Camp Adair Sentry
Thursday, January 14,1943.
point that this is a young man’s
war, points to Lt. Schmidt as a
shining example. "As platoon lead
er of Co. C., 357th Inf., Lt. Schmidt
Notes From a Soldier's Sketch Book
has already gained the complete
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Editor and manager ................
Don C. Wilson
The man who carries the ball, at handicap their efforts. Lieutenant
P. 0. Addreas, Box 347, Corvallis, Oregon. Phone 865-M.
football game, is the one who Schmidt’s secret ambition: to .«erve
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From THE RANGEFINDER of
Corvallis, Oregon.”
confusion which follows the pass La Jolla, Calif., comes this item,
ing of the ball, until they find the written straight, without comment:
man who has it, and th< n they keep "Pvt. Malcolm Dixon approached
News contributors to thia uuiue: Lt. George H. Godfrey,
their eyes on him. They know that his first sergeant and went through
Public Relation)« officer; S 'Sgt. E. A. Brown, associate director;
S/Sgt. R. L. Black. Sgt. Henrv Beckett, T t Raymond C. John
however skilful the other ten men the lines requesting a one-da.v pass.
son, Cpl. John J. Gubelman, Pvt. Wallace Rawles, Pvt. Robert
on
his side may be, in their ap The absent-minded sergeant, who
Runkauff.
pointed tasks, none of them ean had been transferred from Texas
score, and the victory is in the shortly before, wrote Ft. Worth
as the destination and dated the
score.
NO MOKE “SQUARE PEGS IN ROUND HOLES
Now the citizen’s interest in the pass from May 10, 1942, to May
soldier, at the front or in a train 11, 1943.” It was all a snare and
There are thousand« of intereating jobs in our Army.
ing camp, is something like that. a delusion, however. The error was
And those jobs must be performed efficiently to turn our
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The common idea of a soldier is of corrected.
Army into the great combat team which it is today. As our
a fellow with a gun. It may be a
He never would talk about it.
Army wins battle after battle, its victories are due in large
little gun or a big gun, but in any He was a quiet guy and he kept the
part to the fact that each soldier is handpicked for his job
case the soJdier shoots at the en “thing” in his barracks bag. May
whether it be that of Infantryman, pilot or cook. Our Army
emy to kill, or to win ground, or be it was the name of the publica
"Are there Any More at Home
to force a surrender. The ball tion, GAB, of the Greenville Army
takes pride in »he knowledge that it chooses the “right man
moves
across the line and there is Air Base, that made him talk. Any
for the right job.”
a score. The bullet moves into the way, GAB reports that S Sgt. Jo
TAPS
Men selected to serve in the Army of the United States
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ranks of the enemy and the enemy seph Caputo, 473rd Squadron, won
Probably the best-known of all bugle calls to the layman is
can rest assured that every effort will be made to assign
the Distinguished Flying Cross fr
is overcome.
"Taps,” the traditional call signalling the end of the military day.
them to the task where they are most needed and can best
It is all so simple, and to a cer action in a B-17 over Wake and
We never thought much about how “Taps” might have originated,
serve. If your aptitudes show that you are fitting material
tain degree that is the right way Midway. His formation shot down
until the other day we ran across an account of its beginning
to look at war, as well as at a nine Zeros and “the bigg« st damn
for the Air Forces, Signal Corps, Artillery or other Branch
in an Army journal. The beautifully simple melody is the
game.
For consider the state of aircraft carrier I ever saw.” Cap-
of our Army, the Army will try to place you there, depending
composition of Major General Daniel Butterfield, who commanded
affairs at this camp. It is, every uto still keeps the medal in his
on its needs. Our Army’s classification system is designed
Butterfield’s Brigade in Fitz-John Porter’s Corps of 'the Army
one knows, a training camp, a place barracks bag.
of the Potomac. The time was 18(12. Up ’til then the last call of
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to avoid putting the “square pegs in round holes.”
where men, mostly young men. are
the day was “Tap-to," or "Tap-toe,” deriving from the practice
From the Madame Snafoo Dept,
Each soldier’s capabilities are studied individually. At
being trained how to fight ami how
of closing the taps of all opened beer barrels at the sound of
to protect themselves while fight of THE BEALINER, Camp Beale.
Reception Centers, inductees are given a personal interview,
the call. "Tap-to," later corrupted to “Tattoo,” was sounded
Calif. (“Her name is a household
ing. All of the other work and
a general classification test, and a mechanical aptitude test.
by three taps on a drum: Hence, “Taps." "Taps" came to be
word—in some households”) come
’activities of the camp are of value
During the interview the Army classification officer ques
these questions and answers. “Dear
used to honor the military dead when Butterfield'« Brigade was
here only as they contribute to
in bivouac at Harrison's Landing on the James River, It was
tions the soldier about his hobbies, his interest in sports, as
I that end. Rightly, the mind of the Madame Snafoo—You are so won
derful and seem to know everv-
necessary to bury casualties shot by snipers believed still close
well as his schooling and his work experience. All this
nation is on the man with the gun thing. Please tell
me how to keep
at hand. General Butterfield for some time hail disapproved
information is then entered on a qualification card. Although
who w ill go where the enemy is and from saying ‘Sir’
to my first ser-
the use of a “lights out” or “cease drinking" service call at
will then attack.
classification officers are guided by these initial tests, they
geant.” Answer: Just think out
military funerals. Because the suspected proximity of snipers
Yet that is only part of it. Gun loud. You won’t say anything to
do not blindly follow their findings. Through their searching
mr.de it inadvisable to fire the customary three volleys over
fire makes up only a small fraction anybody for quite a whit ■if you
interviews they also weigh occupational and other factors
the glaves. General Butterfield directed the Bugler, Oliver Norton,
of the waging of war today. Tn
liefore determining in which arm or service the selectee' of Chicago, to sound instead, a soft, three-phrase call which the I this respect, also, war is like a get what I mean.
“Dear Madame Snafoo — What
General
himself
had
composed-
-
on
the
back
of
an
old
envelope.
should be trained. During the early weeks of basic training,
football game. In the game there was m,v Margie, back in Coffey
He whistled his composition to Norton until the bugler could
are ten men all doing their utmost, ville, Kan., doing at 11:15 last
soldiers are under keen observation and reclassified as
play it. The call immediately was borrowed by neighboring
in different ways, to expedite and night? I was thinking of her at
warranted.
brigades and soon it spread through the entire Federal Army.
facilitate the advance of the man that time and had the funniest feel
It may happen that a man will find himself assigned to
“Taps” was adopted formally as a regulation bugle call in 1867.
with the ball.
ing. — Cpl. Longrest.” Answer:
So far as it is known, it is used only by the United States Army.
a job in the Army that seems far different from the work
In war there are a myriad men, Well, now. Corporal. I ran the cards
he has been doing in civilian life. Through tests and inter
within the armed forces, working and I wouldn’t want you to feel
views a certain aptitude of his will have come to light which obviously difficult problem, in line ( that he is paying a compliment to to expedite and facilitate the ad badly, really I wouldn’t. You know
the president's suggestion to socialism.
vance of the men who fire the guns the army is one big family and
is of immediate value to our Army. Many musicians, for with
the 78th Congress. In any civilized
Anyhow, we who arc in uniform and man the guns. It’s true in we all have to make sacrifice.«. Cof
example, make good radio operators because of their ability society the right to an opportunity
will feel n new loyalty (and let no Washington, and here in camp, and feyville is near that aviation
to distinguish rhythmical patterns. A «hot* salesman, who to work should be elemental. Please
one
question mine), if we know ' at the front. Whether he carries school, ain’t it? Margie is well and j
used to repair radios in his spare time, Itecame an expert not»" the word “opjtortunity.”
tht our government is doing every a ball or a gun, the man who is happy. That’s all I can tell you—
In asserting that the president
radio technician, a skill vitally needed by our Army. On the
expected to score needs a strate for one dollar.
went
too fur in his emphasis on thing possible to provide us with gist to determine the general
other hand, exjiert civilian mechanics on entering our Army
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the opportunity to work when the course that he is to take. In war
Quoting from THE SKY
are usually assigned, after basic military training, to the providing social and economic war ends.
this strategy involves the making WATCH. Fort Eustis, Va., and let
security, one of the greatest news
job with which they are thoroughly familiar.
As for permanent peace, I don’t and study of maps, secret plans, ting you draw your own moral if
Army classification offieers, with the aid of outstanding papers in this country expressed know. If the isolationists und the the assignment of forces to con you must have one: “It was 30
-civilian experts, are continually checking and rcchecking the wish, editorially, that he had pacifists join forces after the war, fuse the enemy, and much more. seconds before the Fort Eustic
their findings. New testing methods are constantly studied stopped with the proposal that as they worked together to keep us In war, as in the game, all who Open House radio program was to
every eitiaen be provided with the
to discover those which will give the best results. Of course, “right to work." But that goes out of the war until it was almost take part must be disciplined and begin. The hush before the signal
too late, then it will be hard to
no system can be entirely infallible, but results so far have without saying and it isn’t enough. establish any permanent peace. But taught to cooperate and that takes “We’re on the Air” was suddenly
instructors. Somebody must pass broken when a soldier dashed in
shown that our Army’s classification system Is one of the Everyone of us know.« that he ha« if the veterans of this war have the
bull and somebody must pass loaded with full pack, rifle and steel
finest ever devised. Several large business enterprises are the right to work. What we want, the wisdom and the unity, possibly the ammunition and in game and helmet. The soldier, Pvt. Sol Bell-
is the opportunity,
we can do the job, which is after in war more men are engaged in omo, pianist with the orchestra,
using methods of selecting employees similar to the Army's work.
all. infinitely more important than promoting the physical well-being look his seat at the piano, swung
classification system and have found them amazingly
If we can have it ill war, being the question of our own individual
of the team than in doing anything into the opening theme. Farewell
successful.
fitted into the huge war machine jobs.
else
For that includes all who Bides. He had only been released
Our modern Army is a specialist Army. Its foundations ’ where our superiors think we can
see to it that players and soldiers a moment before from a battalion
rest on the ability of each soldier to do his job. The wrong be
1 of most use, why can’t we have New stripped models of gas are
properly clad, properly fed. march which had been scheduled.”
man in the wrong job can cause untold confusion and delay. it
] in peace' Or is that kind of stoves. containing no more than properly sheltered, and are given
talk socialistic? 1 don’t think so, ll>0 pounds of iron und steel per
A LETTER FROM CASABI. \N< \
The right man in the right job can mean a battle won. Our but
| if any reactionary citizen steps stove,
will save lil.iHHl pounds of right exercise to further their
Casablanca, French Morocco.
health and careful treatment to re
Army sees to it, so far as is humanly jaissible, that no talent Up
t to say that it 1.« then I insist iron ami steel next year.
Africa. Nov. 19. Dear folks (he
store
them
to
health
if
they
are
ill
goes unnoticed. The selectee registering for duty may In« '
writes to them, in Corvallis): 1 will
or have been wounded.
•'THEY'LL HE SORRY”
sure that the Army is searching for any capability or skill
try to get off a half-way decent
Whether
they
are
shooting,
com.
There Isn't a iati, that'« uniform clad
he may posseaa in order to put that skill to immediate use.
puling firing data, keeping records, letter to you.
Front our farm houses, our apartments, und flat«
On Sunday (Nov. 8) we went
There is an old proverb which says: “Skill and confidence
driving
cars, making decisions, pro
That's not waiting for. to get into this war
over the side of our transport and
are an unconquered Army.” The skill and confidence of our
moting
morale,
taking
care
of
Tg get a crack at the Japanese rat«.
buildings or doing any of a hun landed in small boats. Mv jeep and
fighting men. chosen wisely for their Army jobs, will speed
dred other Army jolts, the men in I went in a small boat with a half
Like a thief in the night, these rats took to flight
the day of victory.
the Army all wear the uniform of track and we headed for the bench
< roaseti the Pacific, to our western hole
LUH«HMHIHIINmMINIHIIIHNIINH4IIWHI»HHNNHHIIHHIHMNtlHHIHHHHNP-
a soldier and have an important at Fcdcica. which is about 12 miles
Now th< \il pa;, the price, tin e yellow termiti
l>art in this war. Right now- there from Casablanca.
They’ll be sorry, they started "this war".
Other troops had landed ah.-ad
are» m this camp, some mighty-
"W .SITING"
fine soldiers, inconspicuously doing of us so there was little fighting
Each day the table is set, in the usual way
remarkable work of the most varied on the beach when we landed. Rut
" ith three little chairs, just like yesterday
kind. Sooner or later this will I h - when I came out of the boat I got
IMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll.
And thrsa three little chairs, tortn a perfect "V”
recognized. although at present a stuck in real soft sand and ail the
III his annual addrvs» on the ' « hat is called a "leave »f absence,"
There’s Mothers, there’s yours, the third one's for no
creat many men in the .amp are time there were enemy planes
“»tale of the union” the pieaident but we can’t count on the worst
And twice every day. when we «ay our "grace”
so bu«y that they have no notion shooting at as with machine gun«.
Well, I finally got «onte Arab
of the United States .«aid thia:
of employer* who may not be ill a
We pray that "you darling” will «. on fill that «•
of how much good work their com.
to
push my jeep out of the sand
"The men in our armed forces poaition to keep their word when
" e pray for the day. may it come very soon
rad. are doing in other line«.
and then drove to our company's
want u lasting peace, and. finally, the time comes. Business changes
Well all lie united, around the table each . ......
they want permanent cmplo> mvnt I hand» Maliaaoiuent change». Op
assembly area. Boy. was I scare«!?
So with the lanid.'. ami the stamps, that we Imy with our pay
for themselves, their families and I poi ¡unities for independent action
Wt hid in the trees ’til late that
Will help shorten the time, "that you’ll be away
their neighbors when they are mu«- vary with the economic aituatwu.
night, then moved forward.
"111 \Ll. tH K SFR\ It U MEN”
tercd out at the end of the war."
It happened before, not to me.
The next day we parked our can.
■’(¡<«1 bless aur service men each dav
Yea, Mr. President! If there are but to a great many men. Their
nons in a pile of bamboo and
From (hir Arm«
auy result», or rewards, or Mess 1 jobs were filled, often well-filled.
Is our prayer to the "mighty power"
stayed there for a little while.
ing*. that we want more than we I or the jobs thcniselvva no MifW
On land and -ca. or in the air
When the enemy found out where
Cousins
want lasting peace and permanent j existed. An<l in many cases the men
"Please protect them every hour"
we were they started shellin; ur.
employment, when this «ar 1» over, ; who came back were changed men.
You may K Jew or Gentile
They must
50
I’m sure I don’t know what they Rigger men, perhaps, but not the
Y ou tnav he Mack or w hite
the
To Benny. Hop*- ami ANi-n it may shells near
t an be.
»ante.
"<»ur l ord above, never drew .< Im,
b< an old gag. hut to Pvt. Wm. ground and
cry
A Job far Kverjbad?
But lasting peace and permanent
He’s with you men "so fight.”
McGuire, of California’s Mather much.
And I don’t «ant anybnly to
i ntployment were the pai Uvular
.... That night we went up to
Fi< hl, it’s a headache. Hi« wife is
things that we «anted out of chime in. at this point, with the re
"TH \r I.ITTI E MoriltR ’
fr the Navy She’s a nur«. But the front lines. There ««. a ma
World Mar No I we who also mark that if a man is capable
She came around the corner
abv's also a lieutenant. Should he chine gun neat up there that was
were in that «ar- and we dida’t enough he can ala ays get a job.
Ami hoy «he looked so sweet
«alute her* Address her in his holding up our boys, so we took
gvt them. Again we are at «rar ( onerded, whether it 1» so or not
We know her son. who m one if them
letters a« "Dear Lieutenant" or a couple of our cannon.« and blew
i
But
I
have
a
mind
to
the
men
who
and again we long fur a peace that
That's joined up with the fhvt
»imply a* "My Dear*" Accenting boll out of it. Well
the Ger
will »tick Again we are without I are not »upermen, not brilliant, nut
And when «he stoppod to talk to us
to TMF ARMODIRR. Camp Chaf mans ran and the Fret ii gave up
atsurisane. uf permanent employ ao skilled or leaourceful. Suppose
There was a teardrop in her eye
fee. Ark., he still doesn’t know the the fight
ment, being in the service of uur a man is below the average in ef
\nd we knew she* was wishing and pray iug
answer -and Dorothy Du won't
... we moved into
nca
roan try for the duration and being ficiency Isn’t it «ad enough to be
That "her boy" «as standing close by
tai).
....
I gvea* wo looked «vod to the
uncertain about our livelihood less capable than some other men,
She told us she he ard from "her baby ”
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French, because they went wild
when at last w« an mustered out. without being penalized for it by
In the navy. he's learning to fly
Vndei the headlim, " Soldtera when we drove into the town
Oh, it’» true that many of •» going johlea» ?
\nd I thought it would take more than a million
Admiro ID-Yenr-UUd Lieutenant they threw ua fruit and rabes and
hope to return to our formei em
I »ay that now ■» the time for
Barberi Schmidt." CAMB BERK wine, gallon« af it.
Ta htiv “that tear" in that "Mothe r's eve.”
ployment ami «Htu uf ua ha vc | the pr»|a I ;«ll|l|ot'iti< ' !<• I»«Lie lh«a
ELEY NBWR, fexaA, in ,14« Uw
M J BROWN
11« I m . o .4 out I m ei .44 , _
It's A Great Life
track and are living there in the s'
building-
1 have gone to town
once or twice on pass ... I wish
you could see the sights.
Say, I am sort of broke and if 1
you could spare ten it would come |
in handy as that is 750 francs and ’
that is a lot of money in this coun
try ... I am in good health and am
contented as can be expected for
beintf in a foreign country . . •
WF TAILOR
OFFICERS'
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Thus one soldier whom we shall
leave unnamed, writes home to
give us a more intimate insight
about “what we have read in the
papers.
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