Evening star., 1942-02-12
All Army Personnel
To Be Vaccinated
AGAINST Yellow Fever
Stimson Orders Action
To Make Them Available
For Service in Tropics

Secretary of War Stimson dis
closed today that all Army off,
GERS and men will be immunized
against yellow fever, making
them quickly available for ac-
tive service in the tropics.
The order to vaccinate soldiers
broadens the policy that had been
previously been in effect. Only
those soldiers stationed in the trop-
ical regions of the Western Hemi-
sphere, including Panama and
Puerto Pico. were vaccinated against
yellow fever.
In addition to yellow fever injec-
ton. all soldiers will be given vac
cinations against small pox. typhoid
paratyphoid fever and tetanus.
Secretary Stimson also announced
that American Army units which
landed in Northern Ireland COM
prises a self-contained force. sup
piled with its own food. military
supplies and athletic equipment.
He declared the intention was to
maintain the force so as not to be
drain on the people of Northern
Ireland.
The Army of occupation will aug
ment its supplies by local purchases,
when needed to conserve cargo
space, he said.
r. o. T. C. Camps Dropped.
An order suspending R. o. T. C.
camps for college students during
the summer was announced by the
Secretary, but this move is not in
tended to do away with military
training under War Department su-
pervision in colleges and universi-
ties in the country.
Instead Of going to their usual
summer encampment, the graduates
and this years juniors of R. o. T. c.
units will be given their advanced
training at regular service schools
OF the Army.
Mai. Gen. Omar N Bradley. COM
mandant of the Army Infantry
School at Fort Benning. Ga, has
been assigned to tactical command
In the field. As usual in such cases
now, no further detail was given.
AS his successor at the school, one
of the most important in the Army,
Maj. Gen Levin Allen has already
taken over the duties.
Secretary Stimson said that no
doubt the 27 new infantry divisions
which will be organized from the
Reserves will have identifications
somewhat similar to units of the
World War. such as the Yankee and
Rainbow Divisions which assembled
troops from certain geographical
areas.
Three Being Formed
Each of the new divisions will be
established as near as possible to its
home bases but the Secretary said
it was a big problem to speak about
so far in advance of their final or
ganization. Only three of these
divisions are being formed at pres
ent.
The War Secretary gave assur-
ances that steps are. being taken"
for precautionary measures against
the thousands Of Japanese aliens in
Hawaii and on the West Coast of
this country.
Don't think we are idle" he
warned, but nevertheless he refused
to disclose what measures the Army
is taking in cooperation with the
civil authorities.
The question of separate hospital
ization for Negro troops. raised by
the National Medical Association,
is being handled satisfactorily, Mr..
Stimson reported. Wherever the
number of Negro patients warrant
it, they are. being given separate
wards. Two such wards now exist
at Camp Livingston, La, and Fort
Bragg, N. C. Negro physicians and
nurses are available at these posts.
Where colored attendants are un-
available, the usual Army procedure
will prevail, the policy being to avoid
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