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Is Packed to Witness, . . i * ■ lt;^ i - . _Infantry Tolies DemonstrationH**Tu*aday Evening OMigned to hfrM(d in Wtr Bondi Hilpt Men in BattleRm,7 -V .ill stadium wm trarurformsd into a jungle in the. . • nr ' a 1 %.* Jl il. - .11__* mInicht al»4 tlirough the efftctivenssa of n the audience, packed the stadiutn forz, % * . _ . « 1.I_ Yotir Infaatry,” aeemad to be at an actual kittle-Before the ayes of the flfclookers shells burst, .bombs i and flahneihrowers spread a searing fire which as high as a house. In a dramatic, action-packed, Inutes soldiers Who have returned from the world's rfronts, nsalmfeally portrayed the importance of buy;war bonds, : ..apolause from the audiencekisTolaoomjIt gave the war bond purchased knowledge of howlas»ms he buys Perform in combat, and li the exhibit followed the enow visitorsaavypermitted to inspect and indie the weapons and equip*tentAston* the main exhibits were Oarxnd rifle with cartridges,mfng equipment, rifle gren-i, the .45 ealiber sub-mienfne-automatic rifle, light andmachtnaguns, rockrtlauncher (bazooka) and rockets. th 00-mm and 81-mm mortars ind ammunition, and the flame-irower.A sand table showed how the iortar ts timed and used fnibat and • aniper-observer with men in camouflage ilts tested the visitors* observe* Ion powers.Hell lgaip»eat Displayed A display of booby traps and tinea of various types of fuses as shown and the use of the lint detector set was demon* itrated.Field communications devices, including the telephone radio, figna! panels, and flares were ex-ilblttd and their use explained.field telephone line was set ip and put in use for visitors, arious types of field rations ^ere exhibited including iO-in*X, JD-rationi, and water purifying chemicals.i Individual soldiers were intro* luced and their battle records ’ere told over the amplifyingiy«tem which gave a running ac* pcount of the whole show. The in*During the first half of theprogram the importance of buy*ing ootids to equip the infantry and other arm* of service was pointed out and the cost of the various items was told as the soldiers put their weapons intoposition and demonstrated theirfirepower,Pillbox Attack Thrillsfn the second scene the Infan trymen formed into a combat patrol which re-enacted an attack on a Japanese pillbox. Moments of tense silence as infantrymen crawled from position to posithe the SuntbsttinesdTJi the o'cio E. IrangSwa;tion up the full length of the field, tne thunderous explosionsof enemy mortar shells, the sharp staccato bursts of machine-gun fire all formed a prelude to the final rush over barbed wireentanglements onlumsnbridge1* and the wiping out off deathe pillbox by jets of death from flamethrowers, the heat from which could be felt to the far end o? the field.Incidental scenes Included the elimination of snipers concealedin bushes, the men hugging theshells bearth when mortar shells burst among them, the medical corps* men racing in to the rescue tnewounded.Its grim, deadly realism thrilled ana at the same time sickened the audience as the dreadful ex* of war were portrayedfore their very eyes.inifantrymen who participated were jtnen from the farms and shops.ruck drivers and clerks, largely from Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. Uach had seen service in one of .he war theaters — Germany, (Guadalcanal, Philippines, Attu, Tarawa. As each man was Intro* uced by name and identifies* tlbn, bt was given a thunderousISBELLAIREMusic preceding the show and during the Intermission .wag Jttr*nisheo by a 25-piece army band from Nichols General hospital, Louisville, Ky.“Here’s Your Infantry” was brought here under the auspices of the war finance committee of Hancock county. ' t - Tuesday afternoon an exhibition of weapons was shown in front of the court houa# .and •at' traded a considerable erowd.Personnel of “Here’s Your In* fantr^” which came here fromFremont Sunday night went to Toledo Wednesday to present asimilar show there.cer,andandwilltheion i EarlmanJoseTharcanlngmennearaevafill*orui1whojsrtig*C.*,mCapiwifitlompanjCcflrlnMeno;ftiMcCJohiWeiRoblei.TlNorHudArtlOiwCpI.terLonISwMrsson,weeshothos]
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Findlay Republican Courier
Findlay, Ohio, US
Thu, May 31, 1945
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