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TBS WHITE FALCON
Wednesday, July 31, 1957
THE WHITE FALCON
Volume 7 Number 15
HEADQUARTERS, ICELAND DEFENSE FORCE
Brig Gen John W. White, USAF
Joint Commander
The WHITE FALCON is an official Armed Forces newspaper published bi-weekly at
Keflavik Airport, Iceland, by and for the Army, Navy and Air Force personnel of the Ice-
land Defense Force. The WHITE FALCON receives AFPS material. AFPS material appear-
ing herein will not be reprinted without written permission of the Armed Forces Press
Service, Room 1425 Fisk Bldg., 250 West 57th st., New York 19, N. Y. Views and opinions
expressed herein are not necessarily those of the Department of Defense.
Deadline for copy: 0900 hours Monday. Telephone number: 4156.
Staff
Supervising Officer ..............Colonel Ragnar Stefansson, USAF.
Editor...............................M/Sgt Don W. Rowland, USAF.
Associate Editor........................... T/Sgt Bill Turner, USAF.
Staff Writers A/1C Scotty Fuller, USAF, Pfc Ron Bayes, USA, and
Pfc Mickey Rosen, USA.
Administrative Assistant ............... S/Sgt W. B. D. Jones, USAF.
Staff Photographer ......................... Sp/3 Darwin Krall, USA.
Isafoldarprentsmifija h.f.
Chaplains Column
By Chaplain (Lt Col) Willard G. Davis
A Sense Of Humor
How is your sense of humor today? I have discovered that it
should be kept sharp here in Iceland and that there are plenty of
good rocks with which to sharpen it.
Lin Yutang, the Chinese philosopher, once wrote “It seems to me
that the worst thing about dictators is their lack of humor. Dicta-
tors always look so solemn or pompous or angry. Presidents of
democracies smile and the people like it.” One of the happy fruits
of freedom is the ability to see things in their lighter aspects and
laugh about them. Life is happier for all of us because of it. It
kills monotony.
Thank God for the heritage of a freedom loving people who
encourage us to laugh. This does not mean that the seriousness of
life should be forgotten. There is a time when a wise crack is out of
order and a joke is in very bad taste. But we should strive to keep
life in balance by an equal measure of both.
Now it is up to you while in Iceland to keep that sense of humor
whetted and bright with use. Remember that “time and tide” wait
for no one; so put out effort to make this tour a happy profitable
one. Take an educational course, read and develop your hobby, what-
ever it is. If you do not have one, develop one. Be sure to take part
in the chapel program. You will find that the days will pass faster
and you will have that grand feeling of accomplishment.
As Kate Smith forcefully sang on Ed Sullivan’s TV show one
Sunday evening, “Love Life and Live It”, I recommend it to you. And
it is up to you, my friend.
100,000-Man
Cut Approved
For Services
Washigton (AFPS) — President
Eisenhower has approved a re-
commendation by Secretary of De-
fense Charles E. Wilson for a
100,000-man reduction of the Arm-
ed Force by the end of the year.
Secretary Wilson, in a memo-
randum to the President, said the
reduction would save an estimated
$200 million in defense costs.
The Secretary said he feels “the
proposed reductions can be made
without materially affecting de-
ployment of major combat units
abroad, including those in West-
ern Europe.”
Half the total cut will be ab-
sorbed by the Army, lowering
its strength to less than 1,000,000
men.
In a memorandum to the serv-
ice secretaries, Mr. Wilson or-
dered the following reductions:
• Army—44,470 enlisted men,
5,530 officers, 50,000 total.
• Navy—13,365 enlisted men,
I, 635 officers, 15,000 total.
• Marines—9,100 enlisted men,
900 officers, 10,000 total.
• Air Force — 21,200 enlisted
men, 3,800 offiers, 25,000 total.
The total officer reduction pro-
vided in the figures above is
II, 865.
In order to reach the “desired”
reduction of 20,000 officers in the
military service during the com-
Em’s-Of-Month Named
Three men, a soldier, a sailor
and an airman, were chosen as
top representatives in their re-
spective military components at
the Iceland Defense Force base and
were awarded certificates and
prizes by Brig. Gen. John W.
White, Commander, Iceland De-
fense Force.
The men chosen for the June
awards were:
SOLDIER OF THE MONTH—
Pfc James A. Ackroyd, Jr., 86th
Field Artillery Battery, 2nd BCT.
Gloucester City, New Jersey.
SAILOR OF THE MONTH—
Harold R. Breidenbach, AM3, Fas-
ron 107. Dunkirk, Ohio.
AIRMAN OF THE MONTH—
A/1C John K. Fletcher, Hqs.
IADF. Gainesville, Florida.
Surprise Party
For Mrs. White
Mrs. John W. White, wife of
Brigadier General White, was
honored at a surprise “Bless
Party” July 17th at the Officer’s
Club by seventy-five wives of
officers and other officials.
Among those on hand to bid
farewell to Mrs. White were Mrs.
Forest Shivers, wife of the Amer-
ican Economic Attache to Iceland
and Mrs. Richard W. Philbrick,
wife of Colonel Philbrick, Com-
mander, Iceland Air Defense
Force.
As a remembrance, Mrs. White
was presented a statuette of the
Madonna.
K.I.A. Girl Scouts
Return From England
Twelve Girl Scouts and three
adult supervisors returned to
Keflavik Airport early on the
morning of July 22nd from a week
of camping in Shaftesbury, Dor-
set, England.
After a foggy arrival at Burton-
wood on Saturday, July 13th, the
girls motored seven hours to the
site of Camp Mohawk where they
participated in hikes, cookouts,
lashing, and other Girl Scout
activities.
“Unfortunately,” according to
Mrs. Whitehead, one of the super-
visors, “it rained throughout the
entire week.”
Mrs. Beatrice Scott, base Girl
Scout Leader was forced to return
early due to illness in the family
of her husband, M/Sgt L. M.
Scott.
New Staff Chaplain
Assumes Duties Here
The new staff chaplain for the Iceland Defense Force
is Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Willard G. Davis (Methodist). He
arrived in June to succeed Chaplain (Major) Edward C.
Johnson, who transferred to Headquarters MATS, Andrews
AFB.
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11-3 Airman Cited
An award of $25 and excuse
from one K.P. was given to A/2C
Richard L. Swecker, H-3 Airman
of the Month for June. The award
was presented by Major Roderick
A. Kallman, CO of the 933rd
AC&W Squadron. Airman Swecker
has been on the site for nine
months as a clerk in the Unit
Supply section.
I.D.F. Boy Scouts
Hold Court of Honor
The Keflavik branch, Troop 64, of the Boy Scouts of
America held a “Court of Honor” July 26th in the confer-
ence room Hqs. 2nd B.C.T. to pay respect to those scouts
deserving of promotion and to those who had earned new
merit badges.
The meeting had as guests many
parents of the troop members and
was presided over by Colonel Lin-
wood Griffin, Jr., Army Compon-
ent Commander. The Col. gave a
short talk aimed at both the scouts
and their parents, stressing the
importance of these “formative
years” in a boys life and pointing
out that parents should take ad-
vantage of this opportunity to
spend more time with their child-
ren,” . . . before losing them to
AF Launches
Aid Drive
(By Armed Forces Press Service)
The annual membership
campaign of the Air Force
Aid society will run from
July 29 through Aug. 10, it
has been announced.
The society, the official AF
emergency aid organization,
yearly helps some 30,000
needy AF personnel and de-
pendents with grants and no-
interest loans totalling nearly
$3 million, the Air Force said.
college and lives of their own.”
Also present at the ceremony
was Colonel Richard Philbrick,
Commander, Iceland Air Defense
Force, who had the privilege of
seeing his son Richard advance
to Tenderfoot status and then,
"... almost before the Tender-
foot pin had chance to cool,”
was immediately advanced to the
status of a Second Class Scout.
In an effort to show the parents
attending a sample of what takes
place at typical meetings, Colonel
Griffin had the three patrols
(Hawk, Panther and Eagle) com-
pete in a first aid quiz, a ban-
dage and knot tying competition
and a final contest meant to pro-
vide a dash of humor. It was an
agility contest in two parts; one
had the boys breaking balloons by
sitting on them and the other saw
them maneuvering ping-pong balls
on spoons while trying to blow the
ping-pong balls off the spoons of
the other contestants. Colonel Grif-
fin hailed the winners by saying,
“Now we know which patrol is
most proficient at talking and
sitting.”
Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Willard G.
Davis, new staff chaplain who suc-
ceeded Chaplain Edward C. John-
son.
Chaplain Davis is a 48-year-old
veteran of World War II who has
been in uniform 16 years. Prior to
this assignment, he was Tenth Air
Force chaplain, stationed at Self-
ridge AFB, Michigan.
The new chaplain is a native of
Georgia. His parents live in Tif-
ton (Ga.) and his wife and two
children make their home in subur-
ban Atlanta.
Included among his past assign-
ments are a tour of duty at Travis
AFB, Calif., and the post of de-
puty chaplain of U.S. Air Forces
in Europe and Twelfth Air Force
in Weisbaden, Germany.
A graduate of Marietta (Ga.)
High School and Emory Universi-
ty at Atlanta, he first donned a
chaplain’s uniform in 1936 when
he served with the Civilian Con-
servation Corps. Prior to enter-
ing military service, Chaplain
Davis led congregations at chur-
ches in Atlanta and Union Point,
Georgia.
IADF Wins
Merit Award
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
ACROSS
i—Young bear
4—Vapiu
9—Sodium
chloride
12— I >evoured
13— Europeans
14— Prefix: before
15— Right-hand
page
17—Vegetable
19—Ventilates
21— Raise
22— Dwarfed
2S— Go in
28— Light rain
29— School dances
(colloq.)
31— Proceed
32— Suffix: like
33— Cripples
34— In favor of
35— Symbol for
tellurium
36— Palliate
37— Weeded
38— Mistake
40—Self-centered
persons
42—Silkworm
44— Wooden ships
45— Quiet
48—Acts
51— Girl's name
52— Wipe out
54—Place
56—A month
56— Cape Verde
Negro
57— Ocean
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'3—inasmuch as
4— Amusemenj
5— Preposition
6— Everyone
7— Condescending
look
8— Holds in high
regard
9— Squirt
10— Part of circle
11— Confederate
general
16—Shade
18—Makes Into
leather
20—Part of flower
22— Strike
23— Doorkeeper at
Masonic lodge
24— Impel
26— Long-legged
bird
27— Crucifixes
30—Greek letter
33— Sea soldiers
34— Own
36— Painful
37— Long walk
(colloq.)
39—Kind of foot
race
41—Command
43—Land measure
45— Everyone’s
uncle
46— Girl’s name
47— Organ of
hearing
49— River in Wales
50— Music: as
written
53—Compass point
The following is the text of the
citation which accompanied a pla-
que which was presented to Ice-
land Air Defense Force last week.
The National Safety Council
“Award of Merit” is presented to
the officers, airmen, and civilan
employees of the Iceland Air
Defense Force, MATS, for out-
standing achievement in the re-
duction of ground accidents dur-
ing 1956.
With increased emphasis on
safety, the personnel of Iceland
Air Defense Force have distin-
guished themselves by establish-
ing a thirty-five percent reduc-
tion in their overall ground ac-
cident experience as compared to
the previous years, 1955 and 1954.
This accomplishment reflects
great credit upon this organiza-
tion and is a substantial contri-
bution to the operational effec-
tiveness of the Military Air Tran-
sport Service.
The luxury liners, United States
and America, could be placed side
by side on the flight deck of the
Navy’s supercarrier Forrestal.