London Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 29, 1945, London, Middlesex Page 2 the stars and stripes 194 4ri the stars and stripes m tace Tami publishing Tor armed ranter in pics the lit motion us education special mn4 boo Nutter contents Paad by Nifte and Navy centers i 26 Shl flints pen Star plus Eto entered at second class matter at Ike Wrt new tauter out act of ail material in this Kublk Atlow has been to Rotten end edited by uniformed Meitl aers at the and of far except Liera Sta cd that a outside source it by lev Jed Tortal printing boost bc4 Lia Stoescu or Cuteon upper Brook wit Tousa District offices Belford 2184 swi Odoo 3414 Button cold ibid Oaks january 1945 note bag is receiving Many unsigned we require your signature As of Good Faith your identity will not be revealed if you inform us you want your name the More nazis we kill 1945 to the bag Ive fought the nazis and know How dirty they sometimes can we have plenty of chemical gases and Why the hell dont we usef them the moire nazis we kill the less of our boys will be and the sooner the War will be i believe if our boys at Ilse front had More to do and say about this War than the chair borne commandos in the states War would end a lot even if we had to Gas and kill nazi in does the Geneva convention stale that Only the germans can commit mass murder of helpless civilians and our 1945 to the bag i Jave been in combat since Day and have been wounded at the present being in a and what 1 have to say is this How about ending this War it can be lets show ass mercy to those Rotten barbarians of my Best pal was killed right alongside of and they never showed is any theres no use you cant fight a humane its for an Eye and a tooth for a those Rotten bastards mowed us Down in cold lets fight them like the bombers Over the front 1945 to the bag As a gunner on a fill i would like to reply to the letter by embers Over the it Hast been More than a week since you printed two articles about us having bombed our own troops because our targets were very close to the front we would like to bomb jerrys lines because not Only would it help our Bat from our Point of View there is very Little opposition if we go deep into Germany we run into a hell of a lot More but there is no danger of our bombing our own boys or of them throwing flak at us they Are a heu of a lot More accurate than Jerry from five Miles up pretty Damn difficult to Tell one Bunch of troops from especially when their positions can change from the time we take off we get to the i would like to Correct the author of that letter As to jerrys Oil off i cant the but if he will look up his nearest intelligence officer i believe Hewitt find that the Ger Man Oil output is a Dakin Long Way from where it used to i 1 dont think its a matter of showing them its just a matter of common we dont try Ito Cut off an Arm or a we strike Barney Bonsib swearing cures 1945 to the bag it is Plain to see that among us gis there is altogether too much we got disgusted with and decided that a Swift kick from the nearest Man who hears you swearing does the most it really works and a Little encouragement we were All Reading our testaments every time we got a i dont care what method you Fellows use to help you to not to swear every other but dont you think we Woi ild All feel better about it of swear ing were Cut Down Jabout 50 per pfc prayer once in a while the overseas Gripe 1945 to the bag get a big kick Reading the letters to bag from Gas airing their gripes and complaints then tossing in a few words about Bow Long they have been Ive been i Northern Ireland 12 England and on the con six for a total of 36 month overseas so what and Thea we have have been overseas a few months More than 36 so what so lets forget Long we have i dont think it will help much to get any of us Home sooner by telling the world How Long we have been combat All rumours to the you do not have to submit a gag to readers digest in order to have it appear in has Marks will take pm some gangster has suggested that one of the French shows be called stares and proposed army classification designation for Pusher efficiency so sic sic comment from the 479th fighter group and then there was the i who established quite a reputation for valor Back Home when it was Learned that he manned an Little did the folks know that it was an Smith the Guy was awarded the distinguished typewriter ribbon with two asterisk clusters and was in the unit that allegedly received the Vic presidential citation for reasonably meritorious a i standing in a choline said that he knew his mess sergeant Back inthe states and that the Sarge was just like his cooked cakes so heavy her stove had caustic one vac asked is Madge still looking for her Ideal Man heavens replied her Shes far too Busy looking for a repeated by a fool is a Man who argues about whether a woman has brains or Wise Man busies himself with the things they the fag shortage Back Home must be an Oregon Man walked into a Railroad depot and a pack of cigarettes from a Slot on the cover was a picture of Lillian Russell and the tax stamp was dated a i Wolf was strolling Down the Street with a Lovely babe on his a girl passing by smiled at him sweetly and said in a fit of the girl on his Arm who was that girl you just spoke toj1 never mind just sighed ill have enough trouble telling who you ode to the doctor examined his patient and my Good dont you know youre going to rum your stomach by drinking so much shass All replied the it wont show with my coat and then there was the striptease dancer who learn to she had been trained to drop every in Hollywood a Ham is never an editorial subject your integrity the letter Belotti refers to an editorial which appeared in the Paris edition us the stars and pointing out Elf fat whatever the army has belongs first to the fighter in the be it a pair of shoe a pack of a stars and Means nost to a Man in the then Are too Many combat clothes in too Many radios in private too much stuff not enough Down too much monopolized by too too Little by too Headquarters q183 52nd pm base depot Apo army 1945 memorandum to All personnel of this subject your i was very much impressed with the editorial in the stars and stripes of so much that i have had it reprinted and attached to this the Man who wrote that editorial May be he May he in willing to bet that he is wrong insofar As any troops assigned to the 52nd pm base depot Are that editorial is a Challenge to every officer and Soldier along the lines of communications it is a Challenge to to i want you to read it and then search your your heart and your Barracks if your search reveals some combat boots or combat jackets youre not supposed to have even if you got them As regular Issue or extra blankets or any other critical dont Jet this Challenge go turn the stuff in youll get shoes just As Good in Exchange for your combat boots a Field jacket just As warm for your combat this is not an order it is merely a the orders have been issued i dont think an order is necessary no youve complied with Previ Ous dont disappoint or compel me to use sterner measures to awaken your sense of 1 want to leave this general thought with Are the custodians of millions of dollars of property which belongs to lads less fortunate than who Are fight ing at the or perhaps we should say More be cause they have the Opportunity to fight at the we Are and we have got to execute our Trust not one single item of equipment or supplies will be diverted from its True destination from this depot not one single Finger of suspicion will be pointed at this the next an editorial like this i want the writer to be Able to this does not include the 52nd pm base depot or units assigned signed 1 winged Victory int quite Hollywood tries and almost makes an army Pilot i 1 t c Shay an 8th of navigator some Day a great movie will be made about the army air winged Victory is a Large scale photo of the army Pilot being and As such is great entertain it packs a succession of dramatic rights and but carries its plot to a predictable wild sky yonder ending on a sultry Island in the Pacific after too Many but maybe in a Little peeved about the films pariah attitude toward the bom navigator and gunners on the Crew of Liberator winged and its entire deletion of the teamwork that makes a planes men her we Start to follow six men through Only one of whom cracks up As a the classification Center bring Back fond memories of the original sad sack in san Aji Tonio where they called mess because cadets we rent supposed to pull and the Coffee thai they give it tastes like the weeks of sweating out navigator or Bombar Dier classification Are made very real for our six eager and the psycho Mner Mawn were Movin up motor tests invoke ancient beads of youre being there depending on stay on the a preflight washout ticket is handed apparently the eager est and by All counts the Oddson nominee for hot the Board finds his vision inadequate and he is reclassified As a turning up eventually on his buddy Only to get hit by flak on a patrol second for the after crash Landing a albeit the winged the wants his Bird ready for a third 20 the Crew chief thinks he can do All on Christmas All this and a terrific outdoor show on the unbaked three in makeshift Are a panic As they mimic the Andrews and Miranda is aped by a silent night is and the japs raid on hitting their Eta Esti mated time of arrival Between heavenly and All of the male leads Are played by mostly from the original stage which sold millions of War and the gals Are Hometown cute and in All a believable an radio program on your dial 1375 1402 1411 1420 1447 29 Melton sports up the the up the sports supper Johnny with mercers music with the Raf orchestra and Beryl news from the and off until 0755 hours 30 album with Ginny and his by Jan America loves after Duffy up the news from the on the continent listen to your favorite an programs Over the Allied expeditionary forces program 583 also shortwave band Between 0800 and 1900 4 winged Victory High spot is Sasha Brash offs Takeoff on Carmen Miranda with i mess my Brassard and aah insignia sending As the Gaudy trinkets Carmen cupid gets an assist from stars stripes Luxemburg 28 thanks to the the course of True love ran rough for Robert a 94th and Gertrude a 35th evacuation Hospital j the Cuya hoga Soldier met who comes from 5 a year ago at fort they have been trying to catch up Wizir each other Ever since and were finally married Here last Hancock was whisked off to land just after they decided to be when Johnston reached England she was i in when the 94th hit France Ixo Hancock had moved but just cupid seemed doomed to frustration Jia of in read in the stars and stripes by 3 the 94th was there and had written telling him How to find he
