The White Falcon - 07.04.1945, Blaðsíða 3

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Left to right above: Orien-
tation “war room” at Camp
Turner; Cpl. James W. Bu-
chanan and 1st Lt. Mano,
Swartz, both of an Ack-Ack
unit, bring map up to date;
Cpl. Gerald Svaton exami-
nes large map of fighting
fronts in Camp Massey. In
photos below, Cpl. William
Baker teaches business arith-
metic to a class of GIs at
Camp Turner.
(Photos at center and top right by Signal Corps; others by ATC.)
SOLDIERS HERE STUDY WARMAPS
AND PREPARE FOR POSTWAR JOBS
Probably the most famil-
iar picture on the island at
present is that of a GI, with
cocked ear to radio and up-
turned face to map, reflect-
ing what is probably the
most popular GI pastime —
studying and following the
progress of the Allied armi-
es as they converge on
Adolph Hitler’s “fortress.”
Throughout the Command,
with incidental differenc-
es, the scene is the same in
war rooms, map offices, day
rooms, mess halls, and huts'.
Typical of the facilities
which are at the disposal of
personnel on the island is
the spacious war informa-
tion office and map room at
tiie ATC base in Camp
Turner.
Mere hundreds of soldiers
congregate at various times
throughout the day to study
map-lined walls and note
the advance of armed forc-
es as latest bulletins emerge
from the speaker of the
radio.
Under the direction of 1st
Lt. William H. Bvrens, Spec-
ial Service officer, the in-
formation office and map
room provide maps, mater-
ial and data to keep specta-
tors abreast of the most rec-
ent developments.
Supplementing this in-
formation are daily news re-
leases at the shows in the
theater, half-hour dramatiz-
ations of the news each Sat-
urday before the show, and
the discussion of pertinent
questions at weekly forums.
Assisting Lt. Byrehs is
T/Sgt. Robert H. Gamble of
Philadelphia, Pa., who has
just returned from the Stat-
es after attending the Armv
School for Personnel Ser-
vices at Lexington, Va.,
where he studied orientat-
ion and lecture fundament-
als and procedure.
USE LARGE MAP
Probably the largest up-to-
date map on the island is
located in the ballroom of
ARC’s Club 23 where per-
sonnel of a Security Battal-
ion in Sector gather for part
of their orientation.
Assembled from small, in-
dividual. layouts of the var-
ious countries where fight-
ing has been taking place
for the past six years, the
map features giant arrows
pointing to the heart of Ger-
many.
Keeping the mammoth re-
lief up to date and pin-
pointed accurately is the
duty of Cpl. Gerald Svaton,
Antico, Wis.
DEBATE QUESTIONS
At a triple-A base in the
Reykjavik area, Lt. Mano
Swartz, in addition to the
employment of the usual
maps and literature, has in-
troduced debates on current
problems between battery
teams to stimulate interest
in world activity and make
orientation more attractive.
Assisting Lt. Swartz in
this work is Cpl. James
Buchanan.
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EDUCATION
NON-MILITARY
Accepted with popular ap-
proval at the ATC base, ac-
cording to Lt. Bvrens, has
been the inauguration of an
education program of non-
military subjects under the
supervision of Cpl. William J
Baker, a graduate of San,
Jose State College, Californ-
ia.
While attendance is opti-
onal at the courses, which
are conducted in off hours
during free time, enrollment
figures are surprisingly
high.
The various classes meet
once a week and usually at-
tract about
each class.
15 students to
Courses currently offered
include Elementary Photo-
graphy, Advertising, Busin-
ess English, Business Arith-
metic, Public Speaking,
Principles of Accounting,
Spoken Icelandic, and Basic
English.
Arrangements are now
being made to conduct clas-
ses in Electricity, Crop and
Soil Conservation, Dairying,
Small Business, Psychology,
Fi’ench and Spanish.
LESS LIVING ROM IN GERMANY
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The jaws of the Allied pincers closing the Ruhr pocket are shown in above map.
(Courtesy of Visir).