New Ship Ordered For May 1 As I-B Moves Towards Finish
List Only 3,800 Men Remaining In Early May A ship with 2,500 capacity has been requested for May 1, Roundup learned from Theater Headquarters this week. If this ship sails during the first week of May, as is hoped, the I-B Theater will then have a personnel of only about 3,800, spokesmen said. It had been previously believed that the first May ship would be requested at a date about two weeks later, but progress in the transfer of surplus property, particularly in Assam, made possible the earlier date. The actual arrival date of the first ship in May still awaits confirmation from the War Department. JUNE 30 CRITERIA Theater Headquarters also announced that men eligible to go home under the June 30 criteria (40 points or 24 months of service as of June 30) would begin to leave as early as April 21 on the General Hersey. It is expected that most men eligible under the April 30 standards (45 points or 30 months of service as of April 30) will be gone by the sailing of the first April boat, the General Sturgis on April 12. The sailing of the Marine Jumper has been moved up from March 22 to March 20. The Marine Cardinal is still slated to leave on March 24. Departure dates for April - the General Sturgis on April 12 and the General Hersey on April 21 - remain unchanged. DESTINATION UNKNOWN Whether the May ship will sail to the Atlantic or Pacific coast is not yet known. The two General ships for April, as previously announced, will dock in New York. The sailing of the General Hodges in early March left Theater strength at approximately 19,000. Further March sailings will bring the number of men here to about 12,000 on April 1.
JEEP, M-I, JAMMED NEW DELHI - Gol durned if it didn't happen to the Provost Marshal himself ! One perfectly good jeep with large white letters designating its ownership as that of Capt. C. V. Clark, ADMAC Provost Marshal, was "removed" last week from inside the officers barracks on Curzon Road and "deposited" around a tree on Qutah Road outside of town. The jeep is now slightly curvical, has its axle broken and both windshields are shattered. But the words "Provost-Marshal" are still there. The name of the party responsible was not announced. |
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FIVE QUEENS AND A KING - That would be tough to explain in a poker deck, but it looks good here. Left to right are Billie LeMay, Miami Fishing Queen; Jeni Freeland, Miami Fashions Queen; Libby Walker, Orange Bowl Queen; Boots Byrd, Miami Press Photographers' Queen; Maxine Hercik, Miami Aviation Queen, and John Boles, star of the entertainment world and a excellent trap-shooter. He's telling the gals about the art of breaking clay pigeons. Hmmmm. |
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