European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 6, 1945, Darmstadt, Hesse Thi stars and stripes All this unit needs now is plus lined Foxholes by Ernie staff writer win 50 Bucks each in Cas contest up front Fenbury 1945 by Mauldin few my a we Vav 11 v across the 1st Stanley i you 1 m w w of i and c before us to come out of the lines and go Back to the rest Divi Sion finally had to order them they liked this place so follow he ill show you the he led the Way up one flight of rickety stairs and pointed through a door this is our living he come the less than 100 Yards from the enemy was intact furnished in perfect it was filled with soft big Rich Maroon drapes and other adornments of a comfortable Burgher Only the broken windows indicated it was anywhere near a cant Light fire not he Golub asked sit take it you know its too bad we can Only use this room in warm the stovepipe goes right up to the but when we built a fire in Here the germans began making it extra hot but you Haven seen the Day room yet we have a fire there All the he went downstairs again and crawled through a series of King size rat holes in the basement the Jerries had these Cut out so they could go through the build ing he he stood up and walked through a he is the Day since we Are the outfit deep est into Germany and this is our most advanced we claim it the Day room closest to it looked like a Garrison in the half a dozen gis were sit Ting Reading in overstuffed the Walls were covered with Petty and Varga a stove kept the room warm and snug Walter looking up from a paper said he liked it pretty Good Golub led the Way Back through the rat holes to the other end of the glassware galore this is patrol he it was a room with a big innerspring mattress in one occupied at the moment by a it and a on the table in the Center of the room was some dres Den pottery and in the Wall cup Board were Varico lored Fox company has got so much glassware that it uses different glasses for every Golub its a pretty Good set up Here the Only reason that some of the Guys dont prefer it to a rear area rest Center is on account of the patrols to the other Side of the patrols or said f its sure More comfortable Here than in a w of and Man is prisoner of War on the British front 25 delayed a pfc Thomas l Veteran stars and stripes War from whom nothing has been heard since he flew into Holland with airborne troops on 1944 was Cap tured by the according to reliable information Hoge covered the 3rd army for the stars and stripes up to the time they reached the Moselle then returned to England just in time to go on the Para troop Mission to a Newspaperman in civilian life he was inducted into the army in 1942 came to the Etc with the 29ui infantry and Serod As a Rifleman and clerk until transferred to the stars and stripes in 1s44 shortly after the Allied landings in Southern Alfred was killed by a German machine gun while covering the front for the stars and stripes Mediterranean edition Gregory Janif Lior Italy was Anzio winners in the Cas anti Lack Market poster contest were announced top prizes of 50 dollars each in War Bonds were t5 Philip 336 and 1st air ser Mckeon placed first in the Art work division for his striking poster depicting the Way in which the Black Market can hamstring an army Adrian took first Money for his winning idea for an anti Lack Market poster second prize in the poster Divi Sion was awarded to William k det 58th and second prize in the idea division was won by Reethus 436th pm bakery co each will receive a 25 Dollar War the winning posters will be re produced and widely circulated As part of the Campaign against Market trading in army honorable mention in the pos Ter division was won by pvt m 178th Sig co pfc Stephen 385th engr and 1st Seymour Robert Kisi and Nathaniel All from air corps honorable mention in the idea division was won by Wade Dix 599th and pvt Michael of shoptalk strength the army and Navy journal has disclosed the Fol lowing facts concerning the medi Cal department the department now numbers officers and enlisted of this number approximately officers Are in the medical in the dental in the Veter Inary in the sanitary in the medical administrative 59 in the phar Macy corps and in the army m 453 judges in the contest Ware Mai Oscar g4 a thur information offi and William Wood director of the Black Market control Provost marshals All prizes will be awarded for Mally at a to be an 8th ass to ranking Ace injured in Belgium motor notes to the editor words have been flying thick and fast in our Humble abode As to which state had the most vehicles registered we Are primarily interested in the compar col John to ranking 8th a was injured 19 in Belgium in an automobile Acci it was Learned Here today Pilot of a col Meyer was credited with destroying 24 planes in the air and 13 and a half on the although participating in More than 125 missions he was injured Only once he its a different War to air corps men at front rest company commander 1st it Stanley got up from a divan and called sgt Robert St to Brig Over some Jam for the bread on the Heisele pointed to the shelves on the loaded with jars of relish and can see Why the Guys in this area hate to leave the front lines for rest he arssnes9ib35 radio program sourly on the j2m 248 7th army 1447 pc All i could that showed his from a guest the same thing l v w i pij1i i at any i showing his once Bednarz and sgt Donald Stone were startled by a whining sound Over head and a loud we didst know what it said we just stood and stared at each then an infantryman yelled that a Jerry sniper was working on even then we didst hit the we just ran the six frontline guests have flown More than 60 combat mis Sions they have been on ground support flights Over Anzio South France and accustomed to swooping in to the attack through heavy with guns blazing and bombs they found the ground warfare a strange bewildering i never got the sense of know ing what was going As i do during a bombing said five How music shop with the All i Ever knew was that a barrage was to be Laid Down at a certain when were the whole pattern is spread out w front of we feel we know Why were supposed to hit the target when we go of a Mission to bomb a Bridge or rail we know it belongs to Jerry and we know we Are helping business to a i shoot the burst nazi ednar2 the ground but theres an other when the flak starts exploding its so w our bombing of a on the you have the feel ing that Jerry is right alongside pick up a pair of Field and you can see a nazi it just about knocks you Over to know you Are that the capture of German prisoners emphasized the personal Angle of ground fighting for the All crowded around when the first Batch of pos was brought in and the germans must be using mate in the sgt Elmer Berwyn some were kids of 16 men hearing one was wind in one Eye and could barely see from the Many seemed glad to be the air Force guests got along Fine with their ground fighter hosts although there was a lot of kidding Back and i didst hear a really Strong said a m j v Ison Between new York and Cali i maintain that with its huge population surpassed California in total including if we would like a comparison Between los an Geles and new York Robert barns in California led the nation with registered vehicles of All new York was second Vith but no other figures Are sir is always Good to the editor what will a five Star general be cached and also a four Star Russell Lewis and general general of the w Pup tent poets room number nine room number nine the marking in our door guarantees one visit and youll come no More from teachers to hoboes trades of All kinds can be found in the space of room number pvt for who just sits and writes All through the Day and most of the another old Chap i dare not mention is looking Forward his 30 years pension All together there really swell and that about All to better Tell Felix Niko a close shaves to the editor As i sit in this Nice i have been wondering about some i am curious to know if i have any Competition in my part time i guess if you pub Lish this i will know whether or not i As i have been cutting hair on front line in at times i have had to Stop until the shells slowed it has been a wonderful thing for me to Cut mens hair who Haven had a Chance to get a when i joined the it was a pitiful they were All Muddy and even had mud in their but i got Busy and in a Short time i had them looking so Nice they had for gotten they Ever needed a hair the thing we should have now is More Barbers in the when the wounded Are unable to shave Why not have a few Barbers for Waid boys i know what the frontline Man wants As soon As a clean shave and haircut and then he is on the Road to Quick Moses o some asked jokingly How we liked sleeping in Foxholes after our tents and but their who cares v what they do on the they look awful Good when they Fly never scold a red Cross Cirl Treyve done their and Good to make this life More for so speak to them and knt be Cross to the girls who have joined the american red heres a million tto Anks to each and every one be of the the rates fighters tops to the editor we Are writing this to All person Nel of a fighter group in behalf of the frontline 7th army troops who have passed through the 675th collecting we wish to express our wholehearted thanks and Apreci it has been some time since our palates have tasted such rarities As homemade salted peanuts and Good old american Candy through the generosity of our com rades in arms of this fighter and by generosity we mean a col Lection from their own Christmas we have not Only been the recipients of these gifts but we have also witnessed another exam ple of How this War has drawn All men to a Unity never before attained by to express ourselves in Plain go casualties of the 7th new Paris 62 1945 Dally newspaper for armed in published mondays through off Teer in Dijon editorial and circulation offices 12 Rue editorial staff Harry Man aging editor Robert Hugh la Arr ten Felfman mechanics myer James Leo Edward Don circulation Joseph Milton f Carl
