European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 13, 1945, Darmstadt, Hesse Do not disturb 1 fort Sam tenants of Fox holes and Pup tents reporting to the a and of redistribution station Here will soon find fancy throw lounge suites and Magazine Racks in their Many articles of furniture Are being constructed from salvaged materials by the veterans a Minia Ture furniture converted from a company Supply has under order 200 Magazine Racks and curtain materials come from salvaged foot discarded boxes and miscellaneous drapes Are being made from dyed target Nongi bedsteads and other furniture will be painted in Bright pastel supplementing the homemade furnishings to be installed in the Barracks will be a variety of hotel Type now under writing occasional desk bed smoking waste baskets and All we need said t5 William a Veteran of Many tunisian is hot and cold running maid pee Joe Deitch seagoing Soldier Camp Laurens Mac Donald of the is a Saltwater Soldier if there Ever was As a ships gunner on army transports from 1942 until october of last he crossed the Atlantic 52 and counting Coastwise travel to the canal he figures he has covered More than nautical Miles since he has been in the Here at Breckin Ridge Hes assigned to the maps of the 1570th ser vice Macdonald had a couple of close Calls and he knows All about blessings in there was a time in for when he Frac tured an ankle aboard he was forced to remain and on its next voyage his ship was torpedoed and on other Occa Sions the ship he was aboard escaped enemy subs and we never rigged when we should have he enlisting in the National guard in Mac Donald served with the 258th Field artillery regiment and was stationed at fort Ethan and Madison after participating in Maneu vers he was transferred to the 109th coast artillery transport the gun Crews of the three transports on which he served were under Navy jurisdiction on water and under army jurisdiction on Carl Ritter c a m p e w s rationed shaving Camp Ernest company 800th signal training looked Over the soldiers and sailors under his it was a class a inspection and his practice Eye spotted a very Youthful Sailor with a few Wispy hairs protruding from his How often do you Sailor he every five was the from now said the you shave every three Camp Gordon a sudden shift of Michael Irish red Roach became the Only private in his the publishing of details making red latrine Day room fireman and everything else that had any extra work attached to Ardmore sugar How can any one drink this stuff without sugar said a i As he faced a cup of Black acid at the service club which inspired another i to Horn in with the old business about Why didst the counter girl dip her Finger in the Coffee and sweeten it for the Nice the girl smiled dipped one then her then her whole turned Camp will mean Back to Pearl Harbor for Verco Houston of the it though Only 17 years he went to work As a ship fitter at Pearl Harbor soon after the japs attacked two years later he returned to the states and volunteered for military ser now he has written the commandant of the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard asking to get his old Job Back after the the commandant says he can have grand Island boys Here were a Little upset when strictly the Field news carried a two column advertisement from Camp stressing the Point that we build Camp Howze offered attractive outdoor sleeping hiking and Rifle practice with the accent on neatness and those interested were urged to see their local draft boards or nearest Airfield Camp Howze is an infantry replacement Camp Harry mess sergeant at mess Hall Hopes lightning Doest strike twice in the same while he was talking Over the Days business with the mess a Bolt of lightning struck outside the mess then somehow made a circuit through the me shall Telephone mouthpiece and hovered around the anatomical part that the sergeant sits Down Mckinney went into an amazing routine but was uninjured except for the severe Strain on his nervous so Phil Crogan sister Dibble general Menlo phone at the information desk Here rang one and when Ray the civilian in picked it up a feminine voice asked for a certain unable to find the name in the Squires told in but we dont have a patient by that name but you must was the tin sure of in his and he called me from Massachusetts to Tell me hed just gotten Back to the states and was being sent to Dibble general Hospital right i caught a train and came straight out Here from my Home in to just has to be to probably will a Day or said grasping Tho this is Only tuesday and his train possibly got Hen be fore Day after 48 hours a wac aah redistribution station Atlantic two years in England and Robert conto want quite prepared for it when his orders put him into the 1000th aah base unit which is the wac unit he made the most of the situation by drawing unnecessary items of clothing in Tho Supply he was Busy trying on some yellow gloves and getting his big feet into of duty opera pumps when along came John who wanted to know what went after 48 hours in the conto was transferred into the 1010th aah base unit where he belonged All the just when i was get Ting to like those yellow he cant understand women Stark general Joe a i is going around those Days i cant understand but god bless i love my Joes wife haunt been feeling she got lonesome staying Home alone All so she asked Joe if she visit the folks in new York for a week or Joe agreed but he didst Panther to make the trip that matter appeared to be taken care when a fellow Soldier and his wife dropped in with the news that they were on the Way to North Caro Lina to catch the Streamliner for new the train was but when it pulled the other couple boarded it and Joes wife to climb then she turned put her head on Joes shoulders and started to she leave so the train pulled out with Joe and his wife standing alone on Tho that Why Joo confesses to Doest understand Karl Korstad change of address and have changed your use thit 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 old military address order no new military address allow 21 Dayt Attr change of to become effective
