The Longhorn (Camp Wolters, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, March 2, 1945 Page: 1 of 8
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY CAMP WOLTERS, TEXAS, FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1945 VOL. 4. NO. 36
PFC Audie Stephenson, Sher-
man, Tex., Hq. Co., IRTC, at-
tended an IRTC Information
and Education session at Thea-
ter 3 recently, at which time
the movie “Westward Is Ba-
taan,” was presented.
In the middle of the film,
PFC Stephenson jerked up-
right, and declared:
“By God! There’s my broth-
er !”
His brother, George, was one
of a number of American sol-
diers who were filmed by Japa-
nese newsreels at the time of
the surrender of Corregidor.
The newsreel, captured by Am-
erican forces, was incorporated
into “Westward Is Bataan” to
indicate the indiginity heaped
upon our soldiers by the Japs.
Next day PFC Stephenson
viewed the film again.
“There’s no mistake about it,
he’s my brother,” he declared.
Launching the 1945 Red Cross War
Fund Campaign, representatives of
IRTC, Camp, and Civilian personnel
are shown above during a conference
at the Red Cross building where Chap-
★ ★ ★ ★
lain Charles W. Hughes, Camp Chap-
lain, explains methods of handling
funds to be contributed. To his left
is Mr. Chris O’Connor, Red Cross Field
Director. Officiers and Civilian em-
* * * *
gloves of Camn Wolters will make
their contributions between March 1
and March 10. Enlisted personnel will
be given an opportunity to contribute
March 31. (Signal Corps Photo.)
★ ★ ★ ★
Wolters Opens ’45 Red Cross War Fund Drive;
Separate Dates Are Announced For Donations
Cafeterias
New Meal
Adopt
Nicy
Light lunches are now being
served between and after meals
in both the Area 3 and Area 6
Cafeterias. These include sand-
wiches and hot drinks.
The new policy of serving
these light lunches was inau-
gurated along with new time
schedules for regular meals at
the cafeterias. Under the new
schedules, following are the
hours regular meals are served.
AREA 3 CAFETERIA
Breakfast daily, 8:00 AM
to 9:30 AM.
Sunday, 8:30 AM to 10:00
AM.
Lunch, 12:30 PM to 2:30
PM.
Dinner, 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM.
The Area 3 Cafeteria will
remaki open to 9:45 PM every
day.
AREA 6 CAFETERIA
Breakfast, 8:00 AM to 9:30
AM.
Lunch, 12:30 PM to 2:00
PM.
Dinner, 5:30 PM to 7:30
PM.
Under present regulations,
soldiers may eat the dinner
meal at the cafeterias every
day. The breakfast and noon
meals are available to soldiers
only if they are on separate
-rations or have guests. The
Area 6 Cafeteria will remain
open for light lunches until
10:00 PM daily.
Trainee Dies
En Hospital
Pvt. Charles W. Stanwood,
118, 1448 Arthur Ave., Chi-
cago, a trainee in Company
A, 66th Battalion, died Wed-
nesday, February 28, in the
Station Hospital after a
brief illness. The body has
been sent to Chicago.
IRTC Non-Com
First Wolterite
To Contribute
Camp Wolters’ 1945 Red
Cross campaign was officially
launched yesterday as Wolters
personnel began an effort to
top the camp’s 1944 contribution
of $11,247.
The drive for contributions
from officers and civilian per-
sonnel will be held from
March 1 to March 10, while
enlisted personnel oi Camp
Wolters will be given an op-
portunity to contribute on
March 31.
First to contribute to the
1945 Red Cross War Fund cam-
paign was Cpl. Oliver C. Or-
man, Hq. Co., IRTC, who placed
an envelope containing a con-
tribution on the desk of a Red
Cross worker, Friday, February
2j, declaring:
“I wanted to be the first
one ...”
Monday, February 26, a con-
ference of representatives from
the Regiments, Station Comple-
ment, and civilian sections, was
held in the Red Cross building
to map plans for the 1945 War
Fund campaign. Chairman cf
the conference was Chaplain
Charles W. Hughes, Camp
Chaplain, assisted by Mr. Chris
O’Connor, Red Cross Field Di-
rector.
Directing the Camp Wolters
present effort is a central
committee composed of the
Field Director, Chaplain
Hughes, Lt. Edward Coing,
Personal Affairs Officer, and
Major John M. Walter, IRTC
Information and Education
Officer.
Representatives to the con-
ference Monday were given en-
rollment blanks, lapel tags,
membership cards, and infor-
mation leaflets. War Fund dis-
play posters were also made
available to the representatives.
War Fund contributors donat-
ing $1 or more will be given
membership cards, lapel tags,
and window stickers. Names
of these donors will be listed on
enrollment Planks representing
in the
American
membership
Red Cross.
Battalion commanders will
turn War Fund contributions
over to the Regimental Asso-
ciate Directors of the War
Fund campaign, who will
transfer the funds immediate-
ly to Chaplain Hughes, Chair-
man of the War Fund Com-
mittee, for transmittal to the
American Red 'Cross.
Last year’s contribution of
Cross 1945 War Fund will be
used to furnish aid to the fight-
ing forces on all fronts of the
world. One of the most vital
services of the Red Cross is the
sending to each American sol-
A new twist in presenting
training awards was initiated
last week when Col. 0. D. Davis,
11th Regiment CO, and Lt. Col.
M. D. Gamble, Executive Offi-
cer, 11th Regiment, personally
handed a “Completion of Train-
ing Certificate” to every trainee
who successfully completed his
training under the Infantry Re-
placement Training regulations.
The* ceremony was held last
Saturday morning in Theater
1 for the soldiers of the 61st
Battalion, who had iust fin-
ished their training cycle.
A 20-minute band concert
was first nresented. then talks
dier or sailor captured in the by Major J. W. Dryden, CO of
war, parcels of clothing, food the 61st Battalion, Col. Davis
and medicine, and maintaining andJJol. Gamble followed
and
liaisons between captives
the folks back home.
In addition, the Red Cross
maintains Blood Donor Centers
all over America at its own ex-
pense at the request of the
$11,247 was below the 1943 con- j Army and Navy, and is respon-
tribution of $18,500. sible for ^ntaming the nec-
■ T ’ ! essary quotas set
Funds contributed to the Red Army and Navy.
Each soldier was then pre-
sented with his certificate,
which states that he has suc-
cessfully completed his basic
Infantry training.
Following this, the benedic-
tion was given by Chaplain
Charles W. Hughes, Camp
up by the Chaplain and the band played
the National Anthem.
The first “Completion of Training Certifi-
cate” was awarded by Col. O. D. Davis, Com-
manding Officer 11th Regiment, to Pvt. Al-
fred J. Adams, Oklahoma City, Okla., Co.
A, 61st Bn., at Theater 1 last Saturday
morning during the regimental exercises
held at the end of the training cycle. Lt.
J. B. Clark, Jr., (center) Commanding Of-,
ficer of Co. A, 61st Bn., assisted in the
awarding of the certificates to members of
his company. (Signal Corps Photo.)
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Eddins, Howard B. The Longhorn (Camp Wolters, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 36, Ed. 1 Friday, March 2, 1945, newspaper, March 2, 1945; Camp Wolters, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth601258/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Boyce Ditto Public Library.