OREGON STA
OCT S - 1942
Camp
“No nan tan suffer too
much nor fall too soon, if
he suffers Or if he fall in
the defense of the liberties
and constitution of his
country.”—Daniel Webster
Mounting Guard in
Camp Adair, Oregon
Camp Adair, Oregon, Thursday. October 8.1942.
Vol. 1. No. 25.
Col. Lewis Appointed
Chief at Hospital
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Veteran of First War Arrives;
Declares Camp Ideally Located
Camp Adair is ideally located
Colonel Lewis
from a health standpoint. Sur­
rounding communities are clean
and free from conditions that lead
to epidemics. The Station Hospital
is up-to-date and adequate for the
post.
These are the observations of
Colonel William B. Lewis, who has
just arrived to take over as com­
manding officer of the Camp Adair
hospital.
To go with these pleasant condi­
tions, Colonel Lewis brings to his
positions here a wide surgical and
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medical experience as well as a
broad knowledge of the military
phase of this work. He came here
last week after graduating, for the
second time, from the Medical
Field Service School at Carlisle,
Pennsylvania. He first attended
and graduated back in October,
1925. The colonel has also seen
New Chier 3urgeon at Camp
service since the first world war
at Fort Bliss, Fort Riley, Fort Hospital has long service record.
, Warren, Fort Sam Houston and at
Pole Mountain, Wyoming.
met his son’s captain on the train
while enroute to Camp Adair. An­
Entered Service in 1917
After graduating with the Doc­ other son, already commissioned a
liic
second lieutenant, infantry, is
tor of Medicine degree from i the
University of Colerado in 1912,
1__ ' studying medicine at the Univer-
iz ' 1 sitv
Colonel Lewis, then just “Dr. ■ Lew-
sity of Colorado.
Colorado, Colonel Lewis’
is,” practiced in Denver. He entered family includes six children and
the service in 1917 as a first lieu- two grandchildren.
tenant at Fort Riley and was trans- | Colonel Lewis has enjoyed an
ferred to Camp Beauregard, Lou- active civic and fraternal career
isiana, becoming commanding offi- jn Denver. He is past master of the
cer of the 114th Training Infirm- oldest Masonic lodge in Colorado,
ary. In August, 1918, he went to ' past president of the National So­
France with the 39th Division, journers, and past commander of
which became the Fifth Depot. 1 the Heroes of ’76. We is looking
There he was in charge of an in­ forward to meeting the people of
firmary and acted as Medical Oregon, of whom he already has a
Examiner. He then went as a I high opinion.
surgeon to a station hospital at-
“People of Oregon are real
tached to the Second Corps. First ; folks,” the colonel declares. “They
Army School. He was discharged are individualists, not stuffy, and
as a captain.
are proud ‘ of their country. They
Following his return from have a fine spirit, are hospitable
France, Colonel Lewis again prac­ and friendly. They live in a great
ticed in Denver. In 1930 he was country and know it and appreciate
commissioned a major, and in Sep­ it.”
tember, 1924, he was made a lieu­
tenant colonel. He was commis­
Lassies That Bloom
sioned a colonel June 9. 1936, and
was called to active duty July 20, In the Fall, Tra La—
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1942.
Pretty girls are blooming in and
Colonel Lewis is a member of the
City and County of Denver Medical around offices all over the camp.
Society, the Colorado State Medi- They live in nearby townB and
cal Society, the American Medical travel in private conveyances, of­
Association, and the Association ten in groups. Some will return a
of Military Surgeons. His main smile and some won’t, and some
interest is surgery, although his j have brothers in this camp. The
girls are secretaries, stenogra­
broad experience fully qualifies \
phers, telephone operators, clerks
him for hospital administration.
in post exchanges, and at the hos­
Son in Service
pital they are nurses, mess and
Activities of the armed forces \ ward attendants, and technicians.
of the United States hold more
Within reason, there are no
than usual interest for Colonel prohibitions, as to association with
Lewis, for he has a son, Sgt. Edwin ; soldiers, except that ’ service men
Lewis, in the thick of activity in j are warned to stay away from their
the South Seas, serving under desks, except on business, during
Major General Larson in the Ma- j working hours. There'll be no
rines. Curiously enough, the colonel loitering.
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Sentry
A weekly Journal devoted
to maintaining moral«,
with the responsibility of
circulating post informa­
tion and news at Camp
Adair. Oregon.
Minnesota Man Makes Mess Sergeant and
Gets Drafted as Candidate lor Congress
The mess sergeant who beat the
Naturally the sergeant can’t go
military" draft by enlisting is now home and make speeches, but he
being drafted as a Farmer-Labor can make records at camp and ship
candidate for Congress.
them to Minnesota, and in any case
His name is Charles D. Peterson, he and his political platform are
he is 28 and single, and he is in the well known in his district because
104th division artillery and before in the past he spoke there often in
coming into the service he ran a ' behalf of Hjalmar Petersen, now a
restaurant and then put olA an ' candidate for governor of Minne­
advertising bulletin of some kind sota. Peterson has admired Peter­
at St. James, a town of 4,000 in sen steadfastly for a long time and
southern Minnesota.
has been his political mainstay
“What will you do if elected?" since 1937. In one campaign the
is the inevitable question of soldier present sergeant won 10 out of 12
comrades when they hear of it. counties for his friend.
“You’re in the Army now and for
When interviewed here, Sgt.
the duration, aren’t you?”
I Peterson was with Sgt. Roger D.
Sgt. Peterson’s reply is a
Workman and they were building
vague, or cryptic, but he takes his mesa hall furniture. Proudly they
candidacy seriously ami expects to pointed out signs. “Edible” and
he elected and there is no doubt “Nnei-Edible,” that a lieutenant
about the earnestness of his sup­ made for their garbage cans. Pet­
erson enlisted in 1941 and has been
porters.
Some business men. politically in- j in the cadre of several divisions
dependent, saw Sgt. Peterson when ' and in several states. He attended
he was in the old home town on . Drake University. Deo Moines, for
furlough, and persuaded him to j a year, and had to quit because of
run. and R. F. Casey (Irish-Scan-1 the depression and give up his
dinavian) is hi* campaign rr.anag- j dreams of studying architectural
er.
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How Are You as a Stenog?
Applications for enlisted men
stenographers are being accept­
ed for the pest military intelli­
gence section. Here’s the pro-
ceedurc: First the applicant
must secure the permission of
his commanding officer. That
chore accomplished, he should
report in person to Major R. E.
Riordon, Bldg. T-7-501.
Gen. Easley Sets Aim
At Deadeye Division
Capt. Ruth New
So. Serv. Head
Adair Scrap Drive On fl
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Odd Tactics Used as
Atkins-Lipscomb Work
Old Army Game on Lads
Former Camp Roberts
Officer Takes Over,
Has Plans Outlined
For Coming Activity
Meet our new Special Services
officer.
He is Capt. Alex F. Ruth, once
an enlisted man himself, who came
Cadre of 96th Inf. Now tip the hard way to rank with the
At Home on the Range most able of officials whose duty
i , it is to see that you and you have
relaxation and recreation from the
Rifles are cracking on the range.
arduous duties of becoming the best I
The 96th Division cadre, consist­
soldier in the world.
J
ing mostly of officers and non­
Capt. Ruth arrived only last week
coms, has started practice, with
Brig. General Claudius M. Easley from Camp Roberts and already
the wheels within wheels that go
in charge.
Marksmen and old service men to make up smooth sailing for serv­
know what that means. It means ice clubs, field houses, football
that the job of training is in the fields, libraries, dances, cafeterias
hands of an officer w’hose own and a dozen other things, have be­
record supports his declaration that gun to spin.
Will direct Special Service ac­
Capt. Ruth knows his job. Five
this new division will earn the name
minutes conversation with him will tivities in camp.
of Deadeye Division.
For 30 years the general compet­ convince you of that. He is prac­
ed in rifle shooting and he did tical and forthright in his views.
pretty well. In 1909 he was on the
“What we need, and what we will
Texas National Guard team. Later have,” he declares, “will be service
he was on THE Regular Army clubs, field houses, writing rooms
team. He was on four winning and other places for recreation that
teams, being captain of two of the enlisted man will want to use
them. Then ‘in 1924 he scored 343 as his own. Places that are open
Men With Stripes
out of a possible 350, in the Philip­ to all.”
Turn
Quite Social
pines.
According to plans, not yet com­
He has been in national matches pleted but involving a number of
The proposed SCU 1911 Non-
at Camp Perry, Ohio, and was in improvements, there will be a com­ Commissioned Officers Recreation
charge of rifle and pistol teams, plete program of entertainment on Center, to be located on Avenue D
winning in pistol competition in the post six evenings a week. More west of the Officers’ club, is in
1938 and in rifle competition in pictures shows, good cafeterias (at the final stages of planning and
1938 and 1939.
a price we can all afford) and a is expected to be completed and
In General Easley the troops to comprehensive sports program.
dedicated in time for a Hallowe'en
be trained will find an officer who
dance. The NCO Recreation Center
This latter will be under the di­
expects the best of them, because
will be restricted to the use of
expert marksmanship is second na­ rection of Captain Frank Wimer, members of the Recreation Center
ture to him and he assumes that I camp athletic officer. Other of­ Association, who, at this eearly
shooting well is mostly a matter ficers working with Capt. Ruth are stage, number more than 40 per­
Lt. Robert E. Mallonee, service
of learning.
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sons, and their guests. The club
“How about vision?" a bespecta­ clubs; Lt. Maynard Grunder, the­ will not he open to soldiers below
aters;
and
Lt.
Harry
T.
Watson,
Jr.,
cled interviewer asked the general.
the grade of T/5, even as guests
"Must you have perfect vision to libraries and property. They are of bona-fide members.
augmented
by
a
staff
of
enlisted
shoot well?”
According to the constitution, ap­
“Can you see to stab a knife into men, each a specialist in a certain proved by Col. Gordon H. McCoy,
the butter at the table? 0. K., branch of entertainment.
post commander, the policies of
Capt. Ruth enlisted in the U. the Association and of the Recrea­
brother, you can see well enough
S. army in 1924. He was a ser- tion Center are to be vested in the
to shoot.”
That was General Easley’s reply. geant instructor with the National hands of an Executive Committee
He conceded that steady nerve Guard in Texas and Arizona from a.nd a board of directors. The Exe­
helps, but insisted that the way to 1929 to 1933. Until 1940 he was cutive Committee has convened and
learn how to shoot was to learn with headquarters of the VII Corps made considerable progress in get­
area in Denver and Phoenix. He ting the club out of the "paper"
how.
“The big error with most men was commissioned at 1st lieutenant stage into tangible form.
who fail to shoot well,” he ex­ in 1940 and elevated to a captain­
Except for the President, who
plained, “is in trigger release. Most cy in June 1941.
will be appointed by Col. McCoy,
men flinch. You must have your
Sent to Camp Roberts (Califor­ the Association officers will be
reflexes right. You don’t need such nia) when that cantonment was chosen in general election, the first
accurate vision, but must see uni­ first constructed, he was detailed of which will be held three months
formly, of course.
to the Morale Section, which even­ after the Center is dedicated.
“The time to learn how to shoot tually became Special Service un­ Meanwhile, the organization will
is before going to the range at all. der the new set-up. He “pioneered” be in the hands of the present
A soldier should be taught to un­ at the California camp under four Executive Committee.
derstand a rifle well and to handle Special Services officers before tak­
No membership dues will be
it with skill before he ever sends ing over the job himself.
charged, except for occasional as­
a bullet out of it.
“We learnecT a lot by the trial sessments (which will not exceed
“When this training is over the and error method," said Capt. Ruth. $1.00 per month 1 as the cost of
96th will be the ‘Deadeye Division.’ “But we learned it. We'll get things operating the Center may war­
We’re learning the right way—to going at Camp Adair pretty soon." rant. New members are charged a
shoot for blood on the battlefield.
nominal initial assessment, deemed
The men must be equal to any
necessary to insure sufficient
emergency. Everyone must be im­ This Lad Needs Rider
funds to equip and furnish the
bued with the idoa that he is to hit To Make Life Complete
club and launch the social program
what he is aiming at and not the
for which the club has been estab­
side of a hill. A machine gun can
lished.
spatter a hill. The rifle soldier's 4 You’d think Pfe. Armand Ad-
Plans include a bar, dance floor,
job is to pick out a particular spot donizio would be a happy man— .writing and reading room, res-
married to a beautiful girl and a taurant, terrace and lounge room.
and to hit that.”
home of his own in Salem. But he the lay-out having been designed
isn’t happy because driving his care by the Post Engineer office.
Good News Comes for
alone to and from camp every day
October has been designated as
Gen. Bradley's Driver
is too expensive for his peace of "Organization Month” and every­
mind.
one whose application for member­
S/Sgt. Paul Lobo is a happy
So, if you are in need of daily ship is accepted within this period
man these days as he drives Major
General James L. Bradley's staff transportation from the capital will be entered on the rolls as a
car within prescribed speed limits. city, get in touch with Pfe. Ad- Charter Member. Charter Mem­
And for good reason, too. He donizio at the Provost Marshal's tiers will lie exempt from assess­
ment during the first month the
learned last week that his brother, office, phone 2975. Three or four
center is in actual operation.
Edward last heard from at Pearl “gas-sharers" will make Armand
happy again.
Harbor in December, was safe in
Garden Guns Are Duds
Oakland.
Safe, but not completely sound, Let's Give a Cheer
So Wife Plants Spuds
the sergeant learned. His brother
For Poets and Beer
is in a hospital with a broken arm.
Mrs. Cla ir McC 'ormick, sister of
But even so it is good news to Sgt.
Cpi. John McCormick, of ( hemical
Members of the American Lx- Warfare, passes on a story sent
Lobo and to his wife who works in
one of the camp exchanges As an gion are conspicuous among the back by our comrades in Ireland:
Some Irish wife wrote to a
ironic touch to the affair, Fred, older civilians holding various jobs
thinking his brother was stationed in camp and there are many old soldier that becauce of the man-
shortage she must dig up the gar-
at the Presidio in California, asked service men.
One Legionnaire, a carpenter in den herself.
to be sent to the Oakland hospital
a Post Exchange, was in France
"Bridget.” he wrote in reply,
to be near him.
for two years and he combines “for heaven's sake don't dig in the
TWO ARE PROMOTED
beer and poetry, as John Mase­ garden, that's where the guns are."
This week's list of promotions at field, the British poet, used to do
The censor tipped off the mili­
Camp Adair include the following; when he worked in a Greens ,ch tary, who rushed to Pat's garden
Sgt Robert F. Nastre. CW8. to Village saloon in New York City. and dug high and low for guns.
the grade of 8/Sgt , and Pfe. Wil­ “Handling beer" is the earpent* r’s Bridget, terrified, wrote to Pat
liam C Hermann, Med Sect., to specialty, he says, and on the side about it His reply:
hr writes rmu nod short atones I “Now von rnn pot in thr spuds."
Cpi.
Club for Non-Coms
To Be Opened Soon
HEADQUARTERS COMPANY
ORDERLY ROOM—It was reliably
reported here Friday (last) that
the law of “the survival of the
fittest” is still in operation.
Between the hours, 1500 anil
1700, a largo reconnaissance group
of 0. D. Collar Workmen from
Headquarters Company (50'; by
actual count) appeared in the com­
pany area for the prescribed drill
of the day. Cpi. Lipscomb ’ook
over. Cpi. Lipscomb gave out.
lst/Sgt. Atkins took over. 1st Sgt.
Atkins gave out. Cp). Lipscomb and
1st Sgt. Atkins held a hurried field
conference during which they
evolved what will be known as the
Atkins-Lipscomb Tactic, or couched
in simpler terms, the “stab in the
back” plan.
lst/Sgt. Atkins took up one po­
sition on the east end of the field
while Cpi. Lipscomb entrenched
himself on the west side of the
same sector. From that moment it
was “boots boots boots” for the
B Commandos. Lipscomb reliev­
ing Atkins, Atkins relieving Lips­
comb. Lipscomb to Atkins, Atkins
to Lipscomb with a precision that
would shame the Evers to Chance
combination. All activity ceased at
nightfall.
The B/Commandos were suc­
cessful in reorganizing their forces
during the darkness and next
morning were reported back in ac­
tion with their Underwoods, Rem­
ingtons, L. C. Smiths and slide­
rules.
Col. McCoy to Attend
Camp Medicos Party
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Camp Participates in
Nation-wide Clean-up
Col. McCoy Orders Combing of All
Likely Dumps for Metal Junk to
Build Mountain; Credit Counties
Camp Adair is getting in that scrap—to beat the Jap.
All out participation in the nation-wide drive to collect
scrap material of value to this country’s war effort, has been
ordered by Colonel Gordon H. McCoy, camp commander.
This camp’s part in the concerted campaign will be
two-fold, according to Colonel McCoy. First, a general house­
cleaning on the post—motor pools, maintenance shops and
other places for all metal objects for which an absolute need
does not exist, and second, active cooperation with nearby
communities by furnishing them with government trans­
portation whenever |x>ssible.
The latter is in line with a
policy laid down by the office of
the adjutant general in Washing-
ton, which reads:
“It is desired that the command­
ing officers of all service com­
mands cooperate, so far as practi­
cable, with civilian agencies in the
collection of scrap metals in com­
munities surrounding Army post«,
camps and stations. It is not in­
tended that this collection will be
extended to communities located
at considerable distances from
these units. However, the services
of both transportation and per­
sonnel are authorized to assist
when it will not seriously interfere
with normal military duties."
Requests for army assistance in
the drive have already been re­
ceived from Monmouth, Dallas,
McMinnville and Salem with others
expected to follow suit this week.
Here at cam0, all scrap collected ■».
will be piled at one central loca­
Adair Girls Clever,
tion and credit for its turn in will
With Various Hobbies
be equally divided between the four
counties in which the cantonment
Versatility is characteristic of is located.
the female civilian workers in
camp, although dancing seems to
be tops as a recreation and a few Our P.X.'s Have Class
have been professional dancers.
Lt. Back From School
One, a warrant officer's daugh­
ter, has sung with army orchestras
Lt. Jack Hargrove has returned
and the army is her legal residence.
Another has coached baseball for from Princeton university, New
two years and she collects pottery, Jersey, where he took special
and has had 10 years as a concert training in post exchange work,
and radio musician. Archery is the and is now with the post exchange
hobby of a third. Still another is organisation at Camp Adair.
Lt. Hargrove is a former Oregon
an acrobat and track athlete and
there is one who was high school Stater and is a nephew of Mr. mid
Mrs. E. M. Smith of Corvallis.
"girl champion in all sports.'*
A TALE WITH TEETH IN IT!
Just to coin u phrase: Noth­
ing succeeds like success.
Long, long ago, when soldiers
lived in tents and ate out of
messkits and bathed (occasional­
ly) in cold water, Pvt. Wilfred
deTonnencourt recovered his set
of store teeth as a result of a
story in the Sentry.
Many things have happened
for the better since then, but
it seems that soldiers will still
leave their pre-G.I. teeth in
chapels, powder rooms and sub­
way kiosks. Pvt. Harold D.
Wilkes, Hq. Co., is such a sol­
dier. Will anyone having a
strange (or extra) pair of nip­
pers around, please notify Pvt.
Wilkes. It will help him no end,
and keep the Sentry hatting one
hundred per cent in the scrap
recovery program.
Colonel Gordon H. McCoy is a
field artillery officer, but tonight
he will hob-nob with the medic»-,
He has arranged to be present
when Camp Adair Medical officers
play host to physicians, dentista
and veterinarians of the 96th and
104th divisions, members of the
Central Willamette Medical soci­
ety and others from nearby com­
munities.
Guests are asked to arrive be-
tween six and half-past for ■ an
informal inspection of the post
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hospital under the guidance of
Major B. H. Henning and Major
J. B. Riley. Dinner will take place
in the Red Cross center at « o'clock.
Speakers, in addition to Col.
McCoy, will include Lt. Col. Rich­
ard B. Poole, Dental Corps; Major
Carsten R. Anderson, Medical
Corps; Major George M. Wilson,
Veterinary Corps; 1st Lt. J. Don­
John and Tillie Cain, husband
ald Travis, Medical Corps; 1st Lt.
and wife, cut hair side by side in
Joe K. Ellsworth, Sanitary Corps.
the barber shop of Post Exchange
No. 8, and they want the Army to
call them by their first names.
Kramer Says Victory
He has been a barber 23 years
Takes All We've Got
and she, "top barber" two weeks
straight in the entire camp— mean-
Wishful thinking, to the effect ing that she has made the most
that the United Nations arc sure money has been at it 15 years.
to beat the Axis, and within a
They met in a shop at Lincoln,
short time, was deplored by Brig. Neb., came to Portland to better
General H. F. Kramer, assistant their fortunes, heard of a camp
commander of the 104th infantry opening and now like it so much
Division, Friday before the Albany that they hope to be here for the
Rotary club.
duration of the war.
“I have the greatest respect for
“I went walking one day at Lin­
the Nazi army,” said Genera! coln," Mrs. Cain reminisced, "and
Kramer, who was an American dropped in at a friend’s house and
army student and observer with found John there. He wanted to
that army at the outbreak of war. take me home and I let him and
“If we are to win we will all have we have been walking and cutting
to make great sacrifices and go to up together—cutting hair, I mean
work just as the Germans have
ever since."
done. I know the United States
Harking back to courtship days,
can turn out an army and weapons Caln remarked that his Tillie prob­
that will beat them if we will give
ably was looking for him that time
our whole attention to the war and
she dropped in at the friend’s
quit trying to leave victory for the
house.
other fellow to win."
"No, it wasn’t that had," she
insisted. "But it is true that short­
MORE FIRING!
ly before that a fortune teller told
Firing on the rifle ranges at
me I would end my days with a
Camp Adair will continue today
black-bearded man."
and tomorrow (October 8 and 9.)
Had the male customers ever
Ituring the practice firing,
made passes ?
thr Old Portland and Umpqua
It Can't Happen Here
Valley roads will be clos'd to
"Only once,” said Mrs. Cain, "and
traffic between the Savage
when that happened I just moved
school at Middle creek and Sul­
around to the other side of the
phur Springs (or Soap Creek)
chair and began stropping the
road.
razor, real hard. He didn't try
Lady Barber Strops Razor When Men Make
Passes and Her Husband is at Next Chair
anything more. Of course nothing
like that has happened here. The
soldiers are a nice, clean bunch of
fellows and it is a pleasure to know
them. It always was my ambition
to eat in an Army mess hall and
now 1 have done it, twice, and the
meals were good. Ohce we had
hamburger steak, a fine salad, and
excellent ice cream.”
Mrs. Cain seemed to enjoy tell­
ing about one soldier who had his
hair cut in a nearby town and was
so dissatisfied that he came to her
to have it done over.”
The Cains have two sons and
two daughters and they still have
a harlier shop going at Lincoln.
They had two shops and the equip­
ment of one is now stored in the
cellar of the other.
But how did Mrs. Cain happen
to become a barber?
“Well," she said, “I never did
like to work with women. They are
too particular. Men are more easy,
going. I cooked for awhile, in the
better hotels, too, and then I went
to barber college.”
The Cains have the same Alma
Mater the Tri-City Barber College
at Lincoln. She was the only wom­
an student. Early she had the big
money chair and held it through
the nine months' course.
"Right now,” said Cairs, “we live
in a cottage camp, two rooms and
a shower, near Salem, and drive
over to camp and back dally, but
we’d like to take one of the desert­
ed farm houses in the camp area
and make that our home.”
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