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About Abbot engineer. (Camp Abbot, Or.) 1943-1944 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 4, 1943)
Chaplain Hears Plenty of Woes: W ho Listens to His? Post Chapels All Furnished It is a standard Arm y joke for dividual cases with which his soldiers listening to a tale of woe branch has been concerned since from a fellow dog face to advise Camp Abbot was activated last the complaining soldier to go May. He, and other chaplains see the chaplain.” However, it is stationed here, have helped not such a joke, after all. Many solve problems o f all types and soldiers take this advice—and descriptions — somu- serious; there are many at Camp Abbot some o f an ordinary minor na who seek the solace of the Chap ture. It was suggest j that Chap, lain’s branch whenever they are beset with troubles without the lain Andrew might write an in tongue;in-the-cheek urging of teresting book. He agreed that some o f the incidents would their buddies.s Chaplain William H. Andrew make good reading, but, of is quick to verify the fact that it course, everything is kept in the strictest confidence. ! is no joking matter. “ In addition to all those w h o ! A ll in all, the chaplain has a come to us,” says the chaplain, busy tim e o f it, and has plenty “ there are many cases in which of troubles himself. However the soldier is unable to do so, and that brings up a question. Where as result we go to them.” I does the chaplain go when some- Chaplain Andrew has on file one tells him to "go see the records o f approximately 750 in -1 chaplain?” W ith the arrival this week of chancel draperies and a record reproducing system, the chapels at Camp Abbot, are completely furnished for the benefit and en joym ent o f the personnel o f the camp. Chancel drapes and carpet fo r the chancels have already been installed. The “ church-like" ap pearance o f the interiors adds restfulness and becomes an aid to a religious atmosphere. The record playing system was procured from several sources, and w ill be used each evening after supper fo r an hour o f good music for all the camp. Several records have already ar rived. The Chaplains invite sug gestions as to the records de sired. An attempt w ill be made to procure these selections chosen by the men and women o f the camp. Arm y Gains Since W ar I church rites Revealed in Official Figures LO C A T IO N O F CH APELS Post C h a p e l . B id ». 208: 11th Gp. Bldjr. 754 ; Hospital Chapel in Red Cross Chapel. Bid*. 1255; 12th Gp. Chapel. Recreation ha!!. JEW ISH SERVICES Friday, 7:30 p. m. Post Chapel (Blgd. 208). C ATH O M C SERVICES Confessions Saturday, Post Chapel. Masses at 9 a. m. and G:30 p. m. Sunday at Post Chapel. Masses daily, except Thursday, at 5:10 p. m. at Post Chapel, Choir rehearsal 7 p. m. Tuesday. Study Club, Wednesday, 12th Group Chapel, at 7:30 p. m. (Big. 754». Mass, Wednesday, Post Chapel, (Bldg. 208», at 6:30 p. m. PR O TESTANT SERVICES Service Sunday at 10 p.m., Post Chapel (Bldg. 208). A t 6:00 p. m. services fo r 56th Bn., (quarantine) at 12th Group Chapel and at 7:30 p. m. Post Chapel. H O SPITAL SERVICES Catholic confessions at Red Cross Recreation H all at 7 a.m. Sunday. Mass (visitors invited) at Red Cross Recreation H all at 7:30 a. m. Sunday. Protestant service at Red Cross Recreation H all at 10 a. m. Sunday. Catho lic Mass, Red Cross Rec Hall, Wednesday at 7 a. m. D E N O M IN A T IO N A L SERVICES L. D. S. Service, 11th Group Chapel at 7:00 p. m. Christian Science service, 12th Group Chapel, Thursday. W ar Imiuls and stamps build ships and bombers. Bu> them now. Saturday, December 4, 1943 abbot engineer Page Four The United States Arm y, com today than they were in 1918, World W ar I casualties totaled pleting its second year o f global 260,496, including 35,560 killed warfare, stands today as one of in action, 14,720 dead from the mightiest fighting organiza wounds: 205,690 wounded; 46 tions the world has ever seen. missing in action, and 4,480 pris A recapitulation o f the A rm y’s oners o f war. In the present war manpower and equipment fig U. S. casualties number 89,650, ures, recently made available by ! including 12,841 killed, 30,263 the W ar Department, shows that wounded, 23,954 missing and 22,- the A rm y today is rapidly near 592 prisoners. ing its wartime goal of 7,700,000 The W ar Department has re j officers and men while U. S. in leased some interesting compari dustry is producing the tools of sons o f war production in this war at a rate unapproached in i war and the last one. Here are a the history o f man. ! few pertinent figures. When the first W orld W ar When the U. S. entered World ended, the U. S. had an A rm y of W ar I, it had 55 airplanes and 4,057,101 men o f whom 2,086,000 an A ir Service numbering 1,200 were serving overseas. Today | men. By the end of the war it the A rm y personnel almost ; had 11,000 planes and 200,000 doubles the old figure and 2,500,- > men in the A ir Service. Today 000 o f these highly trained men the Ar my A ir Forces number 2,- are serving abroad in every cor 880,000 officers and men and in ner o f the globe. ! a single month the U. S. manu- Our enemies in W orld W ar I | factures more planes than it did were the Central Powers with ! in an entire year during the last Germany the main threat. Our j war. principal Allies were Britain, During World W ar I the U. S. France and Italy. Most o f our ' produced a total o f 132,000 ma fighting was confined to the chine guns. In two months of front between Germany and j this year alone is produced 150,- France. j 000 machine guns and 132,000 Our enemies today are Ger ; sub-machine guns. many and Japan, the latter a In 1918 it turned out 278,000,- minor ally in 1918. Our primary 000 rounds of small ammunition allies are Britain, China and the a month. In 1943 this amount is Soviet Union. Our fighting produced every week. fronts are spread throughout the The last war saw 80 tanks world. built. N ow 5,000 tanks are made Despite the huge scale o f the in two months. w ar and despite the fact that we On paper and in the field the have been fighting 23 months al A rm y has been streamlined, ready as compared to the 19 months o f combat w e had in the modernized, revolutionized. The old square division of World last w ar our casualties are fewer W ar I has given way to the new triangular division, which is smaller, more compact, faster— and tougher. A rm y personnel has moved ahead to keep pace with the up-to-date equipment it uses. This, then, is a portrarit of the American Arm y — the biggest, strongest and best Arm y ever to represent the Nation on the field o f battle—on the eve o f the sec ond anniversary o f U. S. en trance into the war. and Mrs. Willard Holly were voted the best dancing couples on the floor. Pvt. Loren Gerard was the champion jitterbug. We enjoyed the party very much and look forward to another one in the near future. kle in his eye and that omni present Virginia smile, took the mike in hand and, in his best southern accent said: “ and the sergeant w ill serve the break fasts.” Early Thanksgiving morning Sgt. Ryan, with tray, Much interest is being shown in the pinup gallery, back of headquarters section. I f atten- increases much more we will be forced to consider fixing an ad mission charge. in hand, shuffled up to three men and very daintly served them their morning meal. The lucky lads were Pvts. James Whitlatch, Em ery Tako and Lewis Andrews. Upon arrival o f the cold snap Monday night, I entered the bar racks to find everyone running about in his “ John L. Sullivan” attire. Pvt. George Wilson could hardly be distinguished from a circus aerialist. The Thanksgiving party given by Sgt. Ryan, and his men of the second platoon, turned out a great success, thanks to Mrs, Helen Smith, Service Club host ess. She assisted the sergeant when the problem of securing a hall confronted him, the mu sic, and lest w e forget, the young ladies fo r partners. We believe that Mrs. Smith is doing a grand job and deserves a big hand for the way she is providing enter tainment fo r the boys. Take a bow, Mrs. Smith. D-56 forfeited one of its men to the form er Miss Gladys Thompson, of Bend, Saturday night. The man, Pvt. J. L. Bow man. He remarked that an elope ment would not have been too effective, so they spent their honeymoon within the limita tions of a week-end pass. A fte r Pvt. Otto Prerichmann got his steel, electric guitar Well, I regret I must stop, but warmed up Pvt. Emery Lake, I have remained out of this pil the second platoon clown, gave low fight long enough. I ’ll have us his version o f the Hula. to stop and defend myself for awhile!! Our mail is coming through better these days now that Pvt. Elm er Deiba is back on the job, after a furlough. Notes From C-54 By T/4 Eugene Plank When we went down on the rifle range a few days previous to Thanksgiving, Sgt. Vincent Ryan very nobly stepped to the P. A. system and made the fo l lowing announcement: “ Every man that makes a possible gets excused from duty Thanksgiv ing and breakfast in bed.” Capt. J. F . O’Grady, company com mander, turned and with a twin- Another heir comes to Com pany C. This, too, is an engineer and the proud papa is Pvt. John Pelto. H e was on the alert for the blessed event, but was al most too nervous to open the telegram announcing the young ster’s arrival. Good luck, fellow, we know exactly how you feel. That makes us one up on Co. B. of the 52nd. You get the girls down there and w e'll furnish the boys. Notes From D-56 By Pvt. Glen Name Celebrities seen at the D-56 shindig last Friday night were distinguished and many. High lights o f the occasion featured First Sergeant James Sawyer cutting a neat rug with Mary Muscatello, top kick o f the Wac company. Capt. Yarbrough en joyed the evening dancing with Wacs. w hile Mrs. Yarbrough en joyed swinging it with various members o f D company. All per sonnel of D-56 were present and enjoyed the refreshments of sandwiches and beer. Pvt. and Mrs. Billy McGinnis, and Pvt. , D‘>M |u,t *h* ’’».<S«rg*ant! . ~ H«lp"yoU7$eltHi h*ve ' tom« fruit I ~