WIESBADEN, West Germany -- Three Americans wounded in the assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat arrived today at the U.S. hospital in Wiesbaden to a greeting reminiscent of that given the 52 freed American hostages who arrived from Iran.
Some 20 to 30 hospital staff members waved and cheered from balconies when the blue bus bringing the wounded from nearby Rhein Main air base arrived.
Officials and reporters who witnessed the outpouring of joy which exploded when the 52 freed American hostages arrived Jan. 20 said was similar to the welcome for the former captives although it was smaller in scale.
All three Americans and the Belgian Ambassador, Claude Ruelle, wounded in the attack on Sadat were stretcher cases.
But hospital commander Col. Frederick Plugge reported after initial examination that all four were in 'stable condition.'
Maj. Robert Mitchell, associate administrator at the hospital, said 'They are all talking.' . Mitchell identified the wounded Americans as Marine Corps Maj. Gerald K. Agenbroad 36, of Bruneau, Idaho; Air Force Capt. Christopher Ryan, 34, of Sacramento, Calif. and Richard McClousky of Bixby, Okla., a civilian who works for the Raytheon Corp. on contract work in Egypt.
He said the fourth man brought along on the plane, identified as civilian Fred Golden, was not wounded in the attack on Sadat.
'He just tagged along,' Mitchell said. He added he believed Golden, who was on crutches, lived in Cairo and came to Wiesbaden for outpatient treatment.
It was not clear how long the wounded men would remain in the hospital, Mitchell said.
'It's the same operation as when the hostages were brought here,' he said. 'They are being examined and their condition is being determined. When they will leave the hospital and their next destinationis difficult to say.'
Mitchell said he had no word on the whereabouts of a fourth American, Air Force Lt. Col. Charles Loney, shot in the shoulder in the attack on Sadat.
'We haven't been asked to receive him,' Mitchell said.
But in Washington, the Pentagon said Loney did not come to Wiesbaden because he was only slightly hurt and required no special medical treatment.
In Bixby, Okla., police Wednesday notified Mr. and Mrs. F.E. McCleskey that their son, who works for the Raytheon Corp. in Cairo, was wounded.
Police said McCleskey, the project manager for anti-aircraft missile production for Raytheon, was in 'excellent condition' following surgery.
First lady Nancy Reagan, whose husband was shot in a March 30 assassiation attempt, Wednesday called Mrs. Agenbrod and Mrs. Loney. Aide Sheila Tate said Mrs. Reagan spoke with each woman for a few minutes 'to express her concern and relief that they were OK.'
A Pentagon spokesman said Loney was treated by doctors at the U.S. Embassy while Ryan and Agenbrod were taken to Maadi Armed Forces Hospital, where Sadat died about two hours after the attack.
Agenbrod was attached to MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.; Loney to Washington, D.C. and Ryan to the U.S. European Command in Stuttgart, West Germany.
The 52 American hostages held captive in Iran until Jan. 20, 1981, also recovered from their ordeal at the American military hospital at Wiesbaden.
