The Apache sentinel., 1943-12-17
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: GOING GS-
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37th Special Service Co.
: By T/5 HOWARD JONES :
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Capt. Kenneth L. johnson. our
company commander, recently re-
turned from his home in Ohio where
he spent an enjoyable 15-day leave.
The captain looks well rested and
anxious to swing right back into
some hard work Of course he will
find us all ready. willing, and +.
We are glad to have him back with
us.
Cpl. James Sonny" johnson has
been granted an emergency fur
Tough, and is now away from us.
News arrived recently that his
mother lies critically i'll at her homee
in Wilmington, Del. We wish to Of
fer our condolences, and we hope
that Sonny'S presence home will
mean speedy recovery for her.
Pvt. William "Popasita" Hancock
is another young fortunate now en-
joying furlough. He is spending his
two weeks with his parents in New
ark, NJ. Pvt. Hancock is just about
the last man in our company to go
home on furlough; you see, he liked
it out here!
Pics. Fred D. Brown and William
Belcher are enjoying good health
again. They were recently released
from the hospital after short pe-
riods of minor illness. It's good to
have them home for Christmas"
We are also glad to have back
with us from the hospital Sgt. AL
len T. Hill. His recovery came at a
very opportune moment, just as our
long -dreamed-o basketball team
starts training and regular practice
sessions. Hill played varsity bas-
ketball at Delaware State in 1912,
and is very active center. He is
now an athletic technician in our
company, and ought to prove a
great asset to our team.
And just word about our up and
coming quintet. Capt. Johnson, who
has done some coaching in the mid
die west, is our quarterback, CALL
ing the plays for bristling squad
of about eighteen men, with more
poring in daily. There are men here
who have played with high school
and college teams from all over the
country. The differences in their
tactical plays and formations, which
usually occur between eastern and
western teams, are being carefully
gone over and smoothed out by our
CO. and his crew of athletic tech
nicians. Skull practices so far have
been very impressive and our hat is
already in the ring seeking opposi-
ton.
1t Wertz, our supply officer, re-
Gently returned from leave, having
spent an enjoyable two weeks at his
home in Newark, NJ. We must
commend our crew of supply men,
T/4s Edward S. d'Antignac, George
White, Ernest Hartwell, Vincent
Mccarthy, and Francis Waters for
the efficient work they have been
doing both before and during 1t.
Wertz' absence. The ON. laundry
and the Post Cleaners departments
will probably agree that these men
are nothing but nuisances. but
that's the way WE want them!
S/Sgt. Arthur D. Gillard, another
member of the supply system here,
has been confined to the hospital
for several weeks now. He has been
suffering a prolonged period of i'll
health and is almost a stranger
around the area. We long to have
him back with us.
Our six gridiron huskies, SISgt.
Walter Warwick, T/4s William r.
Stephens, Nathaniel johnson, Ben
ME George, TVS F'elmon D. Motley,
and Pfc. Julius R. Boaz, have been
granted furloughs in acknowledge
ment of their remarkably fine Serv-
ices rendered with the SOU football
team. We offer them our congratu-
lations even though our faces are .
green with envy.
Our new neighbors, the 335th Sta
tion Hospital, are quite a sporting
bunch. Recently, in quite good faith,
they challenged the 37th to dual
combat in volleyball and basketball.
The fracas ended with our company
victorious in both tilts and closer
relationship between the two units.
We are looking forward to more
games in the near future.