Camp Adair Sentry
Friday, September 10,1943.
I
Sgt. Formerly From Hawaii, Is
Director, Camp Adair, and plans
for the cake, and the dinner party,
were completed by Mr. Frank Hay,
Red Cross Director for the 274th
Infantry.
It has often been said: “The Red Cross can’t work Colonel Gibson briefly reviewed
miracles, but it can help a lot.”
the highlights of the sergeant’s
eight
years experience in the army,
The truth of this was realized last Friday evening when
complimenting
him on his mastery
Sgt. Marco M. Meyer, Co. F.. 274th*------------------ —----------------------------
of most of the weapons employed
Infantry, a native of Hawaii, was I
Origin—Hawaii
honored by a birthday dinner at
The origin of the dinner is inter­ by the infantry, and explaining to
his company mess hall, attended by esting. Recently Mr. P. Yamane, I the large number of new trainees
the Trailblazer Division Com­ Wailuku, Maui, T. H., a close present the importance of such a
mander Major General John E. family friend of the sergeant, con- • record.
Dahlquist, Regimental Commander tacted the Red Cross Chapter at
“One for All” Literally
In his turn General Dahlquist
Col. Thomas R. Gibson, Company Maui and stated he wanted to-
Commander Captain Warren II. purchase a cake to be presented to emphasized the importance of
Saxon, Division Chaplain (Major) the sergeant on his birthday. Im­ team work between officers,
Loren T. Jenks, Regimental Red mediately the Maui Red Cross non-coms, and men in the achiev­
Cross Director Mr. Frank Hay, and Chapter airmailed a letter'with the ing of their common goal—the
the sergeant’s entire company.
money to the Red Cross Field building of a “crack” < company,
Soldiering can quite literally
mean "all for one and I one for
Lt Cols. Now—G-l and G-2 of 70th
all.”
Chaplain Jenks in his jolly way
contented himself with telling a
joke with the application that the
Page Seven
Sgt. of Hawaii
Feted By 274th Reg't.
Silver Now
RETURNING
FROM CHICAGO
MI School, L t.
William J. Gill,
Assistant Post In­
telligence Officer. 1
found a gold bar
he left behind had
SGT. MARCO MEYER — his
turned to silver. birthday honored by 274th Regt,
—Sentry photo.
of Trailblazer Division, attended
by the commanding general.
Major General John E. Dahlquist.
—Signal Corps photo.
commanding officer,-be he general
or company commander, depends
on his top sergeant for much help,
advice and information.
Captain Saxon, in behalf of the
Red Cross, presented Sergeant
Meyer with a huge birthday cake
CONGRATULATING EACH OTHER are the Trailblazer
Division’s G-2. left, and G-l, follow ing their promotions from major.
It’s now Lt. Col. James F. Miller and Lt. Col. E»mer J. Willson.—
And
So They All
ASSISTANT POST ADJUTANT, Lt. L. C.
Merrill, at the desk where he worked his way
from a gold to a silver bar. Lt. Merrill is one of
several SCU officers elevated in rank.—Sentry
photo.
“IT’S NOT Gl to pin them on pajamas,” laughed
rew 1st Lt. Aaron Lopatin. Chief ot Military
Personnel Branch, as he received notice of hS
promotion in the Station Hospital, where he is
recovering from a leg injury. Pretty I t. Antoinette
Jiinaidi is doing the pin-up honors.—Sentry photo.
and expressed his congratulations
and those of the company. Captain
Saxon also received from Mr.
Frank Hay a “baby” birthday cake
with instructions to deliver it per­
sonally to his infant son, now two
I weeks old and well able, of course,
to appreciate such a delicacy!
Life on Islands
Sergeant Meyer told of life in
Hawaii. He described the long
days spent as a boy on the beach,
or in the surf, and his later ex­
periences as a young man em­
ployed as pearl diver and deep sea
fisherman. He expressed the hope
that every man in the company
could learn how to swim and take
care of himself in the water.
Corporal Waldo, with Sergeant
Townsend accompanying, sang two
greatly appreciated solos, and later
led the men in some of the old
songs.
If it is true that only a happy
man can sing with all his heart,
then the new trainees of Co. F,
274th Infantry, put aside their -
homesickness and worries for the
time, because they nearly raised
the roof! If it is also true that a
singing army is a victorious army,
then Co. F., 274th Infantry, will
be a winner.
Beautiful flowers decorating the
tables were furnished by Mrs. J. S.
Jones and arranged by Mesdames
Haag, Roberts, and Keasey, all of
Corvallis Methodist church.
FATHER STILL PAYS
Newark, N. J. (CNS)—A local
brewery received a V-Mail letter
recently from a U. S. lieutenant
now reposing in a German prison
camp. The letter said, "Send me 25
cans of beer each month and send
the bill to my father.”
It's Happy Handshake for Both
Received Promotions
THE 3.2 DOESN’T show in this picture (<»f
course), but anyone with half an eye can guess
why 1st. Lt. Bill N. McFarland, Sales Commissary
Officer, is dragging a package of Cheese-it crack­
ers from the shelf—and to celebrate what momen­
tous occasion.—Sentry photo.
NO. THIS ISN’T alias Jimmy Valentine. Former
Lt. William G. I.an.zhauser, who is up to Captaincy
in the recent promotions, has a right to open safes,
since he is Assistant Post Finance Officer. —
Sentry photo.
GL ADLY RELINQUISHING the title of junior major of the
Post to the newest, Major John F. O’Shea, Post Judge Advocate,
who is equally glad to get it, is Post Intelligence Officer, Major
Thomas L. Chambers (left). Prior to receiving his new gold leaf.
Major O’Shea was a captain.—Sentry photo.
A Rattling Fine Way to Celebrate
SINCE HE WAS Officer of the Guard at the strategic time.
Lt. Walter E. Sindlinger, Camp Athletic Officer and Assistant Post
Special Services Officer, figured the best way to celebrate the
“new silver arrival” would be to get at the wheel of a jeep. Un­
fortunately there wasn’t very much gas in the tank.—Sentry photo.