Camp Adair Sentry
Friday, June 9, 1944.
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Books at War: Ambassador Grew's
Boow Shows Jap 'Pattern' Clearly
Did the Chaplain Use,
Perchance, a Stethoscope?
SEATTI.E—-The Stethoscope,
a naval hospital newspaper, of­
By Tec 5 Robert \ . MacDowell
fered a prize to anyone who
Ambassador
Joseph
C. Grew, recently returned from internment
could identify Betty Grable's leg
in“a layout of gam-art pictures. in Japan, has just published a collection of diary notes and letters
[covering his ten years of observation while in Japan in the
The chaplain •won.
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! is simply, “Ten Years in Japan,"
Strange Case of SCU
but it amply denotes a kaleidoscopic
view of the turbulent relations be­
Non-Coms Club; Ratio
tween
Japan and the U. S. since
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Of Gals Get Garbled
1932.
I In a cogent foreword, the author
It was a quiet Tuesday night.
states, “a primary axiem of the war
S 8gt. Mike Holzman, member of j Sever, enlisted men and one of­
is 'know your enemy.’ We have
the board, walked into the SCU ficer—successful candidates for the
been presented with cumulative evi-
NCO “Club in the Wilderness.” He “Expert Infantryman Badge” —,
Idence of unmitigated subtleties,
looked around. Amazement grew. will be honored by the 276th—June 1
trickeries, brutalities and cynical
He staggered back. He said, “Well, 15. when they will be auaide .faithlessness on the part of the
gee whiz!” for lo—
badges at the 70th's Offnnization j japancse military caste and ma-
There were three girls to every Day ceremony.
i chine and there is presented in my
Among the initial proup of 51 l story fresh evidence of the medieval
non-com present in the joint. It
never happened before. It’ll never | “Bloody Axmen" to take the test, character of the Japanese military
| eight fu'filled the necessary re- I mind and temperament.”
happen again.
j quirements — which touched upon
As we look at the history of
every phase of infantry soldiering. those ten years from the pinnacle
CPL 30 De A BA’frS
I Non-coms to be honored include of the present, as reviewed by
S Sgt. Lester A. Lapidus, Co. I; Ambassador Grew, we see for­
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By
Pvt.
Paul
Bosenberg
You play a pretty fast game!
■J 1st Sgt. Albert D. Palacio, T/Sgt. merly incomprehensible details,
NOTATIONS . . . Tommy Dor­ Oliver J. Galloway, S/Sgt. Daniel fitting perfectly with others sim­
sey has augumented his band to 39 W. Jury, S/Sgt. Henry D. Wiley, ilarly incomprehensible into an
pieces, including 15 strings, a harp Co. A; Cpl. Douglas Smith and Cpl. understandable pattern of poli­
Amel Blakenship, Anti-Tank Co.
tical chicanery on the part of the
I and bass horn, in preparation for
The officer winning the award is
a concert tour, which began May
Japanese government comparable
Capt.
George
Skaggs,
Anti-Tank
30 ... It will include 12 one-night
only to. and aping the interna­
Co. Capt. Skaggs, incidentally, was
stands
in
a
swing
from
Evansville,
tional skullduggery of its Ger­
The writer walked into PX 11 and saw a group of GIs
Ind., through major cities of the the first commissioned man in the man partner.
gathered around one man who seemed to have the group spell­
southwest . . . Krupa still on drums 70th to complete the test.
Ambassador Grew arrived in
bound. Upon nearing them he heard the center of attraction
. . . The new outfit of James has .
Tokyo on June 6, 1932, and in the
sounding off.
12 new side-men . . . These include I
press comments of the next day,
"We were in our foxholes and it was so dark that I couldn't
TiXOl.,
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Allen Reuss, guitar; Juan Tizol,
Nichi Nichi stated, “both Japan and
see my sergeant even though he was only about five feet away.
trombone; and Carl Maus on i skin»
the U. S. are at present showing
Our scouts had just returned and told us that they found signs
. . . Vocalists being Kitty
nitty Kallen
Kaiien —
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such a tension as to sting their
that the enemy was near by. We were plenty nervous. After
and Buddy DeVito . ..
. capt. Gien
nerves even by a slight touch of a
all, in that darkness it wouldn't be hard for them to infiltrate
Miller is now Major . . . Rumor
tiny needle.” This from a suppos­
through our lines and I don’t have to tell you guys what that
has it he is in for an army dia-
After 20 years of active Army edly amicable friend.
would mean. And besides, if you can't see a guy you can’t
charge . . . Now with Woody Her- duty, 1st Sgt. John Easterwood of < Mr. Crew’s efforts from the start
. get him and maybe he could get you because he knows where
man is Dave Tough, on drums, Vido SCU Medics is retiring from the remind me of the story of the lit-
you are."
Musso, tenior sax; Sam Morowitz, I serviee the latter part of June. t]e Dutch boy who tried to stop the
The Writer Stopped
lead alto sax; and Billy Bauer, gui­ Since his arrival at Camp Adair in leak jn the dike by putting his fin-
The speaker stopped to take another drink of his 3.2 and
tar; something to dig with Wood­ February, 1943, he has been 1st ger in the hole. Japan’s military
!
the hoys all sat there tense and waiting.
row on the stick . . . Down Beat Sgt. at the Station Hospital.
I caste continued in its mad march
He continued! “Our platoon had done a pretty fine job
quote: “Dick Himber has decided
Enlisting in November. 1923, he of conquest, threatening the Dutch
to devote full time to magic. His was stationed in Ft. Warren, Wyo.; Indies in May, 1934, sinking the U.
• and we were, sure as hell didn’t want to louse up this time.
first trick was to make his orches­ was with the 29th Infantry in Geor­
, Believe me, it was plenty tough sitting there, not knowing
S. S. Panay in 1937, occupying
tra disappear.” . . .
; from one minute to the next when the enemy was going to
gia 6 years, later with the 1st and French Indo-China in 1940, joining
■trike. Anyway, we—"
2nd Divisions. From there at dif­ the Axis in September, 1940. The
NOTEWORTHY
Just then a newcomer asked him where all this action took
ferent times during his Army ca­ culmination of events was the
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place, in the southeast or in some other war area.
Jack Teagarden, the man who reer he was active in recruiting bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec.
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The speaker looked at him. “Worse than that, brother.
plays and sings the blues, open­ work in Oklahoma, Texas and South 7, 1941, and the declaration of
I ing Jantzen Beach June 12th. Carolina. An automobile accident war.
We were defending prune ridge against the third battalion,
275th Infantry.”
in 193J prevented him. from going
“Ten Years in Japan” must be
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! SW1NGSATION AGGREG ATION overseas. „
read to fully understand the events
Now, at the age of 37, he is plan­ leading up to the Pearl Harbor
Jimmy Dorsey, first saxophonist
ITALIANS GET CHANCE
of the land, is starting all over in ning to take it easy in Oregon for debacle. A more interesting his­
TO STRIKE AT FOE
! his vocal department. Having lost I awhi,e> f'*hing and hunting. From torical diary would be hard to find.
SWAPS COLUMN
A hint of things to come when
I the services of such greats as Helen 'lere
plans to go back to Chey-
the armed might of the United Na- i
I.oat» — Found»
! enne. Wyo., with his wife and h -
tions cracks Adolf Hitler’s Europ- .
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Connell.
Bob
Eberly
and
Kitty
Wants — Sales
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I Kallen he now turns up with the ■ J year-old son.
can fortress from the west was
•t cetera
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I songsational combination of Gladys I
contained in a recent dispatch from
i Tell and Paul Carley who are mak- Medal of Honor to
the Italian Front which stated that
To Technician Third Grade
83 in World War II
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the Allied High Command there had
S('C: Howard W. Gile*. John R Healy,
LOST: blue Conklin Endura ing a name for themselves in sweet
I Clifton
divided all of German-occupied fountain pen, Saturday, vicinity | ballad and adding to the greatness
E. Reeser, Sidney O. Smith.
WASHINGTON, D. C. (ALNS)
Serjeant
Italy into six operational zones , Post Hq. and QM buildings. Senti­ i of Jimmy's contrasting rhythms. —The Congressional Medal of Hon­ SCI’: Otto B. To Swanner.
from which the Italian Under- mental value. Reward offered. Call | BAND NOTE: . . . Charlie Bar- or has been awarded 83 times in
To Technician Fourth Grade
SCU: Glen B. Brown. Robert K Rr-o-
i net giving out with terrific sax the two and one-fourth years of
ground may prepare "for the day | 2854. Miss Harris.
stein, Walter J. Bnrna. Jeff Faulk. John
. (Casa Manana) Culver City, Calif. the present war. Of these, 39 were F. Nariai. Ralph J Rocklin, Albert D.
of action.”
I. . . Duke Ellington making with issued to the Army, 29 to the Navy, Self, Chai les J. Smith Jr.
The dispatch followed a joint Oh! Mr. Hemingway!
To Technician Fifth Grade
statement released by Gen. Sir Har- • BROOKLYN (CNSl" — Ernest the musical magic of old at his re- 14 to Marines and one to a Coast
SCU: Santos Alvares Jr., Edward I.
Christopher, Gerjene B. Clark, James A.
old Ah xander's Allied headquar- Hemingway, a Brooklyn waiter and turn to the Hurricane. NYC. . . . Guardsman. Many were posthum­ Crumpton.
William J. Fasuln. Cyril G.
| Hudak, Sidney A. Knowles, Kenneth A.
ter» ai d Premier Pietro Badoglio's not the well known literary man. ! Jimmy Lunceford regaining musi- ous awards.
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MeDannell. AHinpny
Anthony Aicastrv,
Nicastro. i Paul < . •
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Italian High Command which said , bade a farewell to arms in Kings riant of by gone days is doinjf
There were 114 Medals of Honor , Bosenberg.
Henry A.
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Schuster.
Robert
K.
Smith. Philip
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rightous
at
the
Plantation,
that the zones had been created so County Court when he was sen-
L. A.. awarded to those who served in | Stinger, Warren J. Walter».
that the population living in each [ fenced to seven years in the coop Calif.
World War I, but many of these
one would be able to receive per­ for carrying a revolver. "I’m toll- <
Camouflage blinds the enemy!
were awarded after the close of the
tinent instructions by radio.
Camouflage blinds the enemy! war. as will undoubtedly be done Observe blackout discipline. A
ing the bell for you. Mr. Heming
way." remarked the judge faceti­ Hide your bivouac. If they can’t in the case of many World War II lighted match is visible from 3000
Patronite the PX and »ave.
ously.
, find you. they can't bomb you.
heroes.
feet.
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Infantry Experts
Will Be Honored
By 276th Juñe 15
The Writer Walked Into PX 11 and Saw a
Group of GIs Gathered Around One Man-
1st Sgt. of SCU
Medics to Retire
From Active Duty
PROMOTIONS
fey Milton CamH creator ot Tarry and the Crates'