Camp Abbot, Ore., May 6, 1944
ABBOT ENGINEER
Photo, Papers
Of Gen. Abbot
Given to Club
APPETIZER
Page Three
v Tell Us Lou dou n
About Your Fish
Attention anglers!
If you have made an un
usual catch—he it trout, an old
girdle or the latter’s former
occupant—tell the ENGINEER
about it. Our 'phone is exten
sion 8.
We don’t know whether this
is prompted by a touch of the
sun or just plain damn fool
ishness, hut w e’ll even attempt
to pacify doubters. Good pho
tographs will be appreciated,
used and returned to the send
er in the same condition they
arrive here.
A m ess of fish also will be
accepted with open arms.
B-51 High Unit
In Groups' Mess
Award Program
A photograph of Brig. Gen.
I’lacqucs w ere aw arded to
Henry Larcom Abbot, noted
Com
pany B, 31st Battalion, Co.
army engineer for w hom this
A, 57th Bn., and the Supplem en
Post is named, and several docu
ments pertaining to th e gen
tal T raining Company this w eek
eral's survey trip th ro u g h this
in recognition of outstanding
section of the sta te in th e 1850’s
w ork in the food conservation
were presented to the Cam p Ab
program at Camp Abbot d u rin g
bot O fficers’ Club by R obert W.
April. The 51st unit made a h igh
Sawyer, publisher of th e Bend
score of 91.50 per cent as com
Bulletin ,at the club’s dedication
pared w ith 89.20 per cent fo r Co.
program S aturday night. Col.
A, 57th Bn., and 90 per cent fo r
Frank S. B e s s o n , P ost com
the supplem ental train in g unit.
mander, accepted th e gifts on
H onorable m ention w ent to
behalf of th e club. A pproxim ate
Co. A, 54th Bn., w ith 90.50 p e r
ly 500 officers and guests w it
cent; Co. A, 58th Bn., 88.50 p e r
nessed th e presentation.
M O R E ABO U T
cent, and Supply Company, ‘ 9.1.5
Included in th e docum ents
per cent. Although two of th e
were two copies of th e Oregon
com panies receiving honorable
Historical Q uarterly of M arch
m ention had h igher scores th a n
and June 1932, containing a r
w inning companies, they placed
(Continued From P age One)
ticles on the Abbot railroad su r
second because the aw ard se tu p
veys of 1855; two photostatic
The A SF directive specifying provides for a trophy for one
the basis fo r selection states: u n it of each the 11th. 12th an d
copies of pages from General
Abbot’s diary; two m aps and a
“Personnel fo r this course will H e a d q u a r t e r s C o m m a n d a it
sketch of the Pacific Railroad
be selected from outstanding Groups.
party's route in 1855 and a vol
unassigned A rm y Service Forces
P oints considered in m a k i n g
ume published in 1857 entitled
trainees who have com pleted all th e aw ards, in addition to rep, it-
“Explorations for a R ailroad
of the prescribed seventeen (17) lar inspection reports, include:
Route from the M ississippi
weeks of training at the replace- A nalysis by a com m ittee of .ill
River to the Pacific.” Contained
“* 5 m ent train in g center or have inspection reports for the m onth,
in the volume w as the rep o rt of
completed the prescribed six (6) final inspection of m ost qustl-
General Abbot (then a lieuten
weeks of basic m ilitary training ified messes, initiative of m e s
Take a deep breath, brother, before you l>egin your survey. at a replacem ent training con- personnel in cooperating w ilh
ant in the Corps of T opographi
cal Engineers) on routes in O re There’s really no reason to put rutlines tinder this sort of thing, ter, a specialist school course of the train in g program and solv
but the gal’s name is Bunny Waters, and she works for MUM,
gon and California, p a rt of the in
eight (8) or more w eeks in ing m ess problem s, attendance
ease you’re interested.
railroad exploration program -
length and th ree (3) weeks field ! of m ess personnel at food pi o-
carried out under th e direction
training and who have exhibited gram m eetings and interest dis
of the S ecretary of W ar in 1854
qualities of leadership sufficient played, and original ideas sub
and 1855. The photograph is in
to indicate th eir ultim ate use as m itted to the Bakers and C o o ts
a 20 - inch by 24 - inch stained,
; School or put into practice by
i non-commissioned officers.”
white pine fram e.
Students may include also, re organization messes.
Officers described the en ter
placement training center cadre
tainm ent program for the dedi
desiring o r recommended for
cation as “th e best to date.” In
If you're faced with a problem concerning engineer fu rth e r training.
cluded in the floor show w ere ing, river and harbor installations, army construction in
The thirty-six men th u s select
a trum pet solo by Pfc. Jjm m y Alaska, life in Hawaii or just plain mathematics, vou
ed from the Battalion are g ra n t
Weiler, q u arte t selection by the undoubtedly can get the answer from Col. Charles Baish,
Until the m other of a C am p
ed an im m ediate two-week fu r
“Singing W aiters,” a piano solo commanding officer of the 11th Group.
lough. Upon th eir retu rn to Abbot train er is m entioned fo r
by Cpl. W illiam Sum ner, a flute
Colonel Baish came to Camp Abbot recently after hav
the honor, this post will prob
solo by Sgt. D ante Di Thomas, ing spent two years in Alas- ---------------------------------------- cam p they begin nine w eeks of
ably strin g along with Mrs. Oli
training,
consisting
of
t
w
o
a dance by Lt. and Mrs. R. J. k a in c h a r g e o f a r m y co n ho saw no com bat d uty until
phases. The first includes three ver F rin p e r of Rend for th e
Sam m arco and a solo by Sgt. s tr u c tio n w o rk , a n d h is c a near the close of the A ttu coun
weeks
of theoretical instruction title of "A m erica’s W ar Moih-
Buddy Hyde, featuring th e “Ab reer in the arm y covers a pe te r attack. W ith headquarters»in
in
which
much of the train in g is er of 1944.” Mrs. F ringer, who o
bot Song,” his own composition. riod of 28 years and a wide va Anchorage, he w as in charge of
carried out by th e practice teach nam e lias hern entered as .in
Sergeant H yde w as m aster of riety of assignm ents.
arm y civilian em ployes w orking ing method. Following are six Oregon candidate by the Be d
ceremonies. Music w as provided
A native of Sharon, Pa., the on arm y construction during his
weeks of practical application of Bulletin, has six sons and o .o
by the Camp Abbot dance band, colonel w as graduated from the last y ear in Alaska.
the principles learned in th e first grandson in :ho service. Ht r
directed by S Sgt. Jack Hayes, U. S. M ilitary Academy at West
phase. D uring the la tte r phase son, Robert Skaggs, and stepson,
and Sgt. A. G. T iem ann's or Point into the Corps of Engi
the students are acting corporals F rancis Fringer, are englneeta.
chestra.
neers, in 1918 and from the Mas
The m other who has the g reat
sachusetts Institu te of Technol T o s t C h a p e l. Bldg-. 2 0 8 ; 1 1 th G p . C h a p e l, in training companies th at are
est num ber of sons or daughters
in
their
first
six
weeks
of
train
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ogy in 1921. He also has com
H o s p ita l s e rv ic e s , R e d C ro s s R e c r e a tio n
ing, and assum e the sta tu s of in the service will be acco rd 'd
pleted training in the arm y in H a ll.
cadre,
w ith attendant benefits, the W ar M other honor in O re
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(Editor's note: Every item in
gon. and her nam e will be sub
F r i d a y — 7 :30 p .m ., P o s t C h a p e l.
such
as
over-night passes.
this column w as written with engineer school and has served
CATHOLIC S L R V IC ES
Theotretical train in g includes: m itted to the National O rgani
M a ss d a ily in 1 2 th G ro u p C h a p e l
a pair of eight-inch scissors.) as instructor of m athem atics
zation of American W ar Moth
M o n d a y a t 7 p .m . ( F o r '.8 th B a t t a l i o n
G I's favorite song: “I w ish I and engineering at the West o n ly ) . T u e s d a y . W e d n e s d a y a n d S a t u r d a y leadership, orientation, physical
ers
for additional recognition * 1 n
training,
voice
and
command,
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connection with the observance
the arm y engineer school. In
m y own.”
T u e s d a y — C h o ir r e h e a r s a l . P o s t C h a p e l, public speaking, training meth
7 p .m .
ods, bayonet and in fan try drill, of M other’s Day on May 14.
—F ort M acA rthur A lert addition, he was assigned to
S a t u r d o y — C o n f e s s io n s ,
P o s t C h a p e l,
river and harbor duty a t P itts 7 S to u n 5) d a p y .m . M ass a t S t a ti o n H o s p ita l, 7 :30 m ilitary courtesy and o th e r new
. (O p e n to o t h e r s b e sid e s M ed ical and refresher courses.
T here’s a barbershop in Chi burgh, Pa., and Galveston, Tex., a P .m
FOR I M MONDAY
e r s o n n e l) a n d c o n fe s s io n s b e fo re m a s s ;
The course w as Itegun at
cago th at has in its window a and duty w ith the E ighth Engi M ass, P o s t C h a p e l, i) a .m . a n d 6 :3 0 p .m .
An open forum on the subject,
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Cam p Abbot on April 10 with "The W ar Brought up to D ate,”
sign reading “G. I. H aircuts R e neers and Third Engineers. He
S u n d a y S e rv ic e s f o r 5 8 th B n . o n ly ,
paired.” Does quite a brisk bus was w ith the la tte r unit in Ha 1 2 th G r o u p C h a p e l, 8 a .m . ; g u a rd h o u e personnel from the 56th and 37th will be conduct« d by Pvt. S am i-1
s e rv ic e , 0 :1 5 a .m .; S t a t i o n H o s p ita l s e r v
waii from 1924 to 1927.
iness, w e're told.
F in ifter of the Service Com pany
ice 10 a .m .: S e rv ic e s in P o s t c h a p e l, 1 0 :4 5 Battalions then in Casual Com
Sailing fo r Alaska in com a .m .. a n ti 7 :30 p .m .
pany.
—The New Y orker
at the Guest H o u s e M onday
W e d n e s d a y — C h o ir
re h e a rs a l,
Po«t ‘
mand of a regim ent of engineers C h a p e l, 7 p .m .
night a t 8:30. Anyone w ith a
D EN O M IV A T IO N A I. SER V IC ES
Fresno, Cal. (CNS) -M U . II. thought or w ishing to obtain one
She
this im m ediately afte r the attack on
M onday L u th e ra n
c o m m u n io n .
P o st
L.
Marley
won
her
divorce
but
C
h
a
p
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l,
7
:30
p
.m
.
Pearl H arbor, Colonel Baish had
w as
like
on the subji :t, will U- welcome.
W e d n e s d a y — L .D .S . S e r v ic e , 1 1 th G r o u p
lost a petition to bar her exhus
an active p art in the stren g th C h a p e l, 7 p .m .
the
look at
C h r i s t ia n
S c ie n c e ,
1 2 th band from th e ir home. Hubby
ening of defenses in th a t te rri G r T o u h p u r s C d h a a y p —
kind
you
e l, 8 p .m .
It’s your hi e, soldier—IN-
fold the court he had no other
R e c o rd e d m u s ic M o n d a y , T u e s d a y a n d
tory. Although he helped plan
of girl
T h u r s d a y e v e n in g a n d S u n d a y aftern » » o n _
SI RE IT!
place to sleep.
—A rm y Times the battles of A ttu and Kiska, in P o s t Ch*|»el.
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58th Battalion
11th Qroup Commander
Taught at West Point
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