June 15, 1944,
THF, CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA.
Page Thres
Describes Pre-Invasion
Incidents Aboard Ships
A correspondent who accompan-
ied the American boys across the
English Channel on thelr great in-
vasion adventure, gives us the fol-
lowing pen picture of incidents pre-
ceding the assault: "
There was no bravado, no notice
able tension and no visible elation
These were just a bunch of Amer-
ican youngsters who wanted to get
their job over with as quickly as
possible
They knew where they were going
and why. After months of vigorous
training they felt as ready as they
woitld ever be for what they knew
would be a dangerous and bloody
task from which they would not re-
turn and from which others would
come back blind limbless and shock-
ed
But
their
for most them, this was
first battle and such thoughts
were far back in their minds
As one shavetail told me
the first step on the beach
my first step home
“For three years each step I have
taken has been away from home
Now is the time to get started back.”
I am accompanying the American
assault force which was chosen for
the all-important task of making
the first breach in one sector of the
steel and concrete explosive wall
that Hitler has thrown around his
enslaved countries
heir job is to die on the beaches
of
“1 feel
will be
or in charging the wall {f necessary,
but at all costs to blast holes which
following forces can pour through
for eventual destruction of Ger-
many and liberation of Europe
Men standing on the decks of our
LCT (landing craft, tanks) listened
crowded together in close attention
as thelr commanding officer read a
letter from Gen. Dwight D
hower telling them
and prayers of liberty-loving people
everywhere are marching with them
to victory
Leaning
vehicles they
they heard
Gen. 8h
and Omar
against jeeps and other
appeared absorbed as
other messages from
Bernard L. Montgomery
Nelson Bradley. All three
promised victory “with God's help.”
The commanding officer of head-
quarters company troops of this LCT
read the messages rapidly but ex-
pressively and then added
“There's not much need for me to
say anything In the event of air
attacks, the only firing will be done
by the Navy and our 50-calibers
It's unlikely the big bombers will go
after us because we're a smal] tar-
get
“We may get strafed, If get
under your vehicles as quick as you
can. Lie there and pray to God
There's no need to say anything
more. This is the McCoy. Every one
of you has proved himself one hun-
(Continued on Page Fowr)
50,
Soldiers in Italy Proud |
Of Telephone Work
Private Paul H. Ke H. Kellerman, line-
man, husband of Mrs. Gladys Kel-
lerman_ Bellefonte, serving with
the wire section of a Signal Corps
regiment that establishes, operates
and maintaing
&n important part
Armies in Italy.
Early in the campaign
section was given the almost im-
possible task of getting up in fifteen
days an entire telephone system for
one of the most important head
quarters in this war theater. With
every man in the unit working day
end night, the job was finished on
time. Establishing this system in-
volved activating a six-position
commercial switchboard and install-
ing 35 miles of buried lead cable, 60
miles of field wire and rubber cable
and 200 telephone instruments
Construction crews, linemen, cab-
splicers and switchboard opora-
tos are proud to see the re
thelr work in operation
A total of 700 officers and enl
men. most of them who wore 2]
phone technicians in civillan life,
are now engaged with this unit in
keeping open the lines of communi-
cations that are vita] to
of a fighting army
— i — i ———
In South Pacific
Those who remember Lieut Sid-
ney lL. Sattenstein as one of the of-
ficers of the Monument CCC Camp
several years ago will be Interested
to learn that he is now lieutenant
colonel in the Army, located in the
South Pacific. his service having in.
cluded New Zealand and Australia
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Promotion Announced
Myrtle Vivian Mitchell, Clearfield
of the Army Nurses Corps, has been
promoted from second lieutenant to
frst, the War Department has an-
nounced
Now, with the great invasion un-
der way, Americans more
than ever realize how necessary
communications . for,
|
this wire’
keenly |
united teamwork really is, One evi-|
dence of this is the good
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fighting men overseas. You'll be In
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Here 18 one example: Members of
America’s hard-hitting bomber
crews chem gum when they are de-
scending from high altitudes, to help
relieve the great strain and pressure
on thelr ears
will with
Nurse Promoted
Ruth M. Frank of Lock Haven, of
the Army Nursing Corps, has been
announced by the War Department
as promoted from second leuten-
ant to first leutenant
Men In tense situations often chew
ten to twenty times as much chew-
ing gum as they would normally. So
for the past several weeks, all the
limited supply of Wrigley’s Spear-
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fronts, We know you are missing
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Poets’
Corner
The Sailor's Prayer
U. 8. Naval Training Station
Great Lakes, Il
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Dear Sirs
I receive your paper every week
and it sure makes me feel good when
I get it. because news from home
really sounds good
The boys here get as much kick
out of the Office Cat as they do go-
ing to a circus, so they say. So a
few of us got together and made up
a Sailor's Praver which 1 am send-
ing you. The boys would like to see
it in the paper. Here it is
THE PRAYER
Now 1 ay
I pray the
Gran
My
Lord
And
SAILORS
me down t
Lord my
wo other sallor
wks bel
take
and a we [| wake
imber
on is
my a
d me in
hamm x K
my
guar
keep
number
May no clues ¢
n me down
lashing break
before 1 waka
sight
tonight
me wake
irloin steak
safely In this
fire drill
ng let
scents of
Keep me
And grant no
And the morn
Breathing
dar eam
nal
me n my
betier
God
And
protect
make this
FOOTIE
Grant the time may
When myself shall rest
In & snowy feather bed
When 1 long to rest my
Far away
And the sme!
Tak me back
Whe they
fly
high
swiftly
on
head
from all the scenes
af half.done beana
ms
back Il promis
iTave home
HARLD MOWERY
South, Mclntire Disp
NTS. Great Lakes
AS
Ward B
Mom and Pop
was It worked from
home 0
4} many
always mom
like heck 0 make
wehold go
head to
a ho
from
makes
us
Always
dressed out
Pop-—alway
our chiidiah lips 10 pray
came Los put
Who taught
When night
AWAY?
Who told us
Mom
When we would gpeak on Ch
Day
Oh that
FAY
took the credit
Pop-—always pop
were hard
the 0 aay
words
mam
us
RIWAYS
ldrer
fine you'd hear folk
right away’
When tasks ANA we were
blue
simply
through
Who knew the very thing
Mom-—always mom
job
We couldn't see things
to do?
When we lost our and funds
were low
And we didn’t have 5 piace to go
Who sald “You can come back home
you know"?
Pop-—always pop
When Oabriel
call
sounds his trumpet
Fo rodnd up the sainta and angels | die.
all
Who will be first in line t%
Mom--always mom
Who knows he'd better
ways
And walk straight and
rest of his days,
If from the Lord he'd get any praise?
Pop-—always pop,
Who do 1 love more than
reat
Who always could stand the hardest
tent?
Who among the good are
best?
Mom--and Pop
LORETTA BOROER
fall?
mend his
narrow the
all the
Farewell
Ila time to bid the brave farewell
He goes, but we must walt, until
he night is gone
can we tell, how far from home
you are swell for so unselfishly giV- | Our flag will lead him on
ing It up
Home on Furlough
Richard D. Thomas, HA 1c,
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Orant Thomas
| Bre
:
Peace,
live,
wal
fomorrow comes
the while, in hearts that
at home
| With faith and fears,
at Osceola Mills. Dick is stationed |
ot Lafayette, Ind.
news to the And so for all
15 And days ma flow to months
spending a furlough with his par- And ev - Rom to “lagx
lagring
he shall on {Sam eyes
again
Parting at best is underiaid with
tears.
With tears and pain.
that yet may come
a with pressure trie the hand
Me "him no goeth forth,
Eisen- |
that the hopes | ge
|
the very |
Flying Officer
Mr
Belle
25th
Harold Ww. Pownell
and Mrs. E. B. Pownell, of
fonte, was a member of
class of aviation cadets
from the Columbus Army
near Columbus, Mississippi, on
23. He received the silver
Flying Officer and commiss
second lleutenant in Army
Forces
Lt. Pownel] attended fiving
at Avon Park, Fla. and Macon,
before his graduation at the ad-
vanced flving school near Colu
Mississippi. Before he enlist
pilot training he had attende
State College
the
uate
Field
M YY
wings of
On as A
the Alr
schools
Ca,
wt sm
Happy Birthday
Advanced in Rank
Herbert F I'n
Camp Campi
prom t
Coione|
commander at
announces i
vate Charles M. Ray
Technician Fifth Gi
signed to the Milita
tion of the 1580)
native of Bellefonte
son of Mr Mrs
of Axema Prior
into Artny he Wa ma?
Weis Pure Food St
the
ade
and
the
ne
res Of Sunburn
Think
ANON YMOU
What Did You Do
Today?
The following
by Lieut. Dean
commander in
army In Africa
Poem Was
Shatlain a tank
the United State
who was wounded
in battle and foroed to amputate
his own foot, While, so far as he
knew, he was dying. the Beutenant
wrote the poem which found its
way to America. Shatiain did not
but Is recuperating in a hospital
{in England. His thoughts In poetry
!stand as a living challenge to every
man, woman and child on the home
ront
WHAT DID YU
What did you do today my friend
{From morning til the night?
| How many times did you complain
at rationing a too tight?
When are you going to start
All the things you nay?
| A soldier would® like to know
friend
| What did you do today?
We met the enemy today
And took the town by storm
Happy reading It will make
| For you tomorrow morn
| You'll read with satisfaction
| F'he brief communique
| We fought. but are you
| What did you do today?
in my arma today
| inner died
1 Hed his warm blood yet,
Your neighbor's dyine boy gave out
A scream T'11 never forget
On my right a tank was hit
A flash and then a fire,
The stench of burning flesh
Still rises from the pyre
What did you do today, my friend
To help us with the task?
DO TODAY?
tao do
my
Nghting?
Or is that too much to ask?
What t have 1 to ask you this,
You bly will say,
now you'll understand,
You ses . . I died today.
written ’
andin i
Marine
California
Commi
Depot
Diego
Lt Charles A. Mensch
HOWARD BROTHERS IN ARMED FORCES
Heverly
24
sgh Joon §
John €
Mi
Hever iy
po
™
Soldiers Want Farms
When They Return
WAC and Soldier Corps W
Donald |
Aide at Marien Base
Heverly
Cpl. Louise Kozar
Ww
Leap From Plane |,
They wer
that chutes
grocery H ju in « hp 9 hould ‘ )
run int
ployment
To
HEF We
rospective
civilian
the fo
The first thing
whether you want
Ing or to buy or rent a farm ei her
for use as % home or perhaps for
part-time farming. Then, after mak-
Ing this decision he sald see
a piece of property that is sulted
to the use you want to make of it
All farms are not siike they
happen to have the same number
of acres, a hous a bam and a
rural free delivery mailbox down at
the corner
like
Howing
to do is dem oe L
y farm for a hy. Wiliam F
Mrs. John
street
East
ation
weeks
tary
tu
of
even if
Three
Pie. Paul
in Italy and
Ellmabeth
Mills
ry and Pvt
duty there
If you want to operate a poultry
farm, it Is usually good business to
locate In an area where poultry
farming is being carried on by some«
one else. In the same way, If you
want to operate a fruit farm. locate
In a fruit section and be sure to buy
wn farm that has well-drained, fruit
polls.”
"Don’t buy a farm until you talk
with the county agent and exper
lenced farmers in the neighborhood
Robert
Mills,
macist mate
Regin
ths
They
Dunit n of
Dunn, 52
and Je
Burnside
cadets
intensive
and academic
Dumbleton
to be sent
and
hope to be able to get together soon
Receives Promotion
Ashworth
Mrs. Dick Ashw
had been promoted to phar.
tioned at Portland, Maine. He has
been in the service thirteen months
Clarence Yruck
Driver Rescues Cow
From Combat Zone
Alr Training
from Belief
a 5 ton Cadet
Mr. am
East Curtin
E Knarr, 18. of 19
Here the
receiving
physical
instruction
hn res
With
soldier
street av
Are nine
mili. Jerse coaxad aboard
RAL
iy ys 4 y v
ariven to greener
- wound of
Brothers in aly in thé way
Dumbieton has landed ! wove h fast, before thw
is the third son of Mrs. could make hamburgers out ol
of All in a days work said
to Italy. Sgt Har manice when he had leted
Harold are already on unusual task
the three brothers His mother, Mrs. Mary
A native of Ceechb-Blovakin
Clarence. His wife, Mary
Stanley, Virginia
Before the war he was a shipyard
construction worker He has one bro.
ther In the army and two with the
Marines
i
Ki
Osceola
com
Kormanice,
lives In
———— Hwy in
son Of Mr. and
th, of Osceola
third class. He is sta.
Awarded Conduct Medal
Pv. Nevin B. Watson, son of Mrs
po
where the farm is located.” Profes-
{sor Hill advised. “The first farm
{you find that is offered for sale may
be what you want, Again, it may not
be.” (promoted :
| “Last, but not least, If you are "
going to try to make your living!
thing to do jx to get some in the work
area and In the kind of farming old
you want to do—dairy, poultry, fruld, | inte
corn anid hogs, or what not. If you to on,
Promoted (0 Major
Capt. Harry ©. Myers,
Decatur, who is stationed at Turner
Field, Albany, Georgia,
Alta Reese, Bellefonte, R. D. 3, and
husband of Mrs. Nevin B. Watson,
#6 Elm avenue, Uniondale, Hemp.
stead, Long Island, N. Y. has been
awarded the Good Conduct Medal
{by his Company Commander Capt
Robert LL. Pox. to
of West
has been
the rank of major
ctr. MPR ———
Tired Feet
or comfort is doubled and exemplary behavior Pvt Wal.
thicknesses, and used son is statponed with the Army at
, Bougainville. Fo
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