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Page 4. Fort Wolters Trumpet, Friday, January 14. 1966
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GOLD LEA\ KS FOR NEW MAJOR—John F, Va.ii Wert Jr. , center, re-
ceives insignia of grade of major from his wife. Jo Lynn, and Col. E. P.
Fleming Jr. . Fort Wolters commander, during promotion ceremony held
January 11 in the colonel's office. The new major is assistant flight com-
mander in the rotary wing division at the U.S. Army Primary Helicopter
School.
Candidate's Corner
1st WOC Co.
The beginning of the new year
left hvo and a half months of
training at Fort Wolters for
Class 66-9W. The majority of
the candidates have soloed and
are working on the primary
phase. Primary check rides
are being taken and the com-
pletion of these check rides
marks the beginning of the
advanced stage.
Maintenance has been the aca-
demic course since Christmas
with a mid - term exam taken
on January 5, and a second
phase exam on January 12.The
exams covered aircraft sys-
tems; engine construction —
principles, operation, installa-
tion, controls and trouble shoot-
ing; transmissions; and main
and tail rotors.
The 1st WOC Company bar-
racks have been restored to
their high standards after a
fresh painting that was com-
pleted just before Christmas.
The excess paint that adhered
to the many windows, floors
and brass door knobs has since
been rubbed and scraped away.
WOC Norman R. Goeringer
2nd WOC Co.
Confusion! Anyway that's what
they call it.
The 2nd Warrant Officer Can-
didate Company had no rep-
resentation in this corner for
two weeks. But printer's ink
won out and a new scribe
launches his military writing
career.
Confusion, that terror of all
WOCs was prevalent when
classes stopped and leave was
available for Christmas. Most
of the WOCs in 2nd WOC com-
pany took advantage and spent
Christmas with family and
friends. Just as at the Bastille,
one remained to become per-
manent CDO when he elected
to not take leave.
Then came the mad scramble
to get back on time. One WOC
was reported stranded in Paris,
France. Or was he really
stranded?
Some WOCs have said that
they were ready for leave to
start again and sad to see it
end.
The 2nd WOC Company got
into the swing of things after
the holidays when they began
flight training in earnest. Some
Woes are still swinging, too,
underneath a rotor system, that
is.
Last week when most WOC's
were realizing that there is no
room for tenseness in the cock-
pit of a helicopter, one WOC
was saying, "What's the good
word? -Relax!" Another WOC
of 2nd WOC is seriously think-
ing of applying for angel -type
wings since two helicoptendev-
eloped serious defects in flight
and could have crashed if his
IP hadn't stepped in.
Several WOCs make regular
trips on weekends to Denton,
Texas. Seems that since we in-
vited a number of young women
from two universities in Denton,
to attend our pre-flight-party,
friendships have developed be-
tween WOCs and several young
co-eds.
Last week the 2nd WOC com-
mander received a letter from
the young women of Lowry Hall
at Texas Women's University,
Denton, and Mrs. Ruth Davis,
director, inviting a group from
2nd WOC Company to an in-
formal evening of dancing on
January 15.
Star witness at the court-
martial held January 8 was WOC
B.D.I. Seems that WOC B.D.I.
was AWOL during Christmas
leave and two WOCs failed to
report him when he returned to
the post. Via his special in-
terpreter, WOC B JD.I gave
conclusive evidence that re-
sulted in the convening authority
assigning the sentence to the
trial counsd and his assistant.
Sentence: 30 days of care and
cleaning of WOC B.D.I., mas-
cot of 2nd WOC.
WOC JAMES B. WASHBURN
accept wholeheartedly. We
would like to extend this in-
vitation to the other WOC Com-
panies also. This includes any
type of competitive sports
practicable. Interested? Call
us.
WOC Donald L. Foster
3rd WOC Co. 4th WOC Co.
"WOC Row" was again alive
with activity this past week.
As all past candidates know and
future candidates will soon
know, there is placed upon the
candidates themselves the
responsibility of self govern-
ment with supervision by well
qualified, hand picked officers
and warrant officer aviators,
former students of the same
school, who have proved their
worth in combat. As Captain
Mulvaney, commanding officer
of the 3rd WOC Company, ex-
plained to us last week, "the
establishment of the Honor Code
as a guide to our conduct plavs
a most important part in this
self-government and candidate
chain of command. "This Code
has been established and will
effectively control the conduct
of the future warrant officers
of the 3rd WOC Company.
On a less serious note, the
week also had its lighter
moments. Since the candidates
are still in the pre-flight phase
of training, there are times that
are very amusing to the un-
initiated.
Take 1 as t W e dn e sdayfor
example, when at approximately
1700 hours, there was a fire
drill. Every necessary action
that would normally take place
in a fire drill occurred but
in a manner slow enough to be
amusing.
To top this, however,Saturday
morning was declared "Grundie
Day" by General Grundie. To
those who don't know what
Grundie Day is, it is turnabout
day. This is the day legally set
aside so that candidates can
release some of their initial
frustrations by harassing in a
friendly way the TAC officers of
the company. The candidates of-
ficially dedicated their class
song to the company commander
on Grundie Day. It will be
published in this column at a
later date along with more de-
tailed coverage of all the pre-
flight activities.
It might appear that studies
were neglected,but such was not
the case. The candidates' first
major test, general subjects,
was scheduled for and
administered last Friday. As
this is written, a few notes
of regret can be detected from
those who were not completely
prepared. On the whole, how-
ever, it appears most of us did
very well. Official scores won't
be posted until next week.
Sunday afternoon was another
exciting afternoon when one of
candidates was brought before a
"mock" general court-martial
on a charge of "murdering a
moth." This was conceived and
prepared to enable the candid-
ates to further their gaining of
practical knowledge of the finer
points of military law. Your
reporter is happy to say the
trial was conducted in a fine
military manner. Much to the
astonishment of the court
audience and the prosecution,
the verdict was "innocent." It
had appeared that due to the pre-
trial publicity the court was
sure to bring in a verdict of
"guilty."
This about ended the week's
activities but plans are already
underway for the immediate
future. A "coffee" is being
planned for the wives of the
candidates who reside in the
immediate area.
As we said last week, if you
would like to see a real WOC
Company, one full of spirit and
"espirt," come over to the 3rd
WOC.
We have been challenged by
the 2nd WOC Company and
Officers
The countdown is on. As of
today, nine short days remain
to wrap up our training here
at Fort Wolters... Nine days
to finish our check rides,com-
plete our cross - country flights
and get our families and our-
selves ready for Fort Rucker.
It doesn't seem that just five
months ago we couldn't hover,
autorotations scared the devil
out of us, and every moment
in our aircraft seemed a mo-
ment closer to complete des-
truction.
But we have made progress.
Of course we still can't hover
V.O.OIS. Llie UIOIIUCIUI/. rtuiuiuw8 '
tions still scare us. But we
have lengthened the amount of
time we can stay in the air-
craft without inviting disaster.
It's up to about a minute and a
half now.
Our sympathy to the new blue
hat class now in pre - flight—
you've got a long way to go.
WOC Arvel Perry
5th WOC Co.
The Yellow Hat class of 66-
7 , now in it's second week
of advanced training, is putting
in the required hours in the
helicopters and really getting a
lot of enjoyment out of it be-
cause the advanced flight man-
euvers are more of a challenge
to the individual student pilot.
The maneuvers require precis-
ion judgment coordinated with
proficient flying techniques, and
when done properly, a great
deal of satisfaction is felt by the
student.
The 5th WOC Company receiv-
ed a new executive officer the
latter part of last week and
greeted him in a very friendly
fashion during the Saturday
morning and afternoon inspec-
tions. The Yellow Hats are ex-
pecting to receive several other
new tactical officers within the
next few weeks also. The class
is looking forward to meeting
the new Tac's.
WOC Michael R. Banks
1ST LT. IIAYES B. BANKS,
a 1964 graduate of the U.S.
Army Primary Helicopter
School, is now assigned to the
USAPHS permanent party staff.
His assignment here follows a
tour in Korea. The lieutenant is
married. His wife, Kasandrea,
and two children, Bernard, two,
and Brian, one, reside at 1021
Madison Avenue in Columbus,
Ohio.
*********
WO PETER J. STEPHENS,
who holds 11 awards of the Air
Medal, is assigned to the
USAPHS permanent party staff.
The 21-year -old aviator re-
ceived his rotary wing training
at Fort Wolters and at the U.S.
Army Aviation School, Fort
Rucker, Ala. He served in Viet-
nam from 1964 -1965. WO
Stephens and his wife, Donice,
have one child, Allison, who is
three years old. They are resid-
ing at 221 Patrick Street in
Wolters Village.
********
WO TERRY L. MILLER, a
Vietnam veteran and holder of
six awards of the Air Medal
reported to Fort Wolters Janu-
ary 6 to assume duties on the
USAPHS permanent party staff.
The 22 - year-old aviator is
married. He and his wife,
Carolyn, reside at 600 NE 23rd
Avenue in Mineral Wells.
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CAPT. FLORIAN E.TRYJAN-
KOWSKI is newly assigned on
the USAPHS permanent party
staff. His oversea assignments
include Korea, his last assign-
ment; Panama and Nicaragua.
Captain Tryjankowski is mar-
ried. His wife, Barbara, and two
children, Sandra Louise, age
five, and Paul, one, reside at
135 Townsend Street, Buffalo,
N.Y.
********
2ND LT. BRIAN G. LEYDEN,
a 1965 graduate of providence
College with a Bachelor of
Science degree in accounting,
arrived at Fort Wolters
recently from Fort Lee, Va.
His military schooling includes
basic Quartermaster School and
the Army - Air Force Exchange
School.
WO REX M. HASAMT, a newly
assigned tactical officer at
USAPHS, holds 18 awards of the
Air Medal. He served a tour
in Vietnam prior to his assign-
ment here. The 21-year-old
aviator is married. He and his
wife> JTajqa^ h^ve
in Weatherford.
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CWO GEORGE H. FREE BERG,
recently assigned to the
USAPHS' Flight Evaluation
Section, has perhaps one of the
largest accumulation of awards
of the Air Medal of anyone at
Fort Wolters. The 33-year-old
aviator holds the Air Medal with
"V" device and 31 Oak Leaf
Clusters. CWO Freeberg just
returned from a year of duty in
Vietnam. His service record
includes participation in five
campaigns during the Korean
War. CWO Freeberg is
married. His wife, Louisa, and
two children, Barbara, 12, and
Debra, 11, reside at 428 James-
town Avenue in Fayetteville,
N.C.
********
CAPT. EDWARD R. CASTLE
JR. has been assigned to the
USAPHS Flight Training
Branch. Captian Castle wears
the Distinguished Flying Cross
and seven awards of the Air
Medal. His oversea service in
eludes tours in Germany and
Vietnam. A 1963 graduate of
USAPHS, the captain is
married. He and his wife, Ellen-
are residing at the 12 Oaks Inn
in Mineral Wells.
MAJ. RAYMOND K. WHALE
has been assigned to the
USAPHS permanent party staff.
Major Whale's last assignment
was in Iran. Other oversea as-
signments include peru, Pan-
ama, Germany, Korea and the
Pacific. The major is married.
His wife, Betty, and four
children, ages three through 11,
reside at 2095 W. Eldorado,
Decatur, ni.
********
WO JAMES J. KOLAR, a new
instructor pilot at USAPHS,
served in Vietnam before his
assignment here. The 22-year-
old aviator holds six awards
of the Air Medal. The Illinois
native entered the service in
January, 1962.
Enlisted Men
CPL. WILLIAM T. NEW BY
is a newly assigned patrolmen in
the Provost Marshal's office.
He reported here from
Germany. A native of Alabama,
Corporal Newby has served two
tours in Germany and a tour in
Greenland. His military train-
ing includes MP School, Fort
Gordon, Ga.; Advanced MP
School, Obermnagu, Germany;
and Army Ordance Guided
Missile School, Redstone Ar-
senal, Ala.
********
PVT. ALVIN W. PURIFOY ar-
rived at Fort Wolters this week
after completing a 16 - week
course at the U.S. Army Signal
School, Fort Gordon, Ga.
Private p u r i f o y completed
basic training at Fort polk, La.
********
SFC JOHN H. SURPRENANT
reported here from Fort Car-
son Colo., where he was
assigned as a technical in-
spector. Sergeant Surprenant's
oversea service includes tours
in Korea and Vietnam. The
sergeant and his wife, Alice,
have two children, Harry, 16
and Dawn, 18 months. They are
residing in Shattles Trailer
Court in Mineral Wells.
********
SP4 BILL O. SIMMONS, JR.,
a newly assigned policeman,
reported here this week follow-
ing a tour in Vietnam. The 21-
year - old soldier entered the
service in August, 1963. The
Texas native served a tour in
Korea from February, 1964-
February, 1965.
BEST MESS—Myrl Heffner,center,U.S.Army Pri-
mary Helicopter School Mess No.One supervisor
Monday accepts the December Best Mess award
from Lt. Col. Otto W. Huebner,right,USAPHS as-
sistant co mmandant. At left i s Stanley Murphy,
mess supervisor. This was the fifth consecutive
time USAPHS Mess No. One won the monthly best
mess award. The mess is contractor operated by
Southern Airways of Texas Inc.
Officer
Observations
Pink slips and irate in-
structors have found their mark
as the officers of 66-12A jockey
the stick into the second week
of flight tiaining. With the group
well alonginto its pre-solo dual,
we have coicluded that the defi-
nition of flight training is
hours and hours of boredom
broken b> moments of stark
terror.
The past 'eek was highlighted
by our mvement into the
" SplinterHilton," a "new"
BOQ provied us as a result
of the expading school. Living
barracks tyle brings back
memories f summer camp
days. Natolly, readjustments
problems (cur. A number of
our taller fficers would not
be able to eep on the cots if
it were not r the three or four
inch matre sag. Of course,
our MedicaJervice Corps of-
ficers , who e used to the finer
things of 1 if get plenty of rib-
ring from tlRangers who are
quite adjust to waking in the
mornings w icicles on their
noses.
Silver barare becoming a
little more mmon as the
promotions oe through.
George Ru.k from Philip-
burg, Pa., w^romoted to first
lieutenant oiecember 23.
George is a)64 graduate of
Artillery OCind is airborne
qualified. Hias four years
service, two which he spent
in Germany.
December was the first
"Silver Bar ay for John
Spells, an arry officer from
Columbia, S.ohn is anROTC
graduate fro>outh Carolina
State and sei his first 18
months with t2nd Ariborne.
We are espdy proud of two
of our firsfeutenants who
received Letbf Commenda-
tion thi -»eom their im-
mediate . jt manders.
1st Lt. btil 3s receivpd n
Letter of Condation from
the Command)fficer of the
197th Infantryade, Ft. Ben-
ning, Ga. for h:standing per-
formance as (lander of the
187th Infantrychment, Path
Finder-AirboiBill has 11
years service is a Master
Parachutist w6 jumps. He
hails from Indolis, Ind.,is
married and ho sons,ages
six and 18 moi
1st Lt. Hank as has been
commended byommanding
Officer, 2nd -.talion 34th
Armor, 4th Iy Division,
for his outstanarformance
as Battalion Air). Hank
calls Paso R( Calif., his
home. He is aior officer,
an Airborne ger, and a
1964 graduatefest Point.
Our hats areole "Pitch
an' Power" S]/ho turned
in the first ovecaseof the
class . We al proud of
John's intereseeing that
the maintenan/s have
plenty to do.
INSIDE CONTROL TOWER—Ministers of the Mineral Wells Ministerial
Alliance viewed helicopter training procedures at Fort Wolters' Stage
Field No. 1 during their January 10 visit to the post. Shown in control tower,
from left, Chaplain (Maj. )Elton E. Curnutt, post Protestant chaplain ; Rev.
Cliff C. Steilow, pastor of the Lawn Terrace Baptist Church; Rev. T.Frank-
lin Harkins, pastor of the North Side Baptist Church;and control tower op-
erator Robert Downs, an employee of Southern Airways of Texas, Inc., the
civilian flight contractor.
Ministers See Pilot Training
Following Meeting At Chapel
A firsthand look at the train-
ing of helicopter pilots at the
UJS. Army primary Helicopter
School climaxed the day's act-
ivities for 10 ministers of the
Mineral Wells Ministerial Al-
liance at Fort Wolters.
The meeting began at 11 a.m.
in the annex of the Post Protes-
tant Chapel with welcoming re-
marks by Lt. Col. Otto W.
Huebner, assistant commandant
of the USAPHS.
Following a luncheon in the
Officers' Open Mess, the min-
isters and two Fort Wolters
Protestant chaplains, Major
Elton E. Curnutt and Captain
Fred L. Wollerman, traveled
to U.S. Army primary Heli-
copter School headquarters
where they were briefed on the
pilot training program by Col-
onel Huebner, Maj. John Moran
Jr., assistant director of in-
struction, and Edgar Anderson,
The party then proceeded to
Stage Field No. 1 where they
watched student pilots learn-
ing the basic flight maneuvers
of the helicopter.
Members of the Mineral Wells
Ministerial Alliance in atten-
dance were Rev. Urban A.
Schulze, pastor of the First
Methodist Church of Mineral
Wells and president of the Min-
isterial Alliance; Dr. Marshall
Doggett, pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church; Rev.
Robert Field, Immanuel Baptist
Church; Rev. Don Turner, Cal-
vary Baptist Church; Rev. Odell
Harris, Church of the Nazarene;
Rev. James Finch, Calvary
Baptist Church; Rev. T. Frank-
lin Harkins, North side Baptist
Church, Rev. G. CliftonSteilow;
Lawn Terrace Baptist Church;
Dr. Rufus Spaberry, First
Baptist Church; and Rev. Ken-
neth Cuppett, First Christian
Church.
HHH
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CLOSER LOOK—While on tour of theU. S. Armv
Primary Helicopter School's pilot training facil-
ities , ministers of the Mineral Wells Ministerial
Alliance viewed helicopters in flight and at close
range Rev. Urban A. Schulze, president of the
Ministerial Alliance and pastor of the First Meth-
odist Church of Mineral Wells,is shown with 2nd
Lt Davis Roblyer, a student in USAPHS Class 66-
12A inside the Hughes TH-55A, the newest heli-
copter trainer used at USAPHS.
LVN Association
Seeks FW Members
The LVN Association of Texas
Division 72, extends an invita-
tion to Fort Wolters women who
are licensed vocational nurses
to participate in association
activiti es, Mrs . Joanna
Daugherty, Division 72 publicity
chairman, announced this week.
Any LVN interested in apply-
ing for membership in the as-
sociation should contact Mrs.
Daugherty at FA5-5016.
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