Pacific Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 9, 1948, Tokyo, Japan                              O oct. 9 dedication ceremonies held . Air Force photo Darin a Short but impressive ceremony at Okinawa mag. Gen. Charles t. Myers commanding general first air division recently unveiled a wooden plaque at Kadena air Force base inscribed As a lasting memorial to general vinegar Joe Stilwel Kand the men who fought under his command during the Battle for Okinawa and the Ryukyu islands. Pictured above left to. Right general Myers it. Charles Praul aide to general Myers col. E. M. Day commanding officer 32nd composite Wing and col. William la Travis commanding officer 32nd air base group. Sports program for 44th infantry begun f by sgt. Otto Bautist Okinawa oct. 8the regimental sports program for personnel of the 44th infantry regiment is started recently at time heroes of Bataan athletic Field. The objective of this program i to encourage All personnel of tie regiment to participate in organized athletics and to develop regimental teams to compete in the All Island and in a command athletic com Petil Jons. The competitive athletic pro Gran will be held wednesday and a saturday afternoons each we c Competition in Basket i r volleyball boxing soft Ball and track and Field events Vril be conducted on the basis of Aiter company and inter Bali Alion with special units corp i aired As a battalion. Sports will be under fhe  if unit and a t Tallion a a officers except on the regimental level where All Ames will be under the supervision of the regimental a it  ,." of Jer sports such As table Tennis Badminton pocket Pool an Tennis which will be supervised by the regimental a a officer fir also be. Con ducted As open Competition but no organized teams will be  units of the 44th infantry Are eligible to compete. Officers May compete with or against enlisted men in All sports except boxing. Battalion and special units a a officers will coordinate All athletic activities within their units. They will inform the regimental a a officer one week in Advance of dates and location of inter unit com petition lower than battalion level. All sports will be governed toy the following Sules and regulations official boxing guide of 1944, official Basket Ball rules of 1947-1948 official volleyball guide of 1948 official softball guide of 1948 official track and Field guide of 1946 official Tennis guide of 1947 and Book of athletics and re creation for table Tennis bad Minton and pocket Pool Home teams will furnish equipment such As balls bats and courts referees umpires duty free gifts Christmas gifts from the occupation to the  under $50 May be sent duty free provided that the gift items Are purchased through authorized agents of the armed forces of the United states in accordance with Public Law. 384. The Agen eyes Are the Post Exchange and the naval ships stores. Civilian personnel do not receive this exemption. 2 men of 357th pm finish food course Okinawa oct. 8 pvt. Mariano or Bize and pvt. Mar Celo Roque of 357th pm ser vice company is arrived recently from Phi Icom after completing a twelve week course on Basic cooking at the quartermaster food service school Philippines. Both of them received their certificates with a very satisfactory rating. Privates Orbizo and Roque entered the army at Pasay Rizal August 1946 and both arrived on Okinawa Decem Ber 7, 1946. They were As signed As Cooks of the consolidated mess Hall a Job which they were performing up to the time they were sent to the food service school. Scorers and linemen except in boxing track and Field and Tennis tournaments. Home teams will Check on arrival of opposing teams and report All scores to the regimental a a officer. Supplies and materials for table Tennis Badminton pocket Pool and Tennis will be furnished by the regimental a a officer. Contestants in boxing and track and Field events will bring their supplies and materials. Best october 11 Central Park Deanna Durbin Dick Hamas october 12 noose hangs High Bud a Bott. Lou .costello.51th Engineer theater october 13 v off in Central Park Deanna Durbin Dick Haymes october 14 noose Hants High Bud Abbott Lou costello. Out sea won october 14 up in Central Park Deanna Durbin to Csc Haymes october 15 noose his Bud Abbott Lou a. Harlem october 1 Iron Dana Andrews Gene october 15 under Cali i stars Roy Rogers Jane Fraise. Second Rescue Squadron octo Ber 11 big punch Wayne mor Ris Lois Maxwell october 12 Iron curtain Dana Andrews Gene tierney.170th macs theater october 12 big punch Wayne Morris Lois Maxwell october 13 Iron cur Tain Dana Andrews Gene tier  Beach bowl october 14 big punch Wayne Morris Lois Maxwell october 15 Iron cur Tain Dana Andrews Gene tier  15 Best years of our lives Frederic March Smyrna Loy october 15 Silver River Errol Flynn Ann Sheri Dan. Dock for mighty plane. Air Force photo above is one of three docks for b-29s at 71st Tai Cal reconnaissance win formerly Kadena air Force feb a which provides All around added conveniences for aircraft mechanics and technicians working there. Docks constructed by_822nd Engineer aviation battalion. A i Jik f  fax. Libby was rivalled by 1945 s typhoon 90,000 soldiers lost quarters in terrific storm 3 years ago 839th Eab ends its sixth year 51st Jet fighter Wing Okinawa oct. 8on the first Day of october 1942, the 839th Engineer aviation Bat Talion aft outfit which was destined to record Many enviable accomplishments during the War in the Pacific was activated at Macdill Field Fla. After Many months of preparation the 839th departed for Over seas service. Their first Point of Debarka Tion was coffin Bay dutch new Guinea but they immediately received orders to proceed to the Philippines. The unit endured trying times during those dark Days when the japanese were throwing in everything they had to prevent rebuilding of the airfields. The 839th re paired those airfields As fast As they were bombed and plodded steadily ahead to construct new Fields and pave the Way for the Usan. 1 after completing their projects on Leyte the unit was transferred to Manila where it combined with the 186th Eab to began the Gigantic task of rebuilding Nichols Field. Their Mission completed there the 839th moved on to1 Clark Field to carry on the work of establishing and maintain ing that strategic Usan base. In their six years As an organization the 839th Eab has built a record to be proud of. Their accomplishments have been numerous. The Long Road North from new Guinea has t always been an easy one but through close relationship of officers and men the 839th has become an efficient organization. The men who today make up the 839th have one desire to carry out their Mission to the Best of their ability and to make to Morrow s achievements As outstanding As the records of the past. The unit presently commanded by it. Col. Bill b. Hunkapiller Jennings la., is today faced with a most important Mission that of main Taining the Usan s vital base at Naha and thus upholding the concept that air Powar is peace  Okinawa personals it. Col. Willis s. Johns com manding officer of the 68th macs group was recently joined by his wife Dorothy and son Jeffery Brian who arrived aboard the sat Patrick it. Harvey i. Hoik. 68th Mac group has returned to the United states for the purpose of attending the naval school Academy College preparatory Bainbridge my. A sgt. Benjamin Sigda head quarters 68th macs group was recently joined by his wife Hilda and daughter Gwendylon who arrived aboard the sat  � � sgt. Robert t. Allen 170th Mac Squadron has left Okinawa for the United states for reassignment to Headquarters airways and air communications service washing ton . Sergeant Allen served As Goa operator with the 170th � the following named enlisted men of the 170th macs Squadron Okinawa have been reassigned a radio operators to the 141st macs Squadron Clark Field philippine islands pfc Elmer r. Bell jr., pfc David Cain pfc Carlito a. Ceralvo Elmer e. Helton pfc Bias m. Valen Zuela pfc Thomal j.  � a sgt. Charles e. Myers of the170th macs Squadron Okinawa has left for the United states for reassignment to the 105th macs Squadron Carswell air Force base it. Worth. Tex. Sergeant. Myers has served As a Goa maintenance Man with the 170th for the Pasi 27 months. Unit s personnel Section in move Okinawa oct. 8 the unit. Personnel Section of 8104th service detachment rcom formerly at quonset 6, has moved to the 8104th orderly room. It will now function As a Branch of a personnel Sec Tion of rcom under capt. R. W. Asleson officer in charge and it. Dominador Santos unit personnel officer. The unit personnel office administers service records and Allied papers for person Nel of the following units 8104th service detachment 1776th finance 21st base Post office fourth malaria control fifth malaria purvey 508th malaria Survey 509th mid 527th engineers 559th engineers 515th Cid 502nd my company and 116th my company. Pm men graduate from sep school Okinawa oct. 8thirty one quartermaster men from various units of the 561st quartermaster group Success fully graduated from Tengan sep school recently. Cpl Cipriano  Sano of 357th quartermaster service company is obtained an excellent rating with distinction in Spanish and Cpl Efren b. Cargullo of 520th pm de pot Supply platoon is was awarded a satisfactory rating with distinction in typewriting. The other enlisted men received satisfactory ratings. Audit Agency established Okinawa oct. 8 in line with the Transfer of the audit jurisdiction of the Ryu Kytus command from the Manila regional office a Branch office of the Yokohama regional office was established at rcom effective october 1. This office will be known As the Okinawa Branch office audit Agency Fec it is at the rear of quonset no. 13. As okinawan occupation members and natives surveyed the debris scattered by typhoon Libby Many remembered a Day nearly three years ago tuesday october 9, 1945when a 12-hour typhoon smashed Down on the Island killing four japanese prisoners wounding a score of persons and leaving 90,000 Amer ican troops without quarters. The storm of 1945 reached the following enlisted men have been granted Ordinary leave to visit the Philippines sgt. 1/c Rodulfo Tacdol head quarters and Headquarters com Pany 44th infantry regiment is sgt. Leon Malama 44th infantry is Cpl. Emilio Alotaya Bat Tery a 532nd aaa gun battalion is Cpl. Erving Mann 502nd my company pfc Generoso Banquerigo 8104th service detachment pfc Diosdado  Bodegas 188thordnance base depot pfc Jose Uhuad 547th signal base depot pfc Maximilian Coin second transportation truck company pvt. Gumercindo Robas 547th signal base . Jacinto z. Lap pay 697th Engineer Petroleum distribution company ret. Isidro Delfin s99th ordnance he Cpl. Miguel Mani Nang. Company a 514th Engineer construction battalion Cpl. Sofro Nio Babula medical detachment 37th station Hospital Cpl. Claudia Vabalos 78th ordnance depot com Pany pfc Victoriano Suaviso company a 514th Engineer construction battalion pfc Casian Magnaye 575th ordnance my com Pany pfc Andres Alano 514thengineer construction battalion pfc Federico Tomboc company b,44th infantry regiment. Pvt. Dominador i men 514thengineer construction battalion Cpl. Louis Merrick jr., 64th transportation truck company Cpl. Jose h. Huet 514th Engineer construction battalion is pfc Marcial Navales 34th pm Batta lion is pfc Willie l. Ross 6a4th transportation port company is pfc Florencio Fabia 547th signal base depot company is pfc Harold Fitzgerald jr., 561st pm group pfc Richard o. Boyer 561stom group pvt. Ceveriano Buga Oan 44th infantry is pvt. Joses. Ramos 8104th service detach ment pvt. Santiago Matugas 547thsignal base depot and rect. Boni Facio Balingcos 514th Engineer construction battalion. Air Force to sgt. Edward Camp Bell of he. & he. Squadron. 32nd composite Wing was awarded anew primary mos of 502 administration specialist � airmen of the 32hd composite Wing recently promoted to per manent staff sergeant Are Richardj. Young 2nd Rescue Squadron. Jean c. Royse 2nd Rescue Squadron and George e. Sund. He. & he. Sq., 32nd composite Wing. A Force private first classed Ward f., Danzinger and Andrew j. Williams of the 2nd Rescue Squadron were promoted to Corporal. � air Force families of the follow personal of the 32nd composite Wing Are scheduled to sail for Okinawa aboard the sat Gen eral Hodges out of san Francisco october 10, 1948 a sgt. Dale c. Chenoweth a sgt. Myron . A sgt. Connie e. Flora to sgt. Marshall gunishawjr., capt. Elijah h. Hankerson maj. Roger m. Herrick a sgt Emerson w. Hurds sgt. Wilfred Neil a sgt. Donel e. Pittman  l. Stevenson a sgt. Mack West and a sgt. Belvi Zemault. An army newspaper published by and for military personnel six times weekly in Tokyo Japan Apo 500 by the troop information and Educa Tion Section ghz Fec for free distribution to . Armed forces in Japan Korea an Marianas boning islands and Okinawa. Local news May note republished without obtain ing official clearance except that Apps material May be re printed by civilian papers with out specific Apps clearance. Editorial views and opinions expressed in the paper Are not necessarily those of the depart ment of the army. Address Al communications to the of in a and or the managing editor. Officer in charge capt. Charles b. Taylor26 5271managing editor h. H. Hathaway57-8085 Okinawa Bureau Okinawa 353 a Peak velocity of 132 Miles an hour As it Cut a wide Swath of destruction across the is land. Most of the Supply ships in the Harbor had been warned of the impending storm and had fled Okinawa leaving the Island with Only a scant week s Supply of food. Dam aged port facilities further hindered Relief after the storm had passed. However the army air Force immediately pressed into service 50 super fortresses which began flying emergency supplies to the 150,000 typhoon isolated troops. Observers on the Island reported that the wind whipped through the Oki Nawa valleys with such Force that it ripped Loose whole sections of sturdily built quonset huts and sent them hustling through the air at express train Speed. Scarcely a single hut on the Island escaped damage. Whole huts were lifted from their foundations and blown 20 to 30 feet along the ground. Nearly All tents were blown apart and the heavy driving rain which accompanied the typhoon drenched bedding clothing and personal effects. Shirts trousers jackets blankets half filled footlockers and boxes littered the entire Island As the wind reached Peak velocity. Early in the evening tents began to shred and As the typhoon stormed on soldiers took shelter in quonset huts until they too began to disintegrate in the fierce winds. Twisting Gir Ders and sheets of Iron spinning through the dark Ness created a further Hazard and Many of the troops sought Refuge in the Hills sheltering themselves in the hundreds of Okina wan ancestral tombs which Dot the Countryside. The tombs set deep into hillsides and constructed of Cement and Stone have open Ings leading into the burial vaults. The sounds made by the winds whistling past the Tomb openings were likened to the sound that might be made by giants blowing into the Mouths of empty bottles. Okinawa escaped damage. Advance warning of the storm Riad enabled the ground Crews to face the Craft into the storm. What damage was Dorie resulted from the Sud Flen shift in the direction of the wind. As soldiers battled the storm on the land the Navy was taking a beating in Okinawa s four japanese prison ers were reported to have been killed when a quonset hut sliding along the ground and pushed by the Force of the wind struck and crushed them. Late in the night the storm abated slightly then reversed itself and came roaring Back upon the Island As though not Content with the damage it had wrought before. Installations which had managed to survive the original onslaught went Down quickly before the wind Boming from a new direction. Strangely most planes on shallow Bays and harbours. Anchor chains and mooring lines were reported to have snapped like string. The morning after the typhoon 14 beached Craft could be seen from Naha. Sailors told of men being washed overboard with no Hope of Rescue. Married in Chapel. . Air Force photo u miss Margaret Ann Skinner Albuquerque . And sgt. John r. Burns Lubbock tex., were carried recently i at the 32nd maintenance and Supply group Chapel formerly the 559th air service group. Chaplain Carl r. Hatfield of the 32nd composite Wing Okinawa performed the service. Sergeant Burns is assigned to company c of the 802nd Engineer aviation battalion on Okinawa and mrs. 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