Checker Board (Newspaper) - July 5, 1944, Hampton Roads, Virginia 2 99TH INFANTRY CAMP JULY 1944 32 Craig Lauds 5th Combat Teams Work at Berkeley Louis Com manding General of 5TXITI Corps praised components of Combat Team 5 lor the outstanding record made at Camp Berkeley problems two weeks The commendation follows The 395th Infantry the 924th Field Artil lery the 99th Recon naissance Company C 324 th Engineer Combat Batta Company C 324th Medical composed part of the red force during the 12th Arm ored Division The energy and thor of the troops in the preparation of the defensive po the vigorous execution of the defense the general good bearing of the officers and enlisted men tactically and in demonstrated very standards of discipline and re great credit on them and on the 99th Infantry Their en performance is appre Their combat quality is In sending the to the units Major General Walter Commanding the 9Pth Infantry indorsed as follows Ii is a distinct pleasure to transmit this evidence of out standing performance of duty by units of the 99th Infantry Di I am gratified to add my commendation to that of the Corps Command ing Officer of the 395th in a second indorsement sent to the officers and men of the Regi I am very proud of all of New Executive of 394th Infantry Philip has started his duties as executive of ficer of the 394th Infantry Regi He arrived at his new post Wertheimer comes to the 394th Infantry from Camp Clai where he had been Executive Officer of the 33rd Infantry The colonel is 37 and His wife resides in Photography is the hob by and tennis is his favorite He attended the University of graduating with the class of and receiving his Army commission as a member of the there in He was called to active duty on No vember and served at the Infantry Replacement Training Camp Wertheimer completed the Heavy Weapons Course at the In fantry Fort Geor in A tour of duty took the colonel overseas in to Sec tor Trinidad Sec tor and Base He re turned late in 1943 to attend the 12th General Staff at the Command and General Staff Fort Leaven Kan After completing his work at he went back to the island and returned to the States in Wertheimer wears the American Defense Service and the American Our Weapon on This Side Voting Opportunity for Soldiers In November General Elections Gee Club Scores Double Hit With Two USD Programs The 99th Division Glee Club sang two engagements Sunday af and as a result has twice as big a following as it had In spite of the fact that many of the glee club members are on fur the group was loudly ap plauded at the Grand Avenue USO and later at 22nd Street USO Sun day Members present at the two programs were John Hud Andrew Marion James PFC Russell Van 3art Charles Walter Spencer Warren PFC Tom Lawrence PFC Russell Perry Bogart directed the Glee Club and sang several TSgt of the Ad jutant General section was in applauded for his glee club arrangement of Over The He was unable to be present at the Paul Company 393d had his muscles working overtime las On Monday he made a forced inarch in two Thursday night he made 25 miles in eight Saturday morning he underwent the physical fitness Owen Is Soldier Voting Officer David of the Di vision Judge Advocate has been appointed Division Soldier Voting There will be other Soldier Voting Officers appointed throughout the Division to rep resent units down and in companies and similar These officers will be inform ed on the details of soldier vot and you will be able to get your advice and postcard ap from Date Night Party At Club 2 Saturday Evening Itll be date night again a Ser vice Club 2 ac cording to Miss Evelyn the club Tnis makes the third Date Night program held in the club in a little more than a The affairs are so popular that the dances will be held whenever an orchestra is The 394th Infantry orchestra has been engaged to Reservations may be made by calling Ac start at 2000 and end at Back the attack Buy a Bond per Costs maybe some of you will be wanting to toss in your votes in the November general elections this if you the Army will be doing its best to give you this Of you must understand that this is purely and simply an opportunity to and that there is nothing compulsory about You do not have to vote unless you want and you will not be told to vote or marched U a vot ing Just being one of our Army of GI Joes doesnt in itself give you the right to To have an op to vote by State you must be eligible under the law of your home To have an opportunity to vote by Federal the requirements of both State and Federal law must be State Ballots Whether or not you are eligible to vote by State ballot is strictly up to There will be Soldier Voting Officers appointed here in and it will be their job to see that you get postcards on or before August This will be an application form for you to send your State officials for a State ballot and should be mailed by I you just before the earliest date the State will send out such bal Well be giving you more in formation later as to the earliest date on which each State will be I sending out these absentee because the dales j Federal Ballots i in regard to voting a Fedj era You have to get these ballots from your Soldier Voting but the hitch is that he j can give you a Federa baliot only if your home State has aui Continued on Page Troops Dig Deep Info Pockets to Quota Soldiers dug deep into their pockets on pay day to bring War Bonds purchases in the Division up to Tnat sum exceeds the original quota set for the Division by the camp by SI Bone sales the week day had reached which indicated that soldiers bonds totaling last Fri The largest single factor in the according to William Justice was the mark set by the 395th The worth of bonds pur chased by the Second Battalion of that regiment is almost as much a that purchased by the 393d and 394th The 393d Infantry has purchas ed to date and the 3P4th Infantry Purchases in the Special Troops took a big jump on pay day with sales reaching Up to pay day Special Troops units had purchased Complete reports from all units up to Monday follow Special Troops 324th Medics 00 324th Engineers 393d Infantry Units is Battalion 2d Battalion 3d Battalion 394th Infantry Special Units 1st Battalion 2d Battalion 3d Battalion 395th Infantry Special Units 1st Battalion 2d Battalion 3d Battalion FA Arty 370th FA 372d FA 924th FA Pulls KP At Party Given By 393d Medics The rare privilege of witness ing their First Robert pull KP highlighted the party thrown by the men of the 393d Medical Detachment in the grove near their dispensary last In addition Jo this bit of enter there was fried potato salad I refreshments prepared by Mess Seelenbinder of Cannon Com a small but energetic or and some lively jitter bugging by Walter PFC Fruit and PFC Arthur i I Paris Stores Close 1700 During Week Stores in Paris now close al 1700 it has been ed by Morrison chair man of the retailers division Chamber of Stores will remain open until 2100 on The slimmer closing hours will be in effect until August
