The Apache sentinel., 1943-11-25
ECHOES FROM THE
355OTH ORDNANCE
By SGT. JAMES F. COLEY
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There is no better proof than
retreat formation to show that
large number of our men are miss
ing. Those gaps in the line repre-
sent men away enjoying well-earned
burroughs and men attending Ord
nance Schools preparing themselves
Tor the jobs and problems that are
sure to come in the future.
appearing on a Special Order
neatly labelled Restricted" the fol-
lowing promotions in the company
were recently revealed: S/Sgt. for
James w. Bivens and yours truly"
Tech Third for David White, Sgt. for
Howard Wilkinson and William
Washington, Corporal for Atkins.
Barfield, Hines, and Long, Pfc for
= Henry Bryant, Hoke. Hunt. Willie
Latham, Smith, Tillery, Vaughan
and Wells.
Sgts. Kutch and Washington and
Pic. Towner journeyed to Phoenix
last week and, in spite of the many
duties that had to be performed in
, behalf of Uncle Sam, enjoyed the
trip immensely-they're still telling
~"AAJ OAAO wiz IL 1lOOCll J0e Ilne
time that was had
A dedication to Clifton Carter: the
currently popular tune, pistol Pack
IN Mama" especially the lines, Lay
that pistol, down, Babe"
Gallopin' dominoes games are tax
ing up their usual time and space.
now that pay day was a few days
back - business is really illmpin'
During last weeks transforms, I'm
wondering what S/Sgt. "4O6" Mas
sey saw in those raindrops- early
ending for the duration, we hope.
AS representative at the new Nom
Com Club, M/Sgt. Cockrell was vot-
ed to be governor from this organi-
zation.
Congratulations to Sgt. Bennett
for his recent winning of the Ven
ereal Disease Control Contest-inci-
dentally the prize was ten dollars.
Here's hoping that this contest will
obtain the desired results.
Last week the Orderly Room de-
veloped a sweet aroma that would
have wilted the most vicious bull
Cpl. ChildreSS' weekly perfumed pale
lavender letter that neatly bore his
name, had just arrived.
Many of the boys returning from
the home front on furlough have re-
ported the morale situation is rather
encouraging and going much higher
IN ration points. During the absence
OF 1st Sgt. Embry, who is away on
furlough, in the vicinity of Chicago
and thereabouts, S/Sgt. Butler is
adequately taking over the duties of
1st Sgt. and is doing his hacking
business now on a part-time basis.
Cpl. LeSSie Long has introduced
new expression that may soon find
itself in the Army's Dictionary of
Lingo-the saying is: ut amt nair
bout like dat"
Pfc. Wells, our bugler, can be
heard in the barracks and company
area exploring the possibilities of a
GI. bugle to produce some hard
riffs. Pvt. Dixon, a new personality
in the company, is now spending his
spare time in familiariZing himself |
with the Post and is laying special
interest on the WAC area.
S/Sgt. Frazier has returned from
emergency furlough but has assured
all concerned that everything is all
right now. incidentally, Sgt, where
did you dig up those fine portraits
Sgt. Morris has returned from the
hospital after a short convalescence.
Two sights to see: Pfc. Willie
Lathams Interpretation Of the at
-tention position and William Scales
version of the CD.D. Hop. Those
soldiers are strictly on the ball.
The 1st Sgt, before leaving, was
so anxious to get away he purely |
forgot to carry along his ration
points allowance certificate; keeping
that fact in mind we're looking for
him now most any day.
Well, fellows, remember to try and
make this column yours through
your contributions and remember
that the buying of War Bonds is
still considered as real investment.
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