciuiv.2 time, b ^ v ^ JT;\'<-*r ' " ! ' * . t h e brother--; -wen; scpa- him," Lane continued. "That Williams said. "To keep up thejerty; marksmanship and tech-
'.<rd- Richard '.'online *'o 'voreu k'at was iure surprised when example st;t for us by former i niqi.ies of fire; map reading; coin-
jls.it September -s'ld Ravniond m v M-l went off.'' members of the Tropic Light-imunieations: combat intelligence.
Pacific, Stars & Stripes loininH " him in the 21.sl AAA | The next morn ins Lane buried
6 Thursday, Aug. IM. 1332 Eu'.uili'.'ii in February, [the animal.
nin.2 and to be in a position tc and a host of other activities, of
deal the utmost destruction to a combat infantry division.
dignity Kugged T^ihing
WITH U.S. ,'JD DIV—The Bel- drafted into the service under
Drives Off Main Party
WITH U.S. 25TH DIV—Quick started lobbing grenades and
gian United Nations Command an identical selective service thinking coupled with fine dis- two of them came up throwing
soldiers attached to the 3d system used in the United cipline paid off in a successful grenades. The patrol fought
Division wear their brown States. The term of service is patrol action by Company A, back, wounding at least two
berets with dignity and a feeling -24 months if the soldier serves 35th' Infantry Regiment. more enemy before the Reds
of achievement. They are a his Army time in Europe. How- withdrew.
mark of arduous training as ever, if a Belgian volunteers one The ambush patrol led by 1st
•well as personal sacrifice and year of service in Korea, the Lt. William Adams, Amsterdam, The Americans thought that
are not an easily won prize. length of service is cut to 18 N.Y., started out as soon as it both enemy downed were dead,
•The berets are worn only by months. got dark but was held up by but after pulling the bodies out;
Belgian troops fighting with the A ' "Belgiek" who does a mortar barrage and harassing of the wire and taking them up
United Nations in Korea. On volunteer for Korean duty is machinegun fire. the hill they found one of them
European duty artillery soldiers placed on a. waiting list. Some- "When the enemy firing died was still alive. Medics kept
wear dark blue berets, para- times he must waif. 12 months down," Adams said, "we moved him alive, and the patrol was
before he is called for shipment out again. We were traveling credited with one dead enemy,
to the Far East. down a finger about 250 yards two wounded and one prisoner,
THE BELGIAN COAT of arms N E W THUNDERBIRD — from the MLR. As the leading Sgt. Charles Masters, Metu-
decorates the side of the brown Brig. Gen. P. D. Ginder of men of the patrol began to move chen, N.J., and Cpl. Salvatore
berets worn by the first Belgian New York City and Danbury, off the finger, some men in the Vinci, Detroit, said the enemy
expeditionary force in the coun- Conn., was recently appointed rear spotted two enemy coming patrol seemed to be in a hurry
try's history. A gold crest des- assistant, commander of the up fast on a finger paralleling to get to their objective; prob-
ignates an officer, a silver coat 45th Infantry Division in Ko- the one we were on. ably to make a probe of UN
of arms a noncommissioned of- rea. (U.S. Army Photo) "WE FIGURED they were lines.
ficer and the bronze crest an en- scouts with more behind them.
listed soldier.
To. be awarded a beret is one Korea Action Brings They seemed to make no at-
tempt at concealment and cer-
tainly weren't expecting us."
Old Korean Bell
of the highest honors attainable
by a,n enlisted man or officer in
the Belgian army. The berets 819 Medals To 45th According to Adams, his
patrol quickly and silently
pread out into a short perime-
Set For Chapel,
WITH EIGHTH ARR,1Y—An
are awarded in a formal cere- WITH U.S. 45TH DIV—Heroic
mony attended by the Belgian and meritorious actions by fight- ter in the hollow between the ancient Korean bell that once
royal family and marks one of ing Thunderbirds of the 45th fingers. They waited until summoned Buddhist followers to
the high spots in the life of a Division have resulted in the enemy scouts reached a wire worship soon will be calling wor-
Belgian soldier. presentation of 819 awards apron and the leader began to shippers of western faiths 10
since the division arrived in Ko< cut it. Adams gave the signal church at headquarters of the
and the patrol fired a burst 3d Transportation Military Rail-
Former Enemies rea early last December.
This figure represents awards
knocking down the two enemy way Service.
scouts. Bell dedication and corner-
Now Fight Reds given through July. Many are "Fire control and discipline stone laying for a new 3d TMRS
still awaiting final approval.
troops red berets, armored
On Same Side The highest decoration has
was excellent." Adams said.
"We waited after the first
chapel were celebrated recently
in a ceremony conducted by
troops black berets and the WITH U.S. 25TH DIV—Two been the Distinguished Service burst figuring the others might Chaplain (Maj.j Alfred S. Kline
men in Company I, 35th Cacti Cross awarded posthumously to come up." of the railway unit and Chaplain
Belgian commandos green Regiment, fought i:. the battle
berets. Cpl. Jack Korakian, an as- THE OTHERS WERE behind (Lt.) Herbert Teitelbaum of the
of Okinawa—but they fought sistant squad leader with Com- the finger off the skyline. They Eighth Army chaplain section.
A BELGIAN SOLDIER must on opposite sides.
first qualify for a beret and four pany E, 279th Infantry. WHEN THE CHAPEL is com-
Lt. Roy R. Scverin, Akron, THE OTHER 818 citations pleted the cross on its steeple
months of intensive commando
training serves as a test of his
Colo., company commander,
served as a BAR man with the
were 113 Silver Stars, 225 Bazooka Operator will bear a superimposed Star of
stamina and endurance. While Bronze Stars for valor, 297 Hits Reds' Bunker, David to symbolize the religious
27th Division there, and Sgt. Bronze Stars for meritorious brotherhood to which the chapel
taking four months of basic Shogen Itomura, Cleveland,
training, he wears an olive drab Ohio, a squad leader, was a
service, 15 Soldier's Medals and
168 Commendation ribbons.
Kills 4 Occupants will be dedicated. Construction
of the quonset structure will
khaki cap. He is put through litter bearer with the Japanese WITH U.S. 7TH DIV—A
daily obstacle and assault Of these, 431 were received bazooka operator with a squad take two months.
Byara Battalion. by Thunderbirds in a one-month The bell is the gift of the 765th
courses dodging live ammuni- Itomura was born in Hawaii, of 17th Buffalo Regiment rifle-
tion; 20 and 30 mile f u l l field- period Avhen they stormed and men recently accounted for an Transportation Railway Shop
but his family moved to Oki- captured strategic Chinese hills Battalion. Men of the unit dis«
pack speed marches and long nawa when he was two years estimated four dead Communists
hours of exacting m a n u a l of on the western front. because of a direct bunker hit. covered it in some North Korean
old. In 1945, Avhen he was 16, ruins and carried it south with
arms' drill. he was i n d u c t e d into the Japa- The 279th won the greatest During an assault mission by
In Belgium, citizens are a m o u n t of awards since De- elements of Companies L and them to put to useful service.
nese army and l a i c r captured on £_
Okinawa. cember w i t h 317; the 180th was I, Cpl. Donald R. Kostka, Mil-
Vet Rotating Second Time He spent six months in a
PW camp in Hawaii. Instead
second w i t h 274, and the 179th
third with 228.
waukee, fired, a 3.5-inch bazooka
round through a small bunker Commander Of Thailand
After 23 Months In War of r e t u r n i n g to Okinawa, he
settled in Honolulu. Gabor-Calvet Tiff
opening from which Reds fired
a machinegun. it Assigned New Post
WITH U.S. 3D DIV —"I'm In 1950, he moved to HE ACCOMPANIED a rifle WITH U.S. 2D DIV—Lt. Col.
ready to go back to the States Cleveland where he had an Gets Willing Eyes squad Ic'd by Cpl. Vincent P. Aung Potiganit, commander of
for another 30-day furlough," aunt, got a job in a factory, and WITH 3D TMRS—American McCullough, Los Angeles. This the United Nations Thailand
declared SFC Billy R. Douillett, studied 1 . English. railroaders in Korea, fully and a second squad flanked the forces since January, has left
Suncook, N.H., veteran of 2L5 He was drafted into the accustomed to examining bunker, well dug into the the unit for another assignment,
months in Korea and a member U.S. Army in 1951, and went off "streamlined" equipment, have ground and estimated to be ten it was announced recently.
of Company .C, 64th Tank Bat- to his second war—this time for volunteered to serve as impar- yards square. Colonel Aung will be succeed-
talion, 3d Division. his former enemies. tial judges in the controversy The Reds,, who manned the ed by Maj. Griangsak Chomanan,
The 21-year old platoon ser- now raging between Corrine .30-cal. machinegun and frs former executive officer of the
geant soon- will be rotated to the Calvet and Zsa Zsa Gabor. quently threw grenades from unit.
States for the second time since Stone To Replace Men of the 3d Transportation the bunker, managed for a time "WE HAVE ALWAYS felt that
the Korean conflict broke oufc Military Railway Service, sta- to pin .down one of the squads Ave are a part of the 2d Division,"
IN JULY 1950, he came to Handleman At INS tioned at points along the Ko- McCullough's squad, however, the 38-year old officer said,
Korea with the Gth Tank Bat- TOKYO (INS)—Marvin Stone, rean national railroad, voted had maneuvered to within 125 "rather than an attached unit."
talion of the 24th Division. new Far Eastern director for to interject themselves iu the yards of the bunker. Opening He credited this factor as the
Rotating to the States with 44 International News Service, is feud between the glamorous up with intense small arms fire, basic reason for the excellent
points in June 1951, he took a scheduled to arrive in Tokyo ladies "purely in the interests .it succeeded . in temporarily relations between the Thailand
30-day furlough and volunteered Thursday afternoon. of justice and so that tranquill- silencing the Communists. and American troopers.
for Korea, arriving in October Stone will succeed Howard ity may be restored in the TAKING ADVANTAGE of the Fighting together since last
1951. Handleman, who is leaving for ranks of the pulchritudinous." brief lull, Kostka fired three December, the Thailand forces
"I just wanted t o come back the United States early in The self-appointed judges high explosive missiles at. the were attached to the 2d Divi-
to Korea,' 1 declared the ser- September after seven years in have indicated the only exhib- bunker. His third cleared the sion after its former parent.
geant. the Far East post. its necessary in court will be one-by-two foot aperture and | unit, the 1st Cavalry, returned
In August 1950, his t a n k Avas One of International News the duo in appropriate attire the enemy bunker collapsed. ! to Japan.
the first to enter Taejon in i h e Service's top foreign correspond- —preferably tlie briefest of
UN counterofi'ensive. The Gth ents, Stone managed the Vien- bathing suits—that a truly dis-
Tank Battalion rumbled w i t h i n na INS bureau and most passionate ruling in thu Tropip Lightning Training Program
14 miles of the Yalu river in the recently handled coverage of "feud-of-the-profiles" might be
offensive. the H e l s i n k i Olympic games. handed down. To Toughen Troops For Combat
WITH TI.S. 25TH DIV—"Battle the enemy, we are going to bring
21st AAA Sees Double 3 Times Buffalos Put End9
is the infantry pay-off" and a every man in the division to a
new extensive training program peak of combat efficiency."
WITH U.S. 25TH DIV—With been separated, and go by the To 'Phantom Cat has been instituted in the 25th. IN THE FIRST DAYS of the
Infantry Division to assure a training schedule troops of the
three sets of twins in the 'unit, nicknames of "Pat and Mike." WITH U.S. 7TH DIV—The pay-off in Tropic Lightning vic- reserve regiment have taken
soldiers of the 21st Antiaircraft IT'S ABOUT THE same story "phantom cat," an evasive crea tories. part in extensive field operations,
Artillery Battalion have been with the Ruge brothers. Before ture that had worried men of This training insures all per- known distancei and field firing.-
seeing double lately. entering the Army in November cently the 17th Buffalo Regiment, re-
forfeited the last of its sonnel remain in excellent phys- Selected men of the Turkish
Corporals Richard and Ray- 1*951, t h e t w i n s operated a nine lives. ical conditions, whether in the Brigade are training in marks-
mond Anthony, Kevvanee, III., sports shop in their hometown. FOR MONTHS men tried to line or out. manship with all weapons. Sol-
and Corporals Fred and Robert A l t h o u g h Fred is 30 minutes kill the cat that pranced through TROOPS FROM ALL 25th diers from division headquarters
Huge, Lake Orion, Mich., are older, it hasn't come between minefields and set off trip units are now carrying out one and separate companies are re-
serving in Battery C while Pri- them. flares. Sgt. James E. Lane, of the toughest training pro- ceiving thorough briefing on trm
vates First Class Harold I), and The Hugo brothers took basic A t l a n t a , Ca., finally put an end grams ever undertaken by a divi- use and maintenance of small
Howard D. Kelly from G l e m l i v e , t r a i n i n g together, arrived in Ko- to it. sion in a combat theater. arms.
Mont., are in Battery B. rea at the same time and re- Standing guard, Lane said he Brig. Gen. Samuel T. Williams, Fields covered in the division
The three sets of t w i n s nut ceived t h e i r promotions to pri- was startled by a noise at the 25th Division commander, de- program will include schooling
only look ahke, but have had j v a t e first class and corporal on | other end of his bunker. "J signed the program. The gen- of officers and noncommissioned
almost identical A r m y careers.. t h e s n t n o days. : turned and .saw two green eyes eral said t h a t top combat eft'ec- officcr-.s in their duties as leaders;
The Kellys both o n t o rod t h e The A n t h o n y t \ v i n s have I s t a r i n g right at me about 20 tiveness is the goal of the inten intensive t r a i n i n g for artillerv-
Army Sept. 11. 1951, and a r r i v a l 'sprrrt. much of t h e i r A r m y time : t'eer. awny." he reported. sive t r a i n i n g . men, mortarmen. and other sp;j-
in Korea last May .'-]. They \ v r r c ! separai rcl from each oiher. ; "[ called Ihe command post "The 25th Division has a hr;l-! cialisis: care and maintcnco of.
promoted to p H v . - i i p fir.-T f'-i.^s I A f t e r enIU;t ing t o g e t h e r in July • a n d got. pcrmi-^ion to shoot Hunt, combat record." General! vehicles: Conservation of prop-
r. t. the fciuiv.2 time, b ^ v ^ JT;\'<-*r ' " ! ' * . t h e brother--; -wen; scpa- him," Lane continued. "That Williams said. "To keep up thejerty; marksmanship and tech-
'.<rd- Richard '.'online *'o 'voreu k'at was iure surprised when example st;t for us by former i niqi.ies of fire; map reading; coin-
jls.it September -s'ld Ravniond m v M-l went off.'' members of the Tropic Light-imunieations: combat intelligence.
Pacific, Stars & Stripes loininH " him in the 21.sl AAA | The next morn ins Lane buried
6 Thursday, Aug. IM. 1332 Eu'.uili'.'ii in February, [the animal.
nin.2 and to be in a position tc and a host of other activities, of
deal the utmost destruction to a combat infantry division.