Flying Time (Pecos Army Air Field, Pecos, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 7, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 16, 1944 Page: 2 of 8
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Jap At His Best In Night Tactics
Master Of Infiltration, Veterans Say
ThU •* the 3rd In a series of 3 article*
on combat ex|>erience« of American soldiers
who fought in Kwujalein and the f’alau
Island-. Thcv are ha«*«l on stories first
printed in the Army paper Muipacifican
By Camp Newspaper Service.
Everyone knows by now that
the Jap is a master of infiltration,
particularly at night. Here’s some
more corroborative evidence
gleaned from the battle experi-
ences of U. S. fighting men in the
Kwajalein and Palau invasions:
Sgt. It. W. Kerher, 60 min. mor-
tar squad leader: “It was about
1900 the second evening of the
battle. My mortar squad and I
had just finished digging in for
the night. Before we knew what
was happening, American hand
grenades were falling all around us.
We soon discovered they were not
being thrown by mistake but were
coming from a Jap hidden in a
fallen palm tree close by.
“After a few minutes a water-
cooled machine gun squad saw him
and realized what was happening.
They opened up and did away with
the Jap. This would never have
Cupid Floors Wisconsin Women Hater
"3" Scribe Predicted Lytie Romance
Ringer: Cpl. Lloyd Lytie finally .most beyond consolation, and it
got her to say yes. The former
■Wisconsin woman hater is now ac-
cepting all kinds of congratula-
tions on his engagement. Oh, yes,
her name is Mary Lou, and this
reporter predicted the romance
some time ago in FLYING TIME.
Chow Hound: Pfc. Sam Sabba-
tini, the Denver Demon, is sweat-
ing out his Christmas furlough.
This isn’t an ordinary furlough,
for Sam sent home definite orders
to have the* joint loaded down with
spaghetti, pepperonis, salamis,
figs and all those other tasty
Italian dishes. Sam is just a little
fella, but what an appetite.
Damon &• Pythias: Gone but not
forgotten by those who lived with
him, the departure of Sgt. Puck
mark on Pfc. E. “Needles” Ara-
noff. Puck has gone to Kingman,
Ariz., for a little gunnery prac-
tice, and will surely be missed
here. “Needles” is despondent al-
EM’S Family
Protected By
Allowances
A term that most servicemen
first become familiar with in their
reception center days is the one
called “family allowance.” Its im-
portance has never paled for it
still has a daily significance for
all PAAF personnel, according to
Lt. William II. Grey, Personal Ar-
fairs Officer.
In a leviathan effort to take
care of servicemen and their fam-
ilies Uncle Sum adopted at the
outbreak of the war, a double bar-
rel policy which he labeled the
family allowance and the class E
allotment.
The family allowance is a
monthly payment by check to the
dependents of enlisted men and
women. All enlisted personnel
from the grade of private to mas-
ter sergeant including the avia-
tion cadet, may utilize this par-
ticular benefit. The family alow-
ance consists of money deducted
from the soldier’s pay plus an
amount offered by the govern-
ment. Poth sums are fixed by law
or regulation for each class of
eligible dependents.
The class E allotment is a
monthly payment authorized by
the soldier and deducted from his
monthly pay. This allotment is
open to all military personnel.
The government does not contrib-
ute to a class E allotment.
PAAF military personnel that
are anxious to further familiarize
themselves with the allotment plan
are requested to see Lt. Grey of
the Personal Affairs Office.
will take the combined efforts of
S/Sgt. Paul Pavletic and Pvt. John
Salerno to pull the kid out of his
doldrums. Take it easy, “BUCK”
and drop a line to us every once
in a while, and we’ll see to it that
you get some publicity.
Rank Happy: Barracks 194 has
so much rank that it’s hard as
the devil to get room orderlies
without calling on a Tech or Staff
every other day. At the latest
count, there were four Techs, Billy
Jones, Chris Andrich Mike Borak,
Jimmie Bean; and five Staffs,
Billy Brown, Murray Horowitz,
Airlines To
Get Back Some
(largo Planes
The removal by the President of
the limiltatino on the number of
aircraft which may be operated by
domestic air carriers, today led to
announcement by the War Depart-
ment that authority now exists, as
soon as military requirements per-
mit, for the Army Air Forces to
make available through established
surplus disposal channels transport
aircraft declared excess to war
needs.
This final removal of a limita-
tion on transport aircraft, which
first invoked by the President on
May 6, 1942, and amended April 29,
1944, is expected to further com-
mercial aviation and assist in al-
leviating the domestic travel prob-
lems
The Presidential action, taken on
the recommendation of the Army
Air Forces, has bee nurged by the
Civil Aeronautics Board and the
Post Office Department as advis-
able to permit expansion of air-
line services which are of direct
and indirect importance in the
war effort. Ai rtravel priorities
will not be affected, but an in-
crease in the number of aircraft
in commercial use will permit car-
riers to transport additional
amounts of passengers, cargo and
mail.
In removing the limitation it was
emphasized that, so long as the war
may last, the War Department may
use any or all of the aircraft for
emergency military missions, and
also may at any time restrict the
release of transport aircraft, or
may request that another limit be
imposed, if the strategic situation
changes materially interfere with
the War Department believes that
the release of further aircraft will
materially interfere with the Army
and Navy requirements for man-
power, for airline services under
contracts, or for critical supplies of
lucricants, or high octane gasoline.
Carl Miller, Gus Rossing and
Henry Komegay. What a head-
ache for the bag chief.
Sick Book: Cpl. Warren “THE
WIG” Gabrielli who got a lucky
hop when he went on furlough, was
forced to go on sick call as soon
as the plane landed in San Fran-
cisco. Gabe, who isn’t too fa-
miliar with flying, had “stomache”
trouble all the way, and authentic
reports have it that Pecos chow
was strewn all over the Southwest.
Special Dept.: Lt. Bob Speth, ex
PAAF, made Captain, and as far
as Mrs. Rose Speth, nee Moran,
and kin to Upgs Moran the Windy
City Wildcatj knows he is well and
wants to be remembered to all you
character^ of the old 749th.
Odd Notes: Don’t forget the big
Christmas party on December 19th
at the Service Club. There will be
chow slightly better than GI and
refreshments of various descrip-
tions.
Well, by the time you read this
I’ll be pushing people out of my
way in the subway at 42nd Street
and Broadway. Although I’m not
a drinker, ahem, I’ll stop in at the
Commodore AND the Astor bar
and have one for all you lucky peo-
ple who will have to remain in
Pecos. Merry Christmas, gang.
That’s all brother. M. C.
Draftee: “Waiter, bring me some
tomato juice for a pick-up.”
Waiter: “Yes, sir. And what do
you want for yourself?”
occurred if some of the boys
hadn’t got careless and lazy. By
that, I mean they had thrown
away live* ammunition. The Japs
are good at infiltration at night
and will gather all of the live am-
munition lying around and send it
back to you the next day.”
More on Jap night tactics from
Col. Mark J. Logie, regimental
commander:
“One night the enemy attempt-
ed to overrun the positions of the
front line battalion in the follow-
ing manner. First, he made a spe-
cial effort to locate and destroy
the automatic weapons by use of
patrol. The approach of the enemy
patrol was preluded by a diversion-
ary noise caused by rolling heavy
oil drums on the enemy airport and
by the enemy exposing himself in
that area.
“Then, as soon as the guns dis-
closed their position by firing on
the targets, the enemy charged
the position from another direc-
tion, attempting to destroy the
guns by use of hand grenades and
bayonets.
“All men must be constantly
alert for such diversionary tactics;
security groups must not let their
interest be drawn by flareups of
action in other sections and auto-
matic weapons must always have
all-around protection.”
Dollies Top
GI’s Xmas
List At PX
GI Joe has a pretty definite
idea of what constitutes a suit-
able Christmas present, judging
from the fast turnover at the gift
counter in the PX these days. And
when they can’t make up their
minds, Mrs. Helen Bishop, in charge
of the gift department, can usual-
ly help out with a much apreciated
suggestion or two.
Stuffed dolls and animals are at
the top of the sales list: Literally
heaps of these imaginative little
creatures have gone over the count-
er to grace the boudoirs of best
girls back home. Many of them,
are also purchased by fliers as
good luck charms and accompany
numerous PAAF pilots on train-
ing flights. A good many spotted
dogs and Teddy bears will move on
to other fields and perhaps some
will eventually make a run over
Tokyo with a one time PAAF pilot.
Costume jewelry is very popular
at the PX with such gifts as com-
pacts, ladies’ handbags, bracelets
and# luggage, enjoying a marked
popularity.
Shop at your PX for those last
minute Xmas gifts that should
have been on your shoping list.
S/Sgt. Edward L. Harpefr, bat-
talion operations sergeant, broad-
casting:
“I saw one strand of wire,
placed' under cover of darkness,
one foot above the ground and
around our perimeter defense,
actually stop the Japs from infil-
trating. When the Japs contacted
the wire, they turned and ran,
assuming the wire was covered by
automatic fire.”
Of the danger of spreading ru-
mors, Lt. Richard H. Anderson,
platoon leader, says: “Rumors
spread like wildfire even on the
buttlefield and while under fire.
All rumors are dangerous under
battle conditions, so check those
rumors. Keep watch on those men
you regard as gullible.”
To which Sgt. H. B. Swegle, 60
mm. mortar squad leader, adds:
“Troops should be made to realize
how effectively a careless phrase,
such as ‘The Japs have broken
through and are all around us’ or
even something much less serious
can demoralize their buddies.”
Lack of aggressiveness is what
worries Sgt. George Kanold, as-
sistant squad leader: “You can’t
stress the importance of constant-
ly moving forward too much when
your outfit is the attacking ele-
ment Let terrain, opposition con-
fronted and the number of enemy
emplocements present regulate
your rate of advance.
Volunteer Fireman
In. Church Can.
Go To Blazes
Oklahoma City (CNS). —•Sum-
moned from church to answer a
2-alarm fire, Fire Chief George
McAlpine dashed around the block
to the firehouse. Then he dashed
back again to the church—to ex-
tinguish a blaze in the Sunday
School.
Philadelphia (CNS). — When
Mrs. Naomi Clegg lost her purse
and door-key, she wondered, how
she would get into her house. She
arrived home to find her problem
solved. Thieves had entered first
and ransacked the place. r
San Francisco (CNS). — Forty-
four pigs were loosed in down-
town San Francisco when a farm
truck overturned on Van Ness
Avenue. Residents chased the
squealers through the streets for
hours, finally caught them all, re-
turned all but 13. Many dined well
here that night
Gpysy Rose dressed very thin.
Gypsy Rose sat on a pin.
Gypsy Rose.
"Yum-m-m" Is The Word!
YUM IS THE WORD not only for Sybil Merritt but oho for the IfiftOO worth of war bonds PAAF personnel
have purchased thus far in the Sixth War lMan Drive. Sybil Merritt, in her first appearance in FLYING TIME,
urges GIs here to buy more and more bonds. She also requested that each GI help get his Section into PAAF’s 100
per cent Club by subscribing to bond allotments. BUY THAT BOND TODAYI
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Becker, Ira R. Flying Time (Pecos Army Air Field, Pecos, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 7, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 16, 1944, newspaper, December 16, 1944; Pecos Army Air Field, Pecos, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1115625/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .