The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-06-20
War Weapons; Materials To Be Shown
ByArmySeruice Forces At Stadium

A war weapons and material ex-
hibit covering more than l,oOO
square feet of floor space will be
an added attraction of "ASF AT
TACK" the Army Service Forces
spectacular battle show which is
coming to Wilmington Friday for
one performance at Legion Sta
dunn, under sponsorship Of Will
mington Post No. 10, American
Legion.
The display of weapons and the
simulated attack that overWhelms
Jap-held pillbox is being pre-
scented for one performance only
and the public will be welcomed
and will be admitted without
charge, according to an announce
ment by Donald C. King, post com.
mander. The big show will get
underway at 8:45 p, M, and will
be proceeded by a half-hour con-
cert by a 28-piece Army band.
Each of the nine services which
make up the Army Service Forces
Is Observation-Disclosures, Engi'
neers, Medical Corps, Chaplains
Corps, Chemical Warfare Service
the WAC's, Signal Corps, Quarter
master Corps, and Transportation
Corps.
The nine displays range from
bazookas and mortars to medical
field stations, army cook stoves and
dehydrated foods.
The ordnance display includes a
mine detector, a bazooka, 5O-cal'
air cooled machine gun, a Brown
ing automatic machine gun and an
81 nm. mortar. Fife grenades,
a 105 howitzer shell and various
ammunition make up an interest
ing display of the weapons that
war bonds buy.
A feature of the ASST chemical
warfare service display is figure
dressed in one-piece gas resistant
suit, development of the CWS.
The ~ mortar which many Naz'
prisoners in Italy wanted to see
when captured, because they
thought it was an automatic
weapon due to the rate of fire, an
other development of CWS, is on
display in the show. Huge new
incendiary bombs, like those rain
ing on Tokyo, and parachute
flares, round out the demonstration
The medical display consists Of
typical battalion aid station as
seen in the field with the compll
Gated contents of the field medica
chests, valuable and vital drugs
leg-saving splints, blood plasms
and emergency operating equip
ment. A section of the surgery
of a portable or field hospital il
displayed including portable op
Grating lights surgical instrument
and portable operating table. Thu
comparative comfort and luxurious
ness of a regional or general hos
pital is illustrated by the war equip
ment used IN the treatment OIL III
individual soldier.
The ASST quartermaster exhlbi
is complete from a 20-man fielt
kitchen and utensils OF K-ratiol
packs. Jungle clothing and shoe
as we'll as other equipment use'
on the Pacific islands are feature
as we'll as other equipment use'
on the Pacific islands are featured
For women bond buyers the lates
thing in WAC clothing is shown.
The ASST signal corps exhibit il
made up of many devices uset
in battle. A new field telephone
and battle phone add new interest
although the old reliable one-mar
radio, the walkie-talkie, continue!
to be the favorite talking piece
with the onlookers vieing with eacf
other to use 1t.
The ASF transportation corps ex
hibit was brought from Washing
ton where it was on display at thu
foot of the Washington monument
The Illuminated panel boards
depict the enormous job transport
ing millions of soldiers overseas
and keeping the army supplied a
overseas bases, invasion beache
and in the front line