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Camp Adair Sentry ------------------------ ' ------------- ■ Friday, January 21, 1944. _____________ I ■ ■ Non-Coms Solve the Problem ■ Page Five 1Ü-1 - 1. - 1 1-"* , Before and After — 200 Pounds of Dynamite SGT. RICHARD PIERCE of the 361st Inf. explains the route of the first mission that his squad will undertake on their three-day patrol to Pfc. Connie McNeill and Pvt. Harold Hansill. The men P*t.rql «ill be entirely on their own for three days with Sgt. Pierce in charge. NCOs Direct Squad On 361st Problems GAS RATIONS CUT Beginning this week, gasoline allotments for passenger auto mobiles are being cut, accord ing to the ride-sharing arrange ments of the owner, it has been “Sergeant, your azimuth read ing is 183 degrees: you have announced by the Benton Coun 316th Eng., 91 st Div. Photo your instructions; you will be on ty War Price and Ration Board. TONS OF ROCK and debris (left) form a fountain against the sky as 200 pounds of explosive your own for the next three days. Reductions have been necessi blast a road block for the 316th Engrs. in a recent demolition problem. The earth flew more than 300 feet into the air. At right. Sgts. Edmund Wasielewaki and John H. Gonzales examine the crater Are there any questions? Very tated by the faet that civilian left by the explosioh. It was 30 feet in diameter and over 12 feet deep. well, the squad is in your hands; j consumption of gas for Decem move out.” ber exceeded supply allocation With this order the second t for the Pacific coast by 15,000 squad, second platoon of Co. C, barrels a day. 361st Inf., started out on their I I three-day squad tactics problem' with only non-coms in command. For four weeks the 361st has! There was a deafening explosion, ment, and the 15-foot-deep hole is The 70th Division’s weekly radio been going out on overnight bivou a roar, as tons of rock, mud and just about the most effective block program, “ Oregon ’ s Own, ” broad- acs, training men in night recon Added to his other duties Capt. debris hurtled hundreds of feet known. naissance, scouting and patrolling. George W. Scott, Post Rail and cast from camp over KEN and into the air. The 316th Engrs. over It took five 40-pound charge- Now this experience is being put Transportation officer, has asxunicd KOAC, will move to a now time 400 feet away, took cover Iwhind buried five feet in the ground tt beginning Thursday, Feb. 3. On to test by the three-day problems , duty as supervising officer of the trees and stone-. do the job. that date, and each Thursday there that are currently being ron in the Post Motor Pool. Giant clots of mud crashed earth The closest that any perMMi c<tul<. after, the half-hour program will regiment. Capt. Scott, who came to his ward, close to the rugged engineers approach was over 400 feet, and go on the air at 8:30 p. m. NCOs la Charge Camp Adair duty from Boise Bar who always stay as near to the even then the concussion and fall From beginning to end the racks, is experienced in the work Last of the Monday night pro action as possible. ing earth were dangerous. problems are handled entirely by and at his former post was in | grams will be broadcast from Club When it was all over, a yawning Besides making road blocks, the NCOs. The only officers present charge of the Motor Vehicle Oper-| 2 at 8:30 p. nt., Jan. 24. 30-foot crater stood in the center demolition experts also failed giant Along with fine musical enter are the umpires attached to the ator’s Course, set up to tram driv-1 of the road. Another in the new enemy forces that wet up the ers of the Ninth Service Command. tainment featuring the band and 1 series of demolition problems cur trees. One 75-foot maple, foui rhumba band of the 70th, the inter rently being conducted by the 91st feet in diameter, was literally brok- problems. These “three-day missions GUESS SHE TIRED OF HIM esting story of an impromptu show | Division engineers had been com en in half by the impact of eight Mocks of TNT exploding simul Washington (CNS)—Mrs. Olive staged while on a recent sojourn | pleted successfully. The road was without resupply” test the ini- taneously. tiative, resourcefulness, and Tomey, 14, won a divorce from her in the field will be told. effectively blocked against the While the hazardous work in dt ■ Plans for the broadcast on Feb. | movement of any motorized equip imagination of the squad lead sailor husband, Delbert E. Tomey, molition requires expert training, ers to the utmost. Not only do 22, whom she wed a year ago in an 3 call for a fine array of Trail- ment. they have to solve the tactical elopement. She is the youngest blazer talent. i Thia was the mission, the con- the 316th Engrs. boast a crack out problems that are presented, bat person ever to win a divorce in ■ struction of a road block that would fit. There is no special demolition Buy War Bonds! they must see to the care and Washington. 1 halt any type of wheeled equip- crew. Every man in the battalion is trained thoroughly in every feeding of their men for the en phase of the work. tire mission. Sister Sends Last Message to Brother as i Destruction of bridges, road “C” rations are used at ail times, building, blasting pill boxes, laying but the problem of water is ever mines and a dozen other typical present. The squad leaders must engineer operations call for the choose bivouac areas each night, It’s all right to ask Major Leo Last week the Major was hard white design created much com > professional use of explosives. keeping in mind that they are op That’s where these engineers shine. erating in enemy territory at ali Silverman, Trailblazer G-4, for a at work getting supplies for the ment. Most apropos was that of two match, but for the love of pete. 170th when Pvt. Abe Rosenblum “Just give us a chance,” one times. [don’t help yourself to a folder of 'walked in and handed him the book men in a subway who asked Rosen private remarked as he crimped When in trouble or need, see matches from Kenney General Hos- tof matches. The Major looked, blum. "Is that thing on your shoul the end of a blasting cap, “and wt yyur chaplain or go to the Ameri- | pita I, Memphis, Tenn. They are a looked again, and finally on sug der something special for Christ will blow Japan right back into the Sea.” can Red Crocs. I treasured souvenir. _______ gestion of the private of Alble mas?” Battery, 8B4th FA, looked inside. There was a scribbled note from Match Book That Traveled from New York All Started by TrmHdanr Shoulder Patch his sister, Lt. Beatrice Silverman of the- Army Nurse Cat ps, who “ “on her way” from some POE. ¡'Oregon's Own' Will Move Into Capt.Scott Named Thursday Spot Motor Pool Officer 316th Engrs. Bust'Em With Dynamite, TNT 70th Insignia Stirs Things in NYC She was just entering the Latin | Quarter in New York City as Ros- j blum was coming out. She recog- |nized the Trailblazer shoulder patch, asked him if he was sta tioned at Adair and asked him to take the message to her brother who treasures it now as his last word from his sister. That shoulder patch got Pvt. Rosenblum involved in many a con versation. Few Trailblazers hav TraiTbiatrr Photo ing had furloughs since the 70th was organized, and the insignia MAJ LEO H SILVERMAN. AC of 8. G-4. 74th DtjMou. not yet appearing in compilations | reads the message hia sinter wrote on the inside of match book 7hich Pvt. 4 B. Rosenblum. Btry. A. 8*4th FA, brought back to 1 of patches, the red, green and Adair after his furlough in New 1 ork City. Trallblaier T*hnt > THIS MAT( II KOOK from Kenney General Hanpital brought a last message to Maj. Mo II. Siheriaan from his sister, l.t. Beatrice Siherman. INC (picture aho<e), ju>¿ before she walled from New York City for overseas duty. i jg
