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Camp Adair Sentry =■-' -. ■=- AG F Physical Fitness Tests Passed by 70th Friday, March 17. 1941. Page Seven 'Result Satisfactory ; III Corps Officers Approve AGF Test Work The 70th Infantry Division has passed the Army Ground Forces Physical Fitness Tests with colors flying, it was announced this week by Major Harvey Blythe, Division Special Services Officer, and— cent of the men in the division, The outfit to pass with the high-*--------------------------- ----- --------------- est score was Battery C, 88.'lrd FA! comprising a representative cross Major Blythe made the announce section of the unit’s men. For ex ment after careful compilation of ample. five batteries of the Trail all scores of the tests, conducted blazer field artillery represented under the direction of III Corps, all four artillery battalions of the represented by Capt. W. H. Mason. Division. Actual scores of individual units, The Requirements as well as the total Division score Contestants were required to in the tests, is withheld for securi- : attempt (1) 33 push-ups. no time ty reasons, Major Blythe said. He J limit (2) a 300-yard run in 45 revealed the fact that the “rugged" , seconds (3) 11 "burpees” in 20 artillery unit topped all others, seconds (4) carry a man picka however, without mentioning back 75 yards (5) complete a 75- scores. yard obstacle course, including Conditions Favor creeping and crawling sections, He also emphasized the point in 30 seconds and (6) complete a that the artillerymen took the tests four-mile hike, in full field equip under highly favorable climatic ment, in 50 minutes. conditions, compared to those “en Men in the tests took the events joyed” by Trailblazers who ran them at Camp Adair, where rain in fast succession, getting only and slippery mud underfoot pre such rest as was afforded during vailed for the entire week of the the wait for their turn to compete, and started on the four-mile hike trials. Weather at Yakima, temporary ; immediately after completion of station of the artillery units, was the fifth event. fair, and the ground dry and firm. Officers of competing organiza- The tests consist of six events, ! tions were required to take the w hich must be passed by 17.5 per J tests with the men. Trailblaaer Photo AISITING 111 CORI’S intelligence officers, snapped in field as they conducted Army Ground Force tests for Trailblazer intelligence and reconnaissance units. The results, said Col. Bernard J. Horner, center, »ere "satisfactory." Ofher officers, left to right. Lt. Karl I.imbacher, Major William Minshall. Major William O’Neill, Capt. H. 1’. Wardwell. The First Five Are Easy (It Says Here) No DSC to Attu Battle Vet: Missed By Five Feet! Missing the Distinguished Service Cross because he was five feet too far in the rear didn’t particularly bother Tec5 Joseph Bersick now of the 70th Division Headquarters Com _ ___ pany last year at Attu. Getting* out fjpm under the constant show er of pinging Japanese bullets with a whole skin was award enough for him, Bersick said. One of a group of nine infantry men, two of whom were killed im mediately, storming Fishhook Ridge, a maze of rocks, mud and Japanese foxholes, Cpl. Bersick knocked out most of the enemy with his Browning Automatic Rifle. Near the end of the battle Bersick’s ammunition bearer was Cited for TraHblai’.rr Photo _ “LOOK HOW EASY it is,” Sgt. Woody Ballard, umpire, tells S/Sgt. Richard Armijo. C Btry., 883rd FA, who is working on 33 push-ups for the III Corps physical fitness tests. Ballard can do more with one arm than most GIs can with two. By the by, notice that DRY ground. sent ahead as a scout while the of Nippon and lost nearly all Trailblazer inched ahead with his of its personnel in the gallant heavy burden. fighting. The scout cleared out the rem “The Jap hates The Adair GI whose girl-friend nants of the entrenched Japs just '(sick said. “Just as soon as they I is a WAC overseas will not have to a few feet ahead of Bersick and i hear that deadly rumble of the fork over an extra two cents to won for himself the coveted award. i BAR, they concentrate all their send her his daily sugar report. Hardest Hit fire on it trying to knock it out. The hardest hit company in the i Bullets were so thick in this battle But if the one-and-only is still in the old home town, it will cost him cold, rough struggle for the is they were running into each other land, Bersick’* Co. A of the 4th I just inches above my head. It’s eight cents to speed his missive of love to her via air mail. Infantry was in the forefront of nice to know you can still breathe.” every engagement with the sons The new domestic postal rate Bersick, who enlisted in the goes into effect March 26. It in ¡Army from New York City twelve creases air mail postage from six years ago, spent rpcriv three iiiier aiiu and uiiv one half null I . • * t 1/ j Gallantry on Attu ... j au ai ai to eight cent« per half ounce, and and the Aleutians, r years in Alaska _________ _________ I a new, OD stamp will be issued. participating in nearly every ma- Mail sent by air to servicemen i jor Attu battle during the nearly overseas will remain at the current ’ 21 days of constant fighting. rate. Another change that will not affect GIs is the one boosting local rates from two cents to three, be- GIs Again Warned of Upped Postal Rates III Corps Tests 70th Div. Recon The 70th Recon Troop was last week rated “satisfactory” in its : Army Ground Forces tests, con- ; ducted by III Corps, under the di- . rection of Col. Bernard J. Homer. Col. Horner told men of the Troop so, personally, at a critique , in the field last week, following completion of reconnaissance and intelligence problems. “Your officers and your Divi sion Commander have a right to be proud of you," the Colonel told the men. “You're young. you're enthusiastic and ) ou’re ready to go. “The most important part of | i your training is still ahead, but on | the basis of what you've done here, (your work is satisfactory.” Col. Horner explained that only i two grades are possible on this Tr« i lb laser PbeU type of testa—“satisfactory" and “FOR GALLANTRY in action" helping to wipe out a strong I “unsatisfactory.” enemy position and opening the «ay to one■ of ‘he nJ»)»r ',ri?T'T' He especially commended those at Atta reads the battle citation which Tevo Joseph Hersick <’f_jh» units entrusted with locating dum Trailblazer Hqs. Co. is showing hrother-infantrymen of the tMh Divinfo«. 1. the rear are Pvt*. Irvmg Haber Hq.( " fl my mine* fold under bridges in the Krieger and Thomas Cavanaugh. < o. L. while < pl. id John on. < o. | course of the problem* U all 275th Infantry , look* on interestedly. cause this type of mail comes un der the free mailing privileges ac corded servicemen. Fees for other postul services are being upped considerably. The min imum registt-y fee is going Up from 15c to 20c; the lowest insur ance fee on parcel post will be 10c where it used to be 5c; 4nd the • lowest charge for money order service will be a dime, an increase of 4c. OH. OH. OH. OH. AI'RdRA! Aurora, Ill. (CNS) Aurora’« regular leap year frolic wan called off this year. No unmarried men around, it seems. Get Your Easter Cards NOW! at all POST EXCHANGES (Except 5-6-7-8) * ♦ Priced from 7 c to 65c ★ ♦ Largest Selection at PX’S NO. 1-2 BUY EARLY FOR THE BEST