Your Men of War
Rich Logan Recounts
Experiences in Germany
By Maryann Thielen
“I don’t mind being interviewed at all, but please don’t build
me up as a hero because I’m not. I only saw one month of ac
tive duty while other men were in the lines for months.” So
spoke modest Richard Logan who lost a leg while fighting in
Germany. Rich, whose home is in Redmond, was a private first
class in the 36th division of the
7th army under General Patch.
After three months at a place
ment depot in Italy, his outfit
moved into French territory in
October, 1944. On Thanksgiving
Day they took the town of Fraize,
and had to eat their holiday din
ner of cold turkey and potatoes in
an old building while under con
stant shellfire.
The following day seven men
with Rich as assistant squad
leader were sent out on patrol to
locate enemy mortar positions.
Having acquired the necessary in
formation, the men were returning
to headquarters with the 24-year
old Oregonian bringing up the
rear. Rich tells the story very
simply: “While turning my head
to look back, I stepped cn an anti
personnel mine buried under the
sand. When I recovered conscious
ness, I was lying in a ditch partly
filled with water. My gun and
helmet were gone and half my
clothes were blown off. Also, my
right leg was missing.” Under
orders, the rest of the patrol con
tinued on to headquarters leaving
Logan, seriously wounded and
alone, in no-man’s land.
French Help
Slowly Logan began inching his
way along the ditch toward a
nearby French village under the
fire of a German sniper who had
spotted him from the edge of the
open field. After a seemingly in
terminable length of time, Logan
reached the village, suffering also
a wound in the arm from the
sniper's fire. French civilians, an
old man and two women, endang
ered their own lives to rescue him.
They placed him in a wheelbarrow
and rushed him to cover in a near
by cellar. “That was the fastest
ride I’ve ever had in anything,”
grinned Rich.
In the meantime, a combat
patrol with medics and stretcher
bearers had come after Logan. He
was taken to the evacuation hos
pital in Epinal, and was returned
to the States soon after. Rich
spent most of his hospital time at
Bushnell Hospital in Brigham
City, Utah, where they specialize
in amputation cases. It was there
that Rich was fitted with his arti
ficial leg, and, although he used
a cane at first, he is now able to
get around very well under his
own power.
German Soldier
Asked as to his opinion of the
German soldier, Rich replied, “I
have a lot of respect for their
fighting ability and their effi
ciency; however, they are inclined
to depend too heavily on orders
before taking action.” The blonde,
curly-haired veteran also has
great admiration for the French
people and said their information
often helped our armies. Upon
being questioned as to whether he
was hindered by the language
barrier, Rich replied, “Although I
knew a few French phrases, sign
language worked wonders.”
Tall, blue-eyed Logan was dis
charged September 13, and is living
in the men’s dorm while on the
campus. He is majoring in busi
ness administration and plans to
go into personnel work when he
graduates.
YW Offers Services
To Independent Girls
Independent girls attending the
University are invited to make
their campus headquarters at the
“Y”, Lois Greenwood, secretary
of the campus YWCA announced
Wednesday. Located “just around
the corner from the Side,” the “Y
is open from 7:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
to women for use for studying,
eating and as a general “hangout.”
On Cool Fail
Days
Wear
Sweaters and
Skirts in
Colors as
Cheeky as a
Fall Bonfire.
You'll Find T-hem At—
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McDonald Theater Bldg.
Ode To Emerald Night
Staff
Oh, working on the Emerald staff
A way into the night.
The intellect grows pale and stale,
You slowly lose your sight.
The piles of hair torn from your
head
Lie limply on the floor.
The phones all ring with fitful
bells,
While o’er the work you pour.
At last the piles of paper wane,
You leave, the dawn you mock.
Home to a cup of coffee, then
Dash to your 8 o’clock.
.—by Barbara Schmeer.
Kwamas Vend
Football Sheet
“Programs for sale, want-a buy
a program?” is the newly elected
chant for the Kwamas as they pre
pare to take on this new project
at all home football games. White
clad Kwamas will be posted at the
main entrances of Hayward Field
to sell football programs priced at
25 cents each.
Also on the list of Kwama
activities for the year is their
Browsing room service. Alice May
Roberts and Dodie Radford head
the committee to arrange for girls
to be on duty from 8 to 10 on
Wednesday evening and 2 to 5 on
Saturday afternoon. Kwamas will
prod the students to wakefulness
during these periods.
Today's World
SOVIET RUSSIA has de
manded that General Douglas
Mac Arthur be replaced imme
diately as the governing power
of Japan by an allied control
council of the lour major Pacific
powers, Radio Moscow disclosed.
THE UNITED STATES was
chosen for the permanent head
quarters of the United Nations
world peace organization.
JAPAN PLANNED in Tokyo
to ask worldwide aid through
the barter system to dispel (he
black-threat winter hunger in a
war-wrecked nation, and Jap
communists said their party
wants to “rid the country of Mi
kadoism.”
PRESIDENT T R U M A N
CALLED on the world to outlaw
the atomic bomb, and urged
congress to create a commis
sion with unprecedented power
to promote the use of atomic
power for the welfare of human
ity.
THE WHITE HOUSE an
nounced President Truman will
take over the oil companies in
volved in a strike wage. The
president will have a statement
on the subject Thursday. There
is no further White House com
ment.
* * *
PRESIDENT TRUMAN
said he would not proclaim Phil
ippine independence earlier than
July 4, 1946.
Kick-off Dance
(Continued from faijc one)
out is requested to attend Satur
day’s meeting.
"Red tape and more red tape is
holding up ticket sales,” said
Ticket Chairman Robbieburr War
rens, “but we can promise that
they will soon be on sale.
It was also announced that
corsages may be worn if desired
but are not in order.
A newly created papa received
the glad tidings in a telegram.
"Hazel gave birth to a girl this
morning, both doing well." On the
message was a .sticker reading,
"When you want a boy, call West
ern Union."
Geology Professor
Lectures on Japan
Warren D. Smith, professor of
geology and geography, will de
liver the first of a series of speach
es on Japan tonight at 7:30.
This is an extension course for
which no credits are given. A fee
of ?5 is required for each of the
eight lectures. Additional informa
tion can be obtained from the ex
tension division.
In the first speech Dr. Smith
will cover geology, physiography,
structure, formations, volcanos and
earthquakes. The following Thurs
day’s lecture willu concern climate,
flora and fauna. “The People and
Their Customs,” “History Until
1868,” “History After 1-869” and
“Japan Under Occupation” will be
Federation Considers
UO Scholarship Loans
Student scholarship loans for
UO students will be a topic under
discussion at the meeting of Ore
gon Federation of Women’s clubs
in Portland October 6, which Mrs.
Golda P. Wickham, dean of
men, will attend.
Mrs. Wickham said that while
nursing scholarships have been
given in the past it is hoped that
scholarships can be extended to
include all students.
given by Harold J. Hoole, associate
professor of history on subsequent
Thursdays. Arthur R. Moore, re
search professor of general physi
ology, will next present “Life in
Japan’’ followed by William S.
Baldinger, associate professor of
art, speaking on “Art in Japan.”
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