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IlT—i lolMiM rUM. M. c. ■agml U. IMl Lieutenant Meaza Is Detailed As New CO TOZnd 'Yorks* Do Their Stuff SOT. EDWIN ROSENFEUI Is Tbe Special Order read: ‘*Lt. Idessa Is detailed as CO of Hq. A Ha. Det.*’ ‘Hie order bas very Utile signlflcaace to tbe Det. bow- cootlDaeot of penna- ever, ‘cause It’s bard to dlstlngulsb party men of the 702Dd Trg. between “pc^pa,” “inonuna." “big op. i^e the acqualntasce of tbe brother." and actual CO. tfifig ugt iWsday. ResulU “Should auld acqualntaoce be Indicate that time spent at Atlan- forgot In days of Auld Lang 8yae.“ Uc CIW shooting galWrles was not —‘ine “farnl^" took Its biggest —• *—• *” aKaSiwg m) In the transfer of eight of our best loved sons: Blanchard. Henry. Oabert, Manoe. Johnson, Lyness, Ptotrowskl, and Pugh. We hated to lose you guys, but ~ member that the Ttth Wing flgbtliH the same war we are, so continue to give your best efforta egts. Rice and Khmk, Opl. TlDey. and Pfe'a, EniUamson and Wlllla became eligible to wear t h s Good Conduct Ribbon and their walk suddenly became a “strut.** Lt. iletia sent personal letters of eongrstulstSons to their folks. Three Ta A Jeep Zt thing* continue as they are. we’U have three permamcot party men ssslgned to each “jeep.** Per sonal attenttonl We*U kin them with It. Trying to analyse why Bqa works with a *‘sinlle'’ and such seal. Raised my eyee and well, you raise yours—. Compare our “gang” of men with any eStera. Then compare our otttcers —Major MitebeU, Captain Carter, Lts. rfrwijTiril McZtoweU and Mr. OOrme — auul I »*inv the answer Is self-evident. Ten of the boys finally got out to ttm Rifle Raiwe. Mess Uts. for merly put^y decorstlve. became things you ate out of. Now we’re wal'Jng for the scores to come in to see who our marksmen end sbsrpsbootera are. get. Dlttl Is on furlough. As the ▼olce of DSO on tbe day before be Mft. be said. “So long." ^ Orly’s Ooncerto. Oltt Is combtih tog pleasure and pleasure on his furlough. He's stlendltf a p^ nlet’a convention betog held in the Smokies. Don’t cut your furlough short, bub, but hurry back. Careful you're be- eomtog totellJgftle srtien you talk to your sleep. Nest tfane ytn may StlO tbe most popular song to tbe Detachment ^'’Where do we go from here, boys —Where do we go from beret” 7d5th Gets New CO In OfOcer Change Out. John B. Mttchell, tbe com- minf Hg offloer of the TQMb Train- hW Orotto for almost a year, was promoted to the rwtok of Major on JuW 3Tth. Upon rccetvtog ta 1 a prmnotion. he was transferred to me 7Mb Traintog mng as Com manding Officer. Jdui D. TedfMd tbe ozeoutlve oCncar of the TQSth Tratatog Qroup was promoted to tbe rank of *^r***" BIDyer H. Johnson sasumed command of the TQMh upon tbe transfer of MaJ. Bverybady’a Doing It Marrtacco seem to be The Thing ttiese days, and three more men returned nwm furlough with a bride. frSgt. Douglas Martfci re turned from Wtoeonsta sod Sgt- jemee Edwards. Pte. Inwrenae Williams of Mew Tork Stole re turned all hooked up. ftom 'the looks of things. Ith the perfect nM>- rale builder. flqmgrsn Danes At the Service Chib last Tues day evening the dsoee ttiat toe hid- ed a little Polish Hop was quite the thtag even tboogh we bad to eaB ter outol^ be^ so ttie him- dreds of girls would have a danc' . lu partosr. A dance with a beau momunul; NM girl was Just the thtog need ed to build no minu of tbe sliigle boys. (Married ones too) Boota- •m hosiritoltty sure is wonderful. n«v OmsB la Tbe LOTE Bird Thm seems to be a very stnnie gleam to the eyes of Pfe. William Burns eeer since be re- tnmad from furioutfi. OeuM It be that he’s dreaming of a veiy beau tiful girl back home. entirely wasted. All but one quall- fM as marksmen. Here a hoping the nest group produces a sharp-i shooter or, perfa^w. an expert. Sgt Ralph “Tork” Martin, imo spent most of his pre-war years roaming tbe hUls of bis native Southland stolktog the dangerous pinkeyed deer and sabre-toothed squirrel. Is our best bet for sharpshooter. Ralph swears that many a culprit- has bad his gluteal muscles sliced tar trytog to raid the Martin wa- termmon patch. The TOMid Bridge Club under the Mile leadership of Sgt. Charles “Mickey" Nash, financial expert Is enjoying a h*""*** season. Senor Rube Potoff, tbe Wstertnuy Whls. has heeome one of its,most sffiuent members. Mickey, though, has quite some difficulty to balancing hla budget at the end M e a o h month, to spite of nts vast store of experience to monetary matters However, be will always be ready when be taeaiu the club’s battle cry —“Bow about a ooupk of bands” *‘Atot'cha gonna raise me?” August has beemne tbe marry ing Tr"***h ss far as this outfit is concerned. Three of our noblest bachelors have decided to take the phmge. BSgt. Raidiael Bennett, George Seville and Pfc. Prank X^ler are the guilty George isn’t nervous at u eept that be hasn't been able to shipping orders. sleep ni^its for the past two weeks His honeymoon will be ^lent kt tbe scene ol the TOSnd's greatest sueecas—Atlantle (^y, N- J- Of course, George, you win stop to at the ChaUemte atM offer oor eoo- dolencea to tbe poor boys remain- tag there for the summer season. PFC. Orvflle Oroebow is gotog to speai bis three-day pass at Car- oltoa BesMi. There's plenty of sun burn lotion at the dispensary, so go ahead and have a good tkno. Groch. Don’t mind tbe sun. We know you won't fan Into any man- traps out there staiee your heart to Mt. OUve. 799th*9 'Bomhef Claims Fight Rank By SGT. DON SUTHERLAND Johnny Bart, the TfStb T. B. squadron's Blond Bomber, proved bta claim to ranking Just behind Jimmy Jackson among the poet’s middlewelgtats when be pounded out a win over Barn Wetosteto, of the filSth, to the- latest boxing show. After weathering some of Wetosten’a best downstairs shots to the tint stonsa, Johnny came back to rock Harry solidly and won a bout which was about ttie most rugged affair aeen at tbe Sports Aresia to a long while. In a battle for the squadron light weight crown, cool and coUected BUly Lob won a decision over Frank Basford. BasfOTd put up a game scrap, but the lanky Loh; used a good left hand and a boxing ablUty which Is a atudy In non-; chalance to win gotog away. ArtM Adds TMCh . The organisation Is Indebted to Ronald ^tohauer lor the large patottog to front oi tbe Orderty Room. Since his arrival here to take tbe AM course, Hoimle bes been a wlUtog workw around toe area In Jobs which utilised his proven ablUty as an artist and painter, and the squadron sign it the Istest snd Qnest product of that ability. Our compUmmits to SgL Bob Mamerow and toe rest of toe car penters who have completed the Improvements on the Day Room. Incidentally, two casuata who have ftolataed the AM course proved tb^ versatility by holphig with these bammerHuid-oaU chores. At Travln and Bill VTOUaras are toe men who have contributed so muoh to tbe area’s fine appearance during their month of wantog for Hq. and Bq. Any stray pooMi looking for a hwM» on ttte post Is muu to even* tnaOy ftad bis way to our perma nent party barracks, hi tbe last week we've had four dogs nosing around toe place, all ranks, from master sergeant down to Pfel No Letter Today? No, And Boye Glad Of It By PFC. Fat CmfPAGNA in toe recreation barracks of the 9NUi QM Go. snnggled cuxety to tbe right heed comer sits our com- hinmtiftn radk) and vlctrola seC BuiToundtag this receiver ere chairs, sofas and* a stack of bat tered records. story oonceros one of these recorda nanudy. a hlUy-bfily reowd called “No Let- tv Thday.” One Boldler - boy from Arkansas Just abnply fell to love with that heart • rendlim disk. He played It the first totaig to toe morning, some times even before revelDe. (Gad did the boys enjoy it) In our leisure moments, we would rush to toe “Day Boom” to got soms real "Swing” music snd to our chagrin and dlsappotatment there he was staring wito wnserlng eyes at sometotog on toe floor and his ear glued to toe vlctrola speaker. Even at nl^ to toe last few mo ments before bed cheek, one oooM jMomwfiilly bear the stringed mu- siB of “No Letter Today.” Butlll Them comes a time when , kees Its virtue; toe will grows weak snd the eyes sees rod. It Is a time of desperatlan and action must surriy follow as too day toe night Sum was toe sBaatlon after two grueling weeks of “No Letter Today.”. One momtog an awkward allmee was nMlced to the “Day Room.” Moving Day At Hqs. and Hqs. By PVT. jnOCT HEARNB It was jnovtag day at deata old 1. tot ‘ ‘ DOUKiE “BURPRSB” FOR THE AXO is this pair of “battle thirsty” serial gunners. Walter Buiprise, rt^t), ex-Osawstomlc bTooco bustor had to wait rmtU his brother, Daniel, readied U ao they oould volimteer for flexihto gmmery tratoJeg together. They were graduated recently from the school at HarUngee, Texas, and have stooe gone on to combat crews,^ Ring Sight Seat: Camera Guns Finish Up Aerial GunneFs School came torougb that our men ol toe first three sradee would bevs to move froni. tbelr present bgrracks Into a separate one and stay tbere and not annoy too Jonlor ranking I of toe ~ On alr-to-slr firing mlaslnne at; guns. Despite that foct you’ll find flexible gunnery sdrool youH riwot your alr-to-air firing mlmkn at week. The edict uve ammunltloo at a tamt towedithe OTU toe most tntereettog and k ^0 Itia *, ,, — -- I ^ M V, n A V « members of toe Squadron. This wUl curtail any of betoless “bocks” or twoetrtoers and faavs too great big mm to do toelr own policing, dmdng and sembbtog. What price flor^ Tbe btqrs at the' “Ftopbouse” have rotnfKiil toe hilarious argu ments which they are used to bemg treated to by fii^ Tommy MdDon- aid and ”S«patoter” Tattt every ayem. Thepre both on furlough. TatU is to Noo Yawk and bis bet- Uoose “chum” Is to Jolsey Olty. How did that ping pong taUe to toe Day Room gM dou^ last week?. . . Who Is the 'Tmt, haw, bm, Imw” Ompcwal to 906 vtoo has Engineering O. O. 8. on toe noo dle? He spi^e all bis time on his WAC honey and yet can’t even spare four Wts when a buddy atos for a loan. Whaasammattat B-Bgt. Wbittemore and PvL John ny Bronge should lay oft that poor Intle boy who bunks next to them. Whet if ne does go to town nlM>^? Meow, meow. . . CM. Bieb^. our , Isr toM by another aLrolene. U’s good train- It teaches you to "lead” snd estimate range. It gets you ossd to firing from a buhmtof. sway- 1^, tost • moving airplane. It ac- curiomn you to toe vlbrmtloa of tbe guns, and the sl^t of tracers streaJdog toward tbe tasgot. It’S good training, but It’s a Car ery rrmn the "r^ McCoy.” Tbe wide gap to your gunnery career between toe alr-to-elT fir ing r*!****'*"* of your last few wems In gunnery school snd your first combat mission over enemy flak and ssainst attacking cneniy pur suit ships, is MUgm by toe gun nery tndntof yon get at tbe Opera- ticmal Tratomg Unit As.a general rule, you can count on b> slgnm to an OTD when you gunnery sebooL Here yeu’tl jedn and train with see cartoonist ' toe hoqdtal. ^re’s wishing you a fast return to file gquadron, corporal. . We wondered and bopdfulty prayed. Suddenly, strange words eraeksd the clear morning air. words that oftondad the strong snd shocked fiw weak. Bounds of a frantle search were beard fMkrwed by more words that defied deflnltlan. Tee, we knew then the caoee of that one-man *HUtvrig,” Seo- retly, we rejoiced but ontwanl- ly, eur mazmer betrayed eympi^y. and we all mgerly joined to tbe aeardt but to vain. IK,was goM and he vowed by hie gnto^ttMr’s beard that deato Itsetf would ht mild compared to the vegeanoe he would sdmlnleter to the .gifilty. imagine our horror wbm wf found toe shattered remains of a record ta a O. 7. can. ^ phase of your gunnery tratotogi There won’t be any hot, onokhw cat 60 machine guns, but tbe AAF baa provided an fcmentous system of target peaettoe inikh will be of fsr greater pcmetleal value than your gunnery school tooottog. At tos OTU yoo’n rUe ta toe same type of combat aircraft yon'll fight fr^ eventnaUy.. Toull take toe trm f&tog er tairet poelUon to which yte probably wlU be as signed permanently. But ^ moot Interesting of sQ — you'D “blase" away every day from high altt- tudm at bonest - te - goodness diving, twisting, aoomtog, Amefl- can pursuit ahqisl These ships will be diving, twisting, and soomteg at you! But you can't got hurt and you can’t hurt the kwickf icker. This type a combat erew. This win be your of practice toooUng was designed "team” — ttie “team” you're go-,to keep you from getttog hurt when taw to five with and fight with for you’re really shooting at Zeroes 'oog time. land Mssecrichmidhi Ton’ll bo Jthough ttie OTU will come as ■ “dwotlng” wtto an aerial camera dose as possible te making a top- on tbe OTU mlsslnnsi When toe ve develaped white, yooH have a foolpreof rec ord of who got fibot down and wbo ThSa soldiers of ours wbo aleen h> another day. Thus, notch gunner out of you. it does It wflhout toe use of ammanlfion or with these white moequlto nettings draped over them look ao sweet end add suto an Inttmate touch to toe barracks. Jdst like dosing little brklM. Tbe battle ter Honor BsrradEs took a new twist an 307 came up for partial honors this week. But ttitogs look bed with T-Bgt. Carl (C- for carrots) Bsrrisao wbo moved Into tbe first three grade’s den Af Iniquity. . . The boys in Kublc’s former barracks wUl be able to sleep without betog awak ened to the middle of the nlgbt by Ettbic who talks In his sleep and yells “attention’' and tells llraten- ants where to get off. Bis frleod. 8-8gt. Sobel, keeps firings running smooth by playing tbe role of tbe “little man wbo wasn’t there.” By to- way be walks around people are gotog to believe ha’s g m e Waoey. toe AAF IdUs two birds wtth one stoBe” wtttaoot rsMly killing any body. Pinalt pUoto get gplsnmd combat training. Gunnera get the real “feel” ^ an enesay attack. The only “iOM” who are liable to the ringsigms of tbe tom frtnn get bun are the Axis pOMs end gunners sosm wc^b nenoe. If toey’re eareleas miwigb to gM to the OTU. The wife end daughter ef a LI. Berry were halted by tbe sentry on duty who bas orders to allow nr one to entv by that gate. “Sorry, but touH have to go around to tbs main gate,” said the guard. “Cnl” repUed tbe Ueutesant’e wife, “but we are tbe berrys.” “Lady,” tbe sentry mapped. *1 don’t care If you’re tbe cat’s meow, you can’t go tbrouqh here.” Male Call '*jr Milton Cwiiff. Croator of Tony and the Aatoa' Stand By To Repel Side Boys
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