SSXUOtm JOHNSON FIEID, N.C.
JUI4l-IIEeN
APRIL 10» 1943
PAGS 7
HEADQirARlQtS >. HEU0QUARTSRS
Br
Sgt, Alax Karanikaa
mill* Sgt, Dave S{rt>el, the "kid
in iQ^per eevan’'^ !• vacationing ae
in pre-war days in cuncj Florida. ••
(not that golf course at Uiaai Beach
— hop.), Ufa eontinaas bare at
booe, with oar equadron area baeoiK
ing a Garden of Bdan« lacking onlj
fiw to make it perfect*
■a voodared idiare all tbOM
onions gracing our boardwalk dis^
pasred to \intil a few of the bojs
got together and bou^t Sgt* Groves
aoae T^ans*
l^Sgt* Karas was in such a hur
ry to flourish his Ibll oo^tliaant
of chevrons that he sii^ly sewed on
a PFC stripe to irtiat he already had*
Enou^ blo^ was spilled throu^
faulty aan^ulation of needles that
1st Sgt* Itowley had a representaties
of the Rad Cross go thr^igh the ba^
racks with a cup*
Our squadron takes top honors
In eoneeivini of "noron joke8"*Thls
is no reflection on our intelligenes
for it takes aaart pe(^le, like Pvt
Kanaon^ to think Jokes as this
onet "Did you bear of the little
■oron who flooded the basketball
court bacausa he heard the coach
was going to send him in as a sub?"
Three cheers for those boys who
have been "keepers of the flaae" in
the bsrraeks all winter long, like
"Boy" Bowers in BKS* 207, whoa you
always see sleeping with his oouth
toward the door and open*Serlously,
they have done a wonderful Job of
firing and deserve our kindest tha
nks*
With deep regrets we all bid
good-bye to T/Sgt, Reynolds this
mek, a real guy who will go places
in this man's army* He originated
the term "moon lover” which hae be-
eoos so popular among us this spri-
ngtljss*
39TH UESS S.'^dADRON
By
Cpl Clif f Dougherty
Finally it can be told, the
disappearance of S/Sgt Paul C* IJl-
ler*a sustache is solved* It seems
that he took "the final step” a
uple of weeke ago and married the
girl of his dreams* However, she w^
uldn't say "yes" until he stood a
little closer to the rasor.Rssultas
no oustache*
Now that "Sailor” Knoblich has
bean proooted to corporal, he no
longer needs his hsl4>mate "Tiny”*
Better think again "Sailor" you oi-
^ need sooe help ease ni^t tak
ing bad-check*
Why is Cpl. Sehuls of the ord
erly reoa looking xtp the ehorteet
route to Tbxas? Could it be that he
has plans? He certainly "sweata outf
those lettere*
Mole Coll
TatYDH.Mv"*
FWJ£NPLy~I CAN
Why ia there a contented look
on Pvt* Sam Ganonacio'a face these
deye? It is because his "Little Fl
ower" ia here on a two wseka stay*
Za there say truth in the
or that PFC Levi Stu^ is seriously
thlnidnc of taking "the final step%
Ha won't adalt a thing but certain
evidsnce in the hands of responeibis
parties seoa to Iddieata it* Well
Stui^ don't let that C*Z* haircut
stop you* BjT the way who waa the
"oaater mind" that tbou^ that be
could cut hair? Leoka like it was
one of the butcbera*
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UmiC ALBUM
By
Pfc Dwyer & Pvt* Laperuta
Believe it or not—The Hospital
received a letter of eoaBsndation,
first of its kind sines the hospital
opened*
After being under terrific pres
sure for weeks,the L£sdical Team fi
nally eoLlasped* Tough luck boys,
but you can't beWie ehaops in every
thing*
Surgery now sports a new secre
tary, Ffe* Fenton, Good luck, boy,
you'll need it*
Talking about G.I. haircuts the
"Gold Dust Twins", T/Sgt ".VhiUy"
onerieh, and S/Sgt« "Uaxie" Neil
really sport them*
Now that the baseball season is
hatching, what say boys, lets have
a big turn out*
Last navadhy Nita the "Angels
of Uercy" set their pills and ther-
mooeters aside to have a fashion sh
ow at the "Vreek" Hall,and a hilar
ious time was had by all*
Oxir former correqiODdent for the
Usdical Detachment, Pfc Nino LoBel
lo has left Seymour Johnson Field
for parts unknown,Good Luck Nino,we
hope we can do as good a Job as you
did*
Our old friends, Ray Jaldman and
Amond Ruati, left here two months
ago to open a new hoq^ital in Flor
ida, are now T/Sgt and Buck Sgt re
spectively* Amond was recently mar
ried down there, and is honeyBioof>-
ing in St. Petareberg, Lots of Luck
to them*
Cpl* Henry Rofinot, says Greens
boro ia swell* Pvt Joe Tata (of the
three day pass extension fame) is
now working in the orderly room in
Greensboro,and perhaps he knows bet
ter by now*
Joe Smith from Albany was very
sad the other day ig>on getting his
dlsehargs iion the An^*
793TH MORSELS
By
Pvt. Howard Breitwish
The 795th went "Stripe Happy"
this week when new ratings were an
nounced for Permanent Party person
nel* Promoted to Sergeants were:
Donald A. Dowse, John T* MacDohald,
Thomas L. MacDonald, William A.Riog
and William S. Scott* Promoted to
Corporal from PFC were: B.J.Blaasia
A.W* Casey, W* Chubaty, J* Fleming,
$*L. Hambls, D* Hamlin, W. Jarvia,
R* Jean, 7. Krausa, H* Munker, F*L*
Shea, C* Sbeehy, C. Snow and Peter
Wagel*
Almost any night of the week
you can find the 795th "Kom Kobblp-
ers” on the aaoiesi beam la bmrraelm
12I7* The eombihation consists of
Pvt* Howard Breitwish on aeeordisn;
PTC David Allen on guitar; and Pvt
Joe Brieosa on a motely assortment
of mass kits and G.I, Pails which
he used as drums* Sgt« "Boiangles"
Towse has been invited to lend his
tap dancing ability but as pat has
not made an appearance* The boys
are also looking for the hot clari
net player in the squadron irt)o is
often heard, but seldom found.
The fellows all weleons back
Cpl Louis A* Gnocehl, who has been
on detached service with a Mobile
Training Unit for some time*
The entire squadron got a great
kick out of watching Sgt* J* MacDo
nald and PFC Conroy pinniz:g up daij-
nty lace curtains in the newly modv
nised Oayrocm* The Dsyroon now fea
tures new table lai^B and tables*
But the high spot is a new set of
red leather \q>holstered chairs and
sofas* The Dayroom now has a homey
atmosphere which so many of the fsV
lows had missed*
The Sporte program is now well
on its w^ in the squadron. Wrestl
ing and boxing are rapidly gaining
new enthusiasts* Pvt* George Wilson
ia the outstanding wrestling candi
date while Sgt* Tommy MacDonald is
doing equally well in the boxing
field* Ttie boys are rooting for Mac
to come through the Field boxing
tournament*
This week the squadron softball
tourney draws to a close* Individual
trophies, gold engraved softballs,
will be presented to the winning
team by Kajor Charles L Ladson, Sq-
dadron Commander, at a Tietory Danas
to be held at the Post Service CluU
794Th TECH SCH SQUADRON
By
Sgt. Bill fencer
The squadron wished to thank
Mrs* A*L* ^Fontaine of Ludington,
Michigan who heard about our plight
in getting rations for our hen, so
made a real generous gesture by se
nding a box of cakes with instruct
ions to feed Waecy* VAien you figure
how many Ration Pointe it takes to
make up a batch of cakes you then
can realise ^t a fine thing it
was to do* The field paper (Air-D-
Useh) is sure getting around to all
Squadron copy is coming in from
nearly every organisation now,
and la taking up two or more of
the eight pages which aakes qp
the Alz^-CMiech* There will be
timsa when some mat be left out
until a later iasue^ Until dsf>
inate azrangesanta are made w
aak you to continue eendingOEpy
every week*
parte of tbs country with aany of
the boye now sending it home for the
folke to read*
People probably get sick of
•ding sbMt our hen, but ehe is such
a remarkable hen that hardly a weak
goes by wiUMut something to write
about her* The latest stunt ia this
beliebe it or not* Laying the eggs
right up on the hot water boiler in
one of tbs shower rooms*Just a nice
pleasant wj of saying "have a boll*
ed egg on ■•*"
Tbs officers and men of the
equadron weleomsd a new officer to
our midst this week in C^tein Jann
L* Stitt who beesos squadron Adjut
ant*
Thoti fellows in the mall room
sure are doing fine for themselves
on ths receiving of packages of eats
frrom the mother of Joe UoneseiK
ski* They're vary tasty eata. I'll
vouch for than mywalf*
>ILUU . .
Twrat 'ti HrvM r awb u uir,
That cartoon at Cpl Sari )llller
desk at Flight Headquarters showing
a fellow getting his shots-some
rale builder, the needle looks like
a riveting machine*
There was a mock trial held in
one of the barracks last week* The
people vs Neal Kelso* It was one
of the beet acts it has been my pl
easure to see.If it could have been
staged on Broadway it would have run
for years*
PFC John Uullica, the Troubsdor
C*Q*, singing away the other evening
a very appropriate song, "As Tims
Goes By*"
Recently promoted, Cpl Stanley
Pesotski is sure taking quite a ri^
ing here* He was acting corporal b^
fore, now the fellows are asking
him if he is going to hold out that
extra pay on his wife* Is he Mrs*
Pesot^i?
by MiHon Caniff, Creator o( 'Terry arNi tho Piratei"
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