Camp Abbot, Ore., Jan. 1 5, 1944
Page Three
ABBOT ENGINEER
squad. Groups are rotated 1o
give each squad both offens ve
and defensive training.
During the 14th week, an eight-
hour period o f combat is he d.
The task is to mop up isolat, <1
enemy units that have been by­
Teams participating in the
passed. The men form comt at
1944 half of the Post’s basket­
patrols, wipe out a six-man pa­
ball tournament played opening
trol and meet a 12-man squad
contests this week. Here are the
entrenched in foxh oles with ,t
results:
concealed machine gun. They
Service Company defeated
eliminate this threat and pio-
Company A, 55th Battalion, 33
ceed to where they meet a sqm .1
to 8.
of enemy soldiers which they
Co. A, 56th Bn., defeated Co.
attack and rout. As they ap­
B, 56th, 24 to 13.
proach the end of the lane they
The
Medical
Detachment
see a house defended by enet >y
squad odged out Co. C, 57th, 31
troops. Quickly they place rit'r-
to 27.
men so that every avenue T
Co. A, 58th, handed the MP's
escape is covered, and ft err
a 53 to 17 drubbing.
throw a grenade in the windc v,
Co. C, 54th took Co. A, 54th, 27
finishing the work with bayo­
to 16.
nets.
In discussing cause and e / t t t
of the training. Lt. P. T. Willefs
o f the Training Division sa d.
“Our only objective is to w n
the war. Combat is the only way
to win it. In our combat traini ig
course we merely put togeth- r,
as realistically as in battle,
everything that has been lean - d
about weapons, drill, patrol, ('is-
cipline, fortifications and so in .
By Pvt. Charles W. Ferguson
That’s what the men will h; .*>
training has been completed
I’ o$t S ig n a l I’ huto L ab .
to do when they meet the enei y,
with a great number of men hav­ S/Sgt. Roy O. Ki ller, mess sergeant for Company C, V>th Battalion, is shown accepting a plaque so that's what we do here.”
from Col. Frank S. Besson, ERTC commander, as a reward for having the outstanding mess at
ing made good records.
Pvt. Leonard Bergendorf of Camp Abbot. After making the award, the first of its kind here. Col. Besson announced that, due
to the interest expressed by personnel of the Post in the food conservation program, three plaques
the First platoon scored 116 will be awarded in the future instead of one. Units eligible are those o f the I Ith and 12th Groups
points during the shooting of 25 and those under the Headquarters Commandant.
LOCATION OF t H ArELk-'
rounds of ammunition at the end
1’ ost ( haivfl, Rldtr. 208: I lt h (ip .
cff the second week to become
paced the cruiser to victory in BIH
v". 1255 ; 12th (Ip. Chapel, lUdv. «'4;
H oM litni MTV ic e s. Keel C r o ss Re« rea l.« ”*
high man in the company, but
many regattas, and in 1931 at Hall.
many came close with well over
the All-Fleet regatta at Panama
JEWISH SERVICES
100 .
his boat came in second only to
Friday—7:30 p. m. Post Chanel
Tryouts for the company
the crew of the mighty USS i Bldg. 208).
basketball team brought out
West Virginia, a 35,000 ton bat-
CATHOLIC SERVICES
men from all platoons and creat­
tlewagon. Wilson was the home-
Sunday -7:30 a. m. Red C u ss
ed much enthusiasm. Several
By Pvt. Max Katz
his eyes glued to the eye piece tun king of the baseball squad Recreation Hall. Mass. Open <>
practices have been held under
tMedical
Detachment)
of
the giant range-finders, W il­ and usually batted clean up on others besides hospital pci>» i-
the coaching of Pvt. Abe Ran-
the team which lost only to the
nel. Confessions before ma-s.
Squeezing off an M-l is a fat- son regulated the vertical ad­
kind, form er coach o f an inde­
USS Antares, the champion of
pendent team in Dallas, Tex. cry from firing the eight inch justments of the ’big guns and the Scouting Force which later 9:00 a. m. and 6:30 p. m. Pest
Watch out for the champions!
rifles of a heavy cruiser’s main another seaman handled the in the season won the All-Fleet Chapel. Mass.
Monday 5:15 p. m. Pc»t
battery, but Pvt. Jack “ Major” horizontal adjustments. When trophy.
Chapel. Mass.
Christmas came a little late Wilson, Co. A 55th Bn., is mak­ the guns were on target, Wilson
"Yes, on that day on Narra-
Tuesday 5:13 jx m. lo s t
for the men in this company. ing the transition.
pressed a trigger which fired ganset Bay when I rowed stroke
Wilson served a four-year the heavy turret guns. The Fire against the Antares, Wyoming Chapel. Mass.
During the past week many
Wednesday -5:15 p. m. Post
packages have been received hitch in the U. S. Navy from Control Room also gave firing and Utah,” reminisces Wilson as
which contained cakes, candies, 1929 to 1933 aboard the now data to the secondary batteries he lolls around in a red Medics Chapel. Mass. 9:00 p. m. lH h
fruits, nuts, tobacco, articles of battle-scarred but then new and helped spot for these small­ bath robe nursing a slight cold, Group Chapel. Study Club.
Thursday 5:15 p. m. I ' d
Clothihg, fountain pens and name heavy cruiser, the U. S. S. Salt er guns.
we were ahead three lengths Chapel. Mass.
bracelets. Needless to say, the Lake City. His station was in
The "M ajor” claims that when when
Friday — 7:00 a. m. l e s t
edibles didn't last long.
the Fire Control Room and W il­ he was in the navy, the concern
Chapel. Mass.
son’s duty was to regulate the o f the Captain of the ship upon
Saturday— 6:30 to 9:00 p. ./).
Those who haven't seen Com­ fire of the main turret batteries waking would be first Wilson,
Post
Chapel. Confessions.
MORE
ABOUT
pany C’s miniature castle o f the of eight-inch guns and the dual and then the cruiser. For next
PROTESTANT SEKV It EM
Corps o f Engineers on the corner purpose five-inch rifles of the to the skipper, Wilson was, at
Sunday 9:00 a. m. Red Cross
o f 6th street and Warehouse secondary batteries. The Fire times, the most important man
Recreation Hall. Services. 10 </0
avenue should make a special Control room is on the foremast, on board. Of course, these were
a. m. Post Chapel. Services, 7.20
effort to see it. It is painted red high above the ship's superstruc­ the days on w h i c h intership
tContinued from rage One)
p. m. Post Chapel. Services.
and white and mounted on a ture and from that vantage point smokers, baseball games, or a
G B N f HAL B O H It ES
huge tree stump. Under the often only the fire control crew big whaleboat regatta was to be is ahead. The squad must seize
Sunday 5:15 p. m. 12th Gr<
castle is written “ Essayons” could see the target which was held. For Seaman 1 /c Wilson it and deactivate demolitions on
which is French for “ let us try.” hull down over the horizon. With was the heavyweight boxing it, fighting if necessary, and Chapel. General «Quarantir* )
Services for 59th Bn.
On the stump in larger letters is
champion o f the U. S. S. Salt then defend the structure until
DENOMINATIONAL GROUP
“ C-58.”
the
rear
company
moves
up.
use o f gas masks. This is one Lake City, the stroke o f the
8 I'.RX It M
subject in which no one beefs ship's whaleboat crew, and the After thi{, the squad meets a
Wednesday 7:00 p. in. IJiH
IN GENERAL— The cake and about having too much drilling. clean up hitter on the baseball road block which it must seize
Group Chapel. L. D. S. Services.
coffee hit the spot out on the
team, and the loyal crewmen and defend. Finally, as the last
I huiadej 8 OP p. ns, I p h
range last Saturday during the
WEATHER REPORT—It isn’t from the skipper to the newest exercise in this first phase, the Group Chapel. Christian Scicrse
brief intermission. C-58 pulled
men
are
fired
upon
by
a
su­
apprentice
seaman
placed
their
Services.
targets, kept score, supplied am­ exactly cold, but every night, the
month’s pay upon their athletic perior force. They deploy, dig in
munition and wore out 12 pairs hose pipe comes in the Second
competitor. Although Pvt. W il­ and send a message to the rear
•f Maggie’s drawers for A-57. platoon’s barracks and cuddles
New Haven, Conn. (CNS) \
son does admit that at times his for reinforcement* and start
up
under
the
stove.
Hello, Captain Zwick!
janitor cleaning out the c c y
stock did drop he was usually a shooting it out.
During the ninth week, a film. courtroom at midnight foumij a
VOCALISTIC— "Parlez vous” pretty good investment, for he
GAS HOUSE BLUES—Casual
"Baptism <<i Fire,’’ is show n and ionesome rnan sitting in the pi r-
managed
to
win
the
heavy­
verses
are
very
popular
march
ties were kept at a minimum
the men are again formed into oner's dock. He had drawn a
while going through the gas songs in this company because weight boxing championship of
squads. The problem is one of three months jail sentence et_ 1-
the
First
Division
of
the
Scout­
chamber several days ago be­ each platoon uses them as a
attack. Two squads attempt to ier in the day hut the bailiff I , d
ing
force
for
the
Salt
Lake
City.
medium
to
compliment
(?)
each
cause of the cadre’s incessant
As stroke of the whaleboat, he take a hill defended by one forgotten about his completely.
drilling o f the platoons in the other.
Play Begins in
Post Cage Loop
FOR OUTSTANDING MESS
Notes From
C-58
CHURCH RITES
C ruiser’s Ex-Qunner
Sivitches for M-l
Combat Lanes
Male Call
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