London Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 28, 1942, London, Middlesex                                I londay. Dec. 28, 1942 the stars and stripes Page 3quiet on  is misleading plenty of peril in a patrol activity referred to in communiques by Wes Gallagher associated press War correspondent u Ith american British and i Northeast of Medvez Al Babit in the Tran help with Thi 7 apr the trouble with the a cops is and robbers a War on this front the moment is its too rough. J communiques currently read a a there nothing but patrol activity a but up quot  some one is always trying to Bounce it Bullet off of your Skull. Within a half hour of this a a quiet a front a couple of  109s with Homicidal tendencies tried to play a machine gun ati0o up the spines of a jeep Driver and self while a Battery of German 88-mm. Is churned up the slowed Field behind or galloping jeep. An american tank unit led by 1st it. Virus Overman Wynnewood pa., along Vij h Britain s most famous infantry and i mixed group of seng Elese French hold this sector As one fighting unit in  guerrilla raids warfare consists of nightly guerrilla aids by infantry of both sides in Ameri a an a a cops and robbers a style with urious night Battles lighting the sky for new Brief moments then both sides with drawing into the darkness of the Moun Ain pulleys. Those mommies and frenchies real Lough Guys get along with our boys like am and eggs a Overman said.  told the Story about one of the British units scheduled to attack a Ger Nan Strong Point the following night sent note to the Allied artillery which had in shelling the place a a Point is definitely occupied by enemy. Leave severely alone  the British anted to make sure there was someone Tere to Light that  while  fought the British had nothing on nonchalant american tank men. There was pvt. Lobert Burkett Miami Driver of a Nedium american tank in a recent engagement with Germany a famed 8-mm. Guns. Gunner Cpl. William h. Hase. 24 Jefferson mass., in the same Ank said a a shells were bursting All round and Burkett never stopped eating is rations during the whole Battle.  ust sat up there watching the fighting rating with one hand and shifting gear Ith the  Chase s tank got credit for knocking two famed 88-mm. Guns and possibly n m-3 tank. As tank Crews prepared their noon Day Neal rom blow Torch fires paying no attention to bursting 88-mm. Shells in a eld they just left about 300 Yards away lev presented a Peculiar sight. Because Tey rushed to the front to hold the Jerman onslaught on Short notice their regular uniforms ripped and torn from attle were unusable and Many were earing Field uniforms borrowed from Natish  from Home americans despite presence of War at Leir elbows still Are More interested in  affairs in Home states. There was the our foot 11 Inch assistant gunner pfc Tennis of Connor 24, new York City former Page boy in the Manhattan Lotel say  said a a when have you been m new York ? i hear a girl got la place As Page boy in that hotel and i a it i ?i11 Ike to know what that babe like. If you know of anyone going ack. Get them to write to  and Tell . Pm Back a cd looking ill never get that Lakin advice some tank men go up r l1-1 infantry who Are doing some us Lyme. They set out Over the Field Archo the front line in a jeep pick Ujj a scottish major in route who knew quot just where  wanted to lines Back of you a in App entry  wanted to ride to a. N out Post. After driving about two no ,0ng the  of a Mountain  in 10 a question of where the Allied 0nr�?z,.e,c a a rated in a nonchalant Dis my answer by pointing backwards Lack of Yingo a about a mile and a half Low Are a front of the lines 0 m in inii10 get up Here. In  got to our advanced patrol  Rawi is sane s0 k1�?T they decided to Hertt 1,1 the Ziajor to the look out Ith a our a a Battle Grimes sergeant a Hughline led let die Field glasses and up a. S inst like a bloody movie  i n a news  a Chen watching germans All Lafoun c3t it Mieir fit so trenches a a Voi i .rt110u. some distance away Van a  so  can see everything ?1 now every time their bloody to wit 4 \ wifi  it them knowing i germ g them i  Tadino frn inc on a great Plain Ach it in in .719untans direct to Tunis. In  i  p3trols creep out of Arches Milru to pain in forced >utp0su a twist of raids shooting up nazi the m f d ,lakln8 prisoners Tuch a raid iad come up a plan of a Craf decorated line Rcv Obert j Campbell 24-Anadian a a Raker serving in the Royal  Distin it.  has been awarded weather is key to bombing raids split second raid timing rests on forecast by Andrew a. Rooney stars and stripes staff writer a . Bomber station England dec. 27�?offhand, you a figure that the weather 21,500 feet above an English town of slightly More than 4,000 population  make much difference to a nazi a boat commander at the St. Nazaire docks in France. It does though. It May even  the difference to him Between life and death or Between heading out to sea again and watching his submarine shattered and broken by the bombs of american flying fortresses and liberators. And the reason the weather at 21,500 feet above that English town is important is the same one that wont let you write Home to the folks and say a a its a Nice Day today a or the other Way around. On the weather Good bad or indifferent hinges much of the Success of the american air offensive against nazi  is clue the temperature above England can give our weather experts some Small clue toward predicting the weather Over St. Nazaire. It May make the difference As to whether that a boat up for repairs will Ever fight again or whether she will  smashed in the dry Dock where she lies. The letter Home. Germany has weather experts too. That Little tip As to what the weather was on any Given tuesday might  the Odd piece the germans were looking for to Complete the picture Puzzle of a weather trend Over the British Isles. Each Field of the eighth air Force has its own weather office collecting data 24 hours a Day. Much of this data is forwarded to a higher Headquarters where it is compiled together with similar information from every other Field in England. Every weather office is equipped with a teletype machine and is in constant communication with bomber command weather office. There Are a Hundred details a fort Pilot has to know before  takes off with a lethal Load in the belly of his bomber. knows the answers How cold will it  at 20,000 feet the weather office can Tell him. Visibility wind velocity ceiling the weather office knows All the answers and the 10-minute talk that the weather officer gives is an important part of the last minute briefing that takes place before every Mission. Pilots scribble Hasty notes As  talks and every bit of information is absorbed for use in the air. The Job of the weather men is a Tough one. They can t afford to make mistakes. Maybe it is Cloudy and wet Over England. That does t mean that the Sun stars and stripes photo when the bombs come Down depends on How the balloon goes up. Here three . Air Force weather experts use the theodolite to collect valuable data for weather prediction. Left to right 1st it. Stanley j. Krowka Northampton mass., pfc Arthur Lynch new Haven conn., and sgt. John Carson Rossville ind. Both agree that weather forecasting Here in England is plenty Tough. It. Pruitt studied engineering near his Home in Stephens ark., at Arkansas state University. When the army saw his background and found  was interested As an Amateur in weather predicting they shipped him off to the weather school of California tech in Pasadena Cal. Both agree that it is a Good Job even Here in England where it is much tougher than in the states. The Only drawback is that they find themselves the butt of All conversational jokes not that it bothers them but year in and year out it begins to get tiresome. A matter of masses a a weather is All a matter of masses a it. Pruitt explains. A a generally speaking the weather is Good where there is a High pressure area and poor where there is a Low pressure area. Wet weather moves into the Low pressure  one glance around the weather office would convince anyone that it was not As simple As that to predict the weather. There Are slide rules pressure area and contour maps hundreds of them and a half dozen mechanical contrivances that would Puzzle Rube Goldberg. They All mean something and they Are All part of the All important task of telling the men who Fly what kind of weather they Are going to Fly in. Isnit shining Down on some German factory in occupied France. Or maybe the Sun in t shining on that factory in France right now. That does no to mean it won t  shining there in a few hours the few hours it takes the big babies to get Over there with their bomb Racks full.6 holes in the weather a the weather Man has to a a pick holes in the weather a Over France and Germany.  has to pick holes in the Clouds so accurately that the forts can hum Over and find that Hole Over their target. It must  so delicately timed that a matter of minutes May mean that the Clouds have obscured the target from the High Altitude bombers and not even the famed Norden bomb sight can guide a 2,000 Pound bomb through the Clouds to the target. 1st it. Stanley Krowka Northampton mass., is typical of the men who Are predicting the traditionally unpredictable English weather for the eighth air Force.  majored in physics at College and then went on to . To get his . In a a  for six months before  applied for his commission in the army  was doing research work at the . Laboratories which Are among the Best equipped in the world. With it. Krowka in the weather office at the station is 1st it. Jeter Pruitt and Fly Aro Mac c Nwe i in wry  she plying Cross the air a  barefooted infantry again a a a pair of shoes for every  through thin and thick 13ees and 3 s a Onward and upward with the stars and stripes shoe department. Latest contributor of a pair of Bare feet and a willing outstretched hand is Cpl. Paul Pazinak.  belongs poor Devil to the infantry where according to Rumor they do quite a lot of walking. A a i myself Don t mind standing reveille Retreat and other formations barefooted a writes the Corporal who needs 13bs. A a because i have been accustomed to walking without shoes Back on the farm in Connecticut. The Only difficulty which bothers  is that my company commander does t like the  therefore please amp a. The number of such requests having doubled lately  can Only bid the Corporal cheer up Chin up and wait. The shoes department is beginning to get discouraged too having lost a pair of 8bs last week at any rate does anyone have a pair of 13bs hidden away a As if you could hide them violin Bow helps save wounded yank airman sgt. Sam Sci Hartzberg is Yard Birds a Friend a . Air Force station England dec. 27�?s/sgt. Sam Schwartzberg St. Louis mo., is the Yar Bird s Friend. As hut chief in this Headquarters unit  s got the non coms cleaning up the hut. Privates Are Busy elsewhere. It was because of the fact that lowly ranks in his hut had too much regular work to do that Schwartzberg who also is unit chief clerk put the sergeants on the roster. Privates make their Beds and walk off whistling. Why not ? dutifully acting As orderlies on their designated Days Are a sets. William a. Lucky Resler of Muncie ind. John j. Simony of Pueblo Colo. And Frank w. Jeandell jr., Newark  Stark a in states for naval conferences somewhere in Australia dec. 27 apr when it. Michael Menza Buffalo ., plastic surgeon at an american army station Hospital needed Horsehair to sew up the shattered lower jaw of an injured United states airman  turned to an assistant and said a a you play a violin done to you ? the Bow is made of Horsehair. Get  Menza said a a  sterilized the violin Bow for 20 minutes and sewed the skin with Horsehair. The scars now Are scarcely visible. A a the Only thing   do was restore the fliers Power of whistling but  said cheerfully  would find another Way of attracting attention of the  Admiral Harold r. Stark commander . Naval forces in Europe has arrived in the ignited states for conference in Washington after having served at his Post in Britain continuously for the last eight months.  was accompanied by several members of his personal staff. Until Admiral Stark a return rear Admiral Alan g. Kirk . Navy chief of staff and naval attache will direct the functions of the command it was announced Tod to at . Naval Headquarters in London. Prior to his departure Admiral Stark recorded a Christmas greeting to All of the american forces serving in the european theater of operations.�100 f und gift is Anonymous an Anonymous contribution of a 100�? the largest donation yet made by an individual was made to the stars and stripes War orphan fund Over Christmas. The �100, together with year s end contributions expected from scattered american service units in the British Isles gives the Iund a Chance of going Over the �10,000 Mark by Jan. 1. The total now stands at �9,638 19s. 6d. I  contribution came anonymously from an american army officer who had tried in vain to Send Money to the children of a French Friend now in France.  had sought to Send funds to the children through the International red Cross at Geneva but had failed. As the next Best Choice  said in making the contribution  wanted to turn Over �100�?enough to help care for a blitzed War orphan for five years to the stars and stripes fund. The officer specified that the Money was to help a a a French boy if  the request has been handed Over to the american red Cross which administers without Cost the fund for 1 the orphans. Although British War orphans predominate in the roster of youngsters helped by the fund All needy children of All the United nations Are eligible. A total of 48 orphans thus far have been assigned to units which raised �100. Six other children Are being helped out of a general fund made up of contributions in a fractional amount of �100.flu spreads in Budapest Berne Switzerland dec. 27 apr the danger of an influenza epidemic like that which swept the world at the end of the last War has appeared in Budapest. The official hungarian news Agency has reported a considerable , screen radio stars present servicemen show the Allied forces Holiday entertainment program in London was climaxed yesterday when Over 2,500 servicemen and women packed the palladium theater to see the show featuring Kay Francis Martha Raye Carole Landis Mitzi Mayfair Ben Lyon Bebe Daniels Vic Oliver and Teddy Brown,. Officers Are invited to v Isit Merton College Oxford dec. 27�?american officers a two each weekend Are invited to visit Oxford University As guests of Merton College Here. The officers Are asked to notify the Domestic bursar at Merton College by thursday of any week that they will accept the invitation for the following saturday. According to maj. William b. Nixon special services the officers will sleep in College guest rooms and have meals in the Hall or senior common room with the College  pilots of Raf attend 1 a. Refresher transferred airmen Back in states with Navy by Tom Bernard stars and stripes Navy editor forty fighter and bomber pilots of the Raf and Craf who transferred to the us Navy in London during the past few months have arrived safely in the United states where they will begin a refresher course at Jacksonville fla., before going on Active duty with the Fleet. With hundreds of operational flights and thousands of hours of flying time to their credit the fliers Many of whom have been working from Raf bases in Malta Africa England and Scotland will learn the difference Between fighting from ground and Carrier based planes. The pilots from All sections of the states flew All types of British and american aircraft used by the Raf. Spitfire Pilot Joseph l. Lowrey now a lieutenant Jug Memphis Tenn., is typical of the americans who will soon fight under their own Flag. Lowrey had been flying spits for one and a half years with the Raf before transferring to the  nazis downed  trained in Bakersfield Cal., after having worked As a training instructor for the Craf. His experience includes five months in Malta where  had two confirmed and one probable enemy planes to his credit. In All  made 50 to 60 operational flights including sweeps Over Sicily a a when things got Dull Over   also flew from bases in Scotland. It. Lowrey is a brother of it. W. W. Lowrey regular Navy Pilot who in april 1941, saved a Marine corps Pilot whose Parachute shrouds caught on his plane As  made a jump Over san Diego Cal. The elder Lowrey took up a training plane slashed the shrouds with his propeller and neatly dumped the Marine in the rear cockpit of his ship. For this  was awarded the Navy Cross. In 31 operational flights Over enemy territory in big Stirling bombers it. Jug Leonard a. Johnson Corpus Christi Tex., and his Crew bagged four enemy fighters. Johnson won the distinguished flying Cross. A a i had some Good gunners a Johnson explained. It. Johnson had been on Active duty with the Raf since 1940.  trained in  afrika Korps it. Jug Norman Hahn eau Claire wis., knows what the might of Rommel a afrika Korps was when the British were fighting for their lives in Egypt before the present drive. Hahn an Craf Pilot bombed Rommel s columns several times in wellingtons.  served in Malta for two months and nine months in Egypt.  had also seen action from bases in the British Isles. Other members of the party who returned to the United states for additional training were ens. Winston g. Baggett jr., Houston Tex. Ens. Alvie Blessing Downey Cal. Ens. Harold v. Bryant. Edmonton Alberta can. It. Jug Samuel g. Burns Woodmere  1 is. James. Dittus Cincinnati Ohio ens. Maxwell m. Corpening Chicago 111. It. Jug Emerson k. Eisher Warren Penn. Ens. Harry t. Gillis Seattle Wash. Ens. Chalmers h. Goodlin Derry Penn. John h. Henson Apoc Roscoe. Tex. William h. Cuffel Apoc Anchorage Alaska it. Jug Charles m. Hinn Hollywood Cal. Ens. Sam. A. Howard Waycross a. It. Jug Leonard a. Johnson. St. Paul Minn. It. Jug Arthur d. Jones Flemington . Ens. John r. Kretsch St. Paul Minn. Ens. Paul s. Kuhns Lisbon Ohio ens William h Lang Glendale Cal. Homer w. Lewis Apoc Montgomery Ala. Archibald t. Macdonald. Apoc Ossining. . Ens. Robert j.  Carthy Dakota. Iowa ens. Luther n. Mckinnon. Clarksville Tenn. John f. Marquardt. Moorhead. Minn. Ens. Frank b Moore. Middlebury. Vermont ens. Robert w. Murphy Glendale. Calif. Ens. Vernon r. Poet Rier Kirkwood. Miss. Ens. George d. Riffe i prone. Of. Everett r. Robinett Apoc Cleveland Ohio. Ens. Joseph p. Seymour Independence. Kan. Ens. Charles. Sharp Muskogee of. Ens. Carl g. Swanson Excelsior. Minn. Ens. Harry l. Smith mount Vernon. A. Ens. George d. Terry l Ong Island. . Ens. David l. Thompson Fairmont w. A. Ens. William j. White Toronto Ontario Canada ens. Don Carlos Wier. Tuscon Ariz. Ens. Watson. Wordsworth Housatonic  Crews saved by d raining tanks Algiers. Dec. 27�? up a Crews of three a2 s forced Down deep in the desert near an Oasis containing a French Garrison where they were fed and watered eagerly were rescued after a dangerous flight in a Douglas transport carrying extra gasoline tanks and a spare engine for one Douglas Light bomber. The return flight was made possible by draining the tanks of the a20s. The Crew included transport Pilot it. William Messengale Ada okla co Pilot it. Gerald b. Davis Sioux Falls navigator it. Adolph Brose of Winnsboro . Radio operators sgt. W Illiam Ambose of Sousi Lito Cal., and Crew chief technicians sgt. Leon Bills of Gassaway w. A ambassador Winant Home Washington dec. 27�?john g. Winant american ambassador to great Britain has arrived Here in a Brief visit during which  will see president Roosevelt and consult with other officials. During or. Winants absence from London h. Freeman Matthews is american charge d affaires