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About Abbot engineer. (Camp Abbot, Or.) 1943-1944 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 20, 1943)
ABBIE N. GINEER I ABBIE N. GINEER Says:— Says:— ( lean Your Barracks Like Y'our Home, If You W ant to Make Some Dough Then Y'ou’ll Never Want to Roam! I Buy Bonds amt Wateli Them Grow! CAMP ABBOT, OREGON Friday, Aug. 20, 1943 Post Hospital Dedication Plans Are Set Abbot Face! SOLEMN PSALM: Abbot’s Wacs, according to “Sonny” Graham, a staff writer, have memorized a GI version of the famed 23rd Psalm. It goes: The sarge is my shepherd—I am in want. She maketh me lie down in pup-tents; she leadeth me over drill fields; she hurteth my feet! The Lieutenants and Captains —they frighten me. Yea! though I walk through the valley of the shadow of doubt, I anticipate nothing better for she is with me. She preparest a reduction of my salary in the presence of my competitors. She annointeth the duty roster with my name. Surely K P and fatigue will fol low me all the days of my army career and I shall dwell in pup- tents forever.” The gals down in Daytona Beach launched the verse. * » * WHAT'S IN A NAME? Ab- botmen have been getting a treat of some fency-schmency moni ckers appearing on various man euver vehicles seen in about camp. One dogface reports see ing "Barrelhouse Beaulah” and “ Boardwalk Belle” on the name plates of a couple of tank des troyers. Our favorite tag, how ever, is stenciled on a jeep in yellow and red—“ Powerful Pe tunia.” * * * WAC-ADENCE — is a bright new variation in the same old drill that is as entertaining as a four-ring circus to the specta tors . . . and probably as hard on the vocal chords as the feet of the drillers. W e’ve heard a number of times when Abbot’s soldierettes d isp la y ed t h e i r chorus-like girl precision. “ Ca dence, command,” yells the drill leader. And the young lusties boom out with a bass “ Hup, tup, thrup, four!” in conscientious unison. Four steps farther on, the drill master screams, “WAC- adence, command.” In the same unison, the response comes back, but in a high falsetto, “ Hep, tep, threp, four! “ It gives you the feeling that the rookies are step ping lightly cm the balls of their feet . . . and may produce long, chiffon scarves any minute! * « * Abbot Rookies To Invade Foe Village' Ceremonies Will Occur Morning of Sept. 2; Col. Crandall, Chairman Ranger Training Added To ERTC Curriculum; Aimed to Develop Gl's Dedication of the Station Hos pital at Camp Abbot and an in spection of the unit's facilities are scheduled Thursday, Sept. 2, in conjunction with the dedica tion of Camp Abbot and the na tion’s newest Engineer Replace ment Training C e n t e r , Col. Frank G. Crandall Jr., Post sur geon and chairman of the pro gram, announced today. The ceremony will begin at 1000 with music by the Hospital orchestra. Speakers on the pro gram will include Col. Crandall, Mr. Robert W. Sawyer, publisher of The Bend Bulletin, who play ed an important role in selec tion of the site of Camp Abbot and naming of the camp, and representatives of the Oregon State Medical Society, the Cen tral Oregon Medical Society and the Central Oregon Dental So ciety. Invocation will be by David I. Segerstrom, Hospital chaplain, and benediction by William H. Andrew, Post chaplain. Highlights of the program will be a flag raising ceremony and marching exhibition of army nurses. Following the dedica tion, visitors will be permitted to inspect hospital facilities. A huge American flag donat ed by the Camp Abbot Red Cross Field Office will be hoisted atop the Station Hospital's 50-foot pole. Dimensions of the flag are nine feet by 15 feet. KHAK-EYED WORLD EVENTS AT ABBOT These three events figured prominently in the camp’s activities. Top; our band records transcriptions of reveille and bugle calls. Center: a thrilling episode iilmed on the infiltration course. Below : Mrs. Frank S. Besson, wife of the Post Commander, shown leading a group of 55th Bn. trainees in singing at their dayroom dedica tion ceremonies. Dedication Guests to See Rookies at W ork Sgt's Club Seeks N e w Members With ambitious plans under their belts, members of the Ser geant's Club this week sought additional members among three stripers and the top four grades. M Sgt. W. R. Shaffer, club president, announced that sev eral rooms will be furnished in the very near future. Members of the board of governors are S Sgt. William R. Heard, Hqs. 11th Gp; for the 12th Gp—1 Sgt. John Goodling, A-57, and 1 Sgt. James G. Sawyer, D-56; Hqs. Complement — 1/Sgt. F r e d E. Millikin, Supply Co., and T Sgt. Max E. Millsap, Classification section sarge maje. The clubhouse is located in Bldg. T-205 and open evenings , for members and their guests. A complete fountain is now in op eration. LAURELS FOR LOREN— A classic example of GI determin ation is best exemplified by Pvt. Loren Selleck of C-53. Last Sat urday night he was seen run ning the rugged obstacle course — not once—not twice—but three Camp Broadcasts times. Asked why? he replied: On New Schedule “ I didn't do so hot the first time New schedules of broadcasts around, so I'm practicing every over the camp public address time I get a chance.” system featuring latest news from the war fronts and musical transcriptions, were announced this week by the post Special Service office. T. N. T.—today's news today —will be broadcast daily, except Some weeks before Benny Sunday, from 12 noon to 1215. Mussolini took it on the lam he “ Suppertime Serenade” compos sent his boys in Sicily a message ed of popular recordings, is air which said he was with ’em In ed from 1745 to 1815. spirit. Bet he wishes he was Pvt. Seymor Goldston, Service with 'em now in the flesh so he Co. serves as the news commen could surrender and retire to a tator, assisted by staffmen of nice comfortable prison camp in the SSO. The broadcasts emante America instead of having to ex from a studio in the All-Purpose plain to Adolf w hat went wrong. rec hall. Souvenior programs and maps w ill be distributed to resident: of Bend and neighboring communities when they attend an "open house” of Camp Abbot's dedication ceremonies on Sept. 2 Plans are progressing to accommodate an estimated visiting entourage of approximately 500 citizens. The maps w ill point out training sites and locations of principal buildings within the cantonment. The tours, conducted by the Training Division will begin at 1330 o'clock, lasting until 1545 when troops will assemble for a gala parade. Post Commander Frank S. Besson will serve as Chairman of the day. Detailed program of the colorful and impressive ceremonies will appear in next Friday's issue of the ENGINEER. G. I. Lend-Lease NSC TheaterChief There's a story about the soldier who was planning to cash in his War Bonds anti "take-off" on a three-da.v pass. He changed his mind because of a dream he had that night. It seems he was in a fox hide, picking off -laps in large and satisfying quanti ties. Suddenly, a sergeant tapped him on the shouf.der and took his rifle away from him. "What's the big idea, Sarge?” “The guy who lent us the money for this rifle wants it back.” Schedules Visit Lt. Chester Dowse, theater o f ficer of the Ninth service com mand, Special Service Branch, will visit Camp Abbot in the near future to determine facilities re quired for the presentation of stage shows in the ABBOThcul- cr and All Purpose rec hall. Lt. Dowse, a veteran theat rical producer and actor, will also confer with post authorities relative to future bookings of USO-Camp Shows and other en tertainment for servicemen. A charge through an "enemy village" replete with land mines and booby traps will be a I mat, phase of Ranger training now included in the eurrieuluin ol' the ERTC here, Lt. Col. Clarence .1. Douglas, director of the Train ing Division, announced today. Although not termed "Ranger training" heretofore, tactics iden tical to those employed in Rang er camps have been part of the training program since this camp was activated! Trainees run obstacle courses of a pat tern suggested by officers in the North African campaign, learn to avoid tanks which “ attack” them unexpectedly on day and night marches and go through an infiltration course with ma chine guns firing -10 inches above their heads. The “enemy" village is built on hilly terrain and offers more difficult problems than those in regular Ranger camps, Training Division officers said. Dummy snipers operated from pits add realism to the course. Trainees will use live ammunition in their charge through the mine-sown streets. Engineer soldiers must know "Commando" tactics for they are as much the shock troops of modern warfare as paartroopers, Col. Douglas said. They pave the way lor advance of both foot and mechanized troops and are first to land at beach heads and face the initial blast of enemy opposition, he added. "MAGNIFICENT" The Corps of Engineers drew high praise from fien- eral Dwight Eisenhower this week for its "magnificent” work in the Sicilian cam paign. Lauding tin* clock work co-ordination of Allied land, sea and air forces, the gen era', paid particular tríbulo to Allied Engineers w ho hacked out the paths of ad vanee through mountainous country, anoss dense mine fields and beyond enemy demolitions. "Duly through the Login errs has Hie end of Hie cam- tungo come so quickly,” General Eisenhower said. "Their work was magnif icent." HEf IIALL TO DI’EN Camp A bbot's newest rec hall for the convenience of EM’s in Service Co. SCU 1073, ERTC was scheduled to open this weekend, post exchange officials said. Service Club Sets Opening on Aug.28 C. W . S. f HIKE COMING With arrival of some furni Coi. John M. Morris, chief. ture and equipment it is believed Chemical Warfare Branch of the that Camp Abbot's Service Club Ninth service command, will will open during the week of conduct a camp-wide inspection Aug. 28. said Mrs. Helen S. of gas training among Abbot Smith, principal hostess. The soda fountain will serve personnel today and Saturday, it was announced by Lt. Leonard ice cream specialties and the S. Brooks, post Chemical W ar ! main branch of the post library will be in operation upstairs. fare officer. Pvt. "M eg" Killmartin, whose sensayuma is refreshing, wins a pair of fur lined dog tag holders for submitting the best quip this issue. In civilian life, she *a>s, a fel low who picks up a cigarette is a hum. In the \rnvy they merely sav l i e 's " n o t h hu- t h e a r e a . ”