Post script. [volume], October 06, 1944, Image 1

About Post script. [volume] (Fort Huachuca, Ariz.) 1944-1945

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Vol.l N 0.2
UCU Promotions 1
FIFTEEN SOLDIERS ARE
ADVANCED IN GRADE
During the last week of September
three of the SCU units', Medical, head
quarters and WAC Section, succeeded
in getting higher promotions for a
number of enlisted personnel members.
On September 25* Pfc, Corine
Williams, Wac, was promoted to the
grade of technician fifth grade.
T/4th Lucia M. Pitts, was promoted
from T/5 to her present grade on
September 28.
To Be Master Sergeant'
T/Sgt. David G. Rowe, Post Hq. Det,
Technician Third Gr.
Tec 4ths Frances DeCourcey, Myrtis
Colwart, Elva Poole and Marjorie G,
WAC Section.
Technician Fourth Gr.
Tec sths Josephine Kellybrew,Evelyn
Martin, Nazarine 11. Johnson and Pfc.
Hazel J, Brazier, Y&C Section.
Technician Fifth Gr,
Pvt. Charlia V.Cole, Pfc. Alma War
ren and Pfc. Della 0. Haney, WAC Sec.
Pfcs. John F. Simmons and James L.
Scott, both, Medical Detachment
■fllU PREVENTION WE i
Emphasis will be placed on fire
| prevention during the week of Oct. i
Bto 14, according to announcement , j
j from Fire Chief Mercer, and all j :
quarters on the Post will be !' I
inspected by a member of the Fire j|
Dept. in order tha t fire 'Eaz^rSs r p p A f
may be reduced. I [J I /V-G-ft/. 1
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE SPECIAL SERVICE DIVISION
Service Command Unit 1922 ★ Fort Huachuca, Arizona October 6, 1944
TWO COMPANIES LOCATE
IN TENT CITY
Quartering themselves in Tent
City, recently evacuated by the 1316th
Engineers, the 536th and 538th Signal
Heavy Construction Companies, the
first Signal Corps outfits ever to
visit the Post, have moved into Fort
Huachuca.
Arriving from Camp Crowder, Ho.,
the soldiers in these two companies
are in an advanced atage of training.
The 536th is commanded by Captain R.
H. Daniel and the 538th is commanded
by Captain Shelton Reeves. Each com
pany has approximately 200 men and is
led by seven officers.
Duties of signal * construction
soldiers are to build, repair and
maintain heavy telephone communications
. plants, either permanent or semi-per
manent .Each man in the unit is skilled
in pn.e sort of communications repair
work, all having been given special
ized technical training as well as
combat training with a variety of
light weapons.
Men comprising the units,-which
were activated on April - 1, 1944* were
from - the Tank Destroyers, Field Artil
lery, Infantry and Military Police,
as well as from basic training detach
ments .
Welcomed to Fort Huachuca by the
Post Band, which marched the incoming
.units to the®? quarters, the Signal -
men were recipients of a Special Ser
.vice show at Theatre No. 1, Monday
evening.
.The show was emceed by Pfc. Emmett
"Babe" Wallace and signal-men contri-
T MfeidTtheir —own talent to it, making
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