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Show WESTER?! AMERICANA f H$ :?M4 :' Colonel Shade announces retirement X ; Colonel Robert A. Shade, Deseret Test Center and Dugway Proving Cround commander since 1972, has announced his retirement effective June 28. The Army veteran disclosed his decision at a staff conference held May 21 in his office in Post Headquarters. COL. SHADE assumed command .of the Deseret Test Center with headquarters at Ft. Douglas in Salt Lake City cm Sept. 8, 1972. Elements of the Center were relocated to Dugway in May 1973, and the installation reverted to the name Dugway Proving Ground in July of that year. The West Point graduate entered military service April 1, 1946. Upon graduation, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the cavalry. From 1950 to 1953, Col. Shade served with the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment in Germany, and with the 72nd Tank Battalion, Second Infantry Division, front 28-ye- ar 1954-5- Co. Robert A. Shade IN 1955, COL. Shade transferred to the Chemical Corps and attended the Chemical Corps Career Course at Ft. McClellan, Ala., from 1955 to 1956. From that year to 1958, the Long Beach, Calif., native attended the U.S. Navy Post Craduate School at Monterey, Calif., where he received a master of science degree in physics. he was Chief of the During the period 1958-6Radiological Branch, Nuclear Defense Laboratory, Edge-woo- d Arsenal, Md. He attended the Command and General Staff College at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., from I960 to 1961. Col. Shade was Instructor and Assistant Professor of Chemistry of the Military Academy Department of Chemistry and Physics from 1961 to 1965, when he went to Vietnam as Military Assistance Command Chemical Officer, a position he held for two years. FROM 1966 to 1968 he served in the CBN torate. Office of the Assistant Chief of Force Development for the Department of the Army. 0, . Col. Shade attended the Industrial College of the Armed Forces during 1968-6He was Chief of the Chemical Branch of the Officer Personnel Directorate from 1969-7From 1971 to 1972, Col. Shade commanded the Support Command of the Second Infantry Division in Korea. Col. Shade and his wife Audrey have two children. Their son, Neil, is a student at the University of Utah, and their daughter, Leslie, is a student at St. Marks School in Salt Lake City. COL. SHADE has lreen awarded the Legion of Merit with two Oak Leaf Clusters, and ha's twice leen awarded the Air Medal. He also holds a Master's degree in I nisi ness administration from Georgetown University. Col. and Mrs. Shade plan to reside in Boise, Idaho following retirement, and will enter private industry. 9. 1. 5. "Published in the interest of the personnel of Dugway Proving Ground Published by the Transcript-BulletiPublishing Company, Tooele, Utah, a private firm, in no way connected with the Department of the Army. Opinions expressed by publisher and writers herein are their own and are not to be considered an official expression by the Department of the Army. The appearance of advertisements in this publication does not constitute an endorsement by the Department of the Army of the products or services advertised. n Vol, Dugway Proving Ground no. 24 Friday, May 24, 1974 Dugway, Utah 84022 Soldier of the Quarter Hospitals Miller takes title veterinary technician assigned to Dugways U.S. Hospital has been selected installation Soldier of the Quarter for the first quarter of 1974. Private First Class Henry E. Miller, Jr., was chosen over other soldiers of the month from the quarter by a board convened by Post Command Sergeant Major Herman W. McLaughlin. PPC Miller' was the February Soldier of the Month. THE SELECTING board evaluated the contestants on the basis of personal appearance, performance of duty and knowledge of current and military affairs., The . wirincrreceives an 'engraved ' plaque and $25 merchandise certificate from a Salt Lake-are- a civic organization, and a three-da- y pass. A 1971 graduate of St. Francis Preparatory School in Brooklyn, N.Y., PFC Miller holds the associate destudies from the State University gree in of New York at Farmingdale. Miller entered the Army on May 31, 1973, with a three-yeactive duty commitment. lie came to Dugway in December 1973 from Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington, D.C. UPON COMPLETION of his Army commitment, PFC Miller plans to attend the Veterinary School at the University of California at Davis. Miller and his wife Toni reside at 317A West Fourth Ave., Dugway. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry E. Miller, Ozone Park, N.Y. A Army ar Henry E. Miller On the AER slates '74 inside Quest program Special Olympics DPG fund drive The annual fund drive for the Army Emergency Relief (AER) program has been scheduled for June 3 through June 17 at Dugway Proving Ground. DURING THIS period. Lieutenant Michael Wight, the AER officer for Dugway, will contact military personnel for donations to the fund. Civilian contributions will also be accepted. During 1973 the Dugway AER section made nointerest loans totalling $6,500 to DPG servicemen in financial emergencies. Regulation provisions allow Inane to be made on a basis to all active duty or retired military personnel. Members of the military have for years been able to draw on this fund for unforeseen and emergency expeases. These incidents include such things as loss of personal funds, funeral expenses, and emergency travel. AER RECEIVES no government funds and must rely on annual fund drives and loan repayments to finance its activities. All money donated to AER is pooled in the national headquarters in Washington and distributed through the individual chapters as required. Donations may also be made to Mrs. Myraa Kirk in the Administrative Services Office. Receipts will be issued for all donations as they are tax deductible. Any inquiries should be directed to Lt Wight or Mrs. Kirk. non-recurri- Strictly television Black Americans in history Have a safe Memorial Day 1974 DHS graduates front row): Cheryl School are (l-Receiving diplomas in graduation ceremonies tonight at Dugway High row) Bonnie Connie (second Mildred Cole, Douglass, Knox, Morrison, Patty Gonzales, Cindy Cooper, Julie Broadhead, Jill See, Sherrie Ilein, Cindy Crane, Debra Johnson, Jill Sweeney, Marta Iloule, Reginald Brewer, Cheri See, Sandy Bowers, (third row) Kevin Donnelly, Rinda Cox, Debra Smith, Cathy Morris, Jackie Wilde, Mike Karen Gregory, Betty Brothers, Mary A r gyle, Mark Tretheway, (fourth row) Wayne Wallace, Lacy, row) Cecil Zumwalt, Mark Long, Nina Kraut, (fifth Annette Gilmore, Brenda Humphrey, Glenna Larsen, Allen Lidholm, Andrew Stearman, (sixth row) Ken Borton, Mike Austin, Roland Pyne, Lloyd Kluesner, Joe are John Adams, Ken Eva and CaroTyner, Donald Danlu, John Hebert and Randall Brown. Not pictured 6 at held will be p.m. in the High School Gymnasium. tonight ler Salomon. The commencement exercises Osborn will deliver the commenceMel salutatorian. Bowers and Sandy Annette Gilmore is class valedictorian the will Education Board of the diplomas. of Shirts present ment address, and Max D. r, . CLASS of 74 wmmmmm J |