Show Q Y Exploits Win Eisenhower's Praise ALLIED HEADQUARTERS Algiers Aliers Oct 19 UP The JP-The The The footslogger the i infantryman who fights long and anel hard and whose performance sometimes is overlooked because the exploits exploits exploits ex ex- of other branches seem more spectacular won high praise Tuesday from General Dwight D Eisenhower In an informal talk to war correspondents General Eisenhower Eisenhower Eisenhower Eisen Eisen- hower the campaign in Italy n now w has become mainly agrim a agrim agrim grim infantry battle and he thought this w was a good time to express hl hi his appreciation of the infantryman's contribution He told how the infantry of the British Eighth army array had fought ac across ss the desert from El EI and how sow ow British and Ameri Amerian n infantry in north Africa had fought in the tough earI early days in this theater the foot fighters fighter's days and nights iz in mud and cold aid add the endurance he has exhibited Eisenhower l' l said J In both both boti Britain and the United States States' the greatest proportion proportion proportion pro pro- portion of ir our ur fighting men goes into the ground forces and andI I dont don't think any of us in a war theater belittles their services s he said But does the postman in Indiana or some little village village vil vii lage in does doe's does he ise realize what these soldiers are doing doing doing do do- ing how thy th y are performing The accomplishments of this indispensable member of the naval ground team will when the story Js fully told fill many of the brightest pages of our war war- history Speaking with evident feeling the general added This is something I have Ibave kept for a long time It comes from the heart i o |