Camp Adair Sentry
April 22. 1943.
It’s A Great Lite
ANSWER BOX
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Notes From a Soldier's Sketch Book
Correction: 1st Sgt Ray Atkin#
Hdq. Co.. SCU 1911, called atten-
Uon to error in Answer Box of
la*t week. A member of the Na­
tional Guard may wear service
stripe only after three years of
federal service «Army Regulations
•00-4«), paragraph 46E).
PUBLISHED EV EK Y THURSDAY
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Examine, Then, Our Souls
April rhe 22nd, and the jwyoos peal of
Easter bells ahneady can be heard, ringing forth a paean of
joy to still the **dne-s of Good Friday. We have undergone
a Ca? ary : -acrifke in the
year, a Golgotha of <t?f?er-
ing and pain. Tht ways of adver-ity have seemed to be -urs.
Mach
that fcoaid be afforded: much in the
r
t
pos’-. * ■ r
have been er ’Tied with success bitt only
with - . h :< --- a- is bought deariy. at a price many of
oar -a r- have been unwilling’ to pay.
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wi’h Ea-ter cemes the pr emise of a new tide in our
affairs.
are we on the def-
X longer are
we : reed * r: e grocmd constantly to a savagely pursuing
in h .“.ar. iive-. Now we are the pursuer. Now we are in
a
-rion to determine the fie
on which our battles shall
be f yght. The advantage is no ionger with the enemy,
eithe- in manpower or in the weapons with which wars are
fou'zh*. Our Calvary has not been in vain* We face a
Res rrrex’icn f ¿r -trength. our courage, our will to win!
For th -e of us on the home front, who have not yet I
bee tail- r
• : f ~ the -cipreme test, it remains this Easter
to?
:r.t ur - ji-for the an--*ver t one irr.y<»rtant ?h<jught:
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f--- a7r ■ •:
..._• ih f : hich I Wrft
. Z< ■arsi ?
we are cape' e to tvrther the -access of the war effort?
-tr.er ar job ca.is for the administration of a camp,
the -a ersnip f a company, the operation of a mes~ hall,
or the dri' ir.z of a truck, are we contributing ail that is
m ■ - t ; see that that job i- well done: nay, that that job is
Go to It
dene as perfectly a- i_- humanly possible?
“May I ki- y u ?“ asked Harvey
i* : - a thought which each of us ~houid bear in mind this
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Ea-’ . : .t
.. r. - xur. tr.cj irt- as this that the American
“May I ki-- you?” he repeated
sji'irit and fa.tn in ultimate triumph are based.
again.
—Pfe. Frank C. Manin.
Ger* r -a;i nothing.
"Hey.” h-.ilered Harvey impa­
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A Piare in the Sun
Robert Ley. Nazi labor leader,
recently -aid: “We must follow our
Fuehrer wherever he may lead u«.
Yes. if he lead- u- to drive the
dev:’ cut of hell, we will follow
him there.
—The Armodier.
A - .dier at Camp Adair wrote
“free” twice on his envelope. He
explained that he wanted it to go
via air malt
DON’T SCR \PE YOUR FEET
tiently, “are you deaf?“
To
the Editor:—
OF AN
Gertie koke»! at him: “N are
He’s No Hog!
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t
In
the line of lighter editorial
y u paralyzed ? ”
. Red Redhouse: "There’s sand in
OLD-TIMER
matter, but nevertheless, we think,
—The Armodier. Arkansas. •.he -tew!”
of importance, is this little lesson
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By Henry Beckett
:
I Myron Johnson: “Yeah? Stop No. 1. regarding Emily Post. GI.
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Doing the Draft A»ay
■ griping. Aren’t you serving your
One of the most signal examples
New York City A .out ar. hour went from Ft Dix, N. J. dear » Sign on a car: “Just married. country ? ”
of bad manners this EM has wit­
ago I handed an “Efit Pa?«“ to acre«3 a he continent to the camp Till draft do us part.“
Rex Redhou-e: "There’- sand in nessed at Camp Adair was evi­
eating
it.”
the M.P. and hoarded a ferry boat that we helped to build ar.d to
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—-a Dieg. Rar.ze F:: der.
denced the other evening during
from Governor’- Island to down­ maintain, I’ll remember those
the operatic concert given at the
town New York. Then I took the week# in terts and walking pc-t
Pome
Doubting Thoma*
Field House. Soldiers who evidently
t Itti St.
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W 14th
subway to
and from there a- the “unarmed
unarmed armed guard.” Pr ce. Prone on the range
had
stumbled unknowingly into the
“Are you sure this private was
walk-. home.
and the work details and drill and V. here the limited service men pray drurk. asked the Commanding Of­ wrong room and were perhaps ex­
On Ç Í3 tat final walk in uniform some paper work and chemical W here -ften is heard an encourag­ ficer.
pecting something along the line of
jump
and jive, were seen to de­
I pa» « ■v. .ue _ff; er. No doubt he warfare » h -s! and then public ro-
ing word
“Well, replied the MP. “I saw
part
by
the two’s, three’s and one
expect e i a .-atute but he seemed lati->n«.
Still a red flag wave- ail the ¿ay. him put a penny in the fire alarm
half
dozens
at various « unstrategic
startle« i by the vigor of my ges-
For tht- camp paper and for the
—Camp White Grenade. Oregon. box. then look up at the clock on n
mmtnU
throughout
the program.
tore. J A.1- my solemn face may regu.ar newspapers I interviewe*!
the Fir t National Bank and shout:
-Now.
if
an
affair
is
not of your
have in urc--«ed him. I was tempted i general officers and a number
The Modern Definition
“ify God, I’ve lust 14 pounds.”
'choosing though you have (or have
to exp ■a.' that it was the last - cclor.el- and other officers ar.d
—Camp Pickett News.
A wolf is a guy who can't be
not) paid your good money to wit­
time I ha : : -.e ^rir;’.e^e of «alut- enlisted men ar.d wrote about host-* left at the door.
ness it. Emily Post says it is quite
mg a* a er.l; ted man in the e»-e«. bears, and various ether!
—Fort Sheridan Target.
Jingle
ail
right to getup and go home. But
Army.
phenomena of Adair. That *a- ■
The army’s fun; the army's not. never choose as your moment of
No one was at home. I was glad. interesting and I hope that it wa? ; marches ever famous road«, and Some like it swell,
departure the time when the artist
I needed to he aior.e. Sadly I re­ useful, yet in retrospect I think ■ the bells f our artillery and the Some like it not.
is in the middle of a selection. V. ait
moved the Service Flag from the more fondly of the work deiails. ■ prove it by any behavior of mine
at least until the break comes, then
wrr.rfo' and was about to change the drill, ar.d walking post. If at Camp Ada
exit quietly, and don’t scrape your
TRUTH
clothe« ^«ood every physiol test ar.d wa- • Anyhow I got to the front the
from uniform to civilian
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feet.
but decided to remain in olive drab ready for more. Thu.« I am con­ I < other time. I comfort myself witH There i ¡s nothing so pure as truth,
Of course, there might have been
wrtil I tad written one more me«- soled for the War Department'« that thought. And don't any of you Nothing to match its clearness;
more excuse, were not these artists
sage of affection to all of you at «tubborn refu«al to let me be a l: pity me now. The men to pity There is nothing to gain, from contributing of their own time and
real - id;«-r. Maybe my 54 year-
Camp Adair.
effort. It would have been more
searching in vain;)
are the lads who lack the vision
I feel miserable and I want you are a .«uffiefer.t bar to combat duty. and the zest for adventure, the I Nothing like its sincereness.
understandable had not a few hund-
to kr >w it. Quitting the Army in I but the War Department can’t ones ’»ho are glad because physical Invent or discover, destroy or erase, red others present for the concert
the mi idle of a war is a bitter ex­ ing ' and the associations ar.d ac­ deficiencies and other failing« have Be strong, feel weak, be humble. not been so evidently enjoying it
to the utmost.
perience for me. Oh yes, I know tivities of a training camp. Al­ I operated to hold them in civilian
stand proud,
But I don't think so. Considered
Walk by yourself; or be part of
that personal obligation* come though I couldn't get into a com- occupations.
bat
outfit,
I
mingled
with
men
any
way, it was an example of bad
fir st and that I can be more useful
the crowd;
So this is my farewell. The1
who
are
going
to
the
front
and
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manners.
—Just an EM who likes
outside and probably should not
.Camp Adair Sentry i- a soldiers'i Then look into your heart, peer
wrote
about
them.
good
music
and enjoyed the “opera
have er: ted in the first place,
into your face;
!
pap*-r and I am a civilian. Rut at,
Certainly this hasn’t been my heart ¡11 remain one of you and j j Be <dd. or filled with the vigor of night.”
but just the «¿me it hurt« like hell.
youth.
At least I was with you for1 war ir. the way that the other one 4 by being a.s useful to the country’
Wise Guy: “I have a dog that
awh e At least I had, for almost was. To many of you I was as I can, in this war. I still may But agree with the wonderment of
can
pronounce his own name.”
a year, the privilege of “belong- "Pop,” rather than comrade. And feel that I am in the Service.
pure simple truth.
The
Goat: “Oh yeah! What is his
enerny’s. Yet I'll remember the this time I have no memories of a Ar.d if you want me for anything,
T. 5 Morns Weldon. name?”
ride of the 4W, the 400 of us who transport, foreign cities, grim I'm back on The New York Post.
Hq. Co. SCU 1911.1 Wise Guy: “Buw Wow.”
MUTTERINGS
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CHANGE
CERPTS
And Here > rroof
Mary had a little lamb
Whc-e heart she so preferred;
But -he couldn’t wait ar.d quickly
wed
A wolf ho d been deferred.
—Camp Living-1 n Communique.
Q. A fellow told me the other
night that *ome Army post in the
(*. S. was recently named after a
private. Is that correct?
A. Yes. A special order of the
War Department named Camp
Mackall. Hoffman, N. C.. in honor
of Pvt. John T. Mackall. 2d Bn..
5<>3d Inf. Pvt. Mackall died No­
vember 12. 1942. of wounds re­
ceived in action.
Q. I’m over 38 and will soon get
an honorable discharge to work in
a defense piant. I’m an alien and
would ’ike to get my citizenship
papers. 1» it true that I can get
them in a short time considering
the fact that I have been in the
Army over three months?
A. Honorably discharged men.
well as ail members of the
armed forces, are eligible for U. S.
citizenship papers, provided they
entered the country legally. When
you reach home apply at the near­
est office of the Naturalization
Service.
Q. "hen were serial* numbers
first assigned to enlisted men in
the U. S. Army? (an you tell me
who received Army Serial Num­
ber One?
A. The War Department as­
signed serial numbers to each en­
listed man in the U. S. Army Feb­
ruary ». 1518. Serial Number One
was given to M Sgt. Arthur B.
Crean. an old soldier in the Medics.
After World War I similar iden­
tification numbers were also as­
signed to commissioned officers of
the reserves and the regulars.
Each officer’s number was preced­
ed by the letter “O”. The number
"0-1” was given to Gen. John J.
Pershing.
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