April 21, 1944. chai THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA. Page Three Private Manchester Makes Perfect | Score With Tank Destroyer Weapon Pvt. Hugh Manchester, son of Mrs. mechanized warfare to learn, Yes, Louise Taylor Manchester of Belle- for that old Model A roadster I had, forte, who recently got into the it was the best $37.50 1 ever spent for army after many rebuffs because of anything, for now it's paying divi- | “poor eyesight,” is In a tank de- dends. stroyer outfit at Camp Hood, Texas. Now for one on the Altoona exam- | In a 14-page letter to the editors! ining center. As all of you know I| of this newspaper, Hugh writes most | was turned down on account of eye- interestingly of his rigorous train-/sight. Well, I won a medal for ing (he's walked more in 8 weeks marksmanship with the 30-cal. ma- than he walked in 18 years); tells! chine gun the other day. So when of the type of weapons he's being|we are classified that might enable trained to operate, and with par-'me to be a T. D. machine gunner (I donable pride reports that out of hope) | three difficult shots from ga tank de-| And here's a better one, Yester- stroyer he scored a bull's eye onjguy when we fired the 76 mm I real- every one. He also relates a conver-ijy puled one off for having been sation he had with a German pris-irejected once for eyesight. Each oner of war Iman in the company was allotted Pvt. Manchester had quite a tmelg shells to fire from the 76 mm on getting Into the service. He was re- the 7-70. This was the day to see if peatedly turned down, and finally. ian the weeks’ instruction on them in desperation, got $150 together to/had proved any good. Believe me, buy his way into a Canadian am- when those guns go off they make bulance corps, or something of the a hell of a bang and really jar the sort. But it seems that Christmas or T.70. 1 was sitting on the turret some other holiday came along! when the first man in our group about that time, and Hugh and his fired. 1 didn't know he was going to $150 were soon parted fire. 1 was sitting there watching Then one day Local Draft Board! ihe others fire when and No. 2 of Bellefonte, which had done! wham! Off the turret 1 went all it could to help Hugh get into pill. You really have the service, had a of olf ro show my point man yr quota Wy PArly who loads the morning the group was to go to Al-l“clogr” to the gunner to show that toona for examination, the board je is out of the way of the recoil called Hughie and asked him if he'd of the gun, grabs with both hands a like to take another try al passing.’ p4j running around the top of He did, was accepted—and in his purret and holds on for dear life letter below you can judge for your- The gunner To self whether he's having the Ume of the gun at the and at his life! saine time by of a crank, turn the twret (when yousare shoot- The Centre Democrat ng at a moving target), Also, if How Are You necessary, he elevates the gun by Seeing that I'm writing this from means of another wheel (The tur- Texas, I'll greet all of you with ret can be operated if necessary by “Howdy Pardners.” electricity). So e¢ besides fire Believe me when I say “there ing the weapon gunner has no place like Texas” It's a good quite a job place to be.from. What Sam Hous-! For the ton ever saw in Texas is beyond me. tionary 900 yards awa) Since being in the Army (Feb. 5) [the targets were white cloth 1 have gained 30 pounds. The food poles. The cloth was 4 feet by 8, so is good. So tell any man in civilian'even at 900 yards that was pretty life, if he doesn't have enough small to hit. The next was tion points and wants to build him- a moving target 1000 Aways self up, to join the Army | The movit ts wert Most of the men in our COMPany on » tr are married and from the South. sy miles Naturally the Civil War has had 0¢~ front of casion to come into the limelight. All 41.6 ban the married men are having their moving wives come down. Me being not mar. .... ried sort of puts me at lots when h discussions on “matrimonial affairs”, proper range, take are on right lead and fire it all in one However I suppose 1 could get out plete movement and marry me yp with one of these * Texas cowgirls, but I'd make a hell . of a rancher and home on the range | and all that stuff, so for the being I'll stay single We tank destroyers group. The T. D.'s are a fit and all kidding aside it takes a lot of endurance stay up to it To prove it I'l you this last | week's schedule: We had the 76 mm gun to work with, It a T-70 tank destroyer. The resembles a tank somewhat. How - ever its turret is open on top and Is much lighter than a tank (18 tons) It will do about 70 miles per hour, mounts a 76 mm cannon and a 50- calibre machine gun. The 76 mm will partment doing the shoot a shell that will pierce any thal maneuvering that is armored tank the Germans or Japs plus the big “bang” you have. There are many secrets about the gun goes off, Is a thrill the T-70 and 76 mm I cannot dis- can not be written into words close here. but if you knew them lieve me, I lived the time of my vou would marvel at this fine wea- ¢ there doing all that vesterday pon and realize why the German Each shot out there cost $18.75 and armored forces fear us (tank de- each man getting 3 (250 strovers) ifn particular I tell you, in our company) it ran into a jot of there js nothing Ike it! money. So if it wasn't so expensive Now for the schedule I'd have liked to have done it ail day long. S80 you see now where Monday: Up at 4 a. m., out in the = Bond field all day till 6 p. m. on Instruc- n - average tion of firing the 76 mm. Fall out Vestas ner i at 7:30 p. m. for night problem; Ce m.; to bed at 12:30 a bang! for Ww to brace yours the man he hollers hortage one to meet the gun, after the aim the [Es job Is this target means Saturday Afternoon vou the is wit sta- All on shot you gel a ra- shot at yards targe traveled when it you had is and hour So ACK an you ira al targ wa at 1200 yard BH UY IES approximate- are tough out > namonga J ; Wilkin 124) give move it 20 miles an hour r» in it from firing th well. 1 did it. So now thumb my old nose at those guys in Altoona. “Bad evesight'--fooey! Not with shooting like that Sitting there in the gunners com- firing and all required when which De. Hen ie can apt Rel + JL shots men om vO EO Xe we ots firing i it ir ail or did four average How- the that Penn- I guess That's what | sidered back at 12 p But hiv aot’ tl m ever, IT was determined to show Tuesday: Up at “gentlemen of the Confederacy the range to dry fire guns; march 5 those who come {rom miles to range. From 5:30 until 4:30 cvivania are good shots, and Pp. m. on range; march back. 6:30 P. 1 aid. - what comes {rom } m.. fall out for general duty. OND 0 ol of those B-B guns 1 hi guard til 2 a. m.; to bed at 2:30 when 1 was small. and buy an old Wednesday: Up at 4 a. m. 10 89 (ine and going out to the quarry on out on range again, practice firing. sunday the 30-cal. machine gun from the ne other day 1 T-70 at a General Grant tank 10 camp Hood (which is 30 miles from get idea of how the 76 mm gun sight Iyer), Camp Hood). I came back In works. Quit at m.; to bed at 10 5; ambulance which had 4 German pm war in it. (There are Thursday: Up at 4; further 3.000 here at Hood). 1 sat on one struction on the 76 mm; quit at 5. side they on the other, and the M On detall getting guns ready from 7 p up in the fromt One until 12 p. m.; 10 bed at 12:30 a. M. [speak excellent English. He Friday Up at 2:30 a. m., go Ww with the driver and the MP 50 1 7% mm firing range 11 miles out 'sruck yp a conversation with the march half way. Pire from 8 a. mM. one in the beck near me. With til 5 p.m. Detail cleaning guns, eic. 444 of an American-German dic- til 10:30; to bed at 11 p. m tionary which the prisoner happen- Saturday finally got here and I eq to have. we had some DOW-wOow sure am enjoying the bed. You see Here Is what 1 found out: He was when you're in the army, when You ag years old, had been in the Ger- go out on the firing range you Can 'man army 4 years, and was a vet- see you get up early eran of fighting in Belgium, France, Last week my hours ranged any-|yjgoslavia, Crete, and North Africa where from 2:30 a. m. tll 2 a. Mm. [He was captured by the British at next morning, with guard, etc, and |g] Alemain. He said the British were all. That's what I mean when 1 5a¥ damn good fighters, although he you must have endurance. Now we hates the British (he explained all are. on summer schedule. We can!germans do). but they respect their sleep till 5 and go to bed a’ 10 and | fighting qualities. He sald the Amer- quit every afternoon at 5, unless we jcans treat the Germans well He have a night problem scheduled {pointed to me and sald, “American It is very hot down here now. 8oon good boy—German good hoy,” and it will reach 120 degrees, The other | went on to say that America being day I walked 12 miles In this heat jn this war was brought about with a full field pack, including through “Jewish propaganda.” I some double timing. When that was asked him if he liked Hitler. His through I was all in. But it tough- face lit up and he sald “Yes!” So, ens you up and when you do all this 1 sald “American soldier—Hitler,” you feel rather proud of yoursell, and then I ran my forefinger under knowing you can do all this. Yes! my throat in an imitation of cut- sir, they really make a man out of [ting one’s throat, When I did that he muttered something in German | and went on trying to explain the) greatness of Hitler. I sat there and ree shots 3:30 to go out on of u hat al ng and shooting was at South 2 P prisoners of i= eat could the the But from now on we'll get to do a lot more riding as we are getting classified this week and they willl jagehed. break us into groups of T+70 drivers,| At that the subject was changed | {to the Japs. He sald Japs were no good, He repeated that the German) soldier did not like the Jap soldier. | He got excited about that and talk. In Anti-Aircraft Unit Il Pfc. Harold LL. Woomer mer [is 4] 3 20, 1943 Camp 1 he wa Ba LM tationed Anti-Al attended “We Travel the Country Army Robert J, Hale, S THREE LOSE BROTHERS SERVING iN ARMED FORCES Seven from Bellefonte Begin Boot Training te ned | 534 taixed © these leave n Parna 36. husband M. Parnay. 148 N Willlam C. Curtin Mrs. Louise H. Curtin street, Owen OG. Coakley band of Mrs. Bernice 8. Coakley D. 1. Jack E. Witmer, 25. h of Mr Jean I. Witmer, R. D. 2 Paul M. Shawiey, 20. husband of Mrs. Lillian 1. Shawley. Allegheny street. William T. Martin, 368, hus- band of Mrs. Evelyn E. Martin 218 8. Allegheny street; Anthony 8. De- Lallo, 27, husband of Mrs. Helen M DelLallo, R. D. 2, and Harold A. Gor- don, 34, husband of Mrs. Kathryn E. Gordon, Howard street R isband you'll see!” 80 when I got off at my stop 1 bad him "Awl Weildersehin (goodbye in German) and told hia I'd send him a posteard from Ger many if I got 10 be a prisoner of war. He got a laugh out of that, so did the other three German prison ers However, there Is one thing we all agreed on. They don’t like Texas and neither did 1! Be careful if 1 ever get back to Bellefonte you. With all the “Ju Jutsu” I've 1 asked him next about Rusala.|jcarned I'm liable to throw you over! my shoulder. Ha! I'l sum it all up by saying the) Army ls some place, Come on Jn Hope to see you In about months Regards to all tyro HUGHIE P. B.: Of to town now for a Texas Saturday night. Will look for per sonalities like “Billy the Kid,” “Wild Bill Hickok,” ete, “Ki, Yi, Yip, Yippi YL" or however they saw it here. and shake hands with SGTS, ROY MILLER AND PHIL WOOD STILL TOGLTH mans they met Camp Ei Some are }) nown and Dave man rim name | Cpl. R Pyt. Gene Harry George Wi jams. Walldaceton Echard., Houtadale Hayne Pittsbuigh Bet Lose and Cpl. John Flinch- bar, Lebanon, and Sgt. Edward Love Philadelphia These men were stationed together at Camp Ellis in the Quartermaster Corps have fortunate in Keeping gether. Both Wood and Miller they are with a fine bunch ficers and boys from all parts of the good old U. 8B A « wk al In and been tate of of- Awarded Good Conduct Medal T 4 Guy H. Poorman toned at the Oliver General Hose pital In Augusta, Georgia, was awarded the Good Conduct Medal who Is sta {April 12th at appropriate ceremonies held in the Red Cross auditorium on the Oliver General Post. The medal, which Is awarded “for exem- plary behavior, efflicency, and fidel- ity” was presented by Major James L. Rogers, Adjutant, Sgt. Poorman, whose parents reside at 301 East Howard street, Bellefonte, is an X- ray technician at the Oliver General Hospital, Training at Great Lakes Robert Hayes Gunsallus, 18, son of Mrs. Tillie ‘Mae Ounsallus, Blanch ard, is receiving his initial naval | indoctrination at the U. 8. Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Ill. 9 Philipsburgers at Great Lakes Station Receives Promotion Kern, of The beet A ‘na Edward N MA Bellefonte, has moted first class Camp hnician | Lee Army Serv Forces Training Center Corporal Kern is assistant laundry foreman of the 188th Laundry Platoon and is assigned to the 6th Army Service Forces Training Regiment. He was formerly employed by the Undine Fire Company in Bellefonte. Cpl Kern, son of Mrs. Elizabeth Ken ' 19 Prancls Place, Caldwell, N. J. was inducted into the Army December 19, 143, at New Cumberland, and arrived at Camp Lee on Dec, 29 private grade In ——— a i Morrisdale Soldier Killed | Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Pelton, who {moved to Clearfield from Morrisdale {about & month ago, received a tele. gram from the War Department on IBunday, April 16, stating tha their son, Pvt. Robert Pelton, was killed iin action March 22 at the Anzio beachhead in Italy. He was born January 14, 19024, at Morrisdale R D. Before entering the service he worked with his father at entting timber v ——— AP —— Advanced in Rank Word was received last week that Donald C! Crock, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Crock, of Howard, R. D. 2, had been promoted to private first class. Serving in England ¢ turd BURSTS AND DUDS 20y . at the eft {or A Morming u worid Champion One y moot There is the ) three-day se the in to physical davs nation in attention of One of these people of more RUSH : about i nlerest our this would change from a miil- perusal Into a love epic were | to relate In full the two glorious days spent in the home of the old est school, the oldest Fort (Port FOR YEAR Marion), the oldest church and the Fountain of Youth. We stayed in a The famous World's ‘Tonle has [little hotel that smacked of an Ital- been used for years: A satisfied user lan mansion straight {rom the city of World's Tonle says We buy of Florence, and was our little Me- world's Tonic now just as regularly dice palace for two nights at six as we buy groceries. The family romantic dollars a night learned long ago that you could Yet, 1 would gladly pay sixty to get it good results with Just a small dose [all back again today. ft was the first after using it a while.” Making new [good food either one of us had for [friends holding old friends, World's months and the weather was su- {Tonle has stood the test of com-|perb, We did every oldest thing in| petition through many yefirs. No ex- [town and got taken in by the oldest | tra pills or tablets are needed to get (gyp in the form of a colored owr-| results, World's Tonle (Trade Name) | riage driver who gave us forty min-| not sold as a General Tonle but as a utes for $1.50 instead of the required splendid laxative and stomachic. (hour in his rattly carriage, but we the bw Lue to Ba trip that would reader their « shoe ary World's Tonle at all first-class Drug flew Caution: Use only as directed. Cel were so didn't argue, The days Stores. «J 8M). one Style” v nda) fatigues me barracks attend. , 8 3 and fell Wi med to my kept from charge, a cling for the He asked for volun- teers. Everyone still ooking at the ceiling and avoiding his eye. 1 AW an opportunity to bargain and started to change into fatigues, The Lt sald “No, not you. You're all dressed up; 1 want these other boys.” (To be continued) weeker Ay Wanted! Men and Women Who Are Hard of Hearing
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