Squibs Update From the Army Barracks
The section describes GI life including Thanksgiving scenes, private drills by corporals, and social questions about introducing wives to the troops. It notes illness in a family, a cigarette shortage, and routine in the orderly room with names like Benner and Cpl Smith. It ends with gas mask drills and a gas chamber test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penneybaker
Fisher
Sciacaffa
Moritz
United States
Page
Thomas
Lefty) Graham
Lefty
Bovo
Benner
Cpl. Smith
Section N Bowling Notes From St Louis Brew Town
Section II bowling update from the local Keglers Klatch shows a team leading the column in a rash of spills misses and high hopes for a Christmas furlough. The piece blends sports and slang as new permanent party members join the ranks and the season carries on with Strike chances and forecasted action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louie
Louie
Tally Ho
Signs and duties in the section mail room during leave shifts
Pvt John Davenport highlights a Christmas page with Major Kemp on leave and Lt Miller acting foreman as several soldiers handle mail room duties. Notes from the Philippines report only 462 of 7083 islands account for 94 percent of total area, tying in a learning motto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Bethell
Dallas
Mark
O. K. Kemp
Oklahoma
Charles Miller
Lynn Mosbarger
Army
Bernard Cervini
Pvt
Markis Barker
Cervini
Barker
James Carnock
Edward Powell
Philippines
Japs Are Tough To Kill Combat Reports Show
Army notes from MIDPACIFICAN articles describe U S soldiers facing stubborn Japanese defenders in Kwajalein and Palau. Reports detail dugout grenade and flame thrower encounters where Japs sometimes survive initial blasts and return fire, underscoring lessons for training and doctrine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army General Staff
U. S
Kwajalein
Palaus
South Pacific
Midpacifican
Set
Max Kay
Charles Johnson
Master Sergeant Retires After 30 Years in the Army
Master Sergeant Charles B. Townsend, attached to Section K, retires after 30 years 8 months 15 days of service. He accepted retirement papers Thursday and left an Army installation for the last time, wearing full dress and ten hash marks as he departed from Sheppard Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. Townsend
Townsend
Sheppard Field
N. J
Final Income Tax Installment Due On December 15
Military and civilian personnel at Sheppard Field must mail the 1944 estimated tax final installment to the Collector of Internal Revenue by December 15 1944. Payment due regardless of notice. no excuse for late payment. Mail checks or money orders to the original declaring office by April 15. If income or family status changed file an amended declaration with your December 15 payment. Forms from Lt. Richard M Greenebaum at Post Judge Advocate Office Bidg 801.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mililary
Sheppard Field
Internal Revenue
Richard M. Greenebaum
Office of the Post Judge Advocate
Work and Live by Chaplain C E Bittle
The article urges gratitude for work after Thanksgiving and defines heaven as a place of service. It contrasts active life with idleness, warns against stagnation, and stresses growth through service to God, country, and others. The period of hardship during the Depression is recalled, emphasizing constructive living and daily duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Bittle
Heaven
Hell
Former Dentist Dr Jack Spindle Returns to Civilian Practice
Dr Jack Spindle formerly with the Dental Corps at Sheppard Field in 1943 has been discharged from the Army and opened offices in San Angelo Texas. He enlisted April 15 1941 and served at Sheppard Field Bowman Field Carlisle Barracks Miami Beach and a fee carrier unit at Alliance. Learn and Live remarked Sgt Delmar Golden per Science Service about wartime conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Spindle
Sheppard Field
Dental Corps
Army
San Angelo
Tex
Spindle
Bowman Field
Carlisle Barracks
Miami Beach
Fla
Alliance
Christmas Gift Ideas Highlight At Local Exchange
Just 23 days from Christmas the Exchange offers a wide range of gift ideas. Cards writing kits jewelry say bath sets compacts memory items and silver or leather accessories for women along with money clips billfolds shaving kits rackets and stuffed animals for children. Electric irons are also mentioned as possible gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Fryer
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Chic
Pat Clark
Hollywood
Yesteryear
Smitty
Wisconsin
Antike
Chamber of Commerce
Oliver W. Burns
Cpl
James W. Speer
Maj
C. W
John Davenport
John Roth Barries
Sidney Cooke
PLC
Mervyle Painter
Morgan Knott
California
Albert Ehrlich
Johnson
Dunn
Riveter
Shirley Mitchell
Alice Darling
Delmar Golden
Science Service
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