Hide Article Text (OCR)
rience, in which he impersonateda German officer.While on a one man patrolon the famous beachhead he saw three silhouettes ahead, which he recognized as being Jerries' on the hunt. Using his knowledge of German, he told them to advance toward him but the Jerries just froze in place. So he snarled: Obey w*hen an offer orders!Sure enough they obeyed and found themselves facing the ugly muzzle of his Tommy-gun insteaoof the German SS Officer theyorder: to mild chaos: to its present state of efficiency and ‘orderly roomness.’ (What's that about fixes?) hereby initiates its month-piece and means of telling the fielc* of the do'uns of we uns. Name our squadron column.Commendations column toMajor Luke, our C. O. and Lt. Mewhinney, our adjutant, for then efficiency and wonderful backing and understanding—to the basic personnel for their Sunday work to Pfes. Holcomb and Hott for their superhuman work in this or-'ivicMi- deny room. ^—been attached ! too numerous to mention by name.Two questions—1: Who started1 itci ivitrvi aupv* t -had expected to find. Cpl. Mon- j derly room, along wl*ht^eash has recentlyto Squadron T. | i wo quwuun,- ; tha*S Sgt. Charles E. Dudley, our j the fai?e and malicious rumoi tnaihousing and Asst, detail clerk, is 1 lt doesn't rain every ,.Sun?r\vh™ off to the green hills of Alabama, j day off?—2: Who is Kilroy. W hatCpl. Charles Gray, attached to a one man campaign! He seemsour squadron, did a wonderful job destined to go downin handling the pass situation. a^ong y*.(No one got any!) He is now in ^apop as a family by word.a one man campaign.in historyalong with Foo and Novschmoz-the hospital.Cpl. Howard T. Williams, ourfinance man. busted all woi Id records for coke drinking. Special arrangements are being made to provide him with his own coke machine. Incidentally, he put in for a raise to meet “coke expenditures.Pfc. Floyd M. Gilpin, our file clerk, took off for the wide open spaces on a well-deserved furlough which lie will spend partly in Dallas, the city he calls home.SQUADRON TMajor John B. Luke, C. O. By Cpl. R C. McLaxighlinModesty prevents the author n , Squadron B’s column from an-i nouncing. his marriage to Miss 1 Violent (VI) Scibona of Denver. Colorado, so this reporter takes this opportunity to welcome twogrand people to Sheppard Fielc | and wishes the very best to thei very best.Invitation to the infirmary—tellSgt. Pinsky and Cpl. Kowalski that a morning report is made upsolely in the morning.Observation by a recruit—Malaria is a terrible disease. It bringson chills, fever and long, dull lec-till PS.After that last joke (?) I think this as good a time as any to out of here. Bye for now.getThis squadron, having experi-j enced the usual problems and I i mishaps as with all new organizations, and having diminished from a state of violent riot: tc rout2618TH AAF BASE UNITMajor Howard P. Olsen, COBv Unit Scribes
Newspaper Details
Sheppard Field Texacts
Sheppard Field, Texas, US
Sat, Apr 21, 1945
Page 9
Full Page
Clipped by
Ben Z.
NY, USA 26 Mar 2021
Other Publications Near Sheppard Field, Texas
Sheppard Field Texacts
Sheppard Field Senator
