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ABBOT ENGINEER
ABBOT
ENGINEER Col. Copeland Is
Published Every Friday
A weekly newspaper published by and for the military personnel of Camp
Abbot, Oregon, under supervision of the Post Special Service branch. All editorial
matter pertaining to Camp Abbot is available for genera! release and reprint in
other publications. All article« represent personal opinions ami are not official
news unless specifically credited to the War Department.
A ll editorial matter should be directed to the ‘ Abbot iingineer,” Poet Head-
Quarters, Camp Abbot, Oregon.
Copies o f this official post newspaper distributed free to camp personnel. Sub
scription to the public, by mail: 50 cents fo r three months; six months, $1; one
year, $1.50.
11th Group (TO.
Friday, Kiay 21, 1943
The first copy of the Abbot
ENGINEER, o f f i c i a l post
newspaper, will lie mailed to
Miss M. S. Abiiot, daughter of
Brig. Gen. Henry' L Abbot, for
w hom this ERTC was named.
Miss A Idiot, despite of being
in tier seventies, leads an act
ive life in philanthropic and
churity affairs in Cambridge,
Mass.
•She will receive weekly
the camp newspaper, accord
ing to Lt. P. H. O’Brien, post
Public Relations officer.
The 11th Group, consisting of
four engineer training battalions
—the 51st, 52nd, 53rd and 54th—
is under command of Col. R. M.
Copeland. Lt. Col. Carl G. Kust-
ner is executive officer.
Other executive officers on Col.
Copeland’s staff are 1st. Lt. W il
1st. Lieut. P. H. O’Brien...................... Director o f Special Service
1st. Lieut. Wayne B. Leitzel! 12th Group, Special Service Officer liam T. Pascoe, III, adjutant; 2nd
Lt William I. Taneiwy, assistant
2nd Lt. S. D. Hopkins..—... 11th Group, Special Service Officer
adjutant; Capt. L. P. Staman, S-l;
STAFF
PFC. Morrie C. Guss................ ........................ ................ Editor
Capt. Earl B. Merrill, S-2; Maj.
T/4 George S. F l y ... ..... ........... ............
.......
Ass’t. Editor
Howard F. Brook, S-3; Capt.
T/5 Richard Shearin........................ ....Features & Photography
John N. Gilboy, S-4; 2nd Lt. John
Utilizing 49 buildings in the
T/5 Roy L. Rider................................................... Sports Editor
D. Tracy, assistant S-4, and 2nd
Photography and art work by Map Reproduction, Engineer Lt. Stephen D. Hopkins, Special extreme southeast section of the
Replacement Training Center, Camp Abbot, Oregon.
ERTC is the 400-bed Camp Ab
Services Officer.
bot hospital, believed to be one
A Message of Greetings from Col. Frank S. Besson
of the best equipped in * .e
northwest, and under supervi
To the Officers and Enlisted Men of Camp Abbot:
sion of Col. Frank G. Crandall,
Welcome to your new station. It is an ideal installation
C b s ta c I g S
Jr., post".surgeon.
in which to train soldiers in the rudiments of becoming pro
At present there are only 29
ficient Army Engineers. We, of the Corps of Engineers, T - Q n e t a i e P O
patients hospitalized for medical
have a reputation to uphold. As a component unit of the 1 V*
U IC
and surgical treatment.
the
Hospital personnel consists of
Arm y Service Forces, it is our prime requisite to equip in- , , ack o f e q !*f1 .PITie" t and yet
dividual soldiers with the necessary technical and military been & authorized* for3 C a m p eight medical officers, a dental
two Medical Administra
education to cope with any situation against the enemy on Abbot failed to stop Capt. John officer,
tion officers, a veterinarian, a
the ground.
| C. Burgerson, postal officer, sanitary officer, one chief nurse
Camp Abbot is destined to become the largest of the when the arrival of training and 133 enlisted men.
Arm y’s three Engineer Replacement Training Centers, cadre began to tax postal facili-
Capt. John W. Summers is the
post hospital adjutant.
Eventually, it will be known as the “ Ft. Belvoir of the tie* last week-end.
400-Bed Hospital
Is Well-Equipped
Capi. Burgerson
Northwest.” It’s facilities will increase periodically as will
its personnel. Our training programs must keep abreast of
the times.
A mutual espirit de corps must be cemented to insure
proper morale. Comforts right now are limited; upon com-
plot ion of our camp-wide projects, everything in the interest
„ -II u,
0 mi diets ‘ I ^ available.
.
.
, .
I11 every theater ot war, the Engineers are using their
tools and their weapons with equal skill. Let us continue
with all our efforts of training soldiers who are the “first
ones in and the last ones out” when the going is toughest.
“ ESSAYO N S."
fu S
and in a short time had a tem-
porary office functioning as ef-
ficiently as if it had been estab-
Wished months before. Stamps
were olj,ained ,by Ca.pt- Bul’ger'
son and postal employes from
personal funds and made avail-
abie to soldiers, and arrange-
ments w'ere made for receiving
and sending registered mail,
No facilities are available for
handling money orders, but the
postoffice has arranged to obtain
them in Bend in an emergency.
Enlisted men assigned to the
postoffice are Sgt. Ed Purcell,
Cpl. R. Whatford and Pfc. Sidney
Resnich. Five civilians assist
soldier personnel. No permanent
postmaster has been appointed,
but nominations have been sub
mitted to Congress.
school and was graduated from
Baylor University and the South
western Baptist Theological Sem
inary. Chaplain Andrew's great
greadfather was scalped by In
dians "deep in the heart of Tex
as” near the present location of
Camp Hood.
Not the least among the facili
Chaplain Vernon A. Cooley
ties provided by the War Depart has been on the field before the
ment for the benefit of officers Camp Abbot offices were moved
and enlisted men of Camp Abbot from Bend. He comes from a
is the inclusion of a complement busy ministerial life in Cedar
of six Chaplains and the erection City, Utah bby way of the Chap
Reading is most popular form
of three Chapels. Two o t the lains’ School. Chaplain David
Chapels are conveniently located Segerstrom is to arrive soon of diversion of a soldier and in
the very near future, Camp Ab
on Group Avenue in ‘ he heart of from a pastorate in Boston.
the group areas, while the Post
Chaplain Andrew will spend bot servicemen will have a mod
Chapel (Mobilization type) is lo ten days until May 30 in Camp ern, well stocked and pleasantly-
cated near the intersection of Adair on temporary duty observ appointed library that will be
Group Avenue and Center Street. ing the activities of the Chap the envy of many small Ameri
As soon as all three Chapels are lains and schedules of the Chap can cities.
f or the past week, hundreds
completed, services for Protest els there prior to complete or
ant, Jew, and Catholic will be ganization of the Chaplains’ of packages of books have ar
rived from publishers to fill the
scheduled weekly or oftener and Branch in Camp Abbot.
at hours to conform with the
Schedules for Services each shelves in the main library in the
training schedule of each battal- : week are posted now on all bul Service club and two sub-libra
ion.
! letin boards. All services until ries.
An experienced librarian will
A fourth Chapel will be acti- further notice will be held in
vated in the hospital, using a Chapel B u i l d i n g No. 754, on soon be named, according to the
Special Services office.
room designated by the Post Sur- Group Avenue,
Besides books—on every con
geon and as soon as practicable j
ceivable subject—there will be
there will be a Chaplain desig- i
available to Abbotmen hundreds
nated as the Hospital Chaplain
MORE ABOUT
of the latest periodicals, maga
with an office assigned in the
zines and home town news
hospital. Offices of all the other
papers.
Chaplains will he in the Chapels.
At present the Post Chaplain’s
office is located in Headquarters
(Continued from Page One) Jewish Services Planned
Building No 201, in the Officer
• • •
For First Time Tonight
Personnel section His correct
Camp Abbot officers and en
general
staff
school
at
Fort
title is "Chief of the Chaplains’
Leavenworth, Kan., and his most listed men of Jewish faith are
Branch.”
ecent assignment in that work | *nvd,„ d t0 a,ten(l services tonight
The Post Chaplain, (Major)
at 1845, and every Friday eve
William H. Andrew, arrived last was in Kansas City as division ning, in the Post Chapel.
engineer,
Missouri
river
divis
week from Chaplains' School at
Services will be conducted by
Harvard university. He has been ion. He is a graduate of the a group of servicemen from
in the Chaplains' Reserve since army war college.
Two son* and a daughter of ERTC and SCU. Sgt. Morris
1929 and has held pastorates in
Stavsky, Medical detachment,
Texas and Arkansas. His last Col. and Mrs. Besson are In SCU, will serve as cantor. Lt. B.
Pastorate was at Bryan, Texas, some branch of service during
the home of the Agricultural and the present world-wide conflict Klabanoff, assistant post adju
One son, Lt. Col. F. S. Besson, tant Is directing arrangements
Mechanical College of Texas,
where he served a Church of Jr., is head of the engineering for the services, assisted by the
some 1500 members for over ten and development section in the Post Chaplain.
years. Born In Lampascas, Tex office of the chief of engineers,
SCHEDULE OF CAMP ABBOT
as. he attended the local high Washington, D. C.
CHURCH SERVICES
Another son, Major Robert
Sunday, May 23. 1943
Besson, is a prisoner of the Jap
Catholic Service«
anese, following his participa
Catholic Services will be held
tion in the Bataan campaign.
A daughter, Lt. Jean B. Bes at 0900, Sunday, May 23. Con
son, is in command of a W AAC fessions before Mass at 0830.
Protestant Services
officer candidate company at the
Protestant Services will be
Dos Moines, Iowa. Tng. Center.
Mrs. Besson will arrive in held on Sunday, May 23, at 1030
Camp Abbot after June 1. The and at 1930.
Jew ish Services
post commander's garrison resi
Jewish Services will be held
dence is located in the area op
Friday, May 21, at 1845.
posite headquarters square.
7 * 1 *
A11 services to be held in
Chapel No. 754 on Third Ave.
flu RANKS
My secretary, being a lady, AH are urged to attend.
cannot take what I think of you.
Invest qour mo*eq
in
IM
itiil
StJtw
__... ________ _
I. being a gentleman, cannot say
tf she were twice as cute as
she tries to be, she still wouldn't
understand w hat I should like to be half as cute as she thinks she
■..............---------------- say.
is.
The Chaplain’s
COLUMN
Books Arrive For
3 Camp Libraries
Abbot C. 0.
G.l. Insurance Is
Best Buy in Army
Two Abbotmen
Attend ASTP
Thousands of Yank soldiers are
going to college under the Army
Specialized Training Program.
Mattor of fact, two Camp Alibot-
men Were selected recently —
first of the hundreds in the fu
ture to be afforded an oppor
tunity to attend school while in
the service.
T/3 Leo A. Cooper, cashier in
the camp finance office, was the
first Abbot man selected, fol
lowed by Pvt. John R. Hanson,
principal clerk in the camp Pur
chasing and Contracting depart
ment. Both men will attend the
STAR unit, University of Idaho
at Moscow. The former soldier
was in the first contingent of
EM’s on the post, arriving from
Camp Roberts nearly five weeks
ago.
Every logarithm they master
. . . every liook they crack . . .
will he a kick in the teeth to
Hitler, Hirohito and Mussolini
lieeause dealing hard blows
against the enemy demands
trained specialists in many
fields.
Right now the Army is sending
men to college who can be train
ed in engineering, medicine,
psychology, foreign area studies
and other specialized fields. The
biggest call is for men to become
electrical, civil, chemical and me
chanical engineers.
For many soldiers the college
courses will open the door to
OSC and lead to commissions.
For others the course will lead
to recommendations for techni
cal ratings upon successfully
completing their studies.
See your first sergeant about
qualifications for ASTP .and
STAR college training.
As Army authorities issued an
other plea for troops to “ think
about buying government war
risk insurance before your foot
is on the gangplank,” Camp Ab
bot officials launched a concert
ed drive for all personnel to pur
chase G.l. insurance— the cheap
est form of investment protected
by Uncle Sam.
With the future arrival of
trainees, an Insurance officer
will be named, and working with
the Special Service officers of
the 11th and 12th Groups, Abbot- ,
men will be able to purchase, in
crease policies and change bene
Col. '-'rank S. Bes-Son post
ficiaries of National Service Life commander, believes a singing
Insurance.
army is a fighting army.
G.l. insurance is practically a
Music—which has played such
gift. Uncle Sam is willing to bet an important part in military
his soldiers $10,000 against $7, victories of the past—will be
that they will live another come a daily pleasure when
month. These odds are terrific, plans of Col. Besson are a real
considering the bet holds g o o d - ity.
even in combat.
The C. O. lias suggested that
all enlisted men give their vocal
chords a healthy workout for
15 minutes at reveille.
Personally, we think it is an
excellent idea. Can’t you just
picture a company of alert G.
Formal dedication of Camp I ’s at 0610 burst out with such
Abltul will be held either in old time favorites as “ S m ils ^ ^
August or early September, ac “ When Irish Eyes Are S m ilin l^r
cording to Col. Frank S. Bes and a couple of request ditties
son, post commander.
for the “ top sarge,” namely,
Two dates— Aug. 12 and “ Let Me Call You Sweetheart,”
Sept. 2—are under considera and “My Buddy.”
tion, and either, said Col. Bes
Okay, sarge, sound you “A ’.’*"
son, “ will be suitable since
they mark significant dates in
the life of Gen. Abbot, for
w hom this |>ost is named."
Promotions of officers and en
August 12th marks the
112th anniversary of Brig. listed men at Camp Abbot will be
Gen. Henry L. Abbot's birth, publicly announced in this EN
and it was on Sept. 2, 1855 GINEER feature column. Items
that he visited the present site may either be phoned or mailed
of Camp Abbot—destined to to the Public Relations Office,
lie the largest of the natiou’s giving full name, rank and grade
three ERTC installations.
of promotion.
Definite selection of the for
To Be Major
mal dedication will lie an
Paul L. Diediker, ERTC adju
nounced in the near future.
tant.
Reveille Serenade
Suggested byC.O.
Camp Dedication
Dates Considered
BARS and STRIPES
ABBOT EYE OPENER NO. 1
UMSAKf
WARiJIfitt BONOS AND STAMPS! >»• Yi,u-
«hat you are. «m
BABY TALK —The lovely gal above it Dolores Gillen who makes
baby talk pay dividends— but good. Although »he's a capable actress
she rarely gets a speaking role. Babies are her specialty. She plays
the twins on "Abie's Irish Rose" and ainriler parte on meny ether
NBC shows. She geos. gat. end cries. Some babyi