VOL. I NO. 20 DELHI, THURSDAY JANUARY 28, 1943.
Announced By Army, Navy WASHINGTON - The Army and Navy have jointly authorized that medals for service will be issued after the war to members of the Armed Forces. Meanwhile, ribbons signifying that the medals have been awarded will be conferred. An unusual feature of the ribbons is the inclusion of the national colors of the enemies U.S. servicemen are fighting, as well as the colors of the United States. The ribbons will be issued to men who arrived at the various theaters under orders between Dec. 7, 1941, and a date six months after the war's termination. The ribbons represent three major theaters: (1) American (the American continent except Alaska and Greenland); (2) Europe, Africa and the Middle East; (3) Asia, the South and Southwest Pacific (except Alaska and Hawaii). Bronze stars will be awarded for major engagements and a silver star for every five bronzes. |
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WANTED: ONE EACH BITERS DETACHABLE
"I don't want to go home. I just want some false teeth," declared toothless Pfc. Marvin Collins, who's been that way for the last 14 months.
Marvin's stationary dental work was removed while he was stationed at Ft. Crocket, Tex. He was fitted for replacements and could have put off his overseas duty until they were ready, but he didn't choose to. "You can see," he said, "what a big mistake I made." Collins said he's tried to acquire a set of G.I. biters and added: "There just doesn't seem to be any spare teeth in India. I'm plenty tired of a mashed potato and gravy diet, and I can't get the women to pay any attention to me. I can't even get them to bite the end of my cigars." |
From a warehouse in Assam, supplies for U.S. Army forces in the isolated posts of the Naga Hills, are loaded
on to a truck. The packages contain mostly food and some of it has been shipped all the way from the
United States.
Corp. Wade V. Walter packs a dartboard and a football among other equipment for use by the men in a lonely
outpost. At the left is a package of mail. No matter where they are, soldiers must have mail from
home.
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Packages are packed in burlap bags - each to weigh 60 pounds. Each package is carefully wrapped to
stand rough handling.
Pilots make last-minute checks before taking off. Left to right: Lt. Hoagg, Lt. L. E. Rippy, and
Capt. Charles E. Flore.
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A local worker fashions a woven basket of locally grown bamboo. The burlap and other protective covering
is then fastened to the outside. To each of these loaded bags, a parachute is attached. The local
inhabitants needed no instruction.
Circling the area down to which the supplies are to be dropped, packages are pushed one by one out of the
transport plane. Each parachuting package has a long release cord which is pulled by the men in the
plane.
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A "T" on the ground enables the pilot to know which area to circle so that the packages can be discharged.
One parachuted package is seen at right. As the plane continues to circle, more of the packages
are dropped to earth. Now you can see why packages are wrapped so carefully.
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More discussions that will later become big headaches for the Japs. In the foreground is Gen. Arnold,
Brig. Gen. Clayton Bissell, Tenth Air Force Chief and Field Marshal Dill. Behind them T. V. Soong, Gen.
Wheeler, and Gen. Stilwell.
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When the Jeeps can travel through the jungles no further, the supplies are then transported by Naga porters
and elephants. T/Sgt. Clinton Breedlove and Sgt. William L. Dean are seen organizing their porter caravan
to start out on a trek.
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At a junction along the trail, Pvt. Jimmy Bartlett and T/Sgt. Breedlove pause to give cigarettes to the
Naga Chiefs.
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Sgt. William L. Dean leads his convoy of Naga porters, bearing rations and equipment through the jungle.
This region boasts of some of the most formidable obstacles ever encountered by man in a jungle area.
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With a pack strung from his forehead, a Naga porter makes his way in the convoy - his native knife ready.
The Nagas used to make short work of all outsiders, but since the coming of the U.S. Army, they have
directed their efforts to helping.
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Pfc. Richard Maccio (right) fords a stream with a group of laden porters. Streams are only one of the
obstacles on the trail.
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Elephants are unloaded at the end of a day's journey. These animals carry huge loads as they make their
way through the jungle. At extreme right is Corp. Nicholas Lyseczko, who shot movies while T/4 Stephen
Palinkas made these pictures.
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Nagas load the elephants for a day of travel. Travel must be made through almost impenetrable jungles,
in the heart of the monsoon forest, fed by some of the heaviest rains on earth. Most of the territory is
uncharted and unadministered. Maps of this area are usually blank or very unreliable.
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Soldier members of the trekking party take a bath in a jungle stream after an arduous day. Left to right
are: Sgt. William L. Dean, Pvt. Harry B. Swisher, Pvt. Kenneth C. Lawson, Corp. Darral L. McAfee, and Sgt. Milton
F. Elkins. They camped for the night nearby.
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Here's a scene around the campfire during a night stopover. Corp. Lyseczko and Corp. McAfee chat with
a government official. He invited the boys to dinner of chicken and rice. The men gave him some "C"
rations, for which he was very thankful - a diet of chicken and rice gets very tiresome, he said.
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Here's the pay-off for the Naga porters at the end of the journey. Payment is made in silver rupees,
because the Nagas refuse to take paper money. The chief (left), known to our men as "Grandma," kept count
of the days by tying knots in a string. He and his assistants piled the money up, then used sticks to
divide.
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Packages of the Roundup were included in the supplies, and this pair of Nagas look over the paper.
These fellows, quite naturally, only showed interest in the pictures. Sorry, fellas, but we don't
have enough copies to go around to the tribe.
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Outside his thatched bamboo "cottage," Corp. George W. Powell enjoys a bath through the cooperation of Sgt.
Arne A. Mtesa. The "bathtub" was improvised from the cover for a piece of equipment, because there was
nothing else available.
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"Private Gee Eye" was on hand to welcome photographer Palinkas, who used to build boats before he joined
the Army.
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Tuesday, Feb, 2, 9:45 p.m. - "Your Broadway and Mine" starring Frank Morgan, Case Daley, Lee Tracy, Margaret Hayes, Charles Irwin and the Mills Brothers. Wednesday, Feb. 3, 10:05 p.m. - "Swing Session" with Kay Kyser's orchestra. Each Monday, from 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., the Calcutta Centre of All India Radio, 384.6 meters and 41.61 meters, broadcasts a special program for servicemen in India. Once every three weeks, the broadcast is exclusively for Americans. |
The U.S.S. New Jersey, the largest battleship ever built, starts down the ways of an East Coast
shipyard -
18 months ahead of schedule. On the same day U.S. shipyards sent 25 other vessels to sea.
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Maj. Paul C. Droz (left) climbs from the cockpit of his primary training after rescuing Lieut. Willard A.
Wendt, who tells a crew chief how he had to bail out of his fighter plane and landed in a seemingly hopeless
spot. Wendt's rescue was the third that Droz has made in the little plane.
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THE AMERICAN FLAG Fling out that American Flag Of red, white, and blue Lead on you sons of freedom Loyal and true Keep our banner flying So everyone can see Tell all people the American concept of a life of liberty. Send your men into battle In any foreign land The outcome of that battle will prove That your sons have sand. All around us today Great nations crumble and fall We won't let that happen To the greatest nation of all. Where ever we face our enemies Be they Japs or bloody Huns They'll damn soon know they're fighting Good tough American sons. - Pvt. Howard C. Allen |
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A NOTE TO A SOLDIER'S "WAVE" But she's true to the Navy blue. Not that it'll likely alarm me Cause she likes the Navy too. You see, it's her job this here Navy She threw herself in the WAVES! Yes, b'gosh and b'gravy Signed on with Gobs of male knaves! And me . . . being Army since Hector First wobbled around as a pup; If I'd a been there, I'd a licked her As soon as my dander got up. But now that she's gone and done it I reckon there's nothing to say But "Go to it, my sweet little nit wit I'm with you each step of the way. But if the Navy gets stumped, say In one of its manifold jobs You must remind them of OUR way And there sure won't be any blobs! So you help out with the sailors And I'll do what I can over here And sooner or later the wailers Will be Germans and Japs - never fear! - E. D. S. |
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THE ARMY AIR CORPS Where ever you find an Army corps Or a regiment of men You'll find the Army nurses Marching on along with them. You'll find them near the battle lines Within the range of shell And you'll find the names of many On the rolls of those who fell. They never charge the line itself They never rake the foe And yet they'll answer "present" Where ever soldiers go. Yes, these are the unsung heroes For they stand with the best of men And they ask no special privileges When they follow after them. I've seen them stand on the trembling earth And smile in the face of death While the bravest of manly heroes Stood gasping for want of breath. I've seen them stand in the light of clover Weary and foot-sore too And of them, I say, in a reverent way "How much we owe so few." They give their best meeting every test Despite the bombs and shells And the God above shall with his love Reward and keep them well. - Sgt. Harry Warren |
One night when Pvt. Homer W. Myers was on guard duty, a small Indian boy turned up, sobbing that he was cold
and had no place to sleep. At the left, Myers is seen with the lad, his clothes torn and his shoes completely
worn out. At the right, Myers is seen with the same boy a few weeks later, during which Myers bought the
lad clothes, sent him to a day school, provided him with a home, thus changing a
raucous, cigaret-smoking, cursing
little beggar into a well-mannered and happy boy.
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In Southern California, where there's at least one lovely per square yard, a clothing manufacturers'
association held its convention. After much ogling they voted Edith Leach as the "model most likely to
succeed."
