Vol. 1 # No 7 Somewhere in France September 25.

1944

20.000 NAZIS SURRENDER Gen. M a c o n Receives German

104 Silver Stars go to General's Pistol a t Beaugency
men of 83rd Division; M o r e t h a n 19,500 G e r m a n s , r e - In b a c k o f t h i s s u r r e n d e r lies a
presenting g r o u n d t r o o p s of the story w h i c h started on September

521 get Bronze a w a r d s o n c e v a u n t e d L u f t w a f f e , m a r i n e s , 8 t h w h e n 1st L t . S a m u e l W . M a g i l l

Statistical evidence o n t h e t y p e
of f i g h t i n g men w h i c h go t o make
u p t h e 8 3 r d d i v i s i o n was revealed
t o d a y w i t h t h e release o f t h e a c t u a l
n u m b e r o f a w a r d s w h i c h have b e e n
recommended and a p p r o v e d for
p r e s e n t a t i o n by t h e A w a r d s Board.
A g r a n d t o t a l o f 104 s i l v e r s t a r s
(which are presented f o r gallan-
t r y i n a c t i o n ) , have b e e n g i v e n t o
various personnel of the division
and t h e b r o n z e a w a r d , e x e m p l a r y
of h e r o i c and m e r i t o r i o u s service in
connection w i t h military operations
a g a i n s t an e n e m y o f t h e U n i t e d
States, has been approved for
521 m e m b e r s o f t h e d i v i s i o n .
"American Legion"
writer visits 83rd
Hamilton Greene, a u t h o r , and
illustrator for the "American Le-
g i o n " m o n t h l y m a g a z i n e , has b e e n
w i t h the 83rd Infantry Division for
t h e p a s t , f o u r w e e k s a n d has w r i t t e n
a s t o r y f o r t h e O c t o b e r issue o f his
m a g a z i n e based o n t h e D i v i s i o n ' s
experiences in t h e h e d g e r o w s of
Normandy. Mr. Greene recently
went w i t h Capt. Heister Drum,
Mifflinville Penn., Commanding
O f f i c e r of t h e 8 3 r d Ren. T r o o p , o n
In a d d i t i o n t o t h e s e a w a r d s , 15
a i r m e d a l s have b e e n d i s t r i b u t e d t o
p i l o t s o f a r t i l l e r y l i a s i o n planes f o r
t h e i r achievements w h i l e partici-
p a t i n g in a e r i a l f l i g h t s . F o u r s o l -
diers medals, presented f o r heroism
n o t i n v o l v i n g actual e n e m y c o n t a c t ,
have also b e e n a w a r d e d since t h e
d i v i s i o n has b e e n i n F r a n c e .
In i n s t a n c e s w h e r e t h e same p e r -
s o n is g i v e n t h e a w a r d a s e c o n d t i m e
he b e c o m e s t h e r e c i p i e n t o f an o a k
leaf c l u s t e r . O n e i n d i v i d u a l i n t h e
d i v i s i o n has b e e n r e c o m m e n d e d a n d
a p p r o v e d f o r t h i s high silver star
h o n o r and t h r e e m e n are n o w e l i g i -
b l e t o w e a r b r o n z e o a k leaf c l u s t e r s .
T a n k Buster
.hampion t a n k b u s t e r of t h e
8 3 r d is P v t . F r a n c i s C . M a c k a y o f
t h e 330th Infantry. This e n t e r p r i -
s i n g d o u g h b o y f r o m Los Angeles
has f i v e J e r r y t a n k s t o his c r e d i t .
F o r g e t t i n g t h r e e i n o n e d a y he w a s
recently awarded t h e Silver Star.
96 percent recover
from battle wounds
naval p e r s o n n e l a n d m e m b e r s o f o f A s h t a b u l a , O h i o , I & R. P l a t o o n
t h e once m i g h t y W e h r m a c h t , all L e a d e r o f t h e 3 2 9 t h I n f a n t r y , s e n t
r e m n a n t s o f l a r g e r f o r c e s w h i c h his m e n across t h e L o i r e R i v e r . -It
w e r e p r e v i o u s l y a l o n g t h e Spanish w a s t h e r e w h i l e o n r e c o n n a i s s a n c e
b o r d e r a n d t h e Bay o f Biscay, sur- t h a t t h e y m a d e c o n t a c t w i t h t h e
e n d e r e d t o M a j o r G e n e r a l R o b e r t Maquis and learned t h a t a large
C. Macon, Commanding General body of Germans w e r e endeavoring
of t h e 8 3 r d I n f a n t r y D i v i s i o n , at t o make t h e i r w a y f r o m t h e Span-
Beaugency Bridge on S e p t e m b e r ish b o r d e r e a s t w a r d ito Germany
17th. Thus ended one of the most w i t h the hope of g e t t i n g t h r o u g h
fantastic stories of s u r r e n d e r y e t in t h e B e l f o r t Gap before t h e T h i r d
the present war. a n d S e v e n t h A r m i e s c o u l d close i t .
H e also l e a r n e d t h a t t h e M a q u i s
The high p o i n t of t h e s u r r e n d e r
a n d t h e N i n t h A i r F o r c e w e r e har-
was t h e c e r e m o n y w h i c h t o o k place
rassing t h e G e r m a n s . Lt. Magill
by p r e a r r a n g e m e n t a t B e a u g e n c y
m o v e d his e n t i r e p l a t o o n across t h e
Bridge on the south bank of the
r i v e r a n d e x t e n d e d his p a t r o l l i n g
L o i r e R i v e r . T h e r e a t 1530 o f t h e
t o t h e d e p t h of f o r t y miles south
1 7 t h , b e f o r e an h o n o r p l a t o o n f r o m
of the Loire.
C o . K. o f t h e 3 2 9 t h I n f a n t r y , a b a t -
tery of motion picture cameras, Later o n t h e 8 t h , Magill foujid...
a score o f c o r r e s p o n d e n t s and a n o - o u t t h r o u g h t h e Maquis t h a t t h e
t h e r score of^v^sj^iflg^fjj/rorg-'from G e r m a n G e n e r a l in c o m m a n d of t h e
v a r i o u s h e a e f q u a r t e r s , M a j o r G e n e r a l t r o o p s w o u l d be w i l l i n g t o t a l k s u r -
E r i c h E l s t e r , C o m m a n d i n g G e n e r a l r e n d e r t e r m s i f he c o u l d d e a l w i t h
of t h e March Group, m a r c h e d t h e A m e r i c a n s . L t . Magill t h e n esta-
s t i f f l y a t t h e s i d e o f L t . C o l . J . K. b l i s h e d c o n t a c t w i t h t h e
German
French, of M a r r i f i e l d , Virginia, t o General w h o requested that w e
a p o i n t w h e r e G e n e r a l Macon was send
two battalions of infantry
w a i t i n g w i t h his Staff, B r i g a d i e r across t h e r i v e r t o p u t u p a t o k e n
G e n e r a l P. C . W e y l i n , C o m m a n d i n g b a t t l e so t h a t he c o u l d p r e s e r v e his
G e n e r a l of t h e 19th Tactical A i r h o n o r . A f t e r a c o n f e r e n c e
with
C o m m a n d , and C o l o n e l E d w i n C. General Macon, this request was
Crabill, Commanding O f f i c e r o f the refused. Negotiations w e r e conti-
3 2 9 t h I n f a n t r y . T h e r e t h e G e r m a n n u e d b u t w i t h planes o f t h e N i n t h
G e n e r a l c a m e t o a h a l t , raised his A i r F o r c e h o v e r i n g o v e r h e a d . T h i s
h a n d i n s a l u t e a n d f o r m a l l y s u r - had
its influence and
r e n d e r e d his t r o o p s . H e f o l l o w e d E l s t e r a g r e e d t o s u r r e n d e r b u t r e -
General

a reconnaissance t r i p t o B o r d e a u x by p r e s e n t i n g G e n e r a l M a c o n w i t h q u e s t e d t h a t A m e r i c a n represen-
W a s h i n g t o n ( C N S ) — O f all t h e
a n d r e t u r n a n d he is n o w b u s y m e n w o u n d e d i n b a t t l e , 9 6 p e r c e n t his p i s t o l . G e n e r a l M a c o n t h e n a c c e p - t a t i v e s a t t e n d a c o n f e r e n c e i n c i v i -
w r i t i n g a story of that experience n o w recover. This amazing r e c o r d , t e d t h e s u r r e n d e r o n b e h a l f o f L t . l i a n c l o t h e s . T h i s , t o o , was r e f u s e d .
for the November issue o f t h e t h e W a r D e p a r t m e n t says, is d u e Gen. W i l l i a m H. Simpson, Com-
"American Legion". manding General, of t h e U. S. O n September 10th, L t . Magill
t o m o d e r n medical e q u i p m e n t .
N i n t h A r m y w h o w a s n o t a b l e t o w i t h his d r i v e r P.fc. R a l p h E. A n d e r -
be p r e s e n t . son o f Lancaster, O h i o , and a Belgian
o f f i c e r d r o v e t o Issoudun w h e r e a
DO YOUR After the ceremony, the German
G e n e r a l d i r e c t e d his t r o o p s t o lay
conference was held b e t i w e e n G e n e -
ral M a c o n a n d G e n e r a l E l s t e r . T h i s
CHRISTMAS MAILING d o w n t h e i r a r m a t t h e r i v e r as he
had d o n e , a n d he a n d his s t a f f w e r e
was t h e f i r s t actual m e e t i n g be-
t i w e e n t h e A m e r i c a n s and G e r m a n s .
EARLY t h e n e s c o r t e d across t h e r i v e r t o
w a i t i n g vehicles. (Cont. on. page 4)
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Germans losing t h e f i r s t W o r l d q u a r t e r s . I t also o p e r a t e s r a d i o a n d pointed commander of t h e 83rd
W a r w a s because o f lack o f c o m - m e s s e n g e r s e r v i c e t o t h e I n f a n t r y I n f a n t r y D i v i s i o n in J a n u a r y , 1944.

FACE LIFTING m u n i c a t i o n . W h i l e t h e y are busy r e g i m e n t s and separate u n i t s w i t -

t h i n k i n g u p an a l i b i f o r t h e loss o f h i n t h e d i v i s i o n .
this o n e , t h e officers and m e n o f By e m p l o y i n g a r e p e a t i n g c e i l i n
B r i g h t a n d s h i n i n g , a n d f i l l e d w i t h t h e 8 3 r d Signal C o m p a n y w h o a r e t h e i r w i r e c i r c u i t s , t e l e g r a p h c o m -
r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s m u n i c a t i o n is also m a i n t a i n e d so
m a n y h o p e s a n d p l a n s , t h i s issue
ir. a n d o u t o f t h e d i v i s i o n , g o a b o u t t h a t t h e s i t u a t i o n w i l l n e v e r a r i s e
of THE S P E A R H E A D comes i r o m
t h e i r daily duties perfectly o b l i - w h e n c o m p l e t e c o n t a c t w i t h any
t h e p r e s s t o y o u i n its n e w d r e s s v i o u s t o t h e m a g n i f i c e n t j o b t h e y f i g h t i n g u n i t is l o s t .
and m a k e - u p . I t f u l f i l l s , at l o n g last, are d o i n g , h e l p i n g t o b r i n g a b o u t W h i l e o n e o f t h e chief r e s p o n s i -
o n e o f t h e plans w e h a v e had f o r a H i t l e r ' s d o o m . b i l i t i e s o f t h e d i v i s i o n signal c o m p a n y
real d i v i s i o n n e w s p a p e r . Maintaining approximately 2 5 0 is t o m a i n t a i n s e r v i c e b e t w e e n d i v i -
O u r p r e d e c e s s o r has c l o s e d its m i l e s o f w i r e is n o e a s ; m a t t e , e v e n s i o n h e a d q u a r t e r s a n d i t s s u b o r -
i n c i v i l i a n l i f e , y e t t h e signal m e n o f d i n a t e u n i t s , i t also has t h e c o m p l e x
w e a r y d o o r s . G o n e are t h e sten-
the 83rd have d o n e just t h a t . job of installing and m a i n t a i n i n g
cils a n d mimeograph machine.
T h e y k n o w i t is u p o n t h e m t h a t t e l e p h o n e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s within
T h r o u g h the hedgerows of Nor-
t h e r e s p o f i i i l i b i t y f o r communica- t h e d i f f e r e n t echelons of t h e division
m a n d y , f r o m C a r e n t a n t o Periers, t i o n s rests. O f course t h e a m o u n t h e a d q u a r t e r s , regardless o f t h e dis-
a n d t h e n o n u p t h e B r i t t a n y p e n i n - o f w i r e t h e y lay v a r i e s . S o m e t i m e s t a n c e s e p a r a t i n g t h e e c h e l o n s . S t i l l
s u l a t o S a i n t - M a l o , i t has t r i e d t o t h e y t a k e a d v a n t a g e o f e x i s t i n g c o m - i t m u s t n o t be f o r g o t t e n t h a t t h e
b r i n g y o u n e w s o f t h e d i v i s i o n . W e m e r c i a l lines t o s p e e d t h i n g s u p . s i g n a l m e n in t h e R e g i m e n t s and
f o u n d i t j u s t w a s n ' t b i g e n o u g h f o r B u t s t i l l all t h e s e w i r e l i n e s m u s t B a t t a l i o n s h a v e as g r e a t , if n o t a
t h e j o b a n d f o r t h i s g r a n d o l d o u t f i t be t e s t e d a n d s e r v i c e d so t h a t t h e r e g r e a t e r r e s p o n s i b i l i t y , i n a s m u c h as
is n o b r e a k i n t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s . t h e y a r e t h e m e n w h o m u s t c a r r y Gen. Macon commanded Co. I of
of ours.
At one time, the Signal t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n s r i g h t u p t o t h e t h e 1 5 t h I n f a n t r y i n C h i n a f r o m 1919
So, w i t h e l e c t r i c p o w e r o n oner:
C o m p a n y had e n o u g h w i r e in its f r o n t lines t h e m s e l v e s . t o 1 9 2 1 , s e r v e d as G e n e r a l Staff
again in m a n y l i b e r a t e d t o w n s , a n d z o n e o f r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o c o m p a r e O f f i c e r w i t h t r o o p s in Panama f r o m
Since t h e s t a r t o f o p e r a t i o n s i n
W i t h a s u p p l y o f n e w s p r i n t o u t s i d e w i t h t h a t used i n an A m e r i c a n c i t y N o r m a n d y , s o m e 16, 8 3 r d Signal 1931 t o 1933, a n d w a s s t a t i o n e d a t
o u r d o o r , w e s h ' i l ! t r y f r o m n o w o n o f 2 0 , 0 0 0 p e o p l e . In a d d i t i o n t o t h e C o m p a n y m e n h a v e b e e n a w a r d e d Pine C a m p , N . Y., in 1 9 4 1 , as
t o b r i n g y o u each w e e k a p a p e r w i r e s e c t i o n , t h e Signal C o m p a n y t h e B r o n z e S t a r . I t is o n m e n l i k e G e n e r a l Staff O f f i c e r in t h e F o u r t h
A r m o r e d Division. He later c o m -
w h i c h w i l l m e a s u r e u p t o y o u r h o p e s has s e c t i o n s w h i c h m a i n t a i n r a d i o t h e s e and t h e i r Signal C o r p s b r e t h e -
and t e l e t y p e c o m m u n i c a t i o n w i t h r e n t h a t generals and Gl's alike m a n d e d an A r m o r e d R e g i m e n t , a n d
a n d o u r s . I t w i l l be y o u r p a p e r a n d
e l e m e n t s h i g h e r t h a n t h e d i v i s i o n , d e p e n d t o g e t t h e message t h r o u g h . had b e e n A s s i s t a n t D i v i s i o n C o m -
w e s h a l l p r i n t as m u c h n e w s o f t h e m a n d e r of t h e 8 3 r d D i v i s i o n since
o u t f i t and its r e a d e r s as space w i l l A p r i l , 1943.
permit.
A native of W a s h i n g t o n , D. C,
Later, perhaps, we shall
e n l a r g e i t b u t , f o r n o w , w e shall
What's in a name? GIs can't consume G e n . Macon attended Virginia Poly-
t e c h n i c I n s t i t u t e w h e r e he r e c e i v e d
publish THE S P E A R H E A D in its It's all the same non-alcoholic drinks a degree in mechanical e n g i n e e r i n g
p r e s e n t f o r m . W e w a n t y o u t o feel i n 1913. H e was c o m m i s s i o n e d in t h e
i t is y o u r p a p e r . If y o u w a n t t o s u g - I n f a n t r y i n 1916, g r a d u a t e d f r o m T h e
g e s t s o m e t h i n g , d r o p us a l i n e . If Some people call it "Red Eye." Rome (CNS) — GIs here have
Infantry School C o m p a n y O f f i c e r s '
y o u h a v e a g o o d s t o r y , pass i t o n . S o m e call i t " C i r c u s W a t e r " . O t h e r s been o r d e r e d t o s t o p d r i n k i n g n o n - C o u r s e i n 1924 a n d t h e A d v a n c e d
A n d if y o u w a n t t o b l o w o f f a l i t t l e prefer the name" Saki Juice." alcoholic beverages. The reason is C o u r s e i n 1929. H e l a t e r a t t e n d e d
s t e a m , w e l l , w e ' l l be glad t o l i s t e n t h e C h e m i c a l W a r f a r e and G e n e r a l
W e ' v e even heard i t called "Grape that typhoid and dysentery may
t o - t h a t , t o o . In a n y case, w e w a n t Staff S c h o o l s a n d w a s graduated
y o u t o k n o w t h a t t h i s is y o u r p a p e r Squeezings." But whatever it may easily be s p r e a d i n d r i n k s w h i c h d o
f r o m t h e A r m y W a r C o l l e g e in 1934.
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We h e a r Paris i n " o n l i m i t s " .
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Paris w h e n t h e r e ' s so m u c h else t o
do.
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w h i c h y o u h e a r s p o k e n so o f t e n by
F r e n c h m e n is a G e r m a n w o r d , a
c o l l o q u i a l i s m , w h i c h means k i l l e d ,
b r o k e n , f i n i s h e d . It's a slang e x p r e s -
s i o n used f o r e v e r y t h i n g . T h e G e r -
m a n is K a p u t . T h e t o w n is k a p u t .
T h e t i r e is k a p u t . T h e c h i c k e n is
kaput.
W e n o w n o t e t h a t t h e BBC no
longer annunces "Double British
S u m m e r T i m e " . It's j u s t plain o r d i -
n a r y " s u m m e r t i m e " s i n c e w e all
s e t o u r c l o c k s back an h o u r .
* 308th Engineeis build
People w h o w a n t t o get t h e i r
p e r s o n a l f i l m d e v e l o p e d can d o so
t h r o u g h t h e i r nearest PX o f f i c e r ,
b u t w e w o n d e r w h e r e w e can f i n d
h i m . In t h e m e a n t i m e t i m e , i t ' s o k
t o t r y y o u r local p h o t o d e a l e r .
*
It's i n t e r e s t i n g t o n o t e t h a t G e r -
m a n y o u n g s t e r s also l i k e c h e w i n g
g u m . M a y b e , w h e n peace c o m e s , w e
can use t h a t as a m e a n s o f s t i c k i n g
together.
* T o make sure t h a t t h e people in in y o u r name and w e w i l l p r i n t i t . "
German PW overheard t o remark
t o a 308th Engineer, " I always d i d
t h i n k t h e B u i c k m o t o r was t h e best
in t h e W o r l d " .
H e a r d late one n i g h t in O r l e a n s .
O n e Gl t o another, "That's n o t
y o u r j e e p " . Said t h e o t h e r Gl,
"Well, I had o n e a r o u n d here
somewhere". You can't blame a
fellow for trying.
* considerable
W e understand that the Division
Gl's are f i n d i n g o u t therefa're o t h e r
t h i n g s t o l i n e u p f o r t h e s e days
besides c h o w . A n d w e d o n ' t m e a n
t h e pay l i n e e i t h e r , f e l l o w s .
Latest excuse f o r being A W O L .
" I was l o c k e d up in a r o o m f o r
t h r e e nights w i t h a Gestapo w o -
man."
T h e y say F r e n c h is s u r p r i s i n g l y
easy t o l e a r n . Even t h e c h i l d r e n
o v e r h e r e speak i t .
* t h e p r o b l e m arose of t r a n s p o r t i n g
W e u n d e r s t a n d t h e r e is a D o u c h e -
Bain Palace in V e n d o m e . Four
francs per s h o w e r . W e hope y o u
g o t t o t o w n f o r a nice w a r m d o u c h e .
* o n a heavy c a b l e , d e p e n d i n g o n t h e
W e sympathize w i t h the Division
H q o f f i c e r w h o had r a b b i t s t e w
t w o meals r u n n i n g at t h e H o t e l
M o d e r n e in O r l e a n s , o n l y t o have
r a b b i t s t e w f o r a t h i r d meal w h e n
h e v i s i t e d an I &• R C P a t R o m o -
antin.
83rd SPEARHEAD
BARNES C O M M I S S I O N E D
2nd Lt. F. H.Barnes being congratulated by Major William
Sellers, S-2 of the 331st Infantry. Barnes is I &R Platoon
Leader. He is the first man in the division to win his
gold bars in COmbat. Signal C o r p s Photo
and operate ferry
W h e n t h e G e r m a n forces r e t r e a -
t e d s o u t h of, t h e L o i r e R i v e r p r i o r
t o their recent surrender t o the
83rd, they destroyed all o f t h e
bridges spanning the w i d e river
and t h e p r o b l e m of t r a n s p o r t i n g
essential t r a f f i c o v e r t h e 150 y e a r d s
of w a t e r fell t o t h e 308th Engineer
Battalon.
A few hours after news of the pos-
sible capitulation was announced by
Lt. Magill, crews f r o m t h e Engi-
n e e r o u t f i t a r r i v e d o n t h e s p o t and
immediately constructed a G. I.
f e r r y . Six assault b o a t s w e r e l a s h -
ed t o g e t h e r a n d a w o o d e n plat-
f o r m was m o u n t e d o n t h e t o p .
P r o p e l l e d by an o u t b o a r d g a s o l i n e
m o t o r , jeeps a n d m i l i t a r y p e r s o n n e l
w e r e ferried f r o m one bank t o
a n o t h e r at s h o r t i n t e r v a l s , and a
share of t h e work
- d f r e E f i y c o n n e c t e d w i t h t h e sur-
renderwas expedited inthis manner.
Meanwhile, other crews were
engaged in c o n s t r u c t i n g a second
f e r r y f r o m t h e heavy r u b b e r p o n -
t o n s and i t , t o o , was p u t i n t o o p e r a -
tion to handle the subsequent
increase in t r a f f i c w h i l e n e g o t i a t i o n s
w e r e c o m p l e t e d and t h e actual
s u r r e n d e r t e r m s began t o m a t e r -
ialize.
In t h e f i f t y a c r e f i e l d o n t h e s o u t h
side of t h e L o i r e , G e r m a n vehicles
w e r e b e g i n n i n g t o assemble and
t h e m t o the opposite side. O n c e
again t h e E n g i n e e r s w e n t t o w o r k
and c o n s t r u c t e d a m u c h l a r g e r f e r r y
w h i c h was g u i d e d across t h e r i v e r
c u r r e n t of t h e r i v e r f o r its p o w e r
o f m o t i v a t i o n . T h i s also p r o v e d t o
be a success, a n d h e a v y v e h i c l e s
i n c l u d i n g two-and-a-half t o n t r u c k s
were handled as s m o o t h l y and
easily as t h e s m a l l e r j e e p s o n t h e
first constructed ferries.
Page 3
"The Sump Hole"
Some i n d i v i d u a l in the 83rd
S i g n a l C o m p a n y is r e s p o n s i b l e f o r
o n e o f t h e cleverist Gl sheets t o
a p p e a r in t h i s o r any o r g a n i z a t i o n
in many a m o o n .
Going under t h e trade name of t h e
" S u m p H o l e " , t h i s t w o page p a p e r ,
published in m i m e o f o r m , w h e n e -
v e r and w h e r e v e r p o s s i b l e , is e x -
Signal C o m p a n y so " t h e y s h o u l d
k n o w all t h e d i r t t h a t ' s g o i n g o n
and c o m i n g o f f . " T h e staff consists
o f 1st L t . C . D o y l e , t h e S u p e r v i s o r ,
and Pvt. M. Renek, acting in t h e
capacity of E r r a n d Boy w h o , he
says, is " o n m i l i t a r y l e a v e f r o m a
c i v i l i a n j o b w h e r e he l a b o r e d i n t h e
same c a p a c i t y . "
Perhaps t h e t i d - b i t i t e m o f t h e
current issue is t h e following.
W e ' l l leave t h e d e c i s i o n u p t o y o u .
It's c a l l e d " F a u x Pas."
" L i k e e v e r y t h i n g else w h e n c r e -
d i t is g i v e n o u t , i t is g i v e n t o e v e r y
body b u t t h e p o o r Joe^who deser-
ves i t . T h e b o d y t h a t s w e a t s n e v e r
g e t s e n y t h i n g b u t m e n t a l TS slips
f r o m his f e l l o w m e n . T h e r e f o r e ,
w e aim t o giye c r e d i t w h e r e credit
is d u e .
T o find t h e hardest w o r k i n g fel-
l o w i n a n y o u t f i t , y o u d o n ' t have
t o g o f u r t h e r t h a n y o u r local s u m p
h o l e . B u t are these Gl excavators
looked up to? N o ! They are s h u n -
n e d . T o make up f o r this criminal
Arty planes social i n j u s t i c e , t h i s p a p e r w i l l be
o n l y t o o glad t o publish t h e name o f
a n y m a n w h o has d u g , o r a i d e d i n
fly surrender t h e p u r s u i t of digging of a sump hole
a n d m a k i n g h i m an h o n o r a r y e d i t o r
p i x lo P a r i s o f t h i s n o b l e s h e e t . O n e p r i v a t e has
t o witness the proceeding. Will
n o t a c c e p t w o r d o f PFC. Just h a n d
the States and throughout the
W o r l d received t h e news of t h e
s u r r e n d e r of t h e German forces
south of t h e Loire River w i t h o u t Top news
delay, t h e 322nd Field A r t i l l e r y
c a m e t o t h e aid o f t h e t w e n t y o d d correspondents
c o r r e s p o n d e n t s and p i c t u r e m e n co-
v e r i n g t h e s t o r y by f l y i n g t h e i r news
s t o r i e s and p i c t u r e s t o Paris.
cover sunender
S o m e of t h e t o p news c o r r e s g o n i ,
1st L t . R o b e r t E. H i n z o f B u r b a n k , dents |n t h e newspaper w o r l d " c o v e -
C a l i f . , f l e w t h e f i r s t s t c r f e s a n d r e d t h e s u r r e n d e r o f 19.500 G e r m a n s
p i c t u r e s t o Le B o u r g e t Field o n t h e t o t h e D i v i s i o n last w e e k . T h e s e
o u t s k i r t s o f Paris e a r l y in t h e m o r - i n c l u d e d ; Hal Boyle, Associated
n i n g o f S e p t . 1 7 t h . A t 1530 t h a t P r e s s ; Dudley Harmon, United
a f t e r n o o n t h e a c t u a l s u r r e n d e r t o o k P r e s s , D a v i d Anderson. N e w Y o r k
p l a c e a t B e a u g e n c y B r i d g e and a t T i m e s ; G e o r g e P a r s o n s , N e w Y o r k
1730 2 n d L t . R o b e r t F. P f i s t e r o f H e r a l d T r i b u n e ; M a r g a r e t S t e w a r t ,
Cincinnati, O h i o , t o o k off f r o m King Features; A l e x Uhl of PM;
an a i r s t r i p j u s t a m i l e f r o m t h e Lee M i l l e r , V o g u e ; A r t h u r M a n n ,
scene o f t h e s u r r e n d e r . A g a i n t h e M u t u a l B r o a d c a s t i n g S y s t e m ; H o w -
next afternoon, after witnessing ard Chernoff, Columbia Broad-
t h e initial crossing of t h e prisoners casting S y s t e m ; Charles Haacker
w h i c h s t a r t e d early Sunday m o r - of A c m e Pictures; C y Pederman,
ning, Sept. 18th, t h e correspondents Philadelphia Enquirer; Bud Kane
s e n t t h e i r f i n a l s t o r i e s and p i c - o f T h e Stars and S t r i p e s ; and M o r -
t u r e s o f f t o Paris w i t h L t . P f i s t e r . r i s F o r d a n d R o n Read o f Para-
The f i r s t news of the s u r r e n d e r m o u n t Pictures. Robert Barr of t h e
b r o k e in t h e S u n d a y m o r n i n g p a - B B C a n d E v e l y n I r o n s o f t h e Eve-
p e r s . T h i s w a s o n l y p o s s i b l e by n i n g Standard represented the
f l y i n g t h e s t o r i e s t o Paris w h e r e a B r i t i s h Press. T h r o u g h t h e s e w r i t e r s
press l i a i s o n o f f i c e r m e t t h e p l a n e , a n d photographers, the leading
placed the pictures on a n o t h e r p a p e r s , m o v i e houses a n d radio
plane bound for London w h e r e s t a t i o n s i n t h e U . S. w e r e a b l e t o
t h e y w e r e s e n t by t e l e p h o t o t o t h e g i v e o u t t h e n e w s o t t h e 8 3 r d ' s
States. T h e n e w s c o p y was r u s h e d lastest e x p l o i t w i t h i n 24 h o u r s .
b y j e e p t o t h e H o t e l S c r i b e i n Paris
w h e r e Field Press C e n s o r s o k a y e d
t h e s t o r i e s . T h e y w e r e t h e n placed T O G E T A LETTER
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 Monday. Sepl. 25, 1944
Cards Clinch
nat.league Hag
T h e St. Louis Cardinals clinched
t h e N a t i o n a l L e a g u e p e n n a n t last
w e e k w h e n t h e y defeated t h e Bos-
t o n B r a v e s o n F r i d a y by a 5 t o 4
s c o r e . T h i s is t h e t h i r d s t r a i g h t
year t h a t Manager Billy South-
w o r t h ' s c l u b has w o n t h e s e n i o r
c i r c u i t championship and t h e r i g h t
t o m e e t t h e A m e r i c a n league w i n -
n e r in t h e w o r l d series n e x t m o n t h .
Meanwhile, the Tigers, Browns,
Y a n k e e s a n d Red S o x a r e s t i l l b a t t -
l i n g f o r t h e A m e r i c a n league c r o w n
as t h e f i n a l w e e k o f o n e o f t h e h o t -
t e s t p e n n a n t chases i n y e a r s g o t
u n d e r w a y . A t t h e close o f l a s t
w e e k ' s play t h e T i g e r s h e l d d o w n
f i r s t place a half g a m e i n f r o n t o f t h e
B r o w n s . Close b e h i n d and o n l y t h r e e
g a m e s o u t o f f i r s t place was New
Y o r k , and B o s t o n , w h i c h was
f o u r t h p o s i t i o n , needed six w i n s
a g a i n s t n o losses t o r e a c h t h e t o p .
T h e standings of t h e f i r s t f o u r teams
as t h e l e a g u e e n t e r e d i t s f i n a l w e e k
o f p l a y w a s as f o l l o w s :
Team W L Pet.
Detroit 80 63 .559
St. L o u i s
New York
80
77
64
66
.556
.538
Boston 74 59 .518
1944 football
season all set
W h i l e t h e A m e r i c a n league p e n -
n a n t r a c e is s t i l l s h a r i n g t h e N o .
O n e s p o r t l i g h t back h o m e pig s k i n
m i n d e d enthusiasts are l o o k i n g f o r -
w a r d t o t h e o p e n i n g o f t h e Fall
sport program within the next few
weeks.
A i d e d a n d a b e t t e d by i n t e n s i v e
a r m y , navy and m a r i n e t r a i n i n g
p r o g r a m s at various colleges t o p
f l i g h t t e a m s can be c o u n t e d o n b y
schools f o r t u n a t e e n o u g h t o fall
in t h i s c a t e g o r y .
Powerhouse prognosticators are
p o i n t i n g t o N a v y as h a v i n g t h e m o s t
f o r m i d a b l e t e a m in t h e eastern c i r -
cuit this year. A d d e d impetus t o
these i n d i c a t i o n s was g i v e n last
w e e k w h e n Rear A d m . J o h n Beardall,
academy superintendent, announ
ced t h a t N a v y w o u l d t h i s y e a r f o l l o w
t h e policy of t h e N a t i o n a l C o l l e -
giate A t h l e t i c Association in p e r -
mitting college players to play
f o u r years of varsity ball. This
means that four additional All
A m e r i c a n s w i l l be e l i g i b l e t o w e a r
t h e N a v y blue in t h e stadiums this
Fall because o f t h i s r u l i n g .
In t h e m i d w e s t m i g h t y M i c h i g i a n
and N o t e w o r t h y N o t r e Dame w i l l
vie f o r honors according t o t h e
pre-season o p o e s t e r s . Since F r a n k
Leahy's entrance i n t o t h e N a v y , t h e
83rd SPEARHEAD
Irish are o p e r a t i n g under t h e g u i -
dance of Bud M c K e e v e r , f o r m e r
assistant m e n t o r a t B o s t o n C o l l e g e ,
and e x p o n e n t of Leahy's m u c h d i s -
cussed T f o r m a t i o n . F r i t z C r i s l e r
w i l l again be t h e m a n o n t h e b e n c h
f o r t h e W o l v e r i n e s t h i s year and
every indication points t o ano-
t h e r p o i n t g e t t i n g eleven f o r this
mid-western school.
T u l s a shapes u p as t h e b i g g e s t
t h r e a t i n t h e Big Six l e a g u e t h i s
year w i t h 22 veterans r e t u r n i n g
t o t h e f o l d . T h e s e a r e t h e same v e t e -
rans w h o w e n t t h r o u g h last y e a r ' s
season undefeated, only t o lose
t o G e o r g i a T e c h in t h e Sugar B o w l
b y a 20 t o 18 s c o r e .
In t h e s o u t h G e o r g i a T e c h , A l a -
bama, Duke and Tennesee are
b e i n g r a t e d as t h e p r e s e a s o n f a v o r i t e s
f o r b o w l i n v i t a t i o n s a f t e r t h e close
of t h e regular playing season.
Seeking t o p honors o n t h e w e s t
coast t h i s y e a r w i l l be W a s h i n g t o n ,
in S o u t h e r n C a l i f o r n i a a n d S t a n f o r d all
o f w h i c h have p o t e n t e l e v e n s ' o n
paper and w h o are a n x i o u s t o t e s t
t h e i r c o m b i n a t i o n s in i n t e r c o l l e -
g i a t e c i r c l e s in t h e w e s t coast league
t h i s Fall.
Jacobs ciies
in beer
M i k e Jacobs, w i d e l y k n o w n s p o r t s
p r o m o t e r and Dean of Madison
Square G a r d e n b o x i n g s h o w s , b l i n -
k e d his eyes w i t h a m a z e m e n t w h e n
informed that Freddie Mills, king-
p i n in B r i t i s h b o x i n g c i r c l e s , was
s o u n d l y t r o u c e d t h i s w e e k by Jack
L o n d o n , slam-bang B r i t i s h heavy-
weight.
Doing his post w a r planning
e a r l y M i k e had b e e n f i g u r i n g o n a
b o u t b e t w e e n Joe L o u i s a n d M r .
Mills b u t fate i n t e r v e n e d in t h e per-
s o n o f Jack L o n d o n a n d t o d a y Mike
is c a u g h t w i t h o u t a c a n d i d a t e t o
o p p o s e t h e B r o w n B o m b e r in his
N e w Y o r k paladium.
W h e n t h e D e t r o i t slugger was
m a k i n g personal appearances in t h e
E T O he o f f e r e d t o s p a r t h r e e r o u n d s
w i t h t h e t h e n undefeated Mills but
s o m e h o w t h e i r schedules never cal-
led f o r a b o u t w i t h o n e a n o t h e r .
M e a n w h i l e , M i k e , was p l a n n i n g o n
a hugh post-war garden show, w h i c h
w o u l d make the turnstiles click a
merry tune. Now, however, with
t h e defeat of Mills s t a r i n g h i m in t h e
face a n d Jack L o n d o n set u p as t h e
new heavyweight champ of the
B r i t i s h Isles, Jacobs has p l e n t y o f
woes, but knowing the quick t h i n -
k i n g b o x i n g e n t e r p r e n e u r as w e l l
as w e d o , he's a c i n c h t o a p p e a r
w i t h a new favorite after the war,
w h o w i l l be b u i l t u p f o r a < h o t a t
Louis and t h e w o r l d ' s heavyweight
c r o w n . In s p i t e o f M i k e ' s b a l l y h o s o ,
however, o u r c h i p s w i l l s t i l e be
d o w n on the Dusky D e t r o i t e r .
Page 4
Doughnut and
coffee caravans
20 000 nazis
coming thislweek surrender
(Cont. from page I)
Red G r o s s t r a v e l l i n g d o u g h n u t I t was a g r e e d t h a t b o t h t h e G e r -
kitchens are e x p e c t e d t o a r r i v e d
in t h e d i v i s i o n area w i r h i n t h e
mans
exhange
and Americans were
staff o f f i c e r s o f
to
equal
n e x t f e w d a y s . T h e r e w i l l be e i g h t
such u n i t s a n d t h e y w i l l be assig-
rank. Lt. Col. J. K. French,
8 3 r d D i v i s i o n Staff O f f i c e r , w e n t
ned t o t h e various organizations w i t h G e n e r a l Elster and r e m a i n e d
w h e r e t h e y w i l l remain f o r several w i t h h i m a t his C P d i r e c t i n g o p e r a -
d a y s . Each u n i t c o n s i s t s o f t w o v e - t i o n s and a L t . C o l . S c h m i d t f r o m
hicles a n d is s t a f f e d w i t h t h r e e Red G e n e r a l Elster's staff came n o r t h
Cross w o r k e r s w h o bake their across t h e L o i r e , r e m a i n i n g w i t h
doughnuts right on the spot. Col Crabill of the 329th Infantry. It
was also a g r e e d t h a t t h e t r o o p s w e r e
t o proceed n o r t h t o the Loire in
Censorship rules t h r e e c o l u m n s , and t h a t t h e y c o u l d
r e t a i n t h e i r a r m s as p r o t e c t i o n
partially lifted against harrassing maquis u n t i l t h e y
reached t h e r i v e r .
Following the aggreement, the
P i c t u r e p o s t cards o f Paris can s t r a n g e m a r c h t o s u r r e n d e r b e g a n .
n o w be s e n t a n d t r o o p s m a y w r i t e T h e G e r m a n s had a v e r a g e d 50 k i l o -
t h a t t h e y have v i s i t e d Paris eacor- m e t e r s a d a y f r o m t h e Spanish f r o n -
d i n g t o t h e latest censorship rules t i e r , and t h e y c o n t i n u e d t o march
a n n o u n c e d by S H A E F . H o w e v e r , a t h a t f a r each day d e s p i t e t h e i r
w r i t e r c a n n o t w r i t e o r i n f e r in a n y f a t i g u e a n d s h o r t a g e o f f o o d . O n
w a y t h a t his o r g a n i z a t i o n o r u n i t is s e v e r a l occasions hay w a s s e n t s o u t h
i n o r n e a r Paris. of t h e r i v e r in A m e r i c a n t r u c k s t o
I t was f u r t h e r a n n o u n c e d t h a t f e e d t h e 8 0 0 o d d h o r s e s i n t h e G e r -
p i c t u r e p o s t cards m a y be s e n t o f m a n c o l u m n s , a n d b r e a d a n d o t h e r
o t h e r areas u n d e r t h e c o n t r o l o f f o o d supplies was shipped by
SHAEF w h i c h are South and W e s t t r u c k t o vantage p o i n t s w h e r e i t
o f t h e Seine R i v e r . T h e p i c t u r e d c o u l d be p i c k e d u p b y passing G e r -
scenes o n t h e cards m u s t be a t m a n c o l u m n s . '
least t w e n t y - f i v e m i l e s f r o m t h e Stories of American t r u c k drivers
g e o g r a p h i c a l l o c a t i o n o f t h e A r m y passing d o w n c o l u m n s o f a r m e d G e r -
Post O f f i c e . W r i t e r s can also s t a t e mans w i t h hay f o r t h e i r h o r s e s a n d
t h a t t h e y have v i s i t e d an a r e a f r o m d r i v i n g d o w n a t t h e e n d o f t h e d a y
w h i c h i t is a u t h o r i z e d t o send p i c - w i t h f o o d f o r t h e m e n s e e m a l m o s t
t u r e post cards.
too strange t o believe. French
Use o f t h e p h r a s e , "Somewhere people apprehensive of the r e t u r -
in B e g i u m " ( H o l l a n d , G e r m a n y o r ning armed Germans looked on
L u x e m b o u r g ) is s t r i c t l y f o r b i d d e n . at t h e p a r a d o x o f a r m e d G e r m a n s
N o indication of the w r i t e r ' s pre- and a r m e d A m e r i c a n s m e e t i n g and
sence i n any p a r t i c u l a r c o u n t r y is
p e r m i t t e d w i t h the exception of
passing each o t h e r o n t h e r o a d w i t h
o u t a n y t h i n g happening. Several
writing "Somewhere
o r " S o m e w h e r e in France."
in E n g l a n d " times Germans officers driving
sedans a n d f l y i n g a w h i t e f l a g d r o v e
up t o L t . Magill's CP s o u t h o f
t h e L o i r e t o ask d i r e c t i o n s b a c k t o
Mothers face red- their columns. To the average
Sends wrong bundle F r e n c h m a n , and t o many Gl's, i t
d i d n ' t m a k e sense.
A n o t h e r o d d i t y was i n t h e g u a r d
Alaska (CNS) — A sergeant sta- p l a t o o n w h i c h was s e n t f r o m t h e
t i o n e d here received a l e t t e r f r o m 329th Infantry t o guard the German
h o m e , " I ' m sending you some goo-
CP w h i l e still deep in its o w n t e r r i -
d i e s , " his m o t h e r w r o t e . Much
t o r y . General Elster o n hearing o f
later the long-awaited package
the arrival of the platoon request-
arrived. It contained fruit jar
ed t o i n s p e c t i t w h i c h was g r a n t e d .
r u b b e r s . T h e s e r g e a n t ' s m o t h e r had As G e n e r a l Elster w e n t d o w n t h e
sent t h e w r o n g b u n d l e . line of soldiers, each m a n c a m e
s m a r t l y t o p r e s e n t a r m s . Elster was
so i m p r e s s e d t h a t he c o n g r a t u l a t e d
Colonel French on t h e i r bearing.
Series coverage L t . M a g i l l ' s C P i n a h o t e l in Ro-
moratin g r e w into a sort of Grand
H o t e l as n e w s o f t h e s u r r e n d e r
W i t h t h e 1944 w o r l d ' s e r i e s s c h e - leaked o u t . Soon i t housed and
d u l e d t o s t a r t in St. Louis early n e x t p l a y e d h o s t t o as s t r a n g e a g r o u p
m o n t h , the Spearhead, is plan- o f g u e s t s as o n e c o u l d f i n d a n y w h e r e .
n i n g o n b r i n g i n g t o its r e a d e r s t h e T h e r e w e r e L t . M a g i l l a n d his p l a -
best possible coverage of t h e e n t i r e t o o n , a Belgian i n t e l l i g e n c e o f f i c e r ,
s e t o f g a m e s . If f a c i l i t i e s w i l l p e r m i t , also a B r i t i s h M a j o r , a m e m b e r o f
w e a r e p l a n n i n g o n a play-by-play the B r i t i s h Special Forces w h o
c o v e r a g e o f each g a m e , a n d as a directed the activities of some
s e c o n d c h o i c e an i n n i n g - b y - i n n i n g 1500 M a q u i s , t h e FFI S e r g e a n t w h o
a c c o u n t and a b r i e f s u m m a r y o f t h e o p e r a t e d t h e h o t e l , and a small
highlights. The first three games h a n d f u l o f c o r r e s p o n d e n t s a n d ca-
w i l l be p l a y e d i n S p o r t s m e n ' s P a r k mera m e n . T o t o p it off, t h e r e
i n St. L o u i s a n d t h e n e x t t h r e e , w e r e about 6 German prisoners
if n e e d e d , i n t h e park of t h e w h o r e m a i n e d t o d o KP and g e n e -
A m e r i c a n league w i n n e r . ral h o u s e - w o r k .