The White Falcon - 09.06.1945, Side 1

Vol. VIII.
ICELAND, Saturday, June, 9, 1945.
No. 12.
UNRRA NEEDS MEN 3(M0 FOB
JOBS IN ET0 REFUGEE AREAS
Those of you due for an
assignment to a permanent
party in the States or up for
discharge under either the
point system or age limita-
tion ruling may be interest-
ed in the United Nations
Relief and Rehabilita-
tion Administration which,
according to War Dept.
Memo No. 620—45 (dated
March 24, 1945), is in need
of administrative directors
of assembly centers, direc-
tors of welfare activities,
supply administration, food
administration, accounting
and finance administration.
Paying from $3,000 to
$8,000 a year (plus allow-
ances for medical and other
living necessities), the jobs
are open to all men (and
women) between 30 and 40
years who have had previous
responsible experience in a
similar duty.
A college education is pre-
ferred but is not a necessity.
Likewise, a knowledge of one
other language in addition
to English is desired but hot
mandatory. One of the chief
requisities will be energy
and willingness to work long
hours.
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lap Balloon Bombs
Kill Six In States
The first civiliad*rdeaths
due to enemy action on Un-
ited States soil were disclos-
ed recently by Robert P. Pat-
terson, Under Secretary of
W ar.
Patterson told reporters
that one woman and five
children had been killed by
a Japanese explosive balloon
while picnicking at Lake-
view, Ore. The father and
another child escaped.
4-Fs Under 26 Liable
To See Military Duty
Selective Service has an-
nounced that a limited
number of men under 26,
who do not meet physical
standards for general
military service because
of minor defects, will be
accepted by the Army.
in mm for
DISCHARGE OF
MEN OVER 35
Immediate release from
the Army of all enlisted men
aver 35 has been called for
by Chairman Andrew J. Mat
of the House Military Affa-
irs Committee.
1 May believes that the Ar-
I my should make further
drastic reductions “now
that our principal enemy has
surrendered uncondition-
ally”
The Army recently an-
nounced that it would dis-
charge all men over 40 and
that a further age limit re-
duction was in prospect but
could not be put into effect
immediately without jeo-
pardizing current opera-
tions or slowing the release
of combat veterans on point
discharges.
May said that men over
35 should be discharged as
soon as possible because
most of them have families
and business obligations and
“are the most costly to re-
tain in the service because
of vast sums of money being
allocated to dependent wiv-
es and children.'”
AAF Pilot Here Becomes First Yank
To Blast Berman Plane From Blonds
Not generally known is
the fact that the first Ger-
man plane to be shot out of
the air by an American in
World War II was downed
over Mt. Esja, Iceland, by
Lt. Joseph B. Shaffer on
August 14, 1942.
A P-39 pilot, Lt. Shaffer re-
peated his. feat two months
later, on October 18, when
he got a JU 88 over Mt. Esj a.
Despite the loss of the plan-
e’s tail, Shaffer was able to
land safely.
Other fighter pilots who
brought down some of the
Luftwaffe reconnaissance
planes which have appeared
over Iceland include Lts. M.
J. Ingefido and T. F. Morri-
son who got a Focke-Wulfe
at Borgarnes on October 24,
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Foto Lab Shoots
Picture On Work
01 Signal Corps
T/Sgt. B. Altman and Tec
4 Bob Phillips of the Base
Photo Laboratory recently
completed filming of a 35mm
MOVIE—SIGNAL CORPS
OPERATIONS IN ICELAND
— which covers the func-
tions of the service here.
Included in the film,
which took two months to
shoot, are sequences show-
ing wire repairmen, the
Photo Lab and the Armed
Forces Radio Station, SIGI,
at work.
Plans are under way to
show the film to as many
GIs as possible in camps
where 35 mm projectors are
available. Recorded music is
played during the showing
of this silent movie.
NEW US0 SHOW BRINGS SONGS
AND MUSIC TO IBC SOLDIERS
You Can Wear Patches
On Both Shoulders Now
When you return to
the States you will be able
to wear your IBC patch
until you receive a new
assignment. Then, you
can put your new organi-
zation’s patch on your
left shoulder and move
the IBC patch to the right
shoulder.
Jackson Arrives In ETO
To Prosecute War Crimes
Associate Supreme Court
Justice Robert Jackson re-
cently arrived in Europe
where he will act as chief
U.S. counsel for the prose-
cution of war crimes. He
said that the Judge Advocate
General’s Office is preparing
the cases which will, pre-
sumably, include the murd-
er of American prisoners at
Malmedy and the execution
of captured fliers.
PIN-UP ENTRY
OPINIONS VARY
OVER LENGTH
OF JAP WAR
For a couple of million
men from the- ETO — and
Iceland — going to the Pac-
ific, it is going to be a long
war yet — a year and a half
to two years at the minim-
um, by all official estimates.
The War Department, in
announcing plans for a re-
duced Army of 6,968,000 men
to fight Japan, said Japan to-
day has an army of “more
than 4,000,000 men” and.
“many million more’” are
available if needed.
The War Information Of-
fice reports that, in addition
to the 4,000,000 now in uni-
form, Japan has about 2,000,-
000 fit for service who hav«*
not yet been called up and
another 1,500,000 between
the ages of 17 and 20 who
are not yet subject to the
draft. The*Uniled States has
been calling up 18-year-olds
since June 1942.
The War Department ex-
plains that, while the plan to
deploy the U.S. Army of less
than 7,000,000 against the
Japs might appear on the
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MUSIC TO REMEMBER
is the very appropriate title
of the new, smooth-running,
informal USO show which,
opened Thursday night with,
a command performance at
the Tripoli Theater, featur-
ing Polyna Stoska, soprano;
Isaac Stern, violinist, and Al-
exander Zakin, pianist.
Appearing before GI audi-
ences is nothing new to these
talented performers who
formed the first all-musical
group to play before men in
the South Pacific areas. Just
a year ago they played be-
fore the Yanks being staged
for the Saipan invasion.
Blonde and lovely Miss
Stoska made her debut in
Berlin and has appeared on
the continent. x
Her most recent concert
tour took her from coast-to-
coast, including roles with
the New York City Center
Opera Compan}T.
Much of Miss Stoska’s time
in recent years has been de-
voted to singing for the men
in uniform at many camps
and hospitals in the States.
Just 24, Isaac Stern al-
ready is hailed as one of the
foremost young violinists in
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General Duncan Goes
To Chile On Mission
According to a recent is-
sue of the Lincoln (Nebr.)
STAR, Brig Gen. Early E. W.
Duncan, former CG of the
U.S. Army Forces in Iceland,
stopped off at the Lincoln
Air Base en l'oute to his
wife’s home at Denver, Col.
Following a short leave,
Gen. and Mrs. Duncan will
proceed to Santiago, Chile,
where he will head a mili-
tary mission.
WIVES AND CHILDREN TOP ENTRIES
IN WHITE FALCON PIN-UP CONTEST
Mary Ann Gruen (above),
the daughter and pin-up dar-
ling of Sgt. John Gruen of
Camp Tripoli, is but one of
the many entries in the FAL-
CON PIN-UP CONTEST.
But nineteen days remain
in the FALCON’s PIN-UP
contest to determine the Pin-
Up darlings of the United
States servicemen in Iceland.
Deadline for the entries
is Thursday, June 28, at
which time judges will go
into a conference to pick
four winners — a mother,
a wife, a baby, and a sweet-
heart.
Entries to date indicate
that the judges will experi-
ence their toughest job in
the selection of winners in
the wife and baby divisions
as candidates for these hon-
ors are running way ahead
of those in the other two
classes.
Complete rules for thei
contest will be found on;
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