Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-12
Successes in Africa Credited
To u. S.-British Teamwork
Careful Planning Of Invasion Described
By Reporter Who Accompanied Convoy

on the last leg of their journey be-
fore they learned their mission
Battalions and executive officers
were assembled in the wardroom of
one of the battle units and told by
the commander of one. Of the at
lacking forces.
With maps and photographs he
explained the general headquarters
order. He sketched the whole pic
ture in general terms and then in
great detail pictured the task of his
battle team"
He pointed to the main objective
of his force on the map and said
"our objective is to take that point
and, damn it, nothing is going to stop
us. Your orders are to keep going
regardless of what happens"
In a similar assembly. 1t. Col. A.
H. Rosenfeld. former Camden IN. j.
attorney, explained the order.
In formal order to a combat
team, the colonel declared the opera
ton must continue no matter how
tough the going is, how tired we get
or what the opposition is. I am
proud OF all OF you and know that
we'are going to be successful in this
supreme adventure Let us all bow
humbly before the great God of bat
ties and pray that we may live up to
our heritage of being an Army which
has never started war, but which
has never lost one"
so with for God and country on
our lips and in our hearts, we enter
the battle for preservation of our
homes, our families, our institutions
and for the preservation of civiliza-
ton itself" the colonel concluded.
Correspondents joined the convoy
where it was reorganized for the
journey into battle. They were not
even told what their port of en-
barkation would be. They knew only
that they were going on an offensive
operation with the United States
forces. The rest was a mystery.
Only on arrival at the port town
did I learn was assigned to a
transport carrying battalion which
was destined to be a spearhead of
the landing on the Algerian coast.
Borrows Lighter Underwear.
| AS result of whispered grapevine
warnings in London I equipped my
self with the heaviest wool clothing
1t did not take me long aboard ship,
however, before I realized our mis-
sion was in the south, not the north.
had to borrow cotton underwear
from considerate major because I
had brought only the heaviest the
London quartermaster could pro-
vide.
I lived on the ship as part of an
Army unit, attending conferences to
detail plans of action, sharing the
hopes and apprehensions of the
junior officers and men and watch
ing as all-commander to private
keyed themselves for the dangerous
| landing and ticklish job.
l had been assigned a place In
the fourth wave of boats which
would put me on the Algerian beach
at approximately $3.50 AMIN time
to see the action.
AS was sitting on my steel he'll
met with my typewriter on a chair
in cabin disordered by hasty pack
ing OF clothes and weapons writing
this story, the voice of the colonel
came over the loud speaker in final
talk to his command.
In just a few hours we are going
over the side of the ship ana 1t As
a record rum" he said.
He warned the men to respect
native customs, be friendly to peo-
pie and mot to shoot unless the
situation demands It," Then he
ended:
Go out and do your job like
soldiers and God bless YOU"