STA rE L’RRARY
DEC 7- 1942
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ANNUAL
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I weekly journal devoted
to maintaining morale,
with the responsibility of
frculating post informa
tion and news at Camp
Adair, Oregon.
Mounting Guard in
Voi. 1, No. 32.
NUMBER
Sentry ;
Cook Hopes Hero Medal Is Only
First of Hundreds for Division
Restaurateur
1942
“No man can suffer too
much nor fall too soon, if
he suffers or if he fait in
the defense of the liberties
and constitution of his
country.”—Daniel Webster
Camp Adair* Oregon
Camp Adair, Oregon, Thursday, December 3, 1942.
Major General Gives
Medal to Sgt. Leach
The first medal for heroism
awarded to any member of the
Timber V\ olf Division was formally
presented to Sgt. Clarence D. Leach
last Saturday by Major General
Gilbert R. Cook, who in the pres
ence of all divisional artillery units
expressed hope that it was “only
the first of hundreds, even thou
sands," of such medals that officers
and men would receive.
"This is a very proud occasion
for me," said General Cook, glanc
ing at the sergeant's wife, there
on the stage with her husband
and three generals. Sgt. Leach
has been cited for heroism.
“Now heroism is a very peculiar
thing. Undoubtedly it is something
that you have without thinking
about it. It is based on duty.
You’ll notice that the citation says
‘above and beyond the call of
duty.' No one can be a hero unless
he does his duty. He knows his
duty and thinking in terms of duty
he naturally can perform acts
above and beyond the call of duty.
"Know your duty, then in emer
gency, thinking in terms of duty,
you can perform acts of heroism.
We all salute Sgt. Leach because
of the standard he has set for the
division. May there be hundreds
and even thousands of medals for
heroism awarded to the men of the
division.”
(Continued on page 3, col. 2)
CHRISTMAS
$1.50 a Year by Mail
TED FIO RITO COMING
104th Officers
Have New Club
Staff Of Life Preview
Gen. Dunckel Speaks;
Praises Work Done by
Artillery Officers,
Wives at 'Club-Fest'
Maestro Here Monday;
Plays at Fieldhouse
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The club of the Timber Wolf Di
vision Artillery officers, created by
them and furnished and adorned by
them and their wives, was openM
Saturday night, with food, music
and dance, and with happy remarks
by Major General Gidbert R. Cook,
Brigadier General William C. Dun
ckel, and Col. Gordon II. McCoy,
post commander.
Among the guests also were Col.
George E. Ferch, camp executive
officer, Col. R. E. M. Des Islets,
Area Engineer, and Major Ernest
Alton Shafer, Post Engineer.
I General Cook said he liked to
think that the distinction of the
club’s appointments was typical
of the division. General Dunckel,
complimenting the women on their
work, spoke of “Mrs. Gertrude Mc-
Roy M. Scrivner, experienced
restaurant num who operates post Clenaghan's “sweatshop,” intimat
ing that she, as the wife of Lt.
food concessions from PX.
Col. R. S. McClenaghan, had been
a driver in keeping the wives hard
at work until their job was done.
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The club sponsored a dance which
was held at the divisional club.
First loaves of the GI bread which EM and officers of the l*i»«t will soon be eating are inspected
by Col. T. A. Baumeister. director of supply, as they are hauled "hot from the oven" by Pvt. Frank
Capt. Richard J. Bestor had chargd
Arcadia. The completely modern, spic and span new Camp \dair bakery is capable of turning out
of the arrangements and Capt. Roy
37.000 loaves of bread per day.—Public Relations Photo.
W. Johnson of the decorations. Wil
Rookies Hit Bullseye
bur Berry, of Salem, entertained as
Gas Ration Cards
Despite Poor Weather a magician. Lt. Egbert W. Fisher
played the piano and Lt. John T.
Must
Be Presented
By Pvt. Frank L. Trezise
I
Scofield wm master of ceremonies.
To
Your
Local Board
^Despite the weather in which the He and Lt. Donald E. Schmidt sang
New Officers to Come
elements dealt from the bottom of “The Timber Wolf Song,” ’and
From Ranks—Stimson
Here is some vital information
th. d< k ««('■ blew down targets, Capt. John B. Hamilton demon
for those in organizations of SCU
flooded out target details, and strated the Timber Wolf howl.
Announcing that only a very loosed a Niagara of rain on them,
and units attached- -both military
The orchestra consisted of Lt.
small fraction of the 225,000 appli the 336 QM Depot (supply) quali»
and civilian personnel—echo are
cations from civilians for Army
pt.p cent 0I1 the rifle range Scofield, bass violin; Lt. Schmidt,
wrestling with the gas rationing
saxophone; Lt. Richard J. Nolan,
commissions would l>e granted, ' ¡ast wee|t.
problem.
Captain C. L. Carter, QMC,
Secretary of War Stimson revealed j This unusual record for green drums; and Warrant Officer Jo
“Nine-tenths of the way to a
Transportation Officer, yesterday
this week that from now on the non-combatant troops produced seph Rubel at the piano. There
announced that hereafter all sup-
Army would depend almost entire four expert riflemen, 16 sharp- also was music by the divisional good fighting outfit
plenieiital mileage ration applica
ly upon Officer Candidate Schools shooteis, and 83 marksmen, Brig- band, conducted by Sgt. Eberhardt. mess—”
tions will be given back -o the ap
Officer» Did The Work
Thus Brigadier General William
for ios supply of officers.
adier Genera! Claudius M. Easley
plicants
who must personally pre
C.
Dunckel
re-emphasized
the
vital
Hoppe
complimented
Capt.
Alien
General
The club itself was
“The stage of development at
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sent them to their local board. Ap
tained by these schools,” he said, on the excellence of the outfit’s Dunckel'» idea and he is particu- link betwixt food and the soldier,
plications will no longer be sent
larly pleased because the officers as commencement speaker to 47
“is such that we can count on them, showing.
from Transportation office.
The experts are: S Sgt. Bernard did most of the work on it. He mess officers graduating from the
almost entirely for all future Army
“Our function is simply to edit
officers. This includes not only V. McAloon and Pvts. Robert E. donated the bar, but they found it, Cooks and Bakers school, in exer
the supplemental mileage ration
combat officers, but technicians Gorman. Robert E. Bayless, George on a scouting expedition to Port cises held November 24.
applications and certify as to their
land. Formerly it belonged to
and specialists as well. That may E. Beckwith.
Class was the third graduating
truth,” Capt. Carter explained.
Qualifying sharpshooters are: Frank Dravel and they found the I from the school. Instruction was
be taken as the stated policy of
“The applicant must then personal
2nd
Lt.
Charles
H.
Fischer
and
massive,
old
mahogany
affair
in
a
the War Department."
given by Maj. Josiah J. Osborn,
ly get back the can! from our of
Pvts. Carroll B. Fernandez, Claudy
assistant commandant. Eight offi
This served as confirmation of Price, Dale A. Jeske, Anthony J. cellar.
fice and preaent it to the local
The officers have managed to cers scored perfectly on the final
unofficial reports that the Army Oberti. Annibale P. Belluonmini,
board, which has the authority to
had been finding that the best Earl K. Nelson, Clarence A. Kenne produce a clubhouse in the virile, exam, to graduate with honors.
grant or deny the request.”
qualified officers were those turned Jr.. Salvatore Torrano. Jesus B. generous mood of the West as it Twenty states were represented in
Likewise, effective tomorrow, the
out by Officer Candidate Schools Charles. Joseph A. Sheehan, Jo was in the nineties. Thus the wea the graduating class.
local boards will accept all addi
In speaking to graduates, Gen
—men who had started as privates seph Allegrini, Ernest J. Boni, Eu thered timbers, fine old logs taken
tional applications for “A” ration
in the ranks and knew the prob gene F. Gerstner, Victor A. Lyles from a barn on what is now the eral Dunckel, stating that the
cards. Facilities are not available
artillery range, are left in their “mess officers make an organiza
lems and feelings of the men under and John P. Magnasco.
to handle thia aa a Boat service,
Capt. Carter said.
them.
Entitled to Wnarksnian ratings natural, gray color. They and the tion,” dor lared :
"It takes a real leader to get
In the future, the Army plans to are: M Sgt. Howard E. Kirkpat heavy wagon wheels used for chan-
appoint a few civilians to com rick; S Sgts. John B. Menschner, ' deliers give the main hall of the cooks and KPa who are fagged
Added Library Service
missioned rank. For one thing, no Clarence Hoover, Joseph S. Kras- I building a robust dignity, harmo from lack of sleep and overwork in
For EM of Camp Adair
civilian will be appointed who is novsky; T 4 I.ktyd J. Herrick; nizing with the crude, stone fire the front lines, to keep on going.”
But this is vital, it was pointed out,
below the age of 35 or over 60. CpIs. Geo. J. Capri. Fred E. Akers, place and ample book shelves.
Here’s reading service, plus— in
except in rare cases. The civilian William Kelley, Joseph Timbeno, | Lt. Ward W. Hemer, formerly for the men must be fed.
announcement that the Corvalli»
C. Talbot; 1 an engineer at Ida Grove. Iowa,
Victories and defeats have hinged
appointments will be given only to Earle I. Hail, William ■
HI
library, Seventh and
Monroe
men who have specialized or scien Pfcs. John H. Poeckes, Robert L. supervised the construction. Lt. on food: “One reason the British
streets,
will
ullow
library
service
Co.’» 1st. Sgt. Ray Atkina
tific training not available at Offi Hatcher. Charles Gonzales, Reinaid I William M. Andrews, guided by the were debeated at Gallipoli was that
I (Continued on page 5, eol. 4) Portland Chamber of Commerce, 80 ;>er cent of the men hail diarrhea has Hdq
to Camp Adair men. Both books
every
kind
of
MCI'
soldier
in
cer Candidate Schools.
und magazines (earlier than cur
bin outfit.
located the grand, old bar. 18 feet in one day, due to poor me«» man-
rent issues) may be taken out on
long, with its expanse of mirror agemen t.
library card.
“Twenty per cent casualty in- | He Must Have Rolled
against the wall, and 16 feet in
A variety of technical books and
flirted
by
the
enemy
is
a
very
i
front
Double or Nothing
magazines are available at the
heavy loss but carelessness on the
college library, are! can be taken
part of the me»» officer can cause
Eugene VFW First Vets much higher easualty rale, The Who »aid you have to bo a 2nd out by special arrangement. Note
Lt. first if you expect to climb to married men—a children’s, 7th
failure, for instance, of a mess
To Furnish Day Room
from the ranks? Well it ain’t nee-
3 to
Major Victor N. Miller. Camp
T ransf erred
officer to stop a cook from making essarily so — and 1st Lt. Emery H. St. entrance, will be open
6 p.m.
Adair adjutant, largely responsible
sandwiches
of
pork
and
mayonnaise
Veterans of Foreign Wars of
Draeger, assistant finance officer,
for the camp’s development from
Eugene, Willamette post. No. 293, filling, caused a 40 per cent casual is the proud proof. He wears silver
( HANI KA PARTY
the pioneer day« of early summer
have the distinction of being the ty the next day.”
liars now, but recently he *•< but
The Salem Jewish congregation
until the present time, has been
A total of 210 mess officer» have a warrant officer, junior grade.
first group to furnish completely
will hold a Chanuka party for fifty
transferred, destination “un
thus far been graduated by this
one
day
room
at
Camp
Adair,
re
Lt. Draeger tame to Camp enlisted men next Sunday at five
known." a.xl the best wishes of all
ports Rev H. R. Whitt, who is , branch of the Ninth Service Com- Adair from Camp Roberta in Cali o’clock. The place ia f’hemetka
who hare known the major. r>
chairman of the Lane county com I ma nd School for Bakers and Cooks. fornia. Before that he had been and 8. Commercial streets and the
with him.
mittee for camp and hospital serv The current graduate roster in stationed at Ft. Wm. McKinley in invitation is to all cf the Jewish
Mo reel er. all who have had con
ice at the camp. Several local or cludes :
| the Philippine«. A native of In- faith wishing to attend.
tact with t*>e major will be rurrous
1st Ltt. James M. Mos«. Freder j glewood, Calif.. I.t. Draeger went
ganisations are working with Rev.
about hi« next assignment. Not
Mr. White in furnishing these day ick F. Maloof, Marsh O. Perkins. | to Inglewood High School and
Holiday Greeting»!
long ago a group of non-com«, who
rooms and providing other vrv. E. B Dickey; 2nd Lta. Waiter A. Campton Junior College. He has
had wgarded his aa a -paper-work
“
Welcome
service men—
i<M for the Camp Adair soldiers. Wall*, Erne-t J. McCulley. Bruce I «ervdd in the army for nine years.
major.'' were amazed to see him
“
Keep
up
the good work!”
C. Brown, William H. Barrow», W.
vilk into the Field Hou«e and
These are the words on blue
MAJ. SMITH STEAKS
R. Webber*, Grady V. Paris, F. L.
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AN
VOL
’
HEAT
IT?
punch the bag with skill and fury,
and white signs now adorning
The !Mth Division band, now in
Spoakinc on the theme, “Amer- Scarborough. Steve Rochester,
although he hadn’t punched a bag
Corvallis shop windows. The
x*ani»m." Maj. F. J- Smith. QM., fitavia J. Milton*, Paul M. Link. rehearsal, wants a dance drummer
Corvallis Merchants association
far 10 ye«"- Now they
J. C. Hanklety*. Percy H. Mills, One with his own truck load of
aaaistant director of supply, will
that the major is good
sponsored the idea which, it is
Michael Santiano, Edward J. Sum <-quipm- r t preferred, but at any
an
Saturday
afternoon
addre-s
the
pointed out, is instituted not pri
anything.
Daughter« of the American Re vol u- mer»', Chester A. Thomae*. R. A. rate a drummer Potential Gene
The post adjutant a«»umed hi«
marily to make profit from sol
Krupas ai.uuld contact W arrant Of diers, but to make them feel
Nelson.
tloo. at Salem
first duties at th»» statton on June
O. A. Pynes, Joe B. Peewey. ficer W Krog in building T-3-220.
Th« meeting will be held at the
26. when under authority pre-
that they are cordially welcome.
Avenue D and Third South.
(Continued on page 3, col. 2)
residence of Mrs Hubert Ostland
(Cuatiaued ou PM»
Gen. Easley Bouquets
QM on Firing Record
Hinge on
Food-Gen. Dunckel
Addresses 47 Graduates in
Third Cooks, Bakers Class
Post Adj. Maj. Miller to New Dufies;
'Paper Work' Expert Also Boxing Whiz
Entire Troup of Musicians and
Entertainers Take Part in Show
To Be Staged for Service Men
Ted Fio Rito, his band and his top notch crew of
entertainers, will stage a concert at Camp Adair Fieldhouse
Monday.
The famous niastro was invited to appear here by Capt. •
Willis Ross, special service officer of the 96th Division,
at the request of Major General James L. Bradley, command
ing general of the 96tk.
According to Capt. Ross and Capt. Frank C. Wimer,
special service officer for the post, who will jointly manage
the big show, Fio Rito and his troup will arrive in camp
from Salem around 6 p. m. Monday and the concert will begin
as soon as the stage can be set.
Black-Out Coming
Traffic on all roads into
Corvallis will stop on Monday
between 7 and 7:30 p.m., lie
cause of an imaginary war
“incident" involving a black
out and other precautionary
measures, it is announced by
Dr. George W. Peavy, as Ben
ton County’s Civilian Defense
Coordinator. All military and
civilian personnel of the camp
are advised to keep this in
mind, to save inconvenience.
Bus Schedule Upped
For Holiday Traffic
Added services of the Oregon
Motor Stages are now in effect in
runs from other communities to
and from Camp Adair, Manager
H. A. Reed announced.
Buses now will depart 5:46 a. m.
from Albany and Corvallis, to fit
reveille better. Service to Salem on
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays
will be each half hour instead of
hourly.
Buses departing Salem at 6:30
a. m. will go directly to laundry
while those leaving at 4:45 p. m.
will start at the laundry.
The stages will now be operated
through Independence, so, in case
you know anybody at Independ
ence----- .
Soldiers are asked to, when-
ever possible plan to use busses
ut other times than peak hours
and on holidays.
Many Army Leaders
In Army in 'Teens
Many of our present outsti|>ding
Army leaders were in the service
before they were twenty. Lt. Gen
eral Hugh A. Drum, now command
ing the First Army and our east
ern defenses, joined the service at
19; Lt. General John L. DeWitt,
commanding the Fourth Army and
our westtrn defenses, joined the
service at the age of IB; Lt. Gen
eral Ben Lear, commanding the
Second Army, enlisted ut IB; and
Lt. General Walter Kreuger, com
manding the Third Army, enlisted
at the age of 17. General Arthur
MacArthur enlisted at the age of
17.
Corvallis Group Is
Celebrating Dec. 7
Col. McCoy, Governor
Sprague Are Speakers
Monday, December 7, is the first
anniversary of the Pearl Harbor
tragedy.
Every city und community In thq
United States has been requested
to observe this day with an appro
priate service of commemoration.
The associations of World War
veterans, Ministerial Association,
Chamber of Commerce, Retail Mer
chants, lodges and the civilian de
fense council are sponsoring a joint
service to lie held in Mayflower
chapel, Corvallis, Monday at 8 p. ni.
Guest speakers will be Governor
Charles A. Sprague, Col Gordon H.
McCoy, post commander at Camp
Adair, and Major K. C. Allworth,
representing Oregon State college.
Guest artist will be Corporal John
Walsch, former Metropolitan opera
singer now stationed at Camp
Adair.
Honored guests will be the par
ents of all men in the service of
the country and officers of Camp
Adair.
The program will be broadcast
over KWIL and KOAC.
All associations of World War
veterans are requested to wear their
caps and members of the civilian
defense groups with uniforms are
requested to wear them.
Boat, Trailer AWOL
Says Monmouth Man
An urgent appeal for the return
of a boat and trailer is being made
by V. P. Van Den Bosch of Mon-
mouth.
According to Mr. Von Den
Bosch, two officers from Camp
Adair called upon him several
weeks ago and requested the loan
of his boat and trailer-carrier. The
owner said he was anxious to meet
with any request of the Army, and
loaned his equipment for the day.
He has not seen the two men, or
the boat and trailer since.
Mr. Van Den Bosch is uhxioua
for its immediate return, and asks
that anyone having knowledge of
the aforementioned articles get in
touch with him at Rt. 2, .Mon
mouth.
Camp to Inaugurate Two New Programs
Over Corvallis and Albany Hook-Ups
Two radio news programs, de , .-aster on the programa which are
signed to keep pregonians abreast the first steps in building an en
of events at Camp Adair, will be large)! broadcasting schedule from
the ramp. This policy is in keeping
inaugurated Thursday, Dec. 3, by
with the recent OWl announcement
the Public Relations Office of the that the public be kept informed of
post over radio stations KWIL, Al all such military activity aa ia poa.
bany. ah<l KOAC, Corvallis, Ore
sihle.
The programs will feature news
Titled the "Camp Adair Sentry
concerning the personnel stationed i of the Air,” station KWIL will re
at the post and such information base one edition at 4:30 p. m. each
on plane, training, sports events Thurmla) while KOAC, the Oregon
and inner-camp activities as are in State College station, will broad,
keeping with ezisting regulations. .■aat an entirely different news
S Sgt. Bob Black will be the news- summary at 5:45 the same day.
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