Camp Adair Sentry Friday, January 28, 1944. Up, Up and Away—Down! Page Five Intelligence Operations During AG F Tests 70th Div. Photo BELIEVE IT OR not. men, these painful and prosaic didoes originated in North Africa »here infantrymen found they had good legs, generally, but mediocre arms and shoulders—flexors and extensors, the medics call 'em. In the above melancholy pictures, we see the lads of the 276th Inf. manfully pulling themselves up and down. Silly, you say; important, Says the Army. Experience of African Battlefields Applied in Calisthenics Program Pint Div i Battle experience shapes battle mined the 276th physical training ( training in the 276th Inf., right I program. Tests ____ ___ ____ __ now underway, down to the daily dozen on the platoon by platoon, are checking g I I______ exercising field. progress. Physical fitness tests now being Tied for high score in the tests i I conducted by the Bloody Axers do so far are Pvt. Frank Marcinek of more than decide push-up suprem­ Cannon Co. and T/Sgt. David K. I acy. They show a soldier’s weak­ Lunsford of the Med. Det., each nesses, indicate where more muscu­ I with a total of 442 points. Pvt. lar development js needed. i Richard Cole of’ Regtl. Hq. Ch. Behind the program is an Army Comes next with 435 points. study made on North African bat­ 1 S/Sgt. Kenneth Stanley of Co. I. tlefields, which revealed GIs to be 1 ranks high in the squat jump event good men on long marches, not so with 75 jumps on record. good at getting from cover to cov­ Although T/Sgt. Luns'fori er in a hurry when the heat was on. chalked up 105 sit-ups, Pvt. Homer The reason, the Army concluded, Goddard of Cannon €b. appears to was that development of diaphragm be all-around strong man in the and arm muscles (the ones that pull-up, push-up and sit-up de­ pull you up and let you down) had partment. He scored 100 sit-ups, been neglected. did 51 push-ups and pulled his chin I These conclusions have deter- over the bar 14 times. Office of War Information A little gid, obviously a new employee, wandered helplessly into the Sentry' office the other day tvith a real poser. She was looking, she said, for “1st Lt. Summary Court.” After a brief conference of the staff of this here newspaper, the young lady was sent to the judge advocate’s office. 1 Hàrd Worte Brings General's Praise Japanese Ambush Men of 7Mr HO CP Learn Judo Tadics The Jap, hidden in the jungle at the edge of the clearing, saw that none of the sentries guard­ ing the division CP were looking his way. A high staff officer was walking across the open; the Jap gathered himself, then, knife in hand, lunged. One man in the CP defense platoon saw him. There wasn't time to get a shot. The Nip’s knife flashed at the Yaak's ab­ domen. Photo LT. ALVIN H. GOSSELIN. S-2 of the 316‘h Eng., plots the position of the enemy on an operational map as part of the extensive series of intelligence tests conducted throughout the 91«t Division. The examinations include everything from basic patroling to advance night reconnaissance. (Inset) Code messages the aimais as Teel Ben Melhorne. of the engineers, unravels the mis- ' -- * . crowd - T in - from teries of " an intelligence report coming a patrol. - For Tec5 Gownley 91st I & R Platoons Get Rigid ÀGF Tests To determine the proficiency of sonnet must l>e able to move the Intelligence and Reconnaissance through "booby-trap” areas that platoons and *he S-2 sections of the enemy may lay to protect their the 91st Division, the G-2 staff last withdrawals. week initiated a comprehensive One of the most interesting tests series of Army Ground Force tests was a river crossing that was throughout the division. booby-trapped in every conceivable Supplementing the examination manner. A few platoons attempted administered last month to higher to get through this network uf dy­ echelons of the division by 4th namite and ended up swimming Army, these tests were the first uf ashore, but the majority of the their type ever given in the divi­ (outfits saw the danger and avoided sion. it. They covere«l everything from Much intelligence work is done basic scouting and patroling to ad­ at night, and the men must be vanced mounted and dismounted able to recognise sounds and tell patrols, both at day and at night. directions so that it can be later The importance of accurate, ob­ plotted on their maps. servation and brief but complete Other tests given were the iden­ message writing was also empha­ tification of sminds such as men sized Walking and digging and . .rftimat- Because they are likely to be ing the distance to the flavh of n close on the heels of the retreat­ light or the sound of a carbine bolt ing enemy, the intelligence per- ¿losing. Tec5 Francis T. Gownley. Serv. Co., 362nd Inf., was personally commended by Major General Wil­ liam G. Liveaay last week for “The thorough, energetic and conacien- tieas manner in which he per- . • ■ » formed his duties as assistant to ' LCClUrC dOHOS Mr. Rhodes, civilian technician as­ signed to the inspection of motor 'vehicle tires of the 91st Division.” First in a series of orientation ; ..The comnlandinK Eeneral de­ lectures was presented in the 274th sires ;• the comnlendation continued, last week when Lt. M. H. Cheno-, ..that Tec5 Gownley informed weth spoke to Co. L in the regi-.„f hi, appieciatlon of the soldier- | menta' recreation hall. ' )y qoaHtiei( displayed.” | Outlining tlie need and purpose for the newly expanded program, _ .... • For 180 Boy Scouts and Sea tTrailblazer division commander, Lt. Chenoweth, who ¡s the regi-1 • raiiblazer Officers Scouts Saturday was a pretty told them: mental orientation officer, gave the WivCS Hef Raismg *T leanieC. many thing« as a EM an enhfrhteninp picture of his ¡rounded day. They visited Camp Scout which have stood me in good j Adair and (1) were addressed by department. 'March of Dimes'Fund \ stead«* a asMier ” Gehera! Young i It is anUcipated that the train- , a general, himself a farmer Buy wek-onwd the Scouts in a brief talk 1 rag .schedule in the 274th wiU in- ' Wives of Traiildazei Division , Scout, (2) saw Sgt. Kevin McCar­ at the 270th Engr. Bn. area follow 180 Boy, Sea Scouts Spend Busy Day During Visit of Post Last Saturday iar th« 11- thy reoeive the Ihaamguished Sat- mg the tunek. enjoyed by 120 NcottU at MCI! iness halls amt by outhned by the Morale Services ' drive at two racial events during Guadalcanal, (3) vaewod Poet in |c4 F. E. Ambrose. When the course is finished, says Ambrose, every man will be quali­ fied to teach other soldier« these tricks. Tec4 Ambrose is well qualified to teach the course. A former Pacific Northwest featherweight boxing champion and coach at W illamette University^ Ambrose is a 4-year veteran. He has already conducted 3 regimental schools in judo and hand-to-hand fighting. W hat's Wrong With Gl Chow? Nothin! FIVE OF THE It* Boy S plentiful and palatable «faff at that. Division, In which Major OdfMtat John Minikin, commanding general of the HI Corp«, was prer^nt to decorate Kgt. McCarthy with the DRC. Th«- award was won by the .161rd Regimertt sergeant for his cool heroism at Guadalcanal, which