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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1943
Page
14
In a fragmentary page one item the text notes a wartime emphasis on expanding and modernizing the Army. It mentions an ongoing, highly organized effort to maintain operations, provide services, and support tens of thousands of soldiers as the war demands grow.
Annual report on Camp Rucker’s Wheats Wildcats training traces their transformation from raw recruits to a battle ready division. It details drill, inspections, Field Meets, and notable events from August through March including the Lake Tholocco exercises and the Rangers graduation. The piece celebrates the division’s progress under Generals Fracke Mueller and Lucas and vows enduring readiness.
The passage recalls veterans and civilians alike bearing the scars of war era life. It contrasts white backs and soft bands untouched by toil with bulging bellies from indolence, noting fearlessness despite hardship and occasional anger in late evening bull sessions. Army men emphasize resolve amid bleak surroundings.
Citizens must guard vital information that could aid the enemy. The article recalls a World War II tale where a single line in a local paper revealed the location of a German division, enabling Allied planners to anticipate an attack. It stresses that even innocent news can become a critical missing piece when spoken aloud.
Supply Division coordinates work to reorganize and rename the unit as Service Detachment Number Ons. The group, under Colonel Lieut Crouch and other officers, supported warehousemen bakers cooks clerks and locomotive operators. They trained, improved barracks, planted trees, and kept the detachment free of disease during the year.
Limited toll connections now being installed in Service Clubs 7 and 2 with switchboard operators. Completion will raise toll calls handled by about 50 percent. Camp Telegraph Office serves Festal Telegraph and Western Union, linking with other agencies. Messages reach 2,000 daily, and new high speed service sends messages automatically to major cities.
Colonel Crain, born in Memphis and educated in San Antonio and Sherman, Texas, built a long Quartermaster Corps career. He enlisted in 1917 before WW II, rose through ranks, served in Dovisian maneuvers, joined the 106th Quartermaster Regiment, and was Assistant Quartermaster and Property Officer at Camp McClellan, Alabama before arriving at Camp Rucker.
The 35th Infantry endured shipping scares and cigarette shortages as Allied forces guarded supply routes to the English Channel before moving into France near Le Havre. They then trained in Cornimont, Vosges Mountains, facing patrols, night skirmishes, heavy artillery, and counter battery while co operating with French troops.
The 35th Division led by Maj General Peter Treach fought in the Meuse Argonne offensive with French support. Capt. Alexander R. Skinker earned the Medal of Honor at the Chagny sector amid heavy machine gun fire. After Armistice, the unit demobilized at Camp Pike and rebuilt training at Camp Joseph T. near Little Rock, then prepared for new duties at Camp Peace in California.
The requisition sheet outlines how goods move to Pennsylvania, Chicago, New England, and California, with shipments reaching industrial and agricultural centers. Government depots gather the items and distribute them to every military establishment aiding the Allied effort.
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