The Longhorn (Camp Wolters, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, August 4, 1944 Page: 4 of 8
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The Camp Wolters Longhorn
Friday, August 4, 1944
MPs, Infantry Overseas Work Hand
In Hand To Occupy Enemy Territory
Bv CPL. PA ITT, T? SfTH'TT.T.T'Xrn *
Chaplain Corps Celebrates 169 Years
Of Service With United States Army
Rolin’imiC! n 4- r1 r, w. « ____
By CPL. PAUL R. SCHILLING
O. K. you guys that write
those history books, here are
some notes for that volume
titled World War II.
Look up the papers and see
who hacked their way through
those “impassable” jungles on
Buna and wiped the smiles off
those “invisible” Japs who plan-
ned to dictate peace in the
White House. You’ll find the
Infantry and the MP’s were
right in the middle of things.
Ask yourself who crawled
through those modern conven-
iences on Attu—including cold
running water and hot flying
lead—to fight men they couldn’t
see—and ratted them out when
every other effort failed. Again
the Infantry, and again the
MP’s.
Who faced German 88’s at 200
yards on Salerno—and held—un-
der conditions that would make
hell look like Sunday at the
shore? You hit it. Infantry, ac-
companied by MP’s.
Who shot it out with crack
Nazi troops so close they could
spit in their eye—and did—
at the skirmish of the stone
walls on Hill 609—and crack-
ed open the road to Bizerte?
Infantry. Doughboys. The
guys who spell it with rifles,
and MP’s who spell it with
Religious forces at Camp
Wolters were mobilized Sunday,
July 30, in order to celebrate
the 169th anniversary of the
Chaplain Corps in the United
States Army.
Declared Camp’Chaplain Har-
old G. Scoggins, veteran of the
last war who participated in
seven major battles in France
as an enlisted man:
“Prayers will be offered by
members of the Chaplain Corps
here for their comrades, espe-
cially those who are so hero-
ically discharging their duties
in areas of actual combat. We
must re-emphasize our determ-
ination to continue the progress
made by the Corps in the past
169 years.”
Of the Chaplains stationed
at Camp Wolters, two have
served overseas in the present
“War of Liberation.” They
are; Assistant Camp Chaplain
John L. Dodge, who served in
the Aleutians, and Chaplain
Basil J. Doyle, who minister-
ed to American troops in
North Africa.
Although celebration of the
anniversary of the Chaplain
Corps, a branch of the Army
Service Forces, occurred Sun-
day, the actual date of anni-
versary was Saturday, July 29.
It was on that day, 169 years
ago, that the Continental Con-
gress granted the first formal
recognition of a legal status for
chaplains in the Armed Forces
by - including a chaplain on the
pay roll of the Army.
CAMP AIR FORCE
(Continued from Page 3)
ment, the planes are occasional-
ly used to transport military!
personnel on short cross country I
flights.
Maintenance on the planes is |
done by the pilots themselves. I
The detachment is subject to
frequent inspection by inspect-
ors from Cox Field and also'
from the Third Tactical Air Di-
vision at Meridan, Miss.
The detachment has been sta-j
tionecl here about 14 months,
Sgt. Premick- stated, who added
that the pilots are subject to
rotation every few months. Sgt.
\ Premick has been here since
last March, and prior to that
he was a test polit on larger
ships in the North African
theater.
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Camp Adds Second |
Administrative Bus j
Another Administrative bus
has been added to the Camp
Wolters’ loop this week. The
new bus starts from the Camp
Headquarters circle on the t
quai ter hour and the three-
quarter hour. It makes the circle
by going right, whereas the first
Administrative bus has been g*o-
ing left. The first bus starts
from the Camp Headquarters
circle on the hour and half-hour.
Hit Tune Gets
Battle Dress
“Pistol Packin’ Mamma” has
gone to war. And she is making
quite a hit on the Normandy
front. In full battle dress, how-
ever, she is called “Luger Lug-
gin’ Ludwig.” The tune is the
same, but our Canadian bro-
thers-in-arms have contributed
new words—and we quote:
“Slugging Jerry left and
right
Having lots of fun,
Till one night we got him
right,
And now he’s on the run.
We licked him on the beach-
es,
Chased him through the
towns,
You’re not safe if we reach
you,
Lay that Luger down.
So lay that Luger down, kid,
You haven’t got a chance.
Luger Luggin’ Ludwig
You’re all washed up in
France.”
New Radio Series
Debuts This Week
The Army specialist—the
soldier who is doing a vital job
here at home because of his pe-
culiar qualifications to fill that
job—is the central attraction of
the new series of Mike Maneuv-
ers _ being presented by the
Public Relations Branch of
Camp Wolters each Saturday at
1:00 PM over Radio Station
KRLD, Dallas.
Each week an interviewee,
chosen from either IRTC or
Camp Headquarters, describes
the work he does as an Army
specialist. The rest of the pro-
gram consists of martial and
concert music by military bands.
The playing engagements will
be filled alternately by the 93rd
and 254th Army Ground Forces
bands.
RC Equipment Goes
On Sale Next Week
Lt. Col. Kenneth J. Foster,
Commanding Officer of the Re-
ception Center, announced that
bids will be received Tuesday
and Wednesday from units with-
in Camp Wolters for the sale of
furniture and equipment now on
display in Building T-1113.
Among the items to be sold
to other units in camp, were:
pianos, public address systems,
pool tables, radios, desks, cool-
! ing units, wheel-barrows, etc.
guts.
And brother, there’s plenty
more where that came from.
They’ve got other chapters to
add—and they write in a bold
hand. You’ll see their footnotes
on the beaches of France. You’ll
find them crossing t’s in the
hills of Bataan. You’ll recognize
their style in Flanders Field.
And when the last word is
written, take a good look at the
“period” after peace. It was put
there by a bayonet in the hands,
of a guy named Joe. This Joe is
an MP who’s there when the go-
ing gets tough.
Now that is the Infantry—
but there are some guys that
keep abreast with the Infantry
at all times—and their’s is a
dangerous job. Their’s is a
branch known to everybody—
they are the MP’s. Constantly
on the alert to protect the Amer-
ican foot soldier. Throughout
Army camps in the states—
training centers abroad . . . the
MP is always around.
In state camps you’ll find
them guarding entrances. He
checks every person and every
car to make sure that nothing
enters or leaves the camp which
might be used against the
Allies. In cities he constantly
(See MPs Overseas Page 5)
CLOSING OF RECEPTION CENTER HERE
SENDS YARDBIRD TO FT. SAM HOUSTON
Closing of the Reception Cen-
ter at Camp Wolters has posed
the problem of what is to be-
come of Yardbird, shipper dog
of undetermined origin who be-
came famous by accompanying
selectees as they made for
transportation to their new in-
stallations.
But the problem is rapidly
solving itself. Problems do not
remain problems very long for
a remarkable little hound like
! Yardbird. But they do have an
uncanny knack of creating new
problems for the pooch
world,
of it?
Wanta make something
Grrrr!”
Yardbird, upon learning of
the closing of the Reception
Center, which he assumed as
his personal domain three years
ago, took it on high and went
AWOL! He snuck over to the
67th Battalion and sought con-
solation from his black beauty.
Four days later, a tired, but
more understanding Yardbird
shuffled up to the mess hall of
Area C in the Reception Cen-
ter, to find all the selectees
gone.
Sgt. James Gibson, Birmlng-
And so it came to pass that ham, Ala., tried hard to ex-
Yardbird was “busted” again.
Once before this master
sergeant of caninedom was
busted. At that time he was
“buck” sergeant. The bust
was a result of a disagree-
ment with a first sergeant in
re problems of the heart.
“Anyway, that black gal over
at the IRTC was some looker,”
remarked Yardbird at the time
of his last bust.
Yardbird, interviewed in his
haunts at the Reception Center,
remarked:
“Well, bub, this is the straight
goods. Unvarnish. I love that
babe, and I’ll announce it to the
Shown above at the microphone is S-Sgt.
Donald R. Wright, IRTC sergeant major, first
guest on the new series of Mike Maneuvers
started this week. Sgt. Wright is a veteran of
16 months combat in the Asiatic-Pacific thea-
ter of operations. In the background is the
93rd Army Ground Forces band under the di-
rection o f Chief WO Galen Pipenberg.
(Signal Corps Photo.)
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plain the situation to Yardbird.
Angry, Yardbird tried to take
a chunk out of Sgt. Gibson’s
leg.
“If I’d have caught him then,
I’d have busted him on the
spot,” said Sgt. Gibson. “When
we caught him we restricted him
and busted him officially.”
Sgt. Gibson thereupon produc-
ed the following document to
prove Yardbird’s bust:
“Special Order Number 00;
Par. 1, ASF Reception Center,
CWT; the following named
EM, Hq. Co. this RC is re-
duced to grrrr of private
under provisions of AR 6y5-
300: Pvt. Yardbird, 00001.”
Other dogs in the Reception
Center, upon hearing of the
Yardbird bust howled in glee
that at last the snooty shipper
mutt was no more than them-
selves. Commented one dog:
“He certainly had it coming
to him.”
Said another, (a female):
“Well, I do feel sorry for
him. But he shouldn’t have gone •
for that black babe in the
IRTC!”
Whereupon M-Sgt. Norman S.
Shipley, Dallas, personnel ser-
geant major of the Reception
Center, added the final touch
to the humiliation of Yardbird.
He made public the following
shipping order, sending Pvt.
Yardbird to the Reception Cen-
ter of Fort Sam Houston:
“Following named EM, Hq.
Co. this RC is trfd in grrrr
to 4821st SU, Reception Cen-
ter, Ft. Sam Houston, Tex.,
for reclassification and reas-
signment & WP o/a 15 Aug.
44, reporting to CO upon ar-
rival. Pvt. Yardbird 00001.
Auth is granted the receiving
unit to carry excess in grrrr
until disposition.”
When last seen, Sgt. Gibson
was overheard talking to Pvt.
Yardbird at mess:
“Well, looks like we go to-
gether, pal.”
Yardbird loked up at the ser-
geant, winked, and the two
shook “hands.”
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Eddins, Howard B. The Longhorn (Camp Wolters, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, August 4, 1944, newspaper, August 4, 1944; Camp Wolters, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth601184/m1/4/: accessed May 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Boyce Ditto Public Library.