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A GIANT IS BORN
Spring in the 156th Group saw
another Innovation. At the direction of Colonel Rex H. Hampton, then Group Commander, a
56th Group newspaper was Initiated. It was the PERSHING
SIii, the l\rst ever in the Group.
In the Fall the Penhin~ Slr and
the three battalion news papers
"PERSHING IN EUROPE"
VOL.1 N0.8
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PATRICK w. POWERS
Colonel, Artillery
Commanding
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Twice I~ 198T Pertbinr Mlr,11" soared In pair u 1tmultaneou1 laundles made btalory at Blanding, Olah.
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HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES
WACKERNHEIM J 9 p.;r'he
Holiday
Activitie~ ~r
McCully Barracks, , ~ of
the 1st Battalion, 81st ,rtillery, for 1967 will Include a
Christmas Party for dependent children at the NCO Club,
a Holiday Basketball Tournament, a Holiday Bowling
(Cont. Page 4, Col. 5)
SCHWAEBISCH GMUEND
- Achievement awards were
presented by 4th Battalion,
41st Artillery Commander
LTC William H. Goodwin in
Command Retreat ceremonies
on the parade field here
recently.
Sergeant First Class Roy H.
Baukol received the Bronze Star
Medal for hi.s meritorious acltlevement In the Republic or Vietnam,
while CW3 Edward L. Jenkins
was awarded the Anny Commendation Medal for his outstanding
service while stationed at Ft. Sill,
Oklahoma.
A Certificote of Achievement
went to Master Serceant Merril
P. Phillips for his services at F t.
Sill. SpeciaHst Four Cross ot Ser
vice Batlery accepted the Minuteman Award reco1nlzln1 the outstandlng participation o! his battery in the savi:nas bond pr ogram.
mander.
EXCHANGE OPENING
BEATS HOLIDAY RUSH
NECKARSULM
Th e
Artillery Kaserne Po~t Exchange re-opened recent!"
with LTC Max G. Horton .
Commanding Officer of th<'
3rd Battalion, 84th Artillery
cutting the traditional ribbon.
Colonel Horton also became
the facility's first customer.
m uch
cious
Slo1,
aro1e
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SUCCESS IN SPORTS
Teams and Individuals representin& the 56th Artillery Group
made their presence known in
championships held in various
sp0rts during the yoar. Of particular note are Service Battery,
4th of the 41st winning the VII
Corps Softball Championships.
and Specialist Four Kaat and
Lieutenant Colonel Milton L.
Haskin winning the Vil Corps
plonships.
In October Battery B of the
84th finished second in the VII
Corps Touch football championships to put the final touch on
Championships tor 1967.
KP ENDS AT TWO
KASERNES
Altogether there was a lot of
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Isre.al Wihite, t r.e 22 year ol:I
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light
middle
weight champion from the 1st
Battalion, 81st Artillery is
now boxing as a member of
the 8th Division boxing team.
White has been interested in
boxing since he was 14 years
old.
The champ has been exceptionally busy tor the past three
weeks as ht has fought bouts In
Berlin, Switzerland and Lee Barracks, Mainz1 winning two and
drawing one.
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Tournament, unit Best Decoration Contest. and the lighting of he post Christmas
tree by LTC Walter C. Phillips, Battalion Commander.
Each of the units of McCully
Barracks will be striving hard to
win the rotating trophy \0
be presented by the battalion
commandor !or the best decorations. The trophy wl 11 be retained
by the winning unit !or one year.
The Holiday Basketball and
Bowling Tournaments will be
conducted from December 27th
through December 291h. Each of lh
units on post will sponser a team
tor participation In the Basketball
Tournament with the championship t4"am receoiving a trophy to
be retained by them until Chri$1-
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