First Couple Wed in Post Chapel
Abbofman Is Engineering Fundamentals
Studied by 51 and 52 Bn. Men
AR Expert;
The 51st Battalion entered one
of the most interesting and im-
Has Own File
phases of Engineer
A roly-poly, bespectacled, erud­
ite Camp Abliot soldier, Cpi. Sam
Hasman, Hq. Co. SCC. lays claim
to an unusual G.I. avocation—
he has a complete set of every
AR ever published and can quote
majority of them verliatim.
The 21-year-old Portland, Ore.,
serviceman, a s s i g n e d to the
camp Judge Advocate General’s
Office as a technical and admin­
istrative non-con, began his com­
pilation while stationed for nine
months in Hqs. Ninth Service
Command, Fort Douglas, Utah,
where he was a court reporter on
"I DO, I DO”—The happy-appearing couple in the center, Sgt
and Mrs. John Wilcoxson, had the distinction of being the first
pair to lie married in a posl chapel. Cpi. Ted Dawson is shown
on the left and Sgt. Paul J. Moutlu flanks on the right. Assist-
tant Post Chaplain Vernon C. Cooley performed the wedding
ceremony on June 10.
(ENGINEER Photo by Hahn.)
Blame It on the Moon in June;
Sextette Starts Honeymoon
Cupid—the little feller with
the cherubic smile, armed with
bow and arrow—is working over­
time so far as Camp Abbot per­
sonnel is concerned.
Blame it on the June weather,
orange-hued moon and “I Love
You Truly,” but three Abbotmen
recently said “I do” to their re­
spective, attractive brides in
rites performed by Lt. Vernon C.
Cooley, assistant post chaplain.
All of the weddings were staged
the post’s "Little Chapel in
Pines,” (Bldg. 754) on Group
»
«ve.
Participants in the first post
wedding were Miss Eleanor Me-
Clannahan of Lebanon, Mo., and
Sgt. John Wilcoxson, Hqs. Det.
12th Gp. The bride was given in
marriage by Sgt. Paul J. Monda,
who also served as attendant.
Eleanor looked very pretty in a
white street-length dress with
white occassories and a corsage
o f orchids. Cpi. Ted J. Daw son
was the liest man, and Johnnie's
buddies in Hqs. formed the
guard of honor. The couple are
making their home in Bend.
Second couple to middle-aisle
was Miss I.ela L. Kirk o f Kansas
City, and Acting lst./Sgt. Wil­
liam I). Thetford of the MP Det.
SCU 1973, who recited the mar-
ssige vows last Saturday eve-
I hi, in the first o f a "double-
lieader” wedding ceremony, also
performed by Chaplain Cooley.
I n i ted in a later wedding that
evening were Miss Betty Buck-
ley of Bend, and Pfc. Robert
Pindell, MP assigned to the
downtown |tatrol beat.
Sgt. Thetford was one o f the
first GI's at Abbot, arriving here
the early part of March, and was
instrumental in creating the QM
enlisted men’s organization. A
veteran of nearly 17 years in the
armed forces, the tall, good-look­
ing, red-headed soldier saw con­
siderable action while a Marine
from 1927 to 1936. He met Lela
nearly three years ago in San
Luis Obispo, Calif.
S/Sgt. Jack Tschida, QM Det.
was the best man and 20 service­
men from QM formed the honor
guard. The wedding dinner was
served in a Bend restaurant, and
a reception was held later in the
evening at the residence o f Sgt.
and Mrs. Julius E. Woods in
Bend.
The Buckley-Pindell betrothal,
likewise, was attended by a num­
ber of the groom's MP friends.
Mrs. Pindell is a native o f Bend
and met her future-husband two
months ago. Bob is a native of
Spokane. The couple reside in
Bend.
Abbotmen Should
Register Cam eras
All Abbotmen and WAACs
owning cameras should register
them with the office of the camp
Provost Marshal,located in Bldg.
337, north of the fire station.
Lt. T. E. Pennington, who suc­
ceeded Capt. Ah Jolly as camp
Provost Marshal, was formerly
commanding officer of the MP
section. SCU 1973. He is a native
of Seattle and a veteran field ar­
tillery soldier-officer.
Page Five
ABBOT ENGINEER
Friday, June 25, 1943
C am p Laundry to
Open Next W eek
Camp Abbot’s laundry went
through a “ dry run” this week,
and soon, the modern plant will
do the work of all military per­
sonnel here.
Officially placed in operation
last Monday with 40 employes,
the plant will start regular opera­
tion next week and eventually
140 to 160 persons will be em­
ployed.
The laundry will handle clothes
from all camp organizations with
one shift. However, only laundry
from the hospital will be handled
the first week o f operation. En­
listed men’s laundry, now being
sent to Camp Adair, will be
handled after July 1, and officer’s
work by Aug. 1.
The building and equipment,
valued at $400,000, is located in
the QM warehouse area.
Cantonese Soldier
Here Prepares to
Pay Debt to Tojo
By Cpi. Martin D. Gross
ERTC, Classification
In October, 1938, 16-year-old
Fam Kong Poon saw his mother
riddled in a street of Canton,
China, by the bullets of a Jap­
anese plane strafing the city in
support of occupying forces.
Now Poon is preparing to pay a
“ debt” fo the invaders—at 21 he
Is a soldier in the Engineer Re­
placement Training Center here.
Japanese occupation o f the
city was a signal for a reign of
terror in Canton, Poon recalls.
Before the city could bury its
dead, the Japanese declared resi­
dents prisoners o f war. Those
who dared disobey commands
were shot.
Poon was not long in Japanese
hands. Almut a week after the
fall of Canton, he escaped at
night and made his way to Hong
Kong. There he secured a job as
dining room steward on a
French liner and left China.
For more than three years.
Poon led a tranquil life aboard
the liner. Then the Japanese
struck again. The French vessel
had sailed as part of a convoy in
which there were several Ameri­
can ships. Japanese bombers at­
tacked, and Poon saw two Ame­
rican ships go down.
Soon after the bombing attack,
Poon came to Los Angeles,
where the Chinese consul ar­
ranged for his entry into the
United States.
He is a member o f Company
A, 52nd Engineer Training Bat
talion.
Cpi. Hasman
investigations, boards, courts a
investigations, boards, courts and
reports o f surveys.
“ Army regulation are the
backbone of the Army,” the nat­
tily-attired tw o -s t r ip e r sa y s.
“Through the efforts of a W ar­
rant Officer at Ft. Douglas I was
granted permission to assemble
a complete set. They’ve proven
o f inestimatable value.”
Indeed, they have. Upon arriv­
ing at Abbot the latter part of
April, he was assigned to the
post adjutant’s office and his
personal volumes “ pinch-hitted”
for the incomplete set in the o f­
fice.
Being “ inflicted with AR-itis”
doesn’t necessarily mean that
Hasman is a book worm. On the
contrary, he is an ardent partici­
pant of all types of sports, cuts
a mean rug on the dance floor
and enjoys a reputation of being
a photographic enthusiast.
He also possesses a complete
set o f WD circulars anil com ­
piled an original index system.
Since his induction September
19, 1942, he has arranged a two-
volume directory of GI corre­
spondence and a full set o f WD-
AGO forms.
A high school graduate, he
further pursued his training at
business college and is able to
type 70 words per minute and
take shorthand dictation at the
rate o f 140 words. He is an ar­
dent believer in neatness, effi­
ciency and speed in the develop­
ing of good office workers.
Cadremen Win
Red Cross Water
Training Honors
Eighteen cadremen of the En­
gineer Replacement Training
Center have been certified as
American Red Cross swimming
instructors as reward for com­
pleting the functional swimming
course held here recently, Mr.
Frank Dunning, Red Cross field
director for Camp Abbot, an­
nounced this week
Certified as instructors were
Sgts. William A. Fritzpatrick,
and Clarence E. McDaniel and
Cpls. George O. Anderson,
Elmer J. Boiler, Joseph C. Ehr-
man, L. E. Davis, Robert B.
Farmer, Marion R. Frazier,
James Harvey, Jack E. Harris,
John Krepol, Rex L. Murphee,
Phillip J. Mancini, Francis J.
O’Conner, John F. Rogers, Fred­
erick E. Scheidt, Robert E. Turn­
er and Kenneth A. Young.
Instructors, licensed by the
Red Cross to teach functional
swimming and certify others
taking the course, will be the
nucleus of a training system
which eventually will result in
the certifying of thousands of
soldiers as instructors.
IN LIEU OF THE HEAT!
The course, directed by Mr.
Comes winter again (and no Fred Amick, Red Cross, was the
cracks about what you call the first of its type ever taught in an
weather we have been having'. ERTC.
Abbot soldiers, through the Red
Cross, will be supplied sweaters,
We dove down 30,000 feet,
mufflers and knitted helmets to
keep shoulders and ears warm, and all my sins flashed before
according to Mr. Frank J. Dun­ me. It was so interesting I made
ning, camp Red Cross Field Di­ the pilot go back and dive eight
rector.
i more times.”
V-Book Campaign
Nets 4200 to Camp
More than 4200 books collect­
ed in the Victory Book Cam­
paign have been delivered to
Camp Abbot and are being dis­
tributed to libraries on the post,
the S|iecial Service branch an­
nounced Friday. The Ixmks were
obtained through the Oregon
branch of the Ninth Service
Command Library at Salem.
Included in the shipment are
books on technical and academic
subjects o f particular value to
soldiers, as well as classics and
a wide variety of popular fiction
and non-fiction material, Mrs.
Ruth Stratton, supervising li­
brarian who made the selec­
tions, said. All are equipped with
index cards and ready to be
checked out by soldiers as soon
as library facilities have been
installed.
Nearly 1,00(1 of the hooks are
available at the Utli Gp. library
which opened recently. The unit
is one of the three large libraries
which eventually wil.l serve the
camp. In addition to the lltli
Gp. unit, Post and a 12th Gp.
libraries will lie established.
Books also will be available at
battalion recreation halls and
similar units.
Approximately one-fourth of
the books sent here from Salem
were donated in the drive by
residents of Bend and Deschutes
county, Mrs. Stratton said.
IMirtant
Training this week.
Abbot's first activated soldiers
reached the section of its sched­
ule calling for instruction in the
use of tools and equipment, fun­
damentals of demolition work,
rigging, and construction of field
fortifications and camouflage.
Instructors continued to stress
rifle marksmanship, giving the
subject particular emphasis in
preparation for record firing by
the unit today and tomorrow.
The training pace also was
quickened by the 52nd Battalion
Rifle marksmanship and anti­
aircraft firing iK-cii|>ied a prom­
inent s|M»t on the unit's schedule.
Company A began studying in­
dividual security and scouting
and patrolling. Other subjects
embraced by the week’s schedule
included first aid and Interior
guard duty.
Lt. Sickler Named
New Postal Chief
Lt. Joseph S. Sickler, for ten
years postmaster at Salem, N. J.,
and more recently postal officer
at Torm y General H o s p i t a l ,
Palm Springs, Cal., has assumed
duties as postal officer for Camp
Abbot, succeeding Lt. H. L. Han­
sen, who became assistant adju­
tant in Enlisted Personnel.
Lt. Sickler served as an Infan­
try private during the last World
War and received his direct com­
mission in the Adjutant General
Department, Postal Branch, in
November, 1942. He served as a
\ member of the New Jersey leg­
islature in the 1932-33 session.
He is also an author of note, his
name gracing the title pages of
six books, five of which deal
with historical background ot
Waacs and soldiers o f Camp \ New Jersey and New Jersey
Abbot are afforded a rare treat towns. The other? A novel, the
in homes of Bend citizens officer admitted.
He was active for many years,
through the activity o f the USO
in arranging “ home hospitality” prior to his entrance into mili­
with real family atmosphere and tary service for the second time,
in state and civic affairs. He is a
a meal “ like Mom’s.”
Through cooperation of the charter member of H. P. Morri­
USO with families of Bend, a son post, The American Legion,
soldier or Waac may be invited Salem.
out for a lovely Sunday in the
environment he or she will real­ Personnel Division Chief
ly enjoy.
Just go to the USO Saturday Explains Aims Over Radio
Detailed explanation of the op­
or Sunday and register, Miss
Anne McLoughlin, associate di­ eration of the post personnel di­
rector, does the rest. You will vision, an important section o f
be invited as an honored guest the Adjutant General’s Depart­
to sit down with the family for ment, was discussed over radio
Sunday dinner and all the trim­ station KBND, Bend, in the regu­
lar Camp Abbot quarter hour
mings plus.
The gals and guys who have program Wednesday night.
Duties of this section which
enjoyed the home hospitality
plan are the best boosters of the formulates and operates proced­
idea . . . and say it’s just next to ures pertaining to procurement,
going home on a furlough and maintenance, seperation and rec­
ords of military personnel for all
joining your own family.
components of the army, were
explained by Maj. R. D. Turrill,
director, personnel division, in
New Officer Selected as an
informal discussion with Lt.
Cam p Billeting Director
P. H. O’Brien, Public Relations
Lt. G. Foley-Gilmartin has suc­ Officer.
ceeded Maj. Homer G. Vawter as
camp billeting officer. The latter BEND STUDENTS GET JOBS
officer was transferred to a new
School days turned into detail
station.
days for 20 Bend High school
Lt. Gilmartin was one of the students as coeds started to
pioneer officers to arrive in work at Station Hospital mess
camp and has held several other hall during the summer vaca­
positions until his recent assign­ tion period and boys as janitors
ment.
at the Hospital.
Home Hospitality
By U S O Is Popular
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