Southern France Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1945, Nice, Provence Alpes Cote D Azur The stars and stripes Friday May la 1945shift of Eto troops Engineer i Nils first to leave this theater trip ticket Home or to slip a adjusted service Rati of o card name. Is Toff. A silk All am _384�l#87 i Lmke no tim hmm la unit 999th to Pelt Seffl lbt a a mos _. Abm or service fag a. A a some construction and aviation Engineer units already have parted from the Eto for the Pacific o build installations and airports. Com z announced yesterday. Most of the combat troops sched Una to go from Europe to the Pacific with Reid employed through the us the statement id. My til the service forces How a or. Win be redeployed directly from this Hohf entire giant Supply system that makes up com z a of tone Nfn reverse sear Coin z of i in Iris pointed out that the problem of routine 4 000.000 american Soldier so vast stores of equipment a. Pears to be greater than the War department faced in getting them Hethey warned that the Rulli a necessities involved in Japan May hold Many is m Europe who would be eligible discharge if they were in the states. Sick wounded gel priority under the priority sgt step has been set up i the states will be available first to it Sirk and wounded second to liberated pcs third to units bound for the Pacific and lastly to those awaiting discharge. Machinery has been set in m ton to classify All units into of four classes As follows i units to remain in Europe on occupational and service duties 2�?units to be redeployed to Active Heaters either directly from Here or indirectly through h3_units to be converted or re organized As category j or 2. 4 units to be returned to the . For inactivation. Cards for the scoring of individual soldiers based a a la be Point system have been distributed to unit commanders. Within 30 Days after scoring Basote done in the units the Eto at mutant general will relay the ratings to the War department. Will shift individuals Type or credit j i. Service Che due homier t i i j Birn any Hill Sci to. J Oversea credit a nun or of not new j a met .6 of in. 3 Comsat credit a number of in Moxim a a a Cronw sir la Star a a ice if sep 4 Derek Nicod credit a Uuk of do wre Onjo 8 trs of. Mimsi it 4.c a a t multiply Lull p 12 i top Bow 6 Ftp cos Camps by total credits cutoff. 40. 26 _ 20 24 he troops to get bilt a program of recreation i a. 1 0 u. Fri by it. J or in saw heres Sample of card which is step Al me hey res Eiula be a a the or Niak sure your of child Rem Are curve to. And make sure a., your awards Are entered an All inclusive program of entertainment recreation and education for american soldiers awaiting redeployment or with the Ai my of occupation is being Plai Ned by special senders com. Z. Movies plays vaudeville shows books circuses radio programs Ami music All in greatly increased quantities will be offered. Planned Long before be Day the program is now getting under Way is stockpiles of books musical instruments. I games and other recreational facilities Are being moved out of warehouses to troops Heaters being built mag army reveals discharge plan units with the least number of men Over the critical scores will be designated in the second category. Units with the greatest number Over the critical score will be in the lout the category. Individuals whose scores do not Lye with the general score of their outfit will be transferred. A Man with a Low score will be transferred to a new outfit and those with High scores to an outfit which is due for inactivation in the states. Arrangements have been made under the direction of lit. Gen. John c. H. Lee commanding general of com a for the repair Salvage and tropical packaging cd millions of tons of equipment. An Assembly area command under maj. Gen. Royal b. Lord. Wes set up april 9 to handle Throe in the second and fourth categories. Continued from Pate i will not be credited to a Soldier s Points. The a adjusted service rating cards a on which the individual Soldier s Points will be tallied Are in service records and scoring of them will begin tomorrow. Soldiers will have a Chance to see their cards and their approval is necessary before their cards can be tabulated. Immediately upon the completion of tabulation Eto Headquarters will notify Washington of the results and a final a a critical score which will serve As the fundamental basis of discharges will be compiled. It is expected that this final score will be the same As or slightly lower thin the interim score. Present plans Call for the discharge of some men a with Long and arduous service in combat and with scores of Over 85, according to Eto Headquarters. They will be returned to the . For discharge during the interim period which because of speedy machine processing is expected to last Only 45 Days. However it was warned that shipments of men with three other factors set up for officers release of air officer from the army will be governed by three other factors besides the Point system his efficiency his desires and most important military necessity. Officers Are expected to be released in the same proportion As enlisted men and the Points will be figured the same Way. Medals stars v Worth 5 Points Many of units to shift intact combat credits for each of which five Points Are to be Given Are based on the following awards the congressional medal of Honor distinguished service Cross distinguished service medal be Large Heaters Are being erected \ since most troops will be in Static installations. There will be More stage entertainment by Uso Camp shows and professional Soldier entertainers. Units also will be encouraged to stage their own shows. I contests will stimulate play writ a ing acting staging and directing. Staging equipment sets scripts and thousands of costumes much of the material captured from the germans will be made available for a a a a mans wince Mao Gion of Merit Silver Star is Amateur theatricals anguished laying Goss solder s hundreds of thousand of Book. Italy Campaign vets Are on Way to Pacific Veteran american troops of the italian Campaign already Are on their Way to the Pacific Gen. Joseph Mcnarney deput y Allied commander in the Mediterranean theater announced yesterday. International news service said Mcnarney made this disclosure during a be Day speech from Italy which was monitored at the War department listening Post in Washington. Army to free winners of cum upon request Washington May to ans. Soldiers who have been awarded the congressional medal of Honor with the exception of regular army of flyers will be discharged from service upon neediest the War department announced yesterday. The action affects 82 winners of the nations highest military decoration who Are now serving in the army. Four others Are listed As missing in action. Above tile interim score would be on a Small scale because of the limited transportation facilities available. Priority in shipping space is being Given first to sick and wounded men second to liberated War prisoners third to units to be redeployed to other theater and Only then to personnel to be discharged. As wounded men and liberated prisoners Are moved out of the theater the program will automatically gain Speed. It is not expected to reach it Peak before several months have elapsed however. Gis were polled when transportation permits men with sufficient Points will be shipped to the states for processing and if they Are not vitally needed specialists will be discharged. Military necessity in this Case w ill be the determining fac tor and needed specialists no matter what their Point score will not be released until replacements can be secured. To make sure All such cases represent a military necessity and not just a military convenience a the War department said a Board of a selected mature officers will be established in each theater to pass on cases we Here men having enough Points to get out Are retained in sender. The same Point system will hold for of flyers and enlisted men she Well As for All branches of the army including the wac. The score was based on a statistics i sampling of scores of men in All Heaters and because of the research methods used it. Is expected that the final score will closely approximate the interim score. The Point system finally adopted by the War department was decide Guam May to apr Many air wings from Europe will be transferred to the Pacific As Complete units la Gen. Barney Giles new a of a commander in the Pacific disclosed today. He added that some units would be re equipped with b29s. Revealing that b29s and bl7s would figure prominently in the future air pounding of Japan Giles said the time is not too Distant when More bombs will be showered scores on Japan than were used in the Mcdill. Bronze a Tali a Rufli a a of now of info sent medal and the purple heart Points and ale pendent or Are to be credited for the first to units. E cry i Library Ami each additional award of these Alio Tseih of from so to �?~"in1 addition five Points will be j fire with Given for each Bronze service Star the libraries Are Minoa for Battle participation Star. These emphasis action and on1 stars have been authorized for the following campaigns air offensive j Mot non fiction books covering Over Europe 4 july 1942 to 4 june Arn to relax Proi Tams 1944 tunisian Campaign 8 nov. An to relay a to rams 1942 air or 17 nov. 1942 ground radio programs originating in to 13 May 1943 Algeria French Home Wili be relayed by the Amer Morocco Campaign 8 nov. .1942 to ican forces network which will la nov. 1942. Have facilities at All american sicilian Campaign 14 May 1943 troop installations Many programs air or 9 july 1943 ground to 17 be originated by the soldiers aug. 1943 Naples Foggia Campaign a a from 9 sept. 1943 to 21 Jan. 1944 attacks on Germany. He disclosed that the a Felimina lion program against Jap cities would Call for High explosive and incendiary bombing and predicted that Japan would lend itself to destruction faster than Germany. Giles reiterated an earlier official statement that plans were under Way to Transfer . European air forces to the Pacific and said that the biggest need now is bases. Navy will watch army Point plan was originated by the soldiers themselves and Large troop instal irom y a eau Vosi Jan. A a lations with their own radio St Rome Arno Campaign from 22 Jan. I tons. Will have a local options time i<144 in final Date As vet unan /4.tvmo Vii re a a to hts a ran feature is 1944 to final Date As yet unan during which they can feature a no need air combat Over the jct from their own commands. Balkans and Greece from dec. Soldiers will be Able to learn to 1943 and 27 March 1944 to 29 j runs Cai instruments in classes Marco 1944 and to aug., Itaf. Organized within units. Those who Normandy Campaign h june 1944 Ca play we encouraged to or to 24 july 1944, Northern France a amp no be dance bands and sym Lka by Campaign 25 july 1944 to 14 sept orchestras to compete in theater 1944 Southern France Campaign contests 15-Mug. 1944 to 14 sept im4 and de conic so a Germany Campaign 15 sept 1944 to a Dar As yet unannounced. The above campaigns Are the Only ones in the to and Eto Lor which Points Are to be Given some personnel May have served in other parts of the world. If so they will be Given credit for every Campaign participated in. Nazi postal failure halts mail for pcs Washington i y to ians. A Navy memorandum made Public today by rep. Philip j. Philbin a mass revealed that the Navy intends to see How the army s partial demobilization works before completing its own plan. The memorandum said that for the last year the Navy had worked closely with the army on demobilization and that its present plan agreed in principle with that of the War department. A the final and precise blueprint is nor expected to be drawn until the defeat of Japan is at hand a the Navy said. Rule in effect on 18-yr. Olds i Washington May to ans. A tile War department yesterday directed All theater commanders to put into effect the new selective service act provision requiring that All 18-year-old draftees must Washington May to ans have six months training before a the War department announced a Ait Nln of the draft act yesterday that All mail addressed w provision w As to . Pcs in Germany had been stopped in transit because Gerred i overseas v to under 18, Nile after v a who c 1 vat ssh amp by ssh Sweden and Switzerland in route Cef a a in the a binderg�?Tl9 who to Germany and mail directed to a those countries for delivery in Germany has been halted. Mail thus stopped will be returned to senders with stamped Post office explanations. Have not had six months training and those under 19 drafted in the future will be Given six months training. Men who Are in ports of embarkation or in transit however will continue overseas. Men sent overseas before completing fix months training must be Given the necessary additional training tie fore they enter combat. By Milton Honig stars and stripes staff writer the chief surgeons office of the Eto announced yesterday that it has undertaken the three fold Jot _ of re examining men to determine by the War department was dead physical fitness for furthered on after polling soldiers in r0mbat getting the wounded Back Eto troops going to Pacific will get rigid physical exams i admits revealing veiny be leap Imi _ polling soldiers in combat getting the wounded Back the Field. The Lour bases on he us. As quickly As possible which Points Are awarded and provide medical attention their relative Point value represent the consensus of the cd gis polled the War department said. No families overseas Washington May to ans. A the War department said yesterday there is no plan to lift the ban on dependents of army personnel joining their husbands and relatives overseas. The department cited transportation food and housing shortages in occupied areas As reasons for the continued restrictions. A Lii a stockpiles planned Washington May khans a maj. Gen. Walter a. Wood jr., a director of operations in the army service forces told a news conference that in the shift of troops from Europe to the Orient stockpiles rivalling those built up in Britain for the War against Germany would be commonplace in the West and even in Atlantic ports. Anet to provide medical attention for those who remain in Europe with the army of occupation. Maj. Gen. Paul a Hawley Eto surgeon general explained that men hated for service in the Pacific theater would face rigid physical examinations at Assembly areas throughout the Eto those who qualify will be Given Booster shots and immunization against diseases native to the new combat area. In addition All who leave this 3,500,000 men will be examined. To provide troops with medical cure while they remain in the Eto Field hospitals will function in those areas where men Are stationed. With the assignment of a particular Section to the army of occupation station hospitals Are expected to provide adequate care. Washington May to ans a rec Walter g. Andrews r Only told the House yesterday that he accepted a full responsibility for the premature disclosure of army plans to discharge 2 000,000 men in several factors Are involved in the next 12 months the War department s official announcement scheduled for publication on or after be Day was released last saturday of ear news reports quoting a a congressional the task of returning the wounded to he states in the minimum time tile chief surgeons office explained first the patients ability to travel up ced and linanyytra�4portaiion, j members Wens Mace Public. Home in re Ira i nails win go to Anesis As tee Whyl had ?r�km�3b?s if % Trull of bags. Disease prevention a closed meeu11, fit Jay. T Man Steps must be taken where no bases Andrew j. May Day said that or troop concentrations have existed members Hac been asked to a to a in Aden Itman All leave this be Ore Regear medial units the in fast the in a
