The Citizens Journal (Atlanta, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 5, 1945 Page: 8 of 8
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THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1945
rABLISHED IN 1878
THE CITIZENS JOURNAL, ATLANTA, CASS COUNTY, TEXAS
OUR BOYS IN
THE SERVICE
JACK PORTERFIELD GETS
GERMAN TANK IN FIGHT
With the Seventh Division in Bel
gium—Five of six German Panther
tanks were knocked out on short
notice when Staff Serjeant Jack
Porterfield of Atlanta, Texas, roll-
ed his American Sherman into the
town of St. Vith, Belgium. His
tank, too, was destroyed but he
and his crew escaped.
In a five-day encounter with the
enemy he and his tank crew dealt
them blow, and more, in one of the
greatest holding actions of the pre
sent war.
Here's his story, in his own
words.
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"When we pulled into St. Vith,
we pulled up and took the high
ground overlooking the town of
Nedder Emil.'
,"On the third day, at five o'clock
in the afternoon six Panther tank
got out pretty quickly . thinking
Jerry would fire again.
"My loader got burned on the
face. As soon as my tank was hit
my whole outfit formed a linejup-
on the hill with tanks and tank
attacked the high ground that we destroyers and the battle was on
were holding. My tank was sitting with, the Jerries and the Ameri-
in the intersection directly in their1 cans.
path. I knew I couldn't hold them j «We set the German half-tracks
by myself. I called for artillery; on fjre- \ saw (hem burn. Then
fire. I got it It was beautiful. The the tanks that had been giving us
Panthers moved off the road and trouble moved out and didn't fire
kept moving towards us. | on us any more that night;
"That was when we opened fire,: «^t 5:30 the next morning we
as they moved off the road. We' move<j out. It was dark and we
knocked out two of them. There I were trying to get out of this
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trap. As we left an anti-tank gun
hidden in a barn opened up hit
at iaur leading tank, but the tank
behind blew the barn up.
"All we got after that was small'
arms fire and our infantry took
care of that."
BICYCLE REPAIRING — Boys
get yours put in shape while the
parts are available. We know
hiow. Atlanta Hardware Co.
FOR RENT—2 room unfurnished
apartment, private bath and gar
age. Guy Gullion, phone 248-W.
FOR SALE—6 room house, all mod
ern conveniences. East Bogy St
Truitt Burkhalter. ltpd
were four tank destroyers on my
left. They accounted for the other
three. The lead tank burned. Next
morning we found twpi dead Ger-
mans in it.
"Next night we got orders to
move to another defensive position
outside St. Vith. We drew fire from
the Germans as we moved out be- j REGINALD BLANTON IN
cause the Jerries were already com mule PACK BATTALION
ing into town. As we moved outj 6TH ARMY GROUP, France strenuous maneuVers in the CoU>-
they threw over the column and, Liule heard of jn today,g mechaiz. mountain8i learning many
shot at us with armored piercing ed war of jeepg trucks and tanks lessons in pack artillery functions
ammunition, but no tanks in our .g one ^ the oldest systems of ;that were t0 prove invaluai)le dur-
iHru" re u , w 'army transport—the pack-mule. j; three campaigns.
returned Zir S-ebuf alfwe tad Pickta* thdr Way thr0U?h I Members of'"the battalion include
returned their f> b a l e had treaoherous lnountain trails and ^ Reginald L Blalrton of Giving.
to shoot at was the flash of gun.. snow_swept passes along the Fran
Our shells started some fires e- c0_italian border in the French j wELDON E. YATES •
FOR SALE—Ice box, 100 lb capa-
city, good condition, plenty space
Leslie Blue, Atlanta, Rt. 3. ltp
FOR SALE—Electric hedge trim-
mer, used very little and in first
class condition. Firestone Home
& Auto Store. ltc
FOR SALE—35 bushels Porto Rico
seed potatoes, $1.00 bushel, at
Jewell Savage Potato House in
Springdale community. Mrs. El-
ton Pritchard. ltpd
FOR SALE—C rqam residence,
about one acre land, butane gas,
city water, shower bath, a real
nice place, $3,150.00. Hurry and
ibe first. See R. E. McDaniel,
Atlanta, Texas. ltp
FOR SALE—Pair 6 year old mules
work anywhere, gentle every
way, weight 2,300 pounds. A. L
Gryder, McLeiod, Texas ltpd
PATENT SERVICE — A. F.
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Marks—Copyrights, ..First Nat-
ional Bank Building, Shreveport,
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VO CHARGE-
cause we oould see the glow as weiAlpSi they are bringing up mater- ! FIGHTING IN ITALY
"We pulled into an assembly area ! V^reswhe'd "'by"6 mechanical' Wlth the Army ltaly ,
and the next morning it was snow- L11panH Pvt. Wei don E. Yates, rifleman, of WANTED— Farms, houses, and va
ing and there was a fog, but I, Ih _ n f a veteran Field Atlanta is fighting in Italys A-
spotted two Jerry infantrymen AHi]1 Rittalion of Lt General pennines before the Po Valley wath
about 200 yards in front of my £ Devers. 6th ArIny Group, |the 3U2nd infantry, which broke
tank. Behind these two we could . I _ indispensable, iinroug'1 lflu (joUnc ^lntL 111 one ot
hear tanks moving back and forth. P' h " j k t ; t tran its highest and best defended sec-
We shot the infantrymen. Zmunition itors- Ahe 3G2nd is Part of the 'JlsL
"We gat orders to move again j P oyer th; almost im.| "Power River" Division with the
The snow had slackened up a hit j b£P t€rrain of the French Fifth Army
and we moved North and set up.^ battalion is able to sup-1 H,a pp""r
FOR VENETIAN BLINDS—Write
L. H. Jackson, Linden, Texas
13-4tpd
BABY BEDS—and Porch Swings
for sale. See Matthew Powell,
Atlanta. 13-2tpd
FOR SALE — 2-sbory structure
building home at Bloomburg,
Texas. Also cleaning and press-
ing shop, building and equipment
with fair business (2 lots 25x140
Priced reasonable. C. R. Shipp,
Blaumburg, P.O. Box 163. 13-4pd
FOR SALE—Sweet potatoes, seed
and eating potatoes. Mr. Elder,
Queen City, Texas, Route 2. ltp
NO OBLIGATION!
GROGAN
SUPPLY CO.
ATLANTA, TEXAS
His regiment broke acror-s the
for the night. Our infantry dug in!™ ™ ££££* W""accurately ;Sieve River in the strongly defend-
around our tanks. I frr.™ wpll-pn- !ed line and attained the top oi
"The Germans moved a Tiger trencj,^ positions j Mount Calvi, 2225-floot-high moun-
Mark IV tank and three personnel Members of thp" battalion are'tain in which the Germans had
carriers right down
track near us.
a railroad j noviM8 in QOid-weather fight- emplaced artillery in tunnels run
ning 50 feet underground in rock.
ufr, ^ • c *. ins. They made their debut the
JTS. ™y y -j"-™.
up with their "burp" guns and the,^ Qn the ig,and in de.
out my tank and it started to
burn. I got my crew out safely. We
At the entrance of one of these
there had been seven enemy guns
tanks turned loose with their larg- j thV'were order- emplaced. The outfit captured 400
er guns. The third round knocked ^ United States. Germans and killed and wounded
Arriving in Italy in March, 1944, many others within 11 days during
the battalion received mules and .this part of the drive.
reformed in a pack unit. Advanc-1 The regiment advanced on the
ing into rugged Italian mountains, j direct Florence-Bologna route,
where the infantry was fighting, Highway 65, through bleak moun-
tenaciously for each peak and hill, j tains whose peaks often were hid-
the battalion became the dough-j den in rain clouds and fought in
boys' life-line f.or supplies and j rain, mud and icy winds,
equipment. When the Allied armies \ The 362nd's third battalion, figh
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began their crushing drive toward
Rome, the battalion played a lead-
ing role by giving artillery sup-
port.
The battalion's present position
in the French Alps is the climax
of long and specialized training in
mountain warfare. After its acti'va
cant lots to sell. If you own more
property than you need list same
for sale with a Real Estate dea-
ler who is in the business of
selling at fair prices. List with
R. E. McDaniel, Atlanta, Texas
FOR RENT—Warehouse space —[
Store your furniture or any part,
of it or anything else you have
to stpre, price reasonable. E. W j
King, phone 125. 13-tfc j
FOR SALE—Cotton seed, Delta &
Pine Land No. 14, recleaned, tag I
ged and tested, state certified, I
packed in 100 lb bags. R. H. |
Price, Atlanta. 13-2tc
WE BUY—Bell and Trade, New
and Used Furniture. See us first
Smith Furniture Co., Main street
Atlanta, Texas. tfc
MATTRESSES RENOVATED —
Any type of mattress made like
new. We pick up and deliver.
Drop me a card. Dodd Mattress
Co., Queen City, Texas. 30-2tpd
ing alone and out of communica-
tion with division and regiment,
was one of the Fifth Army units j
that took Futa pass, a feat that
won the battalion a division cita-
tion.
The regiment was activated at
Camp White, Oregon, August 15,
ti()n in April, 1943, it underwent, 1942 with a cadre from the 1st
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fee $10.00 cash. Phone 24. At-
lanta Veterinary Supplies. John
Spivey Jr. 6-tfc
c be a m
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intensively for a month at their
first overseas station, Oran, Alger-
ia, and joined the Fifth Army in
Italy with other regiments of the
91st during last June.
The 362nd first went into action
near Gasaglia July 12 and efl'ec-l
tively spearheaded Fifth Army's I
rapid advance to the Arno River.
Colonel John W. Cotton of Mar-
tha's Vineyard, Massachusetts com
mands the regiment. A veteran of
31 years' service, he won the Dis-
tinguished Service Cross, the Sil-
ver Star and the Purple Heart with
Clusters during the first World
War.
hatching eggs. Tompkins strain
direct. A. B. Jordan, Atlanta,
Texas. 3-tfc
ADAY'S HARDWARE & FURNI-
TURE CO., will buy any used
article of value. Will pay cash.1
Atlanta, Texas. 5-tfe
FOR SALE—DPL No. 14 cotton |
seed, .$1.50 per bushel, $4.50 per j
hundred pounds. Hay, ear com,
and maize heads, Armour, Swifts
and International Fertilizers.
Will deliver a Ton or up. W. E
Draper, Queen City, Texas.
13-6tc
FOR SERVICE — 900 lb Black
Mammoth Jack, fee $10.00. Colt
guaranteed or money back, or I
will sell the Jack. Fred L. Wall,
Atlanta, Rt. 2. 13-2tpd
W. H. HICK SON
SQUAD LEADER IN ITALY
With the Fifth Army, Italy—Cpl I
Wm. H. Dickson', squad leader, son;
, of Mrs. Oma Hickson, Bloomburg,! ,
T,'>xas i s a member o f KIDDY SWINGS—Give your child
the 432nd Antiaircraft Battalion,! tl'0,,,'xf:,rcise .j1 See them
| whose guns, placed close to the 1 Matthew Powell g, 13-2tpd
jPo Valley, have been helping keep | SLEEPING SICKNESS — More
the German Luftwaffe reluctant to; serious among saddle horses —
visit the Fifth Army front in north I
| ern Italy.
Many of the more than 700 days!
that the 432nd has manned its
guns have not been so quiet. After
the battalion had shipped overseas!
in August, 1942 and served awhile ATLANTA VETERINARY— Vac.
vaccinate against this dreadful
disease. Attacks from May until j
September. H. M. White, veteri-'
nary, Atlanta, Texas, Telephone j
No. 348-W. ll-4tpd j
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Skinners
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cines, medicines and supplies. |
Located in Masonic building over i
Miles Drug store. John Spivey Jr!
Owner. Day Phone 24; Night
Phone 203-J. 4-tfc!
in England and Scotland, it fought
through the Tunisian campaign-
during much of which the enemy
enjoyed superiority in the air. The
432nd knocked down three Messers
chm.itts in one raid before Cassino, j
Italy, and accompained the Fifth ELECTION ORDER
Army's guns when the French j Be it ordered by the Board of
Expeditionary Corps cut through Trustees of Atlanta Independent
the mountains around Castelforte School Distcirt that an election be
and Val man tone and to the north held at City Secretary's office in
of Rome. v j the town of Atlanta, Texas, in
The 432nd, is normally assigned (said Atlanta Independent School
as a unit of II Corps. District on the 7th day iof April,
The battalion landed at Oran, ] ;)4Jj, for the purpose of ejecting
Northern Algeria, in Nov. 1942, and two school trustees for said At-
fired in protection of airports, sea- lanta Independent School District,
ports, Allied shipping and bases Edgar King is hereby appointed
of Flying Fortresses and Lightn- judge of said election, the judge
ing fighti'-rs. The 432nd frequently will name the required clerks to
fought off droves of Junkers bomb assist him in holding the same,
|ers raiding these points. jund said election shall be held in
The outfit protected Allied ship- the manner prescribed by law f,or
ping massing in the waters about holding other elections,
Bizerte for the invasion of Sicily,
The battalion was reequipped
with half-tracks and self-propelled
guns for the Italian campaign,
which it entered November 1, 1943
in the Mignano sector.
The 432nd crossed the Amo
River and entered the Gothic Line
; last fall, providing overhead sup-
J port for infantry and supporting
, troops pressing toward the Po
| Valley.
The units has a commendation
from the French it supported in
Hie returns of said election shall
be made to the Board of Trustees
of said Independent School Dis-
trict in accordance with law.
A copy of this order signed by
the president and attested by the
secretary of this hoard shall serve
as proper notice of said election,
and the president shall be given in
accordance with law.
In testimony thereof witness the
signatures of the President and
Secretary of said Atlanta Independ
ent School District and the seal
the offensive across and beyond thereof hereunto affixed, this Bth
the Garigllano River.
Lieutenant Colonel David S. Keis
ler, South Carolina, commands the
battalion.
day of February, 1945
A. O. Brabham, President At-
lanta, Independent School District
ATTEST: N. L. Smith, Sec'y.
FOR SALE—50 acreB land, lease
and royalty in James Taylor sur-
vey in Cass county. Finis Mit-
chell, Bivins, Texas, Rt. 2. 13-2p
F<5r~ ESTIMATES—On Awnings
and Venetian Blinds, write Ri-
ley Cooper, 1909 West 17 street
Texarkana, Texas 12-8tp
FOR SALE—One 126 acre farm, 5
miles north of Linden; one dwell
ing and one rent house. Mrs. El-
mer Simmons, Linden. 12-3tpd
FOR TRADE—1940 1 1-2 ton Chev
rolet truck for pickup in good
condition. C. I. Vick, Linden,
Texas. 13-2tpd
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Harrell, D. P. The Citizens Journal (Atlanta, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 5, 1945, newspaper, April 5, 1945; Atlanta, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth336489/m1/8/: accessed June 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Atlanta Public Library.