Camp Adair Sentry
96th Celebrates 1st
Year With Big Party
Friday, August IS, 1943.
"This Is The Army"
(Continued xrom page one)
A "picnic” lunch, consisting of
the regulation Army “K” ration
will be served to the guests of the
division at 12:30.
All the organizations of the divi
sion will hold open house'for their
guests during the afternoon. Per
sonnel of the station complement
are invited to inspect the installa
tions.
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96th "Takes It'; Back
In Camp 'Rarin' to Go'
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Feature event on the afternoon
program will be a baseball game
between the 96th All-Star nine and
the Ft. Lewis Warriors. The game
will be played on the field at 9th
Street North and Avenue B.
Finishing off the day of cele
bration. there will be plenty of free
entertainment for both officers
and men from 8:00 p.m. until Taps.
Among the distinguished guests
who have been invited are: Earl
Snell, governor of Oregon; ex-gov
ernors Charles Sprague and C. H.
Martin; Sen. Charles L. McNary
and Sen. Rufus Holman; Rep.
James Mott, Salem; Rep. Homer
Angell. Portland; Rep. Harris Ells
worth, Roseburg.
Other civilian notables present
will be: Aaron M. Frank, of Port
land; Robert S. Farrell, Jr., Sec
retary of State; Leslie M. Scott,
State Treasurer; Harry S. Schenk,
Chief Deputy Secretary of State;
Dr. F. M. Hunter, Chancellor of
Higher Education; Donald M. Erb, I
president of the University of Ore
gon; Dr. C. A. Howard, president
'of the Oregon College of Educa
tion; and Willard L. Marks, chair
man of the Board of Higher Edu-
I
cation.
EX-OPERA SINGER, T/5 Fordyce Waldo from the Trail
blazer division, former bass baritone singing with the Chicago
Operetta company, will lead songs and be in charge of the stage
presentation in the Paramount Theater. Portland, for part of the
Rose City phase of "This Is the Army’” day next Wednesday.—
Sentry photo.
Following a rigorous training
exercise in the Bend area, the 96th
Division has returned to Camp
Adair for final “polishing up” be
fore joining other divisions in the
Corps maneuvers in Central Ore-
gon, it was announced today.
The division completed its pre
scribed training in the Bend area
recently and is expected to be
ready for combat after battle man
euvers during September and Oc
tober.
The rigorous training in the
Bend area consisted of divisional
exercises and maneuvers under all
the conditions of war except actual
bullets. Though the temperature
varied from 32 degrees to 100 de
grees, and roads, where existant,
were over a foot deep in dust, the
division did remarkably well, it was
declared by Major General James
L. Bradley, Commanding General
The sick and accident rate was neg
ligible and all of the division’s lOOf
vehicles came to Camp Adair under
their own power.
Men lived with what they could
carry and g<»t along on one can
teen of water per day. In spite of
this and working ebntinu >usly fot
over 24 days, they were “raring
for more,” the gene al stated.
"They proved that thej were ii
fine physical condition and that
they could take it.”
The division
barracks
which
of
is
the
occupying
104th
is departing to
the
Divisior
take
the
exercises just finished by the 96th
It returned to Adair to utilize the
excellent training facilities avail
able there which are non-existent
in the desert.
Hollyw'd Entertainers
Combat Teams of 70th Flying to Camp Adair
96th Takes Over Field
Hold Field Exercises
House for Sat. Night-
By Lt. Gordon S. Thomas
(I Co; 275th Inf. Regt.)
Early on a recent Saturday morning, while mist still
hung on the Oregon hills, the 70th Infantry Division, the^
“Trailblazers. .” got a taste of what their name implies,
implies.
A mythical force of Japanese**----------------------------------------------
had invaded the coast of Oregon j even friendly observers had a dif-
and had progressed inward to a-i ficult tintt'locating the area,
line along the Little Luckiamute
The Attack Starts
River. There they were met by a
Soon after midnight, hidden
division of American troops who by darkness and in complete
held the east bank of the Luckia silence, the combat team began
The mayors of nearby Oregon j mute. Small Jap patrols had sue- to move westward toward the
towns and cities have been invited ceeded in making a break-through enemy. Progress was amazingly
to attend, including: C. H. Wood-! i across the river and had occupied fast considering the heavy under
cock, Corvallis; Earl Riley, Port- I positions on two hills west of Mon- growth and the rough terrain
land; G. C. Knodell, Albany; R. H. i mouth near Antioch School. The over which the troops had to
Windishar, McMinnville; I.
70th Infantry Division was ordered travel. They passed friendly ar
Doughton, Salem; Fred Bowersox, to retake the occupied ground.
tillery installations and contin
Monmouth; and M. J. Butler, In
This problem, the third in a ued the march to the west until
dependence.
series of field exercises in which ! they reached a point southeast
Many newspapermen and pub the 70th Division has engaged, was of the enemy jxjsitions. There,
lishers will also be present. Among prepared by officers of the 275th final preparations were made for
these are: C. E. Ingalls represent- Infantry to train troops to act as the attack.
ing the Corvallis Gazette-Times; a combat team in the occupation
The enemy was resting quietly,
Phillip Parrish and Robert Notson and defense of an assembly area,'shortly before dawn on Saturday
of The Oregonian; Donald Ster in the advance to a line of depar- . morning when an artillery shell
ling and Marshall Dana of the ture and in the initial phases of hit in their midst. This was the
Oregon Journal; Alton F. Baker,1 the attack,
signal for a tremendous artillery
publisher, and William M. Tug-j
barrage
which soon began to fall
Japs Hold Hill
man, editor of the Eugene Regis- j
on
the
hills.
As the barrage lifted
Two opposing forces w e r c
ter-Guard; George Putnam, edi-j organized, the Blues, friendly grey shapes were seen to rise from
tor of the Capitol Journal; Jack troops, and the Reds, enemy I the mist at the bottom of the hill
Bladine, publisher of the McMinn troops, The Blue force, repre- as
Team
275th
Combat
the
ville Telephone Register; R. E. vented hy the 275th Combat launched the attack.
Cronise. publisher of the Albany j Team, was given the mission of
For a time the enemy line held
Democrat-Herald; R. B. Swanson,; capturing and holding the hills firm. Their positions were good,
editor of the Monmouth Herald; ’ occupied by the Red. or Jap. their fire power heavy and their
and Ralph Kietzing, editor of the patrols, The Red forces were observation excellent. As the enemy
Independence Enterprise.
given the task of defending the ; artillery began to five at pre
determined targets in their midst,
hills.
The night before the problem, the attack of the 275th momentarily
all troops connected with the exer slowed down.
The break came suddenly. The
cise assembled for an orientation
275th
lobbed over a number* of
address, in accordance with the
70th Division’s policy of acquaint mortar smoke shells shrouding the
Some things can happen on ma
ing each soldier with the problem base and the side of the hills and
neuvers.
hiding the formations attacking
In which they are to take part.
You may be working on the beat
After the orientation lecture the the right flank of the enemy lines.
tactical problem ever written, but
275th Combat Team entrucked and As the attack pressed closer and
it’s a foregone conclusion that»
moved by motor to an assembly , the fire of the combat team grew
something is larnnd to huppen to
their
snafu the situation sooner or later. area southwest of Monmouth, Ore- heavier, the Reds mustered
1 forces and retired to a ridge nehr
Otherwise it just isn’t a maneuver. 1 gon.
the Luckiamute River line.
e
There
they
organized
to
defend
The recent field problem of the j
J the area against a surprise attack
Once started, however, the m’o-
275th Infantry was no exception.
The enemy detail for the problem by the enemy. The troops rested mentum of the attack grew. The
took off in their trucks and pro and were fed while reconnaissance 1275th moved forward, overran en
ceeded toward Monmouth. Along the reports of enemy position« wc re emy positions on the hills and con-
way a guide met them and ¿care- . carefully studied by the staff offi- I tinued on until the enemy were
fuliy guided them along a dusty (cers of the combat team. Through- i forced to Withdraw' beyond the riv-
road about two miles hack in the out the stay in this area many I er. At this point the umpires an
bush country. Finally they entered instances of good training were in nounced that the objective had
. been taken, the mission successfully
a wooded area and proceeded to a evidence.
cool, shady spot,
J All vehicles, equipment and per- completed thus ending the problem.
The entire problem was made as
Everybody prepared to detruck sonnel were carefully camouflaged
when an enterprising young of- against enemy air and ground ob- real as training can be made. Casu-
ficer looked around and found nervation. Noise and lights of any I alties were tagged and taken to
(that’s right, you guessed it), they svrt were prohibited and, although I the Battalion Aid Station where
were right in the middle of the aj| of the elements and installa- medical personnel treated them ac-
enemy command post.
i tions of a combat team were there, ; cording to their injuries. Supply
275th Runs Into
Snafu on Problem
Page Three
EDITOR GOING—TO VISIT
RIVALS, RETURN BLUSHING
Even before this week’s issue
of the Sentry was put to bed,
the editor departed for a 1 ?-day
furlough to sunny Southern
California.
While en route the editor will
combine business with pleasure
and visit such editorial sanc
tums as those of the Camp
Haan Tracer, Fort MacArthur
Alert, Camp Roberts Dispatch
and the Santa Ana Army Air
Base weekly, just to see why
they have such nice papers. The
editor may come back with some
uplifting ideas. At least we are
certain of one thing. He’ll come
back.
Dance, Entertainment
70TH BAND TO PLAY
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The big anniversary celebration
that the 96th Division is holding to
morrow is going to feature, in the
evening, a mammoth dance and en
tertainment at the Field House.
Service club cabarets have beer,
cancelled, since the entire Camp
have been invited to partake of the
fun and merriment on the occa
sion of the 96th’s first birthday.
By special arrangement, six mo
tion picture stars (or at the very
least, starlets) are flying up from
Hollywood just for the party. Ed
Lowry, famed in vaudeville, will
accompany them as master of cere
monies.
Sgt. Cecil Birnkrant, of the 96th
Special Services Office, will intro
I duce a new dance called, “The
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The six-day mystery of the kid- I Yankee Stomp.” Advance reports
napping of two-day old Judith Gur- ! claim that it will be something sen
ney from the Albany hospital was | sational.
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The 17-piece 70th Division band,
solved by the Albany city police
famed
throughout the Northwest
last Monday night, when they took
for
its
fine orchestrations and ar-
into custody Mrs. Catherine Wright,
wife of Sgt. Jesse Wright, Hq. Co., j
P«<™i*ed to play
for
the
dancing.
Many of the men
SCU 1911.
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in
the
band
had
three-da) passes
Mrs. Wright was apprehended hh
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for
over
the
week
end. but by their
she and her husband were prepar
own
voluntary
action
gave them up
ing to leave for Portland with the
infant. The sergeant professed com in order that the 96tl»’s dance be
plete ignorance of the kidnapping, a complete success.
The festivities an scheduled to
and believed that the child was his
i
begin
at 8 p. in. The 96th urges
own.
everyone
in camp to join in the
The baby was positively identified
by its footprints. Hospital authori fun and see some entertainment
ties and doctors further confirmed i which will I m ' unparalleled for many"
J a month.
that Mrs. Wright had not had a
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child in the past week.
Police Capture
Woman Kidnaper
Of Albany Baby ,
That Lucky Seven
Stoneham, Mass. (CNS)—Mrs.
Florence Knight is the mother of
one of the biggest babies on record
in New England—a daughter who
weighed 15 pounds 4% ounces at
birth. Mrs. Knight ha; six other
children.
\Over-Affectionate Dog
Discharged From WAGS
Mishuwaka, Ind. HNS)—Gold-
en Boy, a 8-year-old English set
ter in a swell dog, all right, but
he WHS too affectionate for the
Army, After sever» weeks* basi«
training at the dog training cen-
ter at Ft. Robinson, Neb. Golden
Boy was given his honorable dis
charge and sent home in a crate.
He dashed through every room in
the house, sniffing happily then
scrammed across the street to see
Jf his pal, 5-year-old Charlie
Brooks, was still hanging around,
He was and they went fishing to-
gether.
officers and incn worked continu
ously to supply the troops with
sufficient ammunition and equip
ment while the engirt ers attached
to the units labored throughout the
night and day accomplishing mis
sions assigned to them by the
opposing commando s.
As stated by Colon I P. T. Wolfe,
Infantry Chief in charge of the
problem, “Everythii g was as close I
INFLUENZA: Navy physicians
to actual combat i.» training can | have developed a scrum which they
be—every thing that is except the hope will prevent Influent«. Tests
mistakes. Those made hero will lin white mice have he*n 90 per
not be made in combat.”
cent successful.