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WITH THE MSSPIC^:.
Confucius said ' marry years' ago,
“as you would that others do unto
you, do you also unto them." -That
Chinese proverb has ben handed
dewn through the ages. And in T/5
John F. Simmons we see its per
sonification. T/5 Simmons, who
until recently was a member of the
lab staff, is not only a gentleman
and a soldier, but is also a scholar.
Having graduated from U. S. C. in
1939, he entered the University
where he received his master degree
in Bacteriology in 1942.
He was inducted into the armed
forces in March of 1943. Since which
time he has done an excellent job as
lab technician here in the Station
Hospital. He now aspires to attain
new heights and with full cognizance
of our loss we say farewell and best
wishes to him in his new role as
Officer Candidate. To know T/5
Simmcns is to like him. We know
that he will make a fine officer, and
in the words of the Chaplain we bid
him God’s speed.
“Behind the Scenes”
I believe it was Winston Churchill
in his reference to the RAF who
said “never before in the history of
the world have so many owed so
much to so few.” Maybe we can’t say
that of the laboratory staff, never
before in the history of the world,
but we can say that there are so
many who owe so much to so few.
This handful of enlisted men and
women have pitted their skill,
strength, and wisdom against the
forces of death and destruction to
make life possible where it seemed
impossible. It is they who tracked
down the various organisms respon
sible for disease in man. It is they
who juggle the various types of
blood gnd determine their compata
bility without which the surgeon
wculd be greatly handicapped.
Theirs is a tremendous job, and
I’m sure every Medical Officer will
agree when I say they’re doing a
swell job. The gigantic task of su
pervising the enlisted personnel of
the department belongs to T/3
Thomas E. McClellan. Sgt. McClel
lan comes from Los Angeles, and
attended the Pacific Union College
in Northern California where he was
taking a pre-medic course. He has
seen four years of service in the
armed forces, most of which he spent
as a laboratory technician working
in the various departments. He is a
competent person and well liked by
those who work with and under him.
Another stalwart in the laboratory
section is T/4 Arthur E. Desmangles.
Sgt. Desmangles hails from Sacra
mento, California. Sgt. Desmangles
received his training at Fitzsimmons
General Hospital in Denver. He too
has spent most of his three years in
the lab. At present he is charged
with the responsibility of seeing
that all is well in the Bacteriology
department. T/5 James L. Scott, who
comes from New York, is a graduate
of RFA High School of Rome, N. Y.,
and prior to induction was a time-
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Pictured above is the efficient staff of enlisted
men who handle the affairs of the Lakeside Of
ficers Mess, under the able direction of Mrs. Helen
Blatt. Seated in front are Cpt Wm. D. Bennett,
Jr., mess sergeant, and Cpl. Oscar L. Crozier, as
sistant custodian and in charge of all enlisted men.
The other members of the staff, standing left to
THE APACHE SENTINEL, FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1945
“I knitted my boy friend a sweater— and he says he made this for me'
keeper for Baird Copper & Brass Mfg.
Co. He is a graduate of Ft. Benjamin
Harrison Hospital of Indianapolis,
and Fitzsimmons General Hospital
of Denver, and holds a certificate of
proficiency as both surgical and lab
tech.
Also doing a magnificent job
T/5 Lois Turner of the WAC Det.
T/5 Turner is a native of Virginia,
and is a graduate of West Va. State
Teachers College where she received
the Bachelor of Science in Chem
istry. She has served 24 months in
the armed forces, 21 of which she
has spent’as lab tech in the Station
Hospital. She is a very charming
person and is doing a commendable
job. Pvt. Recla Freeman, who came
to the Station Hospital with T/5
Turner, is a native of Missouri. She
attended Philander Smith College
and Lincoln U. where she received
the Bachelor of Science degree. A
member of the Sigma Gamma Phi
Sorority, Pvt. Freeman has served
two years in the armed forces, most
of which she has spent as lab tech
in the Station Hospital. Pvt. Bernice
Murphy, a native of Brooklyn, has
spent most of her 18 months as lab
J.ech in the Station Hospital. She is
a very charming person with loads
of personality.
At present she is doing an excel
lent job in serology. Pvt. Agnes
Pierre cbmes from New Orleans
where pripr to enlistment, she was
in nurse training. Like the others,
Pvt. Pierre has spent most of her
time in the service as lab technician
in the Station Hospital. At present
she is enjoying a convalescent fur
lough in New Orleans. Recently re
turned to the laboratory is Pvt.
Emily Harris of the WAC Section.
Pvt. Harris has served as lab tech
nician here before; so we know she
is a very competent person. She hails
from Pennsylvania, and is a swell
person, and an asset to the staff.
“Off the Record”
Too bad Drake had to wait so late
to talk to Ford. It’s marvelous what
a dose of castor oil can do—isn’t it,
Lakeside Crew
right, are: Pvt. Hosea Richardson, Pvt. Arthur
Gray, Pfc. Fred Green, Pvt. Floyd Mullins, Pvt.
John Wylie, Pfc. Raymond Outley, Pvt. Thomas
Montgomery, and Pvt. T. J. Harper. Not shown In
the photo are Pvt. Charles Patton, who took the
picture and Wm. Silver and Edward Brown, who
were not present at the time.
Ford?
It looks as though “The Temple”
is doing an enterprising business
these days. At least one would think
so from the amount of traffic.
I see Romeo has gone into seclu
sion, but it’s rumored that he’s still
‘ functioning as “information please.”
Barnes is trying to tear his way
into the* Hinton estate. I see he has
Jane doing his needle work.
Jett has recently taken over the
Hospital's concession at WACville.
I hear he’s just been elected gov
ernor.
I wonder what Brown and Berry
man are looking for on those moon
light strolls—they already have their
accomplices.
I don’t see how “Rochester” can
see how to play golf, fry chicken,
and nurse the bcttle all at the same
time, especially after dark.
I hear that Romeo has a com
petitor in the lip service department,
now that James B. has taken a fancy
to that field of endeavor.
! It looks as though John O. has
himself in a jam. Mrs. John O. wants
to know why he has to smile when
he has pictures made with the
WACs.
I see that CROOK is a man of the
world these days. He’s dwelling in
BEULAH LAND.
I wonder why Freman is receiving
fan mail addressed “The Legs”
these days?
Jr. sems to find the barracks un
bearable now that his luck is gone.
He spends his nights singing “I
Wonder.”
Could it be that Parker too be
lieves that the grass is greener in
the other fellow’s field, or is it that
the water is hotter, and the mirrors
are better in the other barracks?
Well, it looks as though Sgt. Bland
has started a private swimming pool,
built with tears shed during the
parting of the 372nd, but all I want
to know is what’s happened to the
93rd? m
G. U.’s latest addition is a prize
find. Although he spends most of
Caught Without His Pants
**" y i
NEW YQRK—Pfc. Clara Adams, ,
Lockbournj AAB, Coluipbu.s, Ohio,
who supewzises «ie repair and al-4
| teration of GI clothing for the QM
here, appreciates the expression,,
; “Was my face red?”
A member of tihe perruatjent party,
: feeling the returh of his clothing
j was overdue, hailed Pfc. Adams on a
; crowded base street and bellowed,
j “Hey sis, when do I get my pants
back?”
J The above story is from the May
14th issue of YANK, which each week
J covers the lighter *side of Army life
in its Camp News pages.
|
his time pressing the cushions, he
complains of pains in the pedal ex
tremities. Your pains may be due to
a lack of activity, ever try standing
on them, old MAN?
Well,, kids, here’s wishing you a
pleasant weekend, and reminding
you to keen on the straight and nar
i row because I’ll be seeing you.
—THE EYE.
Around Wacville
Spring is surely here. We hear
sparrows singing around our bar-
I racks every morning bsfore we fall
J out for reveille. The air is so fresh
and sweet but, oh, if I could just
; sleep a bit longer. No—you cannot
get those 40 winks and make the
line-up on time. We’ll probably have
a chemical warfare class today and
maybe we’ll do a bit of drilling to
morrow. EVeryone enjoys those right
flanks and left flanks we are given
so early in the morning.
It sure makes a soldier feel so good
after he has done a bit of exercise in
this early spring weather. If you
don’t believe me, try it for yourself
some fine morning. Watch the sun
rise; it’s cne of the most picturesque
scenes you will find anywhere this
side of heaven.
372 Inf. Regt. Departs
And with them went several of my
good friends’ hearts
Sunday morning, exactly at 0600
I The 3-7-2 started on a wander.
The Post Militray Band played
| While several dewy-eyed WACs
prayed.
Os course we will miss them
And I know you will toe,
Because they’re a grand bunch of
soldiers r
Well disciplined, yes, courtesy all
the way through.
Carry on. you willing and ready
soldiers,
We know you’ll do your best,
j Go on and sail the seven seas so you
can come back to America and
rest.
Sunday afternoon, we decided to
go out to Brock Field and see the
first baseball game of the season.
What a game!!! The weather was
I typical for baseball although a brisk
,west wind blowing across the field
sometimes caused the ball to sort of
go haywire. Nevertheless, SCU was
wide aw'ake, sharp and strictly cn
the beam.
The game, as I saw it, was very
good, although I became very pan
icky in the seventh inning when the
j visitors from Davis-Monthan Field
played our boys to a tie, and then
wi’ested the lead from them, com
,pletely. Hank Moore of SCU broke
jit up with a game-winning home
“But Captain, are you SURE you have the wrong number?”
Fort Huachuca, Arizona
run and we all" went home happy. •
Seen at the first game of the rea
son: Col. M. O. Bousefield of
! Station Hospital, sitting in a box in
fthe officers’ section; with him. Major
Allen, Capt. Jamieson, Capt. Bouyer,
, Capt. Arthur Thomas, Major Carter
and Mrs. Percy Simms, wife of the
SCU star. Among the WACs attend
ing the opener were: T/3 Mertis
Colwart, T/5 Della O. Haney, T/5
Alma’ Warren, T/5 Lois Turner, Pvt.
Helen Cross, T/3 Dorothy Harris,
Pfc. Frankie Howard, T/4 Josephine
Kelleybrew, Pvt. Charlotte Dobbs,
T/4 Bertha Parker and Pfc. Eva
Reaves. The WACs all enjoyed the
game and say that you dan count on
them to be out there rooting for SCU
at the next one.
0 .
The Casuals
It was “H” hour, 1145, “D” day,
l Sunday, 22 April 1945, when the SCU
Casual Detachment saw the last of .
their enemies off and moved in to
establish a beach head.
After many days of patient wait
ing, planning and repeated lectures
on “How to Win a WAC,” the Casual
Detachment in one mass attack es
tablished and made secure an im
movable beach head.
Latest reports were finishing
touches ai*e being made and inhabi
tants of said locality are more than
| friendly.
After personally interviewing a
few of these conquered people, ma
ijority stated thus, “We believe that
. troops now occupying our locality
I are more or less considered as
“emancipators” than conquerors,
and we could not be treated bettter
by our fathers, brothers or husbands.”
Perhaps some of us may seem a little
egotistical, but that is an act to test
the power of our invaders. We are
bv no means fastidious and awaiting
the opportunity to meet all the
members of the Casual Detachment.”
Ist Sgt. Joseph Honore was among
the first to set foot on this strange
soil. I am sure whatever the future
holds in store must be good. It has
been rumored that the two “Top
Kicks” (WAC and Casual Detach
ment) have been holding private
conferences in very strange places.
Commanding Officer of invading
Detachment is very proud of accom
plishments.
From various leaders it’s stated
that everything is running precisely
as planned.
The Casual Detachment was well
represented on the SCU Baseball
Team Sunday, 22 April 1945, both on
j the bench as well as on the field.
Pvt. Anthony Mouton, Casual De
tachment, star pitcher, formerly of
Lafayette Red Sox, Lafayette, Louis
iana, started the game and pitched
six innings, alowing two hits and one
unearned run.
S/Sgt. Thomas Martin, Casual De
tachment, played a tight and fast
! center field the whole game—form
| erly a pitcher with the Eli Royal
Giants, Baltimore, Md., and boasted
I a batting average at that time of
| .320. Sunday was his first game after 4
; being absent from this sport for two
: years.
Ist Sgt. Joseph W. Honore, Casual
; Detcahment, although he did not
| play the first game, he did do a fine
I job of coaching the bases from the
side line's. Formerly a first baseman
! with the Creston Colored Giants
j (now the Great Black Soxs), N. Y.,
he played from “32” to “38.” Ist Sgt.
! Honore may possibly be seen in ac-
I tion with the SCU in the future.
1 —W.E.H.