Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-06-26
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In the South
Pacific Ocean

~ tdeldyedl-A genuine cnafV
acter-and a honey f0r Runyon~
is Pvt. Herman Rosenzweig.
attached to the 37th Division.
Herman is a stylish stout, 30
years of age, and he lives in l52
Orchard street, New York City.
There isn't an officer on this
strange island and very few on
Guada canal who haven't
heard OF Rosy
He is the only man in the
world who. in the midst Of
jungle warfare, can suddenly
produce a tin of salmon or a
-safdine- Il cracker, or some
such heavenly delicacy that
most soldiers in this sector have
long since forgotten!
II was almost year ago,
when he was recovering from
an illness on Guadalcanal. that
"RoSy's" fame began 10 spread.
He went into one of the
Guadalcanal camps as pa
tent.
But so amazing were his en-
PLOTS When he recovered the
officers asked that he be per-
mitted TO remain there as a
sort of camp manager.
So there he stayed until he
was sent to Bougainville a few
months ago --
4 ND what were some Of
"A "Rosy's" exploits? Well.
when | speak Of a rest camp
on Guadalcanal don't get no.
tons of saddle horses and golf
and swimming pools. Think
rather of poor hut in sea
of mud OF hungry gnatS and
unacceptable dust, of rats that
get under your netting and
gnaw you awake. of reading
matter that is six months old.
and OF food that is frightening
in its monotony. 4
In these surroundings. every
body groaned and groused and
grumbIed. That is. everybody
but Rosy" But they tell me
that Rosy was able TO do il.
And obllglng7 Boy on boy!
No aspirin in the hut? Rosy
had some. The latest reading
matter? Rosy always seemed
TO have his new copy of some
newspaper very handy. Hungry
in the night? Rosy would troop
through the mud and return
with one of his magical can Of
sardines Thirst? Rosy al
ways had Just one more bottle
OF warm beer" left in his field
bag.
Small wonder that "Rosy's"
fame grew apace. How he did
It on Guadalcanal and today on
Bougainville. nobody knows
But that he does II, there can be
no question. One officer, trying
desperately TO catch him, bet
Rosy SO he couldn't produce
A piece OF Orchard street her
ring within two days.
Just "A hours later Rosy
came up with dish that Won
the wager. The FISH looked
SuSplciously Ike barracuda
but. by golly It tasted like
herring
IRON al this, YOU may cet
L the idea that PVT Herman
RoSenzweiS IN civil life was a
reStauretCur. or at least a deli
. catesSen salesman And there
YOU would be very wrong Be-
cause Rosy is Of the theatcr.
He acts. writes. Directs and
produces
True, he has achieved little
success IN his chosen field thus
far. lie readily admits that the
closest he ever came 10 getting
anywhere on Broadway was ,
selling newspapers Z
So what happened? So along
came the war and. boom, I
was in the army. Rosy cx-
planned. But III get back -
Broadway one day and ] wont
be selling newspapers. either.
Just you wait and sec
! don't have 10 wait. because
I know that Herman RoScn.
zweig already has an edge.
Listen 10 this
Down IN ttat Guadalcanal
camp Rosy sold himself 10
wealthy officer SAID officer had
a contract drawn 10 take effect
four months after both he and
Rosy get back 10 the states.
And the contract -- completely
legal document. by the way
provides Rosy with enough cap
ltal 10 finance his own theat-
rical ventures for period OF
two years,
Accordingly when he dashed
through the mud OF Guadal-
canal for an extra can Of Sar-
dimes. or a blt OF precious
salmon, did PVT. Herman Ro-
zenzwcig know what he was
doing?
Ladies and gentlemen. Hitler
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