European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 9, 1946, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and of ropes August after 3rd Heads Home the stars and members of a 3rd from the shores eight gis like these relentlessly pounded the Victor was a 3rd entry Nam mock the 431 was recently saved irom inactivation by the War department pleas of vet Tfaye 3rd Afao had once worn the and the Siegfried the names were than the Dull impersonality of abstract titles printed on a War these were the places where 3rd men won eight Battle stars four Bronze invasion Arrow Heads and lost More of their Fellows than any other american unit has had three generals the Thich took its nickname Rock of the Marne from a stand which men of the same division had made on the Banks of the French Riverin the has three generals during its operations Over seas Jonathan Ander son led the division during americas first landings in Gen Lucian Truscott directed its operations through Sicily and into while John Odaniel commanded the crack unit until the capitulation of after More than four years Over seas and 30 months of death and Victory from French Morocco through six european countries to its last task on the continent As an occupation the 3rd is going who had once worn identifying Blue and White striped of the 3rd caused Washington to reverse its announced plan to the division from its list of Active tactical which has been sharing occupation duties in Germany Switz the 1st and 9th has been ordered to ship and officers to Amer Lea to become the cadre of a new peacetime sustained highest casualties l achieving an glory in War ii the highest level of men killed in action of any equal size military unit in american the 3rd its achievement for the worlds Eye in 38 congressional medals of Honor and the first distinguished unit badge Ever to be awarded to an entire infantry Divi two of its chm it Murphy and capt Maurice achieved a unique Fame in 4jecoming the first two american soldiers Ever to win every Decora Tion for valor awarded by the to remaining War weary Over Here by Clarke Anca to the enemy until me Victory t walks his Post at Dawn near the 3rd colors Are saluted by follow no icon of the divisions second Croix de Guerre with the Cere Mony took place at going but the Rock of the Marne will not be a dilated most occupation troops seen out of Japan by end of 1949 Vii run Aue 8 Opp there Are increasing indications that the Allied Sita occupation of Japan May be of much Shorter duration than first and it is now possible to suggest that the bulk ctr British and chinese troops May be withdrawn by the end of original Allied estimates called for 10 years of occupation by More than Soo Here Are some of reasons for increasing optimism about a Shoft the sound judgment and cooperative attitude of emperor Hirohito and the various japanese governments which have been in Power since surrender the emperor himself deserves a great Deal of Many Allied leaders for the generally helpful tone of most japanese the Good discipline of most japanese the surrender was signed aboard the battleship Missouri almost a year it was assumed that the urinated in extreme nationalism would be sullen and noncooperative instead the allies have found most of them Friendly and Verv helpful the increasing Success of British and chinese leadership in International these three of the four great allies appear now to feel it is to their interest As Well As that of All the world to hasten japans return to a place As a responsible Independent no decisions have been reached As yet about controlling Japan Whan the Allied troops have left it is known that some Allied leaders Are thinking in terms of Small Allied control missions aided by military guard detachments in Tokyo and other key relaxed syntax in world diff my Way Cooks and school vol August w6 the european edition u at a Dort near for the armed forces under the auspices of the information and Educa Tion Tel civilian Altdorf j60 Corre the this of Toulbe dressed to Apo d s army Mai to the new Ottee should sent to 841 was Neton St this official publication of the of Amy entered As secen1 claw March the Watn Futee new York n y at Milf a s Cdonald Bremen Stork 17th port address All letters to b bag editor the stars and include name names Are deleted on j one to apace letters May be Cut for provided such Edt tins does not Niter the meaning of the arrogant pcs a troop train containing j gis on their Way to be Havre stopped at the thion j Vilie transient and the j gis detained and lined up with their mess gear for there were six Chow lines of 180 men the German pcs who served the food and conducted the mess were arrogant and and on two specific occasions were seen eating while As a result of the inefficient and indifferent manner in which the serving was con the undersigned gis failed to eat a pm emerged from the mess Hall and laughingly told the 50 remaining gis that there was no Good left to feed upon further investigation i found an entire 10gallon pot filled with and upon inquiring found that this food was to be consumed by the Aiter issuing a few direct the train commander was Able to feed about 15 More it is also the opinion of the undersigned that the Kraut pcs working in the Thi Onvile transient mess were the fattest and most Well fed of any Ever seen in the 25 editors note this let Ter was referred to head Western base Sec for appropriate they have informed us Thutt an investigation teas and that much evidence was found to substantiate the com plaints of the train t the command info officer of the Thi Onvile meal Stop at the time this incident happened has been strict orders have been Given the new commanding officer that the menu for pcs will be rigidly adhered the time required for men to eat has been reduced from one hour 15 minutes to 30 the entire Kitchen person Nel has been and the new commanding officer and his men Are exercising very close super potion oter the it enlistments the first thing to strike our eyes in the july 21 stars and stripes was the Story that the War department has suspended enlistments for the from what we the idea of the draft Holiday was to see if enough enlist ments could be had so that drafting might be done away the figures on enlistments give every indication that our occupation forces could be made up of enlistees com and now that enlist ments Are Choice for service in the it has been suspended if men want to come Over lets not discourage we want no either for the information of l who wants a All cameras produced to Date have been turned Over to the army Exchange service for distribution and Sale to veterans in the occupational Only a very Small portion of current production is to set aside for Export Are being exported in the Hopes of obtaining dollars to pay for the Many millions of dollars Worth of food we Are shipping to the balance is to be equitably distributed for Sale through the pcs in the you Arent so bad old boy Haven got one and i have been Over Here a couple of in the Export