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Newspaper
Yank
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1945
Page
3
Army engineers in Morotai face snakes spiders and rats as biggest hazards. A nine foot snake was killed after seven men carried it outside. Rats and giant spiders are common yet Pvt. James R. Lewis nets 45 one pound fish using a mosquito net, feeding the company.
Mobile repair units in France began P-47 salvaging within 18 hours of arrival. Led by T/Sgt Joseph R. Tabor from Chicopee Falls Massachusetts, they scavenged wrecks from Caen fields and front lines, rebuilt four planes including the first named Spare Parts. Despite hostile zones and stripped wrecks, three mobile units now fly rebuilt P-47s.
Robert Sternad of Cleveland returned from jungle service as a radio operator and received an envelope with news of his marriage to Dorothy M. Arelt, signed weeks earlier. A GI wedding supper followed despite rationed beer, with the bride, a minister, and a lawyer countersigning. The couple plans a honeymoon later.
A U S serviceman in Iran learned the hard way that a Persian barroom word play can backfire. He mistook the term abijo meaning beer for abijub sewer water, prompting blunt humor about language and cultural misunderstanding.
ESLC detail at base in the Philippines focuses on spacing for latrine construction. A three man crew handles essential projects with top priority on scrap lumber and tested specs. Officers Only units have 34 inch center spacing, EM Only 29 inches. Production covers heavy duty 10 and 12 cylinder models with 10 by 10 inch bore. Two complete units may be produced per day. smaller two man crew models not planned. Plumbers to be used for certain projects when tactically appropriate.
Pvt. William J. Frennell, once a Brooklyn bartender, runs a saloon in T Bink Netherlands New Guinea and welcomes Sgt. Dick Hanley and others to be served. His stock includes Japanese port wine lager beer and sake with no ice or ginger ale.
Photo credits list service members and photographers with designations like Dick Hanley George Aarons Dave Richardson Ben Schaall Reg Kenny George Burns and Gill Alcire. Captions reference Signal Corps Acme Warner Bras Usper P A and other labels with positions Center left lower right and VIP among credits.
Cpl. Mike Tirpak of Wilkes Barre became head steward at an NCO club, ending his yearlong private racing venture. He built a racing stable at Juan Franco track, winning with Just Moral and Kalias II, and selling most horses before taking the Panama City buggy deal. By a Whisker kept underperforming last place, but now offers riders a chance to bet on a long shot.
A Navy sailor driving a Follow Me jeep led a C 54 aircraft into Johnston Island while the driver looked back. The truck slid off a dry coral runway into water as fog shrouded the scene. A crane recovered the jeep the next day.
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