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Show Saturday, May 13, 1944 “Storekeeper Tells Of Experiences THE Lt. Lail Presents Medal Advance Base Le Section In Para-Troops SEAGULL By Mrs. Tom Jordan | know that our glamour girls will One of the original members of the first parachute division to be organ- be very unhappy to hear the following ized in this country is Storekeeper news, but | must report it, anyhow. Lt. (jg) Ed Pynchon will marry Carroll Orvil M. Rudy of Roosevelt, Utah, who has made experimental jumps in Baymiller of San Francisco on the Panama, Alaska, Sicily and various 20th of May. You are next, Lt. Stauff, or, ARE you? parts of the United States. overseas service and approximately three years in the Marines places him right up with the Hollywood stars for autograph appeal. their faces. The mystery of Advance Base is: “Who is the WAVE seen riding in Phil Nelson‘s surrey with the fringe on the top almost daily, or should we say, Sgt. Curry, originally of Johnston City, Illinois, has two President’s unit citations, the Purple Heart, defense and stars for participation in two major battles in the Asiatic Pacific area. He has served in New Zea- | just recently found out the inter- esting news that Lt. Kirkland, OinC, IBM Group, is from Georgia. We will land, Tulagi, Guadalcanal, Bougainville, Gavouda, and Tarawa. soon have enough Southerners in Advance Base and IBM Groups to fight the Civil War again, and perhaps win it. . . for the South. Lt. (jg) L. S. Willard Jr., has taken over duties of Personnel Officer. He has been offered our sympathy, along with a bottle of aspirin. Dolores Archer leaves 12 for a ten day visit in Missouri. May, to the parachute troops when they Three of our WAVES, (IBM) Mary were first being organized in 1940. Sabina, Vivian Thrasher and Mary Meador have been loaned to the AdParachute Tests ministration building and we surely Most of his work in the parachute miss them. Hurry back! the 82nd Air-Borne Division which participated in the invasion of Sicily. With 35 jumps to his credit, including night jumps, he not only ‘hits the silk’’ with finesse, but is also an expert in the art of judo. Formerly -an instructor in judo, Rudy claims that the larger the man the easier he is to handle. Receives Discharge Rudy received a medical discharge from the Army after being injured in‘an experimental jump in Washington, D. C., and came to NSD nearly three months ago. bods Waves, Marines Represent NSD In Ogden Parade Well represented in the big parade held in Ogden last Wednesday night for the purpose of recruiting local girls for service in the women’s reserve corps was the Clearfield NSD. One of the highlights of the parade was the appearance of 150 Marines, all veteran fighting men who spearheaded the first invasion by allied forces on the island bases in the Pacific. The Marines, under the command of Lt. C. G. Lail, USMC, marched to the music of the American Legion drum and bugle corps. bd t A Voice From Overseas By Allen B. Olsen, CM 1[c THE PURPLE HEART .. . is awarded Marine Pfc. James A. Luttrell (right) for “meritorious military service’ and “woundsreceived in action.” Editor’s note: Lt. C. G. Lail, commanding officer of the Marine Barracks made the presentation. NSD before joining the Seabees. Depot Marine Gets Purple Heart For Wounds Received in Action Ruth Hersh, Yeoman 3|c,left us for CM 1c Olson was a carpenter at He wrote this poem at his station “somewherein the South Pacific.” So you’re tired of working, mister, you think you'll rest a bit; James A. Luttrell, Pfc. U. S. Marine Corps, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard You’ve been working pretty steady, Storehouse F-3. Things are a little dull E. Luttrell of Chatanooga, Tenn., received the Purple Heart award in a brief and you’re getting sick ofit. since she left. ceremony recently conducted at the Marine Barracks of the Clearfield Naval You think the war is ending, so you Chief Yeoman Westenburg was Supply Depot. slow down the pace— lucky enough to get in a week’s trip The award was made by Lt. C. G. That's what you maybethinking, misto San Francisco. Everybody seems Lail, commanding officer of the Ma- TRUTH, IF NOT POETRY ter, but it ain’t the case. California bound. rine Barracks ‘‘for meritorious military What would you think, sir, if we quit Getting out this paper is no picnic. Penny Allen, formerly of Los Anservice’’ and ‘wounds received in acbecause we're tired, too? If we print jokes, people say we’re geles, came to work for the IBM tion against an enemy of the United We're humans made of flesh and blood silly; Group recently. She is a very welcome States July 27, 1943.” and as damn tired as you. If we don’t they say we’re too serious. addition. Pfc. Luttrell entered the Marine If we clip from other papers, Did you ever dig a foxhole and climb Corps May 12, 1941, and had served We’re too lazy to write it down ourdown deep inside, ‘in the amphibious forces on Faris Isselves; And wish to hell ‘twas China, so’s land, Cuba, in the occupation of If we don’t, we’re stuck on our own you'd have some place ot hide. Guadalcanal and Rendova. stuff. Q. What insignia is used to mark While mechanical ‘’buzzards’’ packed He wears ribbons for service in the If we stick close to the job all day, the flagstaff of a vessel bearing the with guns were circling overhead, American and South Pacific areas and We ought to be out hunting news. President? And the ground around you was filled at one time received special commenIf we do get out and try to hustle, A. The spread eagle. with hot-exploding lead? dation from the commanding general We ought to be on the job in the Q. What is a “poop-deck’’? of the 14th Army Corps in the New And did you ever dig out from foul office. A. A partial deck aft, above the Georgia occupation. debris and dirt, If we don’t print contributions, main deck. Then feel yourself all over to find out Wedon’t appreciate true genius; bode Q. Name three types of ports found where you’re hurt, If we do, the paper is filled with junk. aboard Navy ships. Nit: What is a Lieutenant Com- If we make a change in somebody's Only to find you couldn’t move though A. A porthole, a gun port and caryou weren‘t hurt at all— mander? write-up, go port. And then feel so damned relieved that Wit: A Lieutenant's wife. We're too critical; Q. What is the difference between you just sat there to bawl? If we don’t, we're asleep. the terms “lend a hand” and “bear Q. In nautical language, what is Now, like as not someonewill say Have you ever been hungry, mister— a hand’’? a “lazy guy’’? Weswiped this from some other paper; not the kind that food soon gluts— A. Long useage has decreed, that A. A “lazy guy” is a line or tackle As a matter of fact—we did. But the gnawing, cutting hunger that “lend a hand” implies a request for used to make fast a boom or spar in bites into your guts. bb t assistance, while “bear a hand’’ im- rough weather. plies an order. Q. What is a “blackie’’ in the Old Farmer Graham had some ducks, It’s a homesick hunger, mister, and it digs around inside. Q. What U. S. ships are named for Navy? To sell for twenty smackers. stars? A. A machinist, water tender or “That's too much money,” people say It gets you in its claws, and there ain’t no place to hide. A. Cargo ships. boilermaker. To pay for Graham’s quackers. be It’s A Navy Fact WAVES Prove Highlght of Parade J The Clearfield section in the parade also included two floats and approx- Were you ever dirty, mister? Not the wilty collar kind— But the oozy, slimy, messy dirt, and the gritty kind that grinds. Did you ever mind the heat? Not the kind that makes sweat run— But the kind that drives you crazy until you cuss the sun. imately 100 WAVES under the direction of Lt. (jg) Harriett Catherine And were you ever weary, mister? | mean dog-tired, you know, Zimmerman, W-V(S), USNR. When your feet ain‘t got no feeling, and your legs don’t want to go. bb & But we keep on going, mister, you can bet your life we do— And let me tell you, mister, we expect the same of you. “Henry, you ain’t as gallant as when | was a gal.” “No, Maggie, and you ain’t as buoyant as when | was a boy.” bb t bd Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall Humpty Dumpty had a great fall All the king’s horses and all the king’s _ men ‘tad an egg nog. ribbons for American service and American nightly?”’ City, and Sicily. He was a member of With Recruiters WACS. It seems that Sgt. Curry’s experiences as_ a veteran of 18 months’ Ruthie and Rollie Jones, SK 2|c, are singing ‘California, Here |! Come”’ and going around with a SMILE on “~..e. Rudy participated in parachute tests in various parts of the globe including Kodiak, Alaska; Panama Tours State first speech given as a member of the all-State caravan now touring Utah for the purpose of recruiting women for the Marines, WAVES, SPARS and and we hope you will be very happy. troops was of an experimental na- Marine Weiowin > “Autograph, please,’’ was the cry as Rudy joined the Orvil M. Rudy 5 NSD Marine Sergeant Sidney Curry, stepped down off the stand after his Enid Anderson was married to Gilbert Nordgren, Electrician 1|c, on the Army back in 1913 and transferred 17th of April. Congratulations, Enid, An ex-sergeant, Page Breathes there a chief With soul so dead CLEARFIELD WAVES. . . led by Lt. (jg) Harriett C. Zimmerman, W-V (S) USNR, added color to the big parade held May 3 in Ogden, for the purpose of recruiting women for military service, Who never to Others hassaid, “Sure, | coulda made warrant a hundred times, but... “ |