London Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 22, 1945, London, Middlesex                                Page 4 the stars and stripes 1945 the stars and printed the tines Pabl Isug for armed under auspices of the information and education special and information contents a based by the army and car Ranson 26 per veto int Eto entered at at fond class matter at the Post new under the aft of a material appearing in tyls  has born written and edited by members of the army and Narv except where that a civilian or other outside us Irreg Itiat Aaaron editorial printing House ec4 i business and circulation upper Brook i Tousa offices Bedford 2184 Swindon 3424 Sutton Oaks january r945 g bag note Lack of space forces us to limit All letters published to not More than 200 bombers Over front 1945 to the bag Why dont we use our mighty air Force on frontline troops if we would bomb the front lines Day after Day the enemy would be compelled to and Retreat Are we too merciful we bomb Oil plants Day after Day inside of but still they Are producing As much As if we used our planes and bombs on front this War would end a lot sooner and save Many Allied weve got the and whats the Holdup Are we too merciful the germans use every thing possible to throw at our we bombed and it sure didst take Long before there were no germans if we would keep our bombers Over the front lines our boys could follow up Asifa Stas the bombs were i i guess we dont want to be mean to the is that it ask some of the boys that have l3eeh up there How they treat our prisoners and i for those bombers Over the front some soldiers to the bag in enclosing part of a letter i received from my William who lives in he and i met for the first time in 30 years before i left for France this he never having gone to the went with my parents when i was seven years this letter is in regards to the american soldiers who aided in the sad disaster that hit the a proud Joe you will have heard about that terrible explosion at Burton on the Raf bomb i think what these lads did there is beyond Al their hard wort and great heroism in trying to save As Many lives As they could not possibly have been beaten by they have added very much to the name of the american army and american we have Many great heroes in Oor and amongst our people but we must not forget that these toys were from another yet they sacrificed and thought Little of but Only of those in i am Only an Ordinary but to these american boys i raise my and May god keep them Safe to return Home to their own when i read fhe news a Lump came in my i Felt that if it were possible i would have shaken them All by the rotation to the 1945 to the bag it would seem that unit commanders were slow in complying with instructions that the letter of instruction received poor that some body jumped the j am inclined to believe that something is fishy about the fish if is my Hope that when the has another a More sincere Effort will be made to get All the names in the disgruntled major an former to the bag we would like to know Why sufficient time want allowed to elapse before the lottery was we would appreciate knowing How soon future drawings will be Joe Reynolds and 20 other unlucky officers in the personnel of said that a request for names for rotation was sent to All units As soon As authorization was received from the Butin order to Send a foil quota in the first because of transportation pro to reach a reinforcement depot not later than lottery had to be held before All units had reported instructions for future will be sent out Early enough to allow All units to report in time for the go personnel officers said that letters for the february quota were sent out 16 and that the names of soldiers eligible for Rota Tion in each unit Are due Back at go 4 for the next monthly quotas will be decided by the theater commander and will vary according to military j support for aching back7 1945 to the bag when in on my return from the flak scorched skies of the fatherland i look Forward to the of my aching Back sack program Avrone of the highlights in my evening of when you get right Down to it i think the Only one that didst like the pro Gram was the the signed his name bucking for the signed it to keep from being kicked out of the the is trying to get a Field commission and the rest were just being blindly Charles hot shot Charlie go twin Beds and prohibition Are alike in one will be a terrible thing if they Ever go into a girl May be As fit As a fiddle but it takes the right Beau to make her and then there was the scotsman who was nearly pummelled to death because he thought the sign on the door the modern girl has disproved belief of medical tight clothing does not Stop a girls in the tighter the the More she but this reflection by Curtis Swan arrived too late for the Christmas i Santa Claus is the Only Guy who can run around with a bag All night arid not get talked fun on the Home our spy Back in the states witnessed this scene while a Young lady clutched a Carton of fags a Young Man on bended knee made this proposal your face is your form divine say that youll be i Promise youll have no i get those cigarettes a Secretary writes if every wife tried to please her husband As a Secretary does her there would be no divorce All the men would be perfectly the women would wish they were and everything would be just overheard in the Shes the kind of girl who loves to whisper Sweet nothing doing in your soldiers reprinted by permission of the new yorker copyright for publishing 1 would like to write a poem about the soldiers in this War who just they sit on islands the enemy wont knowing there sitting they sit in bases taken Long in the damnedest these soldiers turn yellow with they sit in the Only places in the world where youre up to your Knees in mud and get dust in your i would like to write a poem about the soldiers in this War who just they dont get any for furloughs Are mostly for the men on Active they just for one or two or three and after All that they apply for what the hell have you done to get leave and they have to All Ive done is and these soldiers after one or two or three get funny dear Sonny passed away last night with i need you so dear i hate to Tell you but Ive fallen in love with Joe and i think it Only honest to Tell you that i am breaking our after one or two or three years its funny the letters a Guy and these soldiers who just sit get Only one area and when they go Home they cant talk about what invasion they were in or about the shells creaming or about the Jerries or the because Treyve had it and All Treyve done is i would like to write a poem about the soldiers in this War who just and in doing it its a Damn Dull but that about the Only honest kind you can write about soldiers who just what id really like to do is just repeat one word Over and like and make you read that three Hundred and sixty five for just an you might know what i navys biceps bulge Iowa punch almost double prep Earl Harbor warships 21 naval ability to throw been increased to five times Over the july while tonnage of combatant ships has been two thousand tons of steel can be hurled by guns or combatant auxiliaries and coast guard vessels in a 15second firing the Navy said in the first disclosure of its punching that is the equivalent of 50 freight carloads of steel and does not include powder used to hurl firepower As Well As the number of ships measures a navys the Navy explained that behind the increased firepower Lay Radical changes in the armament of modern righting the most modern commissioned in packs a Wallop 92 per cent greater than pre Pearl the Iowa is described As armed with nine 16inch guns in 25inchdoublepurpose guns in twin mounts and Many smaller antiaircraft the commis Sio Nedin had ten 14inch rifles in up front with Mauldin ill never splash mud on a do face again 999 ill never splash mud on a do face again now will a help us push twin 16 five Inch calipers and 12 three Inch antiaircraft the in a 15second firing run under Normal can fire More than 15 tons of the a heavy Cruiser commissioned in carries nine eight Inch guns in 12fiveinch antiaircraft guns and numerous smaller a packs 123 per cent More firepower than the commissioned in the Light Denver commissioned in with 12 six Inch 12 five Inch and Many smaller a a could out shoot by 100 per cent the Omaha before her the greatest increase in firepower has been shown by destroyers latest the Sumner class Lay Down a barrage 216 per cent greater than the old fours tackers of such As the All the Navy were based on gunfire alone and did not include additional firepower of depth charges and ship based new air Crew lunch boost for Altitude 21 air Crew a four ounce package of Candy and chocolate is adding feet to the Altitude army fliers May reach without oxygen quartermaster depot officials disclosed All men on missions of three hours or More now receive the which sup plies Quick Energy at great composed chiefly of the ration will keep for years and can with Strind 160 degrees above and 66 degrees below Zero radio program on Yob dial 1375 1402 1411 1420 1447 22 with Charlie Melton up the the up the supper Johnny with mercers music ten with the Raf orchestra and Beryl news from the and 23 with Grappell and his by Lani America loves after Duffy up the 1 news from the Homecoming seeded for return Dps stars and stripes Bureau new War of Foxholes and Battles arid the Rigours of prison life will be ended for recently repatriated american soldiers when the swedish ship grip Holm docks in the in late men wounded in the service of their country will receive a heroes and a few things even More men who have experienced the worst of Here Are a few things the veterans will get Back free Telephone Call hearts other tons to be awarded at a Retreat ceremony in their for most of when medical treatment is needless to All the men Are through with combat for for once in their military careers they Wil not have to hurry the nation will Greet them at the pier with a military but the ceremony will be Brief so As not to delay the men on their Way the grip Holm is As fast As she she can make 20 knots Al although her passenger capacity is on her last Exchange trip she returned Jersey City docks with Only 219 and on that trip the vessel stopped at Liverpool and arrived Jersey the ship left new York bound5 for Marseilles to effect a further Exchange with Germany of ill and the which travels under Safe conduct from All is expected to arrive in new York late in newmans Yankee doodles news invasion is great blow to Jap military f stomach upset try Hak Sakis stomach