Saturday, November 27, 1943
Shells of Smoke Mortars
Knock Out Nazi Big Guns
When Hamburg was left a
smouldering ruin, and Berlin a
blazing mockery of Goering’s
boast, part of those devastating
victories must be credited to the
Chemical Warfare Service, Lt.
Leonard S. Brooks, Chemical
Warfare officer here, revealed
on the regular C a m p Abbot
radio broadcast over KBND
Wednesday night.
“ Probably when most of us
have thought of chemical war­
fare we usually have conjured
up a picture of a gas attack. But
the use of gas is only one of
the many methods of combat
employed in chemical warfare,
Actually, the men of our Chemi-
cal Warfare Service contribute
something in every victory,” Lt.
Brooks said.
Lt. Brooks s a i d incendiary
bombs, smoke screens and flame
throwers are all a part of mod­
ern chemical fighting equip­
ment. Discussing the 4.2 Chemi­
cal Warfare Service mortars
which have knocked out Ger­
man 88 millimeter guns that are
30 times heavier, and four times
as much range, Lt. Brooks point-
Notes From
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B y P v t. G le n N a n c e
For the activation of A-58, 12
new cadremen joined the com­
pany, ready to get their hands
on some nice new trainees. A l­
though these trainees will not
arrive until January, the cadre
will have had their furloughs
and will have nothing on their
mind but basic training.
Leaving to t a k e a platoon
commander’s jib in the battalion,
Lt. Charles M. Salfisburg turned
over his former job as adminis­
trative officer to Lt. John M.
Wainwright. W e only hope that
Lt. Wainwright will make the
next group of trainees as good
an administrative officer as did
Lt. Salfisburg us.
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ABBOT ENGINEER
Dream Girl
Notes From
C-54
ed out it took but 12 shots from
a mortar unit to do the job. They
had been fired against the Ger­
man 88’s because no other a l-:
lied artillery was available in
Sicily in that engagement.
The radio script, prepared by
S/Sgt. George S. Ply of the Pub­
lic Relations Branch, and author
and producer of the 28 perform-
antes of Camp Abbot on Parade,
also revealed that the stories of
terrible and paralyzing nerve
gas that the Germans were pic- j
tured as using in the capture I
of Port Eben Emael in Belgium, [
early in the war, were fictitious,
It was o n l y harmless smoke
fired by German s m o k e bat-1
talions. It was also through use
of smoke that the Germans pen­
etrated the Maginot line where
it was the strongest.
The program likewise reveal­
ed that incendiary bombs used
in the raid on Poletsi oil fields
in Rumania were a development
of the Chemical Warfare Serv­ Dozing beneath a pin-up picture
at Darwin. Australia, Capt. R. N.
ice, as was t h e white smoke Skipper of a B-24 bomber crew
screen which shielded American is undoubtedly enjoying sweet
troops as they landed in Sicily,
dreams.
and later on the beaches of Sa-
lerno, in Italy.
and Justus of the third platoon
in their spare time before the
Pvt. Robertson wasn’t hun­ night problem Friday night. The
boys had the two orders down
gry—
Sgt. Hosier was in a good very well, especially the ex­
change pieces. At the command,
humor in the morning—
Pvt. Wendcl Hughes wasn’t the pieces were pitched over the
shoulder to the men behind.
griping—
Pvt. Robinson and Pvt. Nance Don’t ask me what the end man
didi.
wasn’t arguing—
Cpl. John T. Cottle was ever
Seems as if the company will
without his bottle!
The Sgt. wonders many other remain on a competitive basis
things like these too, but has throughout their training. In
competition fence building this
given them up as incurable.
week the first squad, first pla­
The madhouse cooks of Co. D toon, first squad, second platoon,
Are slowly but surely killing me. and third squad, third platoon
There’s Kesler and Kemble. took top honors. Time: nine min­
utes for 20 feet, which isn’t bad
Montoya and Hetrick,
And John T. Cottle, on the Elec­ from here.
tric.
C-54 has nothing on us. A
They chop up winners of last
member of the cadre of B-52 is
year’s races,
also going to get an heir any day
That taste like old worn-out
now. More about it when the
suit cases,
They prey on helpless kitchen blessed event arrives. If it’s a
girl, will pipe down.
police,
Their yelling and screaming
Results of training test show
will never cease.
Oh, for the life of a company the company to be right on top
with a rating of excellent. Su­
cook,
For raising hell, they take the perior is coming up too.
book!
Christmas is coming as proof
—we present decorations in the
company B mess hall. The rec.
hall is being shined and varnish­
ed in preparation for cutting a
few rugs during the gay season.
Capt. Fint, brother of one of
the boys in the company, was in
camp the other day and decided
he would take a shower in our
latrine. A fter he had undressed
and was under the shower he
found that he had left his soap.
Seeing the latrine orderly, Pvt.
Jensen, he said: "Hey, boy, bring
me my soap.” Feeling pretty
well burnt up Jensen brought
the soap and said, “ Now, shall
I wash your back for you?” On
his way out he noticed two nice
silver bars on the man’s clothes
and as a consequence double-
timed to the barracks and re­
mained there until the captain
had disappeared.
Eight weeks over with; pla­
toons are getting their wits
about them after the large num­
ber of new faces. For a few
days they hardly knew which
platoon was theirs due to the
shuffle of trainees.
First Sgt. Sawyer has often
wondered what would happen
if:
Sgt. Kemble would comb his
hair—
Ahhh! The gory tales one
"Order Arms,” on the move
and exchange pieces, were new hears while listening in on bull
close order drill manuals demon- sessions.
strated by Pvts. Greenlaugh, j
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MANUAL
( IN OPPIC I A t )
Headaches were in order for
a tank crew this week as they
tried out a new Engineer ob­
stacle. Constructed by hard­
working engineers, during open
time, it presented quite a rough
looking object when finished.
By T/-1 Eugene Plank
Corporal Orville Issac, who
supplies all our needs while his
boss, Sgt. William Galestock is
oi) furlough, says he has taken
so many clothes from men that
are on their way to Station Hos­
pital that when one comes into
the Supply Room he can tell at
a glance if they will leave all
their things.
By the time this appears in
print the Second Platoon will
have staged its party. “ A
Thanksgiving party,” says Sgt.
Vincent Ryan. W e’ll tell you all
about it next week.
I f you are still wondering who
the pretty boss was that conduct­
ed the spelling bee at the Ser­
vice Club last week, we’ll relieve
your minds by giving you the
lovvdown. She is married to Sgt.
Raymond Andrews, Co. C’s chief
cook. Betty, the sergeants wife,
was a school teacher until she
came to Oregon. She prefers to
be known now as just a soldier’s
wife.
Chorus Needs
More Members
Fifteen soldiers reported ir.r
the first rehearsal ul the Car'p
Abbot chorus last Monday night
at the post chapel, but nary a
Wac. However, the sponsors oi
the chorus were not discouraged
and hope for better attendance
next week. Everyone who cm
carry a tune and likes to sirg
are asked to attend. The chor is
is not limited to military person­
nel and wives of soldiers a d
civilians employed on the p< - 1
are especially welcome.
Rehearsals lor the next U ,/
weeks, preceding the Christmas
holidays, will be devoted to pr« p-
aration of a program of Chri-t-
mas music lo r the Service Club
A fter Christmas it is planned
to have a regular weekly p- o-
gram at the Service Club and 1o
participate in o t h e r post p o-
grams. These programs will
consist of songs from musii al
comedy productions, n e g r o
spirtuals and other favorites
Posters to Give
True Facts on
G. I. Insurance
W e’re hoping that the fellows
don’t eat too much turkey
Thanksgiving day so they can all
get into those positions Friday
on the rifle range. It’s rifle
Although approximately 05
marksmanship day for Co. C.
per cent of the Army was insur­
ed for an average amount ck-.e
We all know what we have in to S9000 per insured at the cli-.c
store for Thanksgiving here in of the recent National Service
the states, but let us look in on Life Insurance drive, tne ca n-
what some of the fellows over­ paign is being continued in order
seas will look over. Corporal Mac that all units be brought up to
Laughlin, who has a cousin, a acceptable coverage.
cook with troops stationed in
A survey has revealed thai a
India, supplies us with this in­ great majority of military p* r-
formation. The boys in India will sonnel have only a fragmentary
feast on:
knowledge of National Service
Roast Turkey tif it arrives)
life insurance and in order to al­
Buttered peas.
leviate this condition the W ar
Potatoes (Irish or sweet)
Department has prepared a
String Beans
series of seven posters w hich « <-
Pumpkin pie (Canned)
plain briefly the most genera'iy
Oranges and Tangerines
misunderstood featuies of ins tr­
Iced Tea (This will kill ’em)
ance.
Fruit cake
Over a million and a half poli­
Cookies (USO supply)
cies have been in force lor o\«r
Dressing ( I f the baker has any a year and are currently eligible
extra bread)
for conversion to ordinary ltie,
Coffee
20-payment life, or 30 payment
Nuts (a few)
life. A decision as to conversion,
And so it goes over there.
however, is considered to be a
question for decision by the in­
dividual. Such advice may tie i b-
Red Cross Officer Here tained from the post insurai sc­
Leaves for Alaskan Post off icer.
Harold French, assistant field
National Service Life Insur­
director of the American Red ance is originally issued on wl at
Cross at Camp Abbot, left this is called a five-year level prem­
week to take over a new post in ium term plan. It means tl at
Alaska. No announcement was your policy is good for live yet m
made as to his exact station at monthly rates that l email) the
other than that it was within the same throughout the five year
confines of the Alaskan Defense IH-riod. With this policy goes the
Command.
privilege of conversion: that is,
Mr. French arrived at Camp you can exchange it while a
Abbot on June 1, soon after the force for any of the other thieo
post was activated. He was one types of governitient insuiaro-
of the most popular of all Red at any time after your five j i a r
Cross executives. Hi- is succeed­ term policj has been in ( If* t
ed here by Manuel Betancourt, for one year within the five yi ar
who came here from a Red Cross term period.
office at Pendleton, Ore., Air
Field.
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prisoners at Camp Grant, 111.
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