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Page Four CLOUDBUSTER Saturday, March 25, 1944 Service in Two Wars CHIEF SIGNALMAN JOHN N. ELLIS, above, repairs a canvas bag in the basement of Caldwell Hall. Three weeks ago he replaced Wil liam L. Boerstler, CBM, and his present duties make him a “jack- of-all-trades” at this station. He has been attached here since June of 1942. Chief John Ellis Enlisted In Navy At Age of 17 Thirty-four years ago a young fellow, who eight days before reached his 17th birthday, enlisted in the United States Navy. Now he’s a veteran in the greatest Navy in the world. The name, in case you haven’t guessed it, is Chief Signalman John N. Ellis. More recently, three weeks ago to be exact, he replaced William L. Boerstler, CBM, and his present duties make him a “jack-of-all trades” at this station. BASEBALL (Continued from page three) Barnes are the pick of the short stops. On third R. C. Haines, Tufts college, and C. F. Falk are the leading candidates. Faik has a nice pair of hands, is a good hitter. The outfield prospects are not on par with the rest of the club at this writing. Only two—B. J. Johnston, a right hander, and G. D. Trolio, who bats left handed— have shown any promise to speak of. Johnston attended Howard col lege. While the season schedule is not complete, the Cloudbusters are members of the 1944 Ration Lea gue which includes the University of North Carolina, Duke and N. C. State. The season will open on April 10th when the Pre-Flighters clash with N. C. State at Raleigh. The schedule for the four-team circuit shows each team playing six games on its home ground and six away. Duke makes its bow on April 15, entertaining the Cloudbusters on the Blue Devil diamond, while the Tar Heels of North Carolina are at home to N. C. State on the same date. With the exception of April 10 and May 1, all games are sched uled on Wednesday or Saturday. Other than the Ration League con tests, a game has already been scheduled with the U. S. Naval Academy there on May 6. Others will be added later. Assisting Lieut. Killinger at present are Lieut. John A. (Buddy) Hassett, USNR, who played first base for the New York Yankees; Lieut. Howard Haak, USNR, who played with Rochester of the International League, and Ensign Tom McCon nell, USNR, a University of Illi nois product. Lieut. Don Kepler, USNR, who had charge of the team Jast year, will assist as time permits. He is at present in charge of self-preservation and hiking. CADET ~ (Continued from page one) his Pre-Flight Training some time ago had it not been for the sink ing of the Hornet. His papers to transfer to V-5 were on the ship when it went down. In the Nav|y since February 1941, Cadet Benson first served on the Wasp. Followed a year of service on the Hornet, and from February to July of 1943 he was on the Lexington. Chief Ellis reported to Chapel Hill on June 13,1942. At that time the school was in its infancy, and the Chief was largely responsible for getting the communications de partment off to a good start. His work during the first few months won for him a special commenda tion from the commanding officer. The first few years Chief Ellis was in the service weren’t very exciting, but when World War I got underway he was aboard one of the first transports to convoy troops to France. After a couple of these trips he was made an Armed Guard Commander in charge of a gun crew. On December 30,1921, Chief El lis left the service for civilian life, but five weeks after Pearl Harbor he, was back with his first love. His first duties in this war consisted of a trip to Panama to bring back an interned Italian passenger ship which was later converted in to a troop ship. The Chief holds the Good Con duct Medal, the Mexican Cam paign, the Victory Medal over seas, and the American Area Cam paign Bar for this war. He will be 51 in May. DOCTOR (Continued from page one) the gruelling conditions which existed at the time of the landing and the following days. “The tropical diseases were rampant and those in poor phy sical condition picked these up more rapidly, necessitating evac uation, in some cases, out of the area. ... “A few men from time to time broke under the strain. It was always those who were in poorer physical shape. “It finally came my turn to be evacuated and then it was that I wished I, personally, had been a tougher, better physically condi tioned officer than I was.... I am firmly convinced that an even more strenuous program of physical toughening and hardening will pay dividends in fewer men being evacuated.... “If I had my training period to live over again, how that I have come back from the Solomons, I would spend all available time in strengthening and conditioning myself. “To you officers and men who would better serve your country at home and on foreign soil, prepare yourselves to be physically able to do so! Regardless of hardships involved, the end justifies the means.” A very good example of the iiW' portance of thorough physical training is brought to us in this story from the South Pacific: “On Island “X” a former all- Ohio football star. Marine Capt> John J. Padley, turned his athletic ability against the Japs. “Directing an assault wave sweeping directly across the shell' pocked, sniper-infested airfield? Capt. Padley jumped into a shell crater and found two dead Japs there. He turned to g^ve his men an order. “A movement by one of the ‘dead’ Japs caught the corner of his eye. He bayoneted the fake^ and, before he had time to diseO' gage his weapon, heard his shout, ‘Look out, Captain.’ “Drawing his bayonet, he whirl' ed in time to meet the second JaP' who was leaping at him drawn knife. The force of CaP^’ Padley’s move carried the bayonet through the onrushing Jap, a’’® brandished him in the air. “The effect on watching 1^^' rines and Japs was electric. Noth' ing could stop the Leathernecks cold steel. The remaining JaP® elected to lie low and try snipi^^ from the rear.”
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