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Saturday Vol. 111, No. 32 Morning, August 12, 1944 1 What'sThis?Navy New Base Got There First! Guam Falls GUAM, Aug. 7 (AP)—"Welcome Marines" read a sign that greeted CG Named surprised Leatherneck assault To Marines waves storming a Guam beach. MCB Command The board sign had been planted Complete Control in the sand by an American Navy Taken Over By gunner's mate, H. I. Green. Navy Of Island Seized Brig.Gen. Lt. William G. Carberry of Coving- In 20-Day Drive Howard ton, Ky„ said the premature land- Brig.Gen. Archie Franklin ing of the gunner's mate was not Relentlessly attacking Marines Howard, who returned recently exactly regulation and smiled as have completed their conquest of from nearly two years' service in he added Green had been "dis- Guam, Adm. Chester W. Nimitz's the South Pacific, this week as- ciplined." Pearl Harbor headquarters an- sumed command of the Base, Be Courteous nounced late Wednesday follow- succeeding Brig.Gen. Matthew H. ing the capture of 870-foot Mfc Kinsman, SantaRosa dominating the north- east shore. Gen. Howard, a Marine for near- Stand Of Marine ly three decades, went to the South Adm. Nimitz announced that Pacific in October, 1942, with the Garrison At Guam remnants of the once-powerful Jap- Ist MAC. From July, 1943, to June, anese garrison on Guam are now 1944, he served as commanding surrounded inland from Pati point general of all joint forces in the Told By Survivor on the northeast coast and are ex- Solomon Islands, a service for pected to be liquidated soon. Re- which he was recently presented Navy Man Escapes Enemy, maining Japanese on the island ars the DSM by the Army. Hides In Jungles Until under heavy pressure. 2©a-DAY FIGHT TO INACTIVE LIST Rescued By U. S. Warship Re-conquest of seized from Gen. Kingman, also a Marine of Leathernecks out numbered at Guam, a garrison of Marines the many years' service, has been least 40 to 1 refused to retreat and 145 in first days placed on the inactive list and will battled the enemy with every avail- of the Pacific war, took 20 days. go to his farm in his native lowa. able resource in an epic defense of He has commanded the Base twice Guam Island when it was over- Successful occupation of Guam, during World War ll—from Mar. whelmed by the Japanese at the Saipan and Tinian in the Marianas 18 to Apr. 4, 1942, and since April outset of the Pacific war. put American forces in position for of this year. Between those periods, The story of a handful of Ma- future operations against the Jap- he served as commanding general rines defending Guam has been anese homeland. of TC, Camp Elliott. told by Chief Radioman George Cleaning up Guam, Leathernecks Ray Tweed, of San Diego, drove center wedge into the Gen. Howard was commissioned USN, a re- who has been rescued after hiding Jap a second lieutenant 1915 on his maining position threatening in the jungled mountains of Guam MOVING UP. Marines push forward through dense jungle graduation from the Naval Acad- in to cut the doomed force in two for nearly 1000 days—since Jap in- on the island of Guam. Muddy and thick vegeta- after capture emy. He has served aboard a num- streams of Mt. Santa Rosa. vaders captured the island Dec. ber of ships of fleet and 10, tion made the going difficult as assault troops pushed in- the at 1941. HEAVY CASUALTIES various stations in this country land from their beachheads to meet stubborn defenders. Tweed rescued from Guam and abroad. In January, 1941, he was Adm. Nimitz' communique listed by U. S. warship after he Was appointed commandant of the a at- counted enemy dead since the inva- tracted attention of a fighter pilot Marine Corps Schools. From May, Saga Of Bravery sion opened July 20 at more than flying over his island hideout. A 1941, until July, 1943, he was chief 10,000—not taking into account th« •f staff of the Ist MAC. VALIANT DEFENSE Japs buried en masse in a cemetery Ridge since overrun. (Continued on Page 2) Chonito In the admiral's cabin of a joint Moving north, assault forces Harch Proudly expeditionary flagship off the (Continued on Page 2) —— Marianas, Tweed told the story of By PFC. Cyril O'Brien B« Conrteons the valiant defense of the island by GUAM (Delayed)—When a Marine company was with anni- the tiny Marine garrison: faced FDR, MacArthur hilation after it had failed three times to storm the face of Chonito "I was home asleep the morning Ridge, a second company took the ridge from behind. Speeders To Face (Continued And Nimitz Meet on page 2) The second company's advance was up two 60-degree slopes. Its Bonds only concealment was ankle high grass. The hills above were fortified President Roosevelt has been in Or Bondage? Loss Of Gasoline each by two enemy defense lines—one the crests, another the Honolulu for three days conferring on on Dental Appointments flat summits. with Adm. Chester Nimitz and MCB auto owners arrested for The Marines of the second company first advanced up the naked Gen, Douglas MacArthur, it was Available In RD speeding will face suspension of slopes, but were thrown back before a hundred yards had been covered. their gasoline rations for disclosed in Washington Thursday. Because of a temporary lull in a period Gathering all available men, they tried to rush the hills again decreed by the The chief executive was dis- dental activities in RD, Base per- Base rationing under cover of dusk. A squad leader, wounded in the leg as he led addition closed to have spent July 19, 20 sonnel can get prompt dental at- board in to payment of the shouted to his assistant squad leader, "Take over, Hully!" their fines civilian and 21 at MCB. On July 20 he tention by applying directly to the advance, to authorities, Then, he attempted to return to cover. Machine gun fire hit him. it was made clear this week. witnessed a full-scale amphibious RD dental department instead of He tumbled to the bottom of the slope. landing staged for him by the en- to the dental department at the dead, In addition to the fact that OPA With only clip of ammunition per man, the company assaulted tire sth Div. as he sat in a car on Base dispensary, it was announced a has set the 35-mile-an-hour speed again the morning. This time a lieutenant reached the of the a seashore cliff at Camp Pendleton. this week. in top limit to conserve rubber, a like di- hill, but was killed there by a grenade. An automatic riflenian ad- rective issued by the President re- vanced to within 20 yards of a machine gun nest before the gun cut mains an order for military per- him down. One man was hit 13 times before he had gone 20 yards. sonnel, drivers were reminded. He is still alive. Notice of driving violations is "They knew there was not a prayer of of getting up those a chance received by the Base rationing slopes", said IstLt. French R. Fogle of St. Mary's, W. Va. "Yet they board through OPA, with whom kept rushing and falling." violations are filed by the Califor- nia Highway Dozen Blast Way to Top of Ridge Patrol. That afternoon, the company tried to storm the ridge again. Little Stand Erect . more than a dozen of the men reached the top of Chonito. They jumped into a slit trench, 25 yards from the Jap entrenchments. In Guam Marine the trench were four men of the first company, which had tried to take the hill from the front. They had been there for 36 hours. Misses Landing Three of them were the fourth dead. wounded, was GUAM (Delayed) Marines The Japanese showered the trench with grenades. The Marines stormed the beaches of—Guam to- were batting them away with their hands. day, but a Chamorro kid called that they would make the yards Seeing never final 25 without "Pete" didn't make the landing the Marines a assistance, signaled for mortar barrage. They were on his homeland. willing to risk being knocked out it themselves. by Pete was a corporal who spent In the wake of the barrage, the remaining handful of Marines the first 17 years of his life in charged into the Jap positions. They found only Jap alive. His one Guam's largest city, Agana. He legs had been blown off below the knees. went to the 17. S. in for a There three whole bodies be 1937 were not enemy to seen. Two enemy college education. sporting new equipment, had evidently killed each other. One officers, Since the war began, he has had a samurai sword imbedded in his neck. The other, his sword had two objectives in life: to scabbard empty, had bullet a hole in his forehead. Two Jap riflemen help free his people, the Chamor- were huddled together, as by protect if seeking companionship to ros, of the Japanese yoke, and to themselves from the flying fragments of the 81s. learn to fly. The top of was the hill furrowed with shallow spider trenches. While aboard a Navy transport wound They aimlessly about the summit like the tracks of a huge bound for Guam, he realized COMMAND CHANGE. Brig.Gens. Archie F. Howard (left) worm. his second desire at the cost of his and Matthew H. Kingman shake hands The body of still defied as former takes a Marine lieutenant a Jap machine gun first—his orders for flight train- over nest Two had bullets command of MCB. The new CG was recently in Japs inside through their heads. The Marine ing came through.—Sgt. Bryan (Continued command on Guadalcanal. (Photo by PFC. C. 0. Turk). on Page 2). Putman, combat correspondent. E.KellyO.Maj. Guam Occupation Communications Completed; Japs Officer For MCB Caught In Trap Maj. Oscar E. Kelly, former com- munications officer at Camp Le- Leathernecks Re-Capture jeune, has reported to MCB as Former U.S. Island In Base communications officer. He Days relieves Capt. Clarence E. Elling- 20 Of Hard Fighting who was ton, detached Aug. 1 for (Continued from Page 1) transfer overseas. Capt. Charles Seiler joined Ser. pushed the Japs into an area ol Bn. from Depot QM, San Francisco, little more than 15 square miles. as Base reclamation and salvage The central wedge was within less officer as relief for Capt. Ingold H. than a mile of the north end of Schermerhorn. the island; making the line resem- WO. Fulton B. Ward, assistant ble the letter "W". to the Base MT officer and Ser. Considerable stores of ammuni- Bn. athletic and recreation officer, tion and supplies fell to the Ma- was detached to the Amph. Trng. rines as they captured the village Command, Coronado. of Yigo in the northward sweep. 2dLt. Ruth Gordon named E. was CIVDUANS O-in-C of the MCB records section, SAFE with additional duty as personnel While enemy soldiers were being assignment officer for enlisted compressed into the northern end WRs. of the island, a total of 22,000 Guam civilians "found refuge GIVEN SEA DUTY within our. INVASION. Amphibious tractors and landing boats leave streaming white wakes as lines," an Adm. Nimitz communique Lt.Comdr. Walter A. Mahler, they scurry back and forth hauling 2nd and 4th Div. Marines from assault vessels to said. The number of civilians com- (ChC) USN, will be detached for the Tinian beachhead. Smoke from bursting shell (top center) is near main objective—- pared with the 1940 census total sea duty next Wednesday, he said' one of the Jap airstrips, visible in background. (Photo by StfSgt. George C. Kress). of 23,067, of whom 21,402 were this week. Succeeding him will be natives. Lt. Francis N. Flaherty, (ChC) While fighting continued on the USNR, RD Catholic chaplain. Chonito ground, fighters of the 4th Mar. Chaplain Mahler came aboard the Stand Of Marine Ridge Air Wing were operating from cap- Base two years ago and has been (Continued from page 1) tured Orote airdrome. senior chaplain since June, 1943. was forward, his carbine across his lap. The side of his head Adm. Nimitz announced three Prior to his duty here he served Garrison At Guam kneeling had been smashed. American grenade, which did explode, straight days of air attacks Aug. 5, aboard the USS Medusa and the An not lay between the two Japs. 6 and 7 on Nauru, southwest of the USS Astoria. He was aboard the Told By Survivor Marshalls, with Japan's phosphate latter ship, one day out of Pearl Artillery and mortar shells also pounded the hill which the com- had to, industry and airfields the targets. Harbor, on Dec. 7, 1941. He entered (Continued from page 1) pany failed take. When the barrage lifted, Capt. William E. Moore of Sierra ventured with a On Aug. 5 the former V.3. base of the service and Madre, Cal., company CO, patrol to in March, 1939, of Dec. S, 1941 (Dec. 7, U. S. time), its Wake Island also was raided. now holds American Defense peak. Not a single enemy gun opened fire. the when the chief radioman woke me Medal with one star and the Asi- Here the captain found the same situation: bodies of the enemy, Other planes on Aug. 4 went back up and 'Pearl Harbor has said, huddled in narrow trenches. to the intermittently attacked Ku- atic-Pacific Theater Medal with and Japs are been bombed the at Up the slopes Marine dead formed an uneven line. Most of them riles guarding Japan's approa*h two stars. with got war us.' I up at once and had their feet dug into the soil, as if ready to charge again. from the north. Lt. Los Angeles rehabilitation office. naval personnel and the island de- fense company. Kathleen Winfree. for- JSP 2dLt. M. mer executive officer of the Base "The Marines of Cabras Island, 'GLOBALLY WORN" WR Bn., has been detached for a narrow strip of land off the har- f^^HE^R______}__ duty as assistant Base PX officer. bor, armed only with machine Lt. Winfree's former post has been guns, actually repulsed the Japs assigned 2dLt. Marie R. Ryan, WR until their ammunition gave out. Bn. adjutant. A couple of one-pound guns on ships in the harbor fired to the 2dLt. Mary Keach, former WR last while a single machine gun DRESS BLUES adjutant, has been named as- Bn. on Agana height, above the town, sistant Base MT officer. the only 'anti-aircraft' battery we 181 GETS NEW DUTIES had, exhausted its ammunition. MCAD, MIRAMAR IstLt. Ruth STREET FIGHTING Summer Weight Gabardine S. Fecitt has been named CO of £ynßf*S9Sl[9 L "The Japs forced a landing and the new Aviation Grp. 3. The WR rolled into the town shooting. group will consist of Squadrons 4 "The and 5. Marines fought them street by street, house by house. One OFFICERS' GREENS 2dLt. Irene S. Gable has relieved tBKI squad Marines civilian Lt. Fecitt as CO of AWRS-4 and of at the jail had two 2dLt. Beverly A. Cronk has as- tommy guns. They IMMEDIATE DELIVERY fought the last." duties of CO of AWRS-5. to F sumed IfH: Executive officer of the new Asked if the retreating Marines group is 2dLt. Mary K. Kline. 2dLt. tried to defend the palace, Tweed Barracks Caps, Regulation Type, Helen Mcßirney has been named looked surprised. 1 ff M • Frame and White Cover executive officer of AWRS-4 and "The Marines didn't for Dress Blues, also X ___\ j M retreat," • Blue Covers for Dress Blues. 2dLt. Francis Johnson has been Tweed replied. _\ ___{ __ Genuine Shell Cordovan Belts, named for that position in AWRS- with Snap and X Woo • Solid Brass Buckle. S. Y-Mall W • Cap and Collar Ornaments, Gilt or Bronze. 1B» CHANGES OF DfTY • Chevrons, For Blues, Greens, or Khaki. 1 ■] WASHINGTON The following Brig.Gen. Howard Divisional Shoulder Patches and Specialty 111 — • Sleeve Patches. changes affecting the status of Complete Line Marine personnel have been an- Named Base CG • of Khaki Shirts, 1.98 up. copvomhteo Mi nounced: • STERLING SILVER MEDALS, and BASIC Brig.Gen. Louis E Woods from (Continued from rage 1) BARS Marksman, Sharpshooter and Expert. HQMC to aviation duty overseas. Campaign Ribbons, Single, Double or Triple. Col. Monroe S. Swanson lrom over- He was promoted to his present • seas to Oepot of Sup , San Francisco. rank Aug. 25, 1942. Lt.Cols. Walker A. Kta\ f5 from overseas to HQMC; Kenneth L. Gen. Kingman participated in Moses from Lakehurpt, N. J., to five major engagements in World Uniform Manufacturers For Over Half A Century Camp Pendleton: Hayden Freeman from overseas to Camp L-ejeune; Ed- War J. He was commissioned in ward F. Doyle from overseas to 1913 and has served at sea and at Camp Pendleton: Kajmond I. Mur- foreign ray from overseas to Quantico. a number of posts.

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; Marine Corps Chevron Saturday Morning, August 12,1944 2 — First Combat Correspondent Stories About Guam Invasion

HEADED FOR GUAM. The listlessness of days aboard ship in the Pacific issue of cigarettes. Third panel: Below decks of their LST on their way awaiting combat is captured by Sgt. John R. McDermott of Glendale, Gal., to combat, Leathernecks listen to jive on a portable phonograph. Upper a former Walt Disney artist. At left: Seabee crew sleeps on deck with right: a Marine reposes in a hammock. Lower right: a Seabee sits on their water distillation unit. Second panel: Leathernecks receive a free deck waiting for D-Day, when he will again go into action. Supplies Marines Aid Each Other In Tight Spots 3rd Served By Sgt. Alvin M. Josephy jr., Combat Correspondent GUAM (Delayed)—lmpressions of the fighting D.C., which at that moment made him practically on this island: a next door neighbor. Move Fast The comradeship of men caught together in Guam youths, who enlisted in the American Hot Chow tight spots . . Marines helping each other across forces before Pearl Harbor and landed with the Only Ammunition the reef under. intense fire . . . PFC. Maynard A. Marines, finding t/heir homes and farms masses of Record Set By Hitchcock of Genesee, Mich., turning back to go rubble, their families taken by the Japs to the hills. Still Problem after a wounded man who was beginning to drown. A gunnery sergeant, who served here with the Field Cooks, For Engineers Exchanging cigarettes and water while huddled Marines before Pearl Harbor, trying to find his Bakers On Guam behind cocoanut logs on the beach . . . PlSgt. Frank way around and discovering nothing recognizable GUAM (Delayed)—Marine engin- S. Brown of Philadelphia braving machine gun fire in all the debris of battle. GUAM (Delayed)—A record in eers were tired almost to the point to drag a wounded man behind cover of a sand dune. The first hot coffee brewed in a helmet in a putting galleys and a bake shop in of exhaustion but they were breath- Being knocked by a mortar blast into a foxhole hollow scooped out of the side of a trench . . . the operation ashore under combat ing easier as the battle to regain on top of Sgt. Joseph W. Welch of Washington, first cup knocked flying by a mortar near-miss, conditions was established by the Guam entered its fourth day. 3rd Div. here. Through coordination of man- Galleys of all units along the power and machinery, they had beaches were serving hot meals by ashore sufficient ammunition of Single Amtrac Doctors, Corpsmen Doing the morning of the fifth day. Some every caliber to meet any contin- we:; operating the fourth day. gency ; enoughwater, together with Shell Nips On the second day of battle, hot that being obtained by their dis- Costs Heroic Work On Guam food was prepared aboard ships off brought tillation units from several springs, By TSgt. Jeremiah A. O'Leary, Combat Correspondent shore and to the beaches. for drinking purposes; more than Big Gas Supply —Sgt. Harold A. Breard, combat Medical the front with have a week's supply of food; everything GUAM (Delayed)—Navy at Marines, correspondent. CABRAS ISLAND, Guam (De- have required in the treatment of the Corps officers—Lt. John W. A. been doing heroic work. Many BAKERS SPEEDY layed)—One shell from an Ameri- Woody of Bay Head, N. J., and been killed and wounded in at- wounded, and a reserve of fuel for GUAM (Delayed)—MTSgt. Younj can 37mm. gun cost the Japs an Lt. (jg) Richard B. Leander of St. tempts to rescue wounded Marines vehicles of every type. S. Knight of and estimated 25,000 barrels of gasoline Minn., worked day and night under fire. Three doctors have Graceville, Fla., Paul, than 80 3rd bakers AMMO GOES FAST as Leathernecks occupied this is- here for 6 hours, treating more already been killed on Guam. more Div. were exception commanding Apra baking hot buns for Marines in With the of ammuni- land Harbor. than 400 •casualties at a first aid Although overall casualties have the front lines here on fourth tion, especially for artillery, the The shell, fired from an amphib- station only 100 yards from the the been moderate, certain units hart day after assault landed. engineers had the supply problem ian tractor, struck a hidden gas front. troops suffered heavily. One company Each got three. Sixteen field in hand by nightfall of the first dump, which went up in a cloud- Only the third day of man yesterday, which has been constantly engaged ovens brought day. The heavy guns using scraping swirl of flame. were ambulance-jeep driv- were ashore this were fighting, for the past four days has had four as fast as could Landing under cover of the morning.—PFC. Cyril O'Brien. shells they get tre- ers able to maneuver their vehicles successive commanders. Now only them. They supplied mendous clouds of Marine MAIL ON SECOND DAY were kept smoke, to the battalion dressing station. two second lieutenants remain of that first night by human chains infantrymen went on to secure the GUAM Some For the first two days, the wounded the original seven officers. (Delayed)— Marines passing the ammunition from land- island in a short time.—Sgt. Ray had to be carried to the beach on received mail here on the second ing craft. Fitzpatrick, combat correspondent. stretchers. An infantry battalion on the day of the invasion. It has been Assault waves had moved inland Mall Address Correct? Everyone who can walk carries Asan front lost 19 officers in three weeks since they received any mail only a short distance when engin- — Repair stretchers on Guam — engineers, assaults on enemy positions and in from home.—TSgt. William K. eering working parties, including Tractor cooks, tiuck drivers, combat in- repelling a half dozen enemy Terry, combat correspondent. Seabees and other elements, took Units Praised fantrymen and service troops. counter-attacks. One company has V-MAIL UNIT LANDS only half a hundred effectives left over the beaches. Within five hours, GUAM (Delayed)—Blending cool- Hospital corpsmen, who operate GUAM (Delayed)—Under the su- after four days. Conversely, supplies were reaching shore in ness under fire with mechanical some pervision of Capt. E. L. Frase of units have suffered only negligible quantity. From the outset until the repair of Marine Norfolk, Va., and MTSgt. Amos O. skill, crews am- losses. third night, these men, many of phibian tractor units have put 80% Cooper of San Antonio, Tex., post- them working shoulder deep In of their damaged equipment back Chamorro Hides The mortality rate, considering office personnel of the 3rd Div. water, were subjected to enemy into service. the high number of casualties, has landed with or immediately behind mortar fire. Lt.Col. Sylvester L. Stephan of American Flag been very low, due to the efficiency assault troops here and have set Besides handling supplies, the Sidney, 0., CO of the unit, said: and devotion to duty of our Navy up postal service. Heavy V-mail GUAM (Delayed)—How a native engineers were charged with evac- "Some of the things the men have medical men. We would be lost equipment was landed with othet Guam preserved an American uation of the wounded to the inva- been doing still seem almost im- of without them. gear—PFC. Ben Rapport. spite of the Japs for almost sion fleet.—Sgt. Harold A. Breard, possible to me."—Sgt. Ray Fitzpat- flag in three was revealed today by combat correspondent. rick, combat correspondent. years Pvt. James F. Connor of Phila- delphia. When Marines set up temporary Dogs Track Down Snipers front lines in the shattered village of Agana, on the left of the beach- GUAM (Delayed)—Fourteen Jap in his sights at 300 yards. head here, Pvt. Connor decided to snipers were • killed in this sector Eighteen dogs were used in the build himself a comfortable dug- brooks after being tracked down by Ma- operation. Duncan, who handles out, with the floor of one hut as a rine scout dogs. PFC. Blitz, a two-year-old German roof. The hunt began at daybreak and Shepherd, says that it would have Under one floorboard he found lasted until marine officers' mid-afternoon, when taken days instead of hours to rid the flag, somewhat weathered, but the last was shot on Jap the run by this jungle and cave-ridden area of intact. A loyal Chamorro had done PFC. Harold S. Duncan of Louis- snipers without the help of the his small part.—StfSgt. Bill Bur- Ky. Duncan caught the ville, Jap dogs.—PFC. Ben Rapport. nett, combat correspondent. uniforms Plate Inspection Held After Chow Complete stocks of regulation officers' uniforms, CAMP LEJEUNE—Marines here BEN FEINBERG, Tailor do not waste food. Each man's overcoats, cap* and furnishings. plate or tray is inspected after Specializing in MARINE UNIFORMS every meal. If edibles are left, the expert fitting and tailoring. We alter your— Marine explains why. If the food GI uniforms at very reasonable prices. Work "STRICUV «CCO«DIMC Tt t. MARtMC CtRP* done while you wait Open is to blame, the mess sergeant ex- .... evenings. • •• plains. •PHONE Main 6598 REGULATION OR YOUR MRNEY BACK 111 NHL" Aim True Up to —a recent date,—-the Navy had awarded 1205 Navy Crosses for 540 Fifth Aye., San Diego gallantry in action in this war. The. m 416 broadway son dlego Silver Star has gone to 1462. • Corps Saturday Morning, August 12, 1944 Marine Chevron «*- 3 EDITORIALS Saturday Morning, Asgu«t 12,1«44 Two Years Ago This Week (From The Chevron, Aug. 8, 1941) It's Battle To The Death In The Pacific Graduation exercises for the first class of MPs in Ma- rine history were held on the Base Saturday. Twenty-three Occasionally people get the idea that because now thi* (Saipan) can any doubt remain that Marines and 15 sailors received diplomas from Col. James Marines are concerned primarily the L. Underhin, CO of the Base. MP school eon- _ in Pacific we'll have to kill damn near the whole Jap mil- The was theater they are inclined to over-emphasize the itary to win this war?" eeived by Lt.CoL Edward A. Craig and the present class importance of operations there. was organized Mar. 28. Mr. Wheeler, having seen for himself what this busses into Yet, a man, those who have Starting week 15 will go operation be- almost to seen the war with Japan is like, thus adds his voice to tween camps in the outlying areas and San Diego, Div. Pacific war firsthand feel that the American those of the others who have cried out that the Hq. at Camp Elliott announced. The new schedule is ex- people generally are not impressed with the grav- Pacific war cannot be taken lightly, that the pected to relieve congested conditions caused by liberty- ity of the war with Japan. issues at stake are far greater than those at stake bound Marines. Last week, Keith Wheeler, well-known Chicago in the European theater. Maj. C. E. Shepard, formerly CO of the 2nd Parachute newspaperman Bn., has assumed command of the Base Parachute Trng. who was with the Marines at These things Saipan, bluntly told the American press through are the Marines have long known. School. He relieves Maj. M. L. Dawson, who was assigned They are things the Marines won't forget. Per- duty elsewhere. the columns of Editor & Publisher magazine that haps statements-such Mr. Wheeler's will help continued "under playing" of Pacific war stories as Marines bore the brunt of the attack on the USS Lex- to drive home to others what things are like in ington, according to SgtMaj. L. C. Payton, who was on has resulted in complacency which is a "national the of the batteries until last. tragedy." Pacific. one gun manned the Pointing out that newspapers generally played the Saipan battle story a "poor fourth" to the Letters of general interest to Marines will be Cherbourg published. Please be brief—mgn your name, invasion, the flight of B-29s to Japan although It will be withheld if juu wish. and a national political convention, he asserted Safety Valve that the Saipan battle "was far and away the most important of the lot." Kwajalein Souvenir Guadalcanal Stars "While I don't have many sources of inforona- Editor, The Chevron—l was with the sth Bn., 11th Editor, The Chevron—As his souvenir of Kwajalein, my Marines, Ist Mar. Div., on Guadalcanal from Aug. 7 to tion here (Saipan)", huge Jap he wrote, "I will bet my best friend, PFC. Robert T. Miller, obtained the Dec. 15. Am I entitled to two blue stars on the Unit souvenir saber that more Americans died here in flag that flew over the Administration Bldg. It is about Citation ribbon and four bronze stars on the Pacific Area the last three days than died in the last week in 5 by 10 feet in size. It is bullet-riddled and blood-stained, ribbon? There is no entry in my SRB about this. How Europe. And a damn sight more Japs died here but otherwise in very good condition and he is very proud can I have it recorded?" than Germans in France. of it. NAME WITHHELD I've been a junior hostess at New York's famous Stage Cas. Co., MB, Mare Island, Cal. "There must be something the American press Door Canteen for two years and I've done a great deal Editor's note—You rate but one star on the Unit Cita- can do to drive home to the American people that for your Leathernecks to keep them as cheerful as pos- tion ribbon and two on the Pacific area ribbon. Only two sible while New York. They're a grand bunch of guys here in the Pacific they—or their sons—are stak- in stars may be worn for the Guadalcanal campaign—one We're proud of the Marines and of the job ing their lives in this nation's greatest struggle. . they're by personnel who participated in the landings 7-9 Aug., doing in the Pacific. We can't thank them with words This is a climactic war, a battle to the death. . . the other for those present between 10 Aug, 1942 and but with our hearts we are eternally grateful. What the hell can we do to get that fact through S Feb., 1943. the apparently impenetrable shell of American HELEN ROWLAND Your CO is authorized, under 14r. of Instn. No. to 518 Fort Washington Aye., New York City. 729, complacence and kiattention ? enter in your SRB "such evidence as definitely establishes ￿ •*■•»• eligibility for the Unit Citation ribbon and stars on the "What can you do or say to make Americans Area ribbon". You may secure your copy of the Unit realize that man-for-man engaged fighting Citation by requesting it through official channels. Japs — many —fighting Requests Discharge kill twice as Americans as ■«•￿.•©■• Germans do ? How can you demonstrate that we'll Editor, The Chevron—I am requesting an honorable be straggling with the Japs long after the Ger- discharge. Will I be entitled to my mustering out pay? Hats Off To The 3rd Will I receive all benefits from the recent GI Bill of mans fold? How convince people that no reason Editor, The Chevron I receive The Chevron every Rights? Will I be eligible to all benefits that may be — nor arbitration can end this war and that racial week, but am very disappointed to a certain Why decided upon at any future date? extent. don't you tell us something about the 3rd death is its only answer—racial death most likely NAME WITHHELD fighting Div.? My fiance Bougainville and for the Japanese because we are more numerous San Francisco. was on wrote that be was and our weapons better? proud to be with the 3rd in what they were doing. So Editor's note—From the meager information given any expensive please give those fighting Marines some of the credit "War in foim is bestial, and about the circumstances surrounding your application for they deserve. war bloody but against the Japs is total war. discharge, it would be necessary to publish most of the GI KATHY CARNIN Bill answer After the demonstrations of Attu, Tarawa and of Rights to your questions. Suggest you call New York City. Hollywood Actors Leathernecks Add Warcasts Rated War Song Verse Best To Date And Writers See GUAM (Delayed)—The first verse to be added in this war to U. S. radio listeners have been 'Fire Baptism' "Mademoiselle from Armenyeres," treated during the past several the favorite of World War I, origi- weeks to what Time magazine has Training Course Fits Men nated on a transport which landed described as "the best warcasting To Meet Problems In Field Marines here, according to Dick to date" — the With Fullest Confidence Gordon, a combat correspondent. portable wire and The added starter goes like this: disc recordings of CAMP PENDLETON -Dust- the battle of caked Marines, breathless and "Oh, they say this is an aerial war, Saipan. sweaty from worming their way So what in hell are we marching The recordings through the combat infiltration for? were made by course, thrilled movie stars and Hinkey-dinkey parlez-vous." IstLt. Larry B. some of the nation's top-notch film Hays and TSgt. Writers and critics who visited here Write Home Keene Hepburn recently. —— with Marine bat- During the demonstration for the Unexpecting Marine tle broadcasting film folk, a new company received Birthday equipment which i its first baptism under fire of live Feted On Lt. Hays had previously i machine gun bullets, exploding CAMP PENDLETON — Corp. been used at Bougainville. and Richard S. Spector land mines, rockets flares, of Chicago will Lt. Hays, who brought the re- barbed- wire entanglement and agree that his 18th birthday cele- cordings back to the U. S. for use most other harassing devices bration on July 22 was the most on a number of radio programs, knowu to modern warfare. enjoyable and surprising of his life. was formerly O-in-C of the "Halls CLOSE TO WAR Anxious that her son enjoy his of Montezuma", Base radio pro- Phyllis examines the M-l birthday, Corp. Spector's As 10 Curtis Hell-Diver fighter INSPECTION. Actress Brooks mother gram. He has been in this area Ky., wrote to the Oceanside Kiwanis planes peeled off from formation rifle of Pvt. David B. Johnson of Frankfort, after he making arrangements for the Sai- course, near and requested that Hollywood and dive-bombing and has been through Camp Pendleton infiltration while club, here, pan broadcasts from simulated it order a birthday him strafing the course, just clearing Helen Walker looks on. Pictured, left, is Col. William B. cake for network studios but expects to re- and forward her the bill. the spectator tower by inches, Al- Croka, range officer, and Maj. Merajud Din of India. join Marine units overseas. len Dwan, director of a current The Kiwanis club did Mrs. Be Cooaieons film hit, remarked, "Nothing could Spector one better, invited the —— - ! You can lead a Marine to water Ibe closer to actual war than this. youth to the club, presented a It's no wonder that the Marines are College Training cake and serenaded him with a - but you'll probably disappoint "prepared to face any situation with lusty "happy birthday" song. him. determination and confidence " ______Applications MMmmK m wa Due SW^Mi^SMSSBBBBSSBSnSMSSSiSSBBBSBBSSBBBBBBBBBiBIBBSBSSBBBSSBBSBBSBBISBMSBBBBISBBBBSSSSBB William Bendix, who has starred mmm in a number of films depicting the Enlisted personnel on active duty, life of Marines, was amazed. regular or reserve, who meet re- "I've worked on several sets quirements published in Letter of LA JOLLA HAS Staged at Camp Pendleton, but we Instruction No. 805 (dated July 22) .didn't encounter anything like may now apply to their COs for this," he said. "There's millions of assignment to training under the SWELL BATHING BEACHES dollars worth of realistic action be- Navy V-12 program, it has been fore our eyes that any Hollywood announced by HQMC. Come on Down and Take a Dip director would give his right hand Requirements for the college to film." training program call for appli- We are open on Sundays for your convenience, INDIAN VISITOR cants to be between their 17th and 23rd birthdays, to be unmarried and Maj Merajud Din of the First from 10 A.M. to 5 P.M. and you can get a swim to have a minimum education of Punjab Regiment of on a India, graduation from high, school with suit and towel here if you need them. Also open goodwill tour of the U. S., was a a creditable scholarship rating. guest of the Trng. Command and week-day evenings until 8 P.M. was escorted by Col. William B. A quota of 30 candidates and 25 Croka, range officer. alternates for selection has been The distinguished visitorfrom In- set for MCB and attached organi- dia was particularly interested in zations. The quota by units'. captured Japanese weapons which Hq. Bn., 1 candidate and 1 al- Kiwi Shoe Polish in 4 shades were fired during the running of ternate; Ser. Bn., 2 and 2; Gd. Bn., the course. This familiarizes Ma- 3 and 2; Sig. Bn., 1 and 2; Rifle Light Tan, Dark Tan, Mahogany, Black rines with the sound of each enemy Range Det., 2 and 2; RD, 20 and weapon, including different caliber 15; Rand R Center, 1 and 1. 25c machipe guns, rifles and mortars. HELL DIVERS. Planes Accompanying the film notables simulate strafing runs over Buy More Bond* were Eddie Kane, Sara Berner, the infiltration course while Phyllis Brooks, Carol Thurston and Marines creep through land Four WR Sisters Helen Walker. mines and booby traps. Plastic Covered Campaign Bars Salute Smartly Aid In Bond Sales CAMP PENDLETON—The four Singles 35c Biaggi sisters, all WRs stationed Holland Marines New Ear Protector here, have returned from furloughs Doubles 55c Adopted By Navy at the same time. Corp. Flora and Pleased By U. S. PFCs. Ida, Delphine and Muriel Triples 75c WASHINGTON—A new ear pro- spent their.time with their parents, CAMP PENDLETO N—Corps tector, called an ear warden, which Mr. and Mrs. John Biaggi in Stars & Numerals 10c Palms & Clusters 2r(C John Golsmits of Roermand, Hol- Nev. guards the wearer against the se- Gardnerville, land, and John Dellevoet of Rotter- Sacramento, vere noise shocks of gun blasts and While in Cal,, for a dam, Holland, both members of th<> short time, the sisters appeared in Netherlands Marine Corps, are the high noise levels of diesel and the same bond rally with Comdr. happy be Camp Pendleton to at airplane engines, has been officially Wassell, on whom is based the film, Shoulder Patches learning about Y. S. Marine tactic??. adopted by the Navy. "The Story of Dr. Wassell." for All Marine Divisions Asked how they felt toward a German in comparison to a Jap, they agreed that, "A Hun is just as 25c bad as a Jap. No honor among (sth Amphibian 35c) either. Ten minutes after signing a peace treaty the Germans bombed Rotterdam and killed 30,000 ILLER'S at OCEANSIDE people." Prouclly *- Karen 602 Second St. Unit Citation WHITE WEB BELTS WASHINGTON — A destroyer ■fT-fT-M-M-M-fv- No Buckle Ssc Reg. Buckle &0c Brass $1.00 whose battle log reads like a his- tory of Pacific warfare has been Marine Merchandise and awarded the Presidential Unit Ci- tation for outstanding performance in combat against the Japanese. Pressing Battle Bars 50c Scarfs 50c to $1.50 The ship is the USS Maury.

YOUR CHECKS Cleaning CASHED Fraternity Style Marine Pin $1.95 "LOBBY" Alterations U.S. GRANT HOTEL Pressing done while you Travelers' Cheques Issued wait MARTY'S ILLER'S CHECK EXCHANGE "Open from LA JOLLA 8:00 A.M. till Midnight, Open until 9 P.M. Daily "Strictly according to Marine Corps Uniform Fridays & Saturdays Regulations your till 2:00 A.M." or money back in full" k 1 i Saturday Morning, August 12, 1944 Marine Corps Chevron — 5 El Toro Gunnery Students Use Synthetic Training Devices Live Ammunition Old Timers Use Feature Of 'Salty' Marine's MCAS Course Retirement Ends Films Of Combat Action When JapsAttack Disclose 'Trade Tricks' To Fledgling Fighters PlSgt. B. F. Westergard MCAS, EL TORO —Out of the Returns To Corps, Gets synthetic training devices employed Duty At Former Station here is produced the "know how" for aerial gunners, soon to become MB, BREMERTON, Wash.—Af- the protecting eyes for squadrons fectionately known as "Gestapo" of Leatherneck bombers in Pacific around the barracks here is PlSgt. combat zones. Birger F. Westergard, who first en- Spot recognition of any type of listed in March, 1907, retired ia enemy plane, perfect sight align- September, 1940, and then re- ment, and accurate short bursts entered the Corps after Pearl Har- designed to finish off attacking bor. aircraft are the all-important re- The year after his original en- sult of synthetic training for the listment, he served aboard the USS men who man the rear gun cock- Wisconsin when she made her pits. famous 1908 cruise around the world. VETERAN INSTRUCTOR The school is under the direction jCHINA SERVICE of Capt. McLean R. P. H. of Balti- His seagoing duty included serv- Md., synthetic training more, of- ice aboard the USS Milwaukee, the ficer. MTSgt. Burl McVickers of cruiser that later crashed on the Philippi, W. Va., a NCO-in-C, is JAPS IN SILHOUETTE. A prospective Marine aerial gunnerin classes at MCAS, El Toro, rocks off the California coast, the veteran of many aerial engage- operates a free gunnery trainer while an instructor checks on his ability hit target USS Mayflower and the President* ments the South Pacific. to the in —Jap plane silhouetted on a screen. Actual firing from planes follows later. yacht. Simulating real machine guns in During World War PlSgt operation, with accuracy, the syn- L Westergard stationed the* thetic devices have proven be was at to a American Legation quick and simplified method of in- Sons Of in Peking; struction. Generals China, and at the Naval Base ia Cavite, Philippine Islands. Covering a period of several Training weeks of intensive study, the Start OLD RECRUITER course includes aircraft and sur- PARRIS ISLAND—Sons of two face vessel recognition, Morse code famous generals, Brig.Gen. Merritt The old timer has served at every and blinker schooling, with other A. Edson, assistant CG, 2nd Mar. major Marine post in the U, S. ex- detailed information and instruc- Div., and the late Maj.Gen Harry cept Parris Island and has served tion incident to manning machine Lee, former CG of this base and more than 11 years at recruiting guns. Camp Lejeune, have begun lecruit duty. He first came here in 1916 training here. and stood corporal of the guard LIVE AMMUNITION' The recruits, Pvt. Merritt A. 'Ed- watches at the Bremerton Gate. As a final stage in the training, son jr. of Washington, D. C, and He was transferred to this post students fire "live"' ammunition at Pvt. Ernest S. Lee of Washington, from Terminal Island, San Pedro, target sleeves while flying under D. C, arrived as part of » recent recently and is now serving as po- .-.imulated battle conditions. V-12 contingent. lice sergeant in the barracks. In addition, many hours are de- voted to the study of audio visual aids embraced in training ftlms picturing combat action. Others Marine Lives On In Memory reveal the of properly secrets ABOARD A TROOP SHIP medical aid and going on to de- the target, deflection leading ' OFF CALIFORNIA—A long line stroy Jap pillboxes. He saved the and those "tricks of the shooting of Marines leaned against the lives of many of his men. A lot trade" known to veteran gunnery rail of the transport. It wa* close of us along this rail were with instructors. to sunset, a time for easy talh, him. That ship over there took The school also provides a review and "scuttlebutt." ua over." for experienced course - and quali- But the talk wasn't light, easy, No noise, no fanfare, but jn the iied gunners. or deliberately optimistic about twilight of an evening at sea it Shoot Straight the practice landing DEATH-DEALERS. Schooling operation ahead. Tlie was quietly obvious that StfSgt. TWIN in of twin mm were quiet. A moment be- Bill Bordelon was once again machine guns in the cockpit of Marine dive one Mass Blood Gift rear a bomber fore word had caused them with five men whom he led1 up is given a prospective aerial gunner by Capt. R. P. H. to be quiet. the beach at Tarawa. McLean, synthetic training officer at MCAS, El Toro. It wasn't an order, or a joke. A grateful nation, through Made By Airmen It was one word: "Bordelon." their congress, posthumously Across from their transport, awarded StfSgt. Bordelon the* MCAD, MIRAMAR—Adding their Shot-Up Jap Tanks Two Get Citations nosing into the dusk, »an an- names to a long list of Camp Mira- highest decoration they could other ship. It was just a mar Marines who have donated Used In Training In Base Ceremony gray give him—the Medal of Honor. shape, indistinct in the half-light, He win live long in the memories blood for their buddies overseas, 75 CAMP PENDLETON Marines Presidential unit citations for — but the men watched it steadily. of men of the Corps and, when officers and men from an aviation here are being acquainted with two service with organizations) which StfSgt. Earl Dc Long of Me- the smoking lamp lit and Ma- unit here made a mass donation at shot-up, burnt-out Japanese tanks, distinguished themselves combat is in nasha, Wis., holder of the Silver rines gather in the Philippines, the Red Cross blood donor center, shipped to the U.S. recently from were awarded to two Marines Mon- Star for gallantry at Tarawa, in Guam, in Japan and in Chin* San Diego, this week. the South Pacific. They are being day following a formal review of voiced their thought. to talh of past victories, they will The donors said they considered exhibited as part of a display of troops on the Base parade ground. "We were just thinking about talk of Bill Bordelon of San An- giving blood a good form of Hfe Japanese weapons. Citations were received by PlSgt. Bill Bordelon," he said. "Bin tonio, Tex., who» died en the insurance. Although damaged by devastat- died Lloyd F. Trousdale of Los Angeles. on Tarawa, after refusing beach at Tarawa. Be Courteona ing Marine fire, the tanks are suf- a member of the Mar. Det. aboard ficiently whole to give Marines in the USS Enterprise when that ship Marine Invasion training here an idea of the type was engaged in action that re- Told In New Book of enemy mechanized equipment sulted in 35 Jap vessels sunk or they must knock out. damaged and 185 airplanes shot by CAMP PENDLETON —A book Travel Neither of the tanks can be down; and Corp. Swithen L R. . . . about the 3rd Mar. Div. on Bou- operated due to damage. One is Treadway of San Diego, who served written gainville, by Capt. John completely trackless, while the with the Ist Mar. Div. during the Monks jr., will soon be placed on other has but one track intact. Solomons campaign. book shelves throughout the coun- ALL try. Capt. Monks, a noted author and playwright, returned from overseas recently and has reported here for MEN IN SERVICE-•• AMERICAN duty with Trng. Command, He has seen duty at Samoa. Guadalcanal and Bougainville. 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Or landed here fully aware that they Overseas Base Unit perhaps, to clear things up, we had "a personal score to settle" Japanese Language School, one should say, her step mother's with the Japanese. Of the two newest schools at MCB, brother. The wedding is- to take Just before the Marines landed offers one of the most exacting place in October. Brig.Gen. Shepherd, in a message courses of study in the Corps. An to his officers and men, said: average of about 70 per cent of its "Your commanding general de- students wash out before complet- sires to wish all hands God speed ing the six-month course. Bear A Hand In the approaching operation. The school's condensed language "As you are well aware, this course teaches conversational Jap- brigade has been given the honor anese, how to read and write the POX BBXT of participating in the recapture of four forms of Japanese writing, SINGLE ROOM in private home for United States territory—ground on officer. 3320 Goldfinch St., S. D. reading of map symbols, transla- Tel. F-7541, or W-0905 after 1700. which Marines were stationed for tion of Jap field orders and mili- SMALL UNFURNISHED APART- 40 years until overcome by superior tary terms for use in questioning GREEK TO YOU? It's Japanese to Pvts. Chew Een Lee MENT suitable for one person, $69 enemy forces. Our Corps has a (left) Mario per month, including utilities. Fine personal Jap prisoners. and G. Mayoral-Barnes of Puerto Rico, stu- View. G-5-2227 after 1800. Mrs. Ar- score to settle in the land- Graduates are attached to intel- dents in the Japanese Language School. The instructor is thur Froney, 560 Arena St., La Jolla. ing we are about to effect. ligence staffs of overseas units as Sgt. Robert G. Robinson. (Photo by Pvt. Harvey O. Payne.) TAX&OB WOSI "This will be our first operation combat interpreters for lower ALL TTTPE3 of alterations done on as a brigade. Our regiments have echelons and assistants to division uniforms for men and women. Mrs. demonstrated their combat effici- E. F. Carter, 2002 Market St., Apt. previous language officers. When not ques- Marine, Soldier Long For Night Spot No. J, after 1630. ency in battles. We must prisoners trans- now fight together team. tioning they help SAIPAN (Delayed) Commem- of the Marine pilots of the craft. WAITTXD as a I late captured of which — have every confidence in your documents, orating a stopover on their cross- "Did you go to the Ali Babar WOMAN located convenient to Ocean abil- large quantities are taken in each country "grasshopper" flight, mem- the soldier next queried. Beach for housework one day a ity to accomplish our mission. week. campaign. bers of an aerial observation group "I'll say," the flyer exclaimed. B-6737. United States Marines never fail. named one of their planes "Three "Some place." POJt SALS "Good luck to each of you and STUDY REPRODUCTIONS may protect us in all dangers." Nights in Akron." "Well," concluded the Army man, TILT BACK divan, easy chair, two God Among the "textbooks" used are end-tables, 5 months old, all $55. An Army staff sergeant stopped "I it, and the hell I Mrs. Stiller, St., San Diego, Ob«jf Order* reproductions of actual Jap docu- own wish were 2969 B jeep right now." or telephone Mrs. Davenport, MCB, ments captured in the Gramo- his near the Stinson Sentinal back there Kit. 564. CAMP PENDLETON Weekly field. yesterday and asked, "How ijßjfthone records also are played so were "Me, too," the young flight officer PLTHOUTH 1941 Deluxe sedan, good classes in folk dancing —for WRs those three nights in Akron?" agreed.—Sgt. Charles R. Vander- condtiion, $1200, by original own- will be conducted here each Wed- that the students may hear the er. Phone Corp. Baine, MCB, Est, language spoken by native Jap- "We really had a time," said one grift, combat correspondent. 313, after 1800. nesday evening. anese. In addition, the school has short Wave radio equipment with which to tune in on American Japanese language broadcasts beamed to Xapan and on Jap broadcasts di-J rect from Tokyo. Movies made in Japan are ex- 15 hibited at the Base theater to ac- YEARS' 24-HOUR quaint students with Jap manners experience service and customs as well as language mservmg inflections given words and phrases ■ 0N RUSH • by the natives. and Marines ORDERS DAILY CLASSWORK Four hours of classwork are held daily, followed by supervised study. It's Much Easier To Shop By Mail The school was started July 1, It's because Wallseo more 1942, as an activity of the 2nd Mar. . easier has made it convenient for you to shop by mail. '"""~"™'™"""""~~"~~ Because Wallseo specializes in selling by mail only. No retail store in a high rent COMPLETE Div., then being formed at Camp WON UraerOivl T100 district, no high priced, high pressure salesmen, that's why our prices are lower, STOCK OF ALL Elliott, with Capt Paul S. Dull as Small Nor When your order is received—bingo—the selection is made according to your RATES O-in-C. The course was much Tno larw order and measurement blank, it's earmarked for you, it's yours, either awaiting INSIGNIAS shorter then, with teaching con- WO your arriva( in the states, or is shipped FREE to any city in the United States. EQUIPMENT fined mainly on how translate AND your suit is guaranteed fit to I to perfectly. *—^_^_^_^^_. Jap field orders and question prisoners. It was taken over by the 3rd NECK HEIGHT Mar. Div. Sept. 1, 1942. Then on i Jan, 1, 1943, the course was ex- tended to three BUY BY months and moved BY MAIL! qjt> BUY MAIL! to Camp Pendleton, where it was '■ Marine Officers' Dress Blues made a general activity """ llvtsF • Buying by mail is not a new idea. of the Marine Officers' Elastique Greens I 1 J - - Corps under the Trng. It's convenient,convenient it saves valuable Command. Marine Officers' Whipcord Green* saves On Jan. AROUKID _, 1, 1944, the course was cx- Enlisted Men's Dress Blues U SBVeS frantic rush fof tended to six months July Navy CHEST Z"* ' i and on Officers' Blue Serge Uniform* ■ / A suit, that's altered* in a mad rush.* the school moved MCB, C.P.O. Uniforms • * ! M was to Serge T-T-V r- Wallseo guarantees a perfect fit- Sailors' Tailored Serge Uniforms Ul * T»""l / \\ FORMER /j ting uniform for yoUr mea_ RESIDENT | . Uremeat Wank Present O-in-C is Maj. Frederic I AM today' j O. Wolf, who lived in Japan for 13 /jI (/years during his youth. Maj. Wolf J also speaks Chinese, having lived lln China 10 years and done busi- i ness there. BLOUSE ON I m VC \ -J lmW r*l|WA|l^*t*rmWk\ Capt. John H. Jewett, assistant 3IMII1IIHINI1E: ft 1 1

fltturdajr. Morning, August 12,1944 Marine Corps Chevron — 7 Third Base Drum PBY Saves And Bugle Corps 13 Pilots Ends Training Its training complete, the third Entire Flight Of drum and bugle corps to graduate Forced from the Base Field Music School Marines this year marched and played for Down Rescued a review of RD troops Monday, then packed up its gear and was The of how a saved story PBY transferred to the FMF at Camp Marine who had 13 fighter pilots Pendleton to await an overseas as- ocean, been forced down in the signment. en masse, by bad weather, was Members of the drum and bugle revealed this week in Washing- corps completed their 12-week ton the Navy announced that an course of instruction under the di- Patrol Squadrons 14 and 53 have rection of WO. Fred Lock and the returned from the Pacific. tutorship of TSgt. Herbert A. The two squadrons rescued a Goodwin. total of 79 Army, Navy and Marine The corps proved it could strut aviation personnel who had been in Monday's parade, completing a shot down or forced down in the ENDS TRAINING. The third MCB-trained drum and bugle "tiooping in line" movement with- Pacific. corps blares forth martial music for a review of RD troops out a false step. WO. Lock pointed The spectacular "Dumbo" rescue on the parade ground Monday after completing training. out that the movement is usually mission occurred when the flight of They go Pendleton. (Photo by PFC. H. F. Alden). done by the Base band and that it Marine Corsairs was forced off now to takes a "tip-top" drum and bugle course by bad weather while re- corps to execute it without error. turning from a foray against the One of the prized possessions of Japanese. Their fuel gone, they USS American Legion Back the unit is a Japanese bugle, re- were forced to land on the ocean. cently donated by a Leatherneck The 13 pilots lashed their life rafts who returned to the Base from together and floated, in a flotilla, From Pacific Invasions over seas. for three days. CAMP PENDLETON—The sergeant halted half way up Buy War Bonds PARTY. StfSgt. BOONDOCKS the gang plank and exclaimed: "I never thought I'd see Another fellow who ——off the Thompson of Centralia, TOO ROUGH FOR TAKE-OFF lives Becky her again!" fat of the land is the girdle and Jack Cole of They were sighted Wash., FMI/c by a PBY talking a girl ship—the manufacturer. last dance of He was not about but a USS Miami, Fla., enjoy piloted by Ens. George H. Davidson American Legion, a 23 year old i for Marines and - - evening at party of New Orleans. After he put the transport which has dropped anchor Pendleton. on WR* at Camp big plane down the ocean, swells in practically every South Pacific were running so high it took three port. hours to get the Marines aboard— Veteran." of the Pacific, any and then it was found impossible in Entertain discussion of transport life, will Marines to take off. MARINES say, "Brother, if you haven't been W Ens. Davidson radioed for help W' aboard the Legion you haven't WRsAt Pendleton and kept the flying boat headed lived." into the wind for two hours until The Legion has quite a career. Party destroyers arrived and took all Backwoods 'Built 1921 as passenger-freighter hands aboard. in ORDER By MAIL CAMP PENDLETON "Boon- plying between New York and On another occasion, a Dumbo docks," where Leathernecks— go Latin American ports, she was rescued an Army fighter pilot shot - through their rugged training, was equipped by the Navy a trans- down within 1500 yards of blazing as DRESS BLUES the setting of a gala party held port in August, 1941. Jap shore guns on Rabaul. Twelve here recently for Women Marines. A year later Marines went over Marine fighter planes strafed the HAND TAILORED Their hosts were men of the Eng. the side of the Legion to land on guns while the rescue was under Bn. of sth Mar. Div, i Guadalcanal. Torpedoes have cut the way. ! 50 her wake than once, but none The novel party started with more OFFICERS'GREENS, from 52 March Pronflly has ever hit her. "She the i "chow" prepared by engineer cooks j was fifth fastest transport the South and placed—in buffet supper fash- in said a gunner Barracks t ■ ion—on picnic tables under huge Pacific," proudly. 0 Caps, genuine t Invading Marines _ The Legion and her crew had a treas. Dancing on a pavilion built leather visor & cap *.B8 landing Ma- trf^^i atop a cleared slope surrounded by bad time of it after rines on Bougainville. There was 0 Genuine Shell Cordovan _ strings of colored lights was the Spic And Span felSS— an air raid alert and all the Belts, Snaps and Solid big event of the evening. A phono- trans- GUAM (Delayed)—The Japs un- ports open All, ' graph and public address system headed for the sea. Brass Buckle .... 4.M F*?«i7| doubtedly had other things on that is, except the Legion. "did the trick" in providing music their mind, but if they'd looked 0 Sterling Silver Medals for the dancing couples. closely, they might have been able RI'NS AGROUND Basic and Sharpshooter Biw^lß^Vßi Transportation from the WR to see that many of the invading She had run aground on a shoal. was sup- tugs frantically area to the boondocks Marines landed with clean shaves, While two worked Peter Bain Billfolds 3.95 which . . . "BmißBl \w>-o I plied by large cargo trucks, new haircuts and freshly-laundered to get her off before enemy planes • conveyed the party-bound women dungarees. could arrive, the crew sweated it 0 Shoulder Patches (BY/BH^Ba^E" over rough roads, fords and back- Lt.Col. Raymond F. Crist jr. of out for the next three hours. 0 Collar Ornaments, Gilt .. ,75 woods trails to their destination. Clearwater, Fla.. troop commander The Legion nas hauled tens of vH^BIB^BV' Campaign Bars and aboard one of the Navy transports, thousands of troops in invasion 0 Ribbons §S~ss_ !>">»'«—I TJ«e T-Mall was responsible. His pre-debarka- and practice landings, and now has 0 Cap Ornaments, Bronze . . .7r, \* ||il jWW tion orders included: her fourth skipper since the begin- Marines Privileged 0 Collar Ornaments, Bronze .76 Lll\ A fresh haircut for all men. ning of the war. After nearly two ' To Refuse Letters clean shaves, and laundered dun- years overseas she returned to the Cap Ornaments, Gilt 75 . |j|f %%\ garees this last item being han- U. 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302 West Broadway Telephone Ma. 1732 11—a—a——a«—i^.^.^ . . .. SSMS" Saturday Ifenoiiig. Awgust 12.1044 Marine Corps Chevron — 9 'Old Slugger' And Seven Marines Do A Night's Work Pendleton Women TMNIAN (Delayed)—Seven Ma- was sporadic and wild, and they Haute, Ind., and Casper W. Holt of la£t night. If they come again, we rines and "Old Slugger"—a .50-cal. failed in repeated attempts to set London, Ky., and Pvt. Thomas D. will throw them some of their own Organize Band machine gun—celebrated their first up three .30 cal. machine guns they Hopkins of Charlottesville, Va., lead from one of their own guns. ' night on Tinian by taking on 106 carried with them. worked with their rifles and ran Explaining the "party", the ser- CAMP PENDLETON—Organiza- JapsIn an open sugar cane field. Keeping the "Slugger" hot with ammunition through 200 yards geant added: tion of a WR dance band has just After four hours of fighting the belt after belt of ammunition were where Marines in the rear were "We just lay back and let them been announced by the women's score was: Japs killed—106; Ma- Sgt. Harold B. Holbrook of Green- firing at everything moving. have it. The Japs broke column recreation office here. rines killed or wounded—0. ville, S. C; PFCs. Glenn R. Rob- The battle began at 0300 and and spread out fanwise over the- Sgt. Dick Jurgens will assist It was one of the most astound- erts of National City, Cal., Clayton continued until 0700. After the bat- field, but a hell of a bunch of them with the organization of the band, ing feats of the entire Marianas B. Ponder of Mt. Vernon, Ky.; and tle Sgt. Holbrook was busily work- went down with lead poisoning. according to Sgt. Lois Amaya, campaign.The Japs never got close Pvt. James E. Doud of Hedrick, la. ing on one of the Jap machine From then on, we sprayed every- NCO-in-C of recreation. enough to use their hand grenades The remainder of the crew, guns. He grinned and said: thing that moved." — Sgt. Tony WRs signed for the band are: or dynamite packs, their rifle fire PFCs. William R. Hunt of Terre "We had a nice little party here Smith, combat correspondent. PFCs. Betty Montgomery, whistler; Barbara McClellan, drums; Verna Hindman, clarinet; Elizabeth Mar- Long Preparation tin, clarinet; Charlotte Madden, trumpet; Faith Young, piano; Ad- Citations In Quick Answer die Becker, alto sax; Corps. Louise MCAD, MIRAMAR-Capt. Noble Pilgrims, Marjorie Krudwig, Nancy Newsom Navy Cross jr. of Piedmont, Cal., be- Armstrong, violins; Dorothy Hor- lieves in answering questions Corp. John R. Logan jr. (post- ac- lacher, piano, clarinet, sax; and humously). curately. Wave PhM3/c. Oria Hudson, E flat PFC. Paul Hanson. Upon his recent return here from Legion of Merit tuba. the South Pacific, the dive bomber B« Courteoua Brig:Ofn. Field Harris (sold star pilot was in lieu of third medal). asked how long he had —— Col. Henry D. Linscott. been overseas. Art Classes "Eighteen CAMP PENDLETON Marines Silver Star months, four days and — two hours!'' came the unhesitating stationed here are invited to attend Lt.CoI. David K. Claude (post- classes sponsored by the Ocean- humously). reply. art IstLt. Norman L. Niece jr. Buy Xnaurancs side USO. The classes, for service Sgts. John J. Ficket, Ralph A swimming—— pool is a crowd of men and women, started Wednes- Stephens. people Corp. Gordon C. Still. with water in it. day night. PFC. Robert H. Agnew (post- humously). Distinguished Flying Cross SERVING THE MARINES SINCE 1924 Maj. AVarren G. Mollenkamp. Navy and Marine Corps Medal ORDER BY MAIL Capt. Bradford D. Bramhall. HEIGHT IstLt. Burt H. Dreyer. 2dLt. Dale C. Engle. WEIGHT StfSgt. Robert B. Shaw. -«ifw Bronze Star MARINE •IstLt. Floyd M. Johnson jr. WO. Joseph Cameron (posthum- ously). I Officers' and •MTSgt. Frank J. MeDevitt. •Corp. Donald R. Jones. •PP'Cs. Ural D. Dickerson and ° Enlisted Mens* •Harry R. Seymer jr V/\ •Awards by Army. Air Medal MEETINGS. GySgts. John (left) and Jim McCleaf UNIFORMS FEW Capts. Cruger L. Bright (gold star territory plenty medal), Marion tfftU covered a lot of and had to talk over in lieu of second R. 1 when they met for the third time in 24 years Wednesday McCown jr., John Henry Melby. ! / 1 \f And Accessories IstLt. Matthew Allen (posthum- Itiouseo*\ r- \ I \ I I in the Base NCO Club. (Photo by PFC. H. F. Alden). ously). l^J Sgts. Ben B. Carman jr., Travis P. McGee and Vincent M. Roselli. Corp. Glenn Young. D. fi« *=-=p=3 PFC. Orrin A. Marshall. I*"*****! i 7 AJ Uniform Measurement I'A/S/DC l/Ci (J -r- -*■ '&•* NCO Brothers Meet Third Letters of Commendation Sleeve- Blanks Submitted Upon ItHOrH XC-tY ' „ I/I ' Bequest. Capts. Reinert M. Torgerson, John / I [ C. Pelzel. In 24 Years At MCB IstLts. E. Ennis, William ' ' Time Albert W. Thames. \AROUND 1/ I) The "here today and gone tomorrow" brothers of the 2dLts. Russell J. Danieu. Frank G. TH>6H 1/ \\\\ McClintoek. ( BASIC MEDALS Corps—John and Jim McCleaf—got together Wednesday WO. William J. Lane. 7K~J.....11//"j\ \ Heavy Sterling Silver morniner the Base NCO Club for their third reunion 24 TSgts. William J. McLaughlin, Al- /1 in in bert M. West L/ \ ! /\| H&H „. $1.95 years. ￿ Sgts. William H. Badker, Eldridge The McClean brothers, both gun- the Pacific aboard ship. Henick. \ / SHARPSHOOTER John is now awaiting reassign- Corps. Karey La Rue, Jack W. J nery sergeants, met on the Base Mott. Rupert E. Thorp. I 1 X\\ Heavy Sterling Silver when Jim flew here 'from a West ment in the West Coast Reclassifi- PFCs. William D. Forshier, Ed- 6 $1,75 Redistribution ward James Sloan. H&H Coast port where his ship docked. cation and Center, I***© |-/\.rx returned : Stand Heavy It was a real reunion for the MCB, having recently Erect 1 EX. RIFLEMAN, of from overseas. —— Sterling Silver, H. & H. $1.95 Leathernecks—under supervision Film Booker 1 w/orn I I other old-time Marines of the NCO WrittenKome Lately? ' had a lot of — —— CAMP PENDLETON StfSgt. Clvb—and they ground — Marine Blues, all wool.. .$52.50 Walter Seltzer Los Angeles, 100% cover. They last met in Shang- of Cal., to Marines In Combat has assumed the duties of motion Officers' Whip Cords .$50.00 hai in 1938 when both were on Green ... picture booker for Camp duty at separate stations in China. Get Chance To Vote film Pendleton's theaters. He succeeds BARRACKS CAP ABOARD REAR ADM. R. L LONG SERVICE StfSgt. Glenn K. Slipper, also of Shell Cordovan Visor $6.45 CONNELLY'S FLAGSHIP OFF Los Angeles, who has been honor- (UP)—With The brothers have served their GUAM, Aug. 6 Guam's ably discharged. GENUINE SHELL CORDOVAN BELTS country a total of nearly 40 years, two airfields and all important in- SNAPS John first enlisting*in the Army on stallations and towns in American AND SOLID BRASS BUCKLE—S4.9S and Jim following hands and Marines moving method- Barracks Caps for Dress Cowhide Belts, solid brass July 18, 1920 Blues (white 3.00 1924. The elder bro- ically ahead, battle-weary men were cover) 4.50 buckle suit Jan. 16, f.4 T»«mt j|~|rix»B

fierce ■-■■«■ ...I-,.—— ,— determination, killed the " ~.. ■ ~..1 ,0 crew and several other nearby de- Officers Needed " fenders. Qualification requirements for appointment of KILLED AT ROI warrant officers and enlisted men to second lieu- PFC. Anderson won the Medal tenants in aviation ground duty voice for his action during the battle on relaxed this week because The were of Roi Island, Kwajalein atoll, Feb. the immediate need for officers In 1, 1944. His citation read: six types of duty. Revisions were "Entering a shell crater occupied contained in Ltr. of Instn. 814, WITH A by three other Marines, PFC. An- dated July 31. derson was preparing to throw a Commissions are open for ad- grenade at an enemy position when ministrative, communication, fight- jn the camps Jr it slipped from his hands and er controller, intelligence, materiel Ip; rolled toward the men at the bot- and transportation officers. Appli- tom of the hole. With insufficient cants must have two years of col- time to retrieve the armed weapon lege or its equivalent, be between and throw it, PFC. Anderson fear- 25 and 40 years of age, and be on lessly chose to sacrifice himself FIGHTING PHOTOG. StfSgt. active duty. and save his companionsby hurling Roy E. Olund, left, combat pho- Those chosen by the selection his body upon the grenade and tographer, talks to Corp. Jesse J. board at HQMC will be sent to taking the full impact of the ex- Moore in a foxhole on Salpan. Aviation Ground Officers School at plosion. Quantico where necessary. Battle Photographs Stand Erect Taken Under Fire Marine Humor Holds Screen Guide SAIPAN (Delayed)—StfSgt. Roy Under Saipan Strain E. Olund of Sacramento, Cal., fin- SAIPAN (Delayed)—This sample ished his second battle against the of headquarters area humor was BASE THEATER Japanese 1730-2000 when this island was se- recently overheard by Combat Cor- Today—Hallsof Montezuma Broad- cured four days ago. respondent Sgt. Charles R. Vander- cast, 1500. Three Russian Girls, In those Smith-Sten (one show, 1930). two battles — his first grift: Sunday Show Business, Cantor- was at Tarawa—he has taken near- A police gang member ambled Murphy. — ly 500 pictures and has seen the Monday—Tampico, Robinson-Bari. around the 4th Div. carrying a Tuesday—The Awful Truth, Grant- Marines wrest from the Nipponese shoulder model fly spray. When a soldier makes a Dunne. two of their most valuable Pacific "HI ya, Mac!" shouted a friend. Wednesday Bridge cf San Luis Rey, Lederer-Bari.— bases.—StfSgt Jack Pepper, com- "Didn't know you'd joined the 72nd Long Distance call, it's important. So we Thursday What's Cookin' Pennsylvania Missouri PFC John R. Kilgore, Wenatchee. Kennedy of Philadelphia and Le- PFC. Dwain A. Wright, Selah. At USNH, Shoemaker, Cal., MIX StfSgt. Clifford S. Buckley jr., Phila- Corp. Richard G. Greenawalt, Sum- roy Starch of McCrory, Ark., were ner. West Herbert C. Fairall jr. of Denver, delphia. Virginia among the few who thought Tara- Texas Corp. Lowell L. Burton, Kansas City PFC. Haven E. Hamrick, Charles- Colo., recalled that when his pla- PFC. Calvin B. Spurgeon, Wellston. town. wa a tougher proposition than Sai- StfSgt. Jewel T. Hawkins, San An- PFC. Wayne E. Holley, Independence. toon was withdrawn for food and gelo. PFC. William T. Warner, Buckhan- pan. Jap bombers dropped their PFC. John Joseph Fears, Ellington. non. water after a desperate counter- PFC. Jay J. Tates, Wlllard. "eggs" all around their hospital Wisconsin attack an emergency arose and Dead PFC. Gordon Cohen, St. Louis. ship night, recalls in- Pvt. Justin H. Preuss, St. Louis. SdLt. Howard J. Schroeder, Thiens- one PFC. George stead of rations they got more ac- Alabama Pvt. Don Smith, Carthage. ville, J. Popovich of York K. New City. tion. James A. New PFC. Nathaniel Evans, Winfleld. Nebraska 2dLt. Bernhard B. Schroeder, Mil- PFC. Dent of PFC. Clifford T. Crook, Bessemer. I waukee. At USNH, Oakland, Corp. Fred- Orleans is a great for plas- GySgt. Olesen jr., Ashland. Corp. Gross, booster PFC. Roscoe Smith jr., Gadsden. Julius John M. Racine. die F. Morris jr. of Orleans New Hampshire Corp. Jack S. Hankey, Superior. New ma—he bad six transfusions which Arizona PFC. recalled that his PFC. Harold L. Wood, W. Lebanon. Anton A. Firkus, Stevens Point. outfit got a- much- he feels saved his life. He said 2dLt. Thomas W. Baumgartel, Phoe- PFC. Lester F. Romp, Milwaukee. needed laugh when fired nix. New Jersey PFC. Francis A. Krueger jr., La Marines Japs threw empty saki bottles at 2dLt. James G. White, Phoenix. Corp. Richard W. Harvey, Bloomfield. Crosse. at a moving object which turned them. A platoon of amphibian r Arkansas PFC. W asil Tacyniak, Passaic. |PFC. Harold C. Agerholm, Beaver out to be brush being blown tanks commanded by 2dLt PFC. Edwin M. Eisenberg, B. Orange. Dam. Pan) A. Sgt. Dee W. Curtsinger, Prairie PFC. Edward J. Klimko, Bayonne. Pvt. John D. DeNoble, Appleton. along by the wind. A communica- Hirsbrunner, former Univ. of Wis- Grove. PFC. John J. 'Altman, Perth Amboy. | Wyoming tions unit met plenty of small arms consin football moved PFC. John R. York. Wilson. PFC. Albert C. Burkhardt, Newark. tackle, was PFC Meßae Adkins, Letona. | PlSgt. William Hoyt jr, Hudson. fire on the beach and New York D. then was up behind the front lines and the PFC. Marwn Kilgore. Hot Springs. Corp. Theodore J. Manias. Casper. "really plastered" by Jap artillery, California Capt. Charles A.Bloom, Kew Gardens. PFC. Frank Y. Zulevic, Quealy. heavy guns used as mobile artil- Sgt. Maj. William M. Bell 111, Los An- IstLt. Philip E. Wood, New York. said Wilmer D. Bushnell of lery, he recalls. geles. Sgt. Stuart M. Adelman, Brooklyn. Bonds Or Bondage? Kinder, La. Unscathed at Guadal- PFC. Walter P. of Chi- Capt. Bobbie B. Bradley, San Diego. Corp. Ralph H. Arrandale, Sidney. canal, Corp. Edward Wernicki of Szehna 2dLt. Joseph X Roach. Los Angeles. PFC Robert T Ali. New York. Jap cago was shot by a "dead Jap" 2dLt. Paul J. Turner. Riverside. PFC. Frank W. McKibben, Andover. 'Plant' Spots Reading, Pa., was injured at both PF*C. Donald A. Frost. Auburn. after his unit had passed a number SgtMaj. David H. Baker. San Diego Tarawa and Saipan. PFC. Sgt. William Winter. Fallbrook. RFC. Raymond X r aw c ck i. Little Marine Positions Paul of men sprawled in the mud. There C. Falls. of Brooklyn, Sgt. Donald M Snell. Hollywood. Corutky N. V., nar- was more combat Corp. Myron C Murphy, Berkeley. PFC. Joseph R. Wojeison, Brooklyn. SAIPAN (Delayed)— One of the rowly escaped death when Jap band-to-hand at Corp. Edgar M. Kenyon, Los Angeles PFC. Stanli Soltys, Amsterdam. Japs' Tarawa, but Saipan's artillery and Pvt. Edward C. Rudden. New York. means of spotting troop con- planes dive bombed Corp. John P. Moseley, San Fran- and strafed mortar fire was worse, said PFC. cisco. Pvt. Harry E. Whitney. Troy. centrations and incoming landing evacuating Pvt. P. Thomas. Binghamton. craft wounded to a hos- Raymond D. Corp. Jerrel F Louson. Hollywood. Clair boats as our troops were establish- Berry of Speed, Ind. Corp. O. C. Wilkins, Alhambra. Pvt Thomas E. McGowan, Bronx. pital ship offshore. The unit to New York. ing a beachhead IstLt. Charles B. Davis of Scran- PFC. Martin C Estrada. Los Angeles. « on this island was which PFC. William L. Mylet of PFC. James C. McKenna, San Fran- Carolina revealed today. ton, Pa., was wounded on the North Webster Grove, Mo., belonged had cisco. PFC. James C. Henry, Rockingham. beach at Namur and had been on PFC. Merle C McVey, Pine Valley. According to Sgt. David Demp- a "hair-raising" experience cover- PFC. Jack Webb, Lindsay. PFC John B. Ballew. Nebo. Saipan only a few hours when he K. PFC. John B. Davis jr., Badin. sey, combat correspondent, a Jap- ing a 300-yard PFC. James F. French. Long Beach. open area in the was bit by fragments of a mortar PFC. William T Kay, San Diego. PFC. Clifford H. Walker. Asheboro. anese artillery observation officer face of Jap MG. fire. Pvt. Burley G. Vow jr., Greensboro. shell. IstLt Clair A. Montroy jr. of PFC. Raymond E. Winkler, Ventura. was located in a hammock slung PFC. John r. Zimmer jr., Santa North Dakota At USNH, Mare Island, PFC. Buffalo, N. V., said a Jap artillery Monica. high in a tree near ACk Eugene P. Thompson, Hoople. Charan-Kanoa, Robert B. Barnes of Grand Rapids, observer who caused them plenty Colorado well inside our own lines. He was Ohio Mich., said Japs were trickier than of trouble turned out to be in Corp. Orville H. Stevens. Mount Mor- Sizemore, equipped with a radio and a rison. IstLt. James L. Cincinnati. was usual. In one case they directed foxhole right in the of the R. Walters, Greeley. PlSgt. Edward Vardel, Ashland. directing Jap artillery fire. middle PFC. Herman Corp. Robert N. Geil, Cincinnati. artillery fire from a tall sugar mill Marine position. Disguised Connecticut When as a PFC. Gilbert P. Dean, Cleveland. he was disposed of, enemy smokestack. Corp. Jack E. Man- Marine, he relayed informatio» PFC. Frank W. O'Hearn, Danbury. PFC. Michael J. Franey, Cleveland batteries were his Georgia PFC. Joseph T. Raterman, Cincinnati. soon silenced. ning of Depew, N. V., said, "the over a tiny short wave radio. Corp. Henry A. Adams jr.. Marietta. PFC. George B. Hornyak, Rittman. PFC. Robert W. Wallace, Lithonia. PFC. Norman Clawson jr., Delphos. PFC. Marvin E. Parrish, Augusta, PFC. Edmund R. Giorgione, Cleve- PFC. Mervin C. Ball, Rome. land. Pvt. John T. Ponder, Calhoun. PFC. Howard D. Grable, Conneaut. Pvt. Jack H. Morgan, Lithonia. PFC. Raymond J. Stefe, Cleveland. Idaho PFC. Harry R. Vanzile, Ashland. Oklahoma GySgt. Carl T. Coats, Weiser. Special Attention Given To PFC. Elbert A. Heckert, Hailey. PFC. Billy R. Callison, Sand Springs. Illinois PFC. Maurice D. Overton. Mangum. MAIL ORDERS. Immediate Delivery IstLt. Robert A. Nelson, Brookfield. PFC. Rufus L. Abbe, Walters. StfSgt. Henry F. Michalski. Chicago. PFC. Clark J. Wood, Norman. Sgt. Sylvester Wrobleski. Oglesby. Oregon Sgt. Edward W. Stauber, Berwyn. Corp. Armos Mannila. Lakeside. Corp. John C. Byrnes, Chicago. Corp. Grover M. Wells, Roseburg. PFC Casimer J. Fary. Chicago. Pennsylvania PFC. Richard E. Tekip, Cicero. PFC. Robert A. Bailey. Springfield. Sgt. Eugene J. Walsh. Ambridge. PFC. John J. Opolka. Chicago. Corp. James B. Dunne, Bryn Mawr. PFC. Julius A. Nasatsky, Chicago. PFC. Alan R. Fluck, Quakertown. The PFC. Charles J. Viola, Riverton. PFC. George W. Perry. Philadelphia PFC Frank Y. Witczak. S. Chicago. PFC. John J. Yatsko, Wilkes-Barre. PFC. Otis A. Kemp. Chicago. PFC. Thomas Zebelskv, Braddock. FEDERAL PFC. Charles E. Vaupel, South Pekin PFC. Edward P. Fiddler, Oil City. Indiana Pvt. Joseph L. Deady jr., Philadel- CLOTHIERS OF OCEANSIDE GySgt. Michael Spear, Hammond. phia. Pvt. Mike J. Rado, East Gary. South Carolina , lowa PFC. H. A White, Anderson. IstSgt. Harry B. Williams, Bancroft Tennessee —— TSgt. Russell G. WT. Johnson, Post- PFC Michel W. Breaber, Memphis. villo. PFC Troy P stoke«. Gates. } COMPLETE STOCK Corp Everett M. Lettow. Alden. Texas G. Kruse, Little Rock PFC. Johannes Sgt. Three Rivers. * PFC. Donald W. Damon Dcs Moines. Valter A. Odt>m. DRESS BLUES PFC Stanley Howard, "Waterloo. * L. Sen( Kansas J Sgt. Theodore Gomez. Hanston. , PFC. Donovan Dale Prme, Hugoton. Buy PFC. Charles D. Becker, Kansas City. T\t Paul Vandyke Martin jr.. Fitls- r burg. Complete OFFICERS'* GREENS Kentucky ° Sgt Earl C Robertson, Winchester. Ky Vh'C. Fred Vanover. Louellen. Marine Size PFC. Robert J. Jones Covington. PFC Roy E. Snider. Bkron. and all Insignio-s and Louisiana ]\/10 1l * . Corp. Martin A. Ener. New Orleans. Uniforms *«<*" equipment PFC. Edgar W. Allen, Baton Rouge. Lnart Maine and 2dLt. Peter Schultz, Belgrade Lakes. PFC. Howard H. Thomas. Mars Hill. Maryland and + MOST MODERN 2dLt. Ralph K. Bolen, Hyattsville. * TAILOR Massachusetts Accessories „ SHOP UNDER SAME ROOF Maj. Robert J. J. Picardi. Boston. . Prira1 Sgt. Warren J. Bedford. Natick. Satisfaction HvC PFC. Chester E. Langley, Worcester. Guaranteed _ PFC. Jeremiah J. Coughlin, Boston. Joseph Deßarge, Fitehburg. . Pvt. B. Michigan SHIRTS LUGGAGE "St Sgt. Robert W. Carman, Detroit. — — Sgt. Peter R. Vicarlo, Ishpeming. * GIFTS —. SHOES, etc. Corp. Joseph G. Maly, Detroit. *

I ARMY. NAVY \l": '. >•] wk MARINI CORPS \.-'■;■}. The IjIIfIFORMS^I FEDERAL f»-:^v <,n< •£,U ,MINT 'li ' " DISTINCTIVE CLOTHES CLOTHIERS OF OCEANSIDE 107 Broadway- 407 Second St., Oceanside, Calif. San Diego, Calif. "Strictly according to Marine Only 2 miles from Camp Pendleton Corps Uniform Regulations or "Strictly or your money full." I your money back In full" according to Marine Corps Uniform Regulations back In Corps Saturday Morning, August 12,1944 Marine Chevron — 13 Tinian No Easy Beach---Even After Saipan's Mortar Fire By Sgt. Dan Levin grisly island. He knew that Tinian possible on this island, the con- Saipan and Tinian. The assault Finally, between glaring sunlight Combat Correspondent was a small island, that few people quest of which was certain, but would be in the morning. and furious bursts of tropical rain, SAIPAN CDelayed) "Tney say knew it existed or cared whether it which would have to be taken by Finally, the sergeant's amtrac the Higgins boats and amtrac* this is going to be am—easy beach," existed, but that lt had to be taken, storm. was ready to go, and he got up pulled away from the LSTs and on its the Marine said, jerking his thumb that the Marines were going to "We generally go In pretty early," easily and calmly, and climbed on, the first assault wave was toward peaceful and verdant-seem- take it, and that some fellows were he said, grinning. "In time to and we said goodby. That was yes- way. ing Tinian Island, and looking bound to get killed. catch those mortars." terday. On three beachheads there waa hopeful. He knew that after Tinian he Behind him Marines were trans- All day and all night our guns mortar fire and shellfire, and oh troop •He was a sergeant in a com- would probably have a rest, along ferring great spools of wire from a and planes smashed at Tinian. the fourth there was opposi- with munications unit Strapped to his with his unit. He wanted very small truck to an amtrac named Plumes of smoke burst from every tion. The Marines waded in back was a pouch containing a much to come through this last "Miss Lana Turner." The truck part of the low-lying island by day, bullets and shell fragments cutting field telephone set small campaign alive and well. He was also unloading stretchers, still and a bright fire crackled on the the water and knocking down men. He had gone in early on Saipan, looked at us for reassurance as he darkly stained with Marine blood island all night. The planes came By 1100 this morning they were 400 500 fighting hard where there waa a bad beach—a said that "they" were saying it spilled on Saipan. Other amtracs slanting over in fours and twos. to yards in, had land- bad mortar beach with Marine would be an easy beach. loaded with Marines waited on the The guns fired in shattering string- Several waves already dawn ed. The communications sergeant dead lying around. He had been One of us said, "Yeah.'* beach. A long line of amtracs, volleys. As soon as came, the stepped and had with of No through a month of hair-trigger, That's what everyone was hoping. like a line of ducks, was moving Naval gunfire was up gone in one them. with the roaring. beach. merciless front line duty on this To lose as few American lives as out toward the LSTs lying between Saipan shook easy 19thPlatoon Oldest Employe Qualifies All Of Marine Corps Hands On Range Serves 36 Years Ammunition SAN FRANCISCO—P. C. Shan- Additional non, the oldest civilian employe of For Practice Cited As the Marine Corps from point of Reason For High Scores service, will complete 86 years in MATTHEWS—The num- an administrative capacity next CAMP Sunday. ber of platoons with. 100 per cent Shannon, is administra- qualifications rose to 19 for the Mr. 57, tive officer charge of the Pro- year at this range last week when in under the three more qualified all hands. This curement Div., DOP, compares with three 100 per jurisdiction of Brig.Gen. Arnold W. total depot quartermaster. cent platoons for all of last year. Jacobsen, For the past years, he has Last week's three 100 per centers 34 Plats. 686,692 701. Coaches been attached to DOP, coming here were and Washington, the school range were Pvt Hart in 1910 from D. C, on had charge of L. Erwin and PFCs. John F. Steckel where he been in section and Raymond W. Parker. Dls are the contract at HQMC. Mr Shannon has the depot Corp. D. W. Sgt. T. D. Ger- seen Pratt, from five-story building on many, and Corp. P. J. StruUel grow a 2nd St. with of "about Four reasons were given by Maj. a personnel 34" to large which K. J. Nicholas, executive officer of a organization requires the use of many buildings the range, for the higher qualifica- Leathernecks string out in foxholes along a Tinian beach while am- TINIAN BEACH. and many thousand tions this year, particularly in the men handle supplies and prepare employes. phibious tractors unload more to secure the beachhead, It is his to supervise pro- last several months. Saipan. duty for a push inland. The assault on Tinian was aided by shellfire from nearby curement of services, leasing of MORE AMMUNITION 'real estate and purchase of sup- Beginning last May, he said, 100 Draft Board After plies, with the exception of cloth- more rounds of ammunition were In First ing, arms and ammunition. allowed each recruit for pretiai- Negro Marines Lejeune Officer "We used to supply Guam, the inary firing before record day. Also, CAMP LEJEUNE—Capt. Alfonso Philippines, Hawaii and other more line coaches have been avail- Action Of War On Saipan Lloyd, who during nearly two years bases," he said. "Now we take care able this year, with one for every in the Corps has served on the of many bases in the Pacific, and tigious group, target now as against one for two SAIPAN (Delayed) services for the staffs of four generals who have will welcome the opportunity of first casual- targets in many cases last year. Marines suffered their moved in with the assault troops commanded this base, recently got supplying more."—StfSgt. Charlie war one was kilted Of prime importance in milking ties of the when and set a record in unloading ar- a notice that his draft board had Evans, combat correspondent. for high individual scores as well and four wounded in front-line tillery shells for the front lines.— classified him 1-A, The board was Buy Insurance as high qualifications has been the fighting here. Sgt. Charles R. Vandergrlft, com- one-which he had served as legal Gigolo — One who believes— the many days of dull morning light The Negro Marines were thrown bat correspondent. adviser before entering the Corps world owes him a loving. caused by the California fog. This into the fighting when Japs threat- aids recruits because sun glare is ened American lines. They knocked reduced to a minimum. The firing out at least one Jap machiue gun line faces the sun, Maj Nicholas md killed several of the enemy-- explained. che first Japs sent to their ances- THERE ARE TWO war. Carbine instruction on the school tors by Negro Marines in this range all this year, as compared "They worked around the clock with but a few months late last and did a swell job. Several of- year, also was cited as an addi- ficers congratulated us on the way tional reason for the higher scores we had the ammunition they want- ed when they wanted it," DAVIDSON'S ready H. L in 1944. said Capt. Louis P. Shine, the HIGH SCORER unit's CO. High individual score last week "Praise the Lord and Pas's the was the 328 fired by Pvt. Theodore Ammunition" became an actuality SHOPS J. MARINE Wolfe jr. of Plat 684 and Wil- during the battle for Saipan when Pa. kinsburg, Runners-up were two members of the Negro unit, Ross LeR. Chantler (Plat Pvts. who have ambitions to enter the •86 > of Gilroy, Cat. with 526, and ministry and who conduct re- Albert R. Potter (Plat. 702) of Oak- land, Cal., with 325. in SAN DIEGO, CALIF. Average qualifications fior all re- Those Busy Seabees cruits last week were 93 4 per cent WASHINGTON—Two enterpris- 612 W. Broadway for the 832 who fired on Wednes- ing Seabees on a Pacific isle Block From R. R. Depot day and 93.2 per cent for the 721- searched the junk yard and within __„ Vi -man detail on Thursday, » few hours had built an electric Range records for the week were: scooter that will run 20 miles an Aa*. 3 hour. They EMI/c. Harry Leading platoons—l99, Pints 615 were and 6!>2; 98.3, Plat. 694 (PFC Ora (, Ventresca of New Haven, Conn, Dishmaa, coach. Corn. O. X Nieto, EM2/c. Charles Staig of Fort DI). and in OCEANSIDE, CALIF. Leading Individuals 328, Pvt Worth, Tex. ■flkß Wolfe; 326. Pvt. Chantler;— 322, Pvt Donald W. Rodman (Plat 69 O. 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American Marines and sailors Combat Correspondent 16-inch shell hit on a warehouse. cheering and shouting thir ap- As he handed over the book to played baseball on Guam. Outside PITT, GUAM (Delayed)—He may It read: proval." me, he moved on. His uniform was the capital city of Agana, its 11,000 have been a baseball fan back in "The University of Chicago base- My mind turned back to a scene filthy and his tired feet shuffled in population probably gone to the Nippon, but some Japanese soldier ball team was invited to play in I had witnessed earlier in the the dust of the road skirting Apra hills and the community leveled by left a 1921 Spalding Baseball Guide Japan in the Spring of 1920 follow- morning. Several Marines had been Harbor. bombs, is Bradley Field, named in behind him today when Marines ing their visit of 1915. The trip borne to a field dressing station. The book was a bit soggy and honor of former U. S. Island Gov- mopped up this town. was one of the most enjoyable that Most of them had ugly wounds smelled musty. The home made ernor Willis W. Bradley. If we could but know the story has been made by a college team from a mortar barrage that had cover was stained, the original- The Japs hold the area as this is et this testament of America's na- to a foreign country. Wherever the fallen into their midst. One youth having presumably long been being written but when the fight- tional pastime or follow it down American boys appeared, they were had his arm blown off. He might thumbed off. Running vertically ing is over baseball will be played the line until it changed hands for received with demonstrations of have once played baseball. was the bold name of a Japanese there again. Not even a 2000-pound good, we should have one of the great enthusiasm." The baseball guide book fell into into whose possession the book had bomb behind second base will stop strangest chronicles of our time. Another paragraph relating a my possession by chance. A group come. Typewritten in the center of the game. A Japanese considered the book thrilling extra-inning game be- of Marines had just pulled out of the cover, partly blurred, partly Did this baseball guide once be- his own, for his name was markel tween Chicago and the Waseda the lines beyond the old navy yard. obscured by the Jap writing were long to one of our sailors or Ma- in large characters on the front Univ. nine reported: A young chap, his face drawn and the neatly spaced words: rines? cover. "The crowd became so wrought his eyes red-rimmed from loss of Spalding's We may never know. If a certain On page 227 was an item that up with excitement that after the sleep, was about to toss the book Official Jap wants the book back, he can Stuck in my throat as I read it game was finished the Japanese away. He seemed too tired to care Baseball Guide have it. But he'll have to come for with my back propped up against enthusiasts followed the American about any reading material other 1931 it and pay the price. Service Folk Invited To See Shriners' Pro Grid Benefit Panamarines Win Limited Number NOB Title, Trail Of Tickets To In New Circuit Be Distributed Officers Fete Club After Sammy Baugh's Pitching Station Race; Individual Arm To Be Featured When Awards Made To Players Redskins Go Into Battle "Panamarines" a Naval oper- at Organization offices will have a ating base outside the continental limited number of tickets granting U. S. are writing some limits of the free admission to the annual East- basketball history and thoroughly West professional football game on enjoying the spreading limelight. Aug. 20 to distribute to MCB per- Recently they were feted on the sonnel next week. occasion of their sweep to the NOB Some seats at Balboa league title, when they won 10 10,000 Stadium are being aside by the consecutive games, and at last re- set Shriners for service folk, these to port they were running n close sec- be allocated to various service units ond NOB's all-sailor quintet in t3 in the area, according newly organized Pjcifio to notice a faster, from 11th Naval Dist. headquarters. Side league. - They finished the fust hiif of SHRINE BENEFIT their new schedule with a record Proceeds of the game, being of nine victories against three de- sponsored by Al Bahr Temple, will feats. Although the s-nlor aggregi- go to the benefit of 15 Shriners' tion was destined to finish with a Hospitals for Crippled Children and slightly better game record, the to the Society for Crippled Chil- Panamarines had the better scor- dren of San Diego County, Inc. ing mark. Their average in 10 CRACK OUTFIT. Champions of NOB, outside continental limits, and now snapping in It marks games was 59 points against srt 1 for added league honors, these Ranamarines boast an enviable basketball record. From the windup of the Skins' for NOB. left, back row: Corp. George H. Fisher, PhMl'c. Cecil Cosper, 2dLt. John P. Brown, annual training period and will fea- Col. James Moriarty, commanding MB, IstLt. Frank J. Klimley and PFC. George ture Texas-reared "Slingin' Sam- LEADING SCORER F. my" Baugh, one of the game's Kerlek. Front row: Corp. Lester F. Knoblauch, PFC. Richard G. Hannan, 2dLt. Rich- greatest forward passers. 2dLt. Richard W. Wiltshire of This year ard W. Wiltshire, PhM2 c. William Hedrick and PhMl'c. Denton L. Adams. the Redskins are Richmond, Va., currently leads the training under Dud DeGroot, quintets scoring race and stand; one-time Stanford star who East third high in the Pacific Side went after a coach- Player ing tenure on the league with 126 points in 12 games Shortage Pacific Coast. Capt. Henry B. Broadfoot. com- REVIEW PLANNED mander of NOB, and Col, Jame3 F Brings Plea From Moriaity, commanding MB, were A military review involving more than a thousand honored guests at a banquet which RD Softball Boss service men and followed the Panamarines' sweep women will augment the program. Losing players daily via the Rear Adm. to the base league title W. L. Priedell, Com- transfer PFC. Mack Har- mandant of the 11th Naval Capt. Broadfoot presented indi- route. Dist.. has promised full cooperation vidual medals to the team member? mon, manager of the RD softball in Cherry Point's Baseball providing band music and on that occasion. team which this week opened its service personnel to make the pageant a —■• Aim second half schedule in the Naval success. Team Trims Parris Island Dist. League, has issued a call Simonsen Collects CHERRY POINT—On th*e four-hit pitching of Corp. Sam for softball players to replace men shifted to other stations. Booty In Bowling House a first-inning home run by Corp. Bill Wright, IF YOU'RE HUNGRY and Lost to the RD team, Cherry Point's baseball team closed its season with a 2 to 1 which LET'S BEFORE— PFC. Ed Simo.i-7-n's 2-li rolled reached the play-offs in the sea- EAT at the PX 80-.L.'g Alleys la.->t victory over the strong Parris Island club here this week. son's first half, were: PFC. How- WE BOTH STARVE! On for Parris Island week, held up a 7; mst all comers the mound ard Price, 3b; PFC. major leaguer, ec- Charles*Fur- and won the sth Div. kegler his was the former Potential Champion man, lb; PFC. F. K. Munch, 2b; centric "Boots" Pocfenberger, CAMP second carton of PFC. PARRIS ISLAND Sgt. Tommy PFC. James Brady, sf; Sgt. W. whom the slugging Cherry Pointers — Simonten earned his first carton Loughran is all smiles since his R. Hardy, If, and PFC. W. W. annoyed with seven hits ELLIOTT last May when he wis attached to heavyweight protege, PFC. Dale Lake, c. Gd. trans- Corp. Wright's circuit smash the Base Bn.. but was "Tiny" Fawns, has been knocking So, if you want to play softball INN Camp Pendleton before drove in Corp. Walter Halsall. who ferred to over all comers in the Solomons. apply to PFC. Harmon at the RD collecting his award. had singled. CHUCK & CARL Sgt. Loughran trained the six-foot, Athletic Office, Ext. 376. He rolled his 233 v. hen he dropped The score: five-inch, 241-pound Kentuckian on ACROSS FROM THE in after two months to pick up Ft n. CAMP ELLIOTT Parris Island 1 4 i Parris Island and thinks he is a EMBOSSED MAIN ©ATE cigarettes. — his PFC. Simonsen's Cherry Point t 7 0 potential champion. PATRIOTIC ENVELOPES high game interrupted a string of Poffenberger and Miliar House Buy MoreBonds victories by veterans returned from and Doohttle. For your Deluxe Correspondence Phone Calls U.S.M.C.. U.S.N., U.S.A. overseas fighting fronU IT** T-Mall War Cartoons, etc. HAMM. MILAN, Proprietor USNH, SAN DIEGO—An average 6 for 23c I Keep Clean Suggested epitaph for Herr of 20,000 telephone calls daily are Write for descriptive literature —— Goebbels: "Here lies Joseph made through the Hospital ex- GEORGE Y. SADWORTH Sports For Masses Goebbels ... as usual" change. 38-24 86th, Woodhaven, L, 1., N. Y. Need, Says Officer CAMP LEJETJNE —Lt John m vsr Martone. Coast Guard recreation LITTLE HKR TOUR officer at this Marine base, rubbed *^* **** BUDDIES AT shoulders with Jack Derapsey, tommts YANKEE Harold (Red) Grange and other MALT SHOPS greats of the Golden Era of Sports CAFE VICK'S Still, he insists that, for service- N«. I—M4 West Broadway out, No men, star-making is "Sports Mixed Drinks 1049 Second **••"*» Popular Prices for the greatest majority should be „ tto.- S—MO*- West Broadway our aim in the service," he main- Short Orders Y rt„ „- I£2 E. BROADWAY N 852 tains. . w Ay«. Be Courteous -760 2nd Aye. R6AL HAMBURGERS Opposite The Sprockets Q sth Jealousy is something people get San Diego Calif. OMN AU N)6HT Theatre when they suffer with poison envy. Corps Chevron Saturday August 16 Marine Moraine:. 12. 1944 Ringmen Miramar's Hopes For Go All Out Ring Title Brighter Actor O'Brien's Six Men In Finals to win a decision from Jimmy Ol- Presence Inspires son of the Des. Base. The other Of Southern Cal. Miramar finalists are Pvts. Joe Fighting Recruits AAU Fight Classic Music, light-heavy who whipped » civilian scrapper by decision, and For an enthused crowd dis- By StfSgt. Ben Wahrman Johnny Serpa, heavyweight who tinguished by the presence of Brig. Combat Correspondent clipped Jack Gregory of MCB for a Gen. Matthew Kingman, Col. John MCAD, MIRAMAR—What looked knockout win. Groff and Mr. and Mrs. Pat like fading hopes did a chameleonic Tomorrow night's final bouts get O'Brien. Recruit Depot boxers last right- about - face last week and under way at 2000. week presented one of the Amphi- as took on brighter hue six Mira- ONE BASE BOXER IN theater's outstanding fight pro- mar fighters moved into fche finals master cere- FINALS; HEAVY HURT grams. Referee and of of the Southern California AAU MCB's lone title contender in monies. Film Actor O'Brien spar- ring championships the San at tomorrow night's amateur boxing kled in both roles and drew the Diego Coliseum, where titles will finals to be staged at the Coliseum perfect tribute — dead silence — for be decided tomorrow night. a Knute is 118-pound George S. Butts of his recitation of Rockne Newcomers breathed life into Base Property Office. fight talk and"America." Miramar's team, four of them two- The only other man entered, Har- And for the occasion Boxing fisting their way into the finals old D. Gregory of Sig. Bn., suffered Coaches Marty Schwartz and while two tried and proven older, injuries his heavyweight Cjuentin (Baby) Breese put into THREE MEN IN A RING. Pvt. William Vaughan, Pat hands moved up the easy way—on in mix with Miramar's Johnny Serpa and the ring 18 men who had been O'Brien three prin- byes. Neither Corp. Joe Schenck, and Pvt. Oscar Gracida, were of the was sent to the hospital for repaira taught how to fight and were will- cipals on last week's fight program in RD Amphitheater. 147, nor Pvt. Dickie Borja, 127, had ing to prove it All mixed it to a to fight in the preliminary rounds Keep Clean finish. Gracida scored a second round TKO over the courageous Vaughan. O'Brien was referee. (Photo by PFC. H. Alden). by virtue of MarFair West cham- Top Grid Scorer BEST BOUT pionships. At Camp Best bout of the evening was put Pendleton FOUGHT TWICE CAMP PENDLETON The on by two husky, slugging middle- — na- If they paid off on overtime and tion's leading football scorer in weights. Orville Webster (Plat. MCB GolfTeam Sounds Plea hard work, Pvt. Jose Maese, 135, 1936, Pvt. Charles S. Thomas sr., is 765) of Pomeroy, Wash., and Haig would be in line for something be- on duty a combat instructor at Averisian (Plat, 784) of Detroit as sides the crown. He had knock this station. waged a battle royal nnttl Webster For Low Handicap Players to. out two men and one of them, In 1936, while attending the Delta came out of a furious toe-to-toe ]f El you can give Old Man Par a pretty stiff argument— Toro's Johnny Campbell, carried State Teachers' College at Cleve- punching session in the second say, stiff enough to rate a three or four-stroke handicap—- him into an extra round before he land, Miss., Pvt. Thomas, more round to win by a TKO. MCß's golf team can use you. Urgent need for low-handicap stayed on the deck for the full familiarly known as "Chuck," reg- For one round Pedro Mantoya players by count. His other victim was Navy's istered 121 points to top every (Plat. 669) of El Centro, Cal., and was indicated this week Base Athletic Office after col- the team had warmed up for 11th4 Jimmy Haekett, a North Islander lege player in the country. Gilbert Mendei (Plat. 576) of San Bryon Naval Dist. play with an 8-to-l vic- of reputation. (Whizzer) White, great Antonio, Tex., gave clever boxing directing the Leathernecks in prac- Colorado a tory over ABG-2 at Balboa Park In the 160-pound Class, Pvt. Nick U. star, surpassed Thomas' exhibition, but Mantoya, protege tice rounds. Other men on the I scoring a Municipal Course. Ragusano scored four knockdowns mark the following of World's Bantam King Manuel squad are Pvt. Walter Treanor of year. There was nothing the margin Pasadena, Cal., Ortiz, had too much for his game in Corp. Koy Peoro of featherweight foe and floored him of the victory to indicate that MCB Duluth. Minn., and Corp. Kenneth ———^^___ help, Sgt. Merle Lint, ———————— just before the bell with a short, needed but Hartlidge of Louisville, Ky. ————— who captained the Base Marines deadly right, B« Courteous FOR A GOOD TIME said have reduced the Mendez crumpled to the deck and transfers —— squad to a minimum. Come, was unable to come out for the 1Edenton Ball Team to The match with ABG-2 was lim- second round. j ited to best-ball affairs with these| Enters Play-Offs STAUNCH BATTLER results: Sjrt. Lint and PhM2 c Ed- MCAS, EDENTON, N. C—Tied for One of the best fighters of the win Casebier defeated TSgt. Lewis BEAR encj BROWN plsee reg- CAFE second at the of the \ night was blonde, 135-pound Y. D. and Sgt, Jack Glauser. 2 to 1; ular Albemarle Service League sea- Mitchell (Plat. 771) of Ringley, Corp. Joe O'Neil and Pvt. Lynn DANCING 7 N.TES A WEEK son, this station's baseball team is I Okla., who used both fists to punch Cearley defeated McConnell and MR. TBRBY MUSTAXN, Manager pointing for first the play- I out a unanimous decision over Bargei, 3 to 0; QMSgt. Dee B. place in off among the league's top four Jerome Hall (Plat. 663) of Detroit. Crouch and Pvt. John Yancey de- » W. Mh ST. NATIONAL CITY He would knocked a less feated Mockley dnd Waller. 3 to 0. teams. have out thiee de- courageous fighter than Hall. A return at Chula Vlsia next A series of games will cide the league champions. Another exhibition of gameness week will include singles as well was the stubborn refusal of Ken- as best-ball competition. j Stand Erect neth (Plat. 655) Hobbs of Buffalo, CAMP PENDLETON PLANS Negro Mound Star N. V., to quit before the superior TO ENTEK GOLF TOVRNEY i Special Rates to Members of the Armed Servifes ability of John Lepri (Plat 653) of Sees Need For Cash Chadron, Neb. Three times Lepri CAMP PENDLETON-With the LUNCHEONS from 65 cent* put Hobbs down for counts of nine. 11th Naval Dist. golf tournament CAMP LEJEUNE—Sgt. Dan R. DINNERS from $1.00 They are light-heavyweights. scheduled for next month, Marines Bankhead of Empire, Ala, star Other results: here have been swinging their golf pitcher of the Negro Marine base- HOTFT 150 pounds—n„y Craddick (Plat clubs in practice sessions twice ball team, won't have to worry CASA 770) of Worlty, Ida., and John weekly and plan on entering a about cashing in the War Bonds DE MANANA Adams (Plat. 766) of Brtmerton, La Jolla Wash., drew. squad in the September tourney. he's buying. He purchases the 147 pounds—G«car Giaeida (Plat. Capt. H. B. Serkovich of the Post bonds for his two-year-old niece. ENTERTAINER NIGHTLY ... in the Cocktail Lounge 766) ot Sacramento Oal TKO'd Recreation Office has announced. "She'll need an education, or, at any Featuring Muriel William Vauphan (Plat. .770) of Anderson American falls. Ida, in the second. PFC. Harry Allison, former Roch- rate, some clothes,'' reasons Bank- 145 pound?—Tommy Leach (Plat Saucing In tht Patio wider tb« irt

Morning, August 12 Marine Corps Chevron Saturday. t 1944 — 17 Crucial NTC Marine Training Tougher Than Any Football Line By Sgt. Charles B. Kopp, Combat Correspondent GameToday CAMP LEJEUNE—Although he feels most folks won't agree, no less a football celebrity than Bill Osmanski believes MCB Ball Club professional gridders work together better and have more Meeting Sailors spirit than college players. Osmanski, now a junior grade lieutenant in the Navy, argued his For Fifth Time point today from his dental office It was a rough trip as MCB's here, where he is easier on his Predicts Downfall power- packed baseball team Marine patients than he was on Of Brown Bomber 'whipped Naval Repair Base, 7 to 3, opponents of Holy Cross College this week to mark up its fifth and the Chicago Bears when he CAMP LEJEUNE—Pvt. Thoma« straight victory in second-half 11th was fullbacking for those teams. Martin, English-born Negro who British cham- Naval Dist. League play, but PFC. was Empire boxing Rudy Pugh had a knot on his nog- TRAINS FOB FIELD pion, thinks that Joe Louis' war- enforced layoff will ruin the Brown gin and some bruises to prove that He Ma- recently has undergone chances of retaining his [Marines usually weather the rough- rine given Bomber's training Navy doctors, heavyweight title. est of them. dentists, and corpsmen Martin himself preparatory is receiving medical discharge, Decked the second inning by duty the a in to in field—and he has but he down is not going back to the a wild pitch and later run his' ideas about that, too: "It's ring. at first base on a close play, Pugh tougher than any line I ever hit," •tuck to his artillery to keep his he declared. Aim True and set the pitching slate clean Lt. Osmanski pointed out that today's ■tage for showdown game the pros make the gams their 3 More Gridmen NTC on the sailors' diamond. With MARINE BEAUTY. And in this case it's all Marine—the means of livelihood. "The old sal- gal, WR Corp. Rosalie Robie of Albany, Cal., the Join El Toro Team GOOD FIELDING R. and ary is at stake," he asserted, "so setting. The life saver frame tells where it all took place. they gladly put out. Many men MCAS, EL TORO—The football slick fielding and Rudy had some who were outshone by teammates team being built here by Lt.Col. hitting his thank fceavy by mates to in college become great when they Dick of Hanley had three more re- lor the win. The combination play for living. The competitive a cruits this week with the transfer PhM2/c Lee Mohr, PFC. "Nippy" Coast Guardsmen spirit is quickened on the outside. Baseball Dope from the 'Jones and Pvt. Harry Hughes The boys are older, more in earn- MCAD, Miramar, gym {turned in four double plays to pull Upset Sailors est." staff of a trio of former college the Leathernecks out of some men- 11th Naval IMst. leafftta players. (Second Half Standing»» The new additions are lacing holes, Coast Guard Patrol tossed an AWARD RECALLED w. Pet. Corp. Sy Fuhrman, former USC "Wimpy" Marine Corps Base 5 0 1.000 unexpected howitzer shell into the Hughes and Pvt. Quinn, His favorite recollection, inci- Trojan. Corp. J. E. Pressley, who hits in five trips, Coast Guard Patrol 4 0 1.000 11th Naval Dist. baseball ramparts »ach with four Naval Training Center 2 0 1 000 dentally, is receiving the Chicago played for Allen Academy in _ Texas, with three in five, paced Ft. Rosecrans _ 1 0 iooo late this week when it upset NTC, and Mohr Tribune's Most Valuable Player and PFC. Walter Clay, a graduate blistering attack against the all- Camp Miramar 4 1 .800 heretofore Award a ABG-2 4 1 800 unbeaten, 6 to 2. in 1939, as delivered by of Colorado University's Buffalo southpaw slants of McGowan and Amphib. Trng. Base .... 2 2 .500 Warren Sandel, hurling a six-hit- Hedy Lamarr. eleven. NRB's two chuckers. Camp Matthews 2 s 400 ter, engineered the big upset. His Bobeck, Nyval Repair Base 1 .'( .250 Today's game at NTC may tell Naval Air Station . t ■i .250 mates jumped on Jack Paepke for the second-half story in the Naval Klltott Marines 0 4 0110 10 hits. Indications are that Pete Camp Gillespie 0 t .009 Dist, League. These two classy USS Subron 0 .000 Jonas will be NTC's pitching clubs have clashed four times this Next Week's Gainea choice in its all-important game Navy won three of them Today—NTC there, 1400 with MCB this afternoon at the year. Thursday—Coa&t Guard ftere ( but lost the main one which carried tice game), 1700, sailors' park. MARINE OFFICERS' the first-half title as its big plum, —— 'Write Home UNIFORMS BEAT 6TH FERRYING MCB came out the following day Lejeune Ball Clubs and romped through a doublel Last handcuffing tactics week the header with rival Marines from Entering Tournament lanky, PFC. Ray Yochim of wiry Santa Barbara, Pugh shut out MCB victory it has been CAMP LEJEUNE Six teams gave a MAG-42 with a five-hitter Pvt. — waiting for all season. Twirling teed off this week in a series to Ray Miner and PFC. D. C. Moore determine which masterfully all the way, Yochim will meet the ganged up on MAG-45 in an eight- classy Negro Marine club for. the throttled the former major leaguers inning nightcap and won easily, 11 baseball championship of this playing under the banner of 6th to 1, on a two-hitter. Ferrying Group for a 5-to-0 shutout Leatherneck camp. Artillery, Engi- Scores: Signal, Rifle Range Win. neer, Service, and Coast Guard are entered. Pvt. Jack Whipple's home run ith Ferrying Group-.-.... 0 i> 3 Mohr's double Marine Corps Base 5 IX 2 Shoot Straight and Lee accounted Werbowski and Danning; Yochim for two runs in the first inning and Andrews. The Rains Came... were enough win. a u.au-1; w 5 2 PARRIS During and to But Marine Corps - Base 9 14 1 ISLAND— the triple by Manager Harry Hughes Westlake, Bell and Brookey, Pugh recent Coast Guard series in St. in the third, a single by Whipple and Andrews, Ruck. Augustine, Fla., Parris VIAG-45 1 2 1 Island Sec- in the fourth and a bingle by Corp. Marine Corps Base 11 14 2 ond Baseman Ed Debs hit one of Neil catcher, in the sixth Coppins, Pollett and Brook»y; Min- the longest homers Andrews, er. Moore and Andrews, Ruck in Francis more sent in three runs t# make Marine Corps Base...... i Field history, only to have the T 2 the margin more restful. Saval Repair Base... ". 3

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Three Individual, seconds in the 100-yard free style by Corp. Ken Marsh, 51.3 seconds Two Relay Events in the 100-yard medley relay by For Corp. Marsh, PFCs. Parkhurst, Good Records Tony Grisch and Ben Sloane; 57.8 MCAS, EL CENTRC—Five pool seconds in the 100-yard stick race records were credited to visiting by PFCs. Sloane, Alfaros, Cornelius mermen from MCB as a result of Butler and Pvt. Alan Welsh. last week's squadron champion- Shoot Straight was SWIMMING MARINES. One of the nation's outstanding swimming teams is the MCB aquatic squad ships here, it announced. As guest the Pendleton Swim which competes Aug. 20 in two events, the L. A. Examiner's annual meet and the La Jolla Rough of station, the crack Water Swim. From left (front row) are PFC. Tony Grich, Pvt Alan Welch, PFC. Bob Parkhurst, PFC. MCB team did not compete offi- Squad Organized cially John Harris and Capt. Edward Kawling, coach. Back row, PFC Neil Butler, Corp. Ken Marsh, PFC. against the fighter squadron tankmen but its winning times for CAMP PENDLETON—Capt. Ed- Ben Sloane and PFC. Don Alfaros. MCB won rough water swim last year. (Photo by Harvey Payne.) win (Dutch) former various events were listed as offi- Smith, Olympic cial pool records. Games high diving champion, is Lone El Centro natator to get organizing a swimming team to represent this base credit for a record was IstLt. De- in aquatic THE SPORTS FRONT MCB Net Squad vere Christensen, who wen the 50- events scheduled this summer. -yard free style in 25.2 seconds. He Capt. Smith has issued a call for BY PVT. GEORGE LIAPES all men "soloed" his squadron to victory with competition swim- ming Racks Up Second by scoring 18 out of 19 points. experience to report to him at Training The most expensive fight in ring trips to the mound. Corp. James Dunaway Command, Physical finished sec- Training history was held in New York last The prospects that St. Louis may ond among individuals, with eight School Co. Naval Dist. Title He plans week. It cost a crowd of 15,822 have its first all-city World Series points, and received a $10 prize, on having the team ready for persons the staggering total of in history grew brighter during the For a second successive year being high enlisted man. the La Jolla 800-yard to watch two Negro week. the Cardinals safely in MCB tennisers rule rough water event Aug. 20. J35,864,900 With the 11th Naval MARKS LISTED soldiers fight for the fourth time front by 16% games, the Browns, Dist. roost. They successfully de- Write Rome The five records marked up by Visitor: "Don't in their lightweight rivalry. The whom too many people have been fended their title this week by you cut yourself principals were Army Pvts. Beau predicting will quaver in the rolling back Pacific Beach visiting MCB swimmers were: 32 pretty often with this straight- AA. seconds flat in the 50-yard breast edged Jack of Ft. Berming, Ga., and Bob stretch, increased their lead over without loss of a single match and razor?" stroke by PFC. Don Montgomery of Keesler Field, Miss, the Yankees to 6% games. finished comfortably ahead of Am- Alfaros; 30.9 Mountaineer: "Naw, I been shav- seconds in the 50-yard backstroke ing nigh on to five years and The decision went to the ex- phibious Trng. Base and NTC, now GRIDffiON ESPIONAGE by PFC. Robert Parkhurst; 54.S I ain't either who evened the which tied for second. cut myself time.*' champion, Jack, Espionage made its appearance gßWeries by scoring his second victory Captained and coached by Corp. on the TJSC practice field when a over the champion. But because Harold Brogan, who last year won College of Pacific football player, the distance was only 10 rounds the 11th Naval Dist. singles cham- calmly watching the Trojans hop and Jack had agreed to come In pionship, the Leathernecks through their paces, had to be es- won 42 over the 135-pound limit, no title points and lost 6 over the stretch ORDER BY corted out by Coach Jeff Cravath. MAIL was at stake. this year. Their only conqueror AmosAlonzo Stagg, Pacific mentor, was NTC. RECORD GATE must think the Trojans have some- thing that bears scanning Clark WIN EASILY The "championship" Involved . . . Dress as Blues Shaughnessy, famed in football Jim Beall, Leslie was for the largest gate in pugilis- the who made the T forma- George Steidl, Our Tailors Guarantee man Caskey and Roger carried Expert Perfect Fit, tic annals. And last week's fight tion best seller, will help Coach Carney a the singles load against Pacific Samples of Materials Sent on Request. won the title in a walk, because Dud Dc Groot coach the Washing- Beach AA. this all four the previous high was the $2,658,660 ton Redskins for their benefit game week, win- . Use Same ning in straight sets. Brogan and • which Jack Dempsey and Gene in Balboa Stadium Aug. 20 for the Bob Olson, Carney and Steidl Tunney drew at Chicago in 1927, Crippled Children's Hospital won .. their doubles matches in straight and also because admission to the Lem Franklin, 28-year-old Chicago gw. offlcers Green . sets, too. Brfto, Jack encounter was . Montgomery Negro who was * boxer paralyzed by •olid Brass Buck]. 1 by War Bond- purchase only. Prices a knockout blow several weeks ago, Other members of the victorious W j ranged from $25 to $100,000, and 79 died at Newark City Hospital . . Leatherneck team are Abel Mottos ringside seats sold for the top President Clarence (Pants) Row- and George Myerson, neither of Cap or Golkw figure. . whom • NECK action this week. land of the Pacific Coast League saw Ornaments declared war on gamblers who ply Dates haven't been announced DONATED yet, but the netmen will their pastime in the league's base- stay in Chevron 1 shape for upcoming . \ \ Jtf-AfiOt/ND parks \ Included in the crowd was a ball .. . Coach Lou Little Naval Dist. in- dividual large contingent of wounded serv- announced he was happy. The big- play. Left-handed Corp. icemen from the Normandy and gest squad "I ever saw at Colum- Brogan played Carney in the singles INSIDE Italian fronts. Most ef the $100,000 bia" turned out for football. It finals last year. Navy CvVW t 1 I romped seats were occupied by wounded numbered over 100 aspirants. away with doubles honors V>\A I /• SLEEVE veterans, to whom wealthy pur- HAGG SPRINTS AGAIN Salute Smartly 1 chasers had donated them. Also I Gunder Hagg, who ran a fast donated were the services of the second when Pendleton Marine fighters and Promoter Mike Arne Andersson set t-f'ag AROUND the new world-mile record of Jacobs. 4:01.6, Game Cock Trainer ' • hung up a new world mark of his I WAIST J CAMP PENDLETON 1 Y \v\(810USS ON) own. It was the fastest two-mile in — Fighting | I I I | 1 "IRON MAN" SEATS game cocks on track history, an 8:42.8 perform- in Mexico his lib- erty PFC. J. I spotlignt was focused ance that sliced 3.6 seconds off his time, Larry Holt, a A*OUNOjv\ '—■l! AROUND I swimming instructor, a on Pitcher Tom Seats of the San own previous record In a has become HIPS I ... non- trainer. His birds have I IM WAIST Francisco Seals who illustrated the title 10-rounder, Willie Pep, world champion off) won every event L L==sp^ieiouse manpower shortage in the national featherweight champion (in New they have fought. pastime by calling upon himself to York State), easily outpointed Lulu PFC. Holt estimates that "Grand- 7p| pitch both games of a double- Costantino . The British Air pap," his most famous bird, has THIGH / / \W header. Seats did pretty well, too, Ministry announced. . the death dur- won $10,000 in purses and bets and p / shutting out the Sacramento Solons ing operations of Squadron Leader has sired some 20 tournament twice. He allowed only eight hits Lord David Douglas-Hamilton, a winners. all day- five in the first game and famed Oxford athlete. Known as Game cock fighting is prohibited three in the second. 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