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1 Camp Abbot, Ore., May 27, 1944 ABBOT ENGINEER Page Three Training Fitted to ASF Plan 54th Sponsors Live1 K.K. Show Instruction Cycle Here Is Streamlined • One of the liveliest "Khaki Kapers” shows to be seen and heard in the Thursday evening series at the Service Club wms sponsored this week by the 54th Battalion. I.t. Zellman Steinberg and Sgt. Buddy Hyde were in charge of production. Cpl. Allen J. Showers served as master of ceremonies. The battalion band, directed by Pvt. Neil F. Stahl, Sr., accompanied the performers and presented several numbers. Other features were old time songs by a "barber shop trio’’ that included Pvts. Johnnie F. Cox, Sr., Travis F. Hair, and Arthur G. Anderson; g u i t a r solos by Pvt. Andrew B. Matte- son; a hilarious Sad Sack skit produced by Pvt. Roy J. Pet- socci; an act by Cpl. Paul Strin- metz, former professional ma gician; song impersonation!? of Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and other popular entertainers by Pvt. Nadeau A. Bourgeault, and a classical piano solo by Pvt. Jerry F. Castro. From biscuit baking to bridge blasting, from grammar to gre nades, from power shovels to physical e x e r c i s e — the new s t r e a m l i n e d Army Service Forces Training program, put into operation here by Col. Frank S. Besson, ASFTC Com mander, incorporates a sweep ing departmentalized schedule designed to train soldiers more efficiently and in greater num bers, a c c o r d i n g to an an nouncement this week by Maj LeCompte Joslin, training direc Photo by Signal Corps Photo Lab. tor. In the basic phase of the new In the above photograph. Col. Frank S. Besson, center commander, was snapped observing the prog- plan, the trainee receives in ress of a squad practicing rifle marksmanship, an essential part oi a combat engineer’s training. struction in general m ilita ry _________ _ _ _ ___________________________________________________ subjects Map reading close or- augmented frequently, The clerk’s course might be jects more military in character, der drill, rigging, hand to hand b as are all the courses, with in- called a complete Army admin and is designed to prepare the advertising a g e n c y . He just combat, orientation, night oper- soldier for combat and for en missed his chance to photograph ations, hand and antitank gre- struction in purely military sub istration course. The trainee is gineering projects in combat Veronica Lake, Loretta Young, nades, interior guard duty, de- jects, such as map reading, ori- taught typing, correspondence, areas. He becomes part of a and Barbara Stanwyck for one fense against chemical, air and entation, close order drill, 30 grammar, spelling, supply and team that will build bridges, un of the company's clients. mechanized attack, anti-aircraft ... , . , , JSB der fire perhaps. H e.is trained . . . ,, caliber machine gun, and physi Training—H TK Private De Vaney comes from firing, f i r s t aid, camouflage, , . . . stock records. He learn sthor- in village fighting, obstacles, Joplin, Missouri. Prior to entry . , \ , , . . cal training. . boby traps and antipersonnel , . oughly the organization of the mines, safeguarding military in- The sawmill couise teaches Army and hQW departments field fortifications, crew-served in the armed forces, Private De weapons. He learns laying and Vaney worked on the super fort formation, rifle marksmanship the trainee how to operate a f unCfjon. Under the leadership passage of field mines, combat resses B-19’s. — in fact, all basic subjects, are sawmill of moderate size, such 0f T/Sgt. J. B. Gatlin, the fu- principles of squad and platoon, Pvt. Dick Beilfuss from A l covered in the initial six-weeks as those set up in theaters of ture Army clerk undergoes an demolition, engineer reconnais bion, was a machinist in civilian training period. operations. He learns logging, intensive study of Army regula sance, camouflage, technique of life. His job was to assist in Any qualified trainee may be ineluding the felling, skidding tions. When he has completed fire. In addition, he learns gen making torpedo test stands for selected for specialist training* and ]oading Qf logs. He learns tlge clerking course, he is able eral construction. He learns to the Navy. at the expiration of the basic to o p e r a t e the carriage and ft) perform any clerking job in manage with whatever facilities Pvt. Theo Brown from Flint, period. In that case he will be edger. jp short, he is taught to the Army. are at hand. He is trained to Michigan, was a checker for a given instruction in one of eight mj]] lumber to transform nat- GI cooks are trained in regu- build and fight, to prepare the spark plug company. He had courses. These are carpenter’s ura[ timber into building mate- lar training company kitchens, way for troops. This phase of charge of shipping material all course, sawmill course, demoli- rjaj sawmill course and the working with assigned mess ser- training is of eight weeks’ du over the United States and to tion specialists course, clerks carpenter's course are both un geants under the supervision of ration. China and Russia. course, cook s course, automo- der the operations section, su- Lt. K. W. Beardmore and Sgt. Pvt. Thomas Dirven, Weslaco, The third and final stage of tive maintenance course, motor pervised by Capt. John V. Banks, Rudolph Petaja. They l e a r n the Army Service Forces Train Texas, was assistant manager of vehicle operator’s course, and The d e m o l i t i o n specialist menu making, baking, elements ing program is a three-week pe a large food canning factory. h e a v y equipment operator s course teaches men the "art" of of nutrition, meat cutting, de Corporal Porter, who comes riod spent in the field. It in course. All are of eight weeks destruction. Paradoxical as it hydrated foods, and theory. The cludes marches and bivouac. from Spokane, Washington, held duration. For their operation, might seem, it becomes neees- student divides his time between During this phase, the soldier the position of material clerk Specialist Branch has been set sary at certain times to deliber- the kitchen and the class room. lives in the field. He sleeps in for a r a i l w a y company. His up, w'ith Capt. Smiley Raborn ately disable Army equipment, He spends much of his time in foxholes. Conditions here paral work took him all over north assigned as branch chief. This ¡s done on occasions where practice cooking. lel those of the combat zone, and west America. The carpenter's course em- it appears likely the equipment There are three courses under he learns security and means of Pvt. Jason F. Bony of Mon braces a wide field of instruc- might fall into enemy hands, the motor transport section in protection from the enemy. roe, Louisiana, was sanitary en tion. Here, the trainee is taught Trainees, therefore, learn to dis- charge of Capt. James W. White, gineer for the U. S. Engineers blueprint r e a d i n g , measure- able rifles, weapons of all kinds, The a ut o mo t i v e maintenance in Central America. He was also ments and layout, estimates, pre- trucks—anything. They become course instructs the trainee thor- director of malaria control and fabrication, surveying, packing experts in explosives. They are oughly in the care, maintenance | sanitation on the Pan American and crating, l i g h t carpentry, taught to blast any kind of and repair of motor vehicles. He Highway. bridge carpentry, and the use of structure — steel, wood or con- is taught the use of all automo- Pvt. Lee Byars' home is in all carpenter tools, including Crete. In addition, these trainees tive hand tools, nomenclature, Berkeley, California. His occu BY PVT. A. M. LUTINSKI hand and power. After the pre- are given a thorough course in and function of parts, chassis, pation in civilian life was that Congratulations are in order liminary stages of training he booby traps and anti-personnel He learns carburetion, electrical of a Government engineei, sta is assigned actual construction mines. The course is directed by- systems, trouble - shooting, en- for Lt. Earl S. Wilson. The lieu tioned on Ohoa in the Hawaiian tasks, where he gains practical Lt. W. S. Tuttle, with Sgt. Harry gine t u n e - u p . In short, the tenant is the proud father of a group. experience. This course, how- B. Ross instructor. trainee becomes a mechanic, baby boy, named Earl S. W il Cpl. Orren Nesset from Bel adept in motor vehicle recovery. son Jr. lingham, Washington, attended Arriving at the Abrams home Washington State College, ma The motor vehicle operator’s The Wolf by Sansone course teaches the soldier to in California this week a baby joring in Civil Engineering. drive properly. He learns road girl. Congratulations Sergeant rules and regulations, hand sig Abrams. Speaking of chow hounds. Pri USO Seeks Names for New nals, the details of motor con voys, blackout driving. He is vate White wins top honors! Army Wives Organization taught to operate a winch. Also, Last Sunday w hen our neighbor Plans for e s t a bl i s hi ng an the trainee learns lubrication ing company blew its whistle for "Arm y Wives Club” to provide breakfast, our friend came out additional activities for soldiers and preventive maintenance. The operation of bulldozers, of his barracks like a fire horse, and, their families in Bend have air compressors, motor graders, only to find that his own com- been announced by the Bend and power shovels is taught in already had f i n i s h e d chow USO. As a step toward organi the heavy equipment operator’s almost two hours previously. zation of the unit, the USO has course. Here, the trainee learns expressed a desire to obtain a BY PVT. F. E. NELSON road building and excavation. list of enlisted men’s wives, their Here in B-52 we have a cross- 'phone numheis and addresses. He learns to operate earth aug ers and road rollers. After the section from civilian life men Married enlisted men on the first four weeks, the student is who have come from all profes Post are urged to file the infor dispatched on actual projects. sions and all branches of indus mation with hostesses at the He learns, also, maintenance of try. These are just a few: Sei-vioe Club. ^ Pvt. Alfred M Lutinski who his equipment and lubrication. The Army S e r v i c e Forces hails from Plymouth, Pennsyl Los A n g e l e s <CNS) Mrs. Training program is divided into vania. Prior to the war he was Earl Bonton left a street car, supervising agent for an engi three phases: basic, specialist then discovered she had left her lor technical and tactiali and neering firm. While working on purse behind. She f l a g g e d a field. Basic and specialist pe the Isle of Trinidad, " P a r t y passing motorist, overtook the riods have been described. Now, Chief" Lutinski killed as high as street car and recovered the if a trainee, at the end of basic, 16 Cottonmouths in one day. purse. Then she discovered she Pvt John Laurie comes from had left her fur coat in the is not selected foi specialist ’ If you «pent loss tim* m bed n more time study in . training, he advances to the Excelsioi, Minnesota, where he stranger's car. you d make PFC too 1 held the position of art director technical and tactical phase. This period is devoted to sub- and lay-out man for a national Buy National W ar Bonds Now! Notes From B - 52