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SEXMOUR JOHNSON FIELD, N.C. AIR-bMECH MAX 15. 1943 PASS 6 COLUMH-^yt&i \ Sgt. BUI £p*ne«r Tht squadron loot oooo of Ito roal old Maboro this past ssslc in S/Sgt. Tok Hsath, Sgt. kndj Raid, Sgt. John Walton, and Cpl, Ton I»- vsrtj. Both Heath and Reid eoBs on Visal Beach last August* They are all good /isn and we are sorry to lose then. Best of luck. Soldi ers* Well, today is the day for PFC Charlie S^ars of the Casual Dept* to be aarrisd. Here is hoping that nothing tepens to interrupt the «- •ddlng* Lsttw reeiered froa Cpl. Neal ^Iso forger nsaber of the squadron now down at CCS, Port denning,Ga*, which is Infantry, infome us that we have thi arong slant on the inf antry. Xtfs not so aieh brawny sen as it is knowledge of guns, etc. Be gorerasd accordingly Infantry Appl icants. The continual flow of aen in and out of the Orderly Roon after Aviation Cadet aDplications is rea> lly showiag the deteraination of the osn ta get in and end this war in a rush* Ctoe thing we would like to kn ow is how aany tines a week Sgt* Stan Pogorselski calls his one and only hose in upstate New Jork, He sure Is keeping tabs on her, by g»> sb. Cpl* Ben Bogdan off for hone oa his fdrlcttgh. If he could get aoiBors in that i^uitcase he would- ni be able to lift it. Those gases of softball that the boye gre playing between thei^ aelvea here say not be exactly big league style, but they sure are pl enty sore Am. The higher the aeore the better the gaae. If you want to ^ply for the umpire *8 Job sake eu- re that ygu are carrying the$10,000 insurance nolley* TheWdl 333” We wonder irtiy Ffc (Plat Top) Tbeedle persiats in keepl^ his cap on? Could it be to the total abaef>> ee of hie curls? Pay day really saved the day for Pfc (Tobacco Road) Tobin — be finally ran out of things to hock* iUas, Pfc (Peaches;KBOgh will never learn* He was proved riehse by the silvery tongued hawker at the carnival who told him to roll the goxt ball in the proper hole Reeult — golf ball atill rolling and "Peaebse” out foxar bucke* Attention Squadron: Ffc "Mut iny* Ptm clalsB to be the eha^ion hoiBssboe player and ehallangse eosars ft*os tha squadron* Pfc Rows esys that during a plana rlda a esrtain Sgt eoulto't take it and got very air aick* We wonder who the Sgt is? Could it bs our Xrwln? Don't you lsngh,Qrslnl, fCr you wars aarss off than hs and had to borrow a flyir^ hslsMt* Our Sgt Kittrell didn't look so wall ovsr the week-end* Could his Joumsy to 1ft Qliw have any thing to do with his feeling low? It's only one alle. Sergeant, as tbs crow flies* Tour reporter can't sees to find out very such about what goes on in that isolated Barracks 103 HOW i^ut letting us in on what happsoB, fellows? Could that be a toot suit that Pvt (lovelorn) Locke, Jr*, is wear ing thaae days? Tou had better have those pants taken in a little* Sgt (Arky) Owens says it sure feels good to get those 01 Shoes off at night* Tou see, follows, hs never wore shoes xintil he came into the Ar^y* We would like to know pfc Wal ton, who the blonde girl friend is in Ooldsboro* Tou know, the one you were holding hands with on the por ch? Congratulations and best wish es to Cpl Selare on his recent en- gagSBsnt while on furlough. IV BX Cpl I*penit. & Pfc D«y.p It looks like we should all bs in shape again, being that "Bone Crushers'* Bell and Colons are giv^ irtg ua daily calistheniee. They ere really doing a splendid Job,so lets all cooperate. The l^edleal OetaeV aent softball team won their open er, by trouncing the 7?6th Sq- dn., due to the fine pitching of Tvt* Rodgers and the aensational fielding of Sgt. (Short Stuff). 0^ Larco. Two word description of Lt* Areher-"FC^ UT". we hear that Hank Diamond, the tamer pool ahaxdc of the bodies, is now doing all his hustling in Greensboro* According to the very latest latrins-^grams wedding bells will be ringing in Brooklyn idien PFC Wallace Arrives Utsrs* (Can we come Ediseeee?) Lt. Rioeu'e constant cry on the ball field- "Don't get hurt out therst " The Medical Detachments softball team challenges tbs offic ers to a game for a barrel of boor with the losers not drinking and no moaning* Is you all gams? Could that disappointed look on Sgt* Ki^ ans'a face be due to the fact that the WAACs have left? Any 01 who has any gossip and would like to have it put in the paper, kindly contact yours truly at any time* The Non- Coms in barracks three would Peally appreciate it If Sgt. Vincent "Br^ onxite" Grin will kindly atop Us snoring so they will bs able to get acme sleep* Br the way, we st ill haven't seen the sardines yet, QrossI How about opening up? Those nosing reporters will now sign off. That Rock Garden we are bragg ing about so such, will soon bs fi nished* A good rainfall would help. Any "Rain-makera" reading this c^ lumn, pleas# oblige. Our-latest sd- ditiM to the Garden is a bridge g} araiing th fish pond. Credit for the MEIIC ORIERLY ROOM WA 1.^?® Medics* Orderly Room is surrounded by a white fence which typifies the Medical Detachment* A large sign tells tbs story* bridge goes to Stan Traaska and He nry Dolnair. A self-styled promoter named Pvt* K (B-3A0) launched a party for the boys from Bks* 350* The nine girls and nine soldiers taxied to a tavern on the Raleigh Road* Cpl. Ehrenworth perf(nemd expertly as Master of Ceremonies and liter ally had everyone "rolling in the aisles". What a CKARAClERIIl Rumors Heie and About The "E" Banner still fly* at the mast of the 793rd TSS* We In this ^dn. like this habit* "he squsdrwi has started it's collection for the fish pond* To this dati, we have a total of too turtles and one crawfish; he's bet ter known as "Daddy" and waa trackad down by "Crawfish" UeCarthy and "Porky" Royal, when they noticed a neat little hole in the middle of their flower garden. The boye got out their shovels and politely dug "Daddy" out of his house; after chasing him through four feet of N.C. soil* Last, but certainly not least; this reporter wants to toll a gory story about two PFCs McArthur and Uetlanaway, natives of the South.Wtw lie in R^ei^ those two he-msn ran into a 4-f and whan the battle waa over, our two PFCs looked as though they had been nzn thra a msatgrlnd- er. Tskll TakU 11TH. TECH. SCH. CP. In a remote corner of every squadron orderly room sits an una- ssuodng little guy who does aich, aaye little and is hardly ever not iced. This unsuz^g hero of the batt le against the monster"red is no other than our own squadron nir^ ner* During the busiest hours of every day, you will find this man dashing In and out of more offices than there are in the Empire State building. His greatest treat is s kind soils. His Job is as big as the ouscles in his ovoiwozSced lags* He is the Amy ibgitive from a six- day bike race* ‘ibe 11th Tectviical School Gr oup considers it a privilege to find tune and space for an orchid to the busiest little man in a big Job——the runner! The boT# in the 001 mall room have adapted a family of squirrels and the little animals will probal>- ley be sick froa overeating before long* It seems that a few months ego Cpl* Alton Gove «m busy sort ing letters when hs nottosd that s squirrel had rlisbed the wall and was sitting in tbs window, sisiog tbs sltustion and lookl^ Hongry, Like s good soldier, Alton tusmaged around until he fc^ s coolds sod then proffered it to the neweamsr* That was only the bsglimlng* Since then tbs rest of the fm- mlly, soms five squirrels in all, have been dropping in regularly for thslr morning anaek and Cpl* Govs has had to snimnn relnforeemsnts* Sgt* Howard RmsssU, Pvts. Johm 1^ irt. Art Raider and Xd Suehms have pitched in with goodies until Itm squirrels zmw get choosey about wb- at thsy'rw fbd* In tbs old dajpe t!^ ey took ai^hing they could get, hit idMn I^st obsened tbay wars turning tbslr noses ig> at anything lait pssnutp* They're probably hid ing those, Cpl* Gove figures; wint er's only sight months smay* PFC wmiMi H. Damson, of tha 802nd T.S*S*, is s modest man* But tbsrs'a nothing modest about the seals on which bs buys War Bonds* Pay room clerks ware astonlafasd la st week idisn they asked if hs Int^ ndsd to buy sens War Stsnps* "Guess so," bs calmly rsplisd, (Uvs ms al^ out $150 worth of them*" Tskso into Goldsboro by Capta in S.J* Marsdsn, his eommanding of ficer, hs esahsd tbs cheek and pr^ aptly converted tbs cash into two War Bonds worth $100 each* Said Da wson, "Z guess War Bonds and Stsiips are Just about the bast investment for anybody's money." Ho has bean buying tl)sm sines his .'jtdaetion Ixw to the Army seven months ago from hie horns at KsynssvUls, Zm*, hs said, but this was the largsst sin ount hs'd purchased In that time* "I'll tell you ehy I'm invest ing so sMh in War Sa^ngs," Damson said* "It's s1if>1m—I want to gat this war over with as fhst as I can And I figure that's one of tbs bast ways I can do it." Redding balls rang last weak in Chapel No. 4 for 802*8 FFC Paul Konslg and his pretty wife, Isura* Complsts w^th a guard of honor from his own baxTaeka, No* $08, FfC Kon- sig was married to his rhUilhnod swesthsart from Now Jersey* PFC Al fred A. Jaslk of tbs sans barraeka, waa bast man* BIT STAMPS ANI LICK THE OTNEI SHE
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