The Camp Hulen Searchlight (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, June 13, 1941 Page: 5 of 8
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THE CAMP HULEN SEARCHLIGHT
PAGE FIVE
NEWS and NOTES
from
197th C. A. (AA)
Btry. A f
Lt. McSwinney, who has been on
furlough returned to the battery
this past week and received orders
to report to Motor Transport
.V school at Fort Wayne, in Detroit.
-'He will remain there for several
weeks.
• Tech. Sgt. George E. Gilpatrick
who has been at Fort Monroe
taking an electrical course, has
been ordered to the Sperry Gy-
roscopic school for several weeks.
The folllowing men were pro-
moted in Btry. A: Sgt. Edward
Adams Mess. Sgt. and Sgt Wal-
lace Manchester have been pro-
moted to St. Sgts. Pvts. Norman
A. Balllayen, Lawrence J. Blum-
berg, Heme BaLsuert, Jacob Bog-
hosian, Phillip J. Brasley, Ralph
W. Cutting, Lionel Duguay, Ernest
W. Frechette, Irving A. George,
John E. Gould, Stanley P. Lowell,
Charles E. MacDonald, Robert E.
MacDonald, Menus Minassian,
James W. Mitchell, Adelard J.
Neven, Elwyn Newton, Napoleon
Richard, Carl W. Sargent, and
Friend W. Stone have' been pro-
moted to Pfc.
Btry. B 1
The many soldiers who had the
pleasure of attending the dance
either in Houston or at the Ser-
vice Club returned with tales of
good times.
- Returning from leave of ab-
sence is Lt. Ripkey. It must have
, been a very delightful trip for
the Lt. is now wearing a great
big smile wherever he goes.
Sgt. Raymond Bridges, form-
er Mess Sgt. at Officers Mess,
has now returned to the battery
to undertake his former duties.
S&t. Bridges claims he can beat
any member of the 197th at Crib-
bage. A challenge will be ac-
cepted at any time by anybody.
Pfc. Maurice Grenier was call-
ed home to his father’s side who
is very ill. The battery joins
together in offering its most
sincerest wish that there will be
speedy recovery.
TEXAS SCHOOLS IN
LEAD FOR PILOTS
Texas leads all other stutes in
number of flying cadet units being
organized at colleges or universi-
ties for the U. S. Army Air Corps,
the War Department has announc-
ed.
Eight colleges and universities
in Texas have organized, or are in
the process of organizing, one or
more flying units, with the Uni-
versity of Texas, at Austin, and
Texas Tech, at Lubbcok, ieading-
wijh three completely organized
units each.
Texas A. & M. at College Station
was crowding the leaders, how-
ever, with two units fully organ-
ized and 74 student flyer candi-
dates awaiting only final physical
examinations to complete organi-
zation of five additional flying
units.
Baylor University, Waco, Texas,
and Southern Methodist University
at Dallas, each had one unit com-
pleted and SMU has 25 candidates
for a second unit, as has North
Texas State Teachers College, at
Denton.
The army, slogan “Keep ’Em
Flying” originated with the plan
to form these cadet units.
this battery and 1st. Bn. Amm. arms were bared to the hot sun
Tn. went, to lower Magnolia Beach with speed that would make Sir
where several enjoyable hour's Malcom Campbell stare. Last
were spent in a game of water but not least that the maneuvers
Polo. Capt. Ladd, Btry. Com- were to start at midnight and
mander and Lt. Minkler accom-, continue until early Friday morn-
panied the group.
ing; and then we were dismissed
and echelon upon echelon of cot-
ton uniforms started toward the
center of the town to try and
Btry. C
The four day maneuver held by
the 197th last week was, from
Btry C’s point of view, very
Successfully carried out on all
fronts. The boys were royally
received at Brenham and Kenney
by tfie Chamber of Commerce
and were practically told that the
town was theirs. A stand out in
the town itself was the popular
air conditioned drug store on the
'■JftrrJCT of one of the main streets,
which owing to its cooling con-
trast with the outer humidity on
the street, was practically crowd-
ed with boys looking for relief
from the heat.
The band concert and dance
heltl at the Fair grounds where
the regiment camped was thor
SIR, I GOT THE IDEA W HEN WE WERE ON MANEUVE RS.” ^
----;- Owing to a slight misunderstand-
, ing the Navy boys had planned
Cushing is planning to return for, on a softball game while our
reenlistment. 'stalwarts had taken along hard
1st. Sgt. Clarence E. Cudworth ball equipment. The day was
will not be with the battery on saved when the Navy lent us soft-
its present maneuver. ‘Cuddy’s’ en- belli equipntent and their star
listment runs out this coming Fri- pitcher, one Hank Cruise, of whom
day and he and the wife, who came it may be said, the credit for our
down to see him, are planning a 4-2 victory belongs. The game
trip during his twenty day reen- vvas ployed in the evening under
listment furlough. Good luck, Cud- floodlights, and before a crowd of
dyi 1200 fans.
_ Sgts. George H. McAlpine, and
Btry. E William B. Suiter, J?fci. Ovjde
Lt. Cote; who has been home Bassett«- and Pvt- Laurence L.
The neophytes on leave is back with the bat- Cush,ng have all returned to
cities for a refresher course be- j came through their first experi- tery after spending a very en- * ea rtsPecL'c 1 omt s
fore going to Louisiana on the ence in the field like veterans. I joyable vacation with his fami- ®f. enl'st',lenls*
15th of this month for the two On the over-night stop at Whar-jly- Turn forZ.ZZST’
weeks of maneuvers, but lets for-1 ton the boys gave out with a| S£ts- Oswald Laroche and Hen- r, F _ .
get this for a foment and start little concert music for the bene- ry Desmans have been discharg-, Cudwo
at the beginning of the story. I fit of the boys in cottons. After ed upon the expiration of their . r,,H
We left CamD Hulen Tunsdav ^the job, some of the members 0f enlistments. Sgt. Laroche, who ,ts present maneuver Cud.
jLon and upt" £& **• "’Udci.n* ,1^ 'hf lb“« SdT.l
Wharton, Texas, we disembarked un'on’ 8°t together and decided _ _y’ is reenlisting, upon his „„„ „i„.
1st Bn. Hq. Btry.
Flash, Flash, Flash, Scarlet 6;
Red 6; White 6; Green; Red Af- paint it red.
firm; Wbitegeorge, were some -
of the sounds or words heard in Band | ,
the Brenham and Kenney area j The regimental band experipnc-
as the boys from the 197th C. A.. ed their first maneuvers during |
(AA) occupied the above named! the past week.
and prepared shelters for the lhat the boys would ,ike to hear
night, played ball, and listened a ,little dance music. No sooner
to the always popular melodiers sa*d than done, the Colonel
give another concert in their j ^OUI?d a *ar us anc* a jam
never to be forgotten style. The' session was in order. As warm
return from his furlough.
came dowri to see him, aj'e plan-
ning a trip during his twenty
day reenlistment furloungh. Good
Btry. F
Pvts. George Comeau ChorleJluck’ Cuddy!
rf7Wrw^‘odmGaT"d5T' j
rx„r<Lrv,sL ts pf ~ nu; n
sounded “Sounv. Sounv. e„me and to town dancing with all (?) the homes in Berlin N. H sions on the ladies’ faces, they
girls. That first night was real- ine bojjs, from this battery; „„ K *
............. are still lfniUn* are having the time of
sounded “Soupy, Soupy, come and
get your Soup” they were invited
into one of the buildings sur-
rounding the area and treated to
a real southern barbecue with
chicken roasted to the color of a
bright full moon, and all the
other delicacies that can be found
only in the south and cooked by
a real southerner. Pvt. Harold
E. Clough while in Wharton no
ooghly enjoyed by all, Wednes- ticed a swell little screwtail
I day evening. At 12:00 p. m. that Bull dog near the trucks and up-
1, ' night the outfit moved, en masse, on seeing a negro answered “No,
f over to Kenney, about ten miles, that it was just a stray IRtle old
ly enjoyed by everyone.
The next night at Brenham was
a repitition of the previous one
with one exception, however.
There were a few more girls to
dance with than there had been
at Wharton. We still had the
bugs and the heat, also the jit-
terbugs. g '
Reg. Hq. Btry.
Nearly three months have gone
by now since three of our form-
er members left the outfit to
are still Balking about their visits I f re "aV1"t5 ine tbf«-
to Wharton and Brenham while !!p6S' T° q,UUt^ *rOS\
on maneuvers lats week. Every-iEvery °n° tned ,thf'r ^st
one had a good time and many i d,SC°furage «s about tbe chtV°^
grion.in insects, and snakes, etc. down
^«ur,n8 ,he>» 1 »• «»«>•*
.orL^efs f- 1
truck convoy.
Btry. G
in the new
The entire day Monday was
spent in preparation for the four
day problem in and around Bren-
►am, Texas, Communications
distance, where maneuvers were dog and that the soldier bay could
begun In earnest and continued have him if he so. desired. So
until 5:00 a. m. Friday morning Pvt. Clough decided to have a ■ . ----- — .------ rnp_1ic.
when an ‘armistice’ was declared, pet, but such was not to be for them, Tedd Martin, former, ' ^ >
Btry. C returned to Camp Hulen early Saturday morning after re- battery clerk of Hq. Btry., states | pis. Edson, Porter, Pfc. Levas-
a tired but happy bunch of boys, turning back to Camp, Lt. Tuck-,tbat tbe three of them are get-,seur, yts- Boutin and Packard
Lt. James Cooper III, rejoined er paid him a visit and told him i tin8 to bke « more and more are visiting their homes on fur-
Cpl. Francis Jelley \v<is dis- .
charged this last week and left C'epta 1 ^
for his home in Keene, New 1 h th 1 of the b t-
the battery after his ten clay leave that the dog had turned up miss-
of absence which was spent with ing in Wharton and that it would
his family at Fittsberg, N. C. (have to be returned so now Pvt.
Sgt. Alex Novicki, Pfc Phil O’- Clough has decided not to ac-
Shan, and Pvt. John Monroe have cept gifts from the darker side
join the air corps at Chanute Hampshire. There is a possibility J "iLrsnn al
'Field, Illinois. A letter from one that he will return to Texas a°d.stTrag^ P 1 *opeity ^
On Tuesday morning all per-
sonal property was tagged and
turned in to the battery dinning
hall for protective storage. On
Tuesday afternoon about 2:30 the
every day The boys, former Cpls. l°ugh.
Tedd Martin and Joe Callahan1 fitry. G seems to have a large ...
and Pvt. Clayton Swain, all en- representation in the Regimental | TH?:™
listed at the same time as pri- Softball Team, at least when it
vates in the air corps, and since comes to practice during drill
returned from'their ten day fur-'of life down here in the South. that time have done very well hours. Word has been unofficial-
loughs which were spent at their
h, homes in Laconia, New Hamp-
shire
doerX
©
’^^on.
m£
Leaving Wharton eaily Wed-
nesday morning we arrived at
Brenham on time for the noon
mesl and after dinner the Col-
Brty. D | onel called the regiment to the
Much time has been spent in Grandstand and were given sev-
getting equipment ready for our eral short but sound detachments
Louisiana. |and then the Colonel himself
'oev^— 'TD was well represented spoke to us and told us three
.it recent dances held at the Ser- things, two of which brought joy
vice Club here at carpp and also | to our hearts and the third which
at the city Auditorium in Hous- j brought eagerness and anticipa-
‘ The Btry. representatives tion to our minds. First, was
that we were to have the after-
noon and evening off and that
there would be a dance for us at
the huge paviilion located In the
center of the camp site. Sec-
ondly, that we could roll up our
shirt sleeves, and even though
the Service Club were: 1st Sgt
Srickson, Sgts. Gray and Burke,
. and Pvts. Desrosiersi and Mac-
Pherson. Those at the Houston
dance were as follows: Pfc. Mar-
cous, Pvts. Staple, Cullen, Hill,
Patnaude and White.
with the entire regiment taking
the first lap to Wharton, Texas
where the first nights bivouac
was established. Supper was the
first meal to be served us in the
field and we took particular no-
for themselves. Tedd is a serg- received that "Flash” Mac-
eant, while. Joe and Clayt have Kenzie is really making good.
picked up Pvt. second class and! The. boys from Btry. G were ..... „ ___
Pvt- third class respectively. Sgt.1 severely attacked while on ma- ^ ^v”d on the
Martin reports that owing to 5th neuvers. It seems they slept in | rob],,m
columnist activities, etc., around a nest of ferocious insects and f._____
The food was exccp-
Prairie.”
A swimming party made up of i taken completely by surprise,
the Post there, it has been quite | fought a losing battle. Now!
djflidult to obtain leaves^ but' everyone is moaning ami scratch-
he says that he, Joe and Clayt | ing and wishing they had never
have all got their names in for, heard of sleeping on the "Old
15 day furloughs and expect to
get them around the 4th of July.
Here’s luck from the old gang,
fellows! Show them how you used
to do it in the 197th!
Sgts. George H. McAlpine, and
Wil*! ^-Slater, Pfc. Ovide Bas-
sette, .... . rTjKurence L. Cush-
ing have all to their re-
spective homes upon the comple-
tion of th^ir enlistments. Pvt.
tionally well prepared and on
time, due to the good mess pian-
agement of Sgt. Gould.
Btry. H %
Cpl. Conner’s folks are visit-
ing him from Titon, New Hamp-
shire.
Last Saturday the baseball team j^ph G^BefangeiTLoito*
Med. Det. ' ,
Major Carl A. Dahlgren ge-
urned to the Medical Det., last
Friday from Carlisle Barrack^
Pa., where he attended the Field
Medical school for the past month,
Cpl. Albert R. Ancti, Pvts.
vent to Corpus Christ! with a Boisbdand, and Arthur E. Mau-
truck convoy for the purpose of rice spent a very enjoyable week
playing a ball game with the U. end al Houston.
Navy team, staionedi theire.
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Witt, William H. The Camp Hulen Searchlight (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, June 13, 1941, newspaper, June 13, 1941; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth720215/m1/5/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Palacios Library.