European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 6, 1945, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Edward Grabinski Ekhard horrid Tow Camp Edward a Driver with the 472d quartermaster trucking and Richard a surgical technician at the 380th station exchanged talk of longhaired names and Long haired music when they met Here both formerly were with the Chicago opera Grabinski was on the Tenor roster during the sea sons of and known professionally As Richard Sang romantic baritone roles with the company for years before he entered the army last Holtzclaw used to split his operatic seasons be tween the Chicago company and the san Carlo opera which annually toured the United Mexico and his repertoire consists of 39 Complete operas in Ger italian and including Over he has Sung with such stars As John Charles Lawrence Martinelli and James and has been starred opposite such famous divas As Grace Helen Jepson and Ilona besides opera he has appeared in Broadway concerts and coast coast radio whose Home is in has Sung As a dramatic Tenor with Jan Rosa Dennis Alexander Ruth etting and Vivienne and has also appeared in concert and on the he Speaks czech and three slavic Hows your voice these Days Holtzclaw asked id say it was pretty Good after the third was the that what i was How about going into Austin some week end and making a record ing after a Good Sud sing up Grabinski old soldiers say goodbye Camp sergeants of the old army stood together at the Gate not saying much of 1st Floyd babe who first enlisted in 1914 and had served a total of 26 was leaving the Frank 27 years in the and a Veteran of 23 years were on hand to wish him Good Luck on his but they avoided the All three had served in France in the first world War and All had participated in the Meus Argonne Knox was nicknamed babe because that what he Calls almost everybody he Carne to Camp Breckinridge with the original cadre july and had served As an my with the 1570th service unit since it was at Columbus bar that he enlisted on july he went overseas with the 39th 4th Divi and was wounded in Back in the he dropped out of the army in 1920 for four then joined up during his army career he was located in san Plattsburg Syracuse Fairgrounds and Camp All Camp fort fort Mcpherson and fort fort and in Hawaii and on the mexican he served with the 35th and 10th infantry regi ments before being assigned to the 1570th though born in Phenix he now con siders his Home and lives there with his wife Mae and his daughter Dorothy enlisted men and officers at Breckinridge chipped in for a Farewell gift when they Learned the old Sarge was leaving and Knox managed to choke out that it had been a damned pleasure to serve with such now the two oldest enlisted men of the outfit had come to the Gate to bid him Mcllvain spoke he said he guessed he and Gemale had better get Back to they Shook hands with babe and turned so they so Knox Carl hitter serving his country Camp Gordon scouting witnesses for a trial in which he was to be defense asked a Corporal what he was doing the morning of i was doing my duty As a Soldier of the United states said the and what duly were you doing As a Soldier of the United states army persisted the the Corporal Drew himself up ramrod straight and i was in mess Hall passing out the a Book by any other name fort paddock and Alma librarians of Library 3 at North fort Tell these anecdotes about the Reading tastes of one evening a very shy i came in and asked what books they had by i am in the mood for his he How do you spell the name of the author asked in not but its a French the i and his books Are generally slightly recently a big strapping three Striper demanded a copy of woman miss paddock had never heard of but after the sergeant out lined the Story As he had heard it from a she produced Chevaliers around the Northington general weekly Gripe sessions Here sometimes give the patients a at a typical session one Soldier wanted to know Why in hell he had to wait five Days for a civilian cleaning Plant to return his Camp Days before pay Day Theodore Rich borrowed some Money from John that Rich in Rich and Hes and yet Imbor rowing from Victor Mcginnis 1293d University of Charles Delvalle of company b reported on morning sick Call to complain of the doctor told him to report for an Eye he came Back to company Headquarters at 1100 with a dislocated knee and at 2100 he was oper ated on for acute Camp of the staff of the iroc visual aids shop Here proved that they Are the right men for the right jobs by winning the major share of the honors in a Cam wide Art Edward Johnson took three first prizes in the prints and drawing Cate Alfred Bott Are won first in the Ren Dering class and Theodore Bradford received honorable mention in the same Jess Montgomery was second in water change of address Scriber and have changed your use this Coupon together with the mailing address on your latest yank to notify us of the mail it to the army 205 East 42d new York and yank will follow you to any part of the full name and rank i old military address order new military address i allow 21 Days for change of address to become effective