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SmODR JORNSOI PIBU>» S. C. PSBRIIART 27, 1343 PAQB 5 oN€WS f'R.OM YOUK SQUADRON® UE3IC-ALBUU By Ffc Nino Lo Bello About the oonfooslngest .aiaq) Is that of our teo John DMyerSfboth pfe*a.«.C^l. Vln Flair, i*)o ueed to tweet for Johnny Long's ork, has been delegated to teach the nurses how to danoe the latest steps*.Bad: hose for a couple of days, Pvt«Jish> ■y Iraggi visited his ole school and wouldcha know, he hod to stand on the sta^ «hile a whole auditor- i\B sang the alma eater song espec ially for kim.««.Clai':i8 Pfc Bill Prime: A skeleton is a pereonwLth all the people scraped off...Spring soldier Sddie Sipola used to knodc off a hundred bucks a day, by act ing as guide through the woods of Uinnesota. Eddie was known as the "Finn from Uinn.”...* Pvt. Gilbert anith has eight weeks of wortc in a mental hospital under hie belt..Pvt Jade Collins formerly worked in the Irodclyn i)odgers front office and palsied around with all the flock lads...Pvt. V?e8 Uetcalf has been re ceiving a letter a day from hia wife since he's been in the Amy... Capt. R. L. Clark was once a champ rassler and still ranks with thebsst of the grunt *n* groaaers Pvt. Hank Seodino who wields a banjo elth the aces infoms of the moron who chopped off his hands so's he could play piano by ear...Capt. C. L. Ros- ar points out that when a person colls you a "dirty dog," he does ni mean you are a canine quadn^d of the urmashed variety, but that "ha ie merely exhibiting an amotlonal response of a violent dislike for you."...One iwrd description of Cp:. Cliff Trout: Uug-nificientI 794th Tech. Sch. Squadron By Sgt. Bill Spencer Rumors persin in the aquadron that (^1. Stan, logorselski is tobe married «*jen he goes'on his furlou^ next month. Stan is a fine fellow and we all offer prmaature congrat ulations. ie about time that our Uail room undar the able direction of S/ Sgt. Bill Donohue got a vote of thanks from the outfit. Tney have a fine Job, and as usual the Kail man of the outfit ie the mogt popular guy. Rice going Billt Well our baeketball team isn't wlnrdng every gwie, but they are out there fighting with everything they have...Win or leae, the lads of our squadron la with th«i 100 percent. Pvt.J. Tate of our outfit broke the raoord for high acoring in one gams when hs soormd 12 field goals and four fouls to total 30 points. Our team lost, but with such spirit of Pvt. Tate's, we're bound to gdt our satisfaction •wyway* Mole Call The new uridegroom of the sqxiad ron ia Pfc Uaik Komar, and iwiturally the heartfelt congrats is extended. One of the nicest lads of our little group, Pfc Neal C. Kelso,pass ed hia O.C.S. quiz and aoon he'll be off for Infnatry O.C.S. To the fine shows that the USO has beer putting on at the post a vote of thanks of the squadron. The new great lover of our lit tle group is Pfc Ben Bogdan. He and Sgt. Vic Kazza are the champs. A most familiar figure these days burning up the road cn hia bic ycle is Lt. Dobson. Any riding he takes on the bike is bound to make an impiwaaion on him, methinkal Viell ws'll all probably bis seeing him in Madleon Square Garden when we win the war. BOlat Te^. S^. Squadron By Pfc W* J. O'Hara We all Join in and wish Opl, Collette a lot of luck in hia new ^ob, that of supply sgt. Pvt. Fred Poreelli ie certainly a lucky guy, you see his girl lives outside Gata2 and she meets him there quite often to go dancing, Freddy being a Jibe '& Jive enthhsiast. One of our most recent arrivals is Noman (Windy) Newmier's daughtr er, we have heard ahe will be ehriaV ened "Gloria (Clara Bow) Nevnier, aid here's hoping ahe doean't take after her father as far aa lung capacity is ooneerned. Quite a few of the lads over ht this part of the woods are getting very athletic with aome of the boys actually tackling the obetacle eourss at night, when they don't have to. Sgt. Robert Uabley, the renowned globe trotter, trotted flown farther south lately and from all hia aceoxiite visited ma^y of the local museums and eepeoially the habiUe of one Mabel* For further infomation aak him about her. Girls, girls beware, it aesma as if one of our most preninsnt Reneos is on the loose with Rocky Mount ter ritory well cornered by the wandering Lotltario, he is now roaming Wilson, Mt. Olive and points, north, south, east and west. So Gals, beware. Three ^ers for the new floor matting whidi ia more a welcome add ition to our quarters, and morning's don't aeera as ^dily ar^aon* by Milton Caniff. Creator of Yc Jocuc 793rd Tech. By Jpl. R. Sch. Squadron B. Corrigan Tne outfit lost a fine officer and gentleman when Lt. George Burris transferred to the Special Senrloe Section. Come back for a vl8lt,Ltn .. .With all the moving that took place it's little wonder that many of the men could be seen walking a- roupd with a bewildered look on their pusses trying to find out which buj^ ri^tfully la their’s...A large exc ellence banner to Lt. Koulshouaer for the great work in fixing up our day- rooms. Just wait till oxir Class A day room is fixed up—with soft rugs and chairs, reading lamps and every thing. . .Everyone who has seen the basket-ball team in action must ad mit with a little more of Lady Luckb best wishee, they could have copped top honors in the Bomber League. As things stand now, the club is waitiig for the final eliminatibna t.o show those who doubt the real goods The other day we had a session of speed ball and 1st Sgt. Bill Harden will readily adnit now that it is a prfltty tough game. (Ed Note: Yours trply knows from pair.ful experience the Ist serge ain't akiddln')..* The dog that Sgt. Dick Ryan was relying on to get him an emergency furlou(^. Just up and died. "Such ie lifgpwas the sole comment Ryan would release to Air-0-Mech...Sgt. Lowell Stewart, Just returned from Richmond, Va«, to see one of his maqy loves, returned to hia desk with much via and vigor, so much in fact it was surprising to the rest of the orderly room gang... To all instructors who have Ieft,we would like to say we.wish they could remain, but as the French would have it, "O'est la guerre," or aocMthin g like that...Pfc Moe Bollando la sliow- ing and he is very proud in so doing pictures of his little son. Just a few weWes old. How does it feel to be a pop, Uoet" land lightweight champion, has bm - moaned the lade of boxing on the post. Recently at ona of Eddie Mad- er'a boxing ihomo at the UOO-blod^ Bob was ihduoed (pretty easily) to act aa second for aome of the would- be punchera and he has a oontanted- look on hia face ever since.Theiket that he has won his bet with Dave Oiernow was incidental; the asade of leather on flesh was enou^ to satisfy Robbie. Word has bean received from Ui- ami Beach DCS that Cpl. Johhny Ki^ lander, idio ie there, is finding the going pretty tou^, bit he seems happy in tho knowledge that he ie bound to make the grade, and the out fit's sure rooting for Johhny. The squadron's dancing depart ment suffered a eiippling blow dur ing the past week when Charlie Azz- arelli aixl Dick James, both bugs of tho genus Jitter, departed, Charlie to another outfit on the post and Dick on DS. 799th Tech. Sch. Squadron By Cpl. Don Sutherland U-Day fflusings: Leaving the area «d)ich had been our leore or less happy hoBte for the past six month s and more...winding throu^ mobs of bewildired G.l.'s, laden with blue bags and brown clothing...nomination for now name for S Street—Sxndus - Alley—attaspting to set up Orderly room and Stqiply house-keeping. Chao^to^ld-Love-Oep't: Ever ainee he arrived at Seymour Johnson Field, Bob Robldeau, former New En^ w 7th AMir AIR rcnCES BAND By U/Sgt, C. H. Day Warrant Officer Pretsnxan L. Russell, bandleader, is developing a singing band as well as a playing band. "Down on the Ohio," and the "Caisson Sorg" are the beginnin/; in that respect. Pvt. Barbieri (Junior) got his pocket full of water. He was really mystified, while some of the fell ows were not. Junior has premised to never play pranks again. Seeing Pvt. 'A'iner with his sil ver comet in his hand is quite a common sight these days. He can al so direct traffic. There are plans under way to !:>• crease the band to 150 musicians... Ihis will moke possible the funct - loning of the two bands simultano'— ously, and several more dance orch estras. There are also possibilit ies of a male chorus, and some glee club singing. In connection with the band in crease, all men not going to school are eligible to beoime meabers of the band, if they meet the qualif - ieations either as handmsen or danoe orchestra taen. Uembers of the band will be penaanent party.
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