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Clarenc Bonnel i. Cpl Harry Watson Tri. Herbert Mit gang pet. Neb Feist. Mall Call improvements dear editor we have figured out a great improvement on the sights of Small Caliper weapons and have also figured out a new mine that we think is much better than any we Ever came in Contact with. We have been up against every kind of land mine in the Field and have had plenty of night operations so we Are not just talking through our please try to Tell us just How to go about getting a fair trial for our ideas because we really think we have something. Unfortunately we have neither the time nor material to try these things out. A Cpl. L. A. Moran a pvt. R. F. Garey your ideas and plans should he written up including drawings if such Are necessary for a Complete evaluation of the ideas and for Ivar ded to the chief ordnance officer Afaq. He will Forward them in turn to Washington for final appraisal editor. Artillery Duel dear editor i had quite an argument yesterday with some of the boys about shrapnel and fragmentation Niello. Shep t-5 Eschol b. Sheppard Isnit convinced that they re not using shrapnel in this War. How about it Arentt the shells and bombs they Are now using Only fragmentation Isnit shrapnel a Little Ball of Lead is there any difference Between the weight of a 156 Rifle Shell and a 155 howitzer Shell Shep and i would appreciate it if you would Settle this argument for us. A pvt William h. Bailey according to our artillery adviser at Afaq u. S. Arsenals Are no longer manufacturing shrapnel shells. It is doubted whether any sunday june 6, 1943. By pvt. Vebell shrapnel shells were fired during the tunisian Campaign on either Side. As for the weighing in of 155 Rifle and howitzer shells both tip the scale to the same notch. Not Only the shells hut also their fuses Are interchangeable editor. Drivers note dear editor i know All firemen in the army will agree with me. Wed be very grateful if All Drivers would watch out for our wire lines especially when leaving the Road to Park or when passing one another. Jeeps Are great for hooking lines and dragging them until they snap so please be careful of any line when you Cross it. If you have the time report a snapped line to the nearest switchboard. I guarantee the linemen will say a a thanks a lot. A sgt. Ted a fort Campaign end dear editor. It would be greatly appreciated if you could Settle a discussion As to when the african Campaign was officially announced As being Over. Please give me the Correct Date and hour. I am not interested in when it was officially closed or stricken off the records. The Battle of Stalingrad for example was announced As officially Over but yet it was never really ended until two months after the announcement. A pvt. Joseph Damario the african Campaign was officially Over at 1145 hours May 13, 1943 when the last organized enemy elements surrendered. Mopping up operations of individuals or separated groups May continue however for Days or even months after the official close of any Battle or campaigns editor. Iii Xinmin Pup tent poets i retrospection in some Cool secluded Valley across a spicy sea they Tell me Lovely Maidens will have you in for Tea. They say the Moon swings Silver upon this land below and knows the throb of laughter the warmth of friendships glow. But i have searched for Many Moons in be scanned each passing face but i have shared no laughter nor friendships warming Grace. A pfc. Roy a. Stanz spam it Allen tile other Day in stars and stripes a Guy named Allen aired some gripes. Said help we dream of Steak and Ham but All we Ever get is  and writing on most cleverly he queried full of evil glee. A. Quot but Tell us is it horse or ram or Burro meat that makes up spam a now chum to me themes fighting words the kind deserving Bronx cheer Quot Birds Quot. You see i used to earn my dough packing s Pam and so i know. Of course we get a lot of meat prom loaves or cans whenever we eat but everything that a packed in tin in t spam from Austin Minn. Spams Okay. Its always swell and when you taste it you can Tell so done to shout loudly your complaint that All loaf meat is spam. It ainu to. T-3 will Dodson epilogue on now deserted battlefields where thousands fought and Many fell a peace a quiet Calm has come and wind and Birds scarce break the spell. On War swept Fields at Twilight time in be seen the Mystic altars Rise and there la be some who claim me fool but they weren to there and have no eyes. A pvt. R. B. Newcomb your kiss i cherish Over All things your parting kiss the Way it lends me wings to soar through Sun or rain to strengthen me when strength is on the Wane. Or when this carnal pain seems endless or in vain your lips will help mine sing. A Lovely miss. Memory a a kiss that a kissed again. A pvt. Harry c. Howland the latest dope on censors regulations and a note on time it Isnit True what they say about censors not All of them have horns. They re just a Bunch or much cursed much misunderstood officers with sad tired eyes who have to mad other Peoples letters every single Day of but with the North african Campaign wrapped up and Mea away censorship ground rules have been relaxed a bit As to what cooked in Tunisia. A recent decision allows you to write to your girl Friend in something of the following manner Barling sugar pass during the big a nah la inn la la i was with my nth a in la Gafsa-e1 g Nett a sector Badin the area Araliah 8�ad and by for mater. In the tax serine Abow i was "�?~�?op1 terrific. Single hand edly i knocked oat 82 germans and fire Mara i tanks. Only reason in a not getting the surer Star is that nobody saw me do it. In other words you can Tell her provided she a in the u. S. Or the United kingdom that you saw action in a certain general sector at a certain time during the tunisian Campaign so Long As you done to identify specific Well defined Small localities but sectors Only. You can emphasize your own personal experiences for after All that a what the girl Friend is interested in if she wants to know the details of our units in the Campaign Shell be Able to read them in history books when they re written. Remember Jerry is still wondering what Nell hit him in Tunisia and he a out to find details about our units How our equipment functioned and about any damage he did to us. He wants to know All the answers for the next time we tangle with him. Furthermore Don t even indirectly intimate where you or your outfit Are now where you May be tomorrow or where you think you la be the Day after. A slip of your pen might mean not Only your pals life but your own life As Well. This War Isnit Over yet. If you be been one of the Lucky ones who managed to get some film for your camera you la be glad to hear that each base Section Headquarters is preparing a list of places where your Rolls can be developed locally. Previously All undeveloped films went from the censor to Washington to your Home address and the picture taker never saw his prints. Advice done to pose your French Honey in front of any identifiable background. Take her picture in the Park. Its much nicer there anyway. The ban on picture postcards has also been lifted. You done to have to scratch out the name of the City As Long As you done to connect yourself or your unit with the location. Now you can also Send Home some Sample francs and postage Stamps As souvenirs something you  do before. Only done to Send More than a few. But done to try shipping any parachutes German rubber boats or any captured lugers. All that stuff is automatically the property of your Uncle Sam according to the articles of War and Uncle Sam is very Touchy about things like that. Speaking of mail Leo Hirsch Horn of new York City is still telling about his Little incident with the Apo and has the letter to prove it. It was mailed to him july 27, 1942, More than nine months ago bounced All Over England. Ireland and North Africa and has scribblings and comments All Over the envelope. Quot but you gotta give those Apo boys credit a says Leo. Quot they re really  we re sorry it was All very complicated. Something about British summer time being one hour ahead of Greenwich but British double summer time which came into operation in great Britain about the Middle of april being two hours ahead. Anyway in a front Page Box on the change of time the stars and stripes was wrong when it said a when big Ben tolls to pm Over by cd it will be 9 pm  tile truth of the matter is that when ifs 9 pm in Algeria and Tunisia then its 9 pm in England. This information is especially beamed at those soldiers still in the Field who Are constant listeners of bbl newscasts or. G. M. 91steady now muss old boy a a new Guinea letter resentful japs prefer death to Captivity there a a big difference Between the japs and yanks in new Guinia american soldiers expect to lick the japs and come Back. The nip ponese expect that win or lose they must die. Japs interviewed in the prison Camp Here Armit that they came to new Guinia with nothing to look Forward to but death. Americans came with the sole purpose of winning. Captured japanese when they see a gun in a guards hands Point to their Heads and say  when lined up and stripped for routine clothing inspection they Kneel in rows As they have seen the chinese do when they Are about to be beheaded. They Bow their Heads in shame. Pledged lives they do not try to escape because they know that to return to Japan after having been a prisoner is a disgrace. They had signed pledges upon joining the army that they would give their lives to the emperor. When asked if he had heard of Gen. Douglas Macarthur one Jap said Quot yes he was killed in the  flown by air to the rear area prison Camp a Jap stepped out of the transport plane and his eyes opened wide in amazement dozens of planes were taking off. Landing or being loaded. He had been told that the allies had lost most of their aircraft. Prison Chow is plentiful and this confounds the Jap prisoners. They had heard that the yanks and the aussies were starving because new Guinea supplies were Cut off. If anyone a starving in new Guinea ifs the japanese. Their ribs stick out. Their arms and legs Are Skinny. They gulp their food and eat so much of everything that a offered to them that one guard said. A up would be a cinch Here. These japs lick their platters so clean they  bad table manners Rice and dried fish were the Jap prisoners Only diet while fighting and there was mighty Little of this. When soup meat and dessert Are Given them on tile same tray they grab a Mouthful from each dish and Swallow it. Sometimes in the morning their Coffee gets mixed up i with Tho Cereal and milk. They have no understanding of our manner of eating. When the guards try to show them they get mad at what they Call unwarranted interference. Although Many of them Are covered with sores As a result of uncleanliness and Are so filthy you can smell them Yards away the guards have to Force them under a Shower. Waste of time one yank explained their aversion to bathing in this Way Quot i guess they figure As Long As they re going to die anyway washing is a waste of  wounded japs show no gratitude for the medical care that a Given them. They watch the medicines and treatment closely but their faces remain expressionless. They be seen chinese and other Allied prisoners Given medical treatment Only later to be mistreated and even killed. They act As if they faced the same Fate. Death once to come to them becomes feared to longer they Are captives because they begin to realize that it wont be a glorious death on a Battlefield. This the emperor would not like. Expecting in Captivity the death that never comes they Are sullen and Unsei it ing. Get double pay most of them pretend they a not understand English but when a guard asks Quot would you like a cigarette a a their faces brighten. They take cigarettes As they take other treatment from their captors. With obvious pleasure but without thanks. They do such Light work As digging irrigation trenches around their barbed wire enclosure or chopping Wood. For such Light work that a Only Given to them to keep them Active they Are paid More than twice what they made As Jap soldiers. Even this does no to change their Moros eness. A big Tough aussie who guarded German prisoners in Egypt before coming to new Guinea to guard japs said he preferred guarding germans. A these nazi blokes at least smiled sometimes a he said. Quot but these japs cripes they mope around like dead  Dave Richardson