The Mess and Club Night at Fort Benning
A chaotic club scene features soldiers and officers in a noisy mess hall with a stag party announced for Monday the 22nd. The note calls for free buffet and open after 8 pm while inviting all 1st Sgts to send delegates to represent unit interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sgt
John Harrison
Simpson
Valcourt
Elmer
White
chick—Hollick
Fulmer
Cola
Fescue
Cunningham
Dunn
David
Fleming
Anderson
Clarence—Fair
Ross
Yost
Richard
Hoona
Nelson
Nintz, Robins and Strauss
Seaweill
Gleason
Palmer House
Burroughs _ Balle hoo
Jamieboy
Gray Hey
Rubmann
Kingpin
Plumlee
Krabbenhoeft
Smith
Myers and Baird
the Barker
Hiya
Fiere
Shamley
Nault
Section Squibs First Major Defeat Noted In Scoreline
The report notes a 3 to 1 defeat marking the first major setback in two years. It mentions the high-lying 62nd as the next item on the list to review on the sport page.
No title ready yet from Section L report
Section L notes multiple informal games and social activities among troops. Mentions nosie nosie chinnie chinnie and Here s to the Cardinals game at the NCO Club taught by sergeants Balle and Gleason. Also hints at a forthcoming dance band needing practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfe. Strom
NCO Club
Cardinals
Sergeant Balle
Sergeant Gleason
G I Section O Night of Movies and Mock Drill
Barracks entertainment and sport updates mix with officer quips as 275 G I s in Section O attend Glen Miller films and Orchestra Wives in Building 332. The piece notes morale boosts, upcoming performances in Building 318, a barber shop costume prize, and reminders about special service entertainment cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sgt. Naylor
Sgt. Sivak
Cpl. Witherspoon
Cpl. Gerber
Glen Miller
G. I’s
Sgt. Rae
Fellows
Barber Shop
Soldiers of Section L Forming a Dance Band at Sheppard Field
Sergeant Orton seeks musicians in Section L to join a post band for a historic small dance at Sheppard Field. Lefty Graham notes rising crowd sizes at ball games, inviting all ball players to attend and bring guests. Bulletin boards will announce game times and locations. admission is free. Permanent party men request cooperation due to a busy program and short-handed staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salerno
Mediterranean
Joseph Jankowski
Roma
Orton
Sheppard Field
Fellows
Lefty Graham
Section M Highlights From Sheppard Field Update
Cpl. Little Joe Joseph returns to Sheppard Field after a furlough described as eventful. Acknowledgments go to Bill Morgan for a superb Sunday ball game. The Bar racks Special Service Council forms a new morale group with barracks reps organizing parties, athletic contests, and publicity for notable personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Joe
Joseph
Sheppard Field
Clement L. Butler
E. L. Foscue
California
Bill Morgan
Barracks Special Service Council
Texacts
Bks
John Hatcher
Edward Woolverton
Andrew Evans
William Wright
George Weldon
George, Fields
Ken White
Ira Bigelman
Bob Coniglio
Earl Dandy
Ray Riggin
Robert Laxton
Roderick Peterson
Leigh Hanley
Ed McAleer
Arthur Hilberry
John Boyd
Albert Prechel
Gene Luke
Air-Wars Pfe Patience Sanderson Faces Life in Service
Patience Sanderson, of Boston, a graduate of the Girls Latin School and Massachusetts State College class of 1941, joins the WAC in Boston February 1943 after teaching in Georgetown and Norwood. She trained at Fort Oglethorpe and Conway AR, served as assistant librarian, and plans to write children’s books and raise dogs, with a hobby of collecting animal miniatures and knitting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfe
Patience Sanderson
Post Service Records Department
Girls Latin School
Boston
Massachusetts State College
Iles Club
Sigma Beta Chi
Georgetown
Mass
New York
Georgetown High School
Norwood
WAC
Fort Oglethorpe
Army Administration
Conway
Arkansas
Sheppard Field
Post
Sanderson
Bugs” Bunny
Delving into delusion six non cams of Section O
A fragmentary notice notes over the weekend a sense of renewed effulgence and a shift in mood as readers encounter a striking expression about perception and collective sentiment.
Your All Time GI Hit Parade Humored List
A wartime humor page notes servicemen's song titles and playful captions. It mentions Shorty Gray building a balanced baseball team with pitchers like Stormy Soyard, duty rosters, a correspondent, and bond sales, ending with a tease of a baseball game and a continued item on page 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don
Shorty) Gray
Segeant Waldren
Sygeant Cheely
Cathey
Bethal
Plate Mosbarger
Amor
Typhoons
Sp der Park
Lightnings
Sam
Also Mentioned on This Page
Maj
Thomas R. Parker
Sdt
F. L. Simpson
Lawrence J. Fox, C
Clinton Chamiee
Pfc
Herbert H. Blevins
S. Set
W. A
Cy” Moore
O. K. Kemp
C. By
Cpl
Joe Prince
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