The Apache sentinel., 1943-12-17
4O6th Ordnance on Bivouoc
Somewhere in Arizono)
By s-sgt. RICHARD D. MASSEY

The 406th Ordnance MN. Com
pany has finished the first week on
blvouac in the hills of Arizona. We
are enjoying the warm days and the
experience that is gained in out
door life. However, the warm days
are forgotten by the cold and crispy
nights.
Old Man Jack Frost is playing his
part IN making the men lump
around in the mornings.
Three on a Mat
Because of the cold nights since
returning from his furlough, Cpl.
Argel Otis has moved into the tent
OF Pvt. Leroy Spence and Pvt. Ed
ward Lawrence. Since there is little
room to turn over, when tired of
sleeping on one side, one soldier will
wake each man up and say about
Face" Fright Face" or LEFT Face"
to change their position.
Breakfast in Bed
Cpl. James Friend and I have a
very luxurious apartment tent. We
have on our floor a soft Persian
carpet made of choice Arizona sand
about twelve inches deep. With our
blankets, this carpet makes a soft
bed in which to sleep.
When we have worked very hard
some nights and don't care to be
bothered the next morning. Cpl.
Friend an 1 will get our breakfast
early and go back to our tent be-
fore the crowd gathers and enjoy
our breakfast in bed. Sometimes a
little grain of sand may accidentally
fal Into our mess kits but with a
quick sweep by the spoon the grain
of sand is extracted before any
harm is done. Sometimes when it
is very cold, we disregard the little
grain of sand.
Company Commander
The Company Commander, Capt.
F. M. Waters, has white cross near
the bottom of his rain coat on the
right side.
1t was reported, while the COM
pany is on bivouac, that the White
Cross represented pure heart.
After investigating the case my
self, I find that it also represented
the covering of a small cut in his
raincoat to keep the raindrops from
passing through.
G.I. TrOjans
SISgt. Emerson Young was seen
drilling sixteen enlisted men about
the bivouac area recently. (You
may call them G.I. Trojans.) The
purpose of his drilling these men
was unknown 1t was reported that
he was putting his CT. TrojanS III
condition after they were engaged
in short celebration.
Sweet Letters
Since 1 have been in the Army, I
have never seen a soldier enjoy a
letter more than Pvt. Peter Spell.
While reading his mail, especially
while on Bivouac he laughs out
loud and stamps his feet against
the ground whether standing or ly-
ing down.
Motor Pool Lipscomb
Sgt Waverly G. Lipscomb, the
motor Sergeant, has earned himself
a name in which the fellows enjoy
teasing him. He is called Motor
| Pool LipScomb because of his inter-
est in taking care of the company
vehicles.
In my opinion, if every soldier in
the service were as interested in his
work as Sgt. Lipscomb, would feel
safe in saying that the duration
| would be terminated in the next
| three months.
At Twilight
Soldiers with Mess Kits moving
toward their tents preparing for
bed.
Sgt. Clarenza Livingston begin
ming his evening classes in lying,
S/Sgt. Maurice Dunn looking to-
ward the north star repeating over
and over again the name: DOT"
Pvt. Samuel Thornton taking his
regular post on guard.
Pvt. Defo Moore becoming roman
tic and starting to write his poetry.
Sgt. Carl Weaver retiring for the
evening after being $500 winner.
were being hotly pursued by Pvts.
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