Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-21
Third OF d SerieS.j
BY WALTER McCALLUM.

CAMP GORDON JOHNSTON
Carrabelle, Fla, March 2O--The
sign on the dilapidated shack. hang
ing crafty across the ruined fence
read, "Schickelgruberhaven City Of
Conquest, Home of the Aryan"
Far down the street cracking
bursts of rifle and machine-gur
fire punctuated the still, sunny morn
ing. Deep bursts of heavier caliber
and screaming whistles came from
the scene of combat. The infantry
was attacking the city of Hitler
1t was part of the battle course
of the Amphibious Training Center
at this big camp in Western Florida
where thousands Of American Army
troops have gone through battle
training whose only departure from
the real thing is lack Of still forms
lying in the street, and stretcher
bearers carrying wounded back from
the front.
Was a Real City.
"Schickelgruberhave is rea,
city. 1t used to be Harbeson City
collection of houses in a prairie
of palmetto scrub and lonesome
pines, set out in the middle of flat
country. Today the village is de-
serted except for the running shapes
Of American soldiers capturing the
village, using live ammunition as
they advance down the village street
against their objective. the Munich
Bar big building set at the enc
Of the street.
Great shell holes filed with water
dot the streets, Along the single
thoroughfare riddled automobiles
stripped Of tires and upholstery anc
battered into distorted masses o.
steel, sit gloomily on their rims
At the end looms the hulk Of tht
Munich Bar, punctured by thous.
ands CT bullet holes. In front looms
4 concrete barriCade, $50 yards from
the bar.
Here they come said a captain
We stood in an upper story of on
Of the ruined buildings, out of tn,
way eve hoped of some infantry
men who might forget orders ant
touch off the trigger of his Garanc
before he reached the barricade
The stunt was to clean out all tn,
buildings f1anking the street unit
the unit reached the barricade, thel
TO send fanking parties into ant
through the masonry structure
down toward the bar, while tn,
, rest OF the unit took cover behind
/ The concrete shelter and poured
a whitening covering fire on the OBJ
jectivc
Live Bullets Used.
Live bullets were used, together
with live dynamite charges anC
whistllng bombs which came ou
Of nowhere and burst CWithou
damage over the heads of the ad
vaNCing troops, In charge was {
young Army captain who had beer
through the British commando
schools We used live ammunition
and live grenades over there" h,
explained. Our training grount
{ W DIS Al lilE IillultIt Vi d IQllleu area
an area of rubber and broken ma
+ sorry. This is pretty much like it
The troops quickly advanced
through the f1anking buildings. witt
two men going ahead and yelling
all clear as their comrades GOV,
cred them from the rear The
whistle Of bombs grew louder an(
more frequent Hidden dynamite
charges burst from the shell holes
SCATTERING the advancing men Will
mud and clodS Of dirt They duCket
furtiYely into doorwayS. poked nose
around building corners and dashct
across clear spaces. The men along
side. handling dynamite switches
chose his spots TO set them off EX
perlenced and careful, he made sur
no one would be hurt. but that al
would get liberal blast Of mud ant
noise.
Once IN a while a colonel come
100 close and gets muddy" h
grlnned. 1--WE try not to let tina