Evening star., 1948-07-18

ing with the n Army IN Germany
1--WE Just wanted to see old Black
Jack" said Corpl. Snow. HE was
. good soul. He was here for Q long
time"
Corpl. Snow should know about q
long time In . hospital. He has been
at Walter Reed for three years.
Watch stays Through Night.
The flrst person to visit the chapel
was TiSergt. Thomas q. Boles, .
retired soldier with ii years service.
He knew Gen. Pershing as . major
In 1910.
The chapel was closed at 5 pm,
but soldiers OF the Sd Infantry Regi-
ment maintained . watch through
out the night. Relatives Of the gen.
eral visited the chapel between 8
and Z pm. and will view the body
again at 10 pm. today.
When the body is removed from
the chapel today, the 304th Army
band and the Fort Belvoir Army
band will play four rufies and
fiourishes, THE Generals March"
and . hymn to be selected.
Hundreds Of messages of condo
lence flooded into Army headquar-
tiers from this and other nations.
Among the first to accept invitations
to the funeral were Gen. Peyton G.
March, who was Army chief OF stan
when Gen. Pershing commanded the
AEF, and former Vice President
Charles @. Dawes, m old friend.
Aguinaldo Expresses Sorrow.
One to express sorrow was an old
former enemy. Gen. Aguinaldo. a
one-time Philippine instruction
leader who commanded forces
against American troops In which
Gen. Pershing served as a Junior
ofiicer.
Some World War servicemen.
disappointed because they could not
participate in the parade or attend
the funeral, complained to the Army.
They were told that, when President
Truman decided not to participate
in the parade, it was decided to
make it an all-military affair. with
no civilians participating.
Preparation for the great funeral
procession began a. early As yes
terday morning when men and field
pieces from the 456th Airborne Ar
tillery started toward Washington
from Fort Bragg, N. c.
The procession will march at the
traditional 100 PAGES a minute only
as far as First street and Consti-
tuition avenue NV, then win in
crease the tempo to 100 PAGES a
minute. Even so, 1t will take So
minutes to reach the cemetery gates
and another 20 minutes to reach the
amphitheater.
The Army announced with re-
grets that admission to the amphi-
theater service itself would be by
ticket only and that the 5000 avail
able seats were taken.
Six Horses to Draw Caisson.
When the body is taken from the
Capitol at l pm. the Army Band
will play "A Mighty Fortress Is Our
God"
Route of the AZ mile journey is
Constitution avenue to Twenty third
street, past Lincoln Memorial and
across Memorial Bridge and on to
the cemetery via Memorial Highway.
The body will rest on the caisson
which carried that of President
franklin D. Roosevelt, drawn by six
perfectly matched grays. The Army
designated as rider of a seventh, or
lead horse, S/Sergt. Odley l.. Car
rico of Gate City, Va.
Rider of the wheel horse will be
Pfc. Robert Alter of Cooneout, Pa,
while TIA Carl Peterson of Robing,
Va, will ride the swing horse and
Sergt. James L. Payne Of Louisa, Va,
the front horse.
Behind the flag -draped caisson
will come riderless, caparisoned
shiny black horse named BLACK
Diamond. The horse will be led
by Pfc. Claude w. Hill Of Tifton, Ga.
In the horses stirrups will ride
backward-turned boots, the mark of
q generals funeral and doubly ap-
propriate since Gen. Pershing began
as q cavalry officer.
Gen. Gay to Lead Troops.
The procession will be led by Gen.
Gay as ranking field commander
in the Washington area, and will be
made up of three groups, as fol-
lows:
Group THE Army Ground For
ces Band; Sd Mechanical Caval-
ry Reconnaissance Squadron, Fort
Meade. Md; 446th Field Artillery
Battalion of the S2d Airborne Di-
vision, Fort Bragg, N. c., with 81
vehicles and II 105-mm. howitzers
Group 2-Two squadrons Of Air
Force troops from Boiling Air Force
Base; one company of sailors from
the Potomac River Naval Com
mand; one company of Marines;
$50 troops of the 41oth Engineer
Construction Battalion, Fort Bel
voir, Va.
Group 3-The Army Band; 1st
Battalion, 5O4th Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 82d Airborne Division,
Fort Bragg; 467 Third classmen
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