The White Falcon - 23.09.1944, Blaðsíða 4

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THE WHITE FALCON
OUR FORCES — ALWAYS ALERT
Puolisiied by and lor the American forces in Iceland, umler
the supervision of 'Special Service Section, Iceland Base Com-
mand. All photographs are- by the U.S. Army Signal Corps un-
less otherwise credited. THE WHITE FALCON receives material
supplied by Camp Newspaper Service, War Dept.
This paper has been passed by the censor and may be mailed
home for one-and-one-half cents.
THE WHITE FALCON is written and edited by enlisted-man
personnel.
IBC Special Service Officer..Lt. Col. Lee F. Gilstrap.
Supervising Officer ..........Lt. David Zinkoff.
Managing Editor ..............Sgt. John Moran
Associate Editor ........... .Sgt. J. Gordon Farrell
Troop New§ Editor ..........‘..Cpl. Robert Hill
Staff Reporter ...............Pvt. E. C. Gray
Another In ’69?
With litis issue the Falcon celebrates its third birth-
day. It was a “peacetime” paper when the first copy
rolled off the press — away hack in Sept., 1941.
The world has seen many changes since then. Glanc-
ing over some stories from the home front which ap-
peared during that period, it seems now almost incred-
ible that there were Americans who still considered
the war remote from our interest and the possibility
of a British collapse of no threat to our own nation-
al security.
It is probable that, in the light of subsequent events,
such persons may have altered their opinions. It is at
least encouraging to think so.
In 1944, as in the closing days of World War I, there
is developing a viewpoint that with the surrender of
Germany and Japan, the job of the United States will
have been concluded, “since there’ll he another war
25 years from now, anyway.”
We hope that such an attitude does not become too
■ oral. We want no White Falcon birthday in 1969.
no. l —
THE WHITE FALCON
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Troop** note
tnto tamp*.
Well dour, my laiK
It isn't often a sergeant
speaks In Ids mm in such
terms., hut the expression is
most appropriate in llir cose
of soldiers, who worked day
and night in getting espiipmcnt
off lionts ami into new camp
sites.
Fact that the unloading of
equipment had !>ern given
thorough study was evidenc-
ed by the manner in which
members of the command pro-
-gressed. A steady stream of
trucks pounded the roads tie-
tween camps and unloading
point for eight day* and nights,
and on the ninth day. Wednes-
day. 'headquarters were func-
tioning at all tlalions. - .*•;
The transition, was ncromp-
lislied wilh few mishaps, the
main difficulty being break-
down of vehicles, either by Oc-
cident or mechanical defo is
TAPS
The old order givelh tin way
to the new end so the Amer-
ican Army Bugle Imiws out
making way for The While Fal-
con. Wc have enjoyed, putting
out the old paper tint know
‘that this new addition to, the
hewaslirets in Iceland will lie
bigger and we hope better Ilian
our earliest effort. The Falcon.
In? vvay of explanation of our
niKv title, is Ihe national biril
of the Icelandic people end in
tribute to them wc 01^ proud
that they allow us lo use this
symbol in coujutu lion w ith our
American eagle
Walsh Asks Greer Log
WASHINGTON. — Chair-
man Walsh of the Senate Nav-
al Committee requested Naval
Secretary Frank Knox Friday
to produce the official log of
the Destroyer Greer, publicly.
Especially for the entire day of
its encounter with a German
submarine off Iceland. This
to let the public know just
what had happened> Isolation-
ist Senators claimed that the
Greer fired first at the German
•ubmarinc.
BRITISH, U.S. GENERAL in
EXCHANGE of LETTERS
Aa exchange of letter* between the commanding general*
of the BriUsh force* and the American army was announced
today A reprint of the letter* follows:
19th September. IWI
Major-tienrrul ( II llnnrslerl.
Commanding I S Forces in Ireland.
tin my own hrImlf ind that of the British Forces in Ice-
land. may I extend to’ <>u and to the f S Army about lo
land a most hearty welcome lo Iceland
“ During recent weeks the British Forces have deeply ap-
preciated the privilege of working in tli* closest cooperation
with llicir friends the 1' S Marines and l' S. Airforce in the
defense of this* vital strategic point Now all are looking for-
ward to the same honour with the 1 S Army
_ All frrl the nii|x>riain r of the historic fact of Ihe troop*
of the'two great democracies standing here shoulder to should-
er in the fight for freedom against Nazidom, and as a result
enjoying the feeling of absolulr confidence in final victory
(Signed) H. O. Cl'RTIS.
Major-General.
t.nmmaniting Hrilish Form in Ireland-
III ADyi ARTKRS ICELAND BASE COMMAND-
Reykjavik’, Iceland.
20th September, 1941.
Major General II O Curtis, C.B., D.S.O , M.C..
It is with distinct soldierly pride and appreciation that
I hasten to acknowledge your most cordial letter of welcome
to me and lo the latest American addition to the common
defense of this island.
Such a gesture of comradeship and good will from veter-
ans who have blazed the trail of Icelandic defense is a spur
to <3ur finest effort.
I am indeed happy sntf proud lo be auociated with Ihf
splendid aoldier* of His Majesty’s Forces la the protection of
this northern outfit, and I assure you that this feeling ts
shared by every member of the American Forces.
Your gracious message,, is being published to my entire
command.
C. H..BOSESTEEL.'
Major General. US. Army.
Commanding.
DODGERS WIN
WORLD SERIES
TO START ON
WEDNESDAY
By taking both end* of a
double header oo Thursday,
the Dodgers won the right to
raise the first pennant flag in
21 yeasaover Ebbets Field and
lo settle the long dispute be-
tween the ardeut Flatbush fans
and the Bronxite* as to their
chances of Spirit against long
hitting.
Seldom more than three
games away from the Scrappy
Cards the Durocher men ent
ered the final stretch this week,
with a slim lead This margin
was slashed on Sunday, when
the Redbirds beat the Cubs 6
—5 and 7—0, while the Rrooks
split a twin bill wilh the low-
ly Phils, taking the first game
8 to 3 and dropping the seciF-
6—3
The Dodgers regained a half
a game of their precious lead
on Monday by blanking the
Phils 5—0 while Ihe • srds
were idle.
The Cards muffed their big
chance to catch the idle Brooks
(Continued on page t.)
Photo- t»y C3, Army Air Corpv
MAJ0(M3EK£1UL
C H, BOKESTXEU
commanding officer of the
Iceland Base Command shown
with Lt. Col. E. M. Morris,
commanding officer of the
Air Corps Unit upon the form,
er’a arrival. *■>
kifyVuLs fiiom. Shoaduuiif.
Dizzy Dean is being sought by
Mutual to do a few fill-in mike
chores for the coming World Ser-
ies broadcasts. Bill Slater, Don
Dunphy and Red Barber will
handle the play-by-play account
.... Ted Malone, war reporter
for the-Blue Network, has been
given a five year' contract and
will transfer lo the Pacific thea-
ter when action in Europe ceas-
es .... Kate Smith’s new Sunday
show returns to the one hour
format,
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Jon Hall, who dropped a hall-
way decision to Tommy Dorsey
and a loaded flower pot, is back
working on the movie set. His
left profile is good enough for
the camera until his bruised beak
gets better .... Since “brawls”"
are becoming an everynight oc-
currence in the Film City, Ciro’s
has installed a regulation ring,
complete with gloves and a re-
feree for the exclusive use of
(he guests. It’s easier on the press
agents, too.
•
Lana Turner, whose “Marriage
is a Private Affair,” was premi-
ered at the Fieldhouse a couple
of weeks ago, is easing her curv-
es into a nonrevealing WAC
blouse and skirt for her role as
a woman soldier in her coming
movie .... Betty Grable wants
to quit movies after “Diamond
Horseshoe” in order to spend
more time with hubby Harry
James .... Hedy Lamarr claims
she hasn’t liked a single one of
her 14 motion picture roles be-
cause she’s “really a character
actress.”.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Editor, White Falcon:
Congrats on the issue of
Sept. 9, and especially the
“GI Opinion.” The boys really
hit the nail on the head, and
in this camp — as in every
other, I imagine — your treat-
ment of the subject received
wide approval. Keep up the
good work.
There was a time when I
read the Falcon with little or
no interest, but if the current
issues keep up as they are,
there’s no doubt that your
circulation will increase and
you’ll be known as the Ice-
landic “Yank,” so there you
are.
You’re right about “GI Op-
inion” receiving the approval
of the men, and I don’t doubt
that letters will continue to
flow in.
J. Burns, ATC.
Editor, White Falcon:
In your Sept. 10th issue you
stated that the old men would
get preference on the T.D.’s
hack to the States. In our batt-
alion we were told we could
not go as we had over eighteen
months in Iceland. What is the
score on this plan?
Two Year Men of a Signal
. Corps outfit.
i
— Our statement that pre-
ference would be shown to
men with the longest service
overseas was made on 'the
authority of the G-l section of
the Iceland Base Command,
and so far as we are aw^ire,
no change has been effected
in this pohey. It would seem
that your informant is not
acquainted with the facts.
(Editor).
7A.& JjnquuiinQ.
kzpahtesL
WHAT WILL BE SOME OF THE
FIRST THINGS YOU EXPECT
(OR HOPE) TO BUY AFTER
THE WAR?
Tec 5 Elmo H. Petzold replied,
“A peep. I’d
like to ride over
my ranch in a
peep instead of
on horseback-
that seems a
little old fashi-
ened and slow
now.” Before the
war Elmo was
in the live stock business and
lived in Mangum, Okla.
“You should really ask my
wife that,” an-
swered NAC Jon-
es T. Yardley of
Liverpool, Eng-
land. “I do know
that she wants
quite a few do-
mestic things,
among them an
electric washing
machine and one of your vacuum
cleaners. I want a completely
modern home.” Jones was a
druggist’s assistant prior to join-
ing the RAF.
“If I ever get out of the Army
I’m planning on
buying a house
and settling
d o w n,” stated
Pvt. A r m e n t o
Musando. “I’ve
had enough of
this running ar-
ound.” Pvt. Mus-
ando is from
Wyano, Pa., and was a jack-of-
all-trades before eoming into the
Army.
Pfc. Albert Annable of Syra-
cuse, IN. Y.,
thoughtfully rej-
oined, “I intend
to buy myself
some new cloth-
es, turn my car
in for a newer
model and then
get engaged!” Al-
bert was a ship-
ping clerk prior to “the call.”
CHAPLAIN’S CHALLENGE
The best in life is open only
to those who have learned to
discriminate. Man has been
placed on this earth to enjoy
the clean and beautiful; we
were not meant to live in dirt
and ugliness. To think good
thoughts is the first step to-
ward the comforts and advan-
tages of clean living.
Big N.Y. Induction
Center Closes Down
Camp Upton, at one time one
of the busiest reception centers
in the U.S., has just been closed
and its activities moved to Fort
Dix. The famous old camp near
Yaphank, N.J., has sent more than
half a million men to war in
the last 44 months.