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"TE LIERA'"' CLUB 2 •» CLOSED FOR WEEK \lthough the cafeteria ard th- library will remain epen. Service Club 2 will clu«e for one week beginning today .... See Portland players in "Meet the Wile.’’ Theater 2 on Sunday. 2 and 8 p. nt......... In Sports, 70th Div. meets the ASTI at OSC tonight in basketball (story in sports section). 1 Vol. 2, No. 38. Camp Adair. Orearon. Fri lav. January 7, 1944. Gay Reminder 4th Army Commander Lauds Six Trailblazers The rare honor of personal praise, bv name, from the commanding general of the 4th Army, Lieutenant General William H. Simpson, came this week to six enlisted men of $1.50 a Year by Mail Distinguished Service Cross to Sgt. M'Carthy Sgt. Kevin A. McCarthy, who earned the Distinguished Service Cross in the fighting on Guadalcanal, will be pre sented with this award by Major General William G. Live- the 70th Division, in the official* transcript of Gen. Simpson’s cri tique of the Trailblazers’ 4th Army tests, received this week by Major General John E. Dahlquist. Those Praised The coveted recognition M ent to: S/Sgt. Robert W. Drew, Co. Original photographic prints L. 275th Inf.; Sgt. Herman the pi' tures that appear in the cur Woebke, 70th QM Co.; S/Sgt. rent issue of the Trailblazer Maga James A. Meyer and S/Sgt. zine will be placed on sale this West. 570th Signal Co.. S/Sgt. weekend at PX 1. Frank Kannenberg. HQ Co., | Sample« will be on display and 276th Inf.; and Pfc. Richard Stahl. I & R Platoon. 274th Inf. orders may be left for any of the In addition, Gen. Simpson, singled 144 shots in the book. Ball Studio*, out three units for special praise, publishers of the magazine, an the 2nd Platoon. Co. L, 275th Inf.; nounced. The original of the cover the 770th Ordnance Co., with spe- picture contains many additional cial mention of the small arms men as only the center of the ori section, operating under S Sgt. H. ginal plate was used for engrav J. Stuver; and the 1st Platoon, Co. ing. Soldiers of the 274th who took part in the formation at which the A, 270th Eng. Bn. For the entire division, the sum picture was taken may find them mary by Col. A. B. Meade, who selves in the picture. Prints of Pix in Trailblazer Maq Go on Sale at PX Payroll Clerk Unpopular??? The 200-odd men of Co. G, 275th Inf., had good reason to worry their heads off last week. Most GIs have enough with one first sergeant, but at Co. G it seem« that company clerk Cpl. James M. Cloney hail made the payroll out so that the outfit had six first sergeants. Even after lending a ten-spot to each of the five staff serge ants w ho were erroneously pro moted and red-lined. Cpl. Cloney was still reported "the most un popular man in the company." Switch Radio- cast To Club 1 Monday The Trailblazer broadcast over Signal Corp* Photo Station* KEX-KOAC on Monday See epic story on pape 12. night will be broadcast from 8:30 to Prices for tne prints will be •FT r-r conducted the larger share of the 9 o'clock from Club 1, due to the critique, gives the Trailblazers the reasonable and depend upon the closing for a week of Service Club «ize of the picture. following rating: 2. it was announced yesterday. The division was given 729 tests. I Of the 144 pictures in the issue. Broadcasts of January 17 and Of these, 122 were judged excel C5 were 1 24 will emanate from Club 2. lent; 569 were satisfactory; and from the Public Relations section This week the radio audience will only 39 were graded as unsatisfac of G-2, under the direction of Capt. be given a glimpse of just how George Godfrey, Division public tory. Orders Recognize the Trailblazer airwave’s program The following quotations are relations officer. is worked up. Dangers of Combat Captions, which make each pic- ; from Gen. Simpson’s transcribe«! The show of the following week ture tell a complete story, were critique of the tests: There’s good news for infantry- is planned as soon as the night’s written by Pvt. Edmund Arnold, Best of the Day broadcast is over, and from there "Eighteen rifle platoons were and other members of the PRO men *» recent war Department an- on Cpl. Hugh A. Smith, who has given a platoon field exercise ; section assisted in the preparation nouncements that some 275,600 of of the volume. 'the foot soldiers are in for pay in- written all the shows, writes the (Continued on Page 7, Col. 1) complete script. —— creases of $48 to $216 a year. Promotions Slated For Foot Soldiers The War Department says that ■ one-grade promotions are being ! given in recognition of the dan gers anti responsibilities the in fantryman faces in combat. The orders authorizing these Col. Paul Murray, for the past 17 Col. Murray’s long and colorful promotions became effective Dec. months commander of the 363rd In career spans two wars and includes 13 I in 16 of the outstanding infant- fantry, and for over 31 years an service in the Philippines. Pana ry ■ combat classes. In some units officer in the Unite«l States Army, ma and numerous posts in the as I many as half the privates will left his command Tuesday morning United States. be i elevateil to private.« first class. on orders transferring him from He received his appointment as Others slated for one-grade the 91st Division. a second lieutenant by competitive boosts include squad leader assirt- His final act as commander of examination in 1913. Three years ants, who go up from corporal to the regiment was to present 579 later he was made a first lieuten sergeant; squad leaders, from cor Good Conduct Medals at a regi ant and was sent with the Sth In- poral to sergeant or from sergeant mental review held Monday after fantry to Panama Canal. to staff sergeant, according to noon to honor his departure. Captain in AEF their grade before the new order; Hi« Best Outfit Shortly after the U.S. declared section leader* rise from sergeant In a brief message to his war in 1917. he was promoted Io to staff sergeant; platoon ser troops. Col. Murray expressed captain and the following year geants. (Tom staff to tech, anti bat hi* deep regret at leasing the accompanied the AEF to France. talion sergeant majors, from staff 363rd. "the best outfit I ever On his return from overseas, he to tech. had." served as an instructor with the The unit* in which these promo When the review was over he Officers Reserve Corps in Phila tions were ordered include: In shook hand* with each officer, and delphia. many of them were too choked with Promoted to major in 1920. he fantry Cannon Company; Head quarters and Headquarter« Com- emotion to say even good-bye. (Continued on Page 3, Col. 4) ----- pans. Infantry Battalion; Infantry Rifle Company; Infantry Heavy Weapons Company; Infantry Anti- Tank Company. Monitored by Teel John Stump THE UNCEASING AIR ATTACKS on the invasion coast. dominat ing the news in the world this week, appeared to have a dual purpose — I Newcomer* to the ranks of 276th the beginning of the long-awaited aerial offensive to soften up I non-com* and sporting corporal’s Germany'* Atlantic wall and an aid to the Russians in their mighty • tripe* are the following men of Co. E: Willis W. Black, James western drive .... OPENING 1944 WITH A FIERY deluge on the doomed and Gia mo. William H. Young. Gordon smoking capital, hundreds of RAF bomber* hit Berlin in another (F. Taylor, Charles H Ruby, Henry 1000-ton raid for the second straight night. It was estimated that S Thomas. John I. Burch, Robert (Continued on Page 2, Column* J and 41 jW. Blitaeh and Gordon L. McN’eel’ — Col. Mu rray, 363 rd CO, Leaves 'Best' Regiment The World This Week I say, 91st Division commander, to whose organization he has just been assigned. The presentation will be made as soon its Sgt. McCarthy is released from the malaria ward of the Sta tion Hospital, and a special review of the entire division will be held in his honor. Sgt. McCarthy’s feats of heroism were reported in laith Life and Yank magazines, but actual pre sentation Ims never been made. He leturned to the United States after 17 months i.i the South Pacific and joined the 91st Division Tuesday. For Extraordinary Heroism The Distinguished Service Cress was awarded for extra ordinary heroism ’n heavj fight ing for Guadalcanal. "Attempt ing an escape from a surround ed outpoat," the War Department citation reads, "18 marines, who | had eluded their capturs thus far. made their way through ! Japanese lines and were awaiting an opportunity to push their way cross a I# yard field of fire. "Observing the precariousness of their position between riflemen and machine gun, Sgt. McCarthy, on his own initiative, risked his life to drive a Bren Gun carrier into enemy territory three successive times and return with 18 men. "Most of them were completely exhausted or badly wounded, and he had to help them into the car- (Continued on Page 7, Col. 1) Night Mission: Into Enemy Territory IN THE SHELTERED protection of an abandoned barn, a night patrol of the 362nd Inf. goes over the plans lor a dangerous mission through the dark into enemy territory. The patrol for thl* problem consisted of Pfc«. Boh Rathacker and Willi;»« Jacoba. Rgt. < hartes ( alarman, patrol leader. Pvt. James Mahl and Lt. lirais Snivels. the instructor. This fine night-time photogiaph was taken by I pl. George Hideman of the 316th Fngr* I To Your Very Good Health, Soldier! (Editorial) There are two kinds of health in an Army camp. One kind the Army does a pretty good job of maintaining in your everyday life. The other kind you can lose in a hurry if you are the sort who goes around looking for "floozie»’’ when you are out on pass. Whatever the past may have been, the Army in this war has taken an honest and realistic viewpoint of the sex situa tion. Venereal disease is no longer the sub-rosa, hush-hush (Continued on Page 2. Column* 1 and 2) 1
