European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 2, 1945, Darmstadt, Hesse                                On duty in coast guard warrant machinist Alexander Mou ton of received orders to re port for duty Ort an assault transport on the West he arrived the Day after the ship so he got aboard a Carrier bound for Pearl Harbor in an Effort to catch up with his at Pearl Harbor he found that a change in the transports orders had sent her to Guadal so he an army ship going there but arrived a week after the transport had left for Espiritu Mouton then caught a trans port plane to Only to find that his ships orders had again been changed in route and she was in Pearl a Navy up took him Back to the transport had moved on to the a destroyer trip to the Admiral ties revealed that his phantom ship was now in the Vicinity of and a plane obligingly dropped him off but the ship had just sailed for Pearl Back again to Pearl on an and again the transport had come and this time the coast guard decided it was Wiser to change Mouton and he was assigned to another and Les elusive Mouton suspects now that the transport was the flying dutchman but agrees that she did give him a Good Cooks tour of the South Pacific carry a Shore party was directing the unloading of cargo on the Leyte beachhead when a Small Landing boat was seen trying to make its Way Between the cargo a Sailor whose Job was to keep this sector Clear of such Craft shouted get that boat out of but the boat plodded on and grounded to Yards an army lieutenants head appeared Over the Send a Duck out to pick us he walk the Waters yelled the Beachman the ramp dropped and Douglas Mac Arthur walked Good he How Are things going shark the four undergraduate classes in this Navy have been designated As Barber Needle girl bait and shark for the last class the Navy has developed a new chemical compound to be used As a shark a packet of the stuff can be attached to a life upon Contact with water it dissolves into an inky fluid and the Sharks just dont like tests conducted off the coasts of Florida and Louisiana proved even when the Sharks had been excited and made greedy by luring them with the senior undergraduates May now have to find a new name or just remain girl bait during their stint a submarine Lay submerged As depth charges from a Jap de Stroyer slammed nearer and at any moment the Crew expected the lights to go in the control room the men were anxiously watching the gauges when the door flew open and the Cook pushed for cripes he youve gotta do something about that my breads falling Navy Helen Smith of hardly knows whether Shes a wac ave or a since her arrival in North Africa in january she has been on duty with the first in a captains office and in on Hewitt she Aye and goes ashore for now she has received a Navy citation which entitles her to Wear the navys commendation ribbon for serving most effectively and loyally with Hewitt staff through a period in which major offensive operations have been con ducted almost one thing that surprised me when i got close to said was the enormous amount of paper work it takes to do you the naval plans alone for the invasion of Southern France made a volume this new because it has been reported that attendance at religious services has been made compulsory at certain the Secre tary of the Navy has announced that it is considered illegal to establish religious requirements for service in the Navy and that anyone who does not wish to attend religious services shall be sex the religious convictions of those who observe Sabbath on another Day than sunday Are to be respected to the extent that military considerations permit they should be excused from regular duty on that Day and perform full duty on for the first time in 25 Beer just hand me that Batter and when the ton of ill Shew you the he guest Damn Waffle you Ever Feten sic ashore except in naval surgery cannot be performed in the Navy upon a mentally competent person who refuses his permission but in the opinion of a Board of three or More medical his refusal is he May be subjected to disciplinary Spe Cial assignment men May now be assigned the same duty and ratings As anyone else in the except that they May not be assigned to ships that have been in commission less than one or to combat ships of the destroyer class or or to armed guard duty afloat they May be sent to any Navy school except fire aviation Salvage and anyone is entitled to make out an application for a your co or personnel officer will give you the Neces sary information and your application be judged on its own merits but your reasons have to be very urgent and your chances of get Ting a discharge Are about the same As they Al ways have telegrams sent by cos in answer to requests for Extension of leave Are considered government business and Are not to be sent according to buyers circular letter the Price of Charbert breathless As listed in the overseas gift catalogue of the army Exchange has been and ale regular commercial strength May be orders at the higher Price will be filled with Addi tarried on Navy ships for Sale and consumption tonal fabulous Oong Nugent s Sag c e n e r Man asking for letters in this column Are All write them message 205 East 424 new York Well Forward your the censor wont let us print the Complete Billy last heard of in 172d some where in the Southwest Pacific write Jacob once a Pilot at Kellogg later believed in England write Frank Duncan formerly of the 106th Camp write Tommy Morris last heard of at Indiantown write Virgil anyone knowing the whereabouts of Don Correnti of the 1st armoured write Vincent Frank Cortazzo of the 33d write Nathan Dora last heard of at fort write pvt Charles Henry Doerr of me formerly of the 94th last heard of at Camp write Forest it Johnnie last heard of with the aah at Foster write Andrew Giovo Norman last heard of in navigation school in Florida write Harold pvt Troy once in new Guinea with the signal now believed to be in the Philippines write James 1st formerly at the of Chicago write Robert Emanuel formerly at Jefferson write Robert Thomas Hayes write Hes a Blu eyed just 5 feet 2 inches she weighs 100 pounds on the she was born june at Rock she made her stage debut at the age of in 1942 she was signed by 20th on that lot Shes regarded As a Likely successor to Betty and when Betty needs a her latest picture where do we go from Here Daniel somewhere in the states write Mary Hoover believed to be with the 1st write Joe last heard of at 4 Ontario write Michael William last heard of in the 313th 50th write Arthur Albert once in Asp at the of Georgia write t5 David capt for Merly of the Iii bomber command write Kenneth Louis once at Panama write John Mroz George once at Lowry write t5 last heard of at fort write Leroy Al curly formerly at Camp Myles write Charles Steve somewhere in the Southwest Pacific write Leo Francis Marion once at fort write Charles Joe Medeiros of los formerly with merrills now somewhere 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