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Vol. 2, No. 11 63D INFANTRY DIVISION, CAMP VAN DORN, MISS. August 26, 1944 "Gen. Ike" Thanks 255th For 4-Leaf Clovers That Put Hershey Discusses Luck on His Side in France Supreme Headquarters Discharge Prospect Alli ED E XPEDITIONAR.Y FOR.C~ Off,ce of the Supre",'• Commender

16June, l.944. Generals Commend-' -G-e·n-er-al-C-it-es-.! Draft Chieftain Field Work of Two Sergeant for S M w·11 Artillery Battalions Saving Buddy · ays · any I

1 Dear Colonel Tombaugh: Commendations of th<> 862d and· 0 /:"~~;·i':,':"~~:d/;:. :~-'.',\~: h~: ~ig~:~~ I Still Be Called , ning. ~g·t. \Villiam fletman, of I 86;{d F._ A., two of the Blood and; Brooklyn, '°'· Y., has; reeeived a Thank you for your letter and the clover Y.'il'fe Division's artille,-y batt/llions !',<'rsonal c_omm;ndation from _~l_aj. ! M Th M•11• M horseshoe. Will you please convey to all whkh haYe bt>en away from Camp (,<'n. Ln111s .K Hibbs, D1v1s1on: Ore On I IOn en • _ • • • • ! C',nnrnandPI'. / M B R I d b rank.a of the 255th Infantry NCO Club, also, \· an Dorn J)Hl't1c1pattng with olhPI" I Sgt. n,,tman wa,; (TPditPd with, oy e e e Q Se y to Sergeant r.Iajor Travis B. Harrington my unit,<, WPl'e J't'l'el\·ed this wePk b~·. saving tlw life nf S,1Sgt. ;r-.;ewton Fall of Germany Ma,i. <;Pn. Louis J<,. Hihhs. Divi- · 1-lawktn«, ot LanrPL BloomPr~-. deep appreciation for your very t bought f,.tl 1 sil)n Con1n1arHlf'r. and Brig. c;en. Tf•nn., ·whilf•· hnth n1pn wt_;,re partil·­ gift. I feel sure that your emblem will Ji~ .•l. :.\.fc(hn'\·, .OiYi~ion Artillerv ipating- in a platoon prohh)n1 or help us on the road to victory. Cornniathlf'I'. ~ , Co. K, :!:)4th lnf., in a J)i,·i:-:-;i"nn In an unromanticized fore­ · ~ tTpining- area during ITP tf•sts cast of the future prospects Tht> 862d parth-ipatt>d with thP '.Aug. S, of present soldiers and still X4lh lnf. Uh·. in a diYision tp,-; t j v\'itnP8HP8 ;.aicl a violent elPC'tl'i­ in J 11 \.1· at Camp Claibot'nP, Lil.· ,-al storm sprang up at about 1600 potential draftees, Maj. Gen. ... l'hf' >:ti:~d i-9 stationf'd tenlponirily I and thP nH·n of the platoon tl1rew-­ Lewis B. Hershey, national at Ft. ~ill. Okla .. ·where sinee .July the-111:-.Plvt>s to 1l1P gruunU as ligllt­ director of Selective Service, l !l it h;::i:-- heen :-wr,·in~ as "s<'hool, ning holts .struck nearby. Ont> rnan, troops·· in prohlPms at The Field Sgt }lawkins, failed to rise and last week predicted that be­

Artillt•ry ~ehool.li ,vas 1'0und unvonsclous. tween 1,000,000 and 2,000,000 Colonel Paul E. Tombaugh Tht> 863d was t<>rmed "a _first- _ Appeared Dead men would become eligible eln:-.:-: outfjt •i h:V :\1aj. Oen. Orlando I HFl'lHTI all indi('ations ~g-t. Haw- for release from the armed Headquarters 255th Infantry Wanl, comrnanclant of The Field' kins had suffered s11ffil-it>ntl.v from Camp Van Dorn Artillt>ry School, after he insperted, this Hl10f'k to appear dead," Gt>n. forces after the defeat of Mississippi the batt,ilion area and the soldiers; Hibbs' ktter of <'ommE'ndation said. Germany, and stated that the C'ornmnnded hv Lt. Col. -~lbt>rt s.: "As far as could he determined, draft would continue to draw Britt. · I his heart and pulse had stoppPd, • "lmrnrodiatel.v sensing tlw plight from 70,000 to 100,000 men •·1 !'Pally beliPve what 1 saw 18 uf ~gt. Hawkins, you went to his The four-leafed clovers of the 63d have been watching­ 1 a month from the country. over Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and his men in their on" of the h<>st. outfits that I have. aid and administien,d artifil'ial res­ s~en for a long- whilP, and I have, pi ration. BecausP of your pron1pt HowevPr, (~Pn. Hershpy's statt>­ ment ht>ld no immediatt> hopes for triumphal march across France-and this week the orig­ SPen a g:ood ._manr." Gen. Wat'rl 'and <:::~ffh:ient aid, ~gt. Hawkins an.v pa.rti,·ular group of rnen nor inators of the talisman received a very hand:,,ome acknowl­ wrof<>. "Col. Britt has; legated was revi\'erl. The instrudion you did it speeif.v when thP rPlease and phH·Pd responsibility th_rougll- i prPv-iousl,v ltarl rec<>ived as tati'ght edgement from his headquarters in France. would be c·onllnenced or ,·otwluded. out the, ecl1elon of c·onunand 111 such, h.v our Army in ad,ninistf•ring re­ The talisman, m,Hie 11p four-~------­ or a wa~' a.s to insurn lwing· able to. liPf to suff<:'t'ers of shock had been A I most a Yt>ar will be <'Onsumt>d Je;,f fivt>-le'af an,1 six-1.-al' clovers: r out of the ehronic f'onfu- put into practice by you automati- in the mustering-out p1·oct>ss;, ac­ . ' , • . Cumrr1ande1·, it Ra1u: conling- to A rm.v e.stimates. Onl v JJl('kf'd by M ,::-;gt. 1 iavi,-; K. H:n·- "Dt>ar C'olonel 1\,mbaugh: sion of battle." c-ally.·• unne<:'ded men will b,· rf'leasl'd an;l ring-ton, 1G5lh Jnr. ~f•lgt"ant-Jtl::lJOr, 'l'lie battalion Is "a first-class Partially Paralyzed "Thank yo11 for ~ nur letter and the mann<•r of their selection has; in thP lrni·kyard d and dis- Rg-t. Hawkins was examin<>d at the clo,·er hor.ses!1<1t•. Will you stimulated many theories;. Two J•~ii:1;al,e-tl1, J~a., ·wc:L~ jntPndPd to ciplitH'd in suC'h a _way as to in- the rP;tin,ental tli8pt>nsary and then plea~e convey to all ranks of the viPwpoints are re-ported as to whil'h supple111t•11t 1he ~tn~·Ie fo11r-leaf "''"'" s11c,·ess in battl<>, ·• 1,p said. tal,Pn to ~tation Hospital, where ~~5th ~CO l'Iub, aJ;;c, to Sergeant mc,n should be mustc-red out first; clovPr that Gen. Ehf'llht)WPf' h.-1s as adding that "you should be proud 11_1e ren1airH''! for sPveral days ht-'­ one that seasoned men should be a pPt'mH nenl pa,·t or his; d<:'sk ) 81,id, ('omnrnndPd hy Lt. ti,.- PIPc.'tric slwek. the' other that those longc•st a way you vvill havP note1i, tile tnlisrnan 1 from honw should bP the• first tu ~-nur ernblpm will h<•lp us on the ('qf. ,lan1p~ f-f. LightfcH~t, ':"'as en - j '·Yonr pn•senee of rnin"d it in (;Pn. A. H. Bolling, 84th Div, com- you for it. 1Tnclo11btedly vou WPt'e Anything from thf' hand of Gen. th~ forrn "of a hor-se:-.Jio..-•. n1ander. n10Ht responsible for tl;e ~aving of: T•:isenhowt>r in the-s•_' 1110,nentous '·The e-xc-PllPnt pf-'rformanC'e of the Jife of your eornradr•.'~ 63dlsFound (ten. Ei::•H~'nl1ower·:;; a<·knowlPdg;e­ days h, an histo,·ic doc·ument but ('(,I. 1'.tul ~~­ thiH battalion in bnth the defensive ------·-----~--,-~- n1ent was Bf'nl tu ,·~oL ~111on1hHtn~::;h sent the original Ton1ba11gh, fornlPl' c·onHnandt>r of and offensive open,tiuns contributed DANCE FOR OFFICERS lett<>r back to M .,.,gL Harring·ton, the ~55th nf,w on tfii.1 y ovp1•spas, materially toward the rt>alistic ac- 1.'lte Uirls' Battalion of Bat,m 'Somewhere accompanier! hy this note: complishment of the test," Gen. will sponsor an informal danct> for and it earnP lnu·k to Can1J) Van "Dear ~ergeant: Dorn only aftf'r a devious trip Rolling wrote. "The wholeheartt>d officers stalioned at Cemp Van "The Pnelost>d leitPr arrived yes­ that took it three til!,s>s aeross the spirit of co-orwrn li••n displayed b,v Dorn n,·xt SaturdaJ' night, start­ In France~ t<>rday. SinC't> you ciid the work on oe<>a n. Addrt>ss,•d from the Su­ all offkers and enlisted personnel ing at 2100 at the Westdalt> Coun­ this matter, T thoug·t,t you should If you are speculating abou-t the preme l-leadquartel'~, Allied Expe- in this unit is to be commt>nded try Club, which is just of[ the (Continued on Page 7) highly." 1 Clay(.-ut road. whereabouts present and future of th<> 63d Div. you can stop right J10Yt. It has all bet>n settled hv the 'Baffle of Sexes' Col. Mesick Leaves; New CO in 255th editor of the Business Revie~ sec­ tion of the New Orlean~ Item. In cas-e you don't know, the 63d A new cornmantlf'r, Col. Elliott is no""~ "' some\\rhere in ],ranee." Evened Up, 1-1 Watkins, ass u med command of In a little puff for Mr. "trank the 2~5th ln.f. this wePk and Di­ Ramos, proprietor of an advertis­ vi«ion Artillery lost its veteran 'rht> seor<> in lhe "Batt I<> or the ing studio in New Orleans, the executive officer, Col. John Mesick,· ~t--Xf•s. ·• we-e-kly quiz conte::--t at Business Review st>ction observes who t ransfPned t0 Camp Gruber, Se.rviee CluU 1, stand.:-. :-.t :!-2 this that "he designed the insignia of Okla. Col. .Mesic:k will command W<>ek &.'! the resu It of a 93- 71 Yic­ the Blood and Fire-the sword of the rncenfly formed 250th Field tory by GT:s In the la"'t round. a Crusader'' against a r<>d back­ Next WedneHday"s f~rnininP con­ _Altilie'tT Uroup, ground-as a labor of love. "The testants will come from f'ro:sby, Col. Watkins is a g-reduatt> of Miss. 63d (Blood and Fire) Division is West P<-int, class of l91S. He was rt>portt>d currently to be fighting in This W<'Pk':s wa~ th<> fil'St of Ow over·seas ·with tlH• 'T'liird Division, Fnrnce, ·• the story adds. IJ(•rit'~ in whi<"h the git·ls have not Arn1j.' o[ Occupatinn, in 11)19 and Th,, fact of the matter is that won all individual llono1·s. t...; '~~·t. served at difft>l'<>nt post,-; .:it Fol't Ramos b u i I t t h e f r a m e for Don;1l,l L. l\,JillPr, (~o. F, :.!fJ4lh Inf., BPnning·, oriidnal sig­ Ann l ~a i 11P, o[ 0 lotitPr\ :!VI iHs., had Piekelt, Va .. ,vherl~ he curnrnanded natures of President 1=:.oose.velt, 41 point,-;. the> Firth Headr1unrters Detach­ Prime ":\Tinister Churchill and othe~ "rl1p nr tParn cnn:-,ish.. ,l entirf'ly lilf'nt. Speeia I Troops, A lli<>d leacl-ers, of llIPII of tht> '.!!:>4th. Th~)- Wf'l't' r:rhe ( 'olonel has one son, .Tohn, 1.'he Blood and Fire insigne was ~~l. l\ilille1·; l'vt. Ralph M,•inking-, 17, a pl<>hP "t West Point, and an­ del'.-dgned b:v Maj. Gen. Loui~ a Med. l>d .. and l'vt, .lamp;; Hanna, other\ VVillian1, vd10 is nine years .Hibbs, Division Commander, and C'o. L ThP <:loHtt>r girl>< w <> r" old. Arthur E. Duboi:<, Chief or the Hloria f'lark, Leah Walton and •· Col. MPsick was with the 63d Heraldic SeC'tion· of the Quarter­ Miss Baine. Col. Elliott Watkins (Continued on Page 3) Col. John ~esick , master Corps, L Page Two BLOOD AND FIRE August 26, 1944 Soldier Vote Act Mark Wayne Clark, KNOW YOUR GENERALS +-+ Fighting Diplomat Now Lets in All THIS IS ONE OF A SERIES i Two yean, and more ago Gen. i ::\1ark 1V. Clark lost his pants and: i11n11t)·-ump thousands of dollars in ! Civilians Can See the ll·Jediter,·anean--lrnt tl1e same ! operation that saw bis snazzy V\'AS 1-l!Nt:TOX--L if tin g the pinks go down to the bottom power Com1rission urged the ex­ of the sea saw Korth Africa won ten~-don of shoy,ping seryices in ·war <•Vt'r Anuy p•·1·::--:onnpl b:i· tlie l)l'O!)a­ for the l'nit<'d Nations-and the ,vl\1C Chairman Paul ganda rr·!.!'·u 1:4 tlon:-; of t lie ~f'l'Yice- "·hole wai- picture changed froin :=\Jc~utt ~11g~estec1 such con­ one of watchf11l de,spair to joyous venit>nc<-'!-, a~ 1aundry pickup :-;erv• execution of victory. ice, faciUtie~ for payment of in-

{ll'(' intenth·ll to OJlC--'n the ,vny fut· Tl,is was part of the daring yen­ 8urance prr,n1iurn:-::, gas antl P1ec-tric !--1:dr· an(1 di~t1·:1Jution tl1niug-h Al'lll_\' ture that brought the lank)', boy­ bills, ,rn,1 automobile repair estab­ and l',';;y;· fadliti<·s of all ma;:a- i,.:..;h-louking· general to pulJlic ce­ lishments. zinPH an,1 bo11ks in ge,nC'ral eireula­ l<'hrity for the first time, and it tion an1ong· civilian~. ,vitllin the sounded like something straight out HOl.LY\YOC>D-G,,org·c :\TcDan­ of the Bo)· Allies. It invoI,·ed no limits of aY:tilahle tn1n~portation. iel, 58 ~·t~~t ~ old, ear1y-da>· tnotion The a111cn(]1nE-nt~. !-sped through less I han the brazen theft of all pic-ture ac·tor-Bin.~er \.\·ho ca1ne to the Bou~e and ~pn;de a(v·r the \'il-h)·ite J\'orth Africa from under Holly,,·,.od from New York lig·ht J,ublic furore that fullowetTf'd with pielze-d J•-'rc__.nch g-enerals tlr·niial eandidate in ~ix or 111ore whiC'h a thi,,f unsuccessfull_,. ll:ld f'tates. in "n isolated farmhouse near the con;-;t and atTanged fpr thP ,vhole­ tried to f,.rc-c,, and deciclPcl. in the Nonpartisan Selection ~HlP eollalio1·ation of the F'rench &tf A<·1ing D<:·teeti\·e Ca11tain 1\fotiun pi(·ttll"t'~ gTil('l'O ::1lJlp to tlH• pul,lic ~hall lie :--:i10\\'n rr·:--isfanec·. He ,yas aln10:-;t cap­ "·nrk t,, t'Ollnt all tho Re lJrownit ~:' ~(, they ,·veig-hPd thPnl ,.vi1Ilout rt•:-;triction but ~hall be ~e- tu1·f'd :tt the y(•ry n1tis that they wo11ld h:tY-e thi· new !,ill directs tl,at the choic<'S Example in Advertising to lPaYf' tla-ir iee r,ulHng jobs on ~hall lw 111:ldt:-: in ~01111· '"inip;d·Li;tl / For long' dt·eary 1nonihs, ,\.·llen the locks if tlie.v appeared in a l.1v,sliit. T'hP judge g-rantecl their rn,rniwr" JH'<'st·i·il,e,1 b)· th,• Ann)· frostbit<' and trenC'h foot and dead- I Lt. Gen. Mark Wayne Clark rPque~t f~•r d-Plny when their :tttor­ <.tnd N'ay~·. :--;U('Jl a,-.: pi-11\<·n 1,,·<~fl't·- 1 l_,, "·a!ting touk the fiuf--h off our ------·------·- ______t:'ll<•f' a,1nun'..:: tt·ooi~1s or l"l'<'('1tHt1(•JHla-; b\()od:v YiC'tory at ~alr·rno, H was/ ! ne_v Pxplain,mrnitt('C·s. i U1e example and spirit of M~rk o,·<>rlook, his ha,; bc·en a tn,ical i lai<-r c·omtna\lder of the ground con1r1an~· \VPre fil1ing in \)ll the do,·ks b<·t"ause of the rnanpower l_Tntouc1Jf'tl jn tile l,tll is ih<: i Clark that kept our t1·,iops going toug·h Ann_\· care(•f. j force:-; in the }Jur(>l)ean Tht.''J.ter of <·luuse furlJ\thling ,roi,a~a:-,inda Hi,t-: a.t'.ainst th<• Rf'('JninF1Y ins11fH?ral1le Born in b-'ladi::;on Barrack~. N. Y., Operation:-:-. The North African shortage. 1 1 tPrial p;1 i(l f Pl", ,~, it h ~-( J\ (•1.·n lll(·}l ~ : ~\\\~'ln~:11.~): \~;~~~!1l~;~d a 1~(! 1 :~e ;:~ll \ ~! ;~~he;.:t :;:;st ;~l t~~::stV\{~:in<~n onu~~~~-i . ~::;:,):i:~~ ~~:·~l:j;n~~~=·a~-!/:~l:~.~:~11:; flOA:S:OKE. Va.-On the liasis of fund,s, This r0Ye1·,; an~- go, c-rn- I , . l _ l l , 1I ~ - t , - t t - t rn<'nt -fin:in,·(•d printed matter. rilrn 1,nz10 ,eav 1 1eac,. I 1 1, 1917_ , Jus 111 time o ge l!1 o tl1e Fifth Army in Italy followe,l. -exa1r1incd <·an8 (1f food eapt11red fron1 the t'Dt•ff1y, FrHz.ie l1asn't been "'' ra-.pecte,l of: later he sailed for France with the perfectionist-plus,. Jf )·ou are e,·er G-ennan (·ant-.: of food anal)·ze(l for­ 1 1 sign<'re~identh-il or eoiigi·es:--ional eh:~c- C1a]n1, c-ontident figure pa~s1ng non- a. supply officer. he n1anagetl to a sto1·_v concerning his Hon that in addiii•.Jn to corro~ion, dic·ecl po .. ehalantl_,. along the most dangerous; : keep llimself in the thick of things you will ,lo well to remember. tntne~ any could not l~e chewed. ment,i l.n·oug ht int" the open the 1'\'hat imprE"ssed them most in A !though seY(;reJ~- wounded, he •· :-;c,n," asked the general, "are dispute hciW('f>n prop,lnPni~ of th<' tl1Pir Jong strugg·Ic up to the g·ate- waR back for the action at St. ~ii- :.vou satisfied v,dth thi:-i?" ATLANTA - Blond B\'el~•n Am­ original measure and 1'Var Dq,art- way of France, whether they hie! and the Meuse-Argonne of- Lrose. 24, a 8lnger with Uene J{ru-­ the young·ster, nH'nt authoritit·s on intP1·1\reta- knew it or not, wa,; the almosit ef- ! fensi,·e that proved to Yon Hin- "Sure," said pa's orehe"trn. in New York since 1i11n of the original n1ea~ure. fortleRs tact Gen. Clark injected: denburg that there "·as no profit "aren't you?·' last ,.,pril. du,wned when the hoat 1,;en. Hob<'rl A. Taft (11., Ohio) into e,·er~• situation that faced him.: for Germany in war. ''Well, it isn't one hundred," in which ~he was rowing sprang a

1,rotel'lPd th,ct the amendments 1Vheth<'r_ c·onfronting _a ,voun:1ed 1· Steps to Command answere,l the general. leak. ,,vere unnece:.-:;:--•ary :--:inec th€y PX- sold1Pr 1n :·in eYacuat1on hospital . ".Dad," said the boy glu1nly, "you th 18 1 11 ·ei;sed no mor,; than th,, <•i-i·•.i1'al hard lwhind the lines or laying i After e war for years he wouldn't be satisfied unless I got OKLAHOMA CITY-A semicon• th th intentions; of Congr.,sis. The whole down the law to han1-r,eaded Gen.' went rough e r<·gular run of a hundred and ten." ~ideratc burglar paid a yisit to trouble, l,e ,,.iJ·!y l Afril"'a for us but co:-;t hin1 tern-! and (;Pnera1 Staff ~eho0J, Ft. T.. eay ... he left five old, 1 usty knives. i-idil'nlon~" intC'rprt·tation of the; porarily al1 hh; popularity at home,: C'n\\·orth. !n 19:;6, he ·was mac.~e General Blanding original measure 1,y the 1Yar De- . tl,e g,,neral seem('_,. <'h:,;r-; lwst results. Xt'xt to lien. Eben- J\larch, 1940, he went to the _Army lnspeds Blanding as outrr1oded as McC1uffey's reader ll'"\an '"r1:,•ndon• n,·<•{•n ('f 1hP Corn-; l1nw<·r, he iH the be::;t diplomat in I VYar C~_1lleg·e at \\~ashington, 11. C .• in ..'JP"\\' York i-:.ehoo1H. A glass ~lll'­ niltteP. •in Prh·ilr•gf'~ :uicl J·~lrctiun:--;: the £.\l'niy. , as an 1ns_tructoe.~., In. 1940, he ¥\'as fa.ce nn \\/hich a fiPeciall~· df':--dgned that 'tl:e ('un1-0r<•s,-; and not Ille Typical Army Career on the sitslff of (n ne1al H<'a'a:-;: corr~ct." He didn't get Sunduy Afternoon anfl ,,·ttk na~·s many yearn to come. Asi chief of ('hap€! 5, :--:un1la;,, C'hurch of Clni:-:t the state Xational Guard Bureau, his 1nr,r.f'.V haek. but the }!Jig-ht-­ :-,:f'l'\'1<·2-~()()0. iJC'n. Blanding sent the plans for Rall ·DivisiPn of the Ura11cl Hapitl~ ('ll:1p<•l }:, Sunday. l'r::tver-18:10. Crackpot Club voted him the ('llappJ 7, Monday. Bit;le :--1ud:v-1930. Camp Blanding to the S'f,cretary of ('hnpd ~- Thurs·. En·•11ing- P1;1yer- vVar for final approval. ~8. 75. .. ~ ri:rn He liad no comment to make on Rlt:IIAN f'c\'l'HOLH' i"ERVIC~cel SEDAl,JA. Mo.-1<:;.mmett Sullh-an ~unday ~la-.ses ))roposals that lhe camp be con­ founhlln why 1l1e1-<' ¥/H~ no use stan1p ("T HltH' ll•c. Ifall-1100. (Jf Natiorial Gnanl nrganizations. \\'t•f'k na,Y ,~a~~c~ on t lie 1...·:-1 r WhiJe lie ,,·as 11p-­ ('ILl}•t:J ~. ::\'lo1uL1 \·, \\Tt·(l111·.-=-day, Frhl:1y f:.tcdrs, ;i:nLt 1wr agent placed a sec• i ~; 0. Normandy Cider Kayos ond suni1i:ons i.,n his car. ~,illi­ ( 'h,1 JH'l G, ,v('dnt•:-::l;i..,·, !1,11:- '.\-lc·il;il- 1 ~-10. van went bc&.ck to :strnightPn that Thirsty Nazi Soldiers one n11. W h(~n he got ll:u:k lle • 'i1apvl 10-j\J 1,nd,1y, \\"Pdt1t•~ll;.1 Y, Ji"'ri- NOTT'.\1ANDY--Nor-mandy cirlc>r, found a :-.11t111non-.:; to'~r<'po1·t to po­ da.,· 1 :'-;:o_ that pot<'nt he\·crage ~nl.\Y ,<.-\l~T:-i SEHVICK ing c;errnans ,vho already had :--:an FranciNco n101·nlng and c·,·e­ "Don't be silly! -They're fish!" Ch;irc-1 ti, Nunclay---] .<..,no_ St;VF,NTII DAY All\'t;:NTll,T quaffc,,l the beverage We're picked ning; l 'r from Lt. John K Tull• bat tips from overseas fa a letter ham<', formerly with the 2G4th fnf., TIPS from M/Sgt. -Alvin M. Dawson, is mostly advice to a fellow-officer Moil Coll! former assistant sergeant major, but contains som<' weighty kernel8 2G4th Inf., now chief clerk in the That letter- ·vou rec<'ive

caution 'em against the errors you of a diamond formation, whfch was Knappenberger, of Pcnnsyl_va,~ia, J clips, chang·ed the ammunilion ~-o fn Hq. ('.o., 253d Inf. You"d better know they're going lo 1nake and no d-amned good. the "one-man army of Anz10, a BAR clips and crawled back to Ins learn to build yo r foxhole with 11 damned if they don't go ahead and 7. After the assault and reor- 20-year-old veteran who won the position and stnC'k with· it. When evervthing but hot and cold ­ make 'em anyway. Take for ex- ganization the platoon leader went Congressional Medal of Honor for he finally ntn out of ammunition ning. water, beeause you'll be spend­ ample that rifle platoon combat back and signalled the base of fire holcling off two German eom- he had to withdraw 300 yards ing a lot of time in it. Ril ter firing proficienc.v test. I talked un- to come up. The only thing wrong panie.s and mowing down nearly under fire, but he had stopped a closes his klter, a very shakily ti! I was blue in the face to my was that he didn't wait to see if GO Nazis.) After ihe award was whole batt-alion, according to th.:, written busi,wss, witl1 this ob­ first platoon and di,l it do any it was seen-which it wasn't. Con- approved, we jerked him out of citation. ThE>re is a lot of that servalion: good'! Hell, no! Let 111e tell you sequently, it stayed back there the line and put him under glass stuff" (the sergeant ref<>rs to cita- "As you can see, foxholes are what happened and you see if it while th:, 1,iatoon went on forward. uack with my section so he tions for heroism and gallantry) tt " doesn't have a famili«r ring: Later on when the platoon lc>ad(•r wouldn't gd himself knocked O ft, "coming through. no plac,•;; to write le crs. 1. 'l'hE> platoon leadC'r, a Tech. needed it he had to wait a hell lwforP he C'ould b_e given· th e me(1 a· l "s_'pe,~kin<>· of these air ra(d,i- A notlter lPLter to Cpl. SyP, from Serg·eant, didn't iss,ue any order of a long time for it. I g-ot to_ kn.ow him_pre tt Y Vl_•e II · the · thing" that'"' hothers me most is Pvt. Edward A. Tille', with the · d d 1 1 I 1k ti stuff of Engine0rs in Haly, congratula Les until I kiC'ked him in the shins. It W"'!' SNA "'U from 0~tart to "He 1 n t oo c e ie tlie AA fire. I don't like the idea Later he explained. that he thought finish and~-, " got ,. a richly deserved which heroe,~ are ma_d e, b u t leI of all that stuff dropriing back Sye on having been transfen-ed the control officer had given every- "U." Since then I have been do- was a BAR n1an. fI1s con1vany dov{n on n1e. And. a couple- nf tim(•s to Co1nn1unication8, body plenty of dope wlH'n he mg a lot of thinking as to why. received orders to withdraw from a German plane was strafing at "You're in a good line of the oriented them, The answer is as big as the rell a position. AU the officers had night around my bunk, or so it Armv now" Title writes. "Every- 2. After the platoon had (\E'ployed nose on my face: the NCOs, par- been casualties, and the with - seemed to me. At least, I could body. at tl;e front lines these day.s and before they moved out every- ticularly u~e leaders, just weren't drawal started pretty fast. He hear the crack a bullet make-, depends on commuuications of nd body either stood up or took that on the job. 'l'hey either didn't have got mad, grabbed his BAR :1. when it comes l"lose to you. Ac-- some sort. My buddy was a com­ damned turlrny squat because tliey the gumption to realize that they lrnockerl off around six machine tually the bullets were hitting on munieations man over here, a wire were on the side of the hill away arc responsible or the guts to make gun nest~. a road a couple of hundred yards man. His job was stringing wfre from the enemy. Go,i help tlwm the CT.I.':-; do what they are sup- 40 Germans in Hour away, I guess. but it made me along the trails, roads, mountains, I d I if a mortar shell had an <'C among posed to do. 'l'he Old Man saw "HE' staued under >enemy small feel slightly uncom r or t a)l l e. I H 1111· I< wherever we ne>eded it. He is home them. eye to eye with me on a few rec- ~rm~ fire ,for three hon rs and got if it was daytime· __ an d you ccrnld' . now, having reC'l'ivcd the Silver 3. The base of fire took a J>O- ommendations I made to him that over= ~ 40 Germans to his credit. see what was gorng. on b e tt e r 1t Stai· for some damned fine worlc.

sition on the forward slope of the the Uovernment be saved some He w-as firing at rangE>s of around 1 might not be so ba d • , Damn near lost his neck, toot" hill where every moUter·:; son of money on some la,;y NCOs who them could be picked off by the were (they ain't now) stoop shoul- enemy, dered from carrying chevrons. night in a special arrangement o[ CT White Band "China Boy~" 4. Mighty few remembered to I was so disgusted I stuck around Hershey Discusses use their slings an(l consequently and saw another outfit go through. Last week-end the 254th band most ol the silhouette targets were It actually helped my feelings to At Baton Rouge played for a danball g·ame (Continued From Page 1) along with some old ones off to In closing, I'd like to ask you on Rouge USO tonight and tomor- between the 63d All Stars and the one srde which had been up about gutless guys with stripes just one row aftern~on. '.rli-e band will play Esler Field nine at Liberty Park return. A btenricnce may be the ers made no effort to control the now what in hell are you going 1,ersonnel at the Community club• Russian Pilot Credited last to come home. :fire. to do in combat? And don't get on Florida St., tonight and tomor- The job of demobilizing the li. The BAR team bunched up me wrong, either; there are lots row afternoon will play in the au- With 59 Enemy Planes greatest army in American history around the BAR like flies on a of fine NCOs who know and do ditorium of th-e USO. is already under way, for thousands cake and then the damned thing their stuff in thfs, Division. I am A new addition to the orchestra RUSSIA (CNS)-Undisputed Al­ are being returned daily for release wouldn't shoot-too dirty. talking to those who don't and it is Pvt. Richard Sorenson, onetime lied ace of ace'S in World War II because of wounds or injury. In doesn't take many of these to trumpeter for Ch'.lrlie Spivak. Pvt. is Lt. Col. Alexander Pokryshkin, charge of this program has been placed Brig. Gen. William F'. 'l'omp­ spoil the work of the good ones, Harold Bryan, former drummer for of the Soviet Air Force, who has kins, a Virginian with three sons So, if the shoe fits put it on, Tony Pastor, will be featured to- downed 59 enemy planes. Col. Mesick leaves in the service. · Soldiers returning home will be sent to separation centers, five of which have alrt'ady been set up: 63d for New Post 'Good Neighbor Bugle' Plays for 254th Ft. McPherson, na.; Ft. Sam Hous­ ton, Tex.; Ft. Dix, N. ,T.: Itt. Sheri• The same bugle that playedT dan, Ill., and the Pt'esidio, of Mon­ "(Continued From Page 1) "'l'aps" over the graves of un- terey. Calif. 'l'here they will get a when it was activated at Camp known Mexican and American I physical examination and medical Blanding, Fla.., in June, 1943. He soldiet·s of the Mexican-War of treatment if nE"0ds. was formerly commander of the 1816-1848 in an international cere­ famous 7th Field ArlillC'ry Obser- mony at Brownsville, Tex., last After Wold \-Var I the returning vat.ion Battalion to which Brig. year is now playing in the Drum soldier got the money coming t-o Gen. E, J, McGaw, Division Artil- and Bugle Corps of the 254th Inf., him and bis rail fare back ho;ne, Jery Commander, was attached. the spirited outfit,. whose music This time when he gets there he 'l'he former Div. Arty executive you hear on 13th Avenue each aft­ will find men to give him advice officer is an artillery expert and ernoon, about such things as jobs, voca - tional training·, transportation, life developed the "sound and Ila.sh" The new bugler is Pfc. George insurance, etc, system of artillery detection, He Barrera, a direct descendant of the is also a cracl, shot with the pistol famous Texas heroine, Alamonte Discouraging- any premature hope and held the championship of the Dickinson, one of the few women of early release, War Department P,hilippines while on foreign duty, to escape alive from the Alamo. office-rs point out that a great num­ • Col. Mesick left the 63d for his Mrs. Dickinson not only escapecl ber of U.S. soldiers will be required new post on 'l'uesday. Lt. Col. Santa Ana's massacre, but carried to police Germany and that many Chester H. Anderson is acting ex- a baby alive through it with her more will continue to be sent to the ecutive officer of Division Artillery by concealing it in a niche dug Pacific theater of war. at the present time. deep into the historic citadel's earthen walls. The niche is pointed Japs' Picture of War Produce out to all tourists who visit the Hens Must cradle of Texan independence. Slightly Out of Focus · In Reich or Else Barrera was serving at Ft. Drown, Brownsville, Tex., when the Mexi­ MADRID-German papers reach­ GUAM (CNS)-Civilian residents can government sent representa­ ing Spain report that Hitler's g-en­ of Guam got a pe-culiar picture ot tives to decorate the graves of eral mohilization scheme for Ger­ the war from the Japs during the American anll Mexican dead of the many and occupied countries has Nipponese occupation of this island, war of 1846 In one of the most been extended to include bantam One liberated Guam civilian told significant gestures of the Good hens. Henceforth they must provide his Marines that the Japs said they Neighbor policy. Pfc. George Barrera and international bugle. at least 60 eggs annually toward had captured the Hawaiian Islands, the triumph of the Greater Reich. The Drum and Bugle Corps re- total complement to 31 men, ln-1 The Drum and Bugle Corps fs sailed through the Panama Canal, Regular sized ·hens already had cently added five more buglers eluding a new cymbal-player, Pvt. under the direction of WOJG John destroyerl the U. S. Fleet and bil­ ken mobilized for 60 eggs a year. from the 862d F. A., bringing its Harry Griggsby, Co. C, Z44th, Hagg. _ leted in Washington. r Page Four BLOOD AND FIRE August 26, 1944 ilnnh auh lJZirt WQt @,ky fllnt Official Newspaper of the BLOOD AND FIRE (63D) INFANTRY DIVISION @,ays 3Jt Camp Van Dorn, Miss. By Chaplain Robert E. Walet BLOOD AND FIRE Is published weekly by and tor men ot the 63d Infantry Division with editorial of- ( 255~h Infantry) fices at Public Relations Office, 63d Division Artil­ So often today one hears remarks: "Why lery Recreation Hall, Telephone 744. doesn't God stop this war'?" "Why doesn't God BLOOD AND FIRE receives Camp Newspaper Serv­ put an end to the suffering of body and mind Rnd ice material Republication of credited matter pro­ heart that war brings?" hibited without perm!ssiort ut CNS, War Depart­ Those who ask such questions would imply ment, 205 East Forty-second street, N. Y. C. 17, that the responsibility for such a world conflict is God"s responsibility. They would seem to indi• T /4 Thomas A. Hoctor ...... , ...... Editor cate that God is to blame for the awful bleeding T/5 Stoddard White ...... Staff Writer of bodies and of hearts that goes on today. Before Cpl. Paul Parril ..••••••••.. , ••• ,,. Staff Writer endoovoring to solve that question, before asking Pvt.· Arthur Hansl • , , , ..••..•••••... Staff Writer why God doesn·t give t•he world peace, it would be Cpl. Gill Fox .....•..•••••• , • • . . . Staff Cartoonist well for these individuals to take a good look at T /5 William Schiff ..••...••••. Staff Photograoher man. T /Sgt, Harding S. Ericson • • • • . . Distribution Mgr. :Man ls the intelligent being whom God has created and made to rule over the entire uni­ I verse. Man is the being endowed with God-like EDITORIAL ,, faculties of intelligence and free-will, the powers of reasoning and self-determination. God intends ~ that man n;,;e thes:e giftf' properly ancl that he --r•..__,__-~-• ~~• ._,,..~,r make us:e of this world of creatures in a rea­ THE AWOLS AGAIN J,;,,You Gl's ore so strong a girl can't help sonable way, and thus gain eternal life. That ls Occasionally, in the interest of honor why God gave man His ten commandments. That and efficiency, t_he Army has to haul off is wl1 y Jesus Christ taught Fl is doctrine of love. and let one fly at A WOLs in general. The Tod0.y·;; world conflict exists because of man's Division has just done so in a gentle way, f-News from Here and There doings:, not God's. ""t only individuals bnt na­ putting a premium on perfect attendance tions have disregarde,l G,,d's law: "Thou shalt in a company by permitting every company End of Admiral En~o even some guns from American not steal·:, •• Thou Rhalt nut covE·t • • • "• 44 Thou without any goons over the hill to have aircraft, all of which were used by shalt lo,'e thy neighbor as thyself.~ Logically Sad Story for Japs the Germans in the defense of the the rare a11d luxurious privilege of skipping Normandy peninsula. tl1E:n, the effect is not pPaee but confusion 0.nd reveille. And the Division also takes that disorder. Such uphe'1.val rocks the world today be­ opportunity to stress again how each A W(?L SOll'fllWEST PACIFIC - Adm. J{iichi J.]ndo, con1man

SCHOOL GOES ON-T/4 Henry Pl,aine, 253d Med. Det., quit high school at 17 to join the 'foxhole College' Nazis Make Good but he's going to get his diploma through hole University," the U. S. Armed Forces Institute. Hunting al Night, Maj. N. C. Carlson (left) and Capt. E. C. Fritzsche, Gets First Student · 253d Orientation Officer, are signing him up. Plaine Gls Overseas Find is the first man in the 253d to enroll for the courses. From 253d Inf.

Here are a few things Gfa learned T/f, Henry L. Plaine, 253d Medical about the German soldier during Det., today is the regiment's first the first rnontlrn of the fighting In student in "Foxhole University," France: the world-wide U. S. Armed Forces 1. He fightis hard and with cour­ Institute which offers 270 subjects ag-e. But when the going gets taught by outstanding scholars. tough he's likely to quit. So, by mail, Plaine, at 18, will 2. He doesn't like to fight at finally graduate from hig·h school night. And that's a good time to which he left at 17 to enlist. g·o out and get him. You can pick By days Plaine, a podiatrist out his position better at night by (foot doctoT) with the 253d Medics, following the line of the trace1·s will labor on duty, and by night from his machine guns. By day he'll pore over books and lessons H's hard to see him b-ecause he sent from Madi~on, Wis., by the fights behind he'1gerows and his U. S. Armed Forces Institute to powder is very smokeless. earn th-e credits he needs in chem­ 3. He's very tricky. Ir you give istry, English, American history him a ehance to pull a fast one on and second-year i;;panish. 'Vl,'hen he you, he'll go ahead and pull It. eompletes these courses he will '\\'at<'.h him when he surrender~. recei\'e his diploma from Patterson German soldiern have been known Park High in B:iltimore. to surrender with a white flag- in Plaine r<'ceived the prompt aid one hand arnl a potato masher in of a major and a captain so that the other. \Yhf'n they get close he could finish high school from they are liable to Jet you ha,·e the Van Dorn by remote control. grenadt> right in tllPr, enrolled tiim in the school. CRAZY CROSSWORIJ Capt. Fritzsche explained today ~~: :::~ ,~\\y~~eta for Olli' I Payette Brothers Physicall_v, this 1!)H edition of· (THIS ONE REQUIRES IMAGJ°NATION) tliat several hundred high school, the Gern1an :-uldier is thinnf'l' anr mPant r,·union with his bigh sd100J diplomas. others to brother, T / ! l

1 becarne a. radio technician and ,,.•as later fissi·~n,·d to the CR.dre which Meet GI Tastes helped acti,·ate the 63d at Camp l1landing, Fla. On1er ha;-, be('n in Twelve albums of phonograph the Army j11,-,t six montlrn a,'id has 1econlings were arldeguJar ir, be in Now Spot Flying Bombs 26. A ~su1ned the 2,0. Routh f.ea chal'm 48. First require- 8ymphony Orchestra with Arthur Plied. the Marine and, lifting his liorizonlal. tlJis outfit. bracelet for the LONDON-Giant s e arch lights tommy gun, threw the lead at the ment for parking Roast Indies haic; been ownetl 34. You can look up hot Jick ma 11. (~entR. 51. The one and can follow their course and take seven dead .Japanese lying 15 yards to a person like 37. It's• Jove if her 2,5, Keep thif; in your only. by Jndonesians and cannot i.e sold cover according·ly. from the foxhole. thil-l, eyes are lilrn thiFi. trou:-1ers. 52. P<'a-'44. to others.

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Page Six BLOOD AND FIRE August 26, 1944 63d All Star Teams Sparkle 1n• Two Games I Greenies Snap Jinx Waugh.Pitches CT Blue Ties Esler To Trim Vicksburg No-Hitter as 4-4 in 14 Innings As Mendel Is Siar Reds Tie Blue Al Natchez Park Turning in one of the outstand­ ing pitching feat;,1 or the season in Blood and Fire Pitcher the Division Baseball league, Pfc. Teams to Meet Again Willis Waugh, new CT Red hurl-er, Gives Four Safeties As pitched no-hit, no-run ball for Tomorrow at Same seven innings 'l'hursday night as his Mates Win, 5-2 team battled the CT Blue nine 0-0 Field at 0300 at the CT White field. Darkness With Pvt. Jimmie Mendel of the prevent-eel the playing of nine full In a spectacular 14 inning game 763d Ord. Co., hurling four-hit Innings. 'l'he Redcats are still lead­ during which the score was tied ball and hi.~ mates doing a grc-at ing the second round with six vic­ twice, an all star nine represent­ j,o'b of backing him up in the tories and no defeats. ing the Division but composed in fi'eld, the Greenies o[ the 63d Div., Bill Haag, the Blue team's hurl­ the main of men of CT Blut", bat­ known for the day as the 63d All­ er, did a fine job for his t-eam by tled to a 4-4 tie with a nine from Stars, defeated the Illinois Central permitting only three scratch hits. J.,;sler Field at Liberty Park, Nat­ Semi-Pros, 5-2, at Vicksburg Sun­ Both teams played hep-ds-up ball chez, last Sunday afternoon. nay afternoon. It w'as the first despite the sogginess of the field. So pleased were the Natchez fans time in many meetings that the Brig. Gen. F'rederiek M. Harris, As­ with the brand of ball exhibited, :Van Dorn team was able to score sistant Division Commander, um­ that arrangeme'lltS have been made a victory. pired the game. for the two teams to, meet again Pfc. Joe Barron, Jr., center­ Waugh, lanky and lean, made his tomorrow afternoon at 1500 at the fielder, and "BLondy" Andrews, debut wth the Redcats last weelc same park. catcher, came through in the when his team ,lefeated the 214th 63d Uses Two Pitchers clutch to l>ang across four of the ·F. A. Invaders, 9-4. The game was Bot11 teams played smart ball five runs scored by the Blood and punctuated by four home runs. during most of the contest. Capt. l~'lire nine. The box score: Bernard Levkoff, acting Division Mehall Rival Hurler OT Red-AB R Hi CT Blue- AB R ~ Special Service Officer, in charg~ !t-I'Cul'h, cf 3 0 1; F"reernan, rf 3 0 of the Blood and Fire squad, Opposing the victors was a sol­ Ahlslr·om ss !1 0 1!Stan1'lio, ss 3 0 0 OILanzelti, o started Charley McCullough, for• dier also, Sgt. Eugene Mehall of Harris.lb .• 3 0 31> 3 0 Wild.er, c .. 3 0 OI Sh'n1aker, C'[ 2 O o mer Assoeiation flinger, in the box:. the 2G3d Inf., who pitched for the Mehall, 3b. 2 0 I M'Cabe, lb ~ 0 ~ McCullough did well until the ninth Semi-Pros and gave six hit;i. He Church, If. 2 0 O! Baker, 2b . 2 0 when he was relieved by Bill Haag, also belted a which account­ Nolan, rt . 1 0 OJ M'Dougal, If 3 O 0 Crews. 2b. 2 Quinn, c 1 o CT Blue ace, who finished the etl for both of the Vicksburg runs. 0 01 Poggi, 2b .. 1 0 0 Hagg. p t ~ j g·ame. Re knocked in Austin, who singlerl VVaugh, p. 2 0 Oj Totals 20 in the third, and scored himself on 'l'olals .. 21 0.21 'l'he Infantrymen s c o red first Score by inning~~ . , , ___ when they se-nt three runs across a double steal executed by I•'enne• 25:1d Tnfanlry 0 11 000 0 0 baker ancl himself in that frame. t55lh Infantry .. ooo 000 0_ 0 the plate in the third. A bunt by Tlte Vicksburg nino scored two Quinn started the excitement and in the third to lead 2-0 unlil the then a succession of errors and a winners tied the count in the single by McCabe, the 63d's first fourth. Andrews walked and both Army, Navy Teams baseman, resulted in the scoring. he and Petoky were sa re when the The vi;,itors started to whittle at !alter bunted and · Mohall threw the Blood and Fire lead in the fifth wild to second to catch Andrews. To Rule Gridiron when they scored their first run, The runners advanced on Orman­ Lakonski singled followed by Kou - ski's sacrifice, and Barron·s single ba. Lakonski scored on Free-matt's through short and scored the runs. STAR PITCHER is Pfc. Willis Waugh of the CT Red baseball nine, According to Lou Little, that as- miscue in center.

who huried a no-hit, no-run game Thursday night ;against CT Blue in a 1· Two more tallies in the fifth t11t0 mentor of the Columbia Lions, Division Baseball League g•ame whic!J ended in a 0-0 tie in the 'Jinx' Aids Fliers •gave the Blood and Fire men the the Army and Navy team,'f will seventh inning. Another run came home In the lead. Ro'berts walked. Burns sac­ domir,a1." the gridit·on picture at sixlh when Shreuve walked, went irificed him to second and Andrews home this year. to third on Linderman's double smgled to score one run. l'otoky "They'll take the spotlig·ht away and scored when Quinn erred at and Barron belted one-baggers from Notre Dame," says Little, the plate. Coming ui; for the ninth. and Andrews ,scored. 'l'he final Tough Eight Game Schedule "because they"ll have the strongest the 63d's management, confident run came In the sixltt. Mendell college teams in the country." Yale anll Penn ani picked as of victory, packed away the bat,1, !Singled, followed by Roberts with and the old "jinx" worked for the another hit and, witl1 two out, Faces LSU Football Team potenlial powns in the East, Yale, the doormat for t<>ams last fall, has Fliers. Fitzgerald walked, Kouba. Andrews walk e d, loading the sacrificed him to second, but An­ bases. Mendell scored as WHder a veteran line this season. Dart­ Sports fans among men of thefaces the Tfgers and they will start d€'rson fanned. Agnellow singled threw wide to first in an effort mouth, studded with trainees, and 63d Div. will have a chance to right off with a bang on Saturday, Cornf'IL al1,o will field winning sharply to center and Fitzgerald to nab Andrews off the bag. see a stronger and more versatile September 30, by playing Alabama's teams. scored the tying run to send the Mendell pitched a lfoe game and Louisiana Stat-a University eleven Crimson 'l'ide at the Baton Rouge game into extra innings. was strong in the pini,hes. Bar­ Speaking with a catch in his in action this fall than the one stadium. Rice will be, encountered The Esler team went one run ll'On and Roberts turned in field­ which represented the Tfgers last at Houston. Tex., October 7, and voice, Little predicted that his own ing gems early in the game, when Lions should improve on their ahead In the first of the tenth year, according to Coach Bernie then the 'l'exas Aggies and Mis­ when Linderman singled to rig·ht they made difficult catches in cen­ Moore, this despite the fact that sissippi State will follow each other 1943 record when they lost every and went to second as Czrnowski ter and left respectively, there will be no Steve Van Buren at Baton Rouge. Georgia will be game. Thi<;J year the Lions have was being tossed out at first. La­ 63d All-Stan-- AB R H O A E to carry the mail this 9eason. encountered at Atlanta, and Ten- one veteran. However, the Light konski singled and the run was Dooley, 3b ...•••.•.... 6 o o 1 o o Already a squad of 40-odd am- nessec, Georgia Tech and Tulane Blue has had 88 men in uniform Roberts, H • • • • . . . . • • . 3 1 1 1 0 0 across. The Blood and · F'ire play• bitious youngsters among whom are will play at LSU. for pre€eason practice and 110 on Burns, ss . . • • . • • . • . • • . 4 O O O 6 9 ers stormed back and with one Andrews, c •...•••.• , . 1 2 1 6 1 0 the rolls. nine veterans, has started pre- Among the lettermen back will out, Schumacher single to left, Mc­ I'otoky. rt ...... , ... 4 1 1 0 0 0 liminary training under the veteran be Gene "Red•• Kni'ght, who served Columbia will ·have the benefit Ormanakl, lb ...... 4 0 O 12 0 0 Cabe fanned, but McDougal sin­ head coach, who is in his tenth as an understudy to big Steve Van not only of Little's expert tutela.ge Barron, cC . . • • • • • • • • • • 4 0 2 3 0 0 gled to right and the score was season as mentor of the Purple Buren, the man who led the Ti­ but also that of T•ad ,1/ieman, M-cGue. 2b •....••.••.. 3 0 0 4 3 0 tied for the last time 4-4. The Di• Mendell, p . . . • • • ...... 4 1 1 0 4 0 and Gold. gcrs to an Orange Bowl bid and former Princeton c-oach. The Ti­ vision team threatened in the 12th Totals .... , ...... 32 5 6 27 14 0 A tough eight - game schedule •a January 1 victory over the Texas g·ers have abandoned football for Vfok8burg- AB R H O A E when Schumacher singled and ad• ------·---·---~ Aggies. Knight, a sophomore, this sea&on, Pennehaker, It ..••.... 2 0 -0 1 0 0 vanc•ed to second on McCabe's sac• King, er. rC ..•.••.•.. 4 0 1 1 0 0 weighs 175 pounds and is a ca­ Sheffield, Jb ... , ..•... 2 0 0 0 0 0 pable runner, passer and kicker. rifice bunt, but Anderson caused Wilder, c ••...• , •••••• 4 0 0 6 0 1 McDougal to hoist to center and Cinder Streak New blood has been injected McCabe, 2b, 3b ••..•.. 2 0 0 2 2 0 Co. H, 254th, Wins fanned Haag to end the threat. Zimmennan, cf ••..... 1 0 1 4 0 0 into the squad with the arrival Hunt. lb ...... ••.. -4 0 0 1 L 1 0 If speed means anything in as­ of a score or more form-er high G:ld All Siar,t- AB R H 0 A E Auslin, rf, 2b ....•... 4 1 1 0 1 0 sembling the data of a regimental 2d Battalion Title Fogg;, 2b ...... ••..•. 7 0 0 1 3 0 school stars from Louisiana and Srn.m11iglio, 3b • , ••••• 7 1 1 1 2 0 Mehall, I> • . . • • • • • • • . • 4 1 l 2 6 1 personnel ornce, the 255th Inf. has vicinity. Stich ex-pr('p stars as Mel Totals ...... 27 2 4 27 g 2 Scoring 10 runs in a l1ectic Lanzetti, ss ....•••••• 7 1 2 2 0 0 a man that qualifies for the job. Dfdier of Baton Rouge, Andy Lay S('hUm:lcC':1•, It • •. • •• 7 1 3 6 0 0 Score hy innings; fourth inning, the Co. H ten of tlH• 63d All-Hlurs . . . 000 221 000-5 He is Capt. Har­ of Homer, Rav Coates and Gerald McCabe, 1 b ..••••• , • • 6 0 2 15 0 1 Vicksburg- ...... 002 000 000-2 ry Walters, per­ 254th Inf. routed Co. F, 14-0 to "f-.1cDoug:aL r( •••••••• 6 0 1 1 O· 0 Bartucci, Jesu.it stars of New Or­ McCullough, p • , ..... 4 0 2 0 2 2 Runs batted in, Barron 3, Andrews. S·onnel adjutant. leans; Y. A. Tittle of Marshall, win Uie softball championship of Mt.~hall; throe-base hit. Ml:"hall; double the 2d. Bn. Monday afternoon at 1-faag, v ...... ••••• , • 2 0 0 0 1 0 plays, MendE-ll to Mc·Uuf" to Ornutnski, He is a former Tc,x., Elwyn Rowan of Memphis, Freen1an, ct . . . • . • • . . . G 0 1 3 0 0 Mehall to Mr,Cahe to Hunt; sacrifices, cinder path star Dan Handifer of Shreveport and the CT White field. Quinn, c- ••••••••• ~, , • 1 3 13 2 1 Burns, Orman~ki: 8lolen bases, Roberts, who for six years Parris Bullock of El Dorado, are The victors, be.hind the three·-hit * Dondonna •.• , ••• , •.. 0 0 -0 0 0 .Andrews, Pennelx-tkt>r, VVilt.ler, Mehall; pitching of Settineri, amassed a held the Missis­ among the bright lights who have Tota Id ...... 66 15 42 4 bases on ball[-,\, off. Mc,ndell 4. off Me­ total of 23 bingles from the com­ hall 8; sl rilce-oulR, by Mf'n

11111\ August 26, 1944 BLOOD AND FIRE Page Seven DIVISION SIDELIGh.TS Sports Flourish 363d Med. Bn.-Stork Cluh: a girl to Maj. and Mrs. Paul V. Near Front lines Kfrhl; a girl tu Co. D's Sgt. ancl Mrs. Sah·atore Sorriento, and a boy tu l 'o. A's Cpl. and Mrs. Uuminic Jngenito (the former Sarah V.'he-ther thPy are in the jungles Vinei<"h or the ,YAC' Dd.) •.• Three new CO~ are Lt. Robert J. of the So:it11 Pacific. in the fiel<. 1:ic·l1anl r. ('llligg-, ],;rnmPtt .T. Jkbnel', Arnold Pratt. Georg·e F. The n<-w sports plan under prep-

~ekaYE>l', Charles _.\f. \\'1:•:1kland iUHl <;ilbert ,T. Zupon; Pvts. ~1nrico j arntinn, altlwugh it will be topped '\V. DiPlacido, Josepl1 (;_ E\'.lns, ,JI' .. (;pral,l P. Fitzgerald, Don«ld F. hy big- c-han1pionf-hip tournan1ent~, Karr. T'l1011H1s J. JlaffPrty, CtlarlP~ H. I1ice, 'T'homas 1..,. ~mith and will be ninwd to giYe the sohliers ...la.rnf'~ I. \-VallacP: T/:-;s LE-u l\1. F'ong, \\"illh; g_ (}arni, John J. c·ompetitive sports wheneypr they can take 1jq1e ()Ht frorn fighting. ,Ta1nl,rt T.... P,r:1.ln1cr; T_,4 _'-..~orrnand P. -:.'\.. eil; Cpl~. \Villiam "Tlie nis don't w;i it for the n. Philiips and Ed,van.l J. Twun\f'~~. and ~gt~. ,..rhon1as M. Hunter, fighting to t'ntl," Clark said. "On }-JprJ,c•1·l D. Smith and Stre 1 \\'illiom Bi<"sak, who ;nal'l'i,,,l l\liss \\'.,·n,·mo Martin at Ft. \\"orth, i Cot Tomba_ugh and,. to right, eight ;.;nftha.11 and one harrlball ~rr>x. l"J,l. and l\fr·N. Hif'::-.ak cn\·e,·(•d rnure t!ian 4J)(i0 n1iles on their I M/Sgt. Travis B. Herrington. The diarnonds, an,l one in the A lPutians ]1onr-y11HH,n ... Capt. c;oratly n1aking good use of tlwse H,Hliutns l\.Iu>'solini huilt 01 in ltnly." :,\·,:·n~~~~=ic·~~(: A~~::'~l;;~'~'.:~:~:\:~~a~·a;~;~·~;: ,:'.'};~~·n:~;~:,en:~:c·l'.~,e C~l:: ICannoneers Show f,.E><-tinn of Htt'y. C, is a Yeteran of Ca~,ablaiit·n, -Hiil 60!1, Ka~f:erine ]ja~t-:, Tuni:-d-a. and U1r• lightning ea1npaign in ~icily. 11e ·wa~ a platoon 63d Swimmers };t·rgeant jn cha1·ge of four gun s0ction~ in an antiai1·craft n1·tillery l)atta)ion \\ liich dP.stroyell 60 (;f'l'n1an and Italian aireraft ... C-apt. Marching Ability In AAU Meet J\fau,·iee ~'\. OiezpntannPr i!-- nP\V bnit0r.v eon1n1an

innc1 IA. Ha:vrnond ~- Bryant is nc--:-,,v n1utor officer . . 4 T\YO !--taff .l\ lthoug-h eannoneers u~nall:v do The G~,1 Div. swimming team, ta•q,teants ,,pn,. 1narriPd reee-ntly on f11rlo11gl1. "T'hey Wl::-'re Boice rnore riding than thf>~~ do ·wa1kin!!, l \\ ldeh h;1~ "'flTI f:e,·eral honf11·:,:.: in I '\V. Hodg<•s, of }Hr;·.• "-. arnl Jlc•omc \\'ic-l

1 a. nath·e of. J~l1nur1\ .l\'linn. . . ~-:\notller n1arriage in Btry. A 1s: Lli:-:played their rh:Jrchjng· ability to a;on, will c-c,rnpete in the Soc,tliern t,hat of r,·t. \-Villar,1 .r. 1\'hittaker. who ex,.JwngPd vows "ith !>fiRs ' thousands; of Baton Rouge re,-i­ * * * Senior Al-,U 8wimming l\reet at Rosamond Harlan, of (;reenwood, Miss. Capt. Harold H. Hall dents last Frida;· night at the Lou­ Gen. Eisenhower Thanks :-Sew Or,ea.ns next '\Yednesday and i~ new BC in Hq. Htr:v., and Lt. ·~John ~- ~o\vickL Jr .• is nevi' if;iana ~tn.te 1-niversit)· ~tH.dinm, Tlrnrsda~·- it was nnnouncecl toclay J<'eonnaissanee officer in Rtry. C ... T;5 '\\'alter C. Smith, Jr., prior to the sta;,ing of a c·ombat 255th FOr 4 - L ea f Cl0Ver5. b~- Di\'i~ion Special Sei·yices. Hq. Btr~·., receh·ed a }Ptter fronl a friend in the ~outl1west Pacific, exercif--e. One of the team's outRtanding wri1tPn on erude, eoorsP-grained, rPd-lined .Japanese ~,tationer.v. The drill plato:n of Cannon Co., (Continued J,'H,m Pag-e 1) I perfornwr,-;, John Simpson, stellar have the letter. s11gge1St you diver, gave an exhibition of di\·ing 255th lnf.-Three additions to the population are reported by c·ornposed of a~...;orted cannunePn•>. bring it to the attention of the at tl,e Jnterfrat~rnity Aquacade <'o. L. Sgt. Charles .He1·nstf'in's is a 1drl, born in Boston; Lt. ex-Coast Artille.-ymen, who had formerl.v been in searchlight bat­ NCO Club. last night at the LSU pool. Simp- 1 LaRue ('antrPJl'R also i" a girl, horn in Helena, Mont., and Pvt. teries before coming to the 6:Jd, ,. Please extend ;i;y best wishe9 son will he a strong contender in F.:dwanl M. Benepe'ss_is a boy •.• Co. I has a new commander, ~ and ex-F'ield .A.rt,Jler_,·men. g;;ve a t\, :,JI the men in 1I.e regimental the mePt npxt week. Lt. .lttnws A. l'ndine: new first :sergeant. Yernon \'. Morgan,. rernarkabl-e exhibition of c-lose­ headquarter8 and to the :NCO Club.' Othn Blootl and Fire entries and new aeting suppl~· :serg-eant, Pvt. ,T. C. Coole<_v ••. Other new; order drill under :-'gt. Schettini. "My pl'esent as;,ignment at C:u- will he PYt. GrC'. T)ietro Capogreco, Cn. K. reC'ently Yorot11y Ann (;lan,ler at Floral Park, Conn., will become a per:n,ment exhibit .stroke and ~00-yard freP-st~·le. and .Aug. !i • • • Cannon Co. J.as fenc!'d itself in witl1 white paling. For Seabee's Medic at CT BIiie ;-,;co C'ul.•. Merow, l'.'zymanski and Charles, and all posts, l1andl'ails, path logH and the lower J>arts of trees 225-yard medley relay. nave lJeen givien \\'hite (1re~F. 111.-iking the arr,a Jook cool and in­ :NOH:\lAKDY--The Seal,pes c-lahn "l"'he Arnn: llO\\' l·,as :-125 Xegro 'Viting ... The frpe movie at CT Blue Hee 1-foll tomorrow night they an, prppared to deal ,, ith any ch::iplain:;:;, !'-'ix ti1ne~ ::t~ rnany as in New Athletic Assistant is •• Mif:!-:i~~·dpJ)i ., • .. ~peeial ~r•t·,·ices prPsentetl '' y·ariety B)uf's~' situation. ,\.h(~n a baby -wa:--c d11e World \Var I. to a, pa,•!<,:,,l house in the rec h,,11 "·eighed foi1r pounds. 11 onnct-"R, n11nC'<0mEnt from Lt. Richard J. ,vhen hurn at Fie·lssful author and Cpl. Ho,·ntlorf was Director of 1Hl\'("l'tif:ing writer ii-; T.,'4 'I'hornas (Tony) I>ePd:-;, (~-3 ~ee., a native hull,lozc·r. :\lunieipal Athletics for the Play­ of NanuTP, 0., and a i\'ew Yorl

BERNIE BLOOD Driblets 8y GILL FOX

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Page Eight BLOOD AND FIRE August 26, 1944 63d Concert Band In Debut Tuesday

Music of Sig·mund Rorubt>rg, Jel·o111e Kern, F'prde nrofe and (Continued Frnn1 P~g<~ 2) leading Anwrican military march writers will be on the program or w...,tlkly. Initial ~ervh-e woulr­ the first conc<'rt given by the 6Hrl al'e Pig·ht Duuglas; DC-~ planc>s, re­ Div. Band since the Division's ar­ quir·ing 20 flight erew~. Ra1es­ rival at Camp Van Dorn a year one way $17ii rlaytin1P. $:!00 at ago. nig·ht, l1l p<'r cent red11etion for The concert is :schPduled for ro•B)d trip, 2000 Tuesday .In. the 01ien Air '!'heater. :--IE\V YORK-~A man drownerl on In addition to the in,.trum<>ntal thP roof of a huildi ng- in the aftf"r­ selections, two voeal solos from n1ath of a vio!ent thund.--rstorm. the American musical comedies. Alex NirnnH>, D4, wa.s atternpting­ "The ::-;tudent Prince'' and ""how to <'lear a roof a,ain and lh<> sud­ Boat," will be sung by :,;gt. John den l"U('tlon of wale,· pulled his Camphell. of the band. arm into the ctr,tin and fon·ed his The band will be directed by head undhner, has heen directing military bandet 44, w:rn glad to :s<>e thP two police­ and teaching band l<>arlers. Sgt. mpn evPn though tit,., did anest White, who came to the Blood hirn on s11spie1on of burglary. and Fire Division two months ago, 'rhree women o<•c·upanl:-:. caug·ht lA'as a musician in Ht. Petersburg~ him in a hous,., pulkd off his coat, Fla., and pl,.y€'d hrH"r to th<> no Ike: ""H was 12th Armel. Div. at Camp Camp­ bell, Ky., and trainc,d cadre band JH·etty awl'ul until Y•>U carn'f'." leader~ at Ft. Knox, Ky. The concert program follows: Al .R{TQUERQlH}, N. M.- -'\Vhen Me:tr,·h. "~ational Defen:::;e•· L. L. Mauldin returnPd from a F'anta::iit>, "Over 'l'hen_.·• . . (~rofe VVe~t Coast war j~Jh. ht-> fo11nd his Ovet·l un"", "Old Vienna·• · · King­ house harl been stolt>n. :S:ot at all, BARBERS SCHOOL has been opened at the CT Red Rec Hall. Men of the 253d Inf. '-Ire shown gath­ Tone Poem, "('oloni.il Por·tra.it" , ered about Pfc. Joseph Catalano of Co. B, the instructor. Pfc. Catalano has been a tonsorial artist Oould said the, distriet a ltnrnB~·- The "Rampai;e of the Old G rt»y Mare•· l11)1h,e eon1dn•t be stolE.'"n becauRe 'since 1927. The man getting the haircut is T/4 -Steve Kocsi of Co. I, a former cook. Watching are Staey New :\1 <>xko has no sud1 statute 'Pvts. Erisco Ciardi, Co. K, who was a butcher, and J-ack Steele of Regtl. Hq., a former cement finisher-. Man·h. ''ThP Lonf' MHgle'' •... Cary rp~·arrting houses. Hr•nre eornn1on 1) "Ser·e11,1,de'' fr om ·'Student Pr·in1-p:• Homherg law would pr :n "Mal-..~ B~lieve" from "Show hnu~r~ ,vn11ld be con:-iid,ered real Hor1 \ ·• KPrtl e:--tatf". and sinl·t• rt>.11 t':-.tat;- is not Gen. Hodges to Orientation Private in 253d Sgt ..Trihn ('•tJll\Jhelt, Tenor ~elt><·tio11, '"Frintl I'avorite~·· (•onHidPrPd rnovable. the house-lu~­ lntet'lll€'ZZO, "Pas de:-: FlPur·s·• g·ing·-a,vay can't be cousidPrf•d theft. Mose~-Tohani Merll1"'y of Pup Favol'itf's Lead first arr. Army Wins Praise of Colonel by Briegel a) Alke Blue 1._;uwn b) l-Jy Hlue H 1-",-iVf>ll VPr, 2:i-yeur-old t'ann v\'1n·kPr, t-;(jPR8ME H 1,: A UQGAP..THRS, An enlist<"d man was singled nut I Col. Lukert added his praise to 1') Jn a J,ittle :-:pani:'lh Town stn1_.PPd tri n1n1intr a ht1d~·0 long ...\l1iec.l. J;J x µedition a ry .F'orce- · fot· cornrnendation this "'t>ek in, the comn1endation. saying Co. L rl) 1'11 HPe You in My D1·eam!11 enoug·h to chop a pob(n1011~ cop­ The Star-8panglf>1i. BannPr Key ::st,·<>amlinino• for tho final pun('h-1 unusual action t_·ak;,n by Br·ig, n. I "h . t . t . . b - -.:, _ -, • • . n- .. • 1 as main a1ned 1e finest d1splgv pPrhP-ad ~nnke into th r1-~f" piPf'f'~. 1 1 t in~, 1he Arnerican fig·hting forees l• redenek Af. Harris, A~s1stant .D1- ~. _ . . . . ., -. He pieked up the bod)·l.-ss head . J:' t 1 ti vis,ion Commander and 6~d Orien- 1 in the D1v1s1011 tor some tmw, and hole Sll<'l1 a.•· tho~e lie .••·aw on Att11. 1n • 1·anC'e 1avP announce< 1e ap- • • Lt C' h R · -~ v c:i 0 1 t•o throw it away and was adrnit­ poinlment of tlrref' new command- tation Oft'icC'r. I nammg· . · • Jo n '· ~moak, Ellis showed how the .Tap soldier t,-,l to tliP Lanca';t••r H o,;pi1al su(­ ers, ineluding- Lt. ·(:en. Courtnc·y H. Gen. Harri~ cited Pfr-·. Ge O r g e: C'otninauatng the 3ct Rn., aI1ct Capt. on thf>- defen:.;;;ive joinB three fox­ fedng fror,n snak~t>it~~- J:-foclgf's, for1ner con1n1:_1nder of the \VaSenl, Co. L, ~&;la lnf., for the; _Hersehell N. Burton, conlpany holt"s, connected hy tunnels, when T'hird Ar111y when it included tho exC'ellence of his con1pan.v·s orien-; orientation officf>f', aH "de.:-if>rving h~ hdig·s in." He also exhibited nd th 0 1st nd FORT LAUDMRDAl,K Fla. -Po-, ti:ld Viv. tat.ion display. The gerwral wrote ~f comme ation for is " a - .Japanese insignia he obtained in lie.- Chip( R. A. Addison pr·,,,.,nted Col. Ed\\·ard P. Lukert, r<"gimen- mg job, so well done." the AIP1ttians, 1 ,..,.re drhing nwdals to six }<'ort I nen_. Hod.~·l"s, who h~d bN•r~ com- tal commander, that th<> ~7-year-1 'l'hree pdvat<>s in Co. L r+>ceived Co. L' 8 red, white and blue dis- J~aude-rdalP Transit C,>. dr·ivf'rs.... .\: 1~and1ng ~n _Arn1~r torp~ in_ the old \VasP1n·~ work "rpflects gTeat,thref:'-day· passes because of play, with lig-hted ":-:thado\\' boxes"' sho,·t tim;, lat.,,· whilP <'rossing I· rpn,·h f1ght1ng, was appornt<'d cr·<>dit upon liis company." I Vl'asPm"s novPI handli_ng of or_ien- framing- Pa('h section on a thPater ' · cornm,inder of tire Fir.st Army, sue- t t' f~ t ur·11· • i thP strePt at a down(own inter- Wasern ha~ been handJing- orien-1 a ion. , vs. n 1 ian1 snyt er, Ray- of war. ·was created and exef'uted .section. he was truck t,y a transit ccPding L~. GN1, Om>tr ::,i_ Brad- tation fur five of the 11 months he' mond }< ranz and .Jack Doolan were by ::s/:,;gt. Raymond :Neri. pf c. company bus. le)'. wlto Ill the s:1me orrleis wa,~ ha" been in the 2'3d. He is a I awarded pa8ses• for n,imin;r th<:i K<>nneth Watts did the ca,·pentry made. commander ~f the entire : g-raduate of the Unin,:sity of llli- time ch>sest to that of the libera- and electrical work . •t\_ff1.enl d n ftg-h•t 111g force. . [ nois. where he maJ·ored in history, tion of Pa.ris. NEVI' ROCHF:LLI•~, N. Y.- .. WhPn r II · Fed.-ral ag<>nt!! tagg·c-d a police .,en. Brat ey s new commallcl m- and he studiPd law at Duke Uni- In another program Wasem ar- One-half of the total tonnage of radio car he-re wi'th the ni.:lrker eludP~ the- "T'hird AiYily. the ar- vr·rsity for a year and a hnlf. In rang-ed to have Pvt. }•;wing· 1~Jllis~ supplie:-. ~}lipped ovf'1·:--~as in United .. f · mor-lipp<>d st rikin,.;· force thal sent peac<'lilllf' he analyzed finaneial I Co. L, vet<>ran of 27 months in Nations bottoms is 1,etrole11m 1, 1J 13'", or failing to display a the nern1;1n;; ,·,•eling back to the federal auto wse stamp, a rPd- ; S . 'J'hf" Thir·d Armv. i:s com- statemPnts. the Aleutians, dig a Japan0s" fox-: prod1Jcl:s. faeed official had to visit the in- I <'1IH'. lernal 1"Pv0nue ofl'il'e lo s1111are; mandC'rl by Lt. Oen. George ::I. Pat- thlng-s with Uncle :,;am. ton, .Jr. Maj. UPn. Ed···'."Hl'll H. B1'ook,; be- Wounded at Cassino-by Trench Foot conH'R (•01nn1r1nder of the 2d Arn1d. Div. an,l :Vla.i. c;,,n. V{ade H. Hai.•- Pfr. Re1·n,1rd C. Rambadt Co. C, _lip i, rww l'(l!llllWllder of the XV 3r,:1 Jnf.. spt.-i,nt five n1ontL[-,; in the Corpt'. bloody fig·h1ing- for c:assino in Jtaly. (;<•n. an Arn1y veteran H~ was 1na.Je a Pfc. in ~ foxhole in of 3~} y~ar~· di~ting-ui~he1.l st"rvieP, battle ..HP li vetl nn C rat iond, vv"ent inHpe1.·ted t!u• tj;~d J_.>iv. at Carnp Va.n for as Jong· as :!O dayR vvithout Dorn lc1st Oct.>l)(•r. 1-1,,Jder of the changing· his clotlrC's in tire bitterly · Ui~tinguit.:hnrl ~erviee Cro:-;~ and cold Italian <·.arnvaigr,. the .Sil Vt-=-r ~tar, he is a fonnA-r Chi<>f of Tnt:antt·y undPr the late 1--l P fat'Pri U1e drea.ded "screfl n1 ing Lt. Gen. Tkslry J. McNair. me.Pntie~. ·• the ~ix-harrf'led ~a.zi rockt>l rnortar "\vhir-h 'throws six 5:J-pound 11101·1..:.r shc~ll!".i at once. And hf' re1·eivc>d nary a scratch. Theater Schedule But, thou,:-h he was up against riflP fire'. arti!J.-ry and mortars, Ramloarll today tell:,; his buddies 1'Ht}i\T~:R,; :110. 1 ANO ~ Starting Tlnu.. ~So. 1, 1845; in the ~5:M that there is a danger No. ~~. 1810 in ha ttl,· greater than firepower­ (1'--.rom ~•a tur.:.lay. A ugu~t 26~ Through a.nd it",; trenf'l1 foot. J•"'r·irtay. 8{"p;~rnhPr 1 ·1 SA'l'\JHDAY-"Mr. Lueky," with Car·y Not Recovered Yet Gr·ant and Larnine Day. Unwounded :n intensive action­ SUN.-MON.-"Jn .Socif"iy,'' with Abbott he wear,; the Bronze' Battle Star­ and ('o~t~--110. TUIDSDAY - "~an Fernando Valley," Rambadt was forced into a hospital with Roy Rog·t>r~ a11d Dale J.::vans. in Italy and shipped to the United "\,\rF;D.-THPf--t.S_-··vving and a. ]'rayer." States becawse of trench foot. with Don Am€"che, Dana Andrews and \Villia1n F.ylhe. His fe<>t are still numb to a d;,­ PR IDA Y - "Jmpa I ient Years,'' with gree and his t,,enails have not yet Jean At·thur. Lee Bowman .and Charles grown back. t:oburn. THEAT~;R !'10. ll He landed at ca... ablanca on Starting Tlm~-1900 Novemb,.,· 30, 1943. (From Sunday, August 27, Through SalurdJY. ~eplPrnber l) "It was awf111ly hot there," ii-"l'NDA Y--''Mu:-1ic in ).Jan ha Uari," with recallR. ''bul y0u'd hav<' to wear Anne ~hirley. J>pnnii,;: Day and Phillip your field jacket at night. Rut 1.'er-ry. that weather in ltaly around Cas­ MONDAY~-''Mr. Lu• -ky." 'l'l~l•~H.-\.V~-:D.--•·tn Srn•if'l.y.' 1 ~dno wa:-: ihf'> long·hesl I've been in. THC''.'lt.SDAY~''.S.111 Fernan1ln Valley." That's how 1 got tr.,nch root. J••R1D.,.\Y-''¼'i11g and a Pnq.,er." Nights Were Freezing •~ Freezing- nir.-hl a i'ter night in News: Nazis Abandon the mud, pinnpd duwn in foxholes, Invasion of England going: wepks nt a tirne ,,·ithout even a ,,hance to take• our elot11es off-it was really rugged. Vi'e didn"t FRANCF: (CN:,<)-The Germans lw,Vt" fool po'•!dt~r or dry socks no long·t•r plan to invade 1..::ngland, ttu,n. ~uddenly your fef't would if that':;; nr-ws to anvone. start to slougl, off. That·,. trench Maps of l•!ngland ira\'E' heen found foot. In German command posts hpre. "And that's what happened to On the backs of the maps are me. 1 had fac<>d enNny fir<> with­ print€'rl fresh maps of the terri­ out a scratch. but trench foot put tory the Oerman1:1 are now trying me out of action. They had to put Lt. Gen, Courtney Hodge• • to defend in France. me in a hospital.• Pfc~ Bemard C. Rambadt