Camp Adair Sentry
Thursday, January 14.1948.
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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football game, is the one who Schmidt’s secret ambition: to serve
under General MacArthur.
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Address ull communications to “Camp Adair Sentry, Box 347,
confusion which follows the pass­ La Jolla, Calif., comes this item,
Corvallis, Oregon.”
ing of the ball, until they find the written straight, without comment:
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man who ha it. and then they keep “Pvt. Malcolm Dixon approached
News contributors to this issue: Lt. George II. Godfrey,
their eyes on him. They know that his first sergeant and went through
Public Relations officer; S Sgt. E. A. Brown, associate director
however skilful the other ten men the lines requesting a one-day pass.
S/Sgt. R. L. Black. Sgt. Henry Beckett, T 4 Raymond C. John­
son, Cpl. John J. Gubelman. Pvt. Wallace Rawles. Pvt. Robert
on his side may be. in their ap­ The absent-minded sergeant, who
Ruskauff.
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 MORE “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 thousands of interesting jobs in our Army.
ing
camp, is something like that. a delusion, however. The error was I
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
He never would talk about it.
a fellow with a gun. It may be a
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
ease the soldier shoots at the en- “thing” in his barracks bag. May­
emy to kill, or to win ground. or be it was the name of the publica­
whether it be that of Infantryman, pilot or cook. Our Army ’
to force a surrender. The ball tion, GAB, of the Greenville Army
"Are
there
Ans
More
ut
Homi-
Like
Yoi
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.”
n 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
ranks of the enemy and the enemy seph Caputo, 473rd Squadron, won
Probably the best-known of all bugle calls to the layman is
the Distinguished Flying Cross for
can rest assured that every effort will be made to assign
is overcome.
“Taps.” the traditional call signalling tile end of the military day.
action
in a B-17 over Wake and
them to the task where they are most needed and can best
It is all so simple, and to a cer­
We never thought much alxrut how “Taps" might have originated,
tain degree that is the right way Midway. His formation shot down
serve. If your aptitudes show that you are fitting material
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 biggest 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
uto still keeps tile medal in his
composition of Major General Daniel Butterfield, who commanded
affairs at this camp. It is, every­
barracks bag.
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
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of the Potomac. The time was 1862. Up ’til then the last call of
to avoid putting the "square pegs in round holes.”
where men. mostly young men, are
From the Madame Snafoo Dept,
the day was “Tap-to," or “Tap-toe." deriving from the practice
being trained how to fight and how
Each soldier’s capabilities are studied individually. At
of THE BEALINER, Camp Beale,
of closing the taps of all opened beer barrels at the sound of
to protect themselves while fight­
Reception Centers, inductees are given a personal interview,
Calif. ("Her name is a household
the call. "Tap-to," later corrupted to •Tattoo,’ wa- sounder!
ing. All of the other work and
a general classification test, and a mechanical aptitude test.
word—in some households") come
by three taps on a drum: Hence, “Taps." "Taps” came to be
activities of the camp are of value
these questions and answers. “Dear
During the interview the Army classification officer ques­
used to honor the military dead when Butterfield's Brigade was
here only as they contribute to
Madame Snafoo—You are so won­
in bivouac at Harrison’s Landing on the James River, It was
tions the soldier about his hobbies, his interest in sports, as
that end. Rightly, the mind of the derful and seem to know every-
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 had disapproved
who will go where the enemy is and from saying ‘Sir’ to my first ser- i
information is then entered on a qualification card. Although
the use of a “lights out” or “eease 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 I
do not blindly follow their findings. Through their searching
made it inadvisable to fire the customary three volleys over
fire makes up only n small fraction anybody for quite a while—if you
the graves. General Butterfield directed the Bugler. Oliver Norton,
interviews they also weigh occupational and other factors
of the waging of war today. In get what I mean.
of Chicago, to sound instead, a soft, three-phrase call which the
before determining in which arm or service the selectee
this respect, also, war is like a
“Dear Madame Snafoo — What
should be trained. During the early weeks of basic training, i General himself had composed—on the back of an old envelope. ; football game. In the game there was my Margie, hack in Coffey­
lle 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 foices, 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 grins 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 are in uniform i and man the guns. It’s true in we ail have to make sacrifices. Cof­
example, make good radio operators because of their ability society the right to an opportunity
will feel a new loyalty (and let no Washington, and here in camp, and feyville is near that aviation
to distinguish rhythmical patterns. A shoe 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, became an expert note the word “opportunity.”
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.
thing possible to provide us with
gist to determine the general
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other hand, expert civilian mechanics on entering our Army went too far in his emphasis on
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 njaking 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 officers, with the aid of outstanding papers in this country expressed know. If the isolationists and the the assignment of forces to con­ you must have one: “It was 30
civilian experts, are continually checking and rechecking 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 citizen 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
We’re on the Air” was suddenly
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 “ broken
when a soldier dashed in
instructors. Somebody must pass
shown that our Army’s classification system is one of the Everyone of us knows that he ha if the veterans of this war have
the ball 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-
using methods of selecting employees similar to the Army’s is the opportunity, the place, to We can do the job, which is after in war more men are engaged in omo, pianist with the orchestra,
work.
classification system and have found them amazingly If we can have it in war, being all, infinitely more important than promoting the physical well-being took his seat at the piano, swung
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 1 jobs.
else. For that includes all who Blues. 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 of most use, why can’t we have New stripped models of gas are
properly clad, properly fed. march which hail 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? I don’t think so, 100 pounds of iron and steel per
The right man in the right ioh can mean a battle won. Our but if any reactionary citizen steps stove,
right exercise to further their A LETTER FROM CASABLANCA
will save 10.000 pounds of
Casablanca, F r e n c h Morocco,
health and careful treatment to re­
Army sees to it, so far as is humanly possible, that no talent up to say that it is then I insist iron and steel next year.
Africa, Nov. 19. Dear folks (he
store
them
to
health
if
they
are
ill
goes unnoticed. Tht selectee registering for duty may be
writes to them, in Corvallis): I will
or have been wounded.
sure that the Armv is searching for any capability or skill
“THEY’LL BE SORRY"
Whether they are shooting, com­ try to get off a half-way decent
There isn’t a lad. that’s uniform clad
he may possess in order to put that skill to immediate use.
puting firing data, keeping records, letter to you.
From our farm houses, our apartments, and fiats
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
To get a crack at the Japanese rats.
landed
in small boats. My jeep anti
buildings or doing any of a hun­
fighting men, chosen wisely for their Army jobs, will speed
I went in a small boat with a half
dred
other
Army
jobs,
the
men
in
the day of victory.
Like a thief in the night, these rat took to flight
the Army all wear the uniform of track and we headed for the beach
Crossed the Pacific, to our western shore
“'lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllfllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll'-
a
soldier and have an important at Fedelea, which is about 12 miles
Now they’ll pay the pi ice, these yellow termite-
part in this war. Right now there from Casablanca.
They’ll be sorry, they started "this war".
Other troops had landed ahead
arc, in this camp, some mighty
of
us so there was little fighting
fine soldiers, inconspicuously doing
“WAITING”
on the beach when we landed. But
remarkable
work
of
the
most
varied
Each
day
the
table
i.-
et,
in
the
usual
way
Bv H. B.
=
kind. Sooner or later this will be when I came out of the boat I got
Vt ith three little chairs, just like yesterday
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recognized, although at present a stuck in real soft sand and nil the
And these three little chairs, form a perfect “V"
In his annual address on the what is called a “leave of absence,”
'I here’ Mothers, there’s yours, the third one’s for me
great many men in the camp are time there were enemy planes
“state of the union” the president but we can’t count on the wort!
so busy that they have no notion shooting at us with machine guns.
An<! twice every day. when we say our “grace”
Well, T finally got some Arabs
of the United States said this:
of employers who may not be in a
of how much good work their com­
We pray that “you darling” will soon fill that spate.
to push my jeep out of the sand
“The men in our armed forces position to keep their word when
We pray for thi- day, may it come very soon
rades are doing in other lines.
and then drove to our company’s
want a lasting peace, and. finally, th< time comes. Business changes
We’ll all be united, around the table each noon ’
assembly
area. Boy, was I scared!
they want permanent employment hands. Management changes. Op­
So with the bonds, and the stamps, that we buy with our pay
for themselves, their families and portunities for independent action
We hid in the trees ’til late
Will help shorten the time, “that you’ll be away."
their neighbors when they are mus­ vary with the economic situation.
night, then moved forward.
tered out at the end of the war.”
The next day we parked our
It happened before, not to me,
“TO ALL OUR SERVICE MEN"
Yes, Mr. President! If there are but to a great many men. Then-
nons
in a pile of bamboo
“God bless our service men each dar
From Our Arm»
any results, or rewards, or bless­ jobs were filled, often well-filled,
stayed there for a little while.
Is our prayer to the “mighty power”
ings, that we want more than we I or the jobs themselves no longer
When the enemy found out where
On land and sea, or in the air
Cousins
want lasting peace and permanent i existed. And in many cases the men
we were they started shelling us.
"Please protect them every hour”
employment, when this war is over, I who came back were changed men.
You may be Jew or Gentile
They must have fired 40 or 50
I’m sure I don’t know what they I Bigger men, perhaps, but not the
You may be black or white
To Benny. Hope and Allen it may shells near us, but we laid on the
can be.
same.
“Our Lord above, never drew a line"
be an old gag, but to Pvt. Wm. ground and not one was hurt very
But lasting peace and permanent
A Job for Everybody
He’s with you men “so fight.”
McGuire, of California's Mather much.
employment were the particular
/.nd I don’t want anybody to
.... That night we went up to
Field, it’s a headache. His wife is
things that we wanted out of chime in. at this point, with the re­
“THAT LITTLE MOTHER”
in the Navy. She’s a nurse. But the front lines. There was a ma­
World War No. I—we who also mark that if a man is capahle
She came around the corner
she’s also a lieutenant. Should he chine gun nest up there that was
were in that war—and we didn’t enough he can always get a job.
And boy she looked so sweet
salute her? Address her in his holding up our boys, so we took
get them. Again we are at war Conceded, whether it is so or not.
We know her son, who is one of them
letters as “Dear Lieutenant” or a couple of our cannons and blew
and again we long for a peace that I Tin* I have a mind to the men who
That’s joined up with the fleet
simply as “My Dear?" According hell out of it. Well ... the Ger­
will stick. Again we are without are not supermen, not brilliant, not
And when she stopped to talk to us
to THE ARMODIER, Camp Chaf­ man* ran and the French gave jp
assuruance of permanent employ­ so skilled or resourceful. Suppose
There was a teardrop in her eye
fee, Ark., he still doesn’t know the the fight.
ment, being in the service of our a man is below the average in ef­
And we knew she was wishing, arid praying
answer—and Dorothy Dix won’t
.... we moved into Casablanca
country for the duration and being ficiency. Isn’t it sad enough to be
That "he* boy” was standing close by
tell.
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.... I guess we looked good to the
uncertain about our livelihood less capable than some other men,
She told us she heard from “her baby”
E'rench, because they went wild
when at last we are mustered out. without being penalized for it by
Tn the navy, he’s learning to fly
Under th<‘ headline, "Soldiers when we drove into the town . ...
Oh, it’s true that many of us going jobless?
Admire 19-Year-Old Lieutenant they threw us fruit and cHkes and
And 1 thought it would take more thnn a million
hope to return to our former em­
I say that now is the time for
Herbert Schmidt,” CAMP BERK- wine, gallons of it.
Tb buy “that tear” in that “Mother’s eye.”
ployment and some of us have the proper authorities to tackle this
ELEY NEWS, Texas, makes the
M. J. BROWN.
We mover! out to an old race
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Il's A Great Life
C
track and are living there in the
buildings. ... 1 have gone to town
once or twice on pass ... 1 wish
you could see the sights.
Say, I am sort of broke and if
you could spare ten it would come
in handy as that is 750 francs and |
that is a lot of money in this conn. I
try ... I am in good health and am |
contented as can be expected for
being in a foreign country . . .”
Thus one soldier whom we shall j
leave unnamed, writes home to
give us a more intimate insight
about "what we have read in the
papers.”
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