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Show 10 1 1 1 Hill Field Once 44 War Dogs Coming to Hill Field Mrs. Under General fye Earl Telford, who before her Perrin's Command Brig. Gen. Edwin S. Perrin has marriage, been appointed deputy chief of the July 16, was Air Staff, AAF, to succeed Major Gen. Thomas J. Hanley, Jr., the Miss Lila Oatton, 4 V HOI Field ' Receives Waskimgton Post tPeff Wedne fW3 August War Department announced this daughter of Mrs. Gen, Perrin was commanding Agnes Hemlin of Service general of the Fourth Air Seattle, Wash, . Area Command, prior to his new was Field McClellan assignment. Air headquarters of we jrourtn Service Area Command . before the birth of OASC. Hill Field was located in that area. . The newly appointed deputy chief was graduated from me United States Military Academy and was commissioned a secona lieutenant in the Coast Artillery Corps on June 12, 1930. He was transferred to the Air Corps in A x'kL5-a- i . u 2 vi ' , December, 1931. Gen. Perrin's assignments included duty at March Field, Calif., and Wright Field, unio, tie iounu . RESTRICTED WAR DOOS time to enter the University of and was graduated in 1937 with an M.H. in mecnaniciu engineering. He went to Cairo, Jugypt, in . i i in as military air observer Middle East. He returned to the United States for duty at Wright Field with the Air Service Command. Gen. Perrin was transferred to Washington for an assignment in the office of the chief of staff of the AAF, following a confidential assignment, a return to Wright Field and then command of the Fourth Air Service Area. Michigan KEEP OUT QrA Or Cmm&,$ Offttr By Ml - ic Hillcrest Service Mothers Organize . goaaj BETTER WATCH OUT . . . Scenes like this will soon be common 44 war dogs obey their soldier masters. The dogs will be members of the guard, under the command of Captain Frederick B. Gaynor. Two enlisted men have already graduated as dog experts, nine others are taking the course here as Enlisted Men Attend School Learning to Be Dog Experts Community Work Is Undertaken By Organization At their initial meeting on Fri day evening, the newly organized Service Mothers of Hillcrest as sumed many community projects War news in the dog world at "Your animal has had his basic is week this Hill Field looking up training and is ready for duty, 880th two Your men future work with him at Guard of the with Squadron, Pvts. L. A. Hall and your post or on patrol will either O. A. Kiefer, back from San Car- develop him into a real service los, Calif., where they completed course of instruction dog or ruin him. Your attention a to the dog and your interest in in handling war dogs. Elaborate preparations have al- him will show accurately in the ready been made to receive the dog's performance. first contingent of 44 dogs just "In order to perform well, your as soon as nine other men of the dog must be clean and healthy, guard squadron graduate from the Follow carefully the instructions San Carlos school the latter part as to his care and cleaning. A of this month. dog deserves and should receive The soldiers now attending the a good grooming each day. You school are: Sgt J. N. Steilen and should examine him daily for cuts, Pvts. N. J. Listoa, H. A. Ludolph, wounds, ticks, and burrs. R. W. Magennis, P. R. McCormick, If your dog works at night, feed W. D. McCulla, A. J. Modray, B. him in the morning, because he A. Valunas, and R- - W. Bates. works best when his stomach is How would you like to have empty. A full belly makes him your identification serial number sluggish. Your animal is a working dog tatooed inside your left ear? That's just one of the Innovations in the and not a pet. He should be canine section of our army. friendly with the service uniform, Captain Frederick B. Gaynor. but his attachment for his actual provost marshal and commanding masters should be the most strong officer of the 880th Guard Squadfeature of him. Guard ron, will be responsible for the this attachment and do not allow instruction, and duty any but his actual masters to assignments of the dogs. After caress, feed, or care for him. all, the dogs have to .have a com"Training and control is based manding officer, and as they are upon reward for accuracy and actually guards, they rightfully correction for error. Every cor recuon must oe iouowed by an belong to the guard squadron. Each dog has a service record, exercise easily executed, in order believe-it-or-no- t, very much like to give opportunity for an im that of a soldier. In it will be mediate reward for accurate work, "The name of the dog must entered any change in the status of the dog (promotions, miscon always mean 'come' and should never be used as a correction duct, whether he's at the hospital, or up for limited Coming to his master must al - service or discharge). Likely all ways be pleasant, because some his citations for valor or action time this act may save your life, "Your dog can work correctly under fire would also be entered thereon. Regulations require that only if you give him the proper reports be made whenever a dog command at the right time." Is lost, strayed, or stolen; when The list of approved and for ever a dog dies; or whenever a bidden foods for war dogs will dog appears unsuited to perform interest all dog owners. The following kinds of meat are approved assigned duties. "The sentry and his war dog for war dogs: Beef, mutton, eggs form a working vnit. each one (raw), chicken (well boned), cooked of them is an equal half of a team fish, and horse meat Forbidden The ultimate value of this pair are: Corned beef, canned ham depends upon the ability of the cooked eggs, raw fish, pork, pork two individuals, as well as the preparations, and veal. amount of cooperation and coorine iouowing Kinds of vege dination which has developed be tables (always well are tween them, published instruc approved: Tomatoes, mashed) car spinach, tions for the dog handlers states, rots, caooage, string beans, and Other pertinent Instructions fol peas. low: "The performance of the war Vacation Mrs. Marie Briem, dog unfailingly reflects the work interviewer in the appointing sechabits and attitudes of the master. tion of the Civilian Personnel secIf the master is exact, energetic, tion, started Saturday with her and on the job, the dog will be husband, Max Briem, for a the same. If the master is slothful trip to Santa Monica, Calif. The and careless, the dog will, in time, Briems will visit their daughter acquire the same characteristics. and granddaughter. two-mon- ' th well-bein- g, gold-bricki- 10-d- ay as their own responsibility. Foremost among these new duties the mothers plan to under take is the complete work on the draperies which are to be hung in the recreation halls. All service mothers at the civil ian dormitory area are invited to come to the meeting on Friday evening at 7:30 in the music room of the southeast recreation hall, Mrs. Bessie Ridley is heading up the group at present as dormi tory welfare and recreation hostess, but club officers will be elect ed at this week's meeting. . Chaplain Is Now Always Available Schedule Maintained to Aid Service Men 24-Ho- ur Military personnel of Hill Field will be interested to learn that a chaplain is on duty at the Base chapel from 7:30 a.m. until 10 p.m. daily, and may be reached at any hour of the day or night in case of emergency. Any soldier who has a personal problem or desires to talk with the chaplain may have an opportunity to do so at any time, it was said today by Chaplain Karl A. Tubesing, chief of chaplain section, OASC. Chaplains on Hill Field now include Chaplains Tubesing, Joseph Gordon B. Hemans, MacCarroll, Homer J. Fuasell, and Carroll A. Hamilton. Rapid Promotions For Overseas Men Following the policy of giving preference in promotions to the extent practicable to maximum those who have had overseas duty, the War Department announced this week that one out of every nine officers in combat ares was elevated in rank during the two-month period of May and June, In comparison, one of every 13 officers serving within the con tinental limits of the United States was promoted during this period, At the same time, large num bers of officers are coming back to the states from combat cones, and officers from the states are being sent across. The vacated positions are then filled by pro motion of men from tower grades. This Week's Life Saver (Soldiers: This good advice is for your protection. Clip tot this article and others which will follow and keep in a 'smtH notebook for future use. Ed.) comparatively easily stopped! Heat, sun, wind, and dust, the climatic features characteristic eating additional salt, either or in tne rood, of parts of North Africa and Mid- tablets exhaustion is the next sti Heat dle Eastern areas, while other from an insufficief parts are temperate, and along the resulting amount of salt. This condition the in seashore and mountains, most to occur in the it likely cold, rain, or snow make the region who thinks he k man husky far from desert-likfeels and it that he can all are conditions Climatic largely heat at the through abright the result of the presence, or about i without bothering sence of water. The lack of water speed It is par in the atmosphere makes the dry these "silly precautions." likely to happen dun desert air; and the absence of ticularly week the first water in the ground makes the a man isfew days or to high ten exposed in variation the temperature. daily The baking sun beats down un- peratures. and even more senoi A hampered by clouds and mist, rais- resultthird, boa of failure ofi the of the the mL jl a ground, "radiator is temperature ing iaa on tent, planes, and everything often with great suddenm which it strikes to such heat that velops and for practical purposes resi metal objects can scarcely be be considered to be the no touched; while at night with the body therM of of failure a insulation by moisture, the ground sense the that the person! in stat, and air cools rapidly. stops, suddenly sweating Emergency Food unconsq Generally he becomes matter ( In base camps and other areas ous very quickly in a where there is some variety, the a few hours. Such a man x regular mess provides an adequate like a baked lobster. His face ill diet; but in emergency conditions, dark, dull red, and dry; hia ert if you are forced down, foods may be staring, his breath comu which burn easily and quickly are in irregular gasps and his puli best. These are sugary types of hammering away a mile a minut food hard candy, lemon drops, The treatment for a man suun M starchy foods. ing from heat stroke may The problem of getting rid of to be so energetic tnat ne p the waste heat is one to think into a tub of ice water ton about. It is important because if long a time as it may be necessu the excess heat is not lost, your to bring his body fever down body will overheat. The body what it might be if he had a thermostat is pretty well regulat pneumonia. If ice is not svauwj ed, though not perfectly, and you the next best way of reducinK have to use your brains a little to temperature is to wet hi M. get the best results from it. and clothes, get him indoonsX Wear Loose Clothes turn the wind from a fan A certain amount of breeze can him so as to speed up the eviw be manufactured by the clothes ation and cooling, wnenwater you wear, or by the way you wear conscious he may have them. Take a tip from the natives drink. Precautions in the use 01 who have lived a long time in the in desert and wear loose clothes than are of first importance can flap a bit and stir up a breeze. taininsr health. Much of the are thoroughly dirty They wear pretty heavy absorb-an- t sources fircriTIS 01 stuff. The reason is, they don't mntrnnliiaM hv extent that waste their sweat by having it run eases to such an nave which you inoculations off the body in rivers, but keep it on or near the skin so that it ceived may give insufficient u evaporates slowly and so that they tection, if you drinK get the maximum value from what Mnno Af fVioae HineaseS Will they put out. --svm ftin water II If you have to work hard and nn,.Ut before drinK" boiled thoroughly fast to get an important job done or iu no how matter muddy quickly, do so, but learn to save or well th soring nw motions and don't waste energy; ipnm it will cut down on heat produc- Do's and Don't to Bear In Mi tion and save energy and water. i. it vmi find ticks on your One of the body's chief ways Ann' rrimh them, because in of getting used fb hot weather so you will very likely squ" is by cutting down the amount iv.nn.onH. nf ttiA verms they ci of salt lost in the sweat This gen onH almost certainly get SO in V""' erally happens within the first Km litn week or less, while at the same 9 namnvA ticks by holdiw time there is a tendency to in lighted cigaret against them crease 'the total amount of water a4 trr aw v,,y a. lost in sweat. The body attempts a nrni'ff"handle street aop to save its salt; and it is inclined cats, most m mem . . as to put out more sweat than is ab some kind of skin uise, , solutely necessary to keep itself cially ring worm. cool. It Is at this point you can . it is wen 10 "l,uv -j use your brains. Eat mors salt, at n. maintained the rate of one tablet to each glass ....i:t..tu. KwovvUuw.. I. ... J of water If you drink between of these cities, towns or 1.. meals; better yet, more salt on 1. ill uii ainii a respirsw your food at meals, and do your .. k rt. win- . MIL ' : it in ttim (tnat itornu "ittlffhtlT drinking at that time. ..t, When you get too little salt, or your nose anaj lose a great deal in sweat, it shows a heavy scarf which will up, in the mildest way, by developA Taba anawiA.1 CftrC Of ment of severe cramps In the unese cramps appear cut or small scratcn. 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