European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 23, 1945, Darmstadt, Hesse Regular army any enlisted Man of the regular army who holds a temporary commission in the aus is entitled to return to his permanent regular army Grade if he reenlist within six months after leaving the service any enlisted Man of the a who was upped to warrant officer in the aus May get Back his permanent Grade if i reenlist 1 within six months if he is Over 38 oru us Finin if e is under men who held Specia ratings will be reenlisted in the grades indicated in the following conver Sion table a c Jan 1945 old and rating Grade specialist first technician fourth specialist first Ilses is is Orth Grade specialist second fourth Essl specialist second fourth s specialist third technician Teush specialist third techno Ianth specialist fourth technic in fifth specialist fourth technic Ian fifth specialist fifth specialist fifth specialist sixth private first specialist sixth infantry training the men who have been transferred from the air forces and the service forces to the infantry Are now taking an extensive six week infantry coups a at four training training includes instruction in the use of All infantry weapons and in squad and patrol noncom of the first three grades will receive an additional six week course to qualify them to hold their rank in the the training centers Are at Camps Howze and Camp Lam and Camp location of armies the War department has announced distribution of american armies As follows first army France second third France fourth Texas fifth Italy sixth Philippines seventh France eighth Philippines ninth second lieutenants deserving second lieutenants May now be promoted to first lie tenancy without waiting for an authorized a new we policy makes that advancement possible for any second lieutenant who has been 18 months or longer in that Grade and is the new policy will not be used for automatic promotion but will be reserved for the Benefit of those who have been denied advancement simply because there was no opening in the the same policy was already in effect for Pri authorizing their promotion to pfc under similar new weapon cose paratroopers will carry their car Bines or sub machine guns in a new weapon Case made of of Canvas and it buckles onto the Parachute harness to leave the Para troopers hands free and is padded with Felt in Case the descender lights on top of his the new item wont be issued until stocks of the present Type Are used new shoulder pad a new shoulder pad of Canvas and web Bing to ease the aching backs of Load toting soldiers has been put into production by the quartermaster although the pad is specifically designed for use with a it May be used to relieve shoulder discomfort for any canned hamburgers canned hamburgers Are the latest addition to the american soldiers Field packed two to a the burgers Are salted and have a charcoal broiled flavor and can be eaten cold if the hamburger will be included in the 10inl ration wac diet studies of wac nutrition requirements have revealed that a woman Soldier needs a lot less food than a male As a wac menus have been trimmed Down at an annual saving to the we of other facts disclosed re Garding wac eating habits they dont like Pota toes Fried but will eat them prepared otherwise their betwee meal snacks average 350 calories a Day they drink 25 percent less eat 25 per cent less pastry and 50 percent less dry Cereal than the average top Navy pilots the following Navy fighter according to the latest Navy department have destroyed 16 or More enemy planes David air group Cecil fighting 18 24 Alexander fighting 19 19 George fighting 18 Ira fighting 17 16 Jug Douglas Baker missing in fighting 20 16 James fighting 42 and fighting 10 16 planes planes planes planes planes planes planes information on state elections state Date of election officers to be voted for the earliest Date state will receive soldiers App ii cation for Absentee ballot the earliest Date state will mail j Absentee ballot to Soldier Date on or be fore which sol Diers executed Absentee ballot must be received Back by appropriate officials within state in order for it to be Michigan j april 2 superintendent of Public instruction general i member of the state Board of Edu election cation state Highway commissioner certain supreme court justices regents of the University of Michi Gan members of the state Board of and local at any time March 1 april 2 Wisconsin election april 3 state superintendent of schools Justice of the supreme court cer Tain judicial officers and municipal officers county superintendent of february 2 March 20 april 3 primary elections of county officers will be held in certain counties in Illinois on april South township elections in South Dakota will be held on March and municipal elections will be held in South Dakota on april general instructions and information As to Vot ing procedures in 1945 elections Are contained in we wac technicians on duty in hospitals have been issued this new Short sleeved dress of Rose beige Cotton print to replace their present Blue Cotton crepe the dress is tailored in one fastens Down the front with buttons and has a buttoned each enlisted wac gets nine of the they Are not worn by wac Call for nurses in a recent radio broadcast Paul chief surgeon of the sent out an Appeal to registered nurses still in civil life to join the army nurse corps to relieve a present acute shortage of nurses m that the general said that hospitals Are averaging patients each and instead of 120 nurses As originally prescribed for each such general Only 74 nurses per hos Pital could be shop talk the first group of negro was being trained for overseas duty is a postal battalion composed of Volunteer for the first time in this 150 general Sherman tanks were shipped overseas to the front lines at one time and As a single High priority the tanks Are now in action in i the army is now buying rope manufactured in the from Hen Equen fiber imported from Mexico the increasing need for scout and messenger dogs and new developments m mechanical mine detectors have caused the quartermaster corps to suspend the training of additional dogs for mine detection language guide to the official language of the Phil and a pocket guide to the hawaiian islands Are the latest educational pamphlets is sued by the Esfrain and High humidity pc Hullm Vover the South Pacific area have caused the Jmc to provide another Waterproof wrapper for k rations destined for that a negro quartermaster company of the thirteenth air Force completed a million truck Miles without a major Accident in 18 months of operation Over Headquarters of the Southeast Asia com Mand in Ceylon has gis from every state in the Union except new Hampshire and weekly by the enlisted men o the army and is or Salt Only to those in the armed pictures and other material trom yank May be reproduced if they Are net restricted of or military provided proper credit release dates of served and 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