THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 8, 1943-
-THE BATTALION
-Page 3
ACID NEWS
RUDDER
DUST
TURRET TIPS
Squadron I
Well, everything seems to be un
der control now that most of the
check rides have been finished.
It’s amazing the decrease in num
bers of the “Hot Pilots” of Squad
ron I as flying time increases each
day. Cheer up fellows, someone
will have to service the planes.
Each time I go up I can see what
a good grease monkey I’ll make.
Adrian White was flying a rect
angular course at 600 feet and be
fore he knew what the score was
he was at an altitude of 2400. That
was some “hump draft”, eh Adri
an?
That white, sick-looking ghost
that climbed into Flight ife’s bus
Tuesday to go out to the airfield
was only Rudy Senich ready to
make his check flight.
Doug McDonal was making a
fake force landing after a soft
field and got so low he had to land.
Well, after trying five )or six
times he managed to get back into
the air.
The same thing happened to John
Thaxton except it was actually a
forced landing—his motor really
conked out on him.
Squadron I was defeated in base
ball last Monday. Its the first
time we’ve been defeated in any
sports event, let’s not let them do
it again.
The men who live out of the
state of Texas don’t seem to like
the varmints in our fair state. Ro
bert Wentworth went into a panic
the other day at the sight of the
insect cockroach. Don’t let the
Texas boys fool you Rob, they
don’t really grow gig down here.
That cockroach was probably the
same one that I saw sneak into my
room, grab a box of cookies in one
hand and my vitamin pills in the
other, and run like hell down the
hall. He won’t do anymore than
chew your leg off.
Say fellows, this dance coming
up on the 16th is supposed to be
in our honor. What say we put the
hustle on and all get dates. It’s
going be hard to do but let’s try
and have ht least two apiece. Also
let’s make this little swing session
the best one that this detachment
has had or will ever have.
Ml Will
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—
by A/S Jack E. Shaw
Another man from the Atlantic
coast states is in the non-comm
spotlight today. Sergeant Jacob
Edward Crist, born of proud pa
rents in Rochester, New York who
as soon as little Jacog could be up
and about, moved to Salamanca,
New York where they made their
home.
After Jacob’s delightful adoles
cence, Mr. and Mrs., Crist decided
that their little son had definite
tendencies toward the “intellencia”
so he was sent to Saint Bonaven-
ture college in Western New York
state. The sergeant graduated with
no less than a B. A., degree in
English. During his summer
months while in college, he was
employed as a life guard at one of
the beaches.
Upon graduating from school,
Mr. Crist spent a few months with
the Royal Art and Decorating com
pany doing clerical work.
Now the army beckons—and I
really mean beckons! Making his
choice, he starts training as one
in the group of the first fighting
Quarter-master Corps men. His
first camp was at Camp Lee, Vir
ginia, where he received his basic
training.
Shortly after going to Samp
Lee on March 11, 1941, he became
an instructor in all the basic mili
tary requirements. At first, his
primary duties were concerned with
the R. O. T. C., men from the col
leges. Soon after, he was trans
ferred to instructing the officers
and the officer candidates who
came there for basic drill and train
ing.
One of the high-lights of his
tutoring at the camp came when
he had some officers that ranked
from lieutenants to majors to
whom he was giving the required
instruction.
A short time after being at
Camp Lee, J., Crist was made ser
geant and had many an oppor
tunity to take the officer’s candi
date course that was being given
there, but that old familiar feeling
still persisted yes, HE TOO
wanted to become an aviation ca
det.
Final preparations were made
and the sergeant was finally sent
to the “SAACC” to take the open-
ning phases of becoming a cadet.
All was well until that nasty little
man that tells you whether you are
too nervously inclined to fly or
not, stepped into Jake’s life. If you
want to know how it feels to be
“eliminated”, just ask the serg
eant. A word to the wise might be
to settle down and “keep cool-
fool!”
Just three months after leaving
Camp Lee, he was sent to our fair
little hamlet of College Station
where his main duties consist of
instructing, which by the way,
may become his life’s work. His
ambition is to become a teacher in
high school history—he really likes
it!!
His main loves are sports of all
kinds-especially swimming, music
and good books.
Winfting his commission, is still
one of his highest ambitions and
strictly off the record, we may lose
him to the commissioned ranks
sometime this year, via the O. C. S.
Best wishes and lots of good luck
to Sergeant J. E. Crist, in all his
future work!
HART THROBS
Squadron V
Oh, happy is the day when the
airman gets his pay or; Happy
is mp on the day I get my pass.
Well, the eagle flew high tonight
—just high enough—last time he
didn’t put down his flaps soon
enough and passed right over us.
But, tonight all are happy for the
present, at least.
Perry P. Pyle has been seen
down at the “twenty-degrees coo
ler” joint wolfing that little blonde
lass at the soda fountain. And
from her sighs and stares, he
doing all right.
Robert “Postman” Bartholomew
has been recommended by the boys
of A ramp for a citation. He col
lects all the letters to be mailed
every morning and mails them for
the boys. A noble act, indeed.
I just got back from an unveil
ing. Hugh “Red” Wood took the
tape off of his appendectomy. It
was quite an affair—he charged
admission.
Every time Harry Barber walks
by a group of men, everyone
kneels down saying in unison,
(See HART THROBS, Page 4)
ACTD STAFF
Alvin B. Cooter Editor-in-Chief
Jack E. Shaw Managing Editor
Fred J. Rosenthal Associate Editor
Alan E. Goldsmith Associate Editor
Joseph E. Platt Sports Editor
James Kizziar Sqd. One Editor
Max E. Stump Editor Sqd. Two
Martin E. Ismert Sqd. Three Editor
William R. Peters .... Squadron V Editor
Are You Complaining
By A/S Alvin B. Cooter
Compare the ways we are living
to the ways that men on the various
islands in the Pacific exist. Can
you picture yourself sleeping in a
two-by-four hole half full of stag
nant water? Can you see your
self trying to look through the
grey morning fog for the enemy to
attack, There you are, may be just
you and one other friend, water
up to your waist, your belt pulled
up to its last notch for the want
of edible food, and wondering
when your time will cqme. You
may live for another hour, or even
another day; no one knows. You
pust sit and wait; the day passes
and the evening shadows begin to
fall. Your eyes begin to feel as if
they had lead weights on them,
but you must stay awake, for if
you fall asleep the attack may
come, and with it death. But may
be you do not care if you die or
not any more. You begin to figure
maybe death would be easier. Then
there is a chance that you may not
die, but be a prisoner of war and
subject to torture and live a thou
sand deaths. All these thoughts
begin to spin in your mind; you see
objects crawling toward you; you
hear things that you never heard
before.
Now compare the mode of life
we have. We sleep in good beds
with clean sheets; we have a nice
room with showers to refresh and
bathe ourselves. We know that we
are going to have three solid meals
a day. We have no fear of an ene
my coming down on us at night
and putting us to death. We have
no real worries that have any im
portance.
We will have our turn at those
dreader days when we are well
prepared to fight them, and not
before. There is a time for every
thing and our time will come. We
will look back at those days we
once complained about and wish
that we could live them all over
again. There are men now in the
far corners of the world that
would like for us to be in their
shoes and they in ours. If you ever
meet any one that has seen action
ask them if they would rather stay
here or go back to the living Hell
they came from. It is impossible
for us to actually compare what is
being gone through by the many
men of our armies, but we can see,
and compare to a slight degree.
The day will come when we can
compare, for we will be there.
DRIFTING
By A/S Fred J. Rosenthal
For Every Hero’s Mother
Weep not to think that he died
alone,
Far from his loved one’s care,
For every son on the fields of war
Has a mother who watches there.
And Mary, who followed the bloody
steps
That led to Calvary,
Was with your boy when he gave
his life
That other men might go free.
She wrapped him warm in her
mantle of blue
And folded him to her breast,
Whispering low in his listening
ear,
Let me take you home to rest.
His haven was all that man might
ask,
For who would choose another,
And comfort lies in these sweet
words,
He died in the arms of his mother.
Pet Peeves
To look at my cuffless trousers
and then see the material used in
zoot suites.
To have my nose start itching
just as the barber gets the cloth
pinned oved my shoulders.
What’s in a Name?
Pvt. 1st Class Floyd Jump is in
the 2nd Marine parachute battalion.
Sudden Thoughts
News headline: “6,400,000 Nazis
Killed.” It ain’t enuf.
Revised Song Titles
Lead me, daddy, straight to the
bar.
An Unsolicited Testimonial
Cousin Esmerelda is becoming
quite popular in her new job as
hostess at the home town USO
center. Last week the boys elected
her as “the girl you’d want to take
home to meet mother .... when
mother isn’t home.”
Daffynition
....Gargoyle—What I do with mouth
wash.
Spotlight on Sports
By BILL PLATT
After the firing had ceased on
the softball front Monday evening
the Bomber league had tightened
up and mostly because Squadron
II pulled an upset and dumped
the league leaders, SquadronI, by
the count of 9-5, while Squadron
V took a close win from Squadron
III by the 2-1 count.
After having dropped the first
(See SPOTLIGHT, Page 4)
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After reading “Turret Tips” in
the last issue we sympathize fully
with Sqdn. I and their difficulties
in hold their supremacy. Remem
ber that you mustn't Joose any
flying time patting yourself on the
back.
John Thurman is still at it. He
is almost as consistent at shining
his door knob as his shoes.
Vincent Mefford has been con
fined to the hospital for the past
few days.
Today’s Guest
Robert J. Noble was bom in May
1923 in Evanston, III. In a short
while his parents moved to Miami,
Fla. where he spent the next eight
years. Following his sojourn in
the south he came back to Evans
ton where he entered high school.
Bob was a member of the golf
team and also played tennis. How-
ver, his main interest was the Mil
itary Training Corp in which he
took an active part. He was Lt.
Col. of the corp his senior year
and captain of the rifle team as
well. In that season his team out-
shot Culver Military Academy and
went on to win the National Mid
west Championship.
Mr. Noble has an older brother
in Raday School in Camp Mur
phy, Fla., and a younger brother
who intends to enlist in the navy
in a short time.
Bob’s hobby is making record
ings. The recordings consist of his
imitation of several nationally-
known personalities. He plans to
attend Northwestern U. and study
public speaking. This he hopes,
will lead him into radio work.
GREMLIN GAB
By Alan E. Goldsmith
Seems as though the boys from
“fightin’ five” have taken on Bugs
Bunny as their mascot. A picture
of their hero has been posted in
one of the ramps for some time
but was recently removed due to
alleged slander. One of the car
toonists from the “Beaver Squad
ron,” Squadron V, added a picture
of a beaver in a pugilistic attitude
and blackened the eye of Mr. Bun-
(See GREMLIN, Page 4)
i.iiiaii iiiiitinm
Service Record
A/S George A. Martin
For our personality in this issue
we have chosen S/Sgt. William
F. McCarthy, the largest man in
Squadron III. Mac is six foot one
and weighs two hundred and ten
pounds. He has bright red hair and
a very ruddy complexion, a bit of
an irish brogue and a marvelous
sense of humor.
McCarthy was born on April 20,
1920 in the city of brotherly love,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He
attended grade school there and
Circling the Field
Squadron III
During the weekend and up un
til Tuesday, the student officers of
Squadron IH were the Officers of
the Day for the first time in the
308 C. T. B.
The oddest mystery which is yet
unsolved, is the burning question
of how the “auto” owned jointly
by Corporals Tyler and Worrell got
up on the pipe airing rails on the
South side of Bizzell Hall Mon
day morning. The little Austin,
which may be termed as “a de
triment to National Defense” was
perched neatly on the rails. As the
Academic Flights were about to
(See RECORDS, Page 4)
(See CIRCLING, Page 4)
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