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Show Features TIIE SAMPLER Friday, Oct. 10,1980 oidieirs For 18 soldiers who daily perform their job as a clerk, cook or motor pool specialist, things such as reports, roast beef and rear ends are strictly routine. iRiver rafting, however, isnt your basic job as the soldiers soon found out on their adventure training exercise September 25-2-8 down the Green River. I F.n BY 1LT Richard Dreiser, the crews steered the three boats from the foot of Flaming Gorge Dam near Vernal, Utah toward the Gates of Lodore at the Northern tip of Dinosaur National six-m- an Monument 53 miles away. Because many of the soldiers had never been in a boat before, or for that matter near mountainous terrain, the crafts were well supplied with safety equipment along with having a lifeguard in each boat. Regardless of the attempts at safety, PV2 Steve Kamps still remembers the trip as one of the most bizarre things Id ever done. KAMPS didnt have long to wait before his worst fears came true. On the morning of their first day, the boats ran stretch with into the Red Creek Rapids, a 200-yar- d . white water. but churning nothing PV2 Carol Stewart said it was thrilling; Kamps Retrospect by Connie L. Rupp (Editors Note: The Public Affairs Office has obtained historical records of Dugway Proving Ground in the late 50s and 60s, thanks to Art Jones who works in the Comptroller Office. In a continuing series, well be printing ' information about Dugway s past.) Some English Village street names that. have special significance are: Armitage Drive - named in honor of COL David Armitage. COL Armitage served as Deputy Chemical Officer and Chemical Officer, 8th US Army from April 1953 to November 1954. He later served as Commanding Officer of Dugway Proving Ground from March 1957 to October 1962. MTAtlEWE A frgiTLT- COL DAVID ARMITAGE ! It ii WHIMT pm ft-- r , ' -- 19 PMarf i N ' a r "r rafters decided to continue their trip as darkness fell. BUT whatever the description, the soldiers KAMPS did echo a few sentiments, though, when i he agreed it was challenging. explained that walking around at night in the When they camped, it was time to dry out and eat middle of the river wasnt exactly my idea of fun. meals. or Air Force But no one expected it to stay dark since flashThe men and women did, however, have a chance lights and batteries had been packed. to raliz. side of roughing it when their Unfortimat!l d aher of them were on the same last evening meal consisted of brown end reinbow Jndth((btJweren.lilltheJlnev)ctoIly trout. BOYD AND Hale were, however, prepared for SSG Bill Boyds crew were the big providers with such a crisis and the two navigated the rest of the 29 fish, but SSG Phil Hales raft and Dreisers crew 'way with. lanterns. did manage eight catches between them. But Dreiser was While on shore, the fever of competition ran high And so you might uk how the lieutenant and his and boats were constantly being sabotaged. crew made it to basecamp? SSG Bob Zietlow said it was all in fun. But SP5 WHY, Rick flicked his Bic - for seven and a half Scott Wygant looked at the whole thing from a different perspective, claiming it was good training. miles. Stewart, however, was undaunted. No, I really second the flatlands on to turned AS THE canyons enjoyed myself, she explained. Id never done any-da-y met crews out, the water level dipped and the thing like it before, but I sure would recommend if to anyone who wanted three days of real gpprtKnr after sandbar. a little admitted became, enjoyment. everyone Wygant Luckily for Dreiser, his troops can see the disappointed. e as the Tighter-sidto any adventure. held determination however, Their strong, C-rati- ons Burma-lndi- a. in-flig- ht the-goo- I ' empty-hande- d. . I ' Knight Street - named in honor of SGT Doyle II. Knight, a member of the 7th Chemical Co. (AVN), who was posthumously awarded the Silver Star by the Commanding General of US forces in the Philippine Islands on March 25, 1942. While in charge of a detail of five enlisted men, who were engaged in emergency field manufacture of a critical war material item, SGT Knight voluntarily remained in the immediate vicinity of the plant, even though an alarm sounded announcing an aerial bombardment by the enemy. A direct hit by an enemy bomb killed this NCO and three of his Post Office employee promoted X.'s YOUNG was a resident working in Test Operations This photo of Dugway in the ft I j- - the American lines, he observed a hos- tile, tank about 75 yards away. He rak1 with automatic rifle fire until t withdrew. Soon afterwards he saw three Germans furtively approaching through the woods. Scorning cover, the enemy soldiers opened up with ivioiyI.-iii.Hiw- heavy automatic weapons fire from a range of 30 yards. Valdez engaged in a fire fight with the attackers until he Rosenkrantz had killed all three. The enemy quick- JT ly launched an attack with two hill was a member of Company B, 7th In- - companies of infantrymen, blasting patrol with concentrated fantry, 3rd Infantry Division. The ci- reads as follows: He was on out-- 1 automatic and rifle fire and started an post duty with five others when the encircling movement which forced rp..4 six-m- an to order a with- enemy counterattacked with over- - tbe patrol leader strength. From his position drawal. Inspite of the terrible odds,near some woods 500 yards beyond Valdez volunteered to cover the manif , .imsywiv f '5 A k rrr Y- f, i. 'if .y 2it-- carrier at Dug- way for eight and a half years; and when the Postmaster was absent, he worked in the office as the illustrates changes have occurred in English Village mid-50- s pany commanders in support of the attack and in coordinating the mortar He was killed during an enemy bombardment, but his direction and i rJt Hwndy firing abled his to complete their mis- sion successfully. Valdez Circle -- named in honor of PFC Jose F. Valdez who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic ac- - Stark Road - named in honor of LTG Harold Stark, who was Commanding Officer of the 3rd Chemical Mortar Battalion. He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action on January 12, 1944 at Cerasuola, Italy. LTC Stark left his command post to join his troops who were supporting a strong infantry attack on important enemy positions. Under constant shell fire, he remained with his units assisting com- - ,r- a full-tim- as an electrical, engineer from November 13, 1961. He was a member of , . e letter carrier. Dugway s Donald B. Young, recently received a promotion to Postmaster of the Tabiona Post Office in Utah. He started his new job in Tabiona on September 20. MOSIER DRIVE - named for Ralph L. Mosier who was a Dugway - - By Connie L. Rupp associates. RENNEAU COURT - named for MSG Charles II. Renneau. MSG Ren-nea- u was First Sergeant of 45th Chemical Company (Smoke Generator), 2d Chemical Battalion at Dugway from July 1, 1956 to July 31, 1958. St. John Court - named in honor of COL Adrian St. John. St. John served in the European theater and in the China- - r called it pure hell. the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, the Aircraft Owners and pics Association and' the Sine Flying Club. Mosier piloted the that crashed near St. John, UT. on April 8, 1964. He died five hours later in a hospital. L ia laugh) down She Green RBeir raiftt (aoudl clerk-in-charg- e. euver, as the patrol plunged through a hail of bullets toward the American lines. Valdez fired burst after burst into the swarming one-by-o- ne His wife, Reeta, will be working in the Billeting Office until October their two children, James and 16. Reeta and enemy. Three of his companions were wounded in their rush for safety, and Valdez was struck by a bullet that en- - Desiree, will then be joining Donald in Tabiona. tered his stomach and, passing through his body, emerged from his back. Overcoming agonizing pain, he resumed his firing position and deliv- ereda protective screen of bullets un- til all other patrol members were safe, By field telephone, he called for artil-tatio- n lery and mortar fire on the Germans and corrected the range until he had shells falling within 50 yards of his sition. For 15 minutes he refused to be dislodged, fighting against over 200 of the enemy. Then, seeing that the artillery barrage had broken the counterattack, he dragged himself back to his own lines. He died later as a result of his wounds. - There was stiff competition for the position in Tabiona,. which is a small community in the Uintas. The Duchesne River, which runs through the mountain town, creates a picturesque setting according to Young. DUGWAYITES may remember Blaine Young, Donalds father, who worked as an electrician at Ditto for many years. Donald went to Dugway High School, graduating in 1971. He played basketball and lettered in football. His senior year he was editor of the school yearbook. IX.I theater under General Stillwell during WWI1. He was Commanding Officer of DPG r VO r-VT ! .? from 1946 to 1947. Carr Street - named for CPT Gor- don W. Carr, an artillery officer who came to. DPG. from Alaska in February 1963. He was in a single engine plane crash on April 8, 1964 near St. John, UT. CPT Carr died in Tooele Valley Hospital on April 18 of complications from internal injuries. DOOLITTLE AVENUE named in honor of CPT G. B. Doolittle who was posthumously awarded the Silver Star in January 1945. CPT Doolittles company supported a rifle company of the 6th Infantry Division. An infantry company was diagonally across a ravine to a hill formerly occupied by IN HONOR -- t . OF HONEYS SECOND the Japanese. When the company emerged onto the northwest slope (if the hill, they were met by a devastating mortar, machine gun and rifle fire attack from the ravine below, A mortar smoke, mission had concealed enemy movements on the right and left flanks of the infantry company. 1 1 BIRTHDAY 'V 't When the commander and other officers of the infantry company were killed, the unit started a disorganization retreat abandoning dead, wound- ed and equipment. CPT Doolittle succeeded in halting the retreat, reorganizing Company G and contacting the infantry battalion commander with the Chemical Companys radio, which was the only means of communication at the time. At the battal- - ? ion commanders order, CPT Doolittle took charge of the infantry company during the emergency, ordering a control jpoint at the highest hill, then directing all three mortar platoons to lay a heavy smoke screen on the improvised enemy positions. Harris Street - named in honor of William S. Harris, a civilian employee at DPG who worked at the PX, the Housing Office and Facilities from -J February 1981. He was a WWH veteran. He was killed instantly in a plane? crash near St. John, UT. on April 8, cv'g'pu eiiiptf S. . . 9k. fiN'' V- - ' TACO Time ' ; :r,S' '. sv IIA, jf l .. -- . v ' ii It - ; Mm, I,, y ..A:.-- -. . , - - ,"i ; 125 So. ii. ' Ui Tooele M mum . .ST-.Vc- l I .v, I I 1964. '.I' i s .. i iOipmw mmmm mr m tr - . r.i . ... u |