WThunderboltNORMANDY. BRITTANY. LOIRE VALLEY. LUXEMBOURG. HURTGEN FOREST. ARDENNES. FI RST TO RH INE. ELBE BRIDGEHEAD.! VOL 1, No. 6 BAD HARZBURG, GERMANY JUNE 2, 1945 Farewell Party . Memorial Day Marked By Impressive Ceremonies As

83rd Honors Division Dead Gen. Montague Addresses ArtiJIery, Col.

Crabill At329th, Col. Deshotels At Hqrs.

At impressive Memorial Day ceremonies throughout the province of Braunschweig, men of the 83rd Division joined their fellow Americans on uuam and Okinawa, in London and Paris, at the tomb of the Unhnow Soldier and the garden grave of their fallen Commander-in-Chief to pay solemn tribute to those who could not live to see the freedom, tor which they had given their lives, triumph. In the silent shadows of the green Harz mountains on the spacious lawn of the Kurhaus in Bad Harzburg, Lt. Col. Jules H. Deshotels, Division G 2, led the services at Division Hqrs., speaking in the absence of General Macon. "With pride we stand in the glory of their achievement and sacrifice," said Col. Deshotels in tribute to the French Wacs fallen of the 85rd, "and with sorrow and grief we mourn the loss of their Two Doughs presence here with us. With faith and Now Serving confidence, we are cheered by the Get Special

freedom as not been removed from the face of the earth... Our com• all Home She's an English girl serving as a rades, from falling hands, have French officer attached to the Ameri• handed the flag to us. It is our duly T/Sgts. Joseph J. Dunlap of Co. G, 329th Infantry and Francis E. Powell of can army. to hold it high!" Co. B, 33lst Infantry were selected That's the story of Lt. Eileen The setting for the Colonel's re• last Saturday by General Macon Colley, Hertfordshire, England, who marks was impressive. Directly in to return immediately to the United is the only British girl in the MMLA front of the speaker's stand was a States on an undisclosed special (Mission Militaire de Liaison Admini• large memorial wreath. In the center assignment. The men were chosen on strative), an organization of theFrench of the court facing the stand and the basis of points (Dunlap has 95, Government set up to facilitte the surrounded by the assembled troops Powell 94), awards, special commen• dations and soldierly appearance. the return of hundreds of thousands was a tall flagpole with the Colors For Sgt. Dunlap the unexpected trip at half-mast. of French citizens who were forced home will mean a meeting with his to leave their homes during the Nazi Following a prelude of religious year-old daughter whom he has never occupation of their country. music by the 83rd Band, under the seen. Powell, upon being informed The attractive 24-year-old Lieute• direction of CWO Z. P. King, the of his selection, wrote a message to nant is in charge of the unit of five National Anthem was sung by the his father which said, "This came as French girls who have just been entire assemblage. The invocation a big surprise to me and I hardly was given by Capt. William Harris, know how to feel about going home. assigned to the Military Government Hope to arrive soon." Office of the 83rd Division. The Assn't Division Chaplain, followed group, ranging in age from 17 to 24 by a reading from the Psalms by Both Dunlap and Powell, who are Chaplain Harold Pinckney of the Rifle Platoon Sergeants, have seen years, has alredy been instrumental combat duty in each of the five in the return of some 12,000 French• 508th Medics. campaigns credited to the 83rd Division. men to their homeland. Col. Dreshotels' speech was follo• Both wear the Silver Star, the Bronze Their activities are not, however, wed by a prayer by Chaplain Jacob Star and a Purple Heart with two confined to the displaced- French Ott, Division Hebrew Chaplain. Then clusters. alone as they work with all natio• the large wreath was carried before Pfc. Levin Willey of 3rd Bn Hqrs nalities in the tremendous task of the hushed troops to the base of the Co., 331st infantry was selected as an repatriation. flagpole, where earth from the 48 alternate in case either Dunlap or Powell could not make the trip. States, sent to General Macon by the "If we can secure the necessary Willey is also a veteran of each of transportation facilities," asserted Lt. mother of an 83rd man who had the 83rd's campaigns and wears the Colley, "I feel the job of getting died in battle, was softly sprinkled. Siiver Star, the Bronze Star, and the i Continued on Page 3) (Continued on Page 3) Purple Heart. SS MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE Swift justice was meted out to were told of Benz' presence in the his carbine into the tent," recounted Siegfried Benz, fanatical 17 year old Harz mountains near Braunlage by Bowen. After that there were two storm trooper, who was captured on two German civilians who had been pistol shots from inside the tent and May 23rd after he had fired on and fired on by him and another SS man. another grenade which failed to go thrown grenades at three men from Together with four or five other civi• j off. Shortly after the second grenade the 280th Field Artillery Bn. He was lians, Bowen and his men entered a was thrown Benz came out. tried by General Court Martial on strip of thick woods to investigate. A search of the tent revealed that May 29th and given the death sen• One of the civilians pointed out the Hunter's shots had mortally wounded tence for armed attack on the Allied spot where he thought the SS men the other occupant. Inside were three forces in defiance of terms imposed were hiding. Bowen stepped to it, pistols, an automatic pistol, automate on Germany by the Allies after its pulled aside branches that were being rifle, one grenade and approximately surrender. It was the first case of its used for camouflage and uncovered a 300 rounds of ammunition in addition type to be tried in the Thunderbolt 6'x6' x 3' tent. to C rations and American cigarettes. Division area. "I called upon the occupants to Benz' defense was based on the During the four-hour trial the come out several times. So did one claim that he didn't know the war It was quite an occasion last week when the officers and men stripling Hitler Youth sat expression• of the Germans who was with me, was over. He said he had been hiding of the 329th Infantry bid farewell to Col. Edwin B. Crabill, their less while Lt. Royden B. Bowen, cub but we received no response," testi• in the tent for three weeks and that commander since re-activation at Atterbury, as he left the regiment plane observer from Houston, Texas, fied Bowen. Following the failure of he had not spoken with civilians nor to take over his new duties as assistant to General Macon. At a and T/5 William B. Hunter of Fresno, the men to answer, he fired two seen American Military Government party in the Kaffee Haus in Wolfenbuettel, Col. Crabill cuts the big Cal., two of the three men who cap• shots into the ground. A grenade was proclamations, some of which were cake baked in his honor by Pvt. Ladislay Popek, Regt Hqrs baker, tured him, gave the testimony which tossed from the tent and the three posted not 500 yards from his hide• (top), chats with his successor, Col. Alexander Reid, (center), and condemned him. artillerymen took cover. Fortunately out. He maintained that the first gre• reminisces with Lt. Sam Magill of the 20,000 - at - Becugency fame Bowen, Hunter and T/5 Robert it failed to explode. nade was thrown by his companion (bottom). (Signal Corps Photos) Engebretson from Bear Lake, Minn. "Hunter then emptied a clip from (Continu d on Page 3) PAGE 2 83rd THUNDERBOLT JUNE 2, 1945

. . . Tuning Up i& 83rd Thunderbolt 11 Japs Burn Official Weekly Newspaper of the 83 rd Infantry Division As Super

The Thunderbolt, formerly the Spearhead, is written by and for the men of the 83rd under the supervision of Capt John C. Neff, Information-Education Forts Raid Officer, and Capt Thomas C. Roberts, Public Relations Officer. All material is censored by AC of S, G-2. Member Camp Newspaper Service, 205 East 42nd St., NYC. Late news reports from the Pacific tell of continued Superfort incendiary STAFF: Managing Editor, Sgt Al Gladding; News Editor, Sgt John Benham; bombings of Tokyo and Yo&'jiiitind Feature Editor, PfcBillNos; Special Events, Sgt Allan Nemrow; Sports Editor, These c ties are still reeling from the Pfc Carl Weber; Art Editor, Sgt Nick Firfires; Photographer, M Sgt Harry ten if c blows which set then aflame Brouhard; Unit Correspondents, Sgt Ray Goguen, 329th Inf, Sgt Grover eariier in the week. The Japs admit Crawford, 330th Inf, Sgt Jack Straus, 331st Inf, and Sgt Bill Schumann, 83rd Arty. 51 square miles of Tokyo is in ruins. These ra us are following the example VOL. 1, No. 6. June 2, 1945. set by the Air Force in the ETO. Fighter planes proceed th the target first and hold the enemy platies down by attacks on the major air• ports. Then while the enemy planes are being made ineffective the Super- forts come to bomb the industrial Welcome Home centers. The capitol city of Naha in Oki- Being a strictly low-point man on Uncle Sam's international j nawa fell Thursday to US Marines polo team may have its compensations. If the adv-rtisments j who also broke thru the defenses of appearing in the current magazines at home are any indica• the fortress of Shun which guarded tion of the state ot the nat on, the high-po nt man who arrives | the city. Naha, with a population of in the States prepared to go back to his former way of life 66 000, is the largest city ever cap• is due for a shock. tured by the Marines. Naval gunfire For example, the women are apparently not the same winsome I and artillery had reduced the city to gals we left behind. Maybe they've been reading too many articles | complete ruins. on how to cope with their husband or boy friend who comes back Secretary of the Navy Forrestal Getting ready to play another party date are the ever-popular to them after being long gone overseas. Anyway, Bonwit Teller, a issued a call to the nation for wor• Riflemen, top i Division dance band. Besides appearing regularly at women's clothing stoie in New York City, advertises a "Half-Nelson kers to come immediately to the the Kasino, the band is booked for special unit affairs, such as the Jacket" which they claim is the "brain child of L-85." This L-85 West Coast to assist in the rebuilding recent farewell party for Col. Crabill in the 329th area. (Signal Corps character L possibiy a secret agent who has done a little snooping of ships damaged at Okinawa. Photo) around in the haylofts and darkened doorways of the ETO and, in It has been estimated that Jap a franic attempt to save American Womanhood, has rushed back plane losses for April were well over to Bonwii's with the breathless news that what every woman needs 2 500; the highest loss suffered in any is a "Half-Nelson Jacket." Bonwils, who should know better, have one month. allowed themselves to be duped by L-85. Vice Admiral Rawlings Task Me And Joe Sees The And indeed Bonwits is not the only one. American women, Force Commander with the British and returned GIs ar. going to be in a bad way if they allow Pacific Fleet, told Admiral Nimitz themselves to be swayed by the whims of the advertisers. this week that everything the Royal Consider the new nail polish color, "Frozen Fire" which is Navy has will be thrown at the Japs. Dentist, Gets The Works said to "sparkle frostily on your nails." The picture with the Until recently a hushed subject, ad shows a moderate.y attractive blonde transfixed in ecstasy disclosures are now coming out about Me and Joe was arguing. I can't do it, I objects. He's my as she gazes at a bot le of "Frozen Fire" which she holds the Jap bomb-'carrying baloons wh'eh But they don't hurt, says Joe. buddy. It'll hurt me more than it in her hands, the fingers of which "sparkle frostily." The have landed on the West Coast of That don't make a particle of does him. homecoming soldier with romance on his mind is not going the United States. It takes the bombs difference. I says. It's just like a In that case, says Joe. How about to g-t olf to. a good start if hi* girl greets him in a halt irom three to five days to reach the batch of tomatoes what's rotting. having him sit here and I'll do the nelson jacket with her fingers sparkling frostily as thev twine States, where the bombs are dropped Unless something is did such as makin' pumping? by automatic release. about his nec». a salad out of "m. there's no telling Let's have BO more nonsense, says In London Lt. Gen. James Doolittle the doc. Now start pumping until In page after page that recounts the revolutinary change ihat is revealed that part of the 200.000 men, how much they'll stink up the place. I tell you to stop. taking place in American women there is one sane note. Something 2,400 heavy bombers, and 1.200 figh• Nor do I like your references to I starts pumping away and all 1 that snows that the returned Gl is still a man and is not going to ters of the 8th Air Force had already me teetli as tomatoes, says Joe. I sees is Joe's legs straightening out be bullied around by a woman WHO dreams of "red, red nails" and started to the Pacific. He predicted ain't been to a dentist yet and it is stiffer'n boards. After what seems who is said to think that a book called "Bedside Titles" placed that 20,000-ton ijaids by Superfortress ridiculous that I should start at old like hours the doc motions for me beside his bed is enough to "satisfy every bedtime mood and need". fleets 2.000 srort. would be launched a^e. Now so.d.er, that wasn't so bad, The ad that indicate.-, mat u. jut lurnea civilian is not a complete against Japan. cuckold is one tiy the Edward O. Budd Co., manufacturers of stair. - — k now more than us has said it is was it? he says to Joe. steel railroad cars. A man and his wife are shown entering a rail• . aalll for the best. Them's orders. No, sir, says Joe. But, if you road coach. Both of them are young and the man is in civilian I can see I'm arguing with a moron, happens to drop into Brooklyn after clothes; so quite possibly he has been recently discharged from the says Joe. I'm taking this affair to the war, sir, I'll kill you in cold blood. Army, in a series of small pictuies the girl is ;hown swooning over 329th Bn Had higher personnel. Later me and Joe was walking the "comfortable seats" the "lovely lounge car. And to think that Me and Joe wanders over to the back. this is ouis too.", the diner, "Isn't lhis nice. I'll take the connsomme dentist, who is a captain, and who Maybe you was right, Joe, I says. and roa4 chicken." All through this ecstatic dialog the man has is waiting for Joe with enthusiasm. Rotten tomatoes ain't so bad. maintained a stern allofness. Fina ly in the last picture the shades Own Hospital Well, soldier, says the captain. You hadn't oughta talk that way, aie drawn and she is piopped up poker-like in the seat with a From Feb. 10th until the end of the Right on time. says Joe. It ain't sanitary. pillow at her nead. "This is cozy," she says. "I'm going to sleep" war in Europe, Capt. James D. Kelly, He's a butcher, Joe murmers to You mean you ain't sore? 1 says Through the half-light of the car he sees her finger nails "gleaming Monroe, La., Battalion Surgeon of the me. Look at that glint in his eye. hopeful like. frostily" and his legs are tangled in her half-nelson acket wich has 1st Bn., 329th Infantry, assisted by I'm glad you brought a friend II ell, no, says Joe. I ain't sore. fallen to the floor. "Sleep light," he says, "every minute you'll be four of his medics, operated a tra• along, says the captain. My assistant About five minutes later I senses saving money. With all this comfort and luxury, we'll be $52 richer velling hospital which handled 115 has been detained and won't be here I's being stared at by Joe. than if we had taken a coach." doughboys who itherwise would have to operate the drill. Like hell you ain't, I says. Then, as the frost on her fingernails fades away and he been lost to their units for lengthy What's that? inquires Joe. Capt. Jud Allen is sure she is asleep, he shags off to the diner for a date periods. It usually consisted of a The drill? It's just a device wc with tne blonde who is wearing a simple linen dress and no couple of rooms in a house near the use to cut away the decay. Out in nail polish. aid station with litters, or, on occa• the field where we have no source of Sgt. John Benham sion, feather matresses substituting current it works by foot. for iron hospital cots. Under the Who's foot, I inquires educational supervision of T/4 Dallas Travis, Stur- like. ... Yup, It's Ida gis, Ky., two medics were in constant Your foot, says the captain. And attendance from 0600 to 2400 giving now, he says to Joe. If you'll kindly medicine, taking temperatures and sit down here. I'll tie this !>il> on. GILBERT bY56T.N.S.FiRFiREs keeping charts. Kelly visited the hospi• No blindfold, doc. says Joe. I ain't tal on an average of four times a day. scared. When the battalion moved — and It's for your neck, says the doc. it often did, Travis stayed behind with He slips it on and Joe sits there the patients until it was ascertained confused like. that a suitable new location was Now. young man, says the doc. available. The patients were then Open wide anil let's see what goes moved forward by ambulance. Only on. 12 of the 115 men confined for ail• For your information, says Joe. ments ranging from colds to "flu" to There ain't no baseball game in there. infections had to be ticketed later for Only teeth. movement to evacuation hospitals. Exactly, says the doc. Exactly. Most of the time there were four 1 le takes a gander and as he looks or five men confined. Their average keeps shaking his head negative like. stay was three days. If they had been When were you to see a dentist last? evacuated, many of them would not he inquires. have been back for several months. When Ma had a wisdom tooth out Pfc. Edward Barzda of Co. D— two weeks before I was born. I could one of the miniature field hospital's hear her yelling from where I was, charter patients, expressed the motive says Joe. behind Kelly's successful experiment Like mother, like son, says the doc when he said, "I'd been through the Only you have three, that must be battle of the depots.once. If it wasn't removed. for Capt. Kelly's idea, I would have Ain't the. doc a card? says Joe to had to be carried to sick call before me. You certainly got a sense of I'd risk it again." humor, sir, if J do say so. Medics aiding Kelly were Cpl. Jack And also offhand I see seven ca• Steed of Grand Rap:ds. Mich.. T/3 vities which need immediate attention. Albert Klapper of Brooklyn and Pfc. Edward Sawitz of Lackawanna, N. Y. I'll see what I can do, says Joe. I got a toothbrush almost new what I use to clean my M-T with. Well, today we'll only take care Lasf Concert of three, says the doc. And in a Music lovers of the 83rd will have couple of days we'll clean up the an opportunity Sunday to hear the whole mess. Momentarily freed from her fru• famous Goslar Symphony Orchestra, You sound like a KP for teeth, says strated sister and gun moll roles under the baton of Erich Penglin, Joe. for a short shot at cheesecake art when two concerts are presented at Now if your friend will start is none other than Warner's wan "I'm sorry - - we don't have a course the Kasino in Bad Harzburg at 1430 pumping with the foot lever, we'll Ida Lupino, blossoming forth here in concerning habits and customs of civilians." and 2000, closing the season. be through in no fiine. an entirely new light (CBS Photo) JUNE 2, 1945 83rd THUNDERBOLT PAGE 3

330th EM Serving AS Comrade-ln-Arms . . . Memorial Camp Commandants Services Impressive Of20, OOODocile PWs (Continued from Page 1) L ttle more than two weeks ago a series of f rab, gray, one story The troops presented arms, the honor buildings near Jemmendorf in the 30th area were used to house guard fired three volleys and then slave laborers held by the Germans. Today these buildings are the final notes of Taps sounded calm bairacks ;for former members of the German army and navy taken and clear through the vallev unto prisoner by the Ninth Army. the hills. At the same hour, all four bat• The area covered by the buildings, talions of the 83rd Artillery were now containing some ' 20,000 pris• In addition to one of these require• oners, is divided into five blocks. ments they must also have a home assembled in the Tohbild-Lichtspiele Block 1-C is said to be a represen• address that is within the limits of Theatre in Hclmsted to hear their tative block. Here about 6,000 men the area covered by the Ninth Army. Commanding General. Brig-. Gen. from all branches of the German But the prisoners don't know the Robert M. Montague, pay homage military are confined under the direct basis upon which they may be sel• to Division artillerymen who had supervision of three Gls — combat ected for discharge. All they know fallen in the campaigns to crush soldiers who knew the Germans in is that some of them will be dischar• Germany. battle. The Gls are responsible to ged and each of them hopes that it higher ranking officers, but direct will be he. As Sgt. Bainton said, "If "Their courage, loyalty and devo• contact with the prisoners is by Ame• these krauts got out of line, we could tion to duty shall never cease to stir rican non-coms who are called "Camp probably bully them back into obed• our hearts with solemn pride and Commandants". ience by telling them that they our minds with cherished memories wouldn't get out of the army. But it The Camp Commandants for Block of their deeds and sacrifice," said isn't necessary. They're all acting like 1-C are Sgts. John R. Bainton, Bronx, General Montague. "Our comrades good boys now." N.Y.; Henry E. Haake, Bellville.Ill.; shed glory on us; let us never disgrace and William Huber, Perryville. Mo. Capt. Joseph J. Seidel of the IPW their memory and their sacrifice by They share a day shift. At night no Team and T/3 Josef Zatzkis of the American is within the confines of Mil Team have been at the prison anything we do." the prison camp. camp for more then wo weeks Protestant services in the artillery In prison the mastered race leads checking the records of the prisoners area were under the direction of a pretty quiet life. Since the opening in connection with the discharge Chaplain E. E. Crawford, while Re• program. of this camp only two men have es• quiem Mass was offered by Chaplain Lt. Naughton commented on the caped. There have been two deaths, Ralph G. Hoffmann. Hebrew services efficiency with which the 'prisoners one from natural causes and the other were conducted in the evening by a suicide. The suicide was a former had organized themselves in the Chaplain Ott. SS member about 45 years old who, camp. "Within 24 hours after their according to the report of the Ger• arrival, they had set up their own Men of the 329th Infantry were man medical officer, was a moody chain of command, with the highest gathered at the three battalions and person given to brooding about his ranking officer in charge and he dele• at Rgt. Hqrs. in Wolfenbiittel to future in view of his SS history. His gating the responsibilities on down hear an address by Col. Edwin B. through the ranks. In this sense they body, hung from a wire in a bomb- CrabUI. new Assistant Division Com• are self-governing. They must make wrecked building, apparently aroused Now serving with the 83rd is blonde, blue-eyed Sgt- Marie Louise mander, formerly commanding of• no interest in the other prisoners who themselves self-sufficient, too, for we ficer of the regiment. At each loca• were working outside. Lt. Robert W. supply them only with rations." De La Vault, 17, one of the live EW of the French Army in the tion he was introduced by Col.' Naughton, Minneapolis, S-l officer The mess hall offers a fairly con• MMLA (Mission Militaire de la Administrative), currently attached stationed at the camp, said that 44 SS stant diet of soup, hard bread, peas Alexander D. Raid, new Regimental members had so far been discovered and potatoes. The mess sergeant to the Division to help repatriate misplaced persons from Western Commander, who praised the achi- in the camp. Most of them were tur• made an impassioned plea for salt to Europe. The dream sergeant from Nice has been with the French vements of 329th men on the field ned in by their fellow prisoners. "The Sgt. Bainton, but Bainton seemed to of battle. be thinking of something else. At Forces for two an;d a half years, loves swimming, baseball and boxing, SS men are ouecasts among their CoL Crabill paid uiliir » ike least supplying salt to the German own people," Lt. Naughton said. "The thinks Yanks are great fun. Along to see that they're not too much Werhmacht can't stand them." piisoners didn't seem to be too much of kts bmmn There has been no problem of dis- on his mind. fun is another Srt. De La Vault. Marie Louisa -

£d_ several. davs a»o„that_someL of the men would be released from he said, "we should pause in homage the army. No "point" system will be lo our fallen comrades who gave used in considering the men for their live? thai freedom might live discharge. Length of service, battle ENGLISH GIRL HEADS WAC DET. OD." decorations, or family obligations will Memorial services for the meu of mean nothing. (Continued from Page 1) "At first," she recalled, "I was a the American or British officials the 350th and 531st regiments, as Discharge will be based solely on little dubious about it, but I have and do the actual contact work with these people home can be done in well as other units, were conducted factors concerned with the con• never regretted my decision, because the DPs, supervising feeding, supplies, another two months' time." last Sunday by unit chaplains. venience of the Allies. If the men I feel we have contributed much in transportation and sanitation. The MMLA was first formed in were engaged as civilians in farm• getting these people back to their ing, coal mining, or transportation, England before the invasion of Nor• Their greatest feeling of accom• families." they will be considered for discharge. mandy to work with Allied troops plishment comes when a shipment SS Sentence in liaison with displaced persons. Previous to the assignment with of DPs is started off to France or (Continued from Page 1) At first, there were both mens' and the Ninth Army, the group was Belguim. and denied any knowledge of the se• womens' groups but, after the inva• assigned to the notorious Buchenwald "Several times we have started off cond one or of the pisol shots. He 83rd Vets Get concentration camp. This assignment sion, the mens' organization was dis• convoys of about 120 trucks for these did admit that he knew the Ameri• banded and the work was turned lasted for only two days, which was persons. Other times we use trains. cans had called for him to surrender Ten More Points over entirely to women. quite sufficient, according to the Once we were able to beg airplane before the shooting started. Benz' face did not change expres• "Most of the girls who started Lieutenant. transportation for a number of sick "Take ten — ten more points!" sion even as the death penalty was with us," said Lt. Colley, "fled from and wounded." And so the Division G-I section "The whole thing was ghastly and being imposed in the dingy Bad Harz- made it official this week that 83rd France to England in the early dajs we were all glad when we were "One of the most difficult problems burg court house. He seemed more veterans who fought from Omaha of the war, wanting to do their bit. ordered to nove from there. It was to contend with," said Lt. Colley, interested in the gum he was chewing. Beach to the Elbe Bridgehead -are In fact, two of the girls in my own just as bad as the authorities have "is the Russians' desire for drinking The military tribunal which passed entitled to all three of the new group here with the 83rd landed in judgement was composed of Maj. Ge• said. wood alcohol and gasoline. They campaign stars recently announced Normandy with the first contingent orge P. Callison, 736th Tank Bn., Maj. by the War Department as replacing mix it up with sugar and a few other on June 28 last year. "We were told that the wife of the Rupert MacPherson, 83rd Div. Hq., the general "Germany Campaign", for commandant of the camp used to go ingrediennts and say it is very pa• Maj. Arthur B. Batty, 280th FA Bn., which 83rd men had already received "We were with the First Army around and look over the prisoners latable. The fact that one dies or and Capt. Milton Berger, 329th Inf. credit. until it left for the United States, for any unusual tattoes on their becomes blind in about ten minutes Capt. Samuel Cohen of the 453rd The new campaign stars are for the and then went with the Ninth. We bodies. When she found one that doesn't bother them at all. AAA acted as prosecutor and Capt. Rhineland, the Ardennes and Central are glad to be with the 83rd." Antonio Gaudio of the 329th Inf. as applealed to her, she would tell her Europe. Counting the Normandy and The pretty English girl became a "When we reproach them and defense counsel. The proceedings husband. He would have the unfor• Northern France campaigns, this brings part of the French organization when point out the fatal results, they which were carried on in both Eng• to five the number of bronze battle tunate owner of the tattoo killed she became secretary to the Com• merely shrug their shoulders and lish and German were interpreted by stars 83rd veterans may wear on their and skinned. His wife then made manding Officer of the Free French reply, 'But it tastes good'- We know T 5 Edgar Schipper and T/5 William ETO ribbons and to 25 the number lampshades from the tatooed portions." L. Baer, both of New York City. in England in January, 1942. When of over 400 who have died from it so of campaign points they may claim The sentence is subject to review the MMLA was set up, she volunteered Once a MMLA group is assigned to far, but it doesn't seem to bother toward the critical 85, at present by higher headquarters before it it for service. necessary for discharge consideration. a DP camp, they work closely with them much." is executed.

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Engineers Edge QM, 331st Boasts Complete 12—10, In Memorial Unit Sports Schedule J. G. Taylor Spink, publisher oi the Sporting News, which is known Day Diamond Thriller to dyed-in-the-wool, if disparaging In Softball, Volleyball fans, as the Baseball Bible, makes Topping the athletic events for the week was the basebal! game YANK Continental Edition for May 20. The 331st Infantry is evidently for the event. This 3rd Battalion won by the 308th Engineers over the 83rd Quartermasters on the He also makes Gls stand up and taking up where they left oif in the team is ambitious to compete in the Engineers home field at Bad Harzburg Memorial Day aiteinoon. cheer for his sincere, helpful attitude matter of sports. Before the Division famous Paris Inter-Allied games to The see-saw struggle finally went to the Engineers to the tune of in making his sports tabloid available hit the ETO, the boys rested on their be held later this Summer. 12 to 10 after nine hectic innings had the small GI partisan crowd 'free' to thousands of sports-starved laurels, having won the Division Another amateur of prominence in a dither all afternoon. The music of the refreshments, made Service Men and Women all over the Championship in Baseball, Football aspiring th the same goal is a color• available by arrangment with the SSO, helped soothe the jangled world. Spink is not only a good pro• and Boxing. Now thsy are taking the ful GI by the name of Charles nerves of the fans but whetted their appetites for more of the same moter, but a crusader as well. Not lead in the field again, ha\g the "Bomer" Nelson, former lumberjack fare in the near future. only does he answer Servicemen's best coordinated schedule of events and amateur heavyweight from Rib letters personally but he is currently in the Division to date. Lake, Wsc. His civilian record to bombasting editorially to put the late Since their initial organization mee• date is 19 wins, 6 draws and 2 losses President Roosevelt in Baseball's ting, held at Regimental Headquarters in 27 starts. Hall of Fame at Cooperstown N. Y. on may 18, there have been well ever Some of the highlights of the past 400 hundred contests played with two week's activities were the return Right now it looks like the ODT over 2,000 men participat.ng. Seveial to the game of Big Beau Titus, the (Office of Defense Transportation) is baseball leagues are in operation and former Atterbury star of George Co worrying a little too far ahead. With more will be formed as soon as equip• 'n the pre-ETO days. Baker Co is ; both New York ball clubs up on top ment is available. currently picking up prospects from and "da Bums" wanting to be Giant At battalion level, several soft ball its platoon teams to represent them killers, could be a Subway Series leagues involving 29 teams are play• in company competition in he near come September. ing aregular schedule with the com• future. Pfc. Johnnie Merriam, former The Navy comes up with a game petition being touch and go. Company Detroit Tiger is acting as coach. | ior the Service Books. In a game at leagues are also going strong with During a slug fest between the Wea• the Mariannas Naval Air Base in the each indiv.dual platooi iielding a pons and the Thired Platoons he pul• South Pacific John Rigney, former team. Thus far 63 teams playing in led the old Notre Dame switch by White Sox pitcher lost a 21 inning 18 different leagues. substituting a whole new team. This game 2 to 1. His opposing pitcher was The companies are also playing an move was made when the Third an unknown amateur by the name of ambitions volley ball schedule, having Platoon tailed the Weapons 13 to 0 Stan Juscen. For Rigney 22 strike five leagues composed of 24 teams. at the end of the third inning. Despite outs, 2 walks, 9 hits and 1 earned run. Still another innovation is the Um• the handicap, they finally pulled up For Juscen 25 strike outs, 4 walks, pires' School which is panning out to within 3 runs, the game ending 10 hits, and 6 earned runs. well as the squawks are at a mini• 14 to 11. mum. The officers' hard ball team has An inkling as to what happens to run into two no-contest deals on suc• Incongruous as it may have seemed completed a good day's stick work sports writers after spending years cessive Sundays due to the fact that Record Gate to the occasional German gentry who by getting another clean single over looking at bulging biceps and their opposition could not show. sidled up just outside the borders second base. Ratchford followed and smell.ng dirty sweat sox is the case Meanwhile the fin-men are splashing With the Sport of Kings' three big• of the playing field, the boys took won his own ball game with a hefty of Dan Parker, Sports Editor of the about daily in several pools in the gest classics coming up shortly; The New York Daily Mirror. His latest area and the fisticuffers are busily Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs turns wielding wicked sticks where triple into deep center field, scoring literary excursion is "Tell-Tale Legs" training in makeshift gymnasiums as on June 9; and the Preakness at the Heinies had been accustomed to Shoop. (May 13 issue or American Weekly). the track men work out daily at the Pimiico Park. Md. and the 3c-~—: seeing contestants taking swipes at The next two men were struck out He delves into '.studying feminine Goslar Sports Plaza. The cinder-men .Stakes at Belmont. N. Y. ia the each other's shins. In the unofficial by Ritlle. the xjutiipaw QM relief character by studying their gams- are lucky in having Lt James 1_ Fish. ! offing, even oar . Caaack friends box score the Engineers will have to hurler for Reinhardt. who came in Cheese Cake Edi pr—please note. Jr. a former Georgeon Great from are getting loose with their change. In Ehzahcta. X. J. as their mark Fish given an assist for converting the at the beginning of the 8ch innm». According to Spalding, the ! the 8fch mg of the Kings Plate, soccer field into a fairly good ball But McBeth, the Engineer center goods house- ub'ch adv Canada's tradirjoaal tnrf classic 40,000 diamond. The QMs not to be outdone fielder, came through ior his only hit they set the pace in sports, the game people aurndrd to make it the largest will also rate,an assist in providing of the afternoon to score Ratchford of badminton is to game ior sissies. ; track gate in Dominion history. another surprise for both the GI for the Engineers' final run. Liber One half hour oi badminton is as fans and the Auslanders by bringing walked on his last appearance at the strenuous as thre > deuce sets of fast the ITaufbrau right on the lot. plate but ended a good day at bat tennis. It takes tiie footwork of a lightweight chamt-, the finesse around But right at mis point is woere tue ;r.= met ui J nrsi iv.il ur.,:i? ;;JJ;.'. the right fielder, grounded oat to the wrist of a bij. league ball player cooperation stopped. The Engineers retire the side, but he also was in and the luck of th.; Irish. Wanna play? got their first licks, but Reinhardt, there with the wood getting for t. the QMs starting pitcher, held them The QMs, also on the short end of liitless although allowing two walks their batting order, started the lasi in the first half of the inning. In half of the 9th with Rose, the Division Units their turn at bat the QMs laid down second baseman up. Rose, a fast and a barrage of bingles that had the heady infielder had proven himself Join Softball Engineers' pitcher Ratchford groggy. a dangerous man all afternoon. He He weathered the storm however and had Hied out twice previously and League Play finally retired the side after the had gotten a walk and a hit. But QMs had pulled out a good 4- run this time he whiffed out and Marenda, Soft ball held tie sportslight in all i lead. who substituted for Dyer in center Division areas thr, week as more and For the next 6 innings the En• field, grounded out. With two down more units swung into organized play gineers kept whacking away till they Riffle sent a spark (if hope through and. crowded scFedules. had collected 8 runs and they seemed the QMs by getting a clean single In a late start Divarty has gone , rather surprised to be leading the over third base. Glickman, who into soft ball tilts in a big way. Head• QMs by 3 runs. In the 8th they added quarters Battery to date has won 15 played the hot corner himself, tried of their 18 starts. Thus far Umbert 2 more runs for good measure and a hot liner down the same spot, but Rascicci and "Rex" Balderson seem the game seemed to be in the bag. But Shoop handled it perfectly to retire to be the heavy stickers and Korn is with Ratchford tiring and the support the side and end the game. in there pitching and also nobly as• leaning to Shakespeare's Comedy of Final score: 308th Engineers, 12 sisting at bat. Two of the games Errors, the QMs rallied to even the I runs, 14 hits and 3 errors; QMs, 10 played against the 908th FA proved score at 10 all. ' runs, 15 hits and 5 errors. Winning to be heart-breakers for the battalion The 9th inning brought up the tag pitcher, Ratchford; losing pitcher, boys, but they expect to get into the end of the Engineers' batting order. win column soon and stay there. Reinhardt. The 83rd Recons, meanwhile, got But Shoop. who played an erratic Score by innings. H R E in 3 good games this week. They third base, stepped into the batter's 308tli Engineers 0 2 0 0 3 2 1 2 2 14 12 3 dropped one to the 783rd Ordnance box, having 3 for 4 to his credit. He 83 Quartermasters 401000050 13 10 5 7 to 5 on Thursday May 24, but came back on the weekend to eke out a close one from the MPs 4 to 3 on Saturday and take the measure of Charlie Co., 308th Engineers 9 to 7 Kribs' Sports Participation on Sunday, May 27. Meanwhile, sparks of athletic life were beginning to appear from the 330th when a report came in that Plan Adopted By Division their Charlie Co. had won their fifth straight game by nosing out the Red By orders of the Chief of Staff, ded largely on the availability of Bn Hq, Co 14 to 12 in a slugfest. Col. Conrad L. Boyle, an athletic or• sports equipment. In that connection incidently, a former semi-pro soft- ganizational meeting was conducted Capt. Reeder interrupted the meeting bull pitching star is making good on Thursday mornng by Capt. Julius C. momentarily to announce that Gene• his civilian repuation. Pfc. Stephen N. Reeder, Division Special Service ral Macon was personally very much Dyl of Pawtucket, R. I„ who played Officer, at the Headquarters of the intersted in the success oi the ven• the "Woodbines" in the New England SSO in Bad Harzburg for the purpose ture and had taken steps at Army Manufacturers League and later, with of outlining a Division Athletic Pro• Hoadquarters to expedite the neeces- the Hope Webbers in the same cir• sary supplies. cuit, has won 8 out his 9 starts with gram. Charlie Co. He also currently boasts After a short introductory and Fundamentally, the Kribs Plan was a batting average of .500. orientation speech by Capt. Reeder, unanimously accepted, the only con- The Charlie backstopper, also a the meeting was turned over to Lt. tentation arising as to team represen• former semi-pro. Sgt. Joseph E. Haub David A. Kribs, Athletic Officer of tation. It was finally agreed that rather is hitting at a .370 clip. He'd like to the 331th Infantry, who acted as Tem- than have he major breakdown fall get back to his first love, baseball in parary Chairman of the initial steer• at regimental level it would be better either the Greenville or Harrison ing committee composed of officers to lower it to battalion level so that County Leagues back home again in from all regular and attached units of more players could by involved and Indiana.' the 83rd Division. the competitive spirit heightened. 329th's Anti-tank Co has a not pla• Kribs outlined a plan which had toon rivalry all steamed up and the been to submitted and approved by One other important factor of note third platoon took the measure of the the Chief of Staff and told how it was was that the entire set-up was to Service platoon 2 to 1 in a pitchers Coming out from behind the starched linen of her tamed nurse presently functioning in his own out• be under full-time commissioned of• dual. Joe Gminski ior the A-Ts and role is luscious Laraine Day, revealing at last how she kept young fit. It was brought out that the ulti• ficers assisted by full-time NCOs in Becker for the Service outfit allowed Dr. Kildaire running from one case and cupboard to another. (MGM mate success of the program depen- all echelons, including platoons. only 8 hits each. Photo)