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Saturday Morning, May 27, 1944
Vol. 111, No. 21
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Nation's Highest Award Given Two Marines
1stLt. Hawkins,
PFC. Gurke Get
Thirty-four Marines—oldest in point of foreign service Medal
Of Honor
in this war—are coming home.
Group Longest Overseas
Gets Stateside Duty
Veterans of Midway, the Solomons and the Marshalls
as well as pre-Pearl Harbor service, they were
campaigns,
the first of their group to bene- i
fit under the new foreign service
relief program. They have served
nearly 40 months overseas.
Their CO, Lt.Col. Wallace O.
Thompson of Coronado, lined them
up for an informal farewell message. Then a band played the men
out of a South Pacific camp to
the tunes of "Mademoiselle From
Armentieres", "Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot" and"The
Marine Hymn".
Write Home
They All Want
To Be PFCs.
YOU'D SMILE, TOO. One of first Marines ordeied uansferred stateside after 40 months overseas, PlSgt. Harrison
W. Tate of Portland, Ore., broke out a cigar and a big
smile to go with it. (Photo by Corp. Richard Cohen).
Marines Fighting With
Army On New Guinea
Rotation Policy
For Personnel
Overseas Told
In response to queries from Marines forwarded to HQMC by The
Chevron, the following statement
j»n policy of rotation of personnel
from combat areas has been received from the Div. of Public
Relations:
"For over a year, the Marine
Corps has had in effect a definite
policy of rotation of personnel from
Veteran Tank
Outfit In Action
Near Hollandia
By TSgt. Samuel E. Stavisky
Combat Correspondent
—
HOLLANDIA, Dutch New
Guinea (Delayed)
A veteran
Marine tank unit, commanded
by Capt. John M. Murphy of
Longmeadow, Mass., landed today with the Army's invasion
troops.
It was the first Marine outfit
to participate in combat on the
New Guinea mainland with U.S.
Army troops.
The Leathernecks are but a fraction of the troops committed in
the Hollandia sector. They are,
however, no token force but represent one of the finest tank crews
in the Corps, pioneers of jungle
fighting, with the light tanks on
Guadalcanal, with the medium
General Shermans on New Britain.
areas.
This policy embraces returning first those seriously wounded, secondly
those
physically unfit for further combat
and, then, those longest outside
the United States.
"Marine combat personnel has
h«en and is being rotated whenever and wherever such rotation
Will not impair the combat efficiency of the Corps. Due consid- WITH 24TH DIVISION
eration is being given to the fact
The Marine tanks are attached
that rotation plays a large factor
to
the 24th Army Inf. Div., which
in combat efficiency."
landed 20 miles above Hollandia
Buy Mora Bonds
in Tanahmerah Bay, and is fighting its way around the barrier of
the Cyclops mountains to attack
the enemy's three airdromes from
the rear, an overland trek of some
15 miles.
In the New Georgia campaign
Maj. Joe Foss, first flyer of this
war to equal Capt. Eddie Ricken- Marine tanks were utilized for the
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backer's World War I record of 26
Salute Smartly
jlanes downed, is ranging South
Pacific skies again.
"Joe's
His Corsair squadron
Flying Circus" —is operating from
our newest South Pacific base on
Emirau Island.
It had to happen!
To date, according to a delayed
Marines have dedicated a song
AP report, Maj. Foss hasn't seen
a Jap plane in the air, but did to a warehouse —a warehouse
catch a floatplane sitting on the full of GI corned beef, according to word from PFC. Charles
water off New Ireland last SaturW. Yeager jr. of Detroit.
day and strafed it to destruction.
Under the Pacific theater system
As they pass the warehouse,
of counting that plane doesn't go Leathernecks pause for a mowon his combat record, but signified ment and give lustily with
the ace is again on the prowl.
"Sunday,, Monday and Always":
pombat
commander-in-chief of
the U. S. fleet, this week said
vast operations are pending in
the Pacific. LtGen. A. A. Vandegrift, the Commandant, said
the Leathernecks are "on the
threshold" of the greatest and
most difficult landings they
have yet attempted.
King,
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Use T-Mall
Gen. Holcomb On
Way To New Post
—
Task Force Blow
On Marcus Isle
are imminent. Adm. Ernest J.
However, at least o.J this island,
these letters have a new meaning
for Marines of an aviation unit,
according to IstLt. James A. Kelly,
PRO.
It's strange to hear sun-blackened non-coms and lean young pilots
assert that their ambition is to
become a PFC.—but they mean
"proud, fancy-free civilian."
WASHINGTON
Tokyo Announces
Simultaneous heavy blows
against the Axis in both Pacific and European theaters
BOUGAINVILLE (Delayed)
Everyone knows the letters "PFC."
stand for "private first class."
Gen. Thomas
Holcomb, retired Commandant,
New Attack
Reported
ar-
rived in Cairo May 10 en route to
Pretoria to assume the post of
U. S. Minister to the Union of
South Africa.
—
Powerful
task forces of the U. S. Pacific
Fleet apparently went on the rampage again this week. Tokyo broadcasts claimed the carrier forces
had made a two-day attack on
Marcus Island, 1167 statute miles
southeast of Tokyo.
Adm. Chester W. Nimitz, commander of the Pacific Fleet, kept
strict silence on the reported Marcus raid, reporting instead new
air raids on the Marshall and Caroline Islands.
Land-based Marine, Navy and
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PEARL, HARBOR
Posthumous Awards For
Heroic Action On Tarawa,
Bougainville Announced
The names of two more Marines
were added this week to the select
list of those who have received
the nation's highest award for gallantry—the Medal of Honor. They
are:
IstLt. William D. Hawkins
of El Paso, Teic, for heroic action on Tarawa Nov. 20 and
• 21, 1943.
PFC. Henry Gurke of Neohe,
N.. D., for heroic action on
Bougainville Nov. 9, 1943.
Both awards were made posthumously.
During the two-day assault on
Tarawa, IstLt. Hawkins led attacks on pillboxes and installations, personally initiated an assault on a hostile position fortified
by five enemy machine guns, refused to withdraw after being
seriously wounded and destroyed
three more pillboxes before he was
mortally
wounded.
PERPETUATES NAME
The air strip on Betio islam
was named Hawkins field in honor
of the Marine hero. He is the
second Marine in this war to be so
honored. Henderson field on Guadalcanal was named for Maj. Lofton R. Henderson, CO of a dive
bomber squadron.
It was of Lt. Hawkins that Robert Sherrod, Time magazine correspondent and author of "Tarawa," wrote: "To say that his
conduct was worthy of the highest
traditions of the Marine Corps is
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Foss Destroys
Sitting Plane
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It'll Always Be
With Them, Too!
"SCUTTLEBUTT". And it's a real scuttlebutt this time—aboard the old sailing vessel,
Star of India, now anchored in San Diego bay and used as a museum. Gathered around
it are, from left: PFC. Jerry Donovan, Pvt. Grace Mather, PFCs. Betty Ann Ward and
John Simmons jr., and Corp. Barbara Jean Winton. (Photo by PFC. Chester Turk).
G.I. Bill
Gets Okeh
PFC. Gurke Get
Medal Of Honor
Measure Returned
For Senate Action
On Amendments
WASHINGTON
—
Rejecting an
amendment to forbid unions to require that veterans hold a union
card to work in a "closed shop,"
the House late last week passed
the "GI Bill of Rights," an overall
veterans' benefit measure, by a
vote of 387 to 0.
The bill was returned to the
Senate for action on a score of
amendments.
As passed by the
House it provides these benefits
for veterans:
COMPENSATION SET
Twenty-six weeks of unemployment compensation at $20 weekly.
The right to attend schools of
their own choice for a maximum of
four years at government expense,
provided tuition and other fees do
not exceed $500 annually. Qualified
veterans without dependents would
receive $50 monthly for subsistence
while in school, with $75 for those
with dependents. However, veterans who were over 24 at the time
of entrance into the service would
be required to show that war service had interfered with their
schooling or that they were in need
of a refresher course. The veteran
would be allowed to attend a college, trade school or vocational
school of his own choice, provided
it was approved by State educational authorities or the Veterans
Administration.
LOANS APPROVED
Loans to be made by the usual
lending agencies, with the Veterans Administration guaranteeing repayment of 50 per cent of
the principal up to a maximum of
■•2500, and the government bearing the interest charges for the
first two years and fixing a maximum interest rate of 6 per cent
thereafter. Loans would be payable in 20 years.
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Marines Fight
Alongside Army
On New Guinea
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first time in an Army operation.
The tanks, although light, proved
to be highly effective against the
Japanese coral-and-log pill boxes.
In the Arawe (New Britain) campaign, another Army operation,
Marine amphibian tractors carried
the infantry troops onto the Invasion beaches through the coral
reefs. Army ground specialists
similarly participated in the Marine invasion of Cape Gloucester.
Tokyo Announces
New Task Force
Blow In Pacific
1stLt. Hawkins,
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from fage
Japanese Claim American
1)
Planes Hit Marcus Island;
Confirmation Not Given
like saying the Empire State building is moderately high."
Lt. Hawkins went overseas as a
sergeant and was commissioned a
second lieutenant in the field Oct.
23, 1942.
As CO of a Scout Sniper platoon
in the Gilbert Islands campaign,
Lt. Hawkins was first to disembark from the jeep lighter and for
two days fearlessly led his men
and repeatedly risked his life.
PFC. Gurke was awarded the
Medal of Honor for throwing him-
MEDAL OF HONOR MEN
These are Marines who have
won Medal of Honor to date in
this war:
Lt.Gen. A.- A. Vandegrift.
Brig.Gen, Merritt A. Kdson.
LfcCol. Harold W. Bauer.
Maj. Joseph J. Foss.
Maj. John L. Smith.
Maj. Kenneth D. Bailey.
Maj. Robert E. Galer.
Maj. Gregory L. Boyington.
Capt. James E. Swett.
Capt. Richard E. Fleming.
IstLt. Mitchell Paige.
IstLt. George M. Cannon.
IstLt. William D. Hawkins.
PlSgt. John Basilone.
Sgt. Clyde Tnomason.
PFC. Henry Gurke.
self on a Jap hand grenade and
sacrificing his life to protect a
comrade and allow the latter to
continue the fire of an automatic
weapon badly needed at that time.
He was a member of a platoon
of the 3rd Raider Bn. engaged in
defense of a vital road block near
the initial landing point at Empress Augusta Bay. In company
with another Marine, he was delivering a fierce stream of fire
against the main vanguard of the
Japanese who soon started throwing hand grenades in their direction.
FOCI'S OF JAP ATTACK
"Concluding from the increased
ferocity of grenade barrages that
the enemy was determined to annihilate their shallow, two-man
foxhole," the citation read, "he resorted to a bold and desperate
measure for holding out despite
the torrent' hail of shells. When
a Jap grenade dropped squarely
into the foxhole, PFC Gurke, mindful that his companion manned an
automatic weapon of superior fire
power and therefore could provide
more effective resistance, thrust
him roughly aside and flung his
own body over the missile to
smother the explosion."
PFC Gurke enlisted Apr 15,
1942, and was sent to the South
Pacific three months later. He
had received the Purple Heart for
wounds suffered in action prior to
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Army bombers blasted enemy hold-
out bases in the Marshalls and
Ponape in the Carolines last weekend. Ponape, outpost of the Jap
Central Pacific bastion, Truk, offered no opposition to bombers as
they pounded her installations for
the 18th time this month.
MARSHALLS HIT AGAIN
Marine Corsair fighter* and
Navy Coronados, Catalinas, Ven-
turas and Hellcats bombed and
strafed Jap-held atolls in the Marshalls, encountering token AA fir.
as they made hits on runways, gun
batteries and buildings.
Adm. Nimitz reported a single
Liberator bomber slashed through
to within 400 miles of the Jap
homeland Thursday to bomb enemy
JUNGLE BARBER. Puzzled New Britain native watches installations on Shimushirl and
Corp. Charles E. Papp of Detroit give PFC. Robert O'Brien Ketoi Islands in the Kuriles.
of Highland Park, Mich., a haircut and shave. Next
Marine Corsair fighter bombers
customer is Sgt. James W. Hancock of East Toledo, 0. raided Mili atoll, 200 miles southeast of Wotje in the Marshalls.
Marine and Navy land base planes
also struck at Wotje, 187 miles
USNH, OAKLAND—PFC. Harry tree midway between the lines. east of Kwajalein, in daylight
N. Forcinio jr. of Stafford, Pa., PFC. Forcinio volunteered, climb- raids.
who won the Silver Star by in- ed the tree and dropped the box
TWO-DAY ASSAULT
vading "no-man's land" to secure to the ground just before a spray
said M planes
badly needed medical supplies that of Jap bullets hit
Tokyo radio
had been dropped by parachute at
In his fall, PFC. Forcinio in- bombed Marcus Island In five
Enogai Point, New Georgia, is un- jured his shoulder and ankle but waves Saturday, the first day of
der treatment here.
succeeded in dragging the box the attack, and that two more
The supply box, which contain- back to his lines where the plasma waves continued the air assault
Sunday.
ed blood plasma, had lodged in a was pressed into use.
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largely ineffective, according to & S Co., Inf. Bn., TC, Camp ElMaj. Roliand F. Smith, recently liott.
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da and Bougainville, said the Japs
regular
hoped the exploding phosphorous both officers and men the
would set Marine planes afire or and systematic investment of a
war
confuse American pilots so the portion of current income in
savings bonds. Let your dollars
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31 Of 35 Heroic Tarawa Scout-Sniper Platoon Men Honored
All Survivors
Of Legendary
Unit Decorated
Silver Star Also Given
Posthumously To One;
All Men Raised In Rate
SOMEWHERE IN THE PACIFIC (Delayed)
The scrappy
Scout-Sniper platoon of the 2nd
Mar. Div., legendary out here for
its work at Tarawa, has had decorations awarded 31 of the 35-man
group.
Their leader, IstLt. W. D. Hawkins, killed on the second day of the
battle, was awarded the Medal of
Honor posthumously, each of the
29 surviving members has been
awarded a Silver Star medal, and
another member was awarded the
Silver Star posthumously.
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NEMESIS OF JAPS
During the 76 hours of furious
fighting on Betio Island, the unit
was the nemesis of Jap pillboxes
CLOSEST TO TOKYO.
"SCAT" plane is first to land on new airfield on Emirau in the St. Matthias Islands.
This
and dugouts.
bomber strip, resembling many others built since war started, has one distinction—it's our closest airstrip to Tokyo.
Latest Silver Star medal awarded in the group was presented
posthumously to Corp. Marvin R.
Rigdon of Minden, La.
He destroyed a large number of hostile
CAPE GLOUCESTER (Delayed) Japanese activity after Gloucester's
emplacements but was killed later
—When better doughnuts are made, twin airstrips had fallen to the
when he exposed himself to give
PFC. Pablo Saldana of Redondo Marines. It was there he got the
more effective fire support to his
Beach, Calif., will make them. To idea for his doughnuts.
Pacific
(Delayed)—lt
inevitable,
EMIRAU
seems
South
He successfully infiltrated chow
prove it, he made over 2000 of
comrades.
skywiays being so crowded, that the "official" opening of "Saldana's Special Blowout Proof lines and QM dumps of more prosDouble honors have been reevery new airfield should be spoiled by some gate crasher. Sinkers" »t a time when his outfit perous outfits, traded a quantity of
ceived by the 26 Silver Star winhad little other than iron rations. field souvenirs, staggered off with
ners who are still here, since each Emirau has had more than its share of gate crashers.
has been raised at least one rate
� Today was the day. Enough of PFC. Saldana was stationed at a a load of mysterious ingredients
the new bomber strip was ready to lonely beach observation post, scan- and went to work. —TSgt. Gerald
in rank since the action. Former
ning the ocean and the sky for A. Waindel. combat correspondent.
welcome four SCAT (South PaciGySgt. Jared J. Hooper of Millfic Air Transport) planes and their
ford, N. J., who assumed command
fighter escorts, scheduled to inwhen Lt. Hawkins was killed, has
augurate the field. Maj. Gen. James
been promoted twice. Now a war;■■
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greet them.
WIN SILVER STARS
But they were not the first—
Others who received the Silver
except officially.
Star medal are:
UNHERALDED VISITOR
PlSgts. Stanley J. Deka, CleveTwo weeks ago, to the horror of
land, O.; Morris C. Owens, Madiseveral hundred Seabees busy all
son, Wis.
over the coral strip, an unanSgts. Robert H. Clymer, Mount
nounced plane, coughing and wobPleasant, Term.; Charles W. Evans
bling, swooped down and crash
jr., Laltewood, O.; James Essary,
Chicago; Paul E. Ingram, Porterlanded. By a miracle, nobody was
hurt. The pilot, lost in a rainS£: .raH"
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fieftl, Cat.; Robert L. Kleinknight,
storm, had run out of gas and had
Bakersfield, Cal.; Walter J. Mebeen about to give up the ship
laski, Rib Lake, Wis.; Joseph J.
when he spotted the shiny new
Trgovich. Whiting, Ind.
field.
Corps. James H. Allred, Sophia,
Yesterday,
to make matters
N. C.: Ray G. Beecher, Reading,
Sgt. SHIRLEY DOUGHTY
worse, four fighters, piloted by
Mich.; Robert Y. Bever, Springtopped WRs on range
Marines who had been out on a
field, Mo.; Robert W. Collings,
mission over nearby enemy terriChatham, N. V.; Louis R. Cook,
tory, made perfect landings. The
Los Angeles; James H. Davis,
grinning young pilots pointed to
Chattanooga, Term.; Robert L.
a few holes here and there on two
Gibson. Los Angeles; Jerome L.
of the planes.
Grummel, Milwaukee, Wis.; Sev"We weren't sure of how badly
eran P. Kloskowski, Waukesha.
we'd been hit," one of them said.
Wis.; Dick M. Leseman, Prescott,
CAMP MATTHEWS—Setting a "Thought we had better come
Wis.
new WR pistol shooting record at down and look.
Nice field.
So
OTHERS LISTED
Capt. Raymond Henri,
this range, Sgt. Shirley A. Doughty long.''
Corps. William C. Matteson, Spo- topped all competitors in a recent PRO.
kane, Wash.; Charles R. Mead, pistol match.
THEY GOT THERE FHIST
Los Angeles; Robert W. Nelson,
Competing on a regulation pistol
GREEN ISLAND (Delayed)
Olivier, range, she fired a percentage of
Dc Kalb, 111.; Leonce
Eunice, La.; Frank M. Putz, Forest 98.3, 12 per cent higher than is Competing in the local sweepstakes
land on the
Hills, Long Island, N. V.; Eugene necessary to qualify for the expert to be the first toEmirau
Island
newly-constructed
S. Ridgaway, San Antonio, Tex.; pistol medal.
air base, two Marine pilots sigMichael B. Selavka, Williamantic,
The versatile WR, a riveter in
nalled that they were coming in
Conn.; Thomas A. Shelley, Kansas civilian life, devotes
h*r spare time for an "emergency landing.
City, Mo.
to learning weapon repair at the
The two. IstLts. Reginald C.
PFC. John Mac D. Roberts, Bris- range armory and is also rated as
Dover of Paragould, Ark., and
tol, N. H.
expert at judo.
Gordon S. Rohe, Alice, Tex., were
Be Courteous
greeted suspiciously by Maj .Gen.
Bond* Or Bondage?
James T. Moore, commander of the
base. When mechanics confirmed
Complete in 9x12 mounts
that the "difficulties" were genuProofs to select from
ine, Gen. Moore called for a camConstruction of additional facili- eraman, and the two lieutenants
Lwta* *• "Musical Portraits" featuring Hogmam
ties, including 50 temporary in- were photographed together with
and Garret ion Friday 7:00 P.M.
SAN FRANCISCO—Though the struction buildings,
at Camp Pen- the two-star commander.
Blue Network
Nazis blitzed him out of his LonSgt.
dleton has been authorized in
That made it official.
don home in 1941, they could not award
Dugan,
corresponda
James
combat
of
$272,913 contract. A
blitz GySgt. William George Ralph, $76,703
contract has been let for ent.
67, of this city, out of the war.
construction of a new bakery
(Editor's note—To those readers
A veteran of World War L he building.
who might be confused as to who
1928,
retired from the Corps in
Open Nights and Sundays for Your Convenience
landed first on Emirau airfield after
Work has begun on a $226,578 reading
the above two dispatches, it
going to England and settling in low
housing project to provide might be comforting to you to know
cost
Phone Main 1666
the northern outskirts of London. dormitories and family units for that we are too. We just printed
730 Broadway
the stories to indicate hew heavy
Allowed to re-enlist after he and
civilian employees of the Ma- the air traffic Is becoming in the
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his family were bombed out of
rine Supply Depot at Barstow, South Pacific.};
their home, he joined the American
Calif.
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embassy guard detachment in Lon.—- Urn* VJSMI —*■
DAILY HOURS: 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.n.
Pvt.: "Here hold my gun for a
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DOP as orderly to the command- 1
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Officer: "Hey, I'm a lieutenant."
log general. Possessor of many small hands T*
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Pvt.:. 'That's all
campaign ribbons, he says: 'Tmin
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until the war is won on all fronts". cation."
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FOR FATHER'S DAY
Blitzed Vet, 67,
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EDITORIALS
This Week
School
What Price Peace In The Pacific
Diplomas
If any further evidence was needed of the
necessity for beating to its knees a swaggering
people who proclaim themselves a divinely-appointed race, that evidence is plain to see in
the "terms" for "peace" which the Japanese
Militarists have just revealed.
This price includes: 1. Transfer of the entire U.S. Navy and all large merchant ships to
Japan. 2. The U. S. to be kept under strict
surveillance for 10 years after the war. 3. The
entire naval air force to be put at Japanese
disposal. 4. All naval air bases and air installations to be destroyed, except those needed by
Japan. 5. Steel and oil production to be permitted on a reduced scale only. 6. AH expenses
of taking over American ships by. Japan to be
paid by the U. S. 7. All naval installations,
naval stations, dockyards, arsenals, colleges and
other centers of naval education to be destroyed.
8. In the case of scuttling a single ship, 10 times
its value to be paid the Japanese government.
9. Private banking to be eliminated; monopolies,
trusts, cartels and capitalist methods in agriculture to be liquidated. 10. Stock exchange to
11. All trade unions to be
be abrogated.
abolished.
Marines have always known that this had
to be a fight to the finish with Tokyo's ruthless
legions. But there have been and probably still
are those who hope for an early peace. To them,
no further proof should be necessary that a
peace negotiated with Tokyo would lack even
the shadow of substance.
Those who best know the Japanese have long
been trying to impress on Americans that Japan's intention as this war started was world
domination. Its very history, its terrifying cult
of a god which is Japan, its actions on the world
stage, have all pointed to that ultimate goal.
Now that it must be obvious to Tokyo's wiar
lords that treachery and infamy, have had their
day and that nothing can stop the onrush of
American might, they likely are slyly setting
the stage for a Jap-dominated peace.
A great majority of Americans now know,
however, that Japan must be beaten completely
and decisively. It has never been clearer that
Former Ambassador Joseph C. Grew knew what
What, Texas Not First?
When a man bites a dog or Texas is outsuperlatived by one of its sister states, that's
news.
New Yorkers probably won't be surprised but
Lone Star Staters will be flabbergasted, suh, with
revelation by the War and Navy Depts. this week
that the former state has contributed more men
than any other to the forces since Nov. 1, 1940.
The man-bites-dog news is that Texas ranks
sixth for both Army and Navy, behind New York,
California, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Ohio. The
Texas total is 372,000 to the Army and 144,284
to the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard.
Quick-like now, thousands of Texans wearing
the Marine green will probably write the editor
and explain, however, that at least half the Marine Corps is composed of Texans. Whether or
not that is fact or fancy—and there's* no way of
either proving or disproving it—there's no gainsaying the fact that Texans flocked to Leatherneck recruiting offices in great numbers and have
frequently distinguished themselves in the foxholes and on the atolls of the Pacific.
Religion In Battle
You would be stirred by the men's eagerness for church
services and the ingenuity they show in building altars
even in the wilderness. It has been said there are no
atheists in foxholes. However that is, we know that
church attendance in the Navy is large, even when services
must be conducted under conditions of extreme difficulty.
Services are held so close to the enemy that the men on
watch dare not bow their heads to pray. On many ot our
fighting ship* a prayer is standard preparation for battle.
—Vice Adm. Randall Jacobs.
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he was talking about when he said: "There is
not sufficient room in the area of the Pacific
Ocean for a peaceful America, for any and all
of the peace-loving United Nations, and for a
swashbuckling Japan."
Peace is what we are fighting for. Peace
is what we propose to have. But it will be a
peace .based on the ideals of justice, freedom
and democracy. It will not be a Jap peace of
slavery imposed at the point of the sword.
Safety Valve
(From the May 30, 1942 Chevron.)
The first class of the Base Parachute
took Its
final leap and graduated this week.
were presented officers and enlisted men by Col. James L. Underbill, Base CO.
A warning on the handling of "dud" or unexploded
bombs in the event of an air raid on MCB came from
Capt, William C. Ronaldson, Base security officer.
Eleven veteran sergeants-major were transferred from
the Base to North Island for aviation duty this week.
Pvt. Cy "Hashm'ark'' Schindel, former pugilist who won
title after title in the middleweight and welterweight
divisions during his first cruise in the Marine Corps,
1922-1926, is back and is now training in RD on the Base.
I.r-tters of general interest to Marines will be published. JPlease b«
biief—sign your name, although it will be withheld if you wish.
Defense Ribbon
Mustering-Out Pay
Editor, The Chevron—l was in the Army from July 9,
1937, to Jan. 3, 1940, but have been told I can't wear the
American Defense ribbon. What's the straight dope?
PFC. JAMES A. SIVERLING
sth Mar. Div., Camp Pendleton.
Editor's note—Even one day's active service any time
between Sept. 8, 1939, and Dec. 7, 1941, entitles one to the
ribbon. You may wear it.
Editor, The Chevron—My first enlistment will be up in
August, at which time I am going to ship over. , Will 1
receive mustering-out pay at the end of my next enlist-
Editor, The Chevron—Why not
more dope on stateside
heroes with their bloody stories of actions they have never
seen and their wearing of medals and ribbons they don't
rate?
MPs should be required to check the liberty cards of
those individuals and lock them up if the right to wear
the ribbons and medals is not indicated on the back of
their liberty cards.
PlSgt. H. E. CAPPT
co PPO. San Francisco.
Editor's note—Kighto!
Jungle Fever?
Editor, The Chevron -You published, Jan. S. an article,
"Rodeo Every Day On Russell Islands". During my tour
of duty in the Russells, I did not see any wild horses. As
for the rodeos, to the best of my knowledge, there were
no such events. The imagination of the writer apparently
is running away with him.
2dLt. BYRNE BEE
co FPO. San Francisco.
Editor, The Chevron—l left the States in June 1942 and
a gun watch all the way to Guadalcanal. I landed
there Aug. 7 and left Dec. 23. Do I rate the American
had
theater?
Can I get anything for some personal gear lost when
my ship was hit by a Jap plane?
PFC. D. SHAW
MB, NAS, Tillamook, Ore.
Editor's note—Gun and fire control watches, etc., do
not in themselves qualify you for an Area ribbon. If your
ship spent 30 days or more in the American theater you
would rate it. You may claim reimbursement for loss of
personal effects. See Letter of Instruction No. 625, or
April 1944 issue of Headquarters Bulletin for procedure.
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Chevron—I was with the 22nd Marines
Editor,
who took Eniwetok Atoll in the Marshalls and some of us
think our unit was cited. Just what do we rate?
PFC. ARMAND J LUCIDO
USNH, Oakland, Cal.
Editor's note—None of the units which participated in
the Marshalls campaign has received the Presidential Unit
Citation, although men returning here from both the 22nd
Marines and the 4th Div. are mistakenly wearing the
citation ribbon. T« date, the Navy has not announced this
as a campaign which rates a star on the A static-Pacific
area ribbon either.
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Editor's note—lnformation available here is that you
will.
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Editor, The Chevron—I have just read The Chevron
of May 13 and note a request from PFC. Larry Pearson,
Camp Pendleton, for information about the Soviet
Marines.
It might interest you, and him, to know that the
Headquarters Bulletin shortly will have a story on the
Russian Marines, cleared through the official Soviet information service.
Maj. M. Y. O'CONNELL,
HQMC, Washington, D. C.
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Court Penalties
Editor, The Chevron—What are the maximum penalties that may be inflicted by courts martial in the Marine
Corps?
PFC. JACK LYONS
Camp Pendleton.
Editor's note—Maximum penalty permitted to be Ima genera* court martial is the death sentence,
posed by
la the eveat »f the supreme penalty, however, the sentence
must He reviewed by the President of the United States.
Maximum penalty that may be inflicted by a summary
court martial is bad conduct discharge, confinement, or
loss of rate for incompetence. Maximum penalty that
may be inflicted by a deck court is confinement.
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Editor, The Chevron—Your May 13 issue had an article
about air crew men earning their wings at MCAS, Edenton, N. C. Air crew men here are getting the same type
of training. Do we rate wings after we finish our operational training?
NAME WITHHELD.
MCAS, Santa Barbara, Calif.
Editor's note—Maxfair West, which has jurisdiction
over your station, reports the Edenton dispatch "is confusing. Ltr. of Instr. No. 701, dated Apr. 10, J944, requires
three months' service as a regularly assigned member o(
the air crew of a combatant aircraft before the wings
may be worn.
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Editor, The Chevron- We are constant readers of The
Chevron and enjoy it immensely. Marines have always
been at the top of our list but we haven't had the good
fortune to correspond with them. We are quiet and weflbehaved young ladies, 21 and 23 years of age, and enjoy
writing letters very much. We would be happy if you
would print our request for mail. There is no limit to
the number of letters we could answer.
MISS VIRGINIA BLAZEK,
1622 W. 34th St.. Chicago 8, 111.
MISS LORRAINE HOGAN
5338 So. Wolcott Aye., Chicago 9. 111.
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Editor, The Chevron—Could you tell me whether the
name of Victor P. Mostek is carried on the Marine lolls?
He was a member of the Corps in 1936. The last we heard
he was in a hospital in San Francisco in 1941. His mother
is very anxious to know his whereabouts.
MRS. EDNA E. MOSTEK
Route 1, North Platte, Neb.
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Information On Son
Editor, The Chevron—Perhaps I might learn through
The Chevron of someone who knew of my son, PFC. William D. Via. who trained at San Diego last year and was
killed at Tarawa. After joining the Corps Sept. 29, 1942,
he never got to come home. He was somewhere in the
Pacific for nearly a year. Any word from buddies of
his in the 2d Mar. Div. will be appreciated by his mo'her.
MINNIE PEARL VIA
Route 2. Happy. Tex.
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Editor, The Chevron—Yeu state: "After the outbreak
of World War II Maj. Gen. Moses was appointed a brigadier general and later a major general." This is erron-
eous.
2dLt. HOMER J. HARDIN
sth Mar. Div.. Camp Pendleton.
Editor's note—He became a brigadier general Feb, L
1939; a major general Oct. 12, 1942,
Church Services
MJJtiini coin BASS (Protestant): OSOO Services, Communion, Chapel.
0700 Servi<es-0930 Services, Auditorium;
1015 Services, Chapel; Evening Vesper Service IS3S Chaptt
(Catholic): o*oo Mass, Auditorium; u'Jl5 Mass, Chapel. l>aily
Mass (Monday through Saturday) 0630-0730; Chapel, Friday
Evening Service, 1900, Chapel. Confession; Saturday 1238-1600, Chaplains Office, Bldg. 133, Recruit Depot; 1600-170*
Chaplain's Office, Administration Bids.
(Jewish) : Chapel,
1100. (Christian Science): Sundays, OS3O, Bide. 123, RD.
(I*tter Bay Saints): 0600, Reception Room, Bids. 123, RD;
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Wednesdays, 1830.
CAMP XATTMX-tr* (FrotsstSAt): 0930, Theater. (Catholic):
(Christian Science): Sunday, 1830,
Mass, 0600. Theater.
Chaplain's Office Ad. Bldg. (Jewish): 0915, Chaplain's Office.
(Xatter Day Saints): 0600. Armorer's School Bldg.; Thursdays, 1900.
CAMP XUUOTT (Protestant): Sunday, 0915, Communion,
1000 Post Chapel. (Catholic): Sunday Masses 0630, 0800, 1115.
Mass daily, 1630, Confession before Mass. (Christian Science):
1600-1730. Chaplain's office, Tuesday and Friday. (Jewish):
Fost Chapel, Fiiday 1830. (letter Say Saints): 1930, Camp
Chapel; Mondays,
2000.
(Catholic):
MCAD, Miramax (Protestant): 1000, Services.
0700 and 0800, confession; 0730 and 0830, Mass. Barracks 622
(Jewish): Transportation 1800 Fridays at Chaplains Office
lor services at Camp Klllott. (lAtter Say Saints): Mondays,
1800, Bks. 138.
CAMP RHSLIIOI (Protestant): Post chapel, communion
at 0900, morning worship 1015, vesper service 1830; Ranch
House Chapel, service at 1015, vespers at 1930; Seabee camp,
MOO; Boat Basin, serv lces 0900 and 1900: at theaters, 14-T-l
at 1000, 15-T-l at 0900, 16-T-l at 0900. 17-T-l at 0900.
(Catholic): p««.t Chapel, Masses at 0630, 0800, 1115, confessions before each Mass; Ran.-li House Chapel, Mass at OSOO,
confession before t:i<-h Mass; Stable camp, confessn-ns at
0700. Mass at 0800; Boat Basin Mass at 0630, 0800, confessions before each Mass; at theaters, 14-T-l at 0960 and daily
Mass at 1700, 15-T-l at 0800, 16-T-l at 100. 17-T-l at 0800
and confessions before each Mass. (Christian Science): Sunday, 1500, Post Chapel; Tuesday, 1930. Boat Basin Chapel;
Thursday, 1930, Post Chapel. (letter Day Saiiits) : Mondays
1900, Post Chapel (by 12-G-l); Amphibious Training Base,
Wednesday, IS3O, Camp Chape), Bldg. 27.
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Cooks Study Use
Of Dehydrated
Foods In Field
WHO'S HARD-BOILED?
By GEN. THOMAS HOLCOMB
(Reprinted from
This Week
Magazine)
Fifth Div. Cooks And
Bakers Undergo Special
Field Training Course
It was on a South Pacific island.
The Marine raiders had just come
from Makin Island, where they
had completed a mission calling
for the utmost fearlessness, hardihood, and cool, individual belligerency. No soldiers in this or any
other war had ever demonstrated
better the qualities that it takes own
homemade variety of pidgin
to wage war.
English. But it was this
man
same
Now it was over—until the next
raid. The grizzled fighting men
were resting. And Little Joe came
into their lives.
who, during one of the bloodiest
battles on Guadalcanal, hopped up
and began firing bursts with an
automatic rifle in full view of the
Little Joe was a 13-year-old enemy—purposely drawing their
fire long enough to keep their atnative boy. hungry, naked and
seemingly parentless. The raiders tention off a machine-gun crew
took him into camp. They fed him, creeping up to wipe them out. He
was killed just as the crew achievbathed hitn and clothed him in
miscellaneous Marine attire. They ed its objective.
Pvt. (now Sgt.) Al Schmidt killtaught him English, lectured him
ed more than 200 Japs. As wave
about using cuss
after wave of attackers charged
words. They even
forward, he mowed them down
underwent a mi-\
nor reformation with his machine gun. His comrade, loading for him, was woundin that respect ; ed and fell.
After that he did his
elves,
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so
thems
own loading. His gun got so hot
Ithat Little Joe
it blistered his hands. He kept
wouldn't be set a firing.
A grenade hit the gun,
bad example.
blasting it to pieces. One piece
The inevitable
smashed into his face, blinding him
day came when
temporarily. He got out his .43
.Little Joe had to and begged his wounded comrade
,be left on the
to tell him the direction from
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oeach. The raidwhich any Jap tried to approach.
ers were going into action again.
"I'll get him," he said grimly.
They urged him to be a good boy.
That is fighting. But what words
And Little Joe began to cry.
do you think came to Pvt. SchIt was at this point that a six- imidt's mind as he tried to describe
Toot Marine sergeant laid a huge the searing-hot machine gun afterhand on Little Joe's kinky head ward* "It made a cracking and
and said, "You musn't bawl, Joe. spitting noise," he said, "like my
You're a Marine. And Marines are mother's kettle used to make on
rough, tough and hard-boiled."
the stove when it was empty."
Pvt. Schmidt, kilting Japs on
"Rough, tough and hard-boiled."
Tenaru River, was still thinking in
Tes, that's the legend, and most
Marines even believe it themselves.
But I have been a Marine for more
than 40 years. And I couldn't be
as proud of the Marines as I am if,
in addition to their well-proven
fighting qualities, they did not also
have, underneath, a spirit that belies the legend.
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Certainly Sgt. Brumbaugh wasOn Guadalcanal,
Sgt. Brumbaugh spent most of his
free time making friends with the
natives—giving them tobacco and
candy, chatting with them in his
n't hard-boiled.
General Scorns
Use Of Jujitsu
SAN FRANCISCO, May 22 <UP)
—A "sock on the knob" is far superior to the intricacies of jujitsu.
Maj. Gen. Joseph C. Fegan, who
assumed command of DOP, said
today.
"Jujitsu has been smeared." the
veteran Leatherneck explained. "No
Marine would let a Jap get close
enough to grapple jujitsu style."
He rose and approached a Marine
officer, croue*ing jujitsu
fashion
"You see." the general pointed
out, "I'd be a sucker for anything
from a one-two punch to a bayonet, trench knife or a sock on the
knob."
Gen. Fegan, commanding general of Camp Pendleton before assuming his new command, announced tfiat more than 100,000
topnotch U. S. Marines have been
sent overseas from that camp.
Be Courteous
Chaplain Marries
Native Couples
CAMP PENDLETON— Appetizpreparation of dehydrated
[foods is being taught here to 200
sth Div. cooks and bakers at a
school believed the first of its
kind undertaken by a large Marine combat unit in training.
"The old idea is erroneous that
dehydrated foods mean a medicated taste and vest pocket omeleta,
penny-sised pancakes and thimble
coffee mugs," according to Capt.
E. H. Sloan* of Glencoe, M., Div.
Commissary Officer and school organizer.
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terms of home. How can you call
men like that tough?
I hesitate to put a name to the
quality which I have seen in these
Marines. But it is something that
is bred and nurtured in American
homes. And it is something, I insist, which is enriched—not marred—by Marine training.
Perhaps, if you are enamoured
of the legend of toughness, you
will be disillusioned by the reports
that came back from New Zealand: how the Marines were so
thoughtful about helping old people across the streets, how they
got such a kick out of taking children to the zoo, and were usually
so polite about giving up their
streetcar stats to ladies.
Personally, I am proud that not
even in the midst of war at i*.s
worst do most of them lose that
inner humanity which distinguishes men from brutes.
I speak of Marines because I am
a Marine, and I know Marines. But
I am willing to jgrant that I am
talking, essentially, of all American
fighting men.
To be a good fighting man takes
courage, skill, and that strange enthusiasm known as fighting spirit.
No country on earth has fighting
men better equipped with all three
of those attributes. Fight? Ask
any enemy who ever faced them.
Kill? Of course—efficiently and
without qualms. But don't let that
fool you.
When your men come home, you
will see what I mean. They are
going to be husbands and fathers
and neighbors—the best husbands
and fathers and neighbors that
anybody ever had. That's the kind
of people they are —Marine legends
to the contrary notwithstanding.
FIELD CONDITIONS
Twenty to 25 men are receiving
instruction weekly in a large tent
pitched on a side hill. Conditions
simulate those in the field. Equipment and cooking units, including
makeshift oil drum ovens, are
those found in mess units on
South Pacific islands and in the
icy Aictic. Cooks and bakers are
called in from various units for
a week's instruction.
j Corp George P. Connolly of Chicago teaches methods of cooking
and preparing dehydrated foods.
MTSgt. Louis T. Jasniowski of
; South Laguna Beach, Calif., is instructing in the use and repair of
the various field units and equip-
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SOMEWHERE IN THE SOUTH
PACIFIC (Delayed)— This is a
story of mashed potatoes.
Symbolic of chow is the oftpictured spud peeler with a forlorn look, clad in fatigue clothes
and sitting beside a mountainous
pile of Idahos. But out here the
scenery is changed a bit Now they
use a can opener.
Potatoes, like everything else,
are dehydrated and serving them
mashed is something unheard of.
Sgt. Frank J. Miglariese of
Philadelphia, a mess sergeant, who
prefers his potatoes maehed, boasted to members of his galley crew
that he was going to have some,
regardless of Japanese bombers
overhead.
His announcement was greeted
with loud laughter.
Just after getting the dehydrated potatoes ready for the mashing process, a flight of enemy
bombers appeared and Miglariese
took cover in his foxhole.
ORDER
After the raid he returned to
finish the job—but the Japs had
taken care of it for him.
The potatoes were mashedalong with everything else in the
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galley—by Jap shrapnel.
Sgt.
Bill Allen, combat correspondent.
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WASHINGTON—The Navy inBrig.Ges. David L. S. Brewster,
augurated a new service in April former administrative deputy of
with the transportation of 14 sail- Ist MAC, later incorporated into
ors and Marines, all suffering from the 3rd Amphibious Corps, has
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SOMEWHERE IN THE SOUTH
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block when a chaplain attached to
a Marine aviation unit stationed
here conducted services for the
natives on a nearby island recently.
The chaplain, Lt. (jg) Ray H.
Sanders of Temple City, Cal.,
spoke slowly, in child-like English
and with frequent gestures, almost
acting out his words. He was understood, though the native tongue
bears no resemblance to English.
These native folk are familiar
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for they were taught by a PresINGENUITY ENCOURAGED
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Cooks taking the course are learned hymns, both in English
taught to use not only specific reciand their native tongue. Practicalpes but common sense and ingenuly all of them in the villages we
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Daily at the schools the cooks F. Childress jr., PRO.
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EMIRAU ISLAND, St. Matthias
(Delayed)—Chaplain William Hart McCorkle, Lt., USN.
serving with Marines here, is being kept very busy these days.
On Easter Sunday, he performed two weddings of Christian Melanesian natives. Since then, Chaplain McCorkle has officiated at
several native weddings.
The first weddings were held at
the request of the native chieftain here, whose people adopted
Christianity 14 years ago. Marines
and Seabees filled the small native church- and gave the two
couples many <3I gifts.
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Saturday
Moroiiur. Mas 27. 1944
'Lost' Marine
Unit Secures
Jap Beachhead
Heroic Action
Of Leatherneck
In Battle Told
Sixth Wave Outfit Finds
Itself Out In Front In
Attack Ob Parry Island
Private Volunteers Three
Times For Dangerous Jobs
Of Penetrating Jap Lines
By StfSgt. Dick Gordon
CMntet Ce>«T««po»oVnt
SOMEWHERE IN THE PACIFIC (Delayed)—Why they are still
alive win always be a mystery to
PlSgt. Roger L. Donaho, White-
By Sgt. David Dempaey
Combat Correspondent
AN ADVANCED PACIFIC BASE
(Delayed)— Our outfit left a hero
on Kwajalein atoll. He was Pvt.
Chester Pauley jr. of Hollywood,
Cal.
Pauley had performed more than
his share of "police duty" for minor
infractions of military rules since
he became a Leatherneck in March,
1943, but when the time came to
prove himself, he did.
During the two days of bitter
battle on Roi-Namur, Pauley's
name was mentioned almost more
than any other.
fish. Mont., and 45 other Marines
under his command who landed in
the first wave in the Parry Island
invasion.
The sergeant's men, armed with
anti-tank guns and mortars, were
originally scheduled to come in
with the sixth wave. Their four
boats pursued an unscheduled
course and hit a sector of the
beach where no friendly troops had
arrived as yet.
When the Japs began cutting
loose in all directions, PlSgt. Donaho's "Raiders" did the only thin;;
there was to do. They took the
beach without losing a man,
though four were injured.
Looking back on the operation
Sgt. Joseph S. Crawford, Indianapolis, Ind., commented: "I don't
see bow the Japs could miss. We
couldn't see a single Jap when we
OUT IN FRONT
Ordinarily a hero is made because he goes forward •in battle,
but Pauley became one by going
back. His assault team had got
out front of Marine lines, and
there were snipers behind them
and some pillboxes still doing business on their flanks. Until the
pillboxes were silencer!, the whole
team was in danger of being cut
off. So Pauley volunteered to go
back alone, get a half-tr.ic, and
guide it to their position.
He got back safely through
enemy fire and brought the halftrac up, walking in front of it and
thereby becoming the best target
in the vicinity. Later that afternoon he made his way through
"no man's land" again to bring
up a bazooka and ammunition.
During the late hours of the night,
he volunteered a third time to
bring up much needed grenades.
landed.
They were smart enough
to wait until we were all out of
our boats. Then a machine gun
about 10 feet to our left opened up
and we hit the deck.
CRITICAL. ACTION
"On each occasion," Capt. Houston Stiff, the hero's CO, stated,
"his action occurred at a critical
phase of the battle."
Pauley could have gone back
with some of the others who were
being relieved by fresh troops, but
By StfSgt. Benjamin Goldberg carrying explosives and blowing up
he chose to stay.
enemy guns. He precedes the inCombat Correspondent
The third night a sniper got him
as he stood up out of his foxhole. ! SOMEWHERE IN THE SOUTH fantry and clears a mine field. He
bridges a stream hi pitch dark,
His buddies pay him the highest
'PACIFIC (Delayed)— Construction wordless, and throws up a 300-foot
tribute they know how when they itrumps up the sleeve of the Ma- bridge
in from 90 to 120 minutes. It
quietly tell you he died a Marine.
rine engineer rate him as most will allow infantry to advance and
Stand Erect
versatile land and sea soldier in support field artillery and tanks.
the Corps.
He travels far ahead of troops
He is at home "hitting the on missions; forays deep into ensnipers
in emy territory for a foot-by-foot
Ibeach", ferreting out
the jungle and fighting as an in- report of terrain. He is—accordAuthority was received this week fantryman.
ing to the book —given security by
to install lights about the exterior
He carries lethal tricks: the infantry while working, but actof the commissioned officers' mess blocks of explosive, "Molotoff ions do not always take place by
at a cost of $3,050. Lights wiß be Cocktail—Dry," to fling into caves the book. He knows; he was at
installed between the north en- where the enemy is hidden; the Guadalcanal.
trances and the tennis courts, at ieasily portable, death
spitting
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the parking lot to the east, and flame thrower, which seared Japs
as
a
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a team.
He
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on the veranda and lawns to
in tree-roots hiding places in New
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south.
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get in each other's way. They work
silently, in the dark. They function like well-oiled, smooth-working machinery. They start work at
«n assigned time and finish before
a certain time—not a second afterwards—to coincide with the onthe-second planning of an assault.
He hits the beach with the first
wave of infantry, sets up markers
for unloading of equipment, establishes liaison between ships and unloading points, clears the beachhead of obstacles, sets up dumps
for supplies—in best dispersal technique.
He's rough, rugged, sweatstained, grimy. He pushes a tractor
GRENADES FALL
"Corp. Don L. Bishop, LeMesa,
Tex., tossed three hand grenades
at the gun but the Japs threw
them right back and they exploded
over our heads.
"Finally, Don crawled up until
he was close enough to drop a
fragmentation grenade into their
hole. That ended that".
"It wasn't the end of our
troubles, though," interrupted PV
Sgt. Donaho. "One Jap came running right up to us with a hand
grenade. We got him with our
carbines. An Army tank knocked
through the worst jungle terrain ; out another machine gun".
Twenty-five minutes later a comin the world and takes, a terrific
beating. He volunteers for nothing, I pany of Marine riflemen arrived
bttt works the clock around.
Iand found the beach secured.
He is veteran at the toughest
Aim Tins
training course in the warld. He
slogged his way through what the
Marines call the "Mad Mile", had
his uniform torn and blasted from
his> body; was cut and showered
SOMEWHERE IN THE PACIwith debris from explosions of FIC (Delayed)—He crawled over
sticks of dynamite hurled at him, a nest of seven Japs and didn't
ran 600 yards in a bayonet charge, know it until a half hour later.
fell into craters for blessed reWith mortar fire bursting all
spite, and fled when explosive was. about him when he hit the beach
hurled in for company; crawled un- on Engebi. Sgt. Roy
F. Kiphart of
jder nightmarish barricade* of Spokane, Wash., advanced inland
barbed wire—he forgets how many in a hurry.
—crossed a stream by inching
On the way, he made his way
along a sfippery cable while a across a patch of yellow grass
fiendish instructor threw five- matting and thought nothing of
pound blocks of explosive .in the it.
I water befow.- He dropped to earth A half hour later when he was
iat the finish—limp as a dishrag.
some 50 yards away, he happened
'He sprang to attention, marched to look around. A flame thrower
[back to camp. He took a shower
had lifted that very matting he
and went out on "liberty that had crawled across, turned his
night
flame into the hole underneath,
He's cocky and doesn't care who and killed seven Japs.—Sgt. Benknows it. He says he's the super- jamin J. Masselink, combat correspondent.
Marine because he's an engineer.
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Seeing Japs run like scared rabbits was the greatest satisfaction
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of Washington, D. CX, recovering
SCARECROW GUNS. Capt. Levi P. Burcham (right)
prepares to "load" a Jap "dammy gun" which was intended to hold off U S. forces *t C*pe Gloucester, New
Britain. Sgt Anaerieo M. Woyiesjes sights one of the
stage props which failed to stop Marines «f the Ist Drf.
SfttenSat Honing, Mm* 27. IM4
from a tropical ailment here. His
patrol in advance of U. S» fines att
BougainviHe surprised a number
of Japs at their noon chow. In
their confusion at the unexpected
hail of lead from tommy-guns,
rifles ami BARs, Smith -aid. the
Japs got ht each other's W"y getting oat ot the area.
Unaware Leatherneck
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GATEMEN ON GRILL
Marine 'Quiz Kids' Handle Sticklers
"Yes, he's my husband, I'm sure of that, but I'm not just sure
of his name."
That was just one of the puzzles handed the MP information
office, opposite Gate i, recently. This particular problem presented
itself in the person of an illiterate woman who came across the country
to see her husband, who was located eventually in RD.
Scores of problems, some tragic, others freakish, and a few violent,
are handled dairy at the MP information office by PlSgt. Harry B.
Barber and his men.
A well-intentioned swabby caused a few hectic moments when
he inadvertently gave his own name instead of the name of a man
he was trying to locate.
Another headache is the uniform of the day. While it is winter
service greens it ass exceptions. All the MPs have to memorize ate
those worn by officers' cooks, other cooks, messmen, work details,
members at cooks and bakers school, commissary workers, cold storage
workers, MX men, and the variety, all GX, worn by WRs. Just as
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GREEN ISLAND (Delayed)—A
"lucky approach" and swift action
by four Marine fighter pilots of
the "Hell Hound" squadron spelled
destruction for a cleverly camouflaged Jap destroyer in Keravia
Bay, a few miles south of Rabaul
on New Britain.
OWES FOR BLOOD. PFC. Nicholas Dunitz explains to
Mildred Edwards of the San Diego blood donor center
that he owes for two pints of blood. He was wounded at
Tarawa and .given three pints. While in training camp,
at New River, he gave a pint to the blood bank.
Lts. Joe Travers of Medford,
Mass., John McHugh of Chippewa
Falls, Wis., John Yeagley of Hastings, Neb., and Benjamin Krobert
of Beaver Dam, Wis., were flying
cross-country at tree-top level. A
few yards off-shore IstLt. Travers,
the leader, spotted the enemy destroyer, despite its camouflage.
"Had we not made a lucky approach", he said, "we never would
have seen the ship. I poured hundreds of rounds into its stern. My
wingmen all got in long raking
bursts."—StfSgt. Pen T. Johnson,
combat correspondent.
They Weren't So Funny At The Time
By StfSgt. Dick Gordon, Combat Correspondent
SOMEWHERE IN THE PACIski couldn't find the pin to reFIC (Delayed)— Here are some of place it. So from 0130 until dawn
the things that happened to men he sat and clutched the grenade—
of the Marine regiment which took knowing what would happen if he
part in the conquest of Eniwetok: dropped off to sleep for even a
Pvt. Louis Boucher of Chicago, second and released his grip.
who lost his rifle, lay unarmed in VERSATILE DUO
a foxhole. A jap approached and
When an Army Medical Corps
said: "Are you dead, Marine?''
Boucher, ordinarily a talkative fel- major saw Corp. Arthur A. Plalow, remained motionless. The Jap mondon of Portland, Ore., and
stared carefully and then walked PFC. Woodie M. Giles of Orrill,
Neb., helping administer blood
away.
As PFC. George T. Kapzcynski plasma to a wounded buddy he
of Milwaukee dug in for the night asked: "What unit are you corpsmen from?" They answered that
near the CP, he spied a Jap nearing his foxhole so he pulled the they weren't corpsmen but flame
pin of a grenade and got ready thrower repair men from a platoon
to throw. Then the Jap disappear- of the 22nd Marines. "That's the
ed—but it was so dark Kapzcyn- payoff", said the major. "Is there
anything you guys can't do?"
Jap Begs Mercy
MARKSMANSHIP
When Confronted
By Movie Camera
for PFC. Harry R. Bassett of Tt>
conderoga, N. Y. Unarmed, he
Marshall Islands, but he begged for
mercy before a double-barrel molion picture camera.
According to Sgt. Thomas J.
Flynn of Orange, N. J., who led
an MG squad during the battle of
Namur, it happened this way:
"My squad had trapped a Jap in
a dugout, and I was about to cut
loose with a burst when a movie
cameraman focused his camera
from behind a nearby coconut
stump.
"Just then the Jap popped his
head out of the dugout. Then he
crawled out and made motions In
the direction of the camera. He
threw himself down in front of the
cameraman and kept chattering for
mercy.
"As I took, the Jap to the rear,"
continued Sgt. Flynn, "he kept
glancing around to see if the camera was pointed at him, but he didn't seem worried over the machine
gun."
Sgt. Edward F. Ruder,
combat correspondent.
shot. The Jap fell dead.
PFC. Ken E. Frey of Los Angeles, a combat photographer, saw
plenty of dangerous action. Then
he sought a haircut aboard a pitching LCI. When the shjp lurched,
so did the scissor-wielding sailor
—and off went a bit of Frey's
ear!
PFC. Nicholas Dunilz, wounded
at Tarawa, has received more blood
than he has given to the Red Cross
blood bank but would much rather
"ive than receive.
"I'd rather donate blood than receive plasma—and I've done both."
he said. "I've used more than I've
"iven but I'm going to pay back
the difference."
Stating that after he was disLhnrged from the hospital he wanted to donate some blood to be sent
out where his buddies are still
'i-'hting, the young Leatherneck
ointed out that while he was in
■aining he gave a pint of blood.
'.fter being wounded at Tarawa
he was given three pints-- sufficient to save his life.
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Now In Recruit Training
In training which he hopes will
put him back in action is Pvt.
Gilbert F. Wright, former Englishman now in RD, whose yen to take
another crack at the enemy dates
back to the death-drenched hell
that was Dunkirk.
A ground crew supervisor with
the RAF, Wright told of the military debacle from the Nazi breakthrough of the Maginot line until
the 72-hour period where officers
and men representing every branch
of the British armed forces fought
off the German air force with
small arms and machine guns.
WOrNDED IN ACTION
Although wounded and racked
by concussion, which later secured
him an honorable discharge from
'.he service, Wright lay on his back
and sighted his rifle along his legs,
feet pointed skyward and the rifle
butt against his abdomen, to
shoot at low-flying Messerschmitt
109s as they strafed the beach.
His his.ory from one Allied
branch of service to another in the
•.aie war was packed with acuity uni.il he realized his lifetime
ambition, that of becoming an
merican. Ever with a view to
;,ing in the U.S., he became a
Ivilian ferry command co-pilot
otween Canada and England in
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His next step was as representative to Canada of Rolls Royce
engines used in British fighter
planes. Once on this side of the
Atlantic he applied to the U. S.
government for a war engineering
;:>b. So valuable was his civilian
oackground and experience with
engines in combat conditions the
"Tjvernment brought him in, overHe
riding stringent labor laws.
entered the U. S. Apr. 1, 1942, a
day he will always treasure, he
ays. Immediately he became an
instructor of Army personnel on
the Ro'ls Royce engine being manufactured by Packard Motors in
NEW FIRING POSITION? No, it's Pvt. Gilbert F.
Wright showing how men at Dunkirk fired at low-flying
Messerschmidt 109s which strafed them for 72 hours.
He is training at RD. (Photo by PFC. E. J. Wishin).
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HEALTHY "DONTS" TO
REMEMBER
By Capt C. M. Cappelman
DON'T sound off about where
and when you think you are going. You may be right and indirectly endanger your own and
your buddies' lives.
DON'T get out of condition on
ship. Make every effort to keep
in physical condition, even
though space is limited.
DONT quarrel with the Navy
on ship. You will find them
willing to meet you halfway.
Learn the ship's regulations and
obey them.
DON'T call out names of persons in your outfit while in combat. The enemy sometimes speaks
English and may call your
friend to "take care" of him.
Buy
With the Pacific Coast his ultimate goal, he came west to work
in a similar capacity for Lockheed
Aircraft Co. Here he authored the
engine section of the Navy PVI
bomber manual. As a field service
representative he instructed pilots
and ground crews in the maintenance and overhauling of Navy
PVIs, Army P-345, P-38s and Flying Fortresses.
He was affiliated with the Corps
for several months before his Apr.,
1944, enlistment in approximately
the same capacity as he was with
the Army. His work took him to
MCAS, Cherry Point, Parris Island,
and Camp Lejeune.
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It's Way You Do
It That Counts
SOMEWHERE IN THE PACIFIC (Delayed)— Two Marines in
an Eniwetok foxhole demonstrated that it's not a question of how
much you've got, but of what you
do with it.
Jap mortar fire was bothering
them, so PFS. Petero Melzoni of
Harlan, Ky., took his grenades—
all the ammunition he had left—
sneaked up, silenced the mortar
and returned, according to StfSgt. Dick Gordon, combat correspondent.
Presently
a
Jap
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According to Sgt. Stanford Opotowsky, combat correspondent, Sgt.
Grover E. Tallon of Seattle, Wash.,
recently decided to investigate his
own. He found what probably is
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SOMEWHERE IN THE PACIFIC (Delayed)—A Marine's seabag
sometimes resembles a magician's
top hat in that most anything is
likely to be found kicking around
inside.
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Enlisted Mens'
UNIFORMS
And Accessories
Uniform Measurement
Blanks Submitted Upon
SHARPSHOOTER
Marine Blues, 100% all wool.. .$52.50
Officers* Green Whip Cords... $50.00
Barracks Caps, G.I. Visor—
Medium Size Sea Going Top—ss.oo
the most useless item on this tropical island—a pair of ice skates.
GENUINE SHELL CORDOVAN BELTS
SNAPS AND SOLID BRASS BUCKLE—S4.9S
Barracks Caps for Dress
Blues twhite cover)
Collar Ornaments, bronze
Collar Ornaments, gilt.
Car. nrnampnt
Cap
bronze
Ornament, Dronze
Cap Ornament, gilt
Cap Cover, green
Cap Cover, khaki
Cap Cover, blue
Cap Cover, whiteCap Cover, white Van
Heusen Cloth
Medium Sea Going style
approached
their foxhole. PFC. Leo A. Agnoranos of Chicago raised his rifle
Tall and solidly-built, Pvt. Wright and fired twice. The Jap was dead
cherishes his American citizenship —and with that Agoranos was out
papers more than anything in the of ammunition, too.
world next to his wife and 3M:year-old daughter, now living in
dan Diego. Future plans are to
settle down on the Pacific Coast
after the war. His determination
to be "real American" shows In
for
his constant attempts to mash his
inherent broad "A" which creeps
into his conversation despite his
best efforts.
Of the people themselves in
America he says simply and with
emotion, "They don't know what
they've got."
CAMP LEJEUNE—Marines who
fought under Capt. Carl E. Conron jr. of Chestnut Hill, Mass.,
on New Britain admired his gallant leadership so much they
named q hill in his honor. He
was recently decorated with the
Navy Cross here.
Collins of Chicago. In charge of
the registry department is Sgt.
Berniece Bratberg, former assistant
postmaster at Irene, S. D.
Serving the Marine* Since 1924
Most Useless Item
Found In Seabag
REAL AMERICAN
Stand Erect
...
Pvt LUCY L. HANSEN
ready for mail call
WASHINGTON—More than a third of the discharged
Navy, Marine and Coast Guard personnel eligible for
mustering-out payments have not made the necessary application, the Navy disclosed this week. Dischargees totaling
Detroit.
INSTRUCTOR WORK
CAMP ELLlOTT—Success of
mail call is dependent not only on
the girl or the folks back home
writing regularly but on the postal
service as well.
This postoffice, which serves
many times the number of Marines
actually stationed here, last year
handled 3,500,000 letters, issued
$750,000 worth of money orders and
received 200,000 parcels for mailing.
Thirty-four WRs have taken over
most of the work of seeing that
mail addressed here to Marines
gets sent to the right man. Complicating matters is that Camp
Elliott, as FMF headquarters for
the area, must keep track of every
Marine who was at any time attached here, and must constantly
check casualty lists and keep directories up-to-date.
"I wonder how we managed as
long as we did without them", declared WO. Clifton C. Willoughby,
O-in-C. "There's almost nothing
they can't and won't do."
Assisting him is Sgt. Mary A.
Elastique
Overseas Cap
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2.50
1.50
3.25
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Campaign Bars and Ribbons
"SKKLJSS"
More
MARINE OFFICERS
* wear insignia bearing the $
p- H-H Trademark than of [
all other makes combined
—there must be a good
reason for this overwhelming preference.
:
At Post Exchanges,
Ship's Service Stores
.
Cowhide Belts, solid brass
buckle
White Plastic Belts
3.00
(dress
blues) with solid brass
$3.60
buckle
Hickok Battle Bars
included
Federal tax
*1.20
Basic Meda Bftrs
S
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Basio
stf r|ing
.25
Medal Bars
.85
Klwi shoe polish
.35
Blitz Cloth
Cap Cover, whipcord or
3.00
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Chevrons tor Greens and Blues
Hash Marks & Strieker Badges
Khaki Chevrons
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Officers' Khaki Uniforms
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Marine merchandise strictly in accordance with
Marine Corps regulations or money back in fuU.
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Saturday Morning, May 27, 1944
Mascots—They're Scattered All Over The World With Marines
MASCOTS. Wherever they are or
wherever they go, Leathernecks invariably turn
up with mascots, some of whom, like Siwash,
the Tarawa duck, achieve widespread fame. Dogs
rate tops but mascots range from kittens to burMARIMjKS'
ros. At left above is "Gismo," baby naooon, with
foster mother "Nippy" and kit-sister "Gizfoo."
"Gismo" is pride of a Parris Island battalion.
Center, PlSgt. "Jiggs," Quantico Mascot, gives
the umpire a dirty look. At right is "Bartholo-
"DARNIT." Mascot of a five-inch gun crew at Gaaiuanamo Bay, Cuba, "Darnit" finds gun's muzzle too darn big,
darn it! Pvt. Walter C. Vail of Bessemer, Ala., holds the
muzzled mascot in case he should slip through.
"TIKI"
First
dog to land on Munda,
"Tiki" of Kia Ora has many flying hours with a fighter squadron to his credit. Holding him te
Maj. B. M. Nelson of Logan, Utah.
Thousands Study
Overseas Marine Military Courses
In Corps School
Pinups Distress
"DUFFY." One of best-known of all Marine mascots is
GySgt. James Jolly Plum Duff, MCB mascot, familiar
figure to thousands of Marines who have trained here.
A son, Topper Duffy, is the mascot at Camp Matthews.
Red Cross Proves Friend
To Marines In Trouble
In trouble, Mac? You can get come to call on the Red Cross for
.eady and gracious assistance in assistance in time of need.
solving your difficulties from Red
Cross Field Director Mrs. Lois
Faurot Achenbach and her staff
on the Base.
EAGLE
Marine authoriHarpy Eagle, held by IstLt. Bert
utilize the
ties
Marines
Pfeiffer, is heralded by
services of the
at a South American base as most Red Cross. Every
ferocious mascot of any fighting
day COs refer to
unit anywhere In the world.
Mrs. Achenbach's
office men whose
confidential prob1e m s are best
handled through
the facilities of
Mrs. Achenboch
the ARC.
Typical of the speed with which
emergency cases are handled is
that of a young recruit whose
brother was accidentally killed. It
was necessary that the recruit go
home immediately. Through Mrs.
Achenbach's assistance he arrived
in his home town in Richmond,
Va., a day and a night after the
message was received here.
"BUTCH"
mew," wild black boar mascot at a Marine oalpost
in the South Pacific, with his caretaker, Corp.
Tom Mulvaney of El Dorado, Kan. Marines' interest in wild boars usually is in connection with
chow line only—down the "red lead", Mac.
QUICK
ACTION
Pvt. Balsoin Butch, new mascot
Another recruit received word
at MB, Philadelphia NYd., looks
that his three and one-half year
like most boots after their first
developed cancer of the
day of training. He inherited old child
eye
and
was
not expected to live.
predecessor.
corporal's stripes from
Money for doctors as well as transportation was furnished him at
Pay
once. Forty minutes after he
learned of his child's plight, he
[ was on his way home. Another
WASHINGTON
A personal man's financial affairs became
cash remittance service for mili- jumbled in his absence and his
tary and civilian personnel out- family was in want. Immediate
side the U. S. has been put into action, by the Red Cross sent him
operation by the Bureau of Sup- home to straighten matters out.
Many difficulties of less grave
plies and Accounts.
The system permits Individuals nature are Ironed out daily for the
to transfer cash accumulations men at the Base ARC office. Deback to designated payees in the pendents of service men thousands
of miles from here are also wejU. S. or to buy war bonds.
Transfer System
Put In Operation
—
Saturday Morning, May 27, 1944
Members of Mrs. Achenbach's
staff include Assistant Field Directors William D. Grow, Miss A.
T. Terrace, Miss Sybil Cleary, Mrs.
Ethel Pearce, Miss Eileen Cassidy,
and Miss Thelma Sawdy. The latter files claims to which ex-servicement are entitled.
TALASEA,
New
Britain
(De-
layed)—2dLt. Kenneth B. Bald of
Mt. Vernon, N.Y., has a beautiful
wife. But he's unhappy about this
pin-up girl situation, according to
a dispatch by TSgt. Gerald A.
Waindel, combat correspondent.
Mrs. Bald is glamorized Kay
QUANTlCO—Thousands of fighting Leathernecks today are availing themselves of every opportunity to do the best job within their
power against the enemy.
Under the guidance of Lt.Col.
T. E. Ringwood, director of the
Corps Correspondence School here,
some 6000 Marines ranging in
rank from private to lieutenant
colonel are studying military subjects, ranging from company adthrough 40 subministration
courses—to the reinforced regiment in combat, via the correspondence facilities of the school.
Dowd, who gave up her part in
the Broadway hit "Early to Bed"
for a Columbia Pictures contract.
Show promotion in newspapers and
magazines announced:
"Kay Dowd's autographed photograph will be mailed to any serviceman anywhere."
Lt. Bald admits he enjoys seeing
pictures of his lovely wife. But
not in the wallets of every man
Mission of the school is to proin his company.
vide Marines with a systematic
Moral: War is hell!
course of study, in military subjects only, which will better enable them to perform their military duties and thus provide them
with greater opportunities for advancement.
The school was established here
in September, 1926.
For Me till Johnny Comes Marching Home from The Halls of POPULAR COURSE
Most popular course available ia
Montezuma. Honey, I'll Be Around
When The Lights Go On Again military map reading. Prepared by
the school, it has been adopted by
All Over The World.
many colleges and universities
"Yours,
"A Guy Named Joe" throughout the country for Marine Reserves in the V-12 program.
Write Some
All commissioned and non-commissioned Marines are eligible for
enrollment. Privates and privates
first class are also eligible proCompared
they are on the promotion,
Comparative strength of Ger- vided
list
and
enrollment is approved by
man and Japanese infantry battheir CO. Students may enroll for
talions is as follows: German—3
any separate subcourse for which
rifle companies, 3 platoons per
company; 4 light MGs. per pla- they are qualified without enrollCertifitoon; 1 light mortar per platoon; ing for a complete course.
graduation are issued up3 anti-tank rifles per company; 1 cates of
regular courses.
machine gun company of 12 heavy on completion of
For completion of subcourses only
MGs. and 6 heavy mortars.
Japanese—i rifle companies; 3 a letter is furnished the student
indicating completed work.
platoons per company; 3 light
Requests for enrollment should
MGs. per platoon; 3 grenade dischargers per platoon; 1 company be made to the Director, CorreMarine Corps
of 8 heavy MGs.; 1 gun unit of spondence School,
two 70mm. howitzers; two 20mm. Schools, MB, Quantico, Va., and
anti-tank rifles; two 81mm. heavy should include name, rank, organization and address, the course in
mortars.—lnfantry Journal.
which enrollment is desired and
Be Courteous
All hands get aboard the Bond general qualifications. Blanks are
furnished upon request.
wagon!! Allot today!!
—
'Sweet Leilani' Hears
From Lyrical Recruits
Into the editor's basket this
week fell a letter from"a few of
us guys" in RD with their contribution to the literary hall of fame.
Though the contribution, composed of song titles, is addressed
to "Sweet Leilani" it might well
be clipped and mailed to such gals
as "Sweet Rosie O'Grady, "Marie," "Ramona," or even "Dinah."
It goes like this:
"Sweet Leilani:
"Do Nothing Till You Hear
From Me You Great Big Beautiful Doll, Because You're Always
in my Heart From Taps Till Reveille. But, As Time Goes By in
San Fernando Valley and the Deep
Purple falls over The Sleepy Lagoon, We Will Take A Journey To
A Star In My Blue Heaven.
"Later Tonight in Dreamland we
will travel By The Light Of The
Silvery Moon on the Chattanooga
Choo Choo and have Tea For Two
Deep In The Heart Of Texas.
"There are Memories of Long
Long Ago but I Don't Get Around
Much Anymore. When They Ask
About You, I say I Love You
Truly. It Can't Be Wrong to Walt
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Strength Of Enemy
Units
Marine Corps Chevron
—
11
OldTimers
High Percentage
Qualification
Set At Matthews
171 New Marines Turn In
Expert Scores In Single
Record Day On M-1 Course
CAMP MATTHEWS—Firing the
M-l rifle course here on May 18,
recruits registered the highest
percentage qualification for this
range, with 95.9 per cent of the
805 shooting the course qualifying.
On that day 171 men proved expert
riflemen, 295 sharpshooters and 306
marksmen.
Highest individual scores for the
week were made by Pvts. Cornelius
Dc Horn (Plat. 376 >, Chicago, with
a 328 out of a possible 340; GeraldIstSgt. DANIEL YATES
ing McDonnell (Plat. 377), Little
saw duty in Aleutians
Rock, Ark., with a 326; Robert E.
Renner (Plat. 379), Madison, Neb.,
and Pvt. Cecil G. Rouse (Plat.
393), Cincinnati, 0., both with 324.
Plat. 374 was coached to 100 per
cent qualification by PFC. John
Prisoner
W. Mclntire. GySgt. R. J. McDead Woun'd Miss'g of War
8,029
2,510
Bride was DI. Corp. Milton F. USN
14,704
4,031
79a
1,943
7,956
Beal coached Plat. 379 to 98.4 per USMC 4,513
219
338
91
0
CSCO
cent qualification, Corp. L. W.
19,555
12,104
9,047
4,453
Wiley was DI.
DEAD
May 17
California: PlSgt. Clyde H. Mcjr.,
Angeles.
Los
Pvt.
Dc
Clam
—323,
heading individuals
Florida: Sgt. Van C. Swearingen,
Horn; 326. Pvt. McDonnell; 324, Pvt.
Pvt. Renner; 320, Pvt. Carroll N. Foley.
Illinois: PFC. Edward J. Burns,
Swinney (Plat. 374), Galveston. Tex.;
Aleutian Action MARINES IN ACTION
Seen By Veteran With Leathernecks In The Pacific
First Sergeant
OySgt. James E. (Tony) Pears*!
MTSgrt. Peter Tunno of Portland,
Ore, member of the "Whistling of Vallejo, Calif., was a busy man
Devils" fighter squadron, which on Engebi and Parry Islands.
26-Year Corps Service
down acting first sergeant for an assault
"i knocked
Includes Duty Tours At
3 eight Zeros over company, he was second in comMany Foreign Stations
Ponape in as mand. When ammunition ran low
many minutes re- he served as ammunition carrier.
IstSgt. Daniel M. Yates, veteran
missed When the company runner was in*
cently,
of 26 years in the Corps, topped
chalking up his jured Pearsall delivered messages.
his sea and foreign shore duty by
| first enemy fight- Between runs, he fixed jammed
being one of the few Leathernecks
;> er, but returned weapons. He topped things off by
to see action in the Aleutians in
5 with two patrol shooting a Jap.
this war. He is now attached to
I
i boats to his cred-
Radio Co, Base Sig. Bn.
The old-timer served aboard a
transport in northern waters out
of Dutch Harbor. Details of the
action have not been disclosed.
Enlisting in 1918, IstSgt. Yates
has served in the Virgin Islands,
at Santo Domingo, Cuba, the Philippines and in China.
SERVED IN TEXAS TOO
In 1935, the first sergeant went
into the Fleet Reserve and reentered active service in January,
1941. Until shipping to northern
waters, he served in recruiting
duty in Texas and in other capacities at MCB and at Rep. Base,
San Diego. He returned to the
Base May 26, 1943.
Decorations held by IstSgt. Yates
include the World War I ribbon,
the Expeditionary Bar, Good Conduct Medal, American and Asiatic
Chicago.
Indiana: 2dLt. Jaine9 O. Mills, campaign ribbons, the Defense
West Lafayette.
Eugene K. Medal and the China ExpeditionLouisiana:
Lt.CoI,
Schultz, New Orleans.
ary Bar.
Michigan: Corp. Richard S. Hayes,
Be Courteoa»
Detroit.
New York: Sgt. Donald M. Davies,
...
Casualties
319. Pvt. Benjamin Shipp (Plat. 374).
Corpus Christi, Tex.
Leading platoons—l9o. Plat. 374
(PFC. John W. Mclntire. coach, and
GySgt. R. J. Mcßride, BI); 95.4,
Plat. 379 (Corp. Milton I'. Beal,
coach, and Corp. 1.. W. Wiley. DI):
98.3. Plat. 377 (Corp. Ernest H.
Park; Corp. Everett
Hachmeister, coach., and Sgt. J. H. South Ozone
McWain, Alexander.
Hayes, DI).
missuna
May 18
California: IstLt. Glenn W. Smith,
Leading -individuals
321, Pvt. San Bernardino.
Georgia: IstLt. Ralph M. Jones,
Rouse; 323. Pvts. Claude A. Clark
(Plat. 393), Troy, O.: and Kenneth Griffin.
„.„.
Illinois: Corp. Ferris R. Gillin,
399)
King
(Plat.
Huntington
B.
Muncie.
Park, Cal.
Kentucky: StfSgt. Anthonr T. McLeading platoons—9S.3. Plats. 386
(Sgt. William It. Threfall, coach, Laughlin, Ludlow.
New Jersey: Corp. Michael F.
and Corp. E. Y. Martin. DI); 393
(Pl'C .\rthur E. Parker, coach, and Maze-pa, Raritan.
Pennsylvania: Sgt?.
George D.
FlSki (.!. W. Linn, I'll); and 395
(PIV. i'arrell L. Selby. coach, and Herbst, Foltstown; John S. Little,
Corp. H. Uollier. DI i ; PS.3. Plats. Norristown.
Texas: StfSgt. John E. Papkuski,
387 (Corp. Thomas J. RodvreM. Tort
Arthur.
coach, and Sgt. C. T. Talkington.
Virginia:
IstLt. Rnllin N. Conwell
DI), i-l! (Corp. W. N". Thompson
DI),
jr..
and
PFC.
Pat
ton.
Charlottesville.
P.. H.
coach
SAFE
392 C'.rp. Ralph X, Juhh jr.. coach.
Corp. Frederick X Retz of Cleveand I'FC. R. A. Steelivuiimer, DI).
and :;>t (Corp. Nels H. Long, coach, land. 0., previously reported missing
on the Feb. 15 casualty list.
and J'FC. J. H. Parks. DI).
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The squadron
PFC. George A. Menzies of Vaa
commanded by Nuys, Calif, looked out of his foxLor
c
n D. hole
i Maj.
on Eniwetok Atoll to discover
TUNNO
Everton of Crofthat if the Japs didnt
ton, Neb., Guadalcanal ace who
kill him, Marines
raised his score to 12 at Ponape.
probably would.
Ha
had advanced so rapAlthough wounded in the left
idly that he had outarm and leg and with three memdistanced his buddies
bers of his six-man patrol killed
and was caught beat Cape Torokina, Corp. James K.
tween the two skirm*
Stonesifer of Littlestown, Pa, perMJCNZIES
ish lines. Marines
sonally wiped out a machine gun
when they moved
found
later
him
nest with hand grenades, killed two
Taps attempting to emplace another forward.
gun and then remained for 23
Capt Clement F. Halm jr. of
hours at an observation post within
a few feet of enemy positions. Now Chula Vista, Calif., and Corp. Loui*
at USNH, Shoemaker, Calif, he has F. Cardon* of Gallup, N. M., had
three escapes from death on a
been awarded the Silver Star.
single bombing mission. A Jap
shellburst over the Marshalls threw
Sgts. Junior I* Mulcahy and Patrick L. Murphy were buddies the plane into a spin and the capthrough school days in Great Falls, tain barely pulled It out at th«
Mont. But although they joined last minute. Enroute back to thf
the Corps within a few weeks of base, a terrific storm disrupted'
communications, but the flyer*
eventually found their way back.
On the landing strip, fragmentation bombs which they had thought
dropped on the Japs exploded and
NAPLES (Delayed) (APl—Unittore chunks out of the plane. Th«
ed States naval craft in Northplane was wrecked but the pair
west African waters would have
was unhurt.
beer aboard if he had his way,
Aim True —.
Vice-Adm, H. X, Hewitt said toMulcahy
Murphy
day in discussing some of the probTexas Boot: That means fight
lems of his men while here on an each other and both, fought in the where I come from, stranger.
inspection trip.
Marshalls, they did not meet again
Stranger: Well, why don't you
All alcoholic beverages have until recently, when both were fight?
been banned on American naval awarded Purple Hearts at a Naval
Texas Boot: 'Cause I ain't wher«
hospital in the Pacific.
vessels since before prohibition.
I came from.
; is
——
Admiral Calls For
Beer Aboard Ships
Leatherneck Saves Life
Of Navy Man In Landing
AN ADVANCED PACIFIC BASE (Delayed)—Sgt.
Russell Edward Pole of Memphis, Term., was credited by
Ens. Orville Basnasik of Langdon, N. D., for saving his life
in the raging surf off Roi Island, Kwajalein atoll, during
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the landings Jan. 31.
Seeing the ensign's apparently time. Ens. Basnasik described his
was tired out. I
lifeless body floating five feet be- predicament. "I
was almost sleepy. I didn't see
neath the water after an amphibious tractor had overturned, any funny lights as people say you
Sgt, Pole dragged him to the sur- will and nothing seemed to hurt
me. I wasn't in pain and I wasn't
face and swam with him to a nearscared. I knew I was losing conby float.
everything
Ist Lt. Donald Boydstoti, Sand sciousness. Then
Lt.
Jim G.
blacked
out."—2nd
ensign
said
the
had
Okla.,
Springs,
Lucas, PRO.
no "pulse when first rescued and to
Obey Order*
all appearances was dead, Sgt.
Polo estimated Ens, Basnasik had
Spanish Class
been submerged four minutes. It
Marines are invited by the Univ.
took 30 minutes to revive him.
Calif, extension division to en"If I wasn't dead, it's as close of
as I want to come to the real roll in an elementary Spanish class
starting Monday in room 409,
thing." declared the ensign.
Call M-9716 for inAfter struggling in the rough Scripps bldg.
tea and going down for the third formation.
First Mail Call Jolts Vets
AN
ADVANCED
PACIFIC had to be sent back and remade
BASE (Delayed)—Marines return-
ing to this base after participating in the invasion of the Mar-
sha!! Islands received their first
mail in several weeks, Opening the
"first letter" brought a variety of
humorous—and not so humorous™
before it could be cashed, A war-
M<t'
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"Strictly according to U.S. Marine Corps Uniform
Regulations or your money back in full"
rant officer received a package of
baby clothes which had been forwarded by mistake from the
States. They had to go through
H
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WE'DELIVER" THE GOODS
the censor before he could send
them to his wife—Sgt. David
correspondent.
experiences to these mait-hungry Dempsey, combat
veterans.
One boy came back to find a
notice from his draft boird to report for induction, He had been
in the service over i year. Another veteran of the Marshalls
opened a letter from his best girl,
only to find she had just married
someone in the States.
An officer's first letter was in
the form of a dividend check for
several hundred dollars. A Marine
sergeant got a belated money order from his home town's Christmas fund, but it had been issued
more than 60 days previously, and
12
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MONEY TO LOAN
ON
DIAMONDS, WATCHES
JEWELRY OR ANYTHING OF VALUE.
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& LOAN CO.
Lowest Interest Rates
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Saturday, Morning, May, 27,
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1944
CO, Two Others
At Air Station
Win Promotions
Honors Marine
WASHINGTON—A new destroyer escort, the USS Kenneth D.
Bailey under construction at Boston Navy Yard, was named for
the late Maj. Kenneth D. Bailey.
The vessel is scheduled to be
launched in the fall.
MOJAVE—Promotion of
Col. Joseph P. Adams, CO of this
air station, and Cols. Harold R.
Lee and Dan W. Torrey jr. to that
rank has been announced.
Col. Lee is CO of an aircraft
group and Col. Torrey a group
executive officer.
Col. Adams served at MCAS, El
Toro, before assuming command
here in June, 1943.
-
KEEPS 'EM .ROLLING. StfSgt. Paul F.
Sproul (standing)
shows little interest in propellor held by IstLt. Ben Sutts,
MT officer. It's from Base "Navy"—a speedboat. Sproul
repairs motorbikes (Photo by PFC. E. J. Wish in)
.
HEADS NEW SQUADRON
MCAS, EL CENTRO—Maj. Jo-
Former 'Mech' For Speed
seven Kings Now Busy At
MCB
seph H. Reinburg, San Diego Marine ace, has been appointed CO
of a new squadron now forming
here. He has shot dojin
Japanese planes in South Pacific
action.
THREE WIN
EAGLES
—
Swimming
MCAS, MIRAMAR
is a favorite pastime of StfSgt.
Travis L. Hafcley of Weatherford,
Tex., but he's discovered that a
water-filled foxhole under a Jap
bombing attack isn't the ideal
place for an evening dip.
An aviation ground crewman
just back from the Pacific, he
tells tMs story:
"During a night bombing attack
or .lunda, I couldn't find a covered foxhole in time, so I dived into
an uncovered one—and landed in
a miniature lake. It had been raining heavily, and there was about
seven feet of water in the hole.
"Until the Japs were driven off,
I was paddling around in the water like a scared duck with bombs
hitting all around. When the allclear sounded, I was so exhausted
that my buddies had to pull me
«
ADDITIONAL DUTY
IstLt. George F. Peter
jr. has
been assigned additional duty as
police and property officer for theBase BOQ replacing IstLt. Floyd/
J. Ray.
IstLt. Oscar Cargile, former assistant to the Base Property Officer, was detached this week and
assigned to Base Depot, TC, Camp
Pendleton. His duties have been
assumed by WO. (QM) Orville C.
Lambert.
Capt. Bradford A. Parrish was
detached from Ser. Bn. this week
and assigned to duty with Gd. Bn.
Marine Paddles
Through Air Raid
In Deep Foxhole
Marksmen Take
Florida Match
Parris Island Second As
Quantico Goes Home With
22 Out Of 47 Awards
QUANTICO
championship
The crack
—Quantico
world
Marine
pistol team piled more laurels on
its lengthy list of victories by
walking away with 22 out of 47
medals during recent Florida State
Pistol Championship matches.
Firing
against
top pistol marks-
men of the nation, Quantico
was
followed by these entries: Pari is
Island Marines, 13 awards; civilian enlry, 6; Coast Guard, 3; West
Point, 2; New River Marines, 1;
Naval Academy, 0.
Biggest upset of the matches was
when a four-man Parris Island
team edged out Quantico, 1128-1114, on the short NRA course, 25
out.
"After this, brother, I am going yards, slow fire, on a reduced tarto look before I leap."—Corp. get.
Charles R. Stokes.
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INDIVU>IAL SCORES
Top individual honors were
Win Imiu
Order Forbids WR
Use Of Men's Caps
by:
won
I'lSgt.
Eugene C. Zimmer, Qu.mtlco, 1-31, Kxpert class.
1
Houston
r Co 'ry, Quamlco,
',
o
8 46, Marksman
class.
Krank Contz, Parris Island,
WASHINGTON
We a r in g of ,„P Fr
SJ7, Sharpshooter class.
men's garrison caps by Women
lstl>t 'o Thom»s B. Barrier, QuanReserves on liberty was ordered tico. 188, 50-yd. course, slow-fire at
standard target,
discontinued in a recent letter of
PFC. H. H. Leland, Parris Island,
instruction which disclosed a new 199, 25-yard, timed fire match.
Sgt. David T. Dalton. Quan!ieo,
type of head gear for WRs has 194,
2-Vjard, rapid fir,, match.
IstLt. Allen Ferguson, Army Air
been designed.
Corps, 289, natural match course,
The new hat, similar to the men's both 25 and 50 yds., at slow, timed
garrison cap but made of different and rapid fire.
Individual aggregate scores commaterial, will not replace the fa- piled from four preceding mdiv idunl
miliar winter service green cap matches: Ist, Sgt. Dalton, 856 points'
2nd. IslLt. llarri«T, 554 points: 3rd,
with red cord.
WO. M. O. Wilson, I'SCn, 833 points.
Pending manufacture and distriWrite Home
—
A man who "kept 'em rolling" for such motorcycle
speedsters as Ed Kretz, nine-time national champion, and
Sam Parriott, California speed record holder, now keeps
Base motorcycles and bicycles in operation. He is StfSgt.
Quantico Pistol
J' 1
'^
Promotion of three Marine aviation officers to the rank of colonel Paul F. Sproul, who has become 4
was announced this week. They a sort of general fix-it with the Three-man crew to
maintain.
addition of three-wheel scooters
were:
Prior to his enlistment in OcCol. Livingston B. Stedman jr., and power lawnmowers for his tober
1942, he owned and operated bution of the new cap, men's garwho won his wings in the Army in
his own garage in Puente, Cal. His rison caps may
Cook "Burned"
1918 and who was serving in the
be worn with utiliBase shop comes under the direc- ty and other
Hawaiian area at the outbreak of
work clothes, only.
USNH, OAKLAND -A field cook
tion of IstLt. Ben Sutts, Base MT
this war. He is the executive offor a month and a half at BouBe Courteous
officer. StfSgt. Sproul's primary
gainville, Corp. Everett F. Vickers
ficer at MCAD, Miramar.
ambition now, however, is to get
A North Pole Eskimo says, of Edgerton, Kan., "got mighty
Col. Valentine Gephart, comoverseas and take a crack at the "Glub, glub."
mad one day when a Jap sniper
manding ABG-2, North Island. A
Japs with a monkey wrench, rifle,
A South Pole Eskimo says, drilled a hole through one of his
veteran of World War I, he asor whatever is handy.
"Glub, glub, yo-all."
cooking pots.
sumed his present command in December, 1942.
The Base First Sergeants School
Col. Robert M. Haynes, CO of an will close its doors today following
aircraft group at MCAS, El Centro. graduation of the present class of
He served at Midway after the 47, ending 27 months of operation
Pearl Harbor attack.
during which the school has supplied 559 non-coms to FMF, aviaESCAPED JAPS
tion and other Marine units.
WASHINGTON-Maj. Austin C. Brig.Gen. Matthew H. Kingman
Shopner of Shelbyville, Term., one was to address members of the
This newest improvement has already sold like hotcakes, and is one of the
of three Marine officers to escape school's last class this morning.
best items we've had in a long time.
from a Japanese prison camp, reThe school was" organized Mar.
cently was promoted to the rank 2, 1942, by IstLt. (then WO.) Ford
Actual ribbon is used, and covered with plastic and both ribbon and plastic
of lieutenant colonel, HQMC an- E. Wilkins, now assistant Base
are
curved around the bar. The bar has "clutch type" fasteners at each
nounced today.
under the supervision of
end so that it does not stick out from the coat. Pvibbons are INTERShofner, now on duty at Camp t.Col. Joseph M. Swinnerton, CO
CHANGEABLE, and can be moved in any order. In fact we can make up
__Lejeune, spent 18 months as a Jap of Ser. Bn.
your bars while you wait. They never soil.
prisoner. He fell into enemy hands
Late last month HQMC ordered
when Corregidor was surrendered the school's disbandment on the
ground that the quota of the type
Single
May 6, 1942.
of personnel turned out had been
CHANGES OF DUTY
fulfilled.
WASHINGTON— The following RETAIN WO. TEOREY
Present O-in-C of instruction is
changes in status have been anWO. Robert W. Teorey, who will
nounced for Marine personnel:
Brig.Uen. Robert L. Denig de- be retained for duty with Ser. Bn.
tached from HQMC for temporary SgtMaj. Creed H. DeZarn, chief
We carry a full stock of ribbons from the Navy Cross to the Good Conduct.
duty overseas.
Col. Lewis A. Hohn from overseas instructor, also will remain on the
Mail Orders filled the same day as received
to Camp Lejeune.
Base.
pay postage and insurance any K —e. No C.O.D.S, please
We
Lt.Cols. Thomas J. Noon from San
IstSgt Robert C. Sullivan will
Diego area to Cherry Point; Richard
E. Hanley from San Diego to new- be assigned to Motor Transport
duties in same area; Loren S. Fraser School
and TSgt. Gordon C Vanfrom overseas to San Diego area;
Donald B. Huey from Edenton, N. C, Hauser to the Insurance & Into Cherry Point; Norman Hussa from
HQMC to overseas; Harry A. Waldort vestigation office in RD.
from Quantico to overseas; Lewis J.
Graduates promoted one grade
Fields from overseas to HQMC; Kirk above the ranks
listed as a result
Armistead from Miami, Fla., area to
Cherry Point; John T. 1.. D, Oabbert of finishing in the top half of the
from San Diego area to Cherry Point;
class are:
Dixon Ooen from overseas to San present
OySgts. Donald M. Stone. Roy R
Diego area.
Sherman
Stone.
T. "Wicker, Carl c.
Lt.Col. Lewis W. Walt appointed
Wiggins: TSgt. Ruben J. Appolt:
to that grade for general duty.
~^
PlSgts. Clair
Henry
First Sergeants
School Closes
As MCB Activity
——-
A Swell Deal in
CAMPAIGN RIBBONS
35c
Bar
Double Bar
Triple Bar
55c
75c
10c
Stars, Each
L. Russard,
L.
Duffy. Douglas V.'. Hihhe, Oraydon
H. Kaeding, Charles P. Milhauser.
John "A" Nightingale. Erwin N.
Rush. Alan J. Spindler, and James
L Watkins.
StfSgts. Richard B. Raedeker. Robert A. Fyfe. Jack J. Ireland. Martin
Maul, Paul H. Myers. Floyd M.
Navy Cross
Perkins; Sgts. Ralph J. Bennethum,
Egbert R. Chapin, and Charles L.
IstLt. Alexander Bonnyman jr. Robinson.
(posthumously).
Those completing the course but
Legion of Merit
not eligible for promotion above
Cols. Edwin A. Pollock, Armor
LeR. Simms (Gold Star in lieu of their present ranks are:
MTSgts.
Raymond C. Eeekner.
second Legion of Merit).
Leonard E. Frick, Adam A. KaniinLt.Col. James M. Masters sr.
ski. Robert L. Love, Carter H. MedMaj. John T. Bradshaw.
ley, and "Walter L. Smith.
Silver Star
Others who completed the course
Corp. Frank TC. Stine.
are:
PFCs. Herbert C. liii.ttfjcn (postCySgts.
Roy M.
Bartholomew,
humously), Louis M. Marcuccio.
John M. F.eard, Robert F. Ruckley,
Air Medal
Donald H. Chapman, Pearson F. GilCapts. IJ.rb.it Homes, Elmer Y. liam, Richard T. Hatlin. James F.
Thompson jr.
Humes, Wilburn E Keith, Ilrevas
('.. Mitchell. Hunter M. Shackelford:
IstLt. Homer J. Cm mil.
TSgt Alvin L. Mahan; riSgts. WallLetters of Commendation
er F 1laker .lames O. R.-aslov. HarCol. Chauncey r:-. Patker jr.
old A'. Hansen. Homer L. H-nrlerMaj. Jamew H". Tinsley.
skot John R. Hetzel. David H. Hood,
2dLt Robert W. Kiikpatrick.
I and Joseph 11, Ileardon.
Citations
w i inn
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Saturday Morning, May 27, 1944
STORE HOURS
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10 A.M. to 4 P.M.
"Strictly according to Marine Corps Unifoim
Regulations or your money back in full"
Marine Corps Chevron
—
13
Memorial Program Slated
By Halls Of Montezuma
Screen Guide
BASE THEATER
1730-2000
(One Show —1930) —Something About a Soldier. Keyes-Neal.
Forty
Sunday—All
Uaba and
Thieves, Hall-Momcz.
Monday—So.-. Your Uncle, Burke-
Next Wednesday's weekly broadcast of the "Halls of
Montezuma" will be devoted to a radio Memorial Day service in honor of all Leathernecks who have died on Pacific*
battlefronts. It will include dramatizations of heroism.
Today
Woods.
Tuesday—Calling
Dr.
Chaney-Morrison.
Wednesday—HappyLand.
Rutherford;
IS3O.
Vincent.
the late IstLt.
Ameche- Honor winners,
Montezuma, William D. Hawkins and the late
of
Halls
Thursday—Sing
a
Deeds of two Marine Medal of i
Death,
will be dramatized. The stories of the late Maj.
Lofton R. Henderson and Maj.
Gregory Boyington, missing in action, will also be told.
The program, scheduled to go on
the air at 1630 from the Base
Theater, will also feature the reading of a poem, "Ballad of Wake
Island," by Sgt. Glenn Ford.
Music for the broadcast will be
furnished by the "Halls" orchestra
under direction of WO. Fred Lock.
Henry Gurke,
Jones- PFC.
Jingle,
Friday—Love Crazy, Powell-Loy.
CAJEP
Today—The
KATTXXWB
1745
Iron Major,
O'Brien-
Warrick.
Sunday—Third Finger Left Hand,
Douglas-Loy.
Monday—There's Something About
A Soldier, Keyes-Neal.
liaba and Forty
Tuesday—AH
Thieves. Hatl-Montez.
Wednesday—l'.oxing Matches.
Thursday—Calling Dr.
Death,
Chaney-Morrison.
Friday—Happy Land. Ameche-
Rutherford.
CAJMJP JEKLIOTT
(Auditorium program listed.
Same
program given in Theaters No. 1
and No. z. one and two days later,
Sh T-Mall
EMBIIOIOERY WORK. Corp. Jack (Tiny) Hendrix—
6 ft. 3 in. and 265 pounds—gives PFC. Dale Allspaugh some
po-'nters. lie's equally at home with a needle or handling
heavy crate?. (Photo by PFC. Edward J. Wishin).
Parker-Ryan.
Tuesday—lt Happened Tomorrow,
Pov, ell-Darnell
Wednesday—Uridse of San Lvii
Rey. Barry -Tamiroff.
Thursday—Johnny l>oe.sn*t
Live
Here Anymore. Simon-Ellison
Friday—Bermuda Mystery, FosterSaturday—The Story of Dr. Wassel, Cooper-Day.
MCAD, MIRAMAB
1745-3000
Wrestling with heavy boxes or doing fine embroidery
work, it doesn't n>itter which, is all in a day's operations
for versatile Corp. Jack Hendrix of Oklahoma City, now in
Ser. Co., Ser. Bn.
The other day he startled his
comrades by throwing his six foot
three inches and 265 pounds of
brawn into an embroidery detail
with such skill that PFC. Dale
Allspaugh of San Francisco doubted her own eyes.
Part Choctaw Indian, Corp. Hendr« is one of the most popular
men in his outfit. He was hesitant
to pose for the unusual picture,
stating he hadn't much experience
at doing fine needie work. The
results of his handiwork, however,
are proof of the pudding. Carry
on, corporal.
——
Obey Orders
Air Unit Donated
Fishing Tackle
MCAS. EL CENTRO-Contribu-
ting hooks, flies, lines, spinners,
reels and other fishing gadgets,
members of the Fort Wayne (Ind.)
chapter of the Izaak Walton
League assured Marine aviation
personnel here of having ample
equipment for overseas angling.
The equipment will accompany
units from this station to overseas
stations for use in relaxation periods. It was obtained through efforts of TSgt Ralph H. Plumb,
member of the chapter now stationed here.
Leatherneck Runs —
——
Of
Filming
Base
'Garrison Gamut' Movie Short Ends
B«jr War Boate
Today—S to r r
of Dr.
Wassel,
Cooper-Day.
Sunday and Monday—Two Girls
and a Sailor, Johnson-Allyson.
Tu-asday—t'SO Show. Around the
Corner.
Wednesday—Curse of the Cat People. Simon-Smith.
Thursday—Hitler Gang, WatsonPojie.
Friday and Saturdav—Let's Face
It, Hope-Hutton.
Shoot Straight
7Ae :*•���
YANKEE
Flyer Down In
Desert Saved
MALT
Marcn Proudly
Entertainment Unit
Assigned Overseas
—
A Marine
HORN, Ariz.
flier was rescued from the desert
IT miles northwest of here after a
five-day search during which veteran trackers sought to overtake
him as he wandered about the
wasteland unsighted by cruising
(AP>
Another band unit was detached
from MCB this week for assignment to an aircraft wing overseas.
Bandmaster of the 20-pieee unit is
Lawrence F. Bishop, who has
served as Base band librarian and
planes.
student band instructor. Assistant
The pilot saved his life, searchers bandmaster is John Harding and
said, by breaking apart barrel cacdrum major is Frank M. Streit,
tus and sucking moisture from the who took part in the defense of
pulpy fiber. He was identified as Pearl Harbor. A full dance orchesLt. Edward W. Zo'.onicr. of the El tra and individual entertainers are
Centro Marine air field.
contained in the band.
Saints Smartly
—
Dm T-Mall
GI: "Go ahead and telephone,
Fight for national security and
Filming of the movie short sub- save for personal security.
Buy and if a man answers ask him
ject on activities of the Base band, Bonds!
why the hell he isn't in the Army?"
done at MCB last week, was completed Saturday by Warner Bros.
[F YOU'RE
Hffort is being made by WO.
MKhl
B
Frederick Lock, Base Band OffiLET'S EAT BEFORE
cer, to arrange a premiere showmmm-s *t
CTARVE
ing; of the short subject at the
Base theater in about three weeks.
The movie will show the various
phases of training of band personfcfcfciw ■ ■
nel.
Prices
MARSHALL ISLANDS (DelayNorman W. Voss of Chicago recently ran what he calls a
"garrison gamut." according to
Sgt. John R. Hurley, a combat correspondent.
In one day he was sergeant of
the guard, corporal of the guard,
commander of a firing squad for
a funeral, and was named head of
the newly formed military police—
a post equivalent to provost marshal.
From 0400 until 0800 he stood his
Bto» JUOOM **lfc
regular corporal of the guard
spotted
calf to Mamma
Young
watch. Then he was assigned to
the rifle platoon. Following that, cow:
"Shoot dc udder to me, mudder,
he relieved the sergeant of the
guard, who had been notified of and dc udder udder to me brudder, mudder!"
transfer to the U.S.
While standing the sergeant
watch, Sgt. Voss was informed of
his new M.P. status.
ed) —Sgt-
Be Courteoni
———
Unit Citation
The Presidential Unit Citation
has been awarded the submarine
Trigger for outstanding performance in inflicting severe damage
on enemy shipping,Aim True
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Separated by duty at various MaFOI SALE
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Asked the landlady, showing her
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eant: "As a whole this is quite a
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it's no good."
PFC. Everett J. Cowen was the
first to enlist, in 1941, and was
followed into the Corps by Corp.
Hollis J. Cowen, PFC. Louis B.
Cowen and Pvt. Stephen A. Cowen
jr. They are the sons of Mr. and
Mrs. Stephen A. Cowen of New
Orleans, La.
Rutherford.
No Bull In A China Closet
And He Can Prove It, Too
Bear A Hand
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Monday—Detective Kitty O'Day.
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27. 1944
Home front
Floods spread over thousands of
lowa acres in the wake of heavy
rains and tornados which took five
lives. Will Rogers' body was shipped Back to his boyhood home
near Ctaremore, Okla., from the
West Coast. Congress may lose
its summer vacation because of
the press of national affairs. The
"painless extraction" tax bill, designed to excuse about two-thirds
of the nation's taxpayers from filling out income tax return blanks,
passed the Senate. New car production may not be far off, Washington sources indicated.
A Seabee, victim of the fatal
blood disease, leukemia, was flown
from England to his home in Los
Angeles to die. Parents of a 2year-eld girl leukemia victim who
died have offered her body to
science for experiments and research. Dr. Conrad E. Tharald>sen, cancer authority, died in New
York at «0.
A blue-striped house in Lewistown, Most., is the result sf an
Army air
ace's
activities in
Europe
A neighbor promised a
stripe for every plane shot down.
He has six stripes so far. The
."Yippee," Lockheed Lightning P-38, was the 13,000th war plane
turned out by that plant and the
5,000 th Lightning.
Fifteen men were convicted of
polygamy at a plural wife trial
in Salt Lake City. Onlookers included several of the 65 women
sergeants,
Air
Zeros,
Five
five
five
QUINTUPLETS.
in the case. The Supreme
Turret gunners of the "Red Devil" torpedo bombing named
Court ruled that the OPA has
squadron, they recently reported to MCAD, Miramar. penal powers. The House of RepFrom left, standing: Sgts. Edward J. Healey of Milwaukee, resentatives postponed discussion
Alba N. Blackerby of Lake, Mich.; and TSgt. Marion
of an anti-liquor bill which has
of Roseville, Cal. Kneeling: Sgts. Augustus J. Moon been brewing. Fifty lumber mills
of Paintsville, Ky., and Chancel A. Hall of Pioche, Nev. in the Pacific Northwest have
-closed and the billion-dollar industry faces a complete shutdown
as thousands of men left their
jobs in wildcat strikes. A week-old
strike at the Chrysler Corp., in
Detroit, endVd.
A "Smith" week was inaugurated at the Los Angeles Red Cross
blood bank, involving «406 families by that name. Four, died and ■
more than €0 were hurt in a Hamdance hall fire.
The Allied drive on Rome was destroyed 20,600 enemy aircraft ilton, Ontario,
under way with battleships, planes and flown 750,000 combat missions. Texas Democrats split en a fourth
and more than 3000 field artillery
In the far East, Chinese launched I term balloting session in Austin.
pieces pounding Nazi defenders at an offensive across the Salween
Anzio and Cassino. Seventeen Ger- river and cut the old Burma Road.
man divisions were caught In the Troops in Honan province, on the
"Between Two Worlds" takes a
gigantic pincers of American and defensive for many weeks, have
British troops using Cassino as a counter-attacked
regained fling »at the supernatural with
and
super-actor Paul Henreid and a
spring board. Yank parachutists strategic positions.
engaged in fierce fighting after
Although monsoon rains made distinguished cast including John
descending on the Appian Way be- Burmese battlefields a sea of mud, Garfield, Sydney Greenstreet and
George Tobias enacting roles of
tween the two Allied bastions.
American troops of Merrill's MaCassino fell to a united effort. rauders continued to close on the passengers of a phantom craft
Polish soldiers moving in on the Myitkyina base after seizing the which is blown into kingdom come
at the outset of the picture.
city's monastery, French troops airfield in a surprise attack.
In "The Yellow Canary," Anna
taking Esperia and U. S. units
The Turkish government balked
overrunning Formia.
a plot by a pro-Nazi organization, Neagle acts within an act as a
which planned to overthrow the Nazi spy involving all kinds of
EUROPE BLASTED
suspense, chases and close shaves
present regime, by declaring marwith death.
As the air war on the continent tial law in Istanbul. King Peter
Yugoslavia,
of
Great
Britain,
in
a
continued with
7000-ton blasting
of airdromes, radar installations dismissed his Yugoslav government
and rail targets, Axis broadcasts in exile and is seeking a pro-Tito
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chaos." Broadcasts, believed deGet By; No. 4—lt's Love, Love,
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fidence on the eve of invasion, Germany to Sweden reported that Poinciana; No. 7—l'll Be Seeing
told destruction of the French 47 RAF and other Allied airmen You; No. B—Goodnight Wherever
hydro-electric system, pulverizing were massacred by Germans last You Are; No. 9—Amour; No. 10—
of marshalling yards and that lit- March.
Germany's answer was Irresistible You.
tle food is available for the French that the men were shot in an es-Use T-Mail
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cape try. The officers now in
Gen. Henry H. Arnold, RAF Sweden denied this and declared
chief, stated the air war is "in- that Nazi prison guards went bervasion itself in the deadliest sense serk and shot men haphazardly in
of the word." He said the air barracks, shops and yards throughforces have trained 2,500,000 men, out a prison camp. Nazis said all
GUADALCANAL (Delayed)—
U. S. airmen captured in the future Catholic Marines stationed here
will be tried by courts. A German have established a fund to aid in
Catholic priest told in Australia the restoration of missions deof the beheading of two American stroyed in the Solomon Islands
fliers by Japs before the Ameri- campaign.
cans seized Hollandia last month.
With allotments for families and
The German had also been a 1war bonds deducted, most LeathThe mixture of asphalt, oil and prisoner of the Japs, but was re- ernecks don't have any great sum
of money on pay day, hut they
sand used in sandbags, which have leased after their base was capformed protective barriers around tured by U. S. forces.
are contributing generously.
vital points on MCB against possible air attack, has proven an excellent road surface and is being
used on the new parking lot near
TOQ and in the boondocks land
reclamation program, Maj. William
C. Ronaldson, Base s«eurity officer,
Specializing in MARINE UNIFORMS
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15
Boxing Matches Keep Overseas Men Occupied At Pacific Camp
2nd Div. Boxing
Team Wins From
AAF Unit, 5 To 4
New Commanding
General Awards
2nd Div. Champs
Middle And
Corporal Wins Two Titles,
Light-Heavy;
Scrappers Aid Conquerors
Beather Trains Here
Of Tarawa; Heavies Draw
Two Detroit Golden Glove
By StfSgt. Hy Hurwitz
Combat Correspondent
By StfSgt. Hy Hurwitz
Combat Correspondent
SOAIE vVHSRE IN THE PACIFIC ( Delayed>—Five 2nd Mar. Div.
champions. including a
bo."i:i~
double title-holder, were presented
trophies by Maj.Gen. Thomas E.
Wat: 0:1 in his first appearance before troops of his new command.
In congratulating the champions,
the commanding general of the
conai.roi's of Tarawa said, "You
men aa_> typical examples of the
fine... fighting division 111 the
WOl'ki "
SOMEWHERE IN THE PACIFIC (Delayed)—The 7th AAF boxing team was given a slight idea
of the fighting ability of the 2nd
Mar. Div. when it visited the Tarawa conquerors' camp and dropped
a 5 to 4 decision to Leatherneck
mittmen.
No better or closer boxing show
has been held in the Pacific theater of war than this leather-trading duel between the fliers and
DOl -SLE TITLE
SWINGS TIDE
Coip. Wii;.a..i C. Cocio of Tucson, Ariz., a foiuier atSee AAU
126-pound champion, gained the
ion of being the first twin
champion of the division. Coeio
added the light heavyweight crown
to his middleweight title when he
vv on a unanL.ioUo three-round decision over PlSgt. Charles Harris
of Los Angeles.
Coeio is a member of a wellknov.a Arizona fighting family. His
broth:.-, Jimmie, now in boot cirap
at Stiii Diego, was a thiee-time
state AAU champion. Another brother. Manuel jr.. who is in the
army, won the Gulf Coast 175-pound Golden Gloves title this year
and competed in the Chicigo Tribune championships.
Marines,
troit, swung the team prize
a unanimous three-round decision
over AAF's Pvt. Al Gracia of Houston, Tex. Warsaw is a former De-
troit Free Pres3 Golden Gloves
novice champion. He did not oompete in the recent Div. championships.
Crack Golden Gloves fighters
from scattered states of the nation gave Recruit Depot one of its
snappiest boxing cards of recent
months last Saturday ni»ht before
a big turnout of enlisted men and
officers.
Best fight of the night was a
three-round draw between Pvts.
Elmer Litteral of Hazard, Ky., and
Gilbert Mendez of Son Antonio.
Tex., featherweights, game to the
core and itching to go.
Two knockdowns gave experienced Pvt. William Smith of Bellingham. Wash., a decision over
Pvt. Bob Stuckey of Chicago in
the night's other featured scrap.
The balance of the card produced
four knockouts. Other results:
11. a-. > » ■ i-thi- I'it. I'llll HuK.uiU
Other division
title winners
awarded trophies wee: PFC Francesco (Pancho> Dc La Cruz of Los
AngeL-s, heavyweight; PFC. Froman Eaire t of Ada, Olila., welterweight; PFC. Don Donajan of Detroit, lightweight, and PFC. Edward Genow of Bay City. Mich.,
featherweight.
Barie L t ascended to the throne
when PFC. George Clement of 8'
Loui-s. Mo., relinquished the title
because he couldn't make the
weight. Clement had decisioned
Barrett two weeks previously.
Doiugan, who had dropped his
135-povrarl honors to PFC Russell
D. CUments of Berien Springs,
Mich, t vo weeks ago,
the
verdict in a return engagement.
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Stand Erect
TWITTERING BIRDIES. Handlers tenderly help 7th
AAF's Duke Stroggins of Pittsburgh to his feet after he
was knocked out by PFC. Martin Rodriquez of Kimberly,
Nev.,
2nd Mar. Div., in recent overseas match won by
professionals. Sgt. |
Leathernecks,
o to 4. (Photo by Sgt. Ray Matjasio).
Pvt. Lynn Cearley, j
Ex-Pros Turning Out
For MCB Golf Team
Tv.-o former
Merle Lint and
head a field of applicants from
which MCB will se'ect a six-man
team to represent it in the 11th [
Naval Dist. league, to be formed j "If (TSgt. Mike) Banach can do
later this year, and in competi- j it, so can I," were PFC. Edward
tion with various clubs of this !
Simonsen's remarks last week as
area.
he marked up the week's high
inOther leading candidates
game. 209. at the
clude Corp. W. R. Asbury. PFCs. single bowling
John Stepanik and William B. PX Alleys and collected the booty,
Wright. Men who played with one carton of cigarettes.
eight-stroke or less handicap are
It was his third fruitful bid of
threeasked to contact the Base Ath- the year. Banach also
time collector. They rolled togethletic Office. Bldg. 13.
Pittsbui rUi, TKO'U I'M ltoberl Ki"se.
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roi'R LOSERS
Marines on the losing end were:
Sgt. John Myers, 174, of Elkader,
la.; PFCs. James Boring. 129, of
Kansas City, Mo.; Arthur Fogerty,
149, of Miami, Fla., and Lawrence
Pugh, 161, of Winamac, Ind.
PFC. Francesco Dc La Cruz of
LO3 Angeles, 2nd Div. heavyweight
champion, was held to a draw by
Army Sgt. Lowell Strong of St.
Louis. Mo.
Obey Orders
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Prisoners Of War
Almost two-thirds of all American prisoners of war so far reported are in the East, where Japan holds close to 19,000 Army,
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"The heaviest burden which a
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The Navy allotment plan makes it
possible to buy bonds today so
that we need not suffer economic
bondage tomorrow."—Vice Adm.
W. L. Calhoun
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Another former Detroit Free
Press Golden Glover, PFC. Vincent
Marenteete, 167, scored a win for
the Marines. The other three
Leatherneck victories were racked
up by PFCs. Martin Rodriquez of
Kimberley, Nev.. 138-pounder; John
Fitzpatrick of Oak Hill, W. Va.,
153-pounder. and Robert Steele of
UNIVERSAL
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Ex-Golden Glove
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RD Boxing Bill
REVERSES DECISION
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PFC. Russell Warsaw, 148,
TWO-FISTED MARINES. Four 2nd Div. boxing champions, crowned during a recent
tournament overseas, receive their trophies from Maj. Gen. Thomas E, Watson, From
left: PFCs. Don Don-agan of Detroit, Ed Genow of Bay City, Mich., Froman Barrett of
Ada, Okla. (shaking hands v.H'h t'-e "cneral), and Corp. William Cocio of Tucson, Ariz.
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Saturday Morning, May 27, 1944
'Ringer' Proves Boomerang
To Troopers In Ball Game
SOMEWHERE IN THE PACIFIC (Delayed)—Spec
Troops figured no one would notice if they slipped a ringer
into the lineup for their baseball game with Sig. Co.
The ringer was to be Pvt. Joseph L. Tuminelli of New
York City, former player for three
St. Louis Cardinals farm teams
and now an MP.
Softball
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week follow:
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CAMP MATTHEWS—Ft. Rosecrans' "Red" Cail, 175-pound New
Yorker, hammered out a two-round
knockout over Pvt. J. L. Sisson of
Jackson, Mich.. Plat. 368, in the
feature fight of an 11-bout Rifle
Range boxing card here last week.
Two other Army camp boxers
appearing on the card were held
to draws. The night's only other
knockout came when Pvt. G. W.
McFall of White Prigen, Mich.,
stopped Pvt. H. A. Spaulding of
Alturas, Cal., in the featherweight
class. Other results:
l.ifcht Hitujiviifhls—Pvt F c.
Bovversn, Ernie, Pa. decisioned Pvt.
D Si. Swank, Columbus, o.; P\ t. K.
W Dal7iH, Dearborn. Mich., decisioned P\ t. TC. C. Beßaron. Oakland,
Cal: l'\ ts F. W. McMillan. Abilene.
Toy., and B.
New Yolk City,
drew.
IWlddleweijrhts—Pvts J, K. Butler,
Lons Beach, Cal. and H. S. Boehine.
Minneapolis, drew
AYeltel weights—Pvt.
Breans,
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New Orleans.
decisioned Pvt. ,\.
Milonrtt, Rochester. X. V ; Pvt. Findeest Haidcastle, Carthage. T. nn
cisioned Pvt. J. A. Cennett). Chicago.
l.iShlweißlits —Pvt W. 1. llanis.
Denver, Colo, die-vv with Crosst, Ft.
Rosecrans.
Feat hei weights—Pvt. R. <l T.aSalle. Xew Iberia ha., .drew vv tth
Ray Maeann,
Ft. Rosecrans: Pvt.
R S. Madslanprrud. <'oeur d'Alene,
Ida. dc. iM.ait.l Pvt. It. 1.. Woil.v,
Dallas, Te\
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Hyatt and Lewis: Massa and Banz.
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Ordnance
captured first half honors in the
ABG-2 Shop Softball league here
this week by defeating Garage, 16
Bn., 170(1.
MCB Hq. to 7. The winners pounded out 18
May :10 —!■•((■. Base -v"
Bn., 171111; Mnam.ir Pits, vs. NTC
Denis, 1700; MCB Sn En. vs AUG-::, hits.
THIS WEEK'S GAJH7ES
(All games at Wavy rield)
May _'»—Ml.'i: HI) vs. Uij-t. .No. 1.
17(10; ComPhibTingrtie vs. MCB Site
mo.
31-—MarFair AVf-t v«. .NTC
-Bost brilc-e. 17'!0; \AiJ-".'l.f As SlamPatrol, 1700; Sll'll Gd Mil if. XAS
Blues. 1730; Fine Marines \s. Camp
Rlliott Dents. 1700.
June I—Xaw1 —Xaw l-trld v <=. Jim F.n
Offices. 1700; SICII HI) v- MCB Sig.
Bn., 1700
June 2—Balboa Park vs. Men Ho.
Bn., 170(1; Sec. Base vs. Miramar
Pers., 1700.
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Elliott Nine Wins
Baseball Dope
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BeadinK hitlers—Walker, Brooklyn. .47't: Mnsial,
St. I.ouis. .'i«4.
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No-Hit Games Mark
Softball Openers
No-hitters were the rule rather
than the exception as Hq. Bn.'s
Ted Harmon and RD's "Sig" Lawson touched off the 1944 MCB
inter-battalion Softball fireworks
with perfect pitching performances.
Harmon's hurling gave Hq. Bn.
a 9 to 0 win over Bn. Offices.
Lawson helped RD to a 12 to 0
victory over Sig. Bn. In a third,
closer game. Ser. Bn. defeated Gd.
Bn., 7 to 5
This v. eek's schedule sends Ser.
Bn. against RD. Gd. Bn. against
Hq. Bn,, and Bn. Offices against
Sig. Bn.
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team's debut here recently as it
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at El Toro this week. Five home
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fair in which Corp. Woody Putnam, El Ka«H*>frt
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But Tuminelli didn't show up.
Hurling
It wasn't until an outstanding
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MCAS, EL TORO—Visiting Mahis third straight hit that Spec. rine baseball teams broke even in
Troops became suspicious. It was a pair of games here this week.
Tuminelli. The wire team won, 9 Forrest Main's hurling and hitting
to 4.
took AGB-2 (North Island) to a
"We win robbed," cried the 7 to 4 victory over El Toro, but
Special Troopers.
the local Flyers came back to take
The Signalmen just grinned.
the measure of a Camp Pendleton
Sgt. Charles R. Vandergrift, comAir Base team, 5 to 1.
bat correspondent.
Main rapped out four hits- in
four trips in addition to his hurlB»jr Xwmwmce
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ing stint for ABG-2.
Mike Labosch poled out a homer
against the Pendletonians.
TWO IN THE BAG. With two bowling crowns put away, these USNH (San Diego)
Marine Det. bowlers cheerfully consider a third. From left, Sgt. Roy E. Rogers, Tulsa,
Okla.; PFCs. Bernard R. Martinez, Chicago, and Robert B. Douglas, Joliet, Ill.; 1stSgt.
Charles R. Dow, Mt. Vernon, Wash., and Corp. Robert L. Noftsinger, St. Louis, Mo.
Sgt. Rogers was high series man for the champions. (Photo by PFC. Herbert Alden).
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It rained hits at Navy Field
Thursday as the MCB baseball club
smothered ABG-2 in a lopsided 11th
Naval Dist. game, 16 to 3, to re-
IN ALL HER GREEN SPLENDOR. Nearly 5000 Leathernecks, Women Reserves and visiting dignitaries helped
dedicate this fine new MCB baseball park this week. Fittingly enough, the Marines whipped the guest San Diego
Padres, 9 to 1, following brief but impressive ceremonies. (Photos by PFCs. Edward Wishin and Herb Alden).
Marine Nine Smashes Padres, 9 To 1,
As New Diamond, Stands Dedicated
Before a dedication crowd of
NEXT WEEKS GAMES
nearly 5000 fans, MCB formally
opened its new baseball park this
Sunday—Camp Cooke at MCB,
week by spanking a reserve-filled, 1415.
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Saturday—Naval Training
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NTC Winning Streak
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and so it was with NTC's long winning baseball streak, snapped at
B6 straight last week-end by the
hard-hitting sth Div. Marines from
Camp Pendleton.
The Leathernecks broke out in
a four-run rash in the 9th inning
to score a 7-5 upset. Previously
the bluejackets had trimmed them
easily.
Jack Paepke. BrooklynMontreal chain property and winner, of nine straight for the navy
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Outfielder Andy Chlebeck and
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the game to the Union army during the Civil War and quoting
Wellington who said. "The Battle
of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton," Brig.Gen.
Matthew H. Kingman, commanding general of the Base, delivered
the day's keynoting address and
then moved to the mound to throw
a strike past Manager George Detore of the Padres.
Maj. Charles Lott, retired Marine
officer now heading San Diego's
Coast league entry, was the afternoon's only other speaker. He paid
tribute to the men who had worked
untiringly for the new park and
recalled the honor bestowed on
him by the Corps when the Base
recreation field, which since has
given way to WR barracks and
grounds, was given his name.
NO COMPETITION
Catcher Neil Andrews and First
Baseman Harry Hughes, each with
two hits, and Outfielder Elmer
Ruck, who hit a three-bagger
Second Baseman Preston Chappell, a Leatherneck model of
George Case on the bases, pilfered
three sacks to bring his season's
total to 18.
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Rudy Pugh, former Michigan TO FT. ROSECRANS SOLDIERS
semi-pro hurler, racked up his
NORTH ISLAND—Forrest Main
third mound victory of the season lost a pitchers' battle
to Earl Chaplate last week when MCB defeated pell this week as Ft. Rosecrans
Gillespie, 10 to 2, on the Base defeated ABG-2 in a. 12-inning
diamond.
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Preston Chappell, John Simmons,
to 2. The Marines went scoreless,
Neil Andrews, Jerry Lee and Elmer
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ATC. of Long Beach handed MCB
its fifth setback of the current
baseball season last Sunday, 6 to
4,
when the
Marine defense
cracked open with the chips down.
The great "Red Ruffing of
New York Yankee fame made only
a brief appearance, first as a
pinch-hitter and then in the outfield. Although he gave up only
four earned runs. Bill Gann had to
suffer the pitching loss, his second
of the year.
Max West, former Boston E;ave,
was a potent factor in the \nuor.s'
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After losing six straight games,
the Santa 'Barbara Bombers baseball team rallied here last week
to defeat MAG-45 easily, 9 to 4,
and take the measure of Camp
Cooke's soldiers in a seven-inning
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to touch off a seven-tally outburst.
Hughes, former manager of Atlanta in the Southern Assn. has
taken over management of the
MCB nine. Defensively, the club
appears much stronger with
Hughes on first and outfield
changes that sent Bob Campbell
into left and Elmer Ruck into
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Lewis. Swarbrick picked up
third in the discus.
Other second place winners were
Keating in the 100, PFC. Lloyd
Applewhite In the 440, Kaiser in
the javelin and broad jump. Kaiser
was third in the high jump, giving
him a total of 12 points for the
day. PFC. Roscoe Cox was third
in the low hurdles.
Balance of power in the field
events carried Coach Ray Sears'
MCB track team to still another
victory last week-end. The Marines
rolled up 57 points to outscore
NAS with 43, Consolidated-Vultee
with 23, NTC with 16 and Camp
Kearney with 9 in an Industrial LEAVING TODAY
Four, possibly six, Leatherneck
Recreation Council meet at Balboa
Stadium.
First place winners included
PFC. Tom Keating, who took the
220 in :22.9; PFC. Sears, 880-yard
winner at 2:01.1; Corp. Ernest C.
Lewis, who heaved the shot 47 feet
IVt inches; Corp. Grant Denmark,
discus king at 148 feet 8 inches,
and PFC. Jack Kaiser, who pole
vaulted 12 feet 8 inches.
SCORE ONE. By the proverbial country mile, Second Baseman Preston Chappell slides
across the plate safely as ex-Giant Harry (The Horse) Danning, now with 6th Ferrying
Group, stabs at him. Interested Marine bystander is Corp. Neil Andrews, catcher. Sadly
enough, the Leathernecks lost, 6to 4. (Photo by PFC. Herbert Alden).
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THE SPORTS FRONT
BY PFC. VICTOR H. LEEDING
Probably there never was a
question about the demand, but
just in case someone wondered if
the war worker was either too busy
or too tired to go to a ball game,
be it reported that the major
leagues are working on their second million in paid attendance
With the season only a fifth gone.
A survey shows that the average
attendance in both circuits is now
8000. Last year it was approximately 6250. In part the increase is
due to added night games. Leastwise as much would be indicated
in Washington where 10 nocturnals
drew an average paid attendance
of 13,861.
Biggest crowd in the big leagues
to date: 54,725 at New York's
Yankee Stadium; smallest: 768 at
Detroit where the St. Louis Browns
were playing.
YANKEE
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Traditionally rich in third sack*rs, the New York Yankees are
singing the praises of Don Savage
who, like Lyn Lary, Joe Sewell,
Red Rolfe and Bill Johnson before
him, went up with shortstop tags
attached only to be remodeled into
a hot corner guardian.
Weak on sticking last season
when he played short for Newark,
Savage's batting average soared to
.329 early this season and his fielding was nigh perfect—only three
boots in his first 23 games.
Off to a flying start, Cincinnati's
Bucky Walters attributes his improvement over last year's .600
hurling record to a fully healed
ankle which bothered his pivoting.
Reportedly weakened by sick
bay call that took stars out of
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action, Navy sprung a surprise in
the IC-4A meet with a recordsetting total of 81 points, five first
places and a tie for a sixth. Army
with 35 and Dartmouth with 26H
trailed the future admirals.
USC won the Fresno Relays on
the west coast for the 12th consecutive time.
Boxing's headlines were supplied
by Henry Armstrong, who stopped
Aaron Perry by TKO in the sixth;
Al (Bummy) Davis, who knocked
out Charley Sabatelle at Brooklyn,
and Featherweight Champion Willie Pep, who tagged Joey Bagnato.
LEADING COASTER
Leading hitter of the Pacific
Coast league at the end of a
month's play was Outfielder Floyd
(Babe) Herman, Hollywood, at .459
San Francisco had the best
team average, .275.
Brooklyn's. Whitlow Wyatt
turned in for sinus treatment
Washington regained a second
string catcher when Navy surveyed
Called for pre-inAl Evans .'
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PARRIS ISLAND—Pvt. Winston
Frederick Churchill Guest, second
cousin to England's Prime Minister and one of polo's top men, is
undergoing his basic training here.
Guest, a strapping six-foot-four
220-pounder, played with the late
Tommy Hitchcock and other prominent polo players in the United
States, South American countries
and England.
He was born in London in 1906.
His father, a veteran of the Boer
War and World War I, was Great
Britain's first Secretary of State
for Air. Guest toured Latin America for the Office of Co-ordinator of Inter-American Affairs before joining the Corps.
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In addition the MCB quartermile relay team won and other
groups conceded the mile relay to
the Base team. MCB scored a
clean sweep in the shotput when
Corp. Denmark and PFC. James
C Swarbrick fell in behind Corp.
trackmen headed for Los Angeles
today to appear in AAU invitational competition at the Coliseum
in conjunction with the city and
Southern California high school
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Receiving bids were Corp. Lewis
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Hey, Mates! Don't Lower The Boom On Capt. Wilson; Yank Dunnit!
Yank magazine put Leatherneck
Capt. Earl J. Wilson, just returned from Tarawa and nearly two
years in the Pacific, on the spot.
The Chevron and Time magazine,
unwittingly, are guilty of an assist.
Heie's what happened: Capt.
Wilson wrote some good-natured
verse about "The Marines, the Marines, those brass-button queens."
It was first printed in its entirety
in The Recruiter complete with
the last stanza:
They grab all the gravy away from
the Navy,
And all they leave the poor sailors
is beans.
The Army gripes likewise about
those Leatherneck guys
*Cause they wish that they all were
Marines.
Yank got hold of the jingle and
Used it to illustrate Yank's point
of view rather than the captain's
by way of omitting the above
stanza. What's worse. Yank failed to give the captain's organization, making it appear that lie
was in the Army.
Time magazine (May 22) print-
Ed the captain's letter, drawing attention to the omission of the last
verse in an earlier issue.
The Chevron used Time's version of the verse and hence went
to press without the all-important
final stanza, too.
The captain's letter, in part.
"Cursed be the dark days I pen-
ned those lines about 'The Marines etc' Here's the straight
dope. Shortly after coming into
the Marine Corps I pecked this
poem out, with one important difference. In the stanzas you printed I tried to sum up most of the
complaints the other services give
when they beef about the Marines.
But in the last stanza, which you
did not run, I got around to our
'conscious superiority', saying Marines were not only as good as
they said they were but a damned
sight better and that the other
services were griped because they
couldn't all be Marines.
"A month after I landed in Pearl
Harbor and came across a copy
of Yank, I found they had picked
it up from the Marine paper, The
Recruiter, and, with typical GI
humor, had left off the last stan-
za.
"Boy, that did it! Every once
in a while I would see an issue
of Yank and almost invariably a
letter to the editor—by Leatherwanting to 'lower the
necks
boom' on my greying head. Yank
had simply signed the poem with
Johansen asked.
my rank and name, so naturally
said the Jap. "And I re- the Leathernecks to a man thought
used
that you
to go I was in the Army.
that entrance quite often
"Man, that hurt! I grabbed a
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GLOUCESTER (Delaya new wrinkle in
"small world" stories..
TSgt. Hans Johansen, a combat
correspondent, helped capture a
former fellow employee here. He
was a Jap, one of six prisoners
taken during a recent patrol.
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Leader Lauds
4th Div. Unit
AN ADVANCED PACIFIC
BASE (Delayed)—"They know
how to kill," is the wartime compliment paid by Col. J. T. Walker,
commanding officer of the 22nd
Marines, to a 4th Mar. Div. unit.
In a letter to Maj.Gen. Harry
Schmidt, commanding general of
the 4th, the colonel praised the
"boldness and aggressiveness" of
the unit's commander. Capt. Edward L. Katzenbach jr.
The 4th Div. outfit was loaned
to the 22nd Marines as a reinforcing unit when they hit Eniwetok
Atoll, Marshall Islands. The group
landed on 16 islands of the atoll
during the four-day operation, and
helped neutralize opposition on
Parry Island, Jap stronghold.—Sgt.
Charles R. Vandergrift, combat
correspondent.
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Johansen, who lived in Japan
for seven years and can speak
some Japanese, questioned the
Jap, and learned that he lived in
Osaka, Japan. He said he was a
pressman on the Osaki Mainichi.
"Didn't you work on the ground
floor press, right by the rear en-
trance?"
"Yes,"
member
through
to the Samboa bar across the pen and wrote
a letter to the edistreet for a bottle of beer."
tor of Yank arid told him to get
a
on
Johansen was
English edition
writer
the me
from behind the eight-ball.
of the Mainichi.
Someone told me they printed it
I thought the matter was dead
and buried. After Tarawa and
nearly two years in the Pacific, I
came back to the States tireaijaing
of a little peace and contentment.
Now this thing pops up again.
Brother, Where's my foxhole?"
...
Fliers Taunt Japs
Who Refuse Fight
MCAD, MIRAMAR—Dive bombpilots who raided the nowneutralized Jap airdromes at Rabaul reported upon arriving here
that after a few weeks enemy airmen stuck to the ground and refused to go up and meet attackers. Instead, they exchanged wisecracks with the Americans over
the radio from the safety of their
bomb shelters.
One returned pilot relates the
following sample conversation:
"Why don't you guys come on
up and |ight?" taunted the Marines as they came in for an ater
'
tac
V i'
"Oh," it's too cold
;
up there," the
Japanese replied. "It's nice and
warm here on the ground."
"Well, stick around then," shot
back the Marines, peeling off for
their dives. "It'll be a lot warmer
down there in just a minute."—■
Sgt. Robert W. Harvey, combat
correspondent.
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U. S. POSTAGES
"Look to Your Children" is
the title of the RKO picture
in which Margaret Landry
appeared last
hmnimmm
there is nothing juvenile
about those glamorgarrw.
PAID
...
San Diego, Calif.
Permit No. 84
20
— Marine
CHEVRON CHICK
Corps Cb&¥ro_a a
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Saturday Monung, May. 27,
1944