ToIum 1 lo. 6
SSniOCTR JOBKSOI FIBU). B. C.
FBBRQMT 13, 1943
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IN AIMAUA: NOW STAHONED ATSEYMOUR JOHNSQNFIEIJ)
9j Pfe Bnttra
Dire bofflbvrs 8cr»«atd dcnm out
of tho 8k7 with • hoU'TO roor«
whllo Jap Zero flBhtera aplattarod
■oehloa gun buUeta OTer thi eotira
deck of o aoall iuatroliaA luxnrj
liner* Tbo crow with onlj four
■oebine guna on the deck of the
boot fott^t ware after ware of Jip
plonaa* One of tte aen on that boat
waa Corporal Fraidc A. Staab, who
waa recently awarded the "Purple
Heart."
Corporal Frank A. Staab rec
ently aaalgned to the. 333rd Air
Baae & Headciuarters Squadrcm of the
Seyaour Johnaon Field, waa part of
thia battle, ha aaw "acti«i", ha
fought, Buffered and was seriously
ao'in^ad. Still a bit unsteady froa
hla U months of hoq)italization,
Staab was interview by an "Air-(K
Heeb* staff reporter, and althou^
Tery aodest and unwilling to relate
hie e^q^rieneea, enou^ waa learned
froa hla aany letters and citations
to giTs you thia story*
One of the paragri^h ttem Gen
eral Uarahall to Corporal Staab,
reads as following:
Award of the Purple Heart to
FraiAc A. Staab, ASN 6563938 of the
453rd Ordnance Co^>any Aviation (B)
For singularly meritorious act
of essential service near Bathurat
Island, Borthem Territory, Austra
lia, on February 19 and 20, 1942*
Volunteering as a aaeber of the gun
orew of a vessel earryidg supplies
for the relief ^y enet&y action
Qoing to the aid of others, he was
struck by shrapnel^ but in spite of
a serious wound, he continu^ to
help inltued eoarades*
By Conand of General Marshall.
See "Purple Heart", Page 3
THlRTy-FIVK OLDSTERS LEATB
SERVICE FOB WAR JOBS
About 35 enlisted asn st Ssy^
■our Johnson Field have alresi^beea
discherged bonorebly froa the Any,
under the recent Bar Depertasnt rul
ing aUowing aen over 38 to lease
the eerviee to aeoept jobs in ear
plants, or in agrionlturs*
Ihough aaay aors oldsters havs
rsqusatsd auch diadiargsa, aost of
tlMiB raqusata ars baing bald by
iaq>ropsr ^ipliostlMs* Most OBaaso
srror is in ths soSdisr fergstting
to havs his proapsetive eapkyar no-
tailaa ths Isttsr ariclx« for tb s
soldier* s releaee*
See "56 Oldetere", Page 3
(LI ’S CAN PURCHASE SH0ES(
WnHCNrTRAIIQNHNRS
FaUersl Don't let old aan
rationing, aeare you to daath if you
want tobuy shoae other than "0*X*s
He don't have to have raUon books
for that, praisa ths LordI
Servios aso, am mmmn, arsn*t
affected by ths rsosnt Hashingtoa
dMTSs that eisiliana oaa only pur-
ehasa three pairs of tfioea a year*
Theodore S* Johneon, Horthln^
^lua OFA director,e»pla1 ned thie
veek thet those in the eerTioeB,idiD
sent to purehaae sboea "on the eub-
aide" ean do ao, if they eeeure a
letter fmm their aupply officer*
ALL COLORED MUSICAL SHOW
plays theatre L WEDNESDAY
An all-oolored aualeal show,
will play Thaetre 1, Wedneaday,Feb*
17* Preaented by OSO-Cai^) ahowa,
the production features a chorus
Una of 12 eopper-oolored dancing
^a, oraokerjaek ooaediana and its
own orebeatra of 20 plaoaa. there
will be two’ perfomancee, ona at
1830, and the other at 2030.
The first all-oolored aualeal
show ever to be presented on Broad
way, "Shuffle Along," aade theat
rical history. Thoi^ such old
topes fM tbs show, written by
Nobis Slssle and EMbBs Blaks, as
"Love will find a way," "I'a just
wild about Hany," will bs play a d
by Subie Blake hlaself and his .oroh-
sstra, nswly-written tunas also will
be beard*
Chude and Chuckles, who have
Jxist finidied working in a ColiMbla
picture otarring Jade Oakie and Don
Aaeehe, will provide eoaa hapto the
perfomance with their well known
haiaoaising.
And aore hep idll be dished oot
by the Hep Cats and Daisy,threa aen
and one WQaah, Wio idll pe^'ia on
piano, string beaa, guitar and with
voioe aa they have eo often done on
their popular Oecoa recordings*
And last but not least are the
Copper Colored Qareyettee, 12 hidi-
stwihS colored gale, trained by
Addioon Carey, well-known dance db^
eetor, dio as a boy waa in tba or-
Iginal "Shuffla Al^*"
‘QUEENlE'QF79(nHTAS.
PRlNlAilllEDmSTIINnHER’
Qu—nia, th» 796th* papulwr
dOf-fUMOt of Inteteminat. oilclii,
has bh. unimiJ. dlatinotlan ct baing
th. firat wthn- at Sajmsur Jehnwn
Flald.
b—ring • littw of olght pigw
■mrtl wMko ago, OoaMii. daeldad
to mkaa publle announamiit of tha
blrtka thia w»tk.
■Xoa aaa. I aaotad tiM* fbr
■jaair a UtUa ahUa,* tha ooUla
■Utad. "With ao naiqr dog-Ha—a
aroond lantliig —aoota. It aouW
ha«a bam dlffloolt to aaan thaa.*
Qawnia dlaaloaad that 011I7
thraa of tha piva ara laft. that
flaa of thm nara axproprlatad bg
tha erdn-lg rooa gang.
Saa "Qttaania". Pag# S
FRENCH, SPANISH CLASSES
TOBECINNEnWEEK
Converaetioual courses iu both
Spanish and French are slated to
start next weak, ths Special Service
Section office auuouneed.
Claseee, idileh will be arraugid
to aeeoMdate soldlere oa every
shift will be held la the Service
Club under the eupervieieu of tlw
hosteseee.
doe "Classes”, Page 3
Ote Dan Cupid It Working
On War-Time SeSedul*
That llttla fallar with tha bow
and arrowa aada sura, that in kaap-
ing with tha apirit of tha tiaaa,ha
uaad plantg of G.I. amunition.
In hia annual St. Talantina's
day sUtsiasnt to tha praaa,prc Cu
pid aUtad ha ia abla to raport
that at laaat 300 uarriaga licanaaa
wara issued to enliatod isen of thia
poat by tha Offies of ths Registrar
®f B—da in Goldsboro, sines Saywur
Johnson Field began functioning in
Jbly of 19«.
host of tha aarriage lioansaa
wsra granted during ths holiday
season in Dsember of last year,
which Man't suipriaing,eansidarlng
the flock of pretty nisass idio wls-
Itsd Qoldsboro st that time.
PPC Cupid's statansnt is Just
another indication of tbs f ailnta
of tha dictator-Jerka mo thou^
thoy would have a lot of gin naaalng
ig) tha lives of ordinary Auarieana.
m hops this issue of lir-0-llo*i
rsschos ths unhappily uiBarriad.
"^“na* Adolf at Bsrehtaagadan,and
by tha tiua next st. Valentina' a
day roUa around, ns hope to bs ‘
abU to report that ths Jerk's
resting uneasily under sens cold s^
—ta oasstuy earth.
(ROUND CREW SONG IS HTT
OFWTWmTROUCy
Husky nan voicaa gass want to
a new song nritUn by Pvt. Horton
Kraba, introduead la 'Iha Oround
Craw Frolic" praaantod ondar tha
aa*;>leaa of tho 797th Taehlnoal
Squadron at the Sports Arana of tba
Saynonr Johnson Flald.
The song waa a great suaeaas,
far tbs oration that folloaod ths
initial public prwaentation of "The
Song of tha Oround Cruw" litorU^
roekod tho building. Chaars and
See "Oround Craw," Pegs 3
79imi,797IHUS.QUIinn
UNDEFEAlEDASBASKEIBAIi
TOURNEY EN1ERS LAST LAP
With tournment play slowly
drawing to a cloaa.the Sporta Arena
proved a hotbed for basketball en-
thuaiastsy as leading outfits bat
tled fiercely to melotain their
laurels stop respeetive leagues.
Climaxing a weak of thrilla aixl
epilla, a slightly favoored 791st
aggregation clinched uadieputed
first place in the Pureult bracket
by shading a scrappy 79«th ball ten
34 . 22
Cliwaxing a week of thrills aid
spills, a slight/ favored 79l8t
aggregation clinched imdlepute d
first place la the Pursuit bracket
by shading a scrappy 796th ball ten
See "Basketball", Page 6
MEMlhTOGl^S
Cracking down on "blabbii^" of
■ilitary Infomation, a atjmm
Johnaon Fiald apaoial oourt-aartial
Vaoantly aantanoad an snliatad nan
to toe aonths in tha guard-houas
yd a firn of 33 loU»ra a uonth
fro, his salary for tho length of
his Insaroaration.
Tha soldier, a buok-privats aV
Uoliad to ths Hidioal DaUctaant,
—a aantanoad for wlolation of Aiw
HagMlation 380-3, which prohibits
diaelosura of nilitaiy Infbmtion
to unauthorlsod poraona.
.. *•" —Idlarmaon transfer or
ders ^ had amahow dlsoovsrsd the
—a to Isavu. Ha tslaphonad
hie folke of Uie tlae of hlsdepmrt-
ure on a troop train*
.*• • —It of thia phona csOl
tm troop train waa delayed in
^r to protsc* against posalbl.
sabotaEs*
The santansing of tl, loldiar
■^s a *iarp ctianga in attltisls of
^niutaiy authorlUoa toward
tmaa idio stig^dly and ooutlma
idoloiialy relay nUltary infomat-
lon to oMsidsrs.Tbis ia tho firat
tytanoa at SqiMur Johnson »lvid,
of a aoldiar baing triad for glvlrw
out hiutary infOrmtion.
Tbeii* tho odunotlonel e..r.;;;dai
against "blabbing" infoasation,
—Ich nay man tha Uvaa of fallow-
aoldlara ian't ovsr, tha tlm for
action against violatc.-s of this
sU-imoitant kiwf RsgulsUon i’
on.
nRSTEX(HJL£N(XRANNERSAWARie THIS FIELD EARie
BY 791ST., 79IIH, gOOlH. T5.i AND FINANCE DEPARIMENT
a a.a a. ^ .
Ths first rnnthly ImsUsnso
banmrs to bs aaariad at Saymar
Johnaon Fiald wiU ba friinl si to
tbs 791at, TMth, and aOOth Tbcb.
sm. s*iadraaa, of tbo lat,3nd md
3rd proviainnal groi^a romaotiwal»
it ma aada knoan thia waak* Biad-
quartara.
■ianar of thaarotian— saii-r
mmt tha Air Baaa orgsnliatiana la
tha Finan— Dapartmnt.
Tbaaa ormxAaatioaa have aham
sivarlor work in awaiy peaaiblo ao-
dsavar, for tho miitb of Jsnaary,
Haadquartara pointad out. They hhV*
reooivsd Uie hlM^et retlncs,gensr-
eUy, in such fields as acedaaLc
tiainiag, allAfry end physioal
drill, aiMdnistwdlna, dH«a4|ti4m*i
hanmeke-keepings bnd easootion of
■UitaiT dutiaa.
Za eddltien to being able ie
display ttioir ewienenee beimsr on
the aqsedron's guidon etaff, the
wlnidng aqnadrone will be able to
nm their oh: daneee at the eerviee
elnb* Alee the plasma bf the wLn-
oing snwidrcni will be dlM>layed
preainiiitly at the Bervloe Clii6*