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OREGOM '"Ti* TE LIBRARY Vol. 1 No. 33 Abbot Talent Featured on KWJJ Show CAMP ABBOT, OREGON Camp Abbot, Ore., Jan. 1, 1944 IT'S A FIGHTING '44 Problems Give Trainees Idea Of Actual War By S/Sgf. George S. Fly Camp Abbot talent hit the W ITH AN ERTC T R A IN IN G ether waves last night in the B ATTALIO N IN THE FIELD — weekly “ Victory Parade” radio A battalion of ERTC trainees, program, broadcast from the but a few weeks removed from Service club through facilities civilian life are today living un der simulated battle conditions of Station KWJJ in Portland. in the h e a r t of the Cascade Sponsored by the Barde Steel mountains. Company, the program will or They are living in foxholes, iginate at Camp Abbot every dug in snow and are engaged in other week, with alternate engineering operations to assist a division that is momentarily broadcasts originating f r o m expecting attack from a simu Vancouver Barracks, Wash. lated enemy which has landed Devoted to W AC recruitment, on the coast and is proceeding in last night’s 45-minute program rapid order to occupy the pivot featured a brief talk by Col. points in the state's communica tion system. Frank S. Besson, ERTC com The battalion left Camp Abbot mander; selections by a WAC early Monday for three weeks octette, singing by Company B training in the field. Their first of the 52nd Battalion, and music bivouac was four miles south of by the Camp Abbot dance or Camp Abbot, on the little Des chestra. chutes river. Here the battalion The overseas music program, spent a day and a half on non- camp project through which sol tactical bridge training. diers are given training in song Tuesday evening the battalion leading and pocket instrument commander was notified that an playing to enable them to enter enemy, estimated at a reinforc tain in combat zones, was out ed corps, had established beach lined by Lt. Albert P. Willis, su heads on the west coast and pervisor of classes. Company A were marching on Salem and of the 52nd demonstrated effect Portland. The Ninth Service iveness of the program by sing Command assigned the battal ing the “ Camp Abbot Fight ion now in the field to the 91st Song” and the “ 52nd Battalion Division and ordered them alert Fight Song.” ed for further orders. They were not long in com Other vocal selections on the ing. It was soon after midnight program included two solo num that orders were received from bers by Lt. Robert Herring, the Commanding General, 91st Service Club program director, Division to move to a bivouac and selections by the Arkansas in the vicinity of Luna Butte. Trio, members of which are Pvt. The battalion broke bivouac Jack Gullege, Pfc. Joe Bull and in the icy blackness of early Pvt. James Stevens. A novelty morning and departed at 3:30 a. number was presented by Pvt. Buddy Hyde, former Hollywood This scrappy youngster pinch hitting for the more tractable representative o f the New Year is m. on a forced march for their ready to kick the Old Year out on its ear and get on with the uar. Our N ew 5 car stand in states new camp site, which was pre emcee and pianist. flatly that it’s going to he a "figh tin g ’44” and makes no Isines about it. He's Richard Hansen -lr., pared by the troops after their T/Sgt. Ardelle Carter of Port son o f First Sergeant Hansen o f Company B, 59th Battalion. arrival. At mid-morning Wed land gave a brief talk as repre nesday the battalion moved sentative of the W AC recruiting into the Luna Butte area, pitch office for this district. ed camp and awaited orders. In addition to both military The enemy executed a haras- and classical selections, the in ; sing attack about midnight by strumental portion of the pro dropping parachute troops near gram included the playing of the camp. These men infiltrated “ Barrack 919,” an original com the outguaids and were able to position by Sgt. Dante Di- Since New Year’s heralds the ministration made everybody visions. inflict considerable damage be Thomas. JUNE 25— Man with an ap coming of inventory, carries the happy by recommending an ex fore being captured. United States one year closer penditure of §20,000 for renovat petite for razor blades, glass and Yesterday the battalion was fire turned up for a show by the ing the USO in Bend, a project to victory and represents the ordered to proceed to the vicin seven-and-a-half months mark which still is in the fire. Sol 52nd Battalion show. The Post ity of Horse Butte and Bessie for the army’s newest Engineer diers got their first glimpses of Chapel opened. Two M P’s shot Butte where they began prefwir- Replacement Training Center, Oregon beauties at a dance in a "cougar” only to find it had ation of a defensive position In- turned into a porcupine. Appointment of a housing the ENGINEER herewith pre the All-Purpose building. ( Continued on Page 4) board to investigate and disem- sents a review of Camp Abbot’s JULY 2 —A war on ground JUNE 4—First films were minate information on housing activities for 1943 as filtered shown at the Post Theater, but squirrels was declared with poi facilities and accomodations for from its ponderous, dust-covered there was no love interest; they soned oats as the principal military and civilian personnel files: were training films. A bands weapon. Service Club workers assigned to Camp Abbot was an M AY 21—The first issue of man caught a trout on a vitamin arrived to find no Service Club. nounced by Post Headquarters the ABBOT ENGINEER sprang pill. Colonel Besson fired the The Post Theater opened with this week. Named to the board from the maws of a giant press, first shot on the new ERTC a big razzle-dazzle premiere. The were Lt. Col. Russell D. Turrill, a four-page journal devoted range and scored a bull's eye. entire Post was "gigged” and The company clerk has an president; Maj. William T. largely to conjecture about pro JUNE 11—Col. R. S. Dicey, deprived of passes for 24 hours other headache but the enlist Avery. Maj. Lilbum P. Staman, posed entertainment projects post commander, until Colonel for not saluting properly. ed man who is authorized to Capt. William S. Roberts Jr., Lt. and early history of Central Ore Besson took over, left for Flor JULY 9 — T w o parachute mess separate from his organ Robert P. Maloney and John J. gon. Contents consisted mostly ence, Ariz. Soldiers without in flares failed to go o ff — they ization may cheer. Ration pay O'Donnell, recorder. of printed intentions in the way surance got ready to dig down were made before the war, and ment is now included on the I of sports, and there was an arti with the announcement a heavy you guessed it in Japan. The payroll. No longer will the rationed 51st Battalion started the ball cle on the arrival of the Waac drive was in store. COURT P A R LE Y HELD JUNE 18—A sergeant develop rolling in rifle marksmanship enlisted man wait for Finance A ll members of General and Detachment. to pay him o ff by check. M AY 28—Fishing became a ed a nasty case of nerves when by qualifying 100 per cent. Special courts and Summary But the poor company clerk JULY 16—A Waac fell out for Court officers of Camp Abbot major pastime with the rescind he started to give tests to a attended a court-martial confer ing of a ban on fishing on the Waac motorcyclist, only to find fire drill with her typewriter. must type: "Enlisted man for commuta Battalion theme she’d gained national promi Pfc. Sid Youman organized the ence at which certain problems reservation. facing these tribunals were dis songs were ready for the first nence for earlier riding feats. Post's second dance band. (He's tion rations from Dec. 1, ’43 'o cussed by Lt. James W. Wallace, contingent of trainees when it Post headquarters units were now a civilian living in Bend and Dec. 31, '43, inclusive, at the ra'o of 67 cents per day . . . ” (Continued On Page 3) arrived. The Federal Works Ad reorganized into eight staff di judge advocate. In Case You’ve Forgotten, Here’s W hat Happened at Abbot in 1943 Housing Board For Post Named Once More the Company Clerk Pays and Pays