Vol. 1 No. 42
SEYMOUR JOHNSON FIELD, N. C.
October 2,1943
War Boiid Golf Tourney
Stars LL Horton Smith
Scoring a twoH3vor>par total of 74, Lt. Horton Smith, An-
sistant Spoeial Sonrioo Officer hero on the, field led the en>
tire eouroe loit Sunday os golfers from the field competed
with Goldsboro players in a War Bond Exhibition Match
held at the Goldsboro Country Club. '
Although the .day ended with the ciTilion golfers lead
ing the servicemen 10 to 5, Lt. Smith's score was low for
the. entire tournament. The program was credited with hav
ing sold $8,910.00 worth of War Bonds ond Stamps and fea
tured some sterling ploy on the part of all concerned.
Lesdiog off the sfterxtoon’s eii-
terUinment wse s foursome com
posed 3f Colonel Donsid B. Smith,
CspUln W. 8. Rhodes sgslnst Orey
Rerrln;, sad Dr. Corbett Howard
of town; toUls. 99, 96. 84. 88. Itie
second foursome featured Lt. E.
C. Eckman, who shot a 37 on the
out 9 Dole and ffnlsbed with a 79.
Lt P. M. Martin with 85 matched
against Sam Byrd and W. R.
Books who rang up 92 and 84, re
spectively.
Then. In rapid succession came
the following matches: Capt. W. L.
Porter and Major R. M. Giles
against J. N. Longest and Dr. S.
D. Poole (88. 88, 80. 84); Capt E.
D.' Truett and Lt, W- J. Ragland
against Dr. R. E. WUUams and
Charles Et^erton 83, 87, 80. 85);
and Sgt. Char;es Lowe and Cpl.
goo Malta versus Ray 8. Scog-
f ins and W. H. Jenkins 78. 81.
I. 78).
The last foursome, which drew
moht of the gallery, consisted of
Capt. A. Knapp who scored two
birdies on the In 9 holes and rang
up a 77, Lt Horton Smith who
made the previously-mentioned 74,
J. J. Roberta who acorad 81, and
O. - W. Holmes who played sub-
par go on the ftr,al 9 to tally 77
for the 16.
Before the matches began, Lt.
Smith entertained the audience
present with a spectacular exhibi
tion of Iron and wood shots on
the No. 1 tec.
Student Officers Given
New Duties, Privileges
A new organization of Student Officers in the Technical School Groups which will give
them more privilegen and new duties and responsibilities wtu announced this week.
In addition ot their new privileges, identifying brassards will soon bo issue dto dis
tinguish them from regular enlisted men, it was stated. Student Officers who qualify for
Officers Candidote Schools and who hove performed efficiently in their assignments will
also receive certain credits from the DCS Boord when they are examined.
While on duty or in an official capacity, it was announced. Student Officers will re
ceive such tokens of military courtesy os being addressed by their proper title, being called
"sir," and being soltued properly. In addition, they will be quartered in special separate
barracks which no other enlisted men may enter erc^ on business or in line ofduty.
^ While on duty or tn an official
Striding throngh a smoke-screen—teor-gos mixture, GI's here on the field get gas ex
perience as part of their military training.
MajBanick
Promoted
To LL Col.
Promoted last week from the ^
rank of M^or was Lt. Colonel
Vincent W. Banlck. Executive Of-i
ticer of the Poat Hospital. Lt. Col. I
Banlck came to the flHd in Do-1 .
cember of last year, after serv- Post Ping Pong Tourney are com- the go-ahead signal, the department began constructing a
•''»>« In 'toe etyle. with toe',joining area and aseembling a etafl of instructor*,
and iMtngiey Ffclds. majority of the representative or-j * . .
Bowling 'Em Over
Last week's high score at the
Post Bowling Alleys was nmg up
by Sgt. James Randall, of the
11th Academic Squadron. He
bowled 344 to collect the $3.00
weekly prtae. Runners-up tor
pin-smashing records were A-0
Sam Dower with a score of 334,
and Dan OrsybowaU. with 330.
SJF Ping Pong
Mil. Tng. Program Makes
Soldiers Faster* Better
*'Your Today Creates Tomorrow's Headlines."
With that motto and a hard-working staff of commis-
sioned^emd non-commissioned officers, the Military Training
Section. Office of S-3, is giving soldiers the fundamemtals of
arts that will help to keep them alive and defeat their ene
mies.
Instituted some six months ago, the military training
program was established at a time when no provisions for it
Squadron > eliminations In the were authorized by the Technicol Training Command. With
naUve'of Scranton. Peanj5yl./"*J””7 “ Today, they teach the funda-^
vsnia, LL Col. Banlck Is 35 years having already cbos- ^entala of such subJtets as Close’o* Arms. Interior Guard, and the
old and a graduate of Jefferson en their men. nriii A»tM> nnii i®cbool of a Soldier.
Medical College In Philadelphia, j Paddlemasters from aU aouad-Military Training,
Prior to his entry Into the Army tons wlU engage In the Playoffs at P*'®li«ihiary Marksmanship. Pat- Major Peter O. Miller has a staff
hi the spring of 1841. he teught the New Sports Arena on or about BoUlng and 'Tent-Pitching, Hasty consisting of Captain BayllsMc-
(Continued on Pjge Three) Oct 8rd. ‘Field PortUlcattons the Manuel Henderson. Field
Fifth Army Takes Naples As
Soviets Forces Battle For Kiev
Italy's third greatest city, Na
ples. has been captured >7 Lt.
Oect. M%fk W- Clark's American
Fifth Army who threw ttbe Ger
man defenders back upon the de
fenses of Rome. 130 alrmllm to the
north.
American
found the
of Germans' The time at which
the port was seised bM not hem
given.
the entry into the city has been
described as the greatest victory
yet won by UtO Allies in their 1943
offensive to smash HltleFa *70-
ropean Portress.
Battle Kiev
LONDON — The BattUe Of Tlev.
expected here to be cm® .of the de
cisive struggles of the war, raged
with unabated fury Friday with
both Russians and Germans throw
ing tremendous forces of artillery
Infantry and air power into the
fight to achieve mastery ot the
Dnieper line
Officer, and Second Lteut. WUbur
Ragland. His staff of enisled men
Is divided Into instructors and
ordnance men who keep small
arms In condition. Instructors are:
T-^ts. John Bartoe, Ralph Beam-
er. and S. B. Franklin Jr.; 8-8gts.
Alex Assanoff. Bernard PVleden-
berg, Eklgar Burkland, and T. B.
Mayfield; SgU. 8. M. Oideos. Wil
liam De^e, M. O. Eskoff, Louis
.Paezosa, Lm Schneider. John
Friday placed one spearhead of I Stone; CdIs.'f. F. Bralser. S. ~
Ausrtalians a half mile from the Homan. D. T. Popkey: Pfc. Mal-
well-protected harbor of Finsch- cohn L. Carr; Pvts. E. A. Such-
bskfen. ma, and B. A. Knak.
The Japanese, ejected bloodily | Ordnance men Include Sgt. R.
..A from all high ground before 'helA. Conway. Opls. A. A. Croutbamel
i.’JSi 0«rm»n MtUemut. now,W- O- Kerr. U. C. Hlghduch. *nl
ktvi Rritiah fAn-M'ISa ^ft_S?(OPPoee the enclrclUig assault troops iA. F. Inanni. In charge of admin-
wveTwtoS Si VL «*?-
. Hie time »t which ^t.tnl.n ermTS flc™
across the 100-yard wa'ver barrier I™ Auswauana.
that separate Kiev from its ea^
ern bank suburbs, already in So
viet bands.
In the battle may rest the fate
ot the German armies In the great
Dnieper bend south of Kiev and tn
the Crimea, as well as control of
the Black nea.
New Ootera
— New Guinea front line repo^
Attaofclag Village
In their drive which opened
Sept 33 six miles north of Pm^-
hafen. the Aussles crossed the
Ing and Non-Com Schools are T-
Set. William Turner and S-8gt.
Edward Arnaud.
In stating the purpose of this
program. Captain McKee said. *The
need for proper discipline and mit
... . ... - - —.Itsry training cannot be overem-
Bunu River, sent two columns. phased regardltts of whether **>•
swinging west and south, then {soldier is an A. M., a took, or any
turned back towards the mam other type of r is the
part of the village. The line of endeavor of all men in fills de-
prognu resembles a booftipartznttu to give an peraaonal m
w4th the point directed eastward. (CotiUnued on Page Throe)
capacity, It was announced. Stu
dent Officers will receive such
tokens of military courtesy as
being addressed by their proper
title, being called "sir," and being
saluted properly, m addition, they
will be Qui^red in spedal sepa
rate barracks which no other en
listed men may enter except on
business or In line of duty.
Most pcHiular of the new reg-
ulatlMis was expected to be the
change in bed-check time for Stu
dent Officers in the commissioned
grades. Their time wlU be one hour
later than other students.
Pending the Issuance of brassards
for wear on the arm. the commis
sioned and non-commissioned ranks
of studenL officers and their
indentifying symbols are designated
tsa follows:
Student Colonel or Lt. Colonel-
Wing C. O.—Blade button with
white stripe.
Student MaJor->Oroup O. O.—
Blue button.
Studeot Captain—Squadroa C- O.
—Green button.
Student Lieutenant—Flight C. O.
—Red button.
Student Plight Sergeant—Non-
Com.—Yellow button.
Also included in the new
memorandum were provisions for
sending with shipping Student Of
ficers a latter of recommendation
together with an ai^ropriate entry
in their service record.
After graduation, it was stated.
Student Officers wUl not be de
tailed to fatigue du^ or Mess Man
agement unless non-commlssiODed
officers of the permanent party are
also scheduled for sudti duties.
Weekly meetings, held by the
Squadron Commander together with
student officers will be held
to determine policies, solve jwoh-
lems and complaints, and Improve
conditions and morale among the
sUxlent body.
Bond Drive
Ends; Total
$150,000
AM on the heels of the announoe-
ment from Washington that our
nation -wide Third War Loan Drive
baa gone well over Its $15,000800,-
000 limit, news came that Seymour
Johnson Field's quota had been
blown to bits u the field finUhAS
Its one-month drive with a total of
$150475 worth oi bond purebaM.
Drged on by huge individual pur
chases, the drive sky-rocketed
through its first three wedfs, reach
ing the aaslbied quota of $100,000
long before the drive came to a
close. With 30 organliationa on the
field iTiore than meeting their quota,
and with some doubling and
tripling tbetrs. the drive gathered
momenium with each day and
pushed over the top in record time
—a symbol of thejdetennlnaUon of
Seymour Johnson neld persmioet to
back tltolr government to the limit
In this stnugle.
A total of 33 $1800 bonds and 30
$500 bonds were bought by Individ
uals. ClaM "'O" Coupon-bearing
bond sales whidti were limited to
organlaUnni. rearticd the $33808
mark ar aooth’s end, as the Pl-
nanee Department kept Its M-bour
service schedule—M boms betwsro
(Gontinoed on Page Three)