Camp Adair Sentrv
Friday. June 16, HUI.
70th Troops Parade Before Awed Crowd
Crowds Awed as Troops March
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Open Portland's
War Loan Drive ;
Co/. McCann in Noon Hour Address
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Sober-Faced Citizens
View 'Battle-Ready'
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Men; Few Cheers
Trailblazers. 2.500 strong, with
300 vehicles, marched through the '
streets of downtown Portland Mon- |
day in battle dress in a disciplined ,
demonstration of armed prepared- '
ness which moved metropolitan re- j
porters to speak of them as “bat- j
tie-ready troops” and “finished j
.soldiers.”
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Mile-long Column
Marching as part of the open
ing of the Fifth War Loan Drive, i
the 70th soldiers formed a mile- :
long column, made up of the j
troops drawn from the 274th In- |
Tr«ill>l«i.r Pilot.
fantry, 882nd Field Artillery and
('(•I.. JOHN R. McCANN of 271th Infantry, in battle-dre,-.
‘••'eiit« to crowds nt Periland'“ Victort Center luring noon hour,
70th Recon Troop, plus jpotor
Monday, opening Fifth War I.oan Drive.
I and mechanized equipment.
Said the Portland Oregonian re-
i porter: “Thousands of sober-faced
i Portlanders lined downtown streets
. in silence Munday noon as 2.500
[ troops and 300 vehicles of the
¡Trailblazer Division from Camp
I Adair paraded past Victory Center.
Trailblazer Phot<>
“There were few light notes and
A GRIMLY BI SINESS-I.IKE battalion of Trailblazers
none of the cheering that usually
marches up Portland's Sixth \venue at nopn. Monday, opening
marks a parade. The battle-ready
the city's Fifth War Loan Drive.
I troops reminded too many on-
i lookers of others like them, now
1 taking part in the Allied invasion
; of France and other engagements
j over the world.
Three Infantry Battalions*
"Three infantry battalions were
accompanied by their complement
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By Camp Newspaper Service
of vehicles and equipment . . . M-8s,
The U. S. Army Ground Forces observed Infantry Day yesterday light armored cars used for scout
—commemorating the 169th.birthday of the Infantry, backbone of the ing purposes — their existence a
■ military secret until recently —
Army since 1775.
’ were a highlight of the parade.”
The day officially marks, the birthday of the Army itself as well • The Oregon Journal story said
as that of its Infantry complement, for it was on Jnne 15, 1775. that -in
; part: “Downtown Portland stood
TraHblawr Pho««.
Col. George Washington, of the Virginia militia, became Commander in awed silence Monday while a
THE JEEPS COME
the street. 70th Division qunr-
in-Chief of the Continental Army, then comprised almost entirely of grimly determined segment of the I ter-toiu. heavy irwchinr-xun^ mounted, parade 'lowly along Sixth
Infantry.
Avenue. Partland. M<nda*. before mawved crowd*
United States Army from Camp
Adair
swung
along
the
parade
In observance of the anniversary, Lt. Gen. Leslie J. McNair, chief
of the Ground Forces of the U. S. Army, called upon the American route to Victory Center . . .
W here Bond Dollar floes
public to honor the Infantryman “as our foremost fighting man.”
“Finished soldiers they ap
"So far as the United States is concerned, this war up to now has
peared. equipped with modern
been marked by a long period of naval and air warfare, with relatively
implements of destruction, fur
little serious ground action,” Gen. McNair said.
nishing a fitting demonstration
"Nevertheless," he continued, "our ground actions in every theater of where the war-bond dollar
The following 70th Division enlisted men were cited by
have verified beyond doubt that the Infantry still is the decisive and goes. It was youth on the march, name* for meritorious service and outstanding performance
indispensable arm. We must rule the sea and air, but land victories draped in the habilments of war at a Division Formation in Bradley Bowl yesterday, as part
alone can bring peace, and only the Infantry fan gain these victories. fare.
(Note: !*james of infantrymen cited were not available laty yea-
. . The parade was so business
“Modern weapons have made the Infantry's task harder, not
terday and will be published in the Sentry next week.)
like that few people thought to
easier. We must realize that the Infantry bears the brunt of war
cheer. Sporadic handclapping fol-, of the Infantrv-TrailblazerDay celebration.
in both hardship and lo u ses. If we think this thmg through, we all—
.«VISION AKTlUirr
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lowed in the wake of the national 70TH
H**«d^u« rt rm «nd H*ftd«|kartrT« Hit
both at home and overseas—really are in the fight to back up the In
colors, carried beside the 274th In- lery ;
fantryman. We want him to advance, and we want to save him losses.
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Ifarjtry regimental insignia. Motor 8/Hct
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There is no other sound formula for victory.
ised equipment, including iteadly-
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“lafantry Day should honor the Infantryman as our foremoot appearing machine-gun units and
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—our greateet war hero.'
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AGF Honors 'Backbone of the Army'
In Infantry Day Services Yesterday
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Infantrymen Cited for
Service, Performance
General Dahlquist' Address As
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“To me, this ship, carrring the insignia and name of an*
Infantry Division, symbolizes in a unique way the strength Regular Army gave much thought I.1S.I * Vlnlo. Ter « t. H M r,».
to preparedness.
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and power of our people.”
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“Today. we have arombted,
Thus Major General John £.♦
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the 70th Infantry Division. key- «lave the world, this nation was combat the largest navy, air force, •/ agi
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noted an address before shipyard virtually unarmed. Industrially we one of the largest armies.
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workers, dignitaries of Oregon and were great. But that industry was
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soldiers of the Division at Swan is- engaged to the task of raising our our abshty to transform our indas-
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land shipyard Satuniay at launch- standard of living.
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first ship in America to fare the »virtually
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In exce rpts General Dahlquteti sented the total strength of our five regular division» of 1940, bon-
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