Hellcat News, (Heidenheim, Germany), Vol. 3, No. 2, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 26, 1945 Page: 4 of 4
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HELLCAT NEWS
May 26, 1945
Athletic School Conducted For CCA
A highly successful, four-day ath-
letic school, conducted for units of
CCA under the direction of Major
Lester M. Reiss, former special ser-
vice officer and two technicians,
Cpl. Walter Lanfranconi and Sgt.
Eddie Yount, has just been brought
to a conclusion with the awarding
Engineers Beat Officers
In Softball Twin Bill
Headquarters Co, 119th Engr
Bn, successfully opened its soft-
ball season recently by defeat-
ing the Officers in a double-
header, 11—0 and 5—4.
First game batteries for Head-
quarters Company were Gillan
and Goodman pitching, Saeloff
catching, while the Officers had
Rike and Ryan on the mound
with Gardner behind the plate.
Second game batteries found Gil-
lan and Firden hurling for Head-
quartquarters Co with Brown
doing the receiving. The Officers
countered with Cutler and Martin
pitching and Craig catching.
Holding the spotlight for Head-
quarters Co were Morris Gold-
man, George Earhart, John Han-
son, and Ray Manger. Capt. Mc
Call and Major Bensel starred for
the £L"icers
92nd BEATS ACK ACK
The 92nd Cav Ren baseball team,
last year's league winners, won its
opening game against the 572nd
AAA. outfit. The cavalry defeated
the ack ack boys by the score of 7
to 5. The game was highlighted
by the hitting of 1st Sgt. Jensen and
1st Sgt Mason for the cavalry and
the AAA respectively. Cpl Brekke
pitched the entire game for Recon
The 92nd is willing to book games
with any outfit in the division. Call
Niner Two and ask for Sgt. Ro-
thenberg.
of athletic certificates to 50 officers
and enlisted men.
Each of the four days of the
school was divided into a lecture
period in the morning and a period
of practical work in teaching and
playing games in the afternoon.
To stimulate interest, four squads
were formed and on the last day
a trade meet was held.
Especially chosen for their abil-
ity to instruct in athletics, the fol-
lowing men attended the school: 1st
Lt. J. Dhenizoch, 2nd Lt. Walter
M. Biewerton, Lt. Robert A. Aran-
son, Sgt. Frank DeMarco Sgt. Tony
Lamarra, S/Sgt. George Maley, Sgt.
Jack A. Thomson, T/Sgt. John Y.
Simpson, T/5 Robert Nelson, Pvt.
Donald Loth, Lt. Hammond, 2nd Lt.
Joseph Pavia, 2nd Lt. Derwin C.
Tressler, 2nd Lt. Robert S. Blair.
T/Sgt. Sam Liberto, Sgt. Michael
Vikertosky, S/Sgt. John L. Sabala,
S/Sgt. Daniel Firden, T/5 Raymond
Salkloff, S/Sgt. Stephen Haydusck,
S/Sgt. Randolph D. Darden, Sgt
Franklin Robinson.
1st Lt. A. Lanfield, 2nd Lt. Law-
rence J. Ferolie, 2nd Lt. Charles
J. Roach, 2nd Lt. Warren Tracy,
2nd Lt, James E. Sonnie, Sgt
Jerome S. Katz, Cpl. Charles Roeh-
rig, Pvt. Lawrence Cole, Sgt. Julius
Emmi, T/4 Francis S. Dinoto.
2nd Lt Plymount A. Rehel, 2nd
Lt. R. H. Hager, 2nd Lt. John A.
Larson, S/Sgt Henry S. Royea, Cpl.
Carl V. Dietrich, T/5 Sydney Good
man, T/5 Eddie Steinride, Sgt. James
V. Adams, Pvt. Leo McVey, S/Sgt.
Ted Sokolski and Pfc. Dic«e.
FISH FOR CANNONEERS
Lieut. William Rosgen, B Btry
493rd, a former professional angler,
is feeding section after section of
493rd men with trout fished from
streams in the 12th's area. He im-
provised his fishing rod from a
bamboo pole, wire, and a cham-
pagne cork. Twenty-one inch trout
is the order of the day.
Church Services
Catholiic and Protestant Services
will be held at the following times
and places:
Protestant Services
Sunday 27 May — Heidenheim,
1100; Geigen, 1330; Taxis, 0900;
Lauingen, 1330; Dillingen, 1100;
Wertingen, 0900; Ellwangen, 0900;
Fachsenfeld, 1100; Aalen, 1100;
Schnaitheim, 0900; Burgau, 1400;
Krumbach, 1600; Augsburg, 1000;
Zusmarshausen, 1400.
Catholic Services
Heidenheim, Sunday, 0830, Mass;
Wednesday and Friday Mass, 1900:
Wednesday and Friday, Confessions,
1800; The Church of St Mary.
Aalen, Mass, 1030, Sunday; Lau-
ingen, Mass, 0915, Sunday; Wertin-
gen, Mass, 1115; Ellwangen, Mass,
1600.
Nameless
But Nice
Looking through
our files brought
over from the States,
we came across this
cutie. Unfortunately,
we don't know her
name. Anyone hav-
ing that information
may (if he's smart)
keep it to himself,
or send it to us,
along with the ad-
dress and telephone
number.
2 CORPS CG's —
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ficer and enlisted man of the 12th
Armored Division and attached
troops."
Gen. Allen and the 12th also were
the recipients of a commendation
from Maj. Gen. Walton H. Walker,
commander of the XX Corps, to
which the outfit was attached while
operating as the "mystery division'"
in the Third Army. Gen. Walker
said the manner in which missions
were accomplished was "in keeping
with the high; traditions of the ser-
vice."
HELLCAT NEWS
HELLCAT NEWS is published weekly
by enlisted men oi the 12th Armored
Division for the oiiicers and enlisted men
oi the division. News, leatures, photo-
graphs and art material accepted from
members oi the division. No payment
made. HELLCAT NEWS uses Camp
Newspaper Service material. Republi-
cation oi credited matter prohibited
without permission oi CNS, 205 East
42nd Street. New York City.
This paper is printed in Germany by
the Division Public Relations Oiilce under
auspices oi the G-3 Iniormation and Edu-
cation Section. It has been cleared by
G-2 and may be sent through the mail
Public Relations Oiiicer: Capt. John
H. Morgan.
Editorial Staii: Sgt. Arthur Martin,
editor; Pic. George I. Schulman, Pic.
Seymour J. Greenwald and Pic. Stephen
A. Malls, staii writers.
Mechanical Staii: Sgt. William L. Busby,
Cpl. Donald A. Dickinson.
Recon Mechanics Nab Krauts
With Wrenches, Blow-Torch
Curiosity may have killed a lot
of cats, but it didn't have any
harmful effects on a maintenance
crew of the 92nd Recon. The crew,
Cpl. Arden Watts, of Bloomsburg,
Pa., Sgt. W. H. Kinnon, of Pleas-
antville, 111., Staff Sgt. Elmer Mes-
senger, of Bayard, W. Va., Cpl.
Denzel Ridenaur, of Alton, 111., and
Sgt. William Billieu of Texarkana,
Texas, were speeding along a re-
cently captured stretch of road in
an effort to catch up with their
column when one of them noticed
two strange vehicles following
cjlosely.
The crew snatched every available
weapon including wrenches, jack-
handles, and a blow-torch — Mes-
senger had the only gun — and
investigated. They found the trucks
crammed to the tailboards with
fleeing Nazis, who surrendered
meekly enough, probably unnerved
by the odd assortment of adapted
"weapons" with which the mainten-
ance men were menacing them.
Steady Bunk Fatigue
Is Out For Hellcats
It's "routine military duty" for
those GIs not interested in either the
sports or educational programs, it
was announced this week.
The I. and E. interest poll, now
being tabulated, shows a wide range
of choice in both phases, with an
unexpected sprinkling of question-
naires totally negative.
13th FA Cuts Policing
Duties Of 12th In Half
Addition of the 13th FA Brigade
and its attached units to division
control has cut the policing area
nearly in half, according to G-3.
12th elements will remain in
combat command organization,
moving to new locations only
when Seventh Army directs, pend
ing receipt of orders concerning
the future of the 12th.
Puppet Strippers On
Tap For CC-B Show
A strip-teaser and a fan-dancer
are to be unveiled in the variety
show expected to go into pro-
duction about June 4 for all units
of CCB.
Under the direction of Cpl.
Louis J. Chambs, construction of
stage and sets are being done by
Pvt. Robert Ness and Pfc. Donald
Quick. Sewing of costumes and
draperies is the job of T/5 Orville
Nestatte. All are members of
CCB/HQ Co.
Oh yes — it will be a marionette
show, and the dancers, as well
as the jugglers, trapeze artists,
skaters, and so on, will be of
papier mache and wood, about
20 inches high.
CENSORSHIP ENDS
Unit censorship of letters and
cablegrams came to an end in the
division this week under a Seventh
Army directive declaring it no long-
er necessary. Base censorship will
continue.
Unit officers will continue to
censor packages.
66th HAS SHOW
A seven-act vaudeville show was
presented recently by the 66th AIB
at Ellwangen to an overflow GI
crowd. Headlining the show was
the singing of Ernest Harvey and
the dancing of Claude Atkins, both
from the 66th's Provisional Com-
pany.
The United Nations 17-day Food
and Agriculture conference at Hot
Springs, Va., was attended by dele-
gates from 44 countries, represent-
ing an estimated 1,600,000,000
people, or three-fourths of the
world's population.
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Final Group Goes
Home On Rotation
The rotation program in the 12th
ended with a flourish this week, as
amazed Hellcats took off for the
States after learning they were
transferred outright to their various
reception centers.
A total of 114 enlisted men and
five officers have been sent home
since February 12 under the dif-
ferent forms of rotation.
With the order to transfer the
final quota, the AG department also
was instructed to drop from the
rolls men in all previous groups,
none of whom has had time to re-
turn to the division.
While one tanker was returned
under a special provision following
the loss of two brothers in battle,
most men were reinforcements with
about 30 months' combat experience
and are eligible for point dis-
charges.
CG ENTERTAINS
Field grade officers of the divi-
sion and several visiting generals
were guests of Maj. Gen. Roderick
R. Allen, the division commander, at
a supper party last Sunday night
Among visiting generals were
Maj. Gen. Milburn, XXI Corps com-
mander, and two members of his
staff, and the commanding generals
of the 100th and 63rd Divisions and
13th FA Brigade.
"PARIS-SHMARISf Who d'ya think you are-Charles
Boyer?"
Headquarters Company
To Present Follies
A slapstick, musical show, follow-
ing the "Hellzapoppin" pattern
entitled the "Defense Platoon Fol-
lies" will be presented at the Con-
cert Hall in Heidenheim at 2030
Tuesday, May 29, by members of
the Division Headquarters Com-
pany. Everyone throughout the Di-
vision is invited to attend.
Music for the evening, according
to Pfc Victor N. Thompson, director
of the show and sax player in the
band, will be furnished by a four
man combination. Besides Thompson
there will be Pvt. Bob Mackey,
guitar, Pfc Lee Snow, drums, and
T/5 L. Lepsch, piano.
Other members of the cast include
Pfc Harry Ford, Pfc. Ronald Jones,
Bill Leal, Pfc. Duane Dixon, Pfc.
Dever Good, T/5 Matty Matulis, T/5
Herbert R. Stein and Sgt Charles
Dan ton.
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