European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 1, 1945, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 anew answer to the old Why does a Chicken Cross the Road was supplied by Richard Cleaver of and the 89th of the ninth armoured to explain the pile of fresh dressed chickens stacked up near the cleavers to make trouble for didst win so the outfit is standing Short Oil Chicken the following report from maj Robert who investigated at the request of an infantry division tells All on Date some chickens were observed in the Vicinity of the up of the 89th at the chickens had their Heads off and were piled up near the investigation was made and the platoon stated the livestock in the had been annoying his by setting off mines and otherwise causing Unwar ranted alerts Day and he further stated that he made a practice of disposing of All so he could operate More efficiently and not be bothered with this Nui he advised that cutting off their Heads and probably preparing them for the Kitchen As food was an afterthought and not the main Rea son for destroying Cleaver has been advised that destruction of animals and livestock would be discontinued and if the occasion arose for such action it would be referred to higher Headquarters for of you need proof that chaplains do More than punch Here Are two communion had been completed and chaplain of the 95th was purifying the chalice when enemy shells began falling close chaplain Frye turned to the 46 men of the 920th a who were at services for the Celebration of the feast of the immaculate he said he would Complete the but All who wished could seek everyone stayed to the chaplain Ben of a cavalry had to travel at night with a patrol leading the Way to a Siegfried line Pillbox his organizations most for Ward because they were so close to the they would be spotted travelling in the Day at the chaplain Rose conducted ser vices for 25 men and returned to Headquarters with Bernard Bierman again leading the patrol Chalk up one of the fastest deliveries of rations to William of Dade Fla the delivery was made to Bis 13th of the eighth n a Jerry Shell swished overhead As he was carry ing the Box of rations for his the Shell burst i was near a Hill above my Fagen before i realized what was i was sliding Down the Mickity still holding the when i hit i was right outside platoon Headquarters pfc Percy of a Bow gunner on a tank of second ninth armoured found a new use for a screwdriver in a it served As a Bolt handle on his Caliper my while he slammed away at a German prices tank was attacked by a Large German patrol during the Battle of the the Bolt handle of the machine gun broke when he started to so Price grabbed the first thing Handy the the enemy was a mop up squad of yanks found the Woods strewn with dead and casualties of prices even though there is that big hunk of Ocean be tween the Eto and the its still a Small says William of new an artillerymen with the 101st airborne Bill was on sentry duty at Bastogne a couple of Days after the City was first person he challenged was his James an 80th division another 101st William of also caught up with his brother after a two year separation during the ardennes Forest he met William of the 17th at a Forward it was enemy flak that reunited Frank b17 and his William p47 at a 29th tac Frank and his Crew were unhurt when the fortress made an emergency Landing near a tac base and when they checked someone noticed the name Aldrich on a it was brother when they Bill i thought you were in the to which Frank Imas you can plainly doughs in the outposts of the 38th Sec Ond Are listening to musical programs and hourly broadcasts through the Courtesy of the switchboard broadcasting operated by George of Tele phone Doran moves his radio in front of the switchboard to broadcast the programs along the line to company and platoon cps where they Are re piped by sound Power phones to outposts just Short of tic Wilford of believes that Well placed Haymaker can be As 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