Birmingham News sleeve BN0003366

Redstone missile / Missiles - Redstone / Missile group activated /Army's latest missile group formed at Redstone / Some 1100 troops pass and review in activation ceremonies / Missile unit activated to fire Redstone / Major General J. B. Medaris, right, presents model of missile to Colonel...

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Main Author: Creamer, Jim
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/2641
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Summary:Redstone missile / Missiles - Redstone / Missile group activated /Army's latest missile group formed at Redstone / Some 1100 troops pass and review in activation ceremonies / Missile unit activated to fire Redstone / Major General J. B. Medaris, right, presents model of missile to Colonel R. C. Gildart, 40th Artillery Missile Group commander, as other artillerymen look on. / New Redstone missile group receives colors / Major General J. B. Medaris presents colors to Colonel R. C. Gildart during activation of first missile group at Huntsville. Redstone is in background. / Future missile man looks at Redstone with daddy / Little Matthew Pascarella, 2 years old, looks at ceremonies with his dad Lieutenant Pat Pascarella. Matthew showed up for the activation of the unit, completely in uniform. / Other shots / Medaris and Gildart in jeep reviewing troops...and a shot of reviewing stand with missile in background. / [Notes included]