"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).
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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.,
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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’
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Col. Mu rray, 363 rd CO,
Leaves 'Best' Regiment
The World This Week
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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
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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*
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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)
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