Evening star., 1945-11-03
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

F. F.
A. Sporting News says that the
Slide, Kelly, Slide after whom the
song supposedly was named was
Michael j. King Kelly, famous
catcher in the 1S80s and 1905.
@. Why is the glass snake called
by this name?-T. H. H.
A. The so-called glass snake is
not a snake but lizard. 1t has no
limbs and, therefore, resembles a.
snake. The name derives from its
fragility, the long tail easily break
ing into small pieces.
@. Is there crane large enough
to lift 100 tons at time?-C. R. G. |
A. During the war the Trans
portation Corps has had in use a
few floating cranes. which were
capable of handling 100 tons at an
80-foot radius and lifting them at
IA feet a minute.
@. After a man leaves the serv-
ice, will his insurance policy still be
paid as a monthly income to his
beneficiary in case of his death?-
c. H. r.
A. Yes. There are two options
under which National Service Life
Insurance can be paid to bene-
ficiary and each provides month
ly income.
@. When applying for private
pilots license is man given credit
for student flying hours in the
Army even though he did not COM
plete the air cadet course?-H. F. B.
A. According to the Civil Aero
nautics Administration any dual
instruction or solo time in the Army
Air Corps is acceptable for credit
! toward private. pilots license,
even though the student did not
complete the air cadet course.
@. How many animals are trapped
each year to provide furs?-G. M. K.
A. At least 19,500,000 fur animals
are trapped annually in A States
and Alaska. This figure is probably
a low estimate. 1t does not include
ranch-raised animals.
@. Are there prisoner of war
camps in Northern Germany that
have not yet been accounted for?
p. G.
! A. There are no prisoner of war
camps in Northern Germany that
have not yet been accounted for.
! @. How many Bronze Star Medals
have been given out to Army per-
/ sonnel in this war?-G. P.
| A. Approximately 356,000 Bronze
Star Medals had been recorded by
\ the Adjutant Generals Office as of
September 1, 1945. 7f
@. May naval personnel be dis
charged outside the continental
limits of the United States?-W. L. D.
A. Under provisions of Navy Reg
ulations, Article 1889, personnel may,
upon their own written request, be
released from service outside of the
United States. In doing SO they
waive all claim for transportation
at Government expense to the
United States and all consular aid.
/ @. To what army was the 35th
Division attached in Europe?-E. g,
A. This division was a part OF
the 9th Army.
); @. Which units of the 106th In
, fantry Division <of the Army were
awarded the Presidential Citation?
Are casualty figures for this unit
: available now?-M. A. M.
A. According to the War De-
: partment, no unit of the 106th In
: fantry Division received the Pres
idential Unit Citation. During the
Battle of the Bulge the division suf-
fered 1868 casualties, which includ-
: e. more than 1000 missing. A large
number of these who had been pris-
oners of war were recovered at the
end of hostilities.
@. Is the Army Nurse Corps q
permanent organization?-H. S.
A. The Army Nurse Corps, estab-
lished by congressional action II
1901, is an integral corps in the
Medical Department of the Army
1t is a permanent organization
serving during peace or war, ant
accepts only graduate, registered
nurses as members. It's entire mem
bership has the status of commits
stoned officers upon appointment
and the size Of the Nurse Corps i
determined by the size of the Arm.
| the peacetime strength being 81,
nurses per thousand troops.
@. Which is the Golden Talo'
Division?-T. H. B.
A. The shoulder patch of tn
18th Airborne Division bears tn
claw of an eagle in gold and there
fore has sometimes been referred +
as the Golden Talon Division. 1t
also known as the Thunder From
Hnaypr division