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McGUIRE GENERAL HOSPITAL Col. P. E. Duggins, M3, Commanding Vol. 1, No. 7 23 August 1944 Richmond, Virginia DRAFT BOARDS COAST - TO-COAST AID JOH-HUNTING BROADCAST TO BE V E TS AIRED FROM MC CUIRE One of the biggest con- With the arrival of cerns of American fighting banner'queries Ma jor Andre Baruch and his men overseas is this one: troupe of radio people ex- "What kind of a job am I pected next week, the Pub- going to get after I come PATIENTS lic Relations Officer an- marching home again? 44 nounces that McGuire Gen- The answer: eral will soon be ready- You can have your old ON FOE ing itself for its first job back if you want it. The average German sol- coast-to-coast broadcast. And .if you don’t, you will dier is a dangerous foe Produced and directed by get a crack at another but he has his weaknesses, Major Andre Baruch, one of one, a job for which your too, according to patients the foremost names in big (cont’d on page 15) coming to McGuire General time radio, the 20-minute Hospital from the battle- air show entitled ,,4Visit- SMOOTH SAILING fields of France. Some ing Hours' 4 will be broad- typical American soldier cast from this hospital DOCKS observations are as fol- with patients and person- lows : nel participating. In ad- C CU 1, Private Frank M. dition to organizing the AT M I RE Strempek, Baltimore, Md„ show, Major Baruch will Promising to be one of wounded on June 6, “The serve as master of cere- the smoothest of variety German fights hard but monies. shows seen in these will fold up suddenly when The War Department is waters, U30 - Camp Show the going gets tough.' 4 going to great lengths to 4 ■'Smooth Sailing' is roll- 2. Private First Class set the show off in grand ing down its gangplank John A. Johnson, Hopewell, style and a large contin- this Thursday and Friday Va., paratrooper wounded gent of talent will accom- some of the most talented June 15 at St. Mere Eglise, pany the major here. stars ever to book passage “The Germans are good Among these will be an to McGuire’s shores. fighters. I • have to use outstanding celebrity Skippered by Dave every combat trick I whose identity has not (cont’d on page 16) (cont’d on page 4) (cont’d on page 14) -Mul. I SEALED NEW BONDS -Ncs^Z: LIPS The men who come back to McGuire all have stories AVAILABLE well worth telling. Baltimore, Md. - The old We take pride, conse- argument against taking quently, in the almost uni- out a ' Class B War Bond versally observed silence allotment,..”I want my bond with wr hich they cloak the as soon . as I pay for it,” August 1944 activities of the recent doesn’t hold good any past: They have been well longer, according to lat- schooled by those of their est word from Third Ser- officers whose care is the vice Command War Bond Published twice monthly security of our units, and Headquarters. for the personnel of the the men themselves, their Effective September 1, McGuire General Hospital by lives having so often de- war bonds purchased the Public Relations Of- pended on the enemy’s through the allotment plan fice. Approved periodical being kept in the dark, will be issued by local number: APN-3-19-M. understand the importance disbursing officers, of s ealed lips. rather than through the Contributions and sug- This self-imposed re- Army War Bond Office in gestions will be appre- straint is all the more Chicago, it was announced ciated and may be sub- remarkable when one consid- this week. mitted to the Public Rela- ers the tremendous inter- EM will have their pres- tions Office. est of what they could ent bond allotments duly The BANKER uses material tell, and the manner in credited without having to furnished by Camp News- which some of us embellish make out new forms, Balti- paper Service, 205 E. the least crumb of infor- more Headquarters said. St., N.Y. 17, N,Y. Cred- mation and broadcast it to Officers must execute new ited material may not be the world at large, usu- Class B forms, however, reprinted without permis- ally with a ‘’strictly con- and attach them to their sion of Camp Newspaper fidential” or ”not to be September pay vouchers* Service. repeated''’ label. The new ”GI Bond,” selling for &7.50 to mili- tary pers onnel, was created to fill the need of a smaller deduction than the 4>18.75 purchase price for a $25,00 bond. Two of these ten-dollar bonds (at 4*7.50 each) can be taken out each pay day,and there can be different co-owners for each, under new rules. Simplified bond delivery and flexibility to meet personal wishes for any desired combination of bond denominations are expected to bring about an increase in war bond sales under the new ruling, Com- mand Headquarters said. war's end not near, REPORT BOND ADMIRAL WARNS PURCHASES HEW YORK (CNS)—Military he added. '‘Whatever our In an effort to insure defeat of Nazi Germany progress in Europe, the that McGuire personnel re- won’t mean the end of the Pacific War still ceive proper credit for w'ar--not by a long sight. stretches many hard their support of the War That, at least, is the months perhaps years — Loan Drives regardless of opinion Rear Adm. William ahead of us in spite of whether the purchases were R. Munroe, commandant of the bold thrusts of re- made on or off the Post, the Third Naval District, cent days, all McGuire personnel, voiced in a speech before “The picture is bright- both military end civilian, graduates of the Naval Re- er now than it has been have been requested to re- serve Midshipman's School since the war began,“ the port purchases of war at Columbia University re- admiral stated. “We still bonds• csntly. have a long way to go, Cash purchases of war Despite military sue- but we arc on our way. bonds should be reported cesses in Europe, it may Everywhere -- with new to the War Bona Officer in be years before we gain weapons and with all the person, by phone, or in final victory over Japan, ancient tenacity and fana- writing. This applies to Adm. Munroe said. ticism of mankind-- our bond purchases made at "The day of that final enemies are fighting back, McGuire or on the outside assault upon Japan itself But everywhere we are mov- providing that such pur- ie still in the future,' 1 ing’ forward." chases were made for cash. Bonds already purchased for the month of August should be reported immedi- HOBBY CLINIC OPENS ately to the Bond Officer, As purchases are made from Monday, August 14, wit- The shop, which is lo- time to time, these, too, nessed the official open- cated in the basement of should be reported. ing of McGuire Occupa- Building , is wall- tional Therapy Department. equipped and contains a ' Under Major Carlo 3. variety of machines and ill WIND IN Scuderi, Chief of Ortho- tools designed to capture pedic Surgery Section, and. the heart of anyone who DENVER staffed by the personable has ever had a hobby or FEWER, COLO.:—A 40- ) Misses Koenigsberg and who enjoys working with foot tree in the yard of King, well-trained Occupa- his hands. F. J. Blanc blew down dur- tional Therapy Aides, this A few of • the crafts for ing an electrical storm. department is one of the which the occupational The family rushed out to most interesting in the therapy .shop is', fitted survey the damage, and hospital. are: radio, electronics, found the family car The purpose of the de- carpentry, modei-building, wrecked, three high-ten- partment is, quote Mi ss printing, weaving, draw- sion wires blocking an Koenigsberg, “the restora- ing and painting. All alley, a neighbor’s garage tion of muscular -and ar- patients are welcome at smashed, a dog pinned un- ticular function,''’ and any time .from 8:00 a.m. to der the wreckage. But this is accomplished by 5:00 p.m., Monday through that wasn’t all. The occupying the patient in Saturday. For those pa- storm had smashed a hor- a craft or occupation tients who cannot leave the net’s nest and all five which will involve the wards, arrangements have members of the Blanc corrective exercise his been made to bring these family were stung as they malady or injury requires. crafts to them. viewed the damage. SUGGESTIONS M C GUIRE GYM OPENS SOAR IN JULY McGuire’s 12,500 square guidance of Medical Offi- The McGuire Suggestion foot of gymnasium, the cers, Lt. Porna said, care Campaign really took hold last word in G.I. athletic will be exorcised to in- during the month pf July recreation facilities, sure that each patient’s with 83 suggestions ro- celebrates its formal un- activities bo geared to ceived and considered, veiling for hospital per- his physical capacity. making a grand total of sonnel August 30, when its When no organized activity one hundred and nineteen, fast basketball floor be- for patients is taking to date, according to an comes tho scene of the De- place, post personnel arc announcement by Lt. Col. tachment Dance. free to use the- gym facil- Michael L. Sheppcck, The gym will be the cen- ities as they please, Lt. chairman, ter of physical recondi- Porna added.