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.

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.

w e r e wh it e o r bl ac k wh e n w e board e d t h e t rain but th at was ,

t h e l e ast O f ou r wo rri e s .

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,
.

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alway s r e ce ivin g a ro y al we l c om e f rom t h e e nthusi asti c p e opl e .

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c i g ar e tt e s an d c ho c olat e W e h ad ou r own kit c h e n on t h e t rain

.

and liv e d in fi n e st y l e .

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. .
,

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,

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,

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.

start e d hom e on a f ou r and a h al f day p ass I t was a h app y .

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th at Frid ay mo rn in g soon a f t e r r e v e ill e W e c am e bac k to c amp
.

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.

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.

t h e train rod e to L on g I slan d Cit y t rans f e rr e d to a f e rr y wh i c h

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wh i c h in tu rn w e re c h as e d by t h e wond e r f ul littl e sub c h as e rs ,

wh i c h won t h e adm i ration O f all by th e i r qui c k and e ffe c tiv e

wo rk a g ainst ou r h idd e n e n e m y .

S un d ay m o rn in g Ap ril t h e 2 8 t h w e d e bark e d at L iv e rpool

, , ,

En glan d m arch e d t h ro u gh t h e town to t h e r ailway station and

,
.

h ad ou r fi rst e xp e ri e n c e with t h e En glish r ailway W e tr av e ll e d

.
.

’
c ross c oun t r y m arv e llin g at t h e sp ee d O f ou r t o y e n g in e At .

th at n i gh t w e w e r e rud e l y awake n e d an d told to ge t O ff t h e train ;

h al f asl e e p w e p il e d O ff go t into f o rm ation an d start e d on ou r
,

w ay . I t ce rtainl y was a m y st e rious e ntr y into En glan d it w as ,

too d ark to d istin gu ish an y th in g ; w e m ar c h e d away hopin g som e

bod y kn e w wh e r e w e w e r e goin g A f t e r a m ar c h O f about t w o
.

m il e s alon g a win din g h e d ge lin e d ro ad w e c am

,
e to ou r d e stin a

tion Roms e y H an ts an Am e ri c an r e st c amp W e h av e n t d is

’
.
, ,
i

c ov e r e d y e t w h y th e y c all e d i t a r e st c amp as w e w e r e out on ,

d e t ail e v e r y day and som e e v e n in gs as w e ll doin g su c h wo rk as ,

c on c r e t e m ixin g shov e lin g c oal

,
etc H e r e w e h ad ou r fi rst e x
,
.

p e rien ce with En g lish mon e y an d i t wasn t lon g un til w e w e r e say

’ ”
in g T u p e n ce ap e n n y lik e a r e al En glishm an
“
.

13
 A F EW H O T S BY MU RRA Y D O W D I N G
S
I T h is
— is w h r
e e w e r —T r i mm d —S t i R b rts
we e
“
e
”
Li t S m all
e n, —Th
o e eu 2 e
Me s s r t Mai l — Th S p p l y D p art m t
, . .

S e ge an a n d h i s g g
an 3 A ll t f
“
ou or
Fr 4 e u e en
r r
— Th e O de l y R o o m
. . .

5 o ce .
 W e l e f t Roms e y S atu rd ay mo rnin g May t h e 4 t h m ar c h e d to , ,

t h e station board e d t h e t rain and h ad a v e r y pl e asant an d int e r e st

,

in g rid e a c ross En gland arrivin g in Yat e th at a f t e rnoon

,
.

N umb e r 3 We st e rn Ai r c ra f t D e pot O f t h e Ro y al Ai r For c e

was station e d h e r e an d w e w e r e to ge t ou r t rain in g wo rkin g with
t h e En g lish at th is d e pot W e we r e soon s e ttl e d in ou r n e w quar
.

t e rs and w e r e place d in t h e d i ffe r e nt d e p artm e nts O f t h e ai rplan e

p lan t wh e r e w e w e r e soon busil y e n g a ge d in t h e p rodu c tion and
r e pai r O f ai rplan e s Wh il e in Yat e w e h ad man y squ ad ron ac t iv i
.
,

ti e s ; w e f o rm e d an e x c e ll e n t J a zz B and ; ou r bas e b all t e am m ad e

a fin e r e c o rd onl y losin g o n e gam e out O f e i ght p laye d ; ou r t r ac k
,

t e am e n t e r e d t h e R A F m e e t h e ld on Jul y 2 4 t h and m ad e a
. . .

fin e showin g s c o rin g 3 6 points

, W e also h e ld a voll e y ball and
.

bask e tball tou rn am e nt wh il e h e r e W e w e r e v e r y f ortun at e in

.

h avin g o ffi ce rs who took an int e re st in athl e ti c s an d ou r e x c e ll e n t

showin g was t h e r e sult to a g r e at e xt e n t O f t h e e n c ou ra ge m e n t
, ,

g iv e n by th e m .

W e w e r e t h e s e c ond Am e ri c an squad ron at th is c amp and th e re

w e r e fe w Am e ri c ans in th is p art O f En gland so w e r e quit e a ,

c u riosit y on ou r w e e k e n d visits to B ristol an d n e i ghbo rin g towns

-
.

Jul y t h e 4 t h w e w e r e ro y all y e n t e rtain e d in B ristol I t was t h e .

fi rst 4 t h O f Jul y th e s e p e opl e h ad e v e r ce l e b rat e d bu t j ud g in g ,

f rom t h e e n thusi asm th e y show e d o n e would h av e thou gh t th e y

,

h ad b e e n ce l e b rat in g i t all th e i r l iv e s Th ank y o u Bris t o l i t es !

.
,

T im e so o n p ass e d an d sho rtl y a f t e r ou r th r e e mon ths t rain in g

'

p e riod was up w e mov e d S e c on d L i e ut e n an t Me rw m C Rand all

, ,
.

j oin in g us t h e day O f ou r d e p artu r e as t ec hn i c al o ffi ce r W e l e f t .

Yat e on th at f at e f ul day Au gust t h e 13 th h e ad e d by t h e En g lish

, ,

band an d ac c omp ani e d by t h e Am e ri c an an d En glish p e rsonn e l O f

t h e d e pot to t h e st ation wh e r e w e w e r e giv e n a rousin g s e nd O ff

as ou r t rain pull e d out W e arriv e d i n South ampton th at a f t e r

.

noon and m ar c h e d th r ee mil e s to a r e st c amp W e m ar c h e d ba c k .

to t h e do c k t h e n e xt a f t e rnoon an d go t on board K in g E dward

“

V I I at fiv e P M l aid in t h e h arbo r until s e v e n O c lo c k and th e n

” ’
. .
,

start e d a c ross th at t r e a c h e rous st rip O f wat e r t h e En glish Ch ann e l ,

.

I t was a qui e t c l e ar n i ght t h e c h ann e l w as v e r y smooth and no

, ,

subm arin e s app e ar e d so w e h ad an un e v e n t f u l but c rowd e d t rip ,

stand in g room b e in g at a p r e m ium b e low d e c ks as i t go t c old e r

in t h e sm all hours O f t h e mo rn in g .

15
 W e un load e d t h e n e xt morn in g Au gust t h e I st h at L e H av r e
, , ,

Fran ce an d m ar c h e d about a mil e to a r e st c amp Th at n i ght an .

ai r raid warn in g was g iv e n abou t m idn i gh t an d w e h ad to p il e

out and run f o r a n e arby rac e t rac k Som e ammuni tion w as .

sto r e d n e ar ou r huts wh i c h m ad e i t a v e r y d an ge rous pla ce du rin g

”
an ai r r aid J e r r y was on l y blu fii n g th is tim e and d id not v isit
.
“

us W e stay e d out on t h e ra ce t rac k f o r almost two hou rs an d th e n

.

”“
r e tu rn e d to ou r bunks wh e n t h e All Cl e ar si gn al was g iv e n .

’
A f t e r a th r ee d ay s stay in th is c amp w e l e f t at e i gh t O c lo c k
S atu rd ay e v e n in g Au gust t h e 1 7 th an d h ad ou r fi rst e xp e ri e n c e
, ,

wi th t h e F r e n c h S id e D oo r Pullm an
“
W e w e r e p ac ke d in .

th i rt y —e i ght to t h e c a r f o r t h e trip Th e n e xt morn in g w e wok e up

.

in Rou e n wh e r e ou r tr ain stop p e d w e m ar c h e d up to a r e st c amp

,

f o r b r e ak f ast an d th e n ba c k to t h e t rain e xp e c tin g to c ontinu e ,

ou r j ou rn e y but f oun d th e r e was n O t rain th at day an d so m ar c h e d

to an I nd e p e nd e nt Ai r Fo r c e c am p Th at n i gh t all w e r e giv e n a
.

p ass and w e h ad ou r fi rst O p p o rtun it y to se e Fr e n c h li f e .

T h e n e xt a f t e rnoon w e r e sum e d our j ou rn e y W e board e d t h e .

t rain and w e r e almost r e ad y to l e av e wh e n an artill e r y c ompan y

mar c h e d in an d a f t e r inqui rin g f oun d th at w e w e r e on t h e w ron g
t rain and w e r e o c c up y in g th e i r p lace Th e y took ou r place on .

t h e train an d pull e d out I h av e O f t e n wond e r e d wh e r e w e would

.

h av e land e d h ad w e stay e d on th at t rain Ou r train c am e alon g

, .

o n e hou r lat e r and w e w e r e on ou r w ay on c e mor e som e rid in g in ,

box c ars som e in th i rd c lass c arri a ge s an d som e ridin g in st y l e i n

,

som e moto r c ars lo ad e d on ou r tr ain W e boun ce d alon g all tha t .

n i gh t an d woke up t h e n e xt mo rnin g f our mil e s outsid e O f Paris .

W e rod e all th at day e nj o y in g t h e t rip imm e nse l y as it was a fi n e

day and w e w e r e p assin g th rou gh a b e auti f ul c ount r y wond e rin g ,

at t h e l ar ge g rain c rops b e in g h arv e st e d mostl y by wom e n Th at , .

e v e n in g Au gust t h e 20 t h w e land ed at Cou rban wh e r e numb e r 3

, ,

Ai r c ra f t D e pot t h e In d e p e nd e n t Ai r Fo r c e c amp is lo c at e d W e
, , .

sp e nt a c oupl e O f d ay s in sh i f tin g aroun d and ge ttin g s e ttl e d an d

th e n st art e d in on ou r wo rk whi c h w e h ad b ee n lookin g f orward
to fo r e i gh t months .

W e soon b ec am e ad apt e d to wo rkin g on t h e n e w t yp e s O f ,

m ac h in e s sp e nd in g most O f ou r tim e on H andl e y P a ge an d

,

D e H avilan d plan e s Th e m e mb e rs O f ou r squad ron h ad t h e

.

d istin c tion O f tu rn i ng out t h e fi rst Hand l e y P a ge built in Fran ce .

16
W e s aw ou r fi rst L ib e rt y Moto r at this d e pot and marv e ll e d at
t h e simpli c it y an d g r e at pow e r O f t h e n e w Yank e e moto r W e .

took an int e r e st in t h e work an d c an p roudl y say th at a d e c id e d

in c r e as e in t h e p rodu c tion O f p lan e s was not e d a f t e r ou r ad d ition
to t h e p e rsonn e l O f t h e d e pot Th e r e w e r e onl y th r e e A m e ri c an
.

squ ad rons atta ch e d to t h e I nd e p e nd e n t Ai r Fo r ce and w e h ad t h e

hono r to be o n e O f th e m .

W e e xp e c t e d to st ay at Courban onl y unti l t h e A m e ri c a n

Avi ation c amp at L e t race y was fi n ish e d and th e n m ov e th e r e ..

Ev e nts took a rap id tu rn an d t h e Gr e at Wo rld s War was fi n ish e d ’

b e f o r e w e c ou ld b e li e v e i t W e w e r e quit e p rou d to h av e ou r
q
.

sh ar e in t h e v i c to r y as two O f our s uad rons O f th i rty plan e s

w e r e with t h e Yanks on th e i r g r e at attack on M e t z wh i c h was ,
.

re all y t h e b e ginn in g O f t h e c rush in g blow l aun c h e d by t h e Alli e s ..

O u r hop e s O f a sho rt st ay in L e t race y w e r e soon blast e d and ou r

stay th e r e was d rawn out ov e r two months M ost O f t h e m e mb e r s .

O f t h e Squ ad ron w e r e g iv e n f ou r day p ass e s and h ad t h e O p p o r

t u n i t y o f visi tin g d i ffe r e n t p art s o f F ran c e m an y goin g to P aris

'

.
,

W e h ad a Squ ad ron banqu e t N e w Ye ar s Ev e and saw t h e O l d

’

ye ar out in fin e st y l e with a good m e al pu t up in fin e sh ap e by

"

ou r c ooks . App li c ations w e r e in f o r f ou rt e e n day p ass e s ou r ,

e ye s w e r e tu rn e d toward Rom e En gland and v arious oth e r ,

pla ce s wh e n ou r movin g o rd e rs w e r e r e c e iv e d W e l e f t L e t race y

,
.

J anu ar y t h e 29 t h at P M in good O l d U S box c ar s

. .
, . .

pull e d by a U S e n gin e wi th a Yank e e c r e w I t was p r e tt y c ol d

. . .

“ ”
bu t t h e m e n in e ac h c ar assum e d a h e atin g outfit O f som e kin d
o r oth e r and t rav e ll e d f ai rl y c om f o rtabl e W e ar riv e d in B r e s t .

Fe b ru ar y I st at P M a f t e r th r e e d ay s O f t r av e l and mar c h e d
. .
,

th r e e m i l e s to Camp Pontan e z e n wh e r e it was soon f ound out th at

w e h ad to walk t h e st rai gh t an d n arrow p ath wi th t h e p e n alt y O f

f ou r to six w e e ks sta y th e r e i f w e d id not .

I n t h e a f t e rnoon O f F e b ruar y t h e 9 t h movin g o rd e rs w e r e re

c e iv e d
, w e w en t th rou gh t h e d e lousin g pl ant at midni ght and

th e n on to barra c ks . I t was A M b e f o r e blanke ts w e r e

. .

d rawn an d e v e r y bod y was r e ad y to turn in W e e xp e c t e d to .

e m bark t h e n e xt day ,
but j ust b e f o r e tim e f o r d e p artu r e o rd e rs ,

c am e in to r e m ain in c amp as i t w as t O O ro u gh to lo ad f rom t h e

‘

li gh t e r to t h e sh ip Th e f ollowin g d ay w e h ik e d to t h e d o c ks
.
, .

board e d t h e li gh t e r at A M ; th r e e months to t h e hou r

. .

I7
a f te r si gn in g O f t h e Arm isti c e Th e li ght e r took us out t o
the .

t h e U S B attl e sh i p Rhod e I sland

. . W e p ull e d an c ho r t h e n e xt
.

m orn in g F e b ruar y 12 t h at
,
A M a r ath e r subm issiv e bun c h
,
. .
, ,

n o t a c h e e r b e in g h e ard as t h e sho r e s O f Fr an ce f ad e d in t h e d is
” “
tan ce Soon a f t e r st e amin g out O f t h e h arbo r man y v e r y se rious
.

c as e s O f se a si c kn e ss d e v e lop e d but a f t e r th r e e o r f ou r d ay s most

,

e v e r y o n e h ad th e i r se a l e gs and w e r e all ri gh t T h e south e rn .

c ou rs e was tak e n som e v e r y rou gh w e ath e r was e n c ount e r e d with

,

t h e c ons e qu e n ce th at our sta y on t h e wat e r was f ou r d a y s lon ge r

than was e xp e c t e d W e sl e p t in h ammo c ks an d with t h e e x c e ption

.

O f a f e w spills go t alon g v e r y w e ll A f te r m an y anxious hou rs O f

.

lookin g lan d was si ght e d at

,
P M F e b ruary 2 7t h ; w e . .

st e am e d in to t h e h arbor c ast an c ho r and l ay th e r e ov e r n i gh t

, .

T h e sh ip do c k e d t h e n e xt mo rn in g F e b ruar y 2 8 t h at ,
A M , . .

at C 85 O Pi e r N O 5 N e wp o rt N e ws Vi r gin i a d e barkin g at
. . .
, , ,

o c lo c k and on ce a gain s e ttin g f oot on ou r n at i v e soil a f t e r

b e in g in f o r e i gn l ands almost e l e v e n mon ths .

T h e R e d Cross m e t us at t h e wh ar f and v e r y ge n e rousl y don at e d

c ho c olat e c i g ar e tt e s an d c ak e s
, W e m ar c h e d th rou gh N e wpo rt
.

N e ws r e ce ivin g a v e ry warm r e ce p tion f rom

, p e opl e m ar c h e d the ,

about th r e e m il e s to Camp S tu art wh e r e t h e b e st l ivin g c ond ition s

w e r e f ound sin c e w e h ad b e e n in t h e arm y Ou r stay at Camp .

S tu art was v e ry sho rt as w e l e f t th e r e Tu e sd ay mo rnin g M ar c h ,

4 t h board in g st r e e t c ars an d rod e t e n m il e s to L an gl e y Fi e ld

, W e .

w e r e t h e fi rst ov e rse as t roops to ar riv e at th is fi e ld an d w e r e shown

t h e fin e st t r e atm e nt and hosp italit y .

H e r e t h e 8 4 o t h Ae ro Squ ad ron will p ass out O f e xist e n ce som e ,

m e n will be d is c h ar ge d h e r e and t h e r e main in g s e nt to t h e various

c amps n e ar e st th e i r hom e s r e ce iv e th e i r d is c h ar ge an d soon e nt e r
,

i nto c ivili an l i f e May good lu c k and su cce ss f ollow e ac h m e mb e r

.

i n ye ars to c om e and with f ond hop e s O f all m ee tin g at som e

f utu r e d at e in a good O l d 8 4 0 r e un ion .

Au r e voi r et bonn e c h an ce !

18
 B O MB IN G P L A N E S

H E B ombin g Plan e is o n e whi c h is o rdin arily O f l ar ge r

si z e than e ith e r t h e Fi ghtin g Plan e o r t h e S c outin g
Plan e I t is not 8 0 swi f t i n fl i ght as t h e latt e r but has
.

g r e at e r c arr in
y g c apa c it y
— som e su c h as t h e H andl e y ,

Pa ge and D H 10 b e in g c ap abl e O f fl y in g with fiv e tons

. .
,

d e ad w e i ght ov e r all in c ludin g w e i gh t O f m ac hin e its

, ,

c ompl e m e n t O f fiv e m e n and sixt e e n hund r e d to two thousan d

pounds O f bombs B omb e rs are d ivid e d into two m ain c l ass e s ( 1 )

.
,

d ay bomb e rs and ( 2 ) n i ght bomb e rs D ay bomb e rs wh i c h must

.
,
’
n e e ds p ass ov e r t h e e n e mi e s lin e s wh e n th e y c an plainl y b e O bs e rv e d ,

must O f n e ce ssity be c ap abl e O f fly in g h i gh and O btain in g som e

sp e e d in o rd e r to e s c ap e pu rsui t an d t h e anti ai r c ra f t guns N i ght -
.

bomb e rs are mo r e c umb e rsom e slow e r but c ap a bl e O f c arr y in g

, ,

g r e at e r w e i gh t O f bombs and O f lon ge r sustain e d fl i ght T h e H and .

le y Pa ge and D H 10 a re e xampl e s O f t h e n i gh t bomb e r

. . Th e .

f o rm e r fitt e d with twin Rolls Ro yc e e n gin e s m ak e s about e i ght y

fiv e m il e s p e r hou r at six o r s e v e n thousan d f e e t and t h e l at t e r
,

fi tt e d with twin L ib e rti e s is c ap abl e O f o n e hund r e d an d th i rt y

,

mi l e s p e r hou r at t e n thousand f e e t .

E a c h bombin g squad ron suppo rts f rom t e n to e i ght ee n m a

c hin e s
. By suppo rtin g w e m e an k e e p i n g t h e allott e d numb e r O f
plan e s alway s in p rim e sh ap e f o r ac tion ,
M issin g o r sm ash e d
.

o n e s must imm e d i at e l y be r e pla ce d by n e w o r r e p ai r e d on e s an d

ri gh t h e r e is wh e r e t h e R e p ai r Squad ron c om e s in .

”
“
All plan e s r e tu rn sa f e l y som e o n e y e lls an d w e all c ran e
,

ou r n ec ks at t h e tim e wo rn j ok e an d look ov e r towards t h e O ld

,

rail ro ad sid in g wh i c h runs up to ou r c amp an d th e r e su r e

, ,

e nou gh on t h e in c omin g t ru c ks a re s e v e ral H P s and D H s re

’ ’
. . . .

tu rn in g f rom t h e f ron t and i n rath e r d ilap id at e d c on d ition to s ay

t h e l e ast Th e y r e s e mbl e noth in g but a pil e O f j unk a sh ap e l e ss
.
,

m ass O f b rok e n lon ge rons st ruts twist e d to rn win gs and splin t e r e d

, , ,
”
p r op e ll e rs. Th e s e r e tu rns are t e rm e d Crash e s ,
“
Wh at w ild .

t al e s O f h e roism O f d ar e d e vi l c ou ra ge and d e ath are bu ri e d

,
-

b e n e ath thos e twist e d blood sp att e r e d m ass e s Th e y b e ar a sil e nt

,
.

t e stimon y to t h e b rav e r y an d p at riotism O f thos e sup e r m e n who -

lau gh e d at d e ath an d th e r e f ar up in t h e inky bla c kn e ss O f t h e

s ky , wi th non e t o r e c o rd th e i r d e e ds p la y e d t h e g r e at e st gam e
,

O f all g am e s with d e ath as t h e stak e and O dds a g ainst th e m

,
.

B ut ou r musin gs are int e rrupt e d by p arti e s O f m e n p r e p arin g to

r e mov e t h e d e b ris f rom t h e c ars to t h e salva ge sh e ds L e t us f o l .

”
low o n e O f th e s e c rash e s an H P and O bs e rv e wh at is don e
,
. .
,

with i t Upon b e in g b rou gh t into t h e sh e d t h e plan e is e n e r

. ,

t i c al l atta c k e d b y a part y O f salva ge h ands who p ro ce e d to de

g e y
”
t ac h all c ompon e n t p arts T h e r e mains O f t h e win gs O I sails '
“
. .

are tak e n O ff t h e twin e n g in e s are e xt ra c t e d an d s e n t to t h e En gin e

,

Shop f o r r e j uv e n ation t h e p rop e lle r un der c arri a ge and t ail

, ,

plan e s are d e tac h e d an d w e h av e noth in g r e main in g but t h e

”
i
g g anti c
“
Fus e la ge o r bod y O f t h e m a c h in e Th is is s e parat ed .

into f ou r m ain d ivisions nos e c e nt e r se c tion and two tail s e c tions

, , ,

wh i c h w e now se e place d on c arria ge s an d push e d ov e r to t h e ,

Fuse la ge Shop wh e r e i f w e f ollow w e se e t h e p aint e d lin e n

,

c ov e rin g ripp e d f rom t h e s ec tions Th e n a p art y O f e xp e rt wood

wo rk e rs p ro ce e d to t e ar away all b roke n o r st rain e d parts O f t h e
nose s e c tion and to r e p la ce th e m with e xa c t dupli c at e s O f t h e
ori gin al p art as it was b e f o r e b e in g inj u r e d Th is n e c e ssitat e s a .

g r e at d e al O f v e r y c ar e f ul an d p r ec is e work Whil e th is is goin g .

on th e r e is also a p arty at wo rk on t h e c e nt e r s e c tion r e p ai rin g , ,

and m e nd in g t h e in tri c at e bomb in g ra c k and also o n e o r two

m e n at wo rk ge ttin g t h e tail s e c tions in sh ap e — r e p la c in g lon ge rons ,

st ruts e t c Wh e n e v e r th e s e s e c tions a re p r e p ar e d all h ands are

, .

c all e d to li f t and c arr y t h e c umb e rsom e s ec tions and c onn e c t th e m

into o n e c ompl e t e f us e la ge sk e l e ton wh i ch is p u t into c o rr ec t l e v e l

”
position an d all wi r e s and se c tions tramm e l e d to p rop e r sh ap e
“

and t e nsit y an d t h e wi r e s and sh ac kl e s lo c ke d T h e sk e l e ton bod y .

is now r e ad y to be take n ov e r to t h e D op e Shop .

At t h e D op e Shop stron g I rish lin e n o f t h e b e st qualit y is

”
ti ghtl y st r e t c h e d ov e r t h e e nti r e f ram e wo rk and th e n t h e d i m e
“

is appli e d D op e is a so rt O f Varn ish c om p osition O f e th e r ban an a

.
,

O il, gu n c otton an d sulph u ri c a c id wh i c h is appli e d to t h e f ab ri c

,

su r f a ce s O f t h e ai rplan e c ausin g th e m to c ont rac t and ti gh t e n an d

r e nd e rin g th e m im p e rvious to moistu r e also r e nd e rin g t h e su r f a ce s
,

smooth so as to O ffe r t h e l e ast f ri c tion with t h e ai r Fou r c oats o f .

this do p e are appli e d an d allow e d to dry .

M e anwh il e l e t us take a p e e p into t h e sailmake rs sh e d an d se e

wh at is transpi rin g th e r e H e r e w e p e r ce iv e th at th e y h av e
.

b rou ght in t h e g r e at win g f ram e wo rk f rom t h e Carp e n t e r Shop .

How f ra gil e an d w e b like it app e ars I t is c onstru c t e d sc ie n t ifi

-
.

c all y with a min imum w e i h t and SO b r ac e d and c ount e r b ra c e d

g
-

as to O btain t h e min imum w e i gh t an d m aximum O f str e n gth .

Th e se f ram e wo rks are pla c e d on stand ards and a roun d e ac h

22
g ath e rs th e
se win g c i r c l e wh i c h pro ce e ds to stit c h on t h e lin e n
c ov e r
. A f t e r th is is don e dop e is a p pli e d as in t h e c ase o f t h e
,

f use l a ge .

Wh il e all th is is goin g on t h e e n gin e m e n h av e tak e n t h e

”
batt e r e d b ull e t p un c tu r e d e n gin e s
, to rn th e m down co m ,
“

p le t e ly till e v e r y n ut bolt and s c r e w h as b e e n d ism e mb e r e d Th e n .

t h e p ro c e ss O f bui ld in g up c omm e n ce s R e p ai r e d an d n e w p arts .

a re b rou ght f rom t h e Stor e Room and ass e mbl e d — v alv e s are
g round b e arin gs a re s c rap e d and c l e an e d and a ge n e ral ov e r
,

h aulin g tak e s pla ce Th e r e is usuall y a bit O f c omp e tition h e r e

.

b e tw ee n p arti e s wo rkin g on d i ffe r e n t e n gin e s to see whi c h c an

ge t its e n gin e in fi rst c lass sh ap e t h e soon e st As soon as a p art y .

announ ce s t h e c ompl e tion O f an e n gin e i t is tak e n out and place d ,

“ ”
on t h e T e st B lo c k wh e r e a p rop e ll e r is attac h e d and an ih
,

sp ec to r t e sts out t h e m a c h in e as to t h e timin g O f t h e v alv e s m ag ,

n e tos e t c If h e finds t h e e n gin e will run smoothl y an d will p ro

,
.

~
”
d u ce t h e r e qui r e d numb e r O f R e vs ( sixt e e n hund r e d r e volutions
p e r minut e ) h e t a gs t h e e n g in e O K and r e ad y f o r installation . .

in t h e m ac hin e .

By th is tim e t he c ompl e t e f us e la ge h as b ee n b rou ght into t h e

Ae ro Fi tt e rs Sh e d wh e r e t h e e n gin e s are b rou gh t and inst all e d
'

t h e win gs wh i c h w e wat c h e d in t h e p ro c e ss O f c onst ru c tion are

, ,

c onn e c t e d to t h e f us e la ge t h e f ou r wh e e l e d un d e r c arri a ge is at
,

t ac h e d and t h e t ail plan e s are put on H e r e all t h e m e n f rom t h e .

Inst rum e n t Shop e n t e r wi th t h e altim e t e rs sp e e dom e t e rs co m ,

” “
p asse s e t c an d t h e gu n m e n f rom t h e A m o re rs Shop wi th
,
.
,
“

th e i r guns gu n c arria ge s an d rac ks

,
.

Wh e n th e s e are all dul y install e d t h e m ac h in e stands c ompl e t e

i n e v e r y d e tai l I t is a hu ge a ff ai r m e asu rin g e i ght y s e v e n f ee t
.
,
-

i n l e n gth an d with a o n e hund r e d f oot sp an ( Th e Sup e r H and .

-

l e y m e asu r e s o n e hund r e d f e e t by o n e hun d r e d an d sixt ee n f ee t ) .

I t is now plac e d in fl y in g p osition th at is m ad e l e v e l latt e r l y

”
“

, ,
”
an d lon gitud in all y an d t h e R A F wi r e s ( st r e amlin e wi r e s )
“
. . .

are ti ght e n e d an d lo c k e d at t h e c o r r ec t t e nsion so as to p rodu ce t h e

p rop e r d ih e d ral an gl e an gl e O f in c id e n ce and sta gge r A do z e n o r

, .

SO m e n g ath e r aroun d and pu sh t h e g r e at bi rd out onto t h e A e ro

d rom e h e r win gs are un f old e d an d th e r e sh e stands in m aje st i c

,

pot e n ti ali t y as if sn i ff in g t h e battl e a f ar O ff an d e a ge r f o r h e r fi rst

t ri al flgh t .

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on o 2s at
r T m pl M an ot u on e e e ad t
S t i
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C—t h d r —l— L r d M y r f B ri t l i fi rst rriag — lish g i rl
.

di g h to t Ah En g
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s lli g fl g 4 E— t h i d h s b l d st rv S T ars
.

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p i gr i C t i g t f E g lish b s Ey s R i g h t — r ga i a
. . . .

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as s n 6
ev ew on n en O n oy e o 7 O ur o n z
ti p s i g r vi L i t S m l l i m m d
. .

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S IN D E P E N D E N C E D A Y

JU L Y 4 T H 19 18
,

O R i ts glo rious imp r e ssions an d as a m e m e nto O f t h e ,

’
impo rtant e p isod e s in 8 4 o s ov e rs e as c ar e e r I nd e p e nd e n ce ,

day Jul y 4 t h 19 18 c an onl y b e sup e rs e d e d by th at

, , ,

g r e at e st O f all d a y s wh i c h a gain f oun d t h e wo rld at

p e a ce Th e good p e opl e O f B ristol En gland h ad take n
.
, ,

i t upon th e ms e lv e s to Of fe r us as t h e r e p r e se ntativ e s O f ,

ou r p e op l e t h e f r e e dom O f th e i r c i t y N atur e h ad g iv e n al l h e r
,
.

’
c h arm to t h e d a y s O p e n in g and d id not t ake ba c k h e r gi f t until
,
”
th e sh ad e s O f n i gh t c omm and e d
“
.

O f c ou rs e t h e spi ri t O f t h e day alon e was e nou gh to insp i r e us

,
.

I t was not st ran ge th e r e f o r e th at t h e e x p r e ssion O f ou r f e e lin gs

, ,

insp i r e d ou r En glish Alli e s who h ad SO un c ompromisin gl y take n

,

i t upon th e ms e lv e s to m ak e t h e day an u n f o rge t able o n e Th a t .

th e y mo r e th an su cc e e d e d in th e i r e nd e avo r an y on e O f us wi ll
a cce d e to in wo rds O f p rais e
, .

W e w e r e to be Un c l e S am s r e p r e s e n tat iv e s on h is g r e at e st holi
’

d ay in o n e O f En g lan d s most im p o rtant c iti e s W e and t h e 8 2 3 rd

’
.
,

A e ro Squad ron— b ar e l y th r e e hund r e d m e n Small wond e r th e n .

,

th at e a c h o n e O f us too k e xt rao rd in ar y c ar e to p rim e h ims e l f and

h is e quipm e n t f o r t h e o cc assio n Small wond e r as w e m ar c h e d
.
,

and h e ard t h e un g rud gin g c h e e rs a c c o rd e d us th at e ac h o n e O f ,

us f e lt th at t h e a cc lam ation w as e xt r e m e l y p e rson al S u c h was t h e .

sp i rit O f t h e r e ce p tion t e nd e r e d us by ou r hosts .

Ou r c olumn was h e ad e d by Cap tain Ammons t h e Am e ri c an ,

Post Comman d an t an d ou r own Command in g O fli c e r L i e ut e n ant ,

H i le s .Ou r own bu gl e an d d rum c o rps whi c h was in p e r f e c t ,

”
h armon y f o r t h e o cc asion aid e d us to p roudl y c arr y on th rou gh
,

o ut t h e day At app roxim at e l y

. A M w e board e d a sp e c i al . .
,

t rain at t h e Yat e S tation f o r B ristol wh e r e at w e ,

stood in f o rm ation in f ront Of T e mpl e M e ad Station Th e L o rd .

M ay o r m e t us th e r e to l e ad us on th roug h a c it y l it e rall y b e d e c ke d
”
with ou r c o l o rs t h e wond e r f ul S tars an d S t rip e s
-
Th e fi rst .

h al t in t h e m ar c h o cc u r r e d at t h e B ristol Cath e d ral wh e r e w e

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att e nd e d a most imp r e ssiv e s e rvi ce Th e f ollowin g e xt rac ts f rom .

a B ristol n e wspap e r f aith f ull y r e c o rd t h e most si gn ifi c ant h ap

p e n in gs O f the day !

Th e D e an in th c urs f an l qu nt add r ss w l m d t h g t
, e o e O e o e e e co e e u es s,
and a l l d th m m nt us
rec e i ns f th a niv rsary and f t h visit
e o e o oc c as o O e n e O e ,

re m indin g th m that n wh r d id th id a f w rl d p r g r ss thr u g h

e o e e e e O o o e o

nati al d v l p m nt find g r t r su p p rt th a i th p a g s f S ri p tu
on e e o e ea e o n n e e O c re ,

n wh r a f u ll r r c g niti n f th s b unds whi c h H hath t and within

o e e e e o o o o e o e se

whi h H i g v rn r Th add s p r c d d O hundr d and fi f ty

c e s o e o . e re s o ee e ! ne e

y ars
e g by t h a D l arati n
o f I d p d n l ik a f ull bl d d
e ec o o n e en e ce , e -
oo e so n

burstin g with s ul n r gy in r lu c tant r v lt a g ainst a l vin g but v r

o -
e e , e e o o e e

r stri c tiv f ath r A nd y ur f r f ath r g av th i r bl d f it N

e e e . o o e e s e e oo or . ow ,

in th s d ay s f v ast l a hin g s f an m b a ttl d w r l d y ur g r t nati n has

e e O c s o e e o , o ea o

m ad an th r D c l arati
e o f I nd p nd n c in su p p t f th f r
e e d v l p on o e e e e or O e ee e e o

m t f all ati n al li f al l t h w rld

en O n St t
o s m all w ll as g r at e, e o . on e, a- e s as e e

f ll win g unm l st d and u tra mm l d th ir w

o o o e a p p int d c u rs th i
e n e e e o n o e o e, e r

o w lin f advan c B r th rs y u r b ann rs c rav d f f r d m th n ;

n e O e . o e , o e e or ee o e

th y w av
e f fr d m ew d th b l ast f t h wind that stirs t h m is t h
or ee o no , an e O e e e

v ry br ath f th Sp iri t f G d F wh r t h Sp i rit f G d i th r

e e O e O o . or e e e O o s, e e

i l ib r ty
s A
e f y ur.
p ts h aid
s o ne O o ow n oe as s

O nc t v ry m and nati n e o e e an o

C m s t h m m nt t d c id o e e o e o e e,

I n th stri f f T uth with Fals h d e e O r e oo ,

F th g d vil sid or e oo or e e .

T y O c m s t h h ur and t h h i c
ou o e N v r in hi t ry h
e a p pl
o e c o e . e e s o as eo e

c h sn o e hard a p a th f m r un lfish m tiv f hi g h r id als

SO or o e se o es , or e e .

A c r ss th thr th usand m il s f d an g r ridd n s as t a C tin nt wh

o e ee o e O e -
e e , o on e e re

d a g r aw aits y
n e hav c m , ou e o e .

N t f o th g ain f g ld f
or th
e g ttin g th b di g th
o havin g bu t o , or e e , e o ar n , e ,

f o t h jy f t h d d but f
r e o O th duty t d e ee , or e o o .

Mat ri all y i t hi g r at adv nt ur y u r nati n m y h av m u c h t l s ;

e n s e e e o o a e o o e

s p ir i t a l ly it h sav d i ts s ul ; d t h v rdi t f hi t ry will t it

u as e o an e e c o s o se s

s al f p assi nat a p p r v al
e o y ur p
o p l s act
e f hi g h t altruis m o on o eo e
’
o es .

C ntu ri s
e g wh n th May fl w r l f t P l y m u t h ( c tinu d t h D an )
e a o, e e o e e o , on e e e

w e ast c br d u p n th w at s ; w h a f und it a f t r m any d y s

our ea o e er e ve o e a .

T h P il g ri m r t u ns a m i g hty h st
e v a m i ll i n str n g
e r P il g ri m a g o , o er o o , on a e

O f G ra c v rit abl c usad t win

e, on
-
a m na c d c ivili z at i n f
e e r e, o -
a e e o or

f r d m and f
ee o G d or o .

Th s a m n g th A m ri c ans h d si r d t d
o e o e w r invit d t e w o e e o o so e e e o

att nd t h P C ath d ral ; wh r C an n L assist d by th R R i c ha rd

e e ro - e e e o ee, e e ev .

I l s ndu t d a s p c i al s rvi c Th c hildr n f r m th R m C ath l i c

e , co c e e e e . e e o e o an o

sc h ls f t h c ity g r t d th m in th C at h d al y ard b y sin g i g H ail !

oo o e ee e e e e r n
“

C l u m bi a and T h S tar S p an g l d B a n r Mass w as said b y t h

” ”
o e -
e n e . e

R ev R i c h ard I l s whi c h w as f ll
. d b y an add r ss f r m C an n L
e , o ow e e o o ee,

w h b s d his r m arks u p n th w rds By th i r vi rtu y shal l kn w

o a e e o e o e es e o

th m H xt nd d a h a ty w l m t th tr p s and r f rr d t t h
e .
”
e e e e e r e co e o e oo , e e e o e
m any b nds whi c h b und th m as C th l i c s t thi c unt y
o oTh C b t e a o o s o r . e a O- s ,

w h w r C at h li c s s ail d f r m B ri t l a cc m p ani d by t h r p ri sts in

o e e o , e o s o , o e ee e ,

1 497 d l and d in N w F
,
an dl d e th F ast f S t J hn th B a p ti t e oun an on e e o . o e s .

Th n th r w as G r g C alv rt w h t f rth f Ma ry l and in N v m b r

e e e eo e e , o se o or o e e
1 6 5 and f und d t h fir t c l ny i n t h N w W rld wh r
2 , o e eli g i u t l r s o o e e o e e re o s o e

an c w as tabl i h d A th r link b tw n th C ath li c s f B ri st l d

e es s e . no e e ee e o O o an

th s f A m ri c a w as that th first B ish p f B alti m r was c ns c rat d

o e O e e o O o e o e e

at L ulw rth C astl oA u g u t sth 7 9 by t h R i g ht R e on C harl s s 1 , 1 1, e ev . e

W lm l y a V i a r a p st l i c
es e , f th W st f En g l and and th di r c t
c -
o o o e e o e e

26
he st d b f r th m with a w bit f p rid and a w bit f ad m ira
oo e o e e ee o e ee o

ti n O v r in Y ank l and th y w r p r ud f O l d En g l and ( a p p l a s )

o . e ee e e e o o u e .

H t k ff h i hat t s alut Fran c B ritai

e oo o s d I t ly f owh t th y h de e, n , an a or a e a

d n in this war A l l hail t t h g r t l it tl nt m p tibl ar my f G r at

o e . o e ea e co e e o e

B ritain ( a p p l au s ) Wh n h r m mb r d t h a c ti n f A d m iral C h st
e . e e e e e e e o o e er

in t h Sp anish A m ri c an
e tw ty y a rs g whi h p r v nt d th m
-
e w a r, en e a o, c e e e e

f r m h avin g t fi g ht t h Hu ns as w ll
o o Sp ain h c nsid d th y w r
e e as , e o e re e e e

o nly d in g th i r duty i c m in g t t h assi tan c f th i r br th r B r i t ns

o e n o o e s e o e o e -
o .

Thi w as an i s p i rin g cc asi n f b f r h i m h

s n w th U ni n J a k
o o , or e o e e sa e o c
and t h St ars and S tri p s nt w i n d ( p p l aus ) Th y f t n h ard b ut
e !
e e e a e . e o e e a o

th num b r f G rm ans in A m ri a Th t w as d t G rm an m n y ;
e e o e e c . a ; ue o e o e

b t t h im it w
u o a g r at satis f a ti n t kn w t h t t day s m f th
as e c o o o a o o e o os e

H uns w r fi g htin g th Huns Wh r v r th p ar nt f th ir s ldi rs

e e e e e e e e s o e o e

G r t B ritain—th
.

c am f r m G m any F an I t ly
e o er , d t r m in d t
r ce, a , or ea os e e e e o

d liv r t h w rl d f
e e all ti m f r m th p w r f th n my ( a p p l aus )
e o or e o e o e o e e e e .

C a p t ain Amm n als bri fly r s p d d o s o e e on e .

A f t e r lun c h e on w e c ontinu e d ou r m ar c h Ou r ranks h ad b ee n .

”
sw e ll e d by t h e ad d ition o f a sm all bod y o f ou r own B lu e J ac ke ts “

and a r e p r e s e ntativ e c on tin ge nt o f lo c al B ritish t roops Th e route .

t e rmin at e d at a b e auti f ul spot in a p ark known as D u rdh am D owns .

Th e r e t h e f ai r e r sex o f t h e c it y e nt e rtain e d us at a d e li ght f ul t e a

s e rv e d i n spa c ious sp e c iall y e re c t e d t e nts This c on c lud e d t h e
, .

’
d a y s spl e nd id o ffe rin g ; an d r e tu rn in g to t h e station w e d e p art e d ,

fo r ou r post ou r minds stimulat e d by m e mo ri e s th at would n e v e r

,

di e ou t .

28
 M E M O R I E S O F TE X AS
I r e m e mb e r I r e m e mb e r th at big old sand y c amp
,

Wh e r e t h e win d was alway s wind y and t h e rain was always d amp .

I h av e a p l e asin g v ision o f a b rimm in g T e xas Flood ,

With s e v e n m il e s o f c anvas in a se a o f dobi e mud .

I r e m e mb e r I r e m e mb e r t h e north e r s c h illin g blast

,
’

Th at us e d to mak e us th in k e ac h day was su r e to be ou r last ;

Wh e n w rapp e d in arm y blank e ts l ik e a wi ld Com an c h e ho ard ,

W e d p ray f o r b e tt e r w e ath e r and t h e m e r cy o f t h e L ord

’
.

I re m e mb e r I r e m e mb e r how t h e old t e n t use d to fl ap

, ,
’
And d riv e us bu ghouse e v e r y tim e w e d t ry to take a n ap ;
H ow n i gh t an d day i t slapp e d away without a p ause fo r b r e ath
Till w e us e d t o wish t h e bl ast e d thin g would slap its e l f to d e ath .

I r e m e mb e r I r e m e mb e r how w e us e d to r av e an d swe ar
,

A n d c uss t h e f olks at Washin gton b e c ause th e y s e n t us th e r e .

W e d c uss t h e Wa r D e p artm e n t and t h e M e xi c ans an d Japs

’
,
’
An d th e n w e d c uss e ac h oth e r t ill t h e bu gl e r sound e d taps .

I r e m e mb e r I r e m e mb e r t h e h ike s w e us e d to take
, ,

Th e c h i gge rs and t h e rattl e sn ake s an d b e ast o f e v e r y m ak e ;

How roun d about t h e fire e v e r y tim e th e y go t a c h an c e ,

Th e s c o rpions an d t h e ce n tip e d e s would do a son g an d d an c e .

I r e m e mb e r I r e m e mb e r how with j
,
o y ou r f a ce s shon e

As w e j ump e d t h e c rowd e d t roll e y f o r t h e li gh ts o f S an Anton e ;

Wh e r e d own at t h e S t Anthon y ou r t roubl e s w e would d rown
.

And b r e ak t h e t e n c ommandm e n ts e v e ry tim e w e w e n t to town .

I r e m e mb e r th at -bold h e ro who b rav e d t h e m idn i ght fl ood

.

To smu ggl e in som e wh isk e y but go t m i r e d i n t h e mud

, ,

An d as h is should e rs d isapp e ar e d b e n e ath t h e slim y oo z e

H e shout e d I m a gon e r bo y s— f o r God s sak e sav e t h e boo z e
“ ’ ’
.
, ,

I r e m e mb e r I r e m e mb e r how it use d to kno c k us fl at

,

To thin k th at D av y Cro c ke tt d i e d f o r su c h a land as th at ,

And how o n e day w e g rabb e d ou r p ac ks an d h it t h e no rth e rn tra c k

To go to war with G e rm an y an d h e lp to d riv e th e m b ac k .

I r e m e mb e r I r e m e mb e r how w e us e d to sc h e m e and plot

,

D e visin g sund ry m e thod s to e sc ap e ou r c ru e l lot ;

An d how wi th li gh t an d j o yf ul h ee ls t h e T e xas soil w e spu rn e d
Wh e n w e sp r e ad t h e Bull an d go t away an d n e v e r mor e r e tu rn e d .

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 D I D IT EVE R HAPP E N T O Y OU ?

Wh e n y ou r lun gs are dry

And t h e e n d is n i gh
With t h e s c o re stand in g two and two ,

Th e n th e y m ak e a run
And y ou v e lost y ou r mon
’

D I D IT EVE R HAP PE N T O YO U ?

If y o uwalk t h e st r e e t
And a gi rli e n e at
Ap p e ars with a n umb e r o n e sho e ,

Th e n y o u s e e h e r f a c e
And it s out o f p lac e
’

D ID IT EVE R HAP PE N T O YO U ?

Wh e n ins p e c tions bye

A nd y o u h e av e a si gh
’
O f r e li e f th inkin g th at y ou r e th rou gh
Th e n y o u ge t a skin
Th at ke e p s yo u in
D I D IT EVE R HAP PE N T O YO U ?
TO RO U E N
O de , or a H idde n P ray e r o f Sa lv a t i o n
Oh l Gold e n n i gh t o f p e r fe c t bliss ;
Was e v e r th e r e a n i ght like this
To sooth e ou r sava ge souls in n e e d ,

O f c r e atu r e c om f orts an d ou r g r e e d
,

Fo r c how su c h as w e n e v e r at e
,

S in c e w e l e f t hom e — not e v e n Yat e ?

Thou c it y o f thousan d stars

, ,

B rav e l y w e shu n t h y gild e d bars ,

D isp e nsin g V in both rou ge and blan c

”
,
” “

T e e totall e rs w e th ink liquor ran k

,

H ad N e ro known t h y won d rous c h arm

’

He d h av e tu rn e d Rom e into a f arm

’

And mov e d h is p alac e wh e r e tod ay

A wh it e star o f t d i r e c ts ou r w ay .

W H E RE T H E WI N D B L OWS
O n e day wh i l e K e ll y Fi e ld T e xas was e nj oy in g
, , one of its
f r e qu e nt
sandsto rms a n e w r e c ruit w e n t up to a s e n t r y an d
ask e d how lon g t h e wind h ad b e e n blowin g and t h e s e n t r y sai d
h e d id not know as h e h ad onl y b e e n th e r e six mo n th
,
s
.

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 TO THE CO OT I E
Oh b e lov e d littl e c ooti e
’
You r e m y g r e y bac k snu gglin g b e aut y ,

B u t d id y o u e v e r fi gu r e f ri e nds must p art ?

S e e ms I c annot liv e without y o u
Th at I rav e shout an d c lout y o u,
’
Can t y o u h e ar m e c allin g d e ari e h av e a h e art ? ,

B a c k in d e ar old c ivi e li fe
Th e hono r e d mot he r o f m y wi f e
Us e d to c om e an d visit m e and stay ,
’
Un til at n i gh t I d moan and b e ll e r
Th at sh e d e vil is a h e ll e r
-

’ ’
I m su r e I c an t stand th is anoth e r day .

’
I v e go t a sn e ak y f e e l in
’
If I v e an y f utu r e de al in
’

“
Wi th p e sts li k e yo u and moth e r s e e m to be .

And if I c an do t h e c h o o sin “ ’

O f wh i c h I ll be a lo c sin
’ ’

’
I ll writ e m y d e ar mamm a to m ak e h e r hom e with m e .

I N LI NE
W stood in lin e to si gn up
e

W e stood in lin e f o r p ay ,

W e stood in lin e f o r e v e r y th in g ,
’
B e c aus e twas t h e qui c k e st w ay
, .

B ut wh e n w e ge t hom e a gain
Awa y f rom t r e n c h e s shot and sh e ll , ,

M ust w e stan d in lin e to kiss ou r gi rls ?

If w e d o — won t i t be h
’

’
O Sh arm an H as an on an th in f t h ompl e xion ?
y e y g o r e c

G e ise ge — ( Wi th a ro u gish g rin ) Ye s h e r e s som e th in g

” “
,
’
.

O Sh arm an us e s f r e e l y wi thout c onsultin g t h e l ab e l

’
.

( Two hou rs l at e r ) .

He y Ra y mond Wh at t h e H
’
O Sh arm an ,
was th at yo u
”
av m ?
g e e

Oh th at was Galvin s Sp avin Cu r e —good fo r all

’
G e ise ge , ,
”
an imals .

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 I LL SAY S O
’

Wh e n yo u rid e a hun d r e d m il e s on an En glish t roop t rairi ,

And th e n t ramp a hund r e d f arth e r th rou gh t h e mud an d d ri zz lin g

rain ;
Wh e n y ou r p a c k f e e ls like a load o f bri c ks y ou r f e e t and b ac k are ,

so r e,
’
An d y o u h av e n t d rawn a n i c k e l s p ay fo r n in e t y d ay s or mo r e
’

And y o u h av e n t go t a sh illin g l e f t to bu y a f r e sh c i g ar
’

You r e kin d e r out o f lu c k fe ll e r

’
,

I LL SAY YO U A RE
’
! ”

Wh e n y o u h i t t h e h ay at m idn i gh t as ti r e d as y o u c an be .

Just to ris e a gain at d ay b r e ak at t h e soun d o f Re v e ill e ;

Wh e n yo u d rill f rom e arl y mo rn in g till t h e sun is goin g down ,

Th e n ge t assi gn e d to K P wh e n y o u c rav e a p ass to town

. .
,

And y o u sp e n d y ou r l e isu r e mom e nts s c rubbin g k e ttl e p an and pot , ,

’
I t s not t h e kind o f li f e y o u h op e f o r
I LL SAY I T S N OT !
’ ’

B ut y ou r e p lay in g a position in t h e wo rld s g r e at gam e o f b all

’ ’

,
’
An d y o u wouldn t m iss th is c h an ce to se e t h e bi gge st g am e o f all .

So wh e n th e y c all strik e s on yo u g rit you r t e e th and show som e ,

st e am ,
’
And r e m e mb e r th at y ou r e si gn e d up with t h e p e nn an t winn in g
t e am ,

An d th at all t h e kno c ks y ou r e ge ttin g— arm y c how f ati gu e and

’
,

d rill
Wi ll mak e a m an out o f yo u f e ll e r ,

I LL SAY IT WI LL !
’

( Stars and S trip e s )

FRO M O N E O F E M ’

‘
D ay
’

goin g
to c all m e S amm y ’
re

My Gawd wh at h av e I d i d ? ,

W h y don t th e y m ak e it F e rd in and
’ ‘ ’

O r Cuti e d e ar o r K id ?
‘ ’ ‘ ’

I wond e r f o r d at h andl e
’
Just who I go t t an k ?
W h y don t th e y c u t d at S amm y stu ff
’ ‘ ’

,
‘
And sti c k to good _old Yank ? ’

N ow d ar e s a n am e I f all ’
fo r ,
’
I t s big and st ron g and f r ank ,
’ ’
Yo d ar e s a sound d at s go t som e stu ff
, ,
‘
A good loud b e llow e d Yank
,
-
.
’

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 ’
I ll be t som e s e win Ci r c l e ’

O r som e n e wspap e r c rank

‘ ’
Wish e d d at d ar e S amm y on m e .

H e ll !
W h y don t th e y c all m e
’

( S tars and S t rip e s )

B RI ST O L F I G HTE R S
On a b ri gh t an d sunn y morn in g
I n t h e c h e e r y month o f May ,

Th e r e c am e a Yan ke e squad ron “

Just to p ass t h e tim e away ,

To a qu ain t old En g lish vi lla ge

Th at bo r e t h e n am e o f Yat e ,

Wh e n N ations w e r e at p illa ge
An d t h e world await e d f at e
I t was a bus y squ ad ron r e p ai rin g ae roplan e s , ,

Whos e m e mb e rs in o ff hou rs
We r e c h asin g B ristol d am e s
N ow B ristol d am e is too tam e a n am e
,

Fo r a f e m al e d y n amit e r ,

So t h e squad ron shows o n e mo r e insan e ;

,

Th e y c all e d h e r B ristol Fi ght e r

An d up an d down t h e vi lla ge str e e t ,
’
Tw e e n t h e hou rs o f s e v e n and t e n ,
’
l\ Io st e v e r y s c amp y ou d c h an ce to m ee t
Was a Yan k with a B ristol h e n
N ow a h e n h as win gs
So h as a p lan e ;
’
A B ristol Fi ght e r s o n e
O n e an d t h e sam e ,

I n g am e and n am e ,
’
S o h e r e s a toast to th e m .

B I RD S
B i rds o f a st ran ge c r e ation
To sav e t h e wo rld f rom d a mn ation
And p rot e c t ou r nobl e l an d ,
’
B i rds th at h av e n t a f e ath e r ,

N o r a son g th at s wo rth y o f p rais e

’

B ut bi rds th at fi ght f o r hono r

A re t h e bi rds th at w e d ail y rais e .

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 T H E 8 4 O T H S QUA D RO N
F rom t h e dusty p lains o f T e xas ,

Wh e r e t h e c a c tus holds f ull sway ,

I n th a t land a c ross t h e o ce an ,

K nown as t h e U S A . . .
,

Th e r e c om e s an Ae ro Squad ron ,

To h e lp li c k Old K ais e r B ill ,

“
An d if h e c ould se e t h e Varmints
He d su r e pull in h is quill
’
.

’
Twas a tru e Am e ri c an m ixtu r e ,

F rom I rishm e n to J e ws ,

An d t h e tou gh e st lookin g se t o f m e n ,

That e v e r walk e d in sho e s .

N ow K ais e r B ill said h e d wi n t h e wa r ’

,
’
And I won t be so rry I wrot e i t ,

Fo r I kn e w h e was a d i rt y li ar ,

Wh e n 8 4 0 board e d t h e Canop i c .

Th e r e s L i e ut e n ant H il e s all f ull o f sm i le s

’

, ,

He s ou r Command e r so I ll b e g in
’ ’

He tramps t h e bo y s f o r man y m il e s ,

And issu e s e a c h a skin .

Th e r e s L i e ut e n ant Small h e play s b as e ball

’

,
’
With t h e bo ys wh e r e v e r th ey r e at “
.

He c arri e s a skin list o f h is own ,

’
B ut h e s a d amn good s c out at th at .

Th e S e r ge ants and t h e Co rpo rals ,

A re f ull o f Yank e e Pe p ,

If w e h ad look e d f o r b e tt e r m e n ,

W e mi gh t be lookin g y e t ,
’ ’
Th e r e s M i c ke y M ills who d d riv e t h e c h ills ,

Ri gh t th rou gh a p r e ac h e r s sp in e ’

With his wild s c r e e c h e s and stump sp e ec h e s ,

An d bits o f old rag tim e .

Th e r e s M i c k s p al L arson
’ ’
.

’
Who s as f ar f rom a p arson
As an y morta l c ould be ,
’
B ut h e s h e ld all positions ,

With p u gilisti c ambitions ,

From Top S e r ge ant down to K P . .

Th e r e is old Padd y D onov an ,

A r e gular son o f a— gu n
- -
,

To make it a rh ym e I must say ,

’
An d Padd y s m y f ri e nd c l e ar th rou gh to t h e e n d
, ,
’
Tho it c om e s on Jud gm e n t D ay .

Th e r e is A D M ill e r Th e L ad y K ill e r
. .
, ,

N ow th is mi gh t m ake him blush ,

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 I n t e arin g up Fou rth S e c tion b e ds ,

I n t h e mid dl e o f t h e n i gh t .

We ll I think I v e gon e qui t e f ar e nou gh ’

,

As m y p e n is b e n t wi th this f oolish gu ff .

W ith th e se r e m arks I will e n d ,

B e f o r e I los e m y onl y f ri e nd .

YATE CO LL OQU IA L I S M S
S K I N An in d e s c ribabl e th in g issu e d f rom t h e 8 4 o th O rd e rl y
,

Room with unsu rp asse d ge n e rosit y whi c h is st r e n gth e n e d by

, ,

its un e xp e c t e d a rrival I ts app e aran ce is f ollow e d by a gen .

e ral mobili z ation o f sulphu rous r e m arks c an ce llation o f d at e s , ,

doin g up o f a cc umul at e d wash in g an d w ri tin g o f l e tt e rs , .

C B A stat e o f e xist e n c e c ombinin g r e st sl ee p s c rub b rush e s

. .
, , , ,

and d i rt y h uts P rivat e At ch ison c an d e s c rib e t h e v arious

.

”
s e nsations o f C B “
. .

P U P T E N T An arti c l e issu e d to U S t roops t h e u se o f wh i c h

, . .
,

was a m y st e r y un ti l d is c ov e r e d by Co rpo ral Thompson Ask .

h im h e ll e xplain,
’
.

G o To H E LL H A T An arti c l e o f h e ad ge ar issu e d by t h e U S
- - -
,
-
. .

arm y to be wo rn by t h e t roops and f u rn ish t h e p e opl e o f

,

F ran c e an d En gland mu ch amuse m e nt .

C ARRY O N Th e m e anin g is d e p e nd an t on t h e u se o f t h e wo rd
,
-
.

Commonl y us e d to m e an p ro ce e d o r as y o u w e r e , .

TA A wo rd t h e E n glish f ail e d to l e av e b e h in d th e m in t h e c rad le

’

.
,
“
I t m e ans mu c h obli ge d ,
.

C H EERI O A v e r y c ommon En gl ish e xp r e ssion f o r Goodb y e an d

,

Good L u c k .

T O LD O F F Th e e x p l an ation o f t h e vast d i ffe r e n ce b e tw ee n y ou r

,

suppose d im p ortan t s e l f and t h e insi gn ifi c an t wo rm y o u r e all y

are .

F ED U P on d ition o f mind d e s c rib e d as B ust e d D is gust e d

, Th e c ,

and N ot T o Be T rust e d .

S W A NK N i f t y o r sw e ll a m illion ai r e on six p e r
, , , .

P O S H An y th in g pl e asin g n i ce
, , .

S W I N GI N G TH E LEA D Gr e at arm y in an d out doo r spo rt R ef ,

- - -
.

e r e n c e s e e an y P rivat e in 8 4 0 Squad ron

, .

PIG A wo rd se t asid e to d e si gn at e c e rta in m e n at e a ch tabl e in

,

t h e m e ss h all -
.

BR ISTO L F IG HT ER S A p romin e nt t y p e o f En glish Fi gh t i n g A e ro

,

p lan e P robabl y b e tt e r known in 8 4 0 c i r cl e s as t h e gi rl s

.

who rid e t h e w e e kl y e x c u rsion t rain f rom B ristol to Yat e .

W I ND U P An e xp r e ssion f o r an ge r e x c it e m e n t o r a troubl e d
, ,

stat e o f m in d .

O N TH E PE G On t h e c arp e t— Ov e r t h e c o als
, .
G O O D BYE An e lon g ation o f an Am e ri c an
-
E B, goodb y .

BL I ME I n plain lan gua ge

”
-
, Oh H e ll ,
“
.

TO P H O L E A I Fin e st Ev e r ,
-
.

R A W TH ER An a cce nt e d Rath e r
“
.
,

F r e n c h E x p r ess i o n s A do p t e d by the S o l d i e rs
B EA U C O U P A t e rm us e d fl u e ntl y i n c onn e c tion with t h e wo rds
,
“ ” ” “
C o gna c and Fra n c s I t m e ans m an y o r mu c h . .

C A N E F AI T R IE N
”
I sh Ka B ibbl e a l a Fran c e o r in oth e r
“
, ,
’
wo rds ; it s imm at e ri al .

F I N I S Wo rd asso c i at e d with war on its p r e s e nt status also us e d

,

in c onn ec tion wi th most lov e a ff ai rs in t h e A E F . . .

ALL E Z T O U T S U I T B e at i t
” “
A ph rase it was n e c e ssar y f o r us
, .

to l e arn in o rd e r to b r e ak away f rom a g roup o f M ad e moise ll e s

in t e n t on d e monst ratin g a ffe c tion f o r L a A m e riq ue
”
.

Q U I M A N I ER O ur C O stands sponso r f o r th is e xp r e ssion

, . .
,
”
wh i c h h e c laims m e ans ye s c h i e f T h e sta ff gi v e s no g uar .

an t ee .

T RE S J O L IE Th e F re n c h e quival e nt o f t h e E n gl ish Posh and

I

t h e Am e ri c an N i f ty o r Class y “
.

VIN R O UGE V IN B L A N C C O G N AC B O O Z E Th e on l y c onqu e ro rs

, , , ,

o f th e A E F B attl e s f ollowin g e a c h p ay day

. . . .

C O M BI E N H ow mu c h “ ”
,
? Usu all y f ollowe d by t rop c h e r ( too “

d e ar ) an d a d e pl e t e d fin an c i al c ond ition .

T RE S BO N V e r y good D e s c riptiv e o f t h e app e aran ce o f all o f

, .

t h e F r e n c h M ad e mois e ll e s .

D o N N Ez M0 1 U N BA IS E c ( Giv e m e a kiss ) W e don t h av e to

’
.
,
’
ask f o r e m ov e r h e r e so w h y both e r , .

PA S BO N N 0 good
,
“
A t e rs e d e s c ription o f ou r c amps
. .

T RE S Z IG Z A G V e r y d runk ”
An e xampl e o f c aus e and e ffec t ;
,
“
.

Vin B lan c play in g t h e rol e o f Caus e and Z ig Z ag E ffe c t .

C O MM E N T
” “ ’
H ow ?
,
M e an in g I don t ge t t h e d ri f t An ov e r .

wo rk e d e xp r e ssion in c onv e rsation with t h e Fr e n c h .

DUD S
B o m bs W hi c h D r o pp e d i n O u r Mi ds t B u t D id n t G 0 O ff
’ “

Th at 8 4 0 was to be station e d in Gard e n Ci ty p e rm an e ntl y .

Th at w e w e r e all to be t r ans fe r r e d into t h e in f ant r y .

Th at ou r d e stin ation was Cl e v e land Oh io wh e n w e we r e l e av , ,

i n g Gard e n Cit y f o r a boat .

Th at t h e Canop i c was load e d with T N T . . .

Th at w e w e r e to re e mbark at L iv e rpool f o r E gypt -

.

Th at ov e rs e as t roops w e r e onl y to d raw p e r mon th .

Th at t h e p e o p l e o f Chipp in g Sodbu r y w e r e ge ttin g up a p e tition

to t h e Chi e f cf Ai r S e rvi ce to ke e p 8 4 0 in En glan d f o r t h e d ura ,

t ion o f t h e war .

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 Th at on arrival at L e H av r e w e w e r e to be s e n t to I tal y wh e r e
th e re was b e au coup sunsh in e and g rap e s and d arn fe w f ataliti e s .

Th at e ve ry f ou r months w e would ge t s e v e n d ay s l e av e .

Th at t h e war was bound to last two y e ars mo r e at l e ast , .

Th at t h e K in g o f En gland h ad se t asid e t e n boats to r e tu r n t h e

Yanks who w e r e atta ch e d to t h e Roy al Ai r Fo r ce .

Th at 8 4 0 was to r e p r e s e nt t h e I nd e p e nd e nt Ai r Fo r ce in t h e
b ig p arad e at Wash in g ton D C D ec e mb e r I 7 th 19 18
, . .
, , .

A REGU L AR APPET I TE
You c an talk about a good app e tit e ,

O f how mu c h a man c an e at ,

B ut c om e to m e wh e n f rui t is ri pe
, ,
’
And th e r e s pl e n t y o f b r e ad and m e at ‘
.

If th e
wat e rs w e r e mad e o f c r e am g rav y ,

And t h e islands w e r e T B on e st e aks ,

’
I d d e vou r t h e S andwi c h I slands
A n d d rink up t h e fiv e g r e at lak e s .

WA TC H I N G A S O CCE R GAM E
L ee N ow I se e w hy
an En glishm an is so qui c k on h is f ee t .

Watkins— Ye s an d now I c an se e w h y th e y are so d— n blo ck

“

,
”
h e ad e d.

S ai d a c h armin g y oun g th in g f rom t h e We st ,

Gi rls a re mu c h too e xp e nsiv e l y d r e ss e d ,

So m y c loth e s I wi ll s e ll
’
Fo r I d look twi c e as w e ll
( Th e ce nsor s d e l e t e d t h e r e st )
’
In .

I h av e lon g cont e mp lat e d r e ti rin g ,

A nd must do i t t h e m e r c h ant said

”
,

I m ge ttin g too la zy f o r busin e ss

“ ’

,
”
And will j oin t h e arm y inst e ad .

T RO U B L E S OF T H E S E RGEA N T MAJ O R
Wh e n will t h e C O be in ? . .

” ”
Is th e r e an y m ai l f o r m e tod ay W h y isn t th e r e ?
“ ’
?

D o yo u thin k th at w e sh all l e av e soon ? ”

”
Wh at is wron g with m y allotm e n t ?
”
W h y was I giv e n e xtra dut y ?
”
Could I ge t a p ass tod ay ?

H ow m an y skins do I h av e ?
”
W e r e m y thin gs p rop e rl y l aid out f o r insp e c tion ?

38
 W h y am I put on K P ? . .

W h y c an t t h e tailo r m e n d m y c loth e s ?
’

Wh at tim e do w e ge t p aid ?”
”
Wh at tim e is si c k c all ?
Can I ge t som e m e d i c in e without go in g on si c k c all ?
”
W h y must w e sh in e ou r hob n ail e d sho e s - ?

Can I ge t a trans fe r to anoth e r shop

Can th e y br e ak an N C O without givin g h im a c ou rt martial ?
. . .
-

”
W h y was I put in t h e awkward squ ad ?

Wh e r e is t h e Suppl y S e r ge ant ?
D o w e go on d e tail tomo r row ?
Will w e h av e thos e d amn s e ttin g— u p e x e r c is e s th is mo rn in g ?
”
Who is on sw e e p in g d e tai l th is mo rn in g ?
”
Wh e n do e s t h e n e xt bun c h go on l e av e ?
Wh at t im e is m e ss ?
W h y c an t I ge t a p ai r o f boots m y si z e ?
’

W HY I S IT ?
Th at D arm st ade r sudd e n l y start e d boilin g h is c loth e s ai rin g and
,

insp e c tin g h 1s blank e ts an d p e r f um in g t h e ai r in hut 6 c with

,
-

c r e osot e ?

Th at L i e ut e n an t H il e s is all sm il e s wh e n h e ge ts a l e tt e r b e arin g
an En glish postm ark ? .

Th at Wand e l an d Wo rth y a re so f ond o f S e r ge ant M aj or

S t e in ?
Th at at Cou rb an wh e n w e h ad p an c ake s f o r b r e ak f ast w e ,
’ ’
c ouldn t h av e s y rup ,
and wh e n w e d id n t h av e p an c ak e s w e had
b re ad an d s y rup ?
Th at in t h e arm y yo u h av e to look in t h e book to t e ll wh e th e r
,

o r not a m an is si c k ?
Th at Z e d Re gist e r ge ts m ad wh e n yo u re arr an ge h is bunk ?
-

Th at t h e Yan ks and En glish h av e su c h a g r e at lov e f o r o n e

anoth e r ?
” “ ’
Th at w e noti c e so m an y pi e c e s o f Y pap e r around Sampson s
bunk with D e ar D ot w ritt e n on th e m ?
“ ”

’
Th at M i c k e y M ills wouldn t adm it d roppin g t h e mat ch at
Gard e n Cit y ?
Th at L i e ut e n an t H il e s want e d to c arr y t h e b roke n nut c ra c ke r
to Fran ce with h im ?
Th at Sh anklin ge ts so littl e m ail ?
Th at L o o ys H il e s and Sm all are su c h c lose f ri e nds ?
Th at t h e gov e rnm e n t tu rn e d t h e c lo c k up an hou r on Jo e
’
Sm ith s b rid al e v e ?
Th at 8 4 0 c ooks are abou t as popular as t h e G e rm an m e asl e s ?
Th at V ie gm an n h as so f ar e s c ap e d t h e c ooti e s ?
V

39
Some s a p sh ts tak
n o en at Y t Gl s
a e , o .
, En g la n d
 Th at t h e L im i e guards d idn t stop t h e Yanks at t h e e n
’

t ran ce at Camp Yat e ?

Th at all t h e boy s li ke to h av e O Sh arm an and S ilv e rli ght ’

a round
?

Th at M i c k e y l Will s is so all fi r e d qui e t ?

Th at Privat e H e ap go t c ou rt m artial e d at L e t rac e y ?
Th at ou r c ooks c an e fli c ie n t ly boil wat e r ? Th e y bu rn e v e r y
th in g e ls e th ey f ool wi th .

Th at H e n r y L arson n e v e r ge ts c r e d it f o r b e in g mod e st ?
Th at e v e r y bod y howls wh e n H armon starts to sin g ?
Th at th e y c all Gibbons— Captain I r e land ? ”
“

Th at L i e ut e n an t O B rie n s S e r ge ant M aj o r would n t c rawl

’ ’ ’

u nd e r t h e t rain ?
”
Th at y o u c an say an y th in g b e f o r e an En glish gi rl but B lood y ?
Th a t Wand e l is so f ull o f t h e e ffe rv e s c e nt B U LL ?
That S e r ge ant Goos e y was in su c h a hu rr y to ge t into t h e bomb
s h e lt e r at N an c y ?

Th at L i e u t e n ant H il e s m ad e h is sp e e ch in t h e hold o f t h e boat ?

‘

’
That w e c an t ge t outsid e rs to admi t th at 8 4 0 is t h e b e st squad
r o n Un c l e S am s e nt to Fran c e ?

Th at t h e l at rin e s at L e t rac e y a re su c h risk y th in gs ?

That Mc C l affe rt y is so anxious to ge t bac k hom e ?
Th at t h e Cou rban Y M C A is so pop ular with t h e Yan ks ?
. . . .

’
Th at Tom Williams fe e lin gs are e asil y hu rt ?
Th at t h e Y M C A gi rls at L e t race y n e v e r spoke to t h e
. . . .

e n list e d p e rsonn e l ?

Th at w e h av e su c h a kin d fe e lin g f o r thos e in f ant ry o fli ce rs on

bo ard t h e Canop i c ?
”
Th at O tto H At ch ison is c all e d Wild Cat ?
.

Th at e v e r y bod y was so glad to see H e n r y St e in m ak e t h e boat

a t Hobok e n ?

Th at L i e ut Som e rs h an ds out t h e sam e kin d o f p ills fo r a h e ad

.

a c h e th at h e do e s f o r a sp rain e d an kl e ?

Th at t h e En g lish alway s burn e d out t h e e n gin e b ox e s at Yat e ?

Th at no o n e r e po rts f o r si c k c all on holid ay s ?
Th at th e y c all Ke ll e y t h e P e anu t S e r ge ant ?
”

Th at W igge n h o u se r is c all e d h ard boil e d ? -

Th at Car e y Rob e rts c an c h ar ge o n e f ran c f o r a h ai r c u t and

f ee l ri gh t about i t ?
Th at t h e writ e r c an t th ink o f an y th in g e ls e fo r th is p a ge ?
’

41
 SAM E O LD STU FF
Co rp Clar y like s good th in gs to e at and is in c lin e d to g rumbl e
.
,

w he n thin gs do not suit h is f an cy A f t e r two m o nths stay at .

Yat e h e looke d down on his slum gullion an d goulash an d mut

,

H e b r e ws I ( J e sus Ch rist t h e sam e ye s t e rd ay tod ay

“
t e re d, , ,

and f or e v e r ) .

AM O N G T H E WO U N D E D
A sold i er was inno c ulat e d in c amp He w rot e about i t to h is .

moth e r who e vid e ntl y was not f am ili ar with arm y e xp r e ssions
,
“
D e ar moth e r I j ust go t a shot in t h e arm
,
”
Th e re spons e c am e .

I will ar riv e on t h e n e xt tr ai n — Moth e r

”
.

O RD E R S I S O RD E R S
A f t e r taps o n e n i ght B url ei gh and B utl e r w e r e 1n be d talkin g
and swap p in g sto ri e s wh e n S e r ge an t Mc F adde n c am e aroun d and
” “ ’

ye ll e d ! Put th at li ght out and go to sl e e p Th at ain t no li ght

“
.

” “ ’ “ ’
S e r ge an t Butl e r said th at s t h e moon
, , I don t c ar e wh at i t .

is said S e r ge ant Mc F adde n Put it out !

”
, ,
“

L i e ut Sm al l on t h e subj e c t o f Cooti e s
.
”
Run e m out in t h e
“ ’

’
O p e n y o u c an ge t a b e tt e r c ra c k at e m
,

Wi lli e F au gn an ( B u c k p riv at e )
, He y Ke ll y I now rank ,

wi th M arsh al Fo ch .

Ke ll y— So “

Wi lli e— Ye h — He s as h i gh as h e c an ge t and so am I
“ ’
.

T H E FLU
’
I know t h e ills o f t h e smok e r s h e art
And o f t h av e I s e ns e d i ts p ain ,
’
I v e tu rn e d m y h e ad to a salmon c an
N e ath t h e l add e rs I v e walke d and sc o rn e d
’

And c ou rt e d t h e d r e ad p t om ain e ,

Who p rom ise d ill lu c k to m e .

I h at e s e l f p raise but in raids and f ray s

-
,
’ ’
I m as b rav e as t h e b e st V C s ; . .

Ye s e v e r y day as I s c an t h e n e w s
An d se e wh at it t ake s to fi ght t h e fl u s ,

I mo rt all y f e ar to sn e e z e .

Fam e c om e s by m an y roads A lot o f p e opl e know o f t h e K ais e r

.

who n e v e r h e ard o f Sh ak e sp e ar e .

I t always p ay s to t e ll t h e t ruth but som e way s o f t e llin g it p ay

,

b e tte r th an oth e rs .

Th e r e s no place lik e hom e— th at s w h y t h e m arri e d m e n all

’ ’

e nlist .

42
 Ou r f o e s c an n e v e r win th is gam e ,

H ap s lon g sin c e h ad it in a f r am e
’
.

H e ll work th e m with t h e R az z am att o o

’
,
’
And i f h e finds th at th is won t d o ,

Th e r e s o n e mo r e good o n e l e f t h e th inks
’
,

I ll sp ill t h e b e ans with t h e T rippl e Ka J inks

’
- -
.

He shot i t to th e m with a j e rk ,

H e r e s how h e d id t h e d i rt y wo rk
’
.

I n t h e fi rst o f t h e n inth w e g arn e r e d o n e ,

J ust e nou gh to e n d t h e f u n ,

B ut th e n th e y start e d with a m i ght y rush ,

N e arl y h ad ou r should e rs to t h e plush .

L ord cc bo y s but th e y d id sm ac ke r
-

’ ’
Th e r e s o n e hop e l e f t th at s H app y Ac ke r ,

Th e batt e r raps a d and y o n e ,

T h e m an on fi rst h e starts to run ,

Th e s e c on d bas e man g rabb e d t h e ball ,

’
B ut H ap don t s ee t h e pla y at all .

He s out o r sa fe I don t know wh e th e r

’ ’

Th e ball an d runn e r ar riv e to ge th e r ,

H e s sa fe 8 2 3 starts to shout
’

,
’
B ut H app y says By Gawd h e s out
“
.

Towards Old H ap th e y start to run ,

Th ey c all h im a burn and a son o f a gu n - - -

.

Th e y push and shov e and r av e an d shout

An d C aptain Ammons bawls h im out .

But H app y like a g am e old c o c k ,

Sti c ks to h is d ec ision like a ro c k .

Th e gam e is won — Th e day is o e r

’

B ut th at g an g is so r e .

Just o n e th in g mo r e b e f or e I qu it ,
’ ’
If th e r e s a t e am y ou d li ke to Gi t
“
,

If y o u wan t to g iv e th e m t h e ro y al bumps ,
”
G e t H app y A c k e r fo r y ou r Umps
“
.

H EA DL I N E RS
Most popular m an M ills , .

H andsom e st m an Watkins , .

B e st M e xi c an ath l e t e Wo rth in gton , .

B e st aviator D an e s
, .

Qui e t e st man A lcn au e r

, .

N o isie st m an Polla c k
, .

B i gge st e at e r Williams A T
, ,
. .

Most mod e st Willi ams T E

, , . .

44
 Most humo rous M ills , .

B e st lad i e s m an D o e n ge s , .

M ost c l e v e r m an S taab , .

H ard e st wo rk e r Ry an , .

B e st l e ad swin ge r Randolph , .

B e st g round avi ato r Ross , .

B e st s e c ond sto r y m an R e e v e s , .

B e st d rill e r McF adde n , .

Wo rst d ri ll e r St e in H M , , . .

Most h ard boil e d W igge n h au se r

-
, .

CO M P A R I SO N A
A r e qu e st fo r a c i g ar e tt e .

Am e ri c an — He y p al l e mm e tak e t h e B U LL till I twist m e

“

, a

diz z ie
“
L imi e — ” “
a f o ig S i r ? O iv e yo u ,
” ”
G re isin ge r M i c ky wh e r e d id yo u say y ou r b roth e r worke d ?
,

M ills ( M i c ky ) — He s wo rking in t h e H y st e ri c al d e p ar t m e nt
‘ “ ’ ’
,
”
n e ar Paris .

Sh e — D id y o u know th at I m _an ammunition gi rl ?

“ ” ’

B utl e r — “
You m e an yo u m ake a lot o f nois e ? ”

Sh e — N o ! I lik e to h av e arms aroun d m e

“
.
,

A GO O D O PE N I N G
Jo e S ee ge r h ad j ust th rown a c ant e e n o f wat e r at M ike E dl a
v it ch who insist e d on talkin g a f t e r taps
, .

M ik e — “
Wh at do yo u m e an by th rowin g w at e r on m y bunk ? ”

Jo e H ad y ou r mouth b e e n op e n it would not h av e h it y ou r

’
bu n k f
OVE R H EAR D I N T H E T IN SHO P
En gl ish Se rge an t D o yo u know old Chappi e I built o n e o f
.
-
“

t h e lar ge st b rid ge s in L ondon b e f or e I go t c ons c rip t e d

”
.

Co rpo r al L ow e— Th at s noth in g ; B e f o r e I e n list e d I built t h e

“ ’

d am in t h e Oh io riv e r an d I was o ffe r e d a mi llion dollars f o r

”
it !
Th at s a good o ffe r W h y was i t no t
’
En glish S e r ge ant .

”
acce pt e d ?
Co rpo ral L ow e I wouldn t giv e a d am ( n ) f o r two million
’

”
dollars .

F ra z e e
”
Wh at is a h ypo c rit e ?
G re isin ge r— A s e r ge ant th at c om e s in sm ilin g a f t e r b e in g re
“

”
du ce d to bu c k p riv at e .

S e r ge an t G re isin ge r If kids k e e p a f e llow out o f t h e n e x t .

’
war I m goin g to h av e a doubl e d d e c ke d bab y c arri a ge p arke d in
,
-

m y b a c k y ard .

45
 H e ap He y y o u f e llows h ad b e tt e r wat c h thos e millin e rs in
,
”
B ristol b ec aus e t he y t rimm e d a c oupl e o f sai lo rs t h e oth e r n i ght .

Co rporal Wand e l— H e ll is t h e onl y thin g in En gland th at

“

isn t ration e d You c an ge t t h at any p lace

’
.
'

M aid ( at L ondon hot e l ) — To Co rpo ral Re gist e r N ow i f '

.

th e r e is an ai r raid du rin g t h e n i gh t yo u will p robabl y n oti ce th at ,

t h e wom e n go in t h e ce ll ar ; but t h e m e n e ithe r stay in th e i r rooms

”
o r go out i n t h e st r ee t .

R e gist e r— T h an ks v e r y mu c h how do yo u ge t t o t h e ce llar ?

“ ”
,
”
Rob e rts Who are yo u ?
Captain— W h y I m t h e c aptain
“ ’
.

Rob e rts You a re d lu c ky ! Th e y on l y m ad e a p riv at e

o ut of me .

Fr e n c h — ( O n w ay ov e r ) L ook ! You c an se e WA L E S .

G re ise m e r— ( Ex c it e d l y )
’ ’
Th e m ain t wal e s th e m s moun ,
”
t ains .

Lu t z D i d yo u se e th at gi rl smil e at m e ?
W i gge n h au se r— Th e fi rst tim e I s e e n y o u I n e arl y c roake d
“

”
l au gh in g .

M arj o ri e W h y are y o u not in kh aki ?

Wi lli ams Fo r t h e sam e r e ason M ad am th at yo u are not i n , ,

—
a b e auty c ho rus I was bo rn too soon ”
.

Am e ri c an Sold i e r ( Wish in g to e xpl ain some th in g ) W al ,

l iste n ! You know S and y H ook

En glish Gi rl— N o I don t know an y S c ot c h B o ys
“ ’
, .

Fi rst D o c to r— Was y ou r op e ration tod ay a su cce ss ?

“

S e c ond D o c to r— I m ad e a su c ce ss f ul cu t in to t h e p ati e n t s
“ ’

”
e ast e rn f ron t and r ece iv e d an ind e mn ity f o r five hund r e d dollars .

FAVO RIT E SAYI N G S

’
Tailo r S t e in S e r ge ant S c hmid t ; I v e go t to go to Breest o l
( B ristol ) to gi t som e stoo f .

Corpo ral S ampson
Cook G re ise m e r
Say K id gottn e m at c h e s ?
“
’ ’
I ai n t kiddin yo u a d amn li ck e ith e r .

Co rpo ral O Sh arm o n — Th at s not a s e nsibl e ar gum e n t ”

’ “ ’
.

Car ey Rob e rts — Hold e m N e wt “ ”

.

L i e ut e n ant H il e s Th at s t h e syste m -
“
O go od lands ’
. .

S e r ge ant Arn all— I ll t e ll t h e whol e bl in kin wo rld too ”

“ ’ ’
.

S e r ge ant G re isin ge r D on t ki c k it ” ’
.

S e r ge ant Sh r e v e — ‘
Say wh at tim e do th e y op e n t h e P U B S in
“ ’

”
t h is town ?

S e r ge ant D e nn iston Oh bo y I was out with a qu ee n l ast ,

n i gh t .

’
Co rpo ral Re gist e r Who s go t t h e c 1gare tt es ?
”
Co rpo ral Wand e l Y e s Ye s go on , .

46
 S e r ge ant Sm ith ( Jose ph )
’
You gu y s don t know wh at i t is to
b e m ar ri e d .

L i e ut e n ant Som e rs Th e l ast f ou rt ee n ye ars o f t h e war won t ’

be as bad as t h e fi rst f ou rt e e n .

S e r ge an t S c h a ff n e r — L e t s ge t a d rin k
“ ’
.

”
S e r ge an t Watkins Ca n e f ait ri e n ( I sh Ka B ibbl e “
- -

Corpo ral M ills God h e lp t h e K in g ”

.

S e r ge ant Me ado w c raf t— Oh yo u c ould do m e so m u m good

“
.

T ailo r S t e i n— I ll h av e a Po rt
“ ’ ”
.

Co rpo ral D arm st ade r— I m s t e p p in out now “ ’ ’

.

Corpo ral S ilv e rli ght— ( Moonb e am ) L e mm e t ak e th is a “

”
minut e .

’ ’
Co rpo ral Clary Th at s t h e stu ff to giv e e m .

S e r ge ant Ke ll y Say y o u bi rds k e e p qui e t ba c k th e r e , .

S e r ge an t Sh an klin — “
You r e d arn tootin ” ’
.

Ke tte re r You t e ll e m I ll stan d at att e ntion

’

,
’
.

—
D onova n I m a p e ace tim e co rpo ral
“ ’ ”
.

O H H E LL
To ! P rivat e P rop e rt y 8 4 o t h A e ro Squ a d ron .

.I You will c onsid e r y ou rs e l f und e r ar r e st du rin g t h e hou rs

f rom m until . m f rom Jun e st h un til f urth e r noti ce .

both in c lusiv e and will r e m ain in bar rac ks e x ce p t f o r p e rmission

,

to v isi t lat rin e s wh i c h wi ll be g iv e n b y N C O I n ch ar ge o r . . .

b ar rac ks .

2
. Sund a y hou rs also m to m . .

.
3 S atu rd ay s f rom a 111 until I a m all bar rac ks wi ll be . . . .

tho rou ghl y s c rubb e d .

4
. R e ason — S alutin g an En glish S e r ge ant M aj o r .

Ext ra c t — A R A n y p e rson subj ec t to m ilitar y law who e s c ap e s

. .

f rom c onfin e m e n t o r who b r e aks h is ar r e st b e f o r e h e is se t at

l ib e rt y by p rop e r autho rit y sh all be p un ish e d as t h e c ou rt m arti al -

sh all d i r e c t .

( S i gn e d ) Ray mond L H il e s .

2 n d L t Ai r S e rvi c e Comd g . .

I T TA K E S S O L I TT L E
I t take s so littl e to m ake us glad ,

Just a lin e f rom swe e th e art moth e r o r d ad ,

Just a wo rd f rom o n e in t h e U S land . .

,

And w e fin ish t h e task w e lon g h av e p lann e d ,

An d los e t h e do u bt in g f e ar w e h ad
'

I t tak e s so l ittl e to mak e us glad !

47
 H E N C E T H E B EAR D
B y C ap t P e t e r J C u r t o
. .
, 260 th S e rv i ce S q
uadro n

W i l b u r W r ig h t F i e ld F a irfie l d
, , O hio .

I t was at S atu rd ay morn in g insp ec tion T h e Comm and in g .

O ffi ce r spott e d a p rivat e whos e unsh av e n f rontisp i e ce was h ai ry

blu e wi th n e gl e c t .

”
? d e mand e d t h e C O
W h y d idn t y o u sh av e this mo rn in g
“ ’
. .

Th e p rivat e b e c am e e xtr e m e l y n e rvous an d h is h and shot up

”
You se e S i r h e stamm e r e d th e r e w e r e e i gh t o f
“
to h is c hin .
“
, ,

us sh avin g by t h e aid o f a sin gl e m i r ro r and I gu e ss I must h av e

”
shav e d som e bod y e ls e .

AFTE R T H E WAR
If ou r arm y is d is c h ar ge d soon a f t e r w e ge t ba ck w h y not take ,

t h e sh ips f o r c arr y in g us ba c k and m ak e a pontoon b r i d ge to ,

N e w Yo rk Cit y and h av e us mar c h a c ross r e c e iv e ou r d is c h ar ge s ,

on t h e oth e r sid e and b e d ism iss d e ? Th e n le t t h e f ast e st m e n ge t

hom e fi rst Various stat e m e nts are mad e as to wh at t i m e it woul d
.

be don e in A f t e r ou r arriv al hom e i t will be no su rp ris e to se e

.

8 4 0 m e n w e arin g asso rt e d m e d als ribbons and s t ars o ri gin al ly, , ,

f rom t h e soak shops o f t h e E ast S id e I t is e xp e c t e d th a t t h e

.

S R 0 ( S tand in g Room Onl y ) si g n will be h an gin g ou t on all

. . .

out — bound tr ains f rom t h e Pe n n sy an d oth e r stations f o r a wh il e .

T h e p e c uli ar st y l e o f arrival in t h e hom e towns vari e s with t h e

lo c alit y Th e r e wi ll doubtl e ss b e h e lm e ts sab e rs buttons bad ge s
.
, , , ,

i ron c ross e s and oth e r p arti c l e s o f kultu r h an g in g to t h e b e lts o f

t h e hom e c omin g warrio rs .

T h e s c e n e o f g r e e tin g t h e old f olks is too sa c r e d to be in c lud e d

in th is pi e ce N ow c om e s t h e se rious qu e stion o f f o r ce o f h abit
. .

As t h e tim e app roac h e s f o r t h e fi rst m e al at hom e will w e j um p

up and m ake a m ad rush f o r t h e tabl e in o rd e r to s e c u r e t h e
position o f advanta ge ? Will w e mak e a d iv e f o r t h e m e at d ish in ,

ord e r to ge t a c hoi c e p i e ce ? If w e miss i t will w e giv e w ay to t h e ,

”
h e art r e nd e rin g r e m arks A m an h asn t h ad an y y e t an d S av e
,
’ “

”
e nou gh f o r o n e man e t c ? A f t e r t h e m e al will w e tak e ou r kn i f e
, ,

f o rk and spoon to t h e kit c h e n an d wash th e m ? A s t h e e v e n in g

c om e s sh all w e go to t h e old m an and r e qu e st a lat e n i h t p ass ?
, g
If w e le t midn i ght slip by us wh il e w e are out will w e fe e l guilt y
f o r a mom e n t wh e n w e noti c e th at it is
, a m ? Will w e p ass . .

ov e r t h e r e n e wal o f ou r a c quaintan c e w ith t h e hon e st to God

s p rin g be d in t h e mo rn in g will w e l e ap up with a start t h e id e a in
, ,

ou r h e ad th at w e h av e ov e rsl e pt and m isse d ou r d ail y oats and

ba on
c ? And a f t e r br e ak f ast sh all w e rush upstai rs to m ak e ou r
bunks b e f o r e A f t e r sh inin g ou r sho e s wi ll w e be s e e n ,

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stan din g at righ t dre ss in f ron t o f t h e house and late r m ar c hin g
,

around t h e blo c k s e v e ral tim e s at att e ntion ? Wh e n w e go t o wo rk

will w e qui t at t e n th i rty f o r a fi f te e n m inut e r e st ? Arrivin g
hom e f rom work at noon will w e h an g around a wh il e f o r t h e
“ ”
e v e r w e l c om e All out f o r m ail ? I n t h e a f t e rnoon sh all w e quit
’
wo rk at f ou r o c lo c k and go in s e ar c h o f a c u p o f t e a and a j am
san dwi c h ? On S atu rd ay s will w e be f ound e mpt y in g ou r t runks
an d m akin g qu e e r pil e s c i r c l e s an d squar e s with t h e v ariou s
,

arti c l e s o f c loth in g e t c ? Will w e app rop riat e S atu rd ay a f t e r

.

noons f o r ou rs e lv e s with no f u rth e r noti ce to t h e boss ? If th e r e

h app e ns to be a numb e r o f us goin g in t h e sam e d i r e c tion will w e
,

n atu rall y f all in to squ ad f ormation ? A nd if w e p ass an o ffice r

in uni f orm wi ll w e g iv e h im a sn app y salut e o r will t h e f o r ce o f
,

h abit be a bi t wo rn by th at tim e an d w e giv e him a c old star e

,

su c h as is b e stow e d on a d e ad fish ?
Wo rth in gton H armon say s h e is goin g to be . a sin gin g
”
c om e d i an
.
w

”
Re gist e r A wh at ?
Wo rth in gton — A sin gin g c om e d i an — a f unn y sin ge r
“
.

Re gist e r —“ ’
Oh w e ll h e s th at al r e ad y
,
”
.

49
 x —Exp n t f S u p
o en s o J m p at i on
er - az z —Lars o n sin gi ng in h i s sl p
ee 3
—Th e

O r h stra —Th D r
. .

c e 4 . e um Corps .
 S Q U A D RO N S O N G

( d ir B a tt l e H y m n o f th e R e p u blic)

I .

Ev e rv S tat e with in ou r B o rd e rs
B oasts som e m e mb e rs o f a c r e w ,

Th at w as f o rm e d o n e day in T e xas ,

Fo rm e d to m ake t h e K ais e r ru e ;
Fo r 8 4 0 was quit e r e ad y ,
’
Glad to m e e t ou r Fl a g s d e mand ,

Proud ly took its stan d !

Glo r y ! Glo r y ! Fo r 8 4 0
Glor y ! Glo ry ! Fo r 8 4 0
Glo r y ! Glory ! Fo r 8 4 0
Pro u dlv took i ts stand !

II .

Wh e n on f o r e i gn soi l th e y l and e d ,

Ev e r r e ad y f o r t h e t e st ,
“
Ev e ry M an J ac k in 8 4 0
S triv e d to do h is l e v e l b e st
Th e y s e nt up som e H and l ey Pa ge s ,

Oth e r fi ghtin g c ra f t as w e ll ;
“ ”
Th e y gav e old J e r ry h e ll !

Glo r y ! Glo ry ! Fo r 8 40
Glo r y ! Glo r y ! Fo r 8 4 0
Glo r y ! Glo r y ! Fo r 8 4 0
Th e y g av e o ld J e rr y H e ll .

III .

In t h e g lo ry o f t h e
H e av e ns ,

Th e r e ou r fl ag w e p roudl y h ail ;
And 8 4 0 sh ar e s t h e glo r y
Fo r its ai rplan e s d id n ot f ail
Thou gh its m e mb e rs m ay be p art e d -
,

Ye t th e i r sp i rit will liv e on ;

,

I t will go m ar c h in g on !

Glo r y ! Glo r y ! Fo r 8 4 0
Glo r y ! Glo ry ! Fo r 8 4 0
Glo r y ! Glo r y ! Fo r 8 4 0
I t wi ll go m ar c h in g on !

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 I M S O H E L P LE S S
“ ’

( Je s u is Im p u issa n t )
“ ”

I .

Th e y g av e a Croix de Gu e rr e away
To p rivat e Jon e s t h e oth e r day ,

He w e n t out alon e on N o M an s L and

“ ’

” “
B rou ght bac k six B o c h e s ,

Wi thout a h e lpin g h and

”“
Th e n a p e tit e F r e n c h m aid h e m e t ;
He s lookin g fo r h e lp y e t
’

L ast n i ght I c h an ce d to st ray ;

,
’
Twas th e n I h e ard h im s ay ,

To h e r in th is most p lain tiv e w ay ;

Cho rus
“ ’
I m so h e lpl e ss wh e n y o u are n e ar ;
A ll I c an s ay is je t aim e
‘ ’ ’

Oh how I wish th at I c ould p arl e z vous "

,
‘

’
I d li ke to s ay a million th in gs to yo u
You r e ve s glist e n wh e n th e y look at m e ;
Oh how I wan t to e x c l aim !
,

If t h e wo rds o f m y h e art
To yo u I c ould impart ,

You would soon r e ali z e

Th at t h e h e ro yo u p ri z e
’
I s vanquish e d by m e r e wom an s art .

II .

Th is li ttl e maid fe lt j ust as h e ;

Sh e looke d at h im quit e lon gin gl y
’
Sh e d id n t ge t a wo rd h e spok e ;
Re all y I th in k
,

Th at i t was qu it e a j oke
I n Fr e n c h h e r wo rd s w e r e lit e rally
H is own st ran ge thou gh it be
,

He r voi ce was low an d sw ee t ;

I t r e all y w as a t r e at
’
To h e ar h e r g r e e t h im wh e n th e y d m e e t ,

Chorus
Je su is I mpu issant ,

Quand vous e t t es p r e s ,

e d is — lov e vou
‘ ’
Tous z u c j
‘ ’

Je v e ux c omp r e nd r e Am e r i c an
‘

Je v e ux d i r e b e au c oup a vous
Vos v e ux b rill e nt qu an d vous moi r e gard e z
,

S3
 ’

Je v e ux S e c rie r
Sh e was all up a t r ee ;
B ut b e tw e e n y o u and m e
, ,

Wh at sh e want e d to s ay
I s as plain as t h e day
You r e a h e ro o f h e ro e s to
’
me .

W o r ds a n d M u sic by D . F . Ma rc u s .

GO O D BYE FRA N CE ! H E LL O B ROA D WAY !

W e said goodb y e to B roadway ,

W e misse d t h e good old wh it e li gh ts

“
,

Quit e a lon g tim e ago

But w e go t t h e fo e ,

W e c am e w e saw w e c onqu e r e d ; , ,

So w e know t h e tim e is n e ar
,

Wh e n w e will b e r e tu rn in g
And it b rin gs us c h e e r
W e f e e l w e v e don e ou r bit ;
’

’
I n Fran ce w e v e m ad e a h it .

Cho rus
Good by e F ran c e ! H e llo B roadway !
’
We r e c om in g bac k to y o u
N ow we v e e nd e d t h e war
,
’

An d h av e s e ttl e d t h e s c or e ,
’
We ll tu rn n i gh t into day
Ye s w e ll see y o u soon
’

, ,

All ou r h e arts in tun e

Fo r O n e wond e r f ul b ig tim e
“

’
Fran c e w e th in k y ou r e fin e
, ,
’
B ut n ow w e v e c rosse d t h e Rhin e
, ,

B roadway m e ans hom e !

M sic by D F Ma cu s W o r ds a n d u . . r .

T H EY B L EW A N D D RU M M E D U S O N O U R WAY
Fo r w ee ks t h e st rains o f bu gl e c alls f o r r e v e ill e taps p ay day , , ,

asse mbl y e t c e t c h ad b e e n p e rp e trat e d upon ou r e ars at su c h

, .
,
.
, ,

hou r s as th e i r n e e d was not r e qu i r e d

'

Our bu gl e an d d rum c o rps was p rac ti c in g p rac ti c in g fo r th at ,

g r e at c e l e b ration h e ld on Jul y 4 t h about wh i c h mor e is c on tain e d

in th e se p a ge s U nd e r t h e o r gan i z ation o f L i e ut e n ant Sm all and
.

t h e l e ad e rsh ip o f Gl e nn Cu rtis ou r fi e ld musi c e xp e rt L S B u r , , . .

” ”
l e i gh , Sho rt y C h est w o o d Sho rt y Watkins and Carl W ig ,
“

ge n h o u se r bu gl e rs and Claud D onl e y P aul Can dl e r Car y Rob

, , , ,

e rts an d M H Smith d rumm e rs e x c e ll e d th e ms e lv e s

. .
, .

At th is writin g w e hop e th at w e ll m ar c h to t h e rh y t h m i c tim e

a gain on th at g r e at e st m ar c h o f all — t h e o n e th at l e ads bac k hom e .

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 T H E BA C K T O AM E RI CA B L UE S
N ow that t h e war is ov e r
, ,

All o f t h e bo y s lon g f o r hom e ;

All o f t h e bo y s are anxious
To c ross t h e b rin y f oam
I h e ard o n e lad s ay
To his bun ki e j ust tod ay ,

C horus
“ ’
I v e go t t h e want t o go ba c k
To m y li ttl e sh a c k ,

Th e B a c k to Am e ri c a B lu e s ;
‘ ’

N ow th at it s fin i l a gu e r r e
,
’ ‘ ’
,
’
An d I v e sai d a p ra ye r
O f th anks th at I v e pull e d th rou gh
’

,
’
I ll soon be p ac k in m y p ac k ’

‘ ’
You be t y ou r J a c k ,
’
I hop e th e r e ll be n o e x c use
T h e Fr e n c h gi rls are Tr e s B e ans
‘ ’
,

But I si gh f o r thos e qu ee ns ,

Who st roll on B roadway

N ot t h e R u e de la Paix
I wan t to go qu i c k ;
’
Fo r I m aw f ull y hom e si c k
,

With t h e Th e B ac k to Am e ri c a B lu e s
‘

W o rds a n d M i
us c by D F . . Marcu s .

T H E RE S A P L ACE I N FRA N CE CA LL E D CO U RBA N

’

”
( A ir Th e r e L o n g L o n g Tra il )
“ ’
s a ,
’
Th e r e s a p l ac e in Fran ce c all e d C ourban ,
Wh e r e th e y h av e s e nt yo u and m e ,
’
Tis t h e hom e o f mud and c ooti e s ,

An d o f N umb e r Th r ee A D . .

Th e r e w e bui lt ou r H and l e y Pa ge s ,

And som e D H 9 5 as w e ll . .
,

If y o u w ant to se e th is c o c k e y e d p la ce -
,

Just bu y a ti c k e t to h e ll .

Th e r e w e l e arn e d to talk ou r p arl e z vous -

,

K am e rad B ull y B e e f To o dl e e o o
, ,
- -
,

Combi e n ? Too mu c h T r e s Bon an d su ch ,

L ike re al P arisi e nn e s d o ,

N ow th e y say w e ll go to Ge rm an y ’

To put Old Glo r y on t h e Rh in e ,

’
And i f w e c an t go hom e
’
We ll be glad to roam ,
’
Wh e r e th e r e s b e au c oup b e e r and win e .

W o r ds by C L . . D e n is t o n .

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 JU ST A L ETTE R F RO M YO U

I was f e e lin g r ath e r blu e ;

D id n t know j ust wh at to do
’

Out h e r e s e e ms so f ar away ,

As w e d ri f t f rom day to day

B ut t h e m ail arriv e d j ust now
, ,

I m a d i ff e r e nt m an som e how
’

Fo r as alway s yo u v e m ad e m e
, ,

H ap p y lik e y o u want me to be
,
.

Chorus
Just a l e tt e r f rom y o u ,

Wo rds so t e nd e r and t ru e
,

H ow m y h e art b e ats f o r j o y at th e i r th e m e ;
’
Thou gh th e r e isn t mu c h n e ws ,

To t e ll m e o f whom y o u d r e am ,

S till I c rav e e v e ry lin e ,

An d I wat c h f o r t h e si gn
O f t h e m ail wh e n it c om e s du e ,

Fo r t h e thou ghts in y ou r l e tt e r .

M ak e li f e s e e m mu c h b e tt e r
And b rin g m e ba c k Moth e r to yo u , , .

’
Thou gh I v e known g i rls by t h e s c o re ,

Onl y o n e d id I ado r e ;
B ut in tim e I c am e to se e
, ,

That sh e was not m e ant f o r m e

I thou gh t l i f e was all amiss ,

B ut y o u sooth e d m e with a kiss

, ,

Aid e d m e to se e i t th rou gh
As tod a y y ou r l e tt e rs do
, ,

Cho rus
Just a l e tt e r f rom y o u ,

All m y f aith yo u r e n e w
As I look to t h e ski e s up abov e ;
Ev e r y wo rd th at yo u w rit e , ,

Plainl y shows m e t h e mi ght

O f y ou r e v e r un c e asin g lov e
Wh e n in d arkn e ss I g rop e ,

You m y b ri ght star o f hop e

, ,

L i gh t t h e w ay so I know wh at to do ;
,

Compar e d with y ou r l e tt e r
’
Th e r e s but o n e th in g b e tte r
To se e y o u d e ar Moth e r j ust yo u
, , .

W ords a nd Mu si c by D F . . Ma r cu s .

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 r Bas
—Th e ba ll—T am —Th F t ba ll T am
e e 2 e oo e 3
— Th eBa k—t b l l T am
s e a e
—Th F i gh t r T r k T am 6— R A F S p rts D y Yat Gl
. . .

4 e s
e Th
s e ac e o a e os

E gla d — V ll y Ball at Yat

.
. . . . .
,

n 7 n . o e e .
 D U R D HA M
D OW N S B RI ST O L ,

I st Can ad i an Cad e t S c hool vs 8 4 0 Jun e I st .

, , 19 18

Root our invin c ibl e smoke ball pit c h e r allow e d t h e C anu c ks o n e

, ,

h it and e asil y won his gam e by t h e s c o r e o f 7 to 3 L oos e fi e ld in g .

e n abl e d t h e visito rs to s c or e t h r e e runs About fiv e th ousand .

B ristol p e opl e witn e sse d t h e gam e .

B att e ri e s— Can ad i ans Wood and Timmons ; 8 4 0 Root an d

, ,

Colvin .

D U R D HA M D OW N S B RI ST O L ,

8 4 0 vs . 2n d Can ad i an Cad e t S c hool Jun e ,

2 2 n d, 19 18

Th is tim e w e c ross e d bats a gainst an e n ti r e l y n e w Can ad ian

t e am By bun c h in g h its b e h ind Root ou r old r e li abl e w e walke d
.
, ,
’

o ff t h e fie l d vi c to rious by t h e s c or e o f 12 to H e av y h ittin g
fe atu r e d t h e gam e .

B att e ri e s— 8 4 0 Root and Colvin ; Can ad i ans Ke atin g and

, ,

M ack .

AE RO D RO M E N O ( W ) A R D YAT E G L O S
.
3 . . . .
, .

8 40 vs 8 2 3 Jun e 3 o t h 19 18
.
, ,

I n o n e o f t h e h ard e st f ou gh t battl e s c h e e r e d by both En glish

and Am e ri c ans ou r t e am m akin g startl in g play s f rom start to fin
,

ish won by t h e s c o r e o f 6 to 5
, Th e gam e was und e c id e d until
.

t h e n inth inn in g wh e n ou r bo y s push e d a c ross t h e winn in g run .

Good p it c h in g f e atu r e d t h e gam e .

B att e ri e s— 8 4 0 Root and Colvin ; 8 2 3 B rown H arp an d

, , ,

Bu rk e .

D U R D HA M D OW N S B RI ST O L ,

2n d Can ad ian Cad e t S c hool vs 8 4 0 Jul y 6 th .

, , 19 18

In a gam e f e atu r e d by h e avy hi ttin g ou r und e fe at e d t e am se n t

t h e Can ad ians down f o r th e i r s e c on d d e f e at givin g us ou r s e v e nth ,

st rai gh t vi c to r y H om e runs by E arl e s P rath e r and M artin

.
,

f e atu r e d t h e gam e S c o r e 6 to 3 . .

B att e ri e s— Can ad ians K e atin g and M ac k ; 8 4 0 A sh and

, ,

Colvin .

S P O RT S F I E LD C H E L TE N HAM ,

8 4 0 vs . 18 6 Ae ro Squ ad ron July ,

13 th ,
19 18

Playe d f o r t h e b e n e fit o f t h e En glish R e d Cross .

A f te r winn in g s e v e n st rai gh t vi c to ri e s ou r t e am j ou rn eye d to

Ch e lt e nh am and su ffe r e d th e i r fi rst d e f e at T h e blu e so c ks ( 8 40 ) .

outplaye d t h e re d and gold ( 18 6 ) in e v e r y sta ge o f t h e gam e .

Wh e n ou r bo y s w e nt on t h e d iamond in t h e e i ghth inn in g t h e s c o r e

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 stood fiv e to th r e e in ou r f avo r Two e rro rs a bas e on balls and .
,

a h it n e tt e d t h e re d and gold f ou r runs an d t h e fin al s c o r e stood ,

s e v e n to fiv e H om e runs by P rath e r and Wo rth in gton fe atur e d

.

t h e g am e . A tt e nd an c e
B att e ri e s— 8 4 0 Root and Colvin ; 18 6 T e a gu e and R y an
, , .

D U R D HA M D OW N S B ristol ,

8 4 0 vs 3 rd C an ad i an Cad e t S c hool Au gust 3 rd

.
, ,
19 18

A f t e r d e fe atin g both t h e fi rst an d s e c ond Cad e t Sch ools w e

swun g ou r war c lubs a gainst t h e th i rd s c hool an d d e fe at e d th e m
by t h e d e c isiv e s c o r e o f 10 to 0 Root b e sid e s allowin g only o n e
.

h it st ru c k ou t 19 m e n an d was e asil y t h e star o f t h e gam e

, .

B att e ri e s— 8 4 0 Root an d Colvin ; Can ad i ans R e ynolds and

, ,

H arris .

BAS E BA LL I N FRA N CE
A f t e r s e v e ral e v e n in gs o f h ard p ra c ti ce t h e f ollowin g six m em ,

b e rs o f ou r squ ad ron won place s on t h e D e pot t e am at Cou rban ,

Colvin Root B on d S taab Wo rth in gton an d Prath e r

, , , , .

F O OT BA LL F I E LD C O U R BA N F RA N CE , ,

10 2 d I n f an t r y , 26 th D ivision vs Cou rb an D e pot

.
,
Aug . 2 5 t h , 19 18

Th e gam e was a toss up un til t h e l att e r p art o f t h e n inth innin g .

With two m e n down an d t h e s c o r e stand in g 6 to 5 a gainst us ,

S am P r ath e r t h e d e mon littl e ri gh t fi e ld e r sin gl e d to l e f t Colvin

, , .

f ollow e d by p la c in g a n i ce sin gl e in ri gh t S am takin g s e c on d , .

Kee n e r ( 10 9 9 ) c am e to b at with two st rike s an d o n e b all— h e

,

kno c ke d t h e n e xt p it c h e d b all to d e e p l e f t c l e anin g t h e base s an d

winn in g t h e g am e by t h e s c o r e o f 7 to 6 S am P r ath e r was e asil y .

t h e star o f t h e g am e with two s e nsation al c at c h e s ba c k o f t h e t e n ts

in ri ght fi e ld .

B att e ri e s— 10 2 d I n f ant r y Johnson an d M ye rs ; Cou rban D e pot

, ,

Roo t and Colvin .

B ATTE RY F I E LD VA U X HA U L L E S FRA N C E , ,

Cou rban D e pot vs B att e r y C th Fi e ld Artill e r y S e p t I st

’

.
, 16 4 ,
.
,
19 18

Without an y p r ac ti ce and with s e v e r al c h an ge s i n ou r l in e up ,

w e j ou rn e ye d to V au x h au lle s an d lost a h ard f ou gh t g am e b y th e

s c o r e o f 7 to 4 Th e batt e r y o p p o s in g u s was no oth e r th an a

.

M ilwauk e e Am e ri c an Asso c i ation o n e Cap tain Jo e S taab was .

t h e st ar o f t h e g am e wi th f ou r h its out o f as m an y t i m e s at bat .

—
B att e ri e s Cou rb an D e pot Root an d Colvin ; B att e r y C
,
” “
,

Walke r an d Ke ll y .

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 FO OTBA LL F I E LD C O U RBA N FRA N CE ,

1l 4 thU S En gin e e rs vs C ou rban D e pot S e pt l ot h 19 18

. . .
, .
,

A gain witho ut an y p ra c ti ce ou r t e am c ross e d b ats with anoth e r

st ron g t e am o f stars with su c h p la ye rs as Fiske f o rm e rly a St
, , .

L ouis B rown pit c h e r an d Walke r Ex D e troit outfi e ld e r and we r e

, ,
-
,
’
e asil y d e f e at e d by t h e s c o r e o f 12 to 6 Walke r s hom e run in t h e .

f ou rth inn in g with t h e bas e s f ull and h is tripl e in t h e s e v e n th with

two on w e r e t h e outstand in g f e atu r e s .

B att e ri e s— 1 14 t h U S En gin e e rs Fiske and Gowd y ; Cou rban

'

. .
,

D e pot Cand l e r Ash and Colvin

, ,
.

D IA M O N D F LAS H E S
C A PT AI N JO E S T AAB S h o rt S t o p
, .

Jo e p rov e d h ims e l f o n e o f t h e b e st c aptains th at e ve r tor e u p

sod aroun d t h e sho rt fi e ld M an y tim e s h e pull e d st artlin g play s .

th at b rou gh t c h e e rs f rom t h e sid e lin e s H is war c lub was t h e .

bi g f a c to r in m an y vi c to ri e s H is sin gl e on Jun e 3 o t h won t h e .

h ard e st f ou ght g am e o f ou r s c h e dul e an d to Captain Jo e mu c h ,

c r e dit must be giv e n f o r t h e showin g o f ou r t e am .

G RO O T P i t c h e r
.
, .

Ge o r ge whose st rik e out r e c o rd is we ll known by all— 8 4 0

,

f ans p rov e d h ims e l f m ast e r o f t h e d iamond e v e r y tim e h e to e d t h e

mound M an y tim e s wi th th r e e on and non e down h e st ru c k
.

out t h e n e xt th r ee batsm e n .

A S H P i t ch e r
, .

Ou r b ig husky ri gh t h and e r who pi t ch e d and won t h e first and ,

s e v e n th gam e s p rov e d h ims e l f a wond e r with h is f ast b r e akin g

,

inshoot .

F RA N K H U N T ER F irs t B as e , .

Th e tall l ank y lad who holds down t h e in iti al sa c k m an y tim e s ,

p rov e d h ims e l f a g iant by pullin g t h e ho rs e hid e down out o f t h e

atmosph e r e .

CO L VI N C a t c h e r, .

T h e bo y w ith t h e d e ath win g who c au gh t e v e r y gam e and whose

b rill i an t h e adwork h e lp e d t h e p it c h e r to out gu e ss t h e opposin g
batsm e n .

WA T K I N S S e c o n d B a s e
, .

T h e d e mon littl e s ec on d sac ke r who d e v e lop e d a so r e arm e arl y ,

in t h e s e ason p lay e d a sn app y gam e aroun d t h e m idway b ag

, .

P RA TH ER O u tfie ld e r , .

S am p rov e d h ims e l f to be o n e o f t h e f ast e st m e n on t h e t e am ,

st e alin g man y bas e s and kno c kin g t h e ho rs e h id e to all c o rn e rs o f

t h e lot .

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B O ND ,
F i rs t Base and O u tfie l d e r .

T h e st rawb e rr y blond e whos e o ac hin g o f gi rls alon g t h e sid e

c

lin e s was an outstand in g f e atu r e m an y tim e s show e d h ims e l f ,

m ast e r o f t h e o cc asi on in a pin c h .

E AR L E S Th i rd Base
,
.

Ou r h ard h ittin g thi rd sa c ke r fe atu r e d m an y gam e s by kno c kin g

-

t h e ho rs e h id e to all p arts o f t h e d i amon d and fi e ldin g e v e r y th in g

that c am e h is w ay .

M C FA DD E N S e co n d B ase
, .

Mac with h is b e auti f ul th rowin g a rm was o n e o f t h e c l e an e st

, ,

fie l de rs th at e v e r stu c k his spik e s in a d iamond M an y tim e s .

swin g in g f rom t h e south sid e h e h it c l e anly and was a good run

ge tt e r.

RO L A ND H U N T ER O u tfie lde r , .

B roke into t h e gam e Jun e 3 o t h with two slash in g sin gl e s and

fi e ld in g t h e onl y two balls kno c ke d to t h e outfi e ld He now holds .

d own a r e gular position .

WO R TH I N G TO N O u tfie la e r,
’
.

Cap e r e d aroun d ri gh t fi e ld gath e rin g in e v e r y th in g th at c am e

h is d i r e c tion He is a big m an but c ov e rs lots o f ground and a
.

”
r e gular H u gh J e nn in gs on t h e sid e lin e s
“
.

F O OT BA LL
O c tob e r 2 7t h T h e fi rst c all f o r f ootball c an did at e s brou ght
-

fi f t e e n m e n in to t h e f old to r e p r e s e n t t h e Cou rban D e pot g rid i ron .

Wo rth in gton o f 8 4 0 was p i c k e d to c o ac h t h e t e am .

At t h e start f ootball h ad som e h ard blows t h e bo y s had to ,

p rac ti ce a f t e r wo rkin g all day an d n i ght and t h e r e sults obtain e d

und e r thos e c i r c umstan ce s w e r e aston ish in g L i e ut H il e s soon . .

c am e to ou r ai d an d go t fi f t e e n m e n r e li e v e d f rom d ut y f o r p ra e

ti c e A f t e r two we e ks o f h ard d ri llin g an d fiv e mor e m e n add e d to

.

ou r l ist w e j ou rn e y e d to V au x h au l le s and p lay e d t h e stron g Wis

c onsin Artill e r y t e am lo c at e d at th at c amp to a t ie no s c o r e Ou r .

t e am m ad e t h e most fi rst downs and at o n e tim e place d t h e ball o n

’
t h e opposin g t e am s fiv e y ard lin e bu t lost on a f umbl e
-
I n the .

thi rd qu art e r ou r big husk y ri gh t tac kl e B ob L owe h ad to be , ,

r e pla c e d on a cc oun t o f a sprain e d an kl e .

Followin g is t h e lin e up o f t h e D e pot t e am !

R End —L udwi g
.

R Ta c kl e— L ow e
.

R Guard — K e ll y A A
. . .

C e nt e r— Rob e rts ( 8 4 0 )
L Gu ard — B aukn e c h t
.

L E nd — Olson
.

L Ta c kl e — Wo rth in gton ( Cap t ) ( 8 40 )

.

Quart e rba c k — L arson

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 L H al f bac k— C argay ( 8 3 5
.

R H al f b ac k— L o u gh e ad ( 8 40 )
.

Fu ll b ac k— Robinson ( 8 4 0 )
Substitut e s— M c c la ffe rt y f o r L owe Wood fo r C argay and ,

H u ff f o r Olson Re f e r ee — L i e ut e n ant Willi ams ( 2 6 t h D ivision )

.

Ump i r e — S e r ge an t R H unte r . T im e ke e p e r— S e r ge ant

D Smith Quart r — 10 m inut e s
J. . e .

FRA N CE
VA U X H A U L L E S
8 4 0 vs B att e r y C 16 4 th Fi e ld Artill e r y N ov e mb e r 2 5 19 18
.
, , ,

A f t e r e atin g an arm y d inn e r o f br e ad and g rav y ou r t e am

j ou rn eye d to V au x h au lles an d lin e d up a gainst t h e st ron g artill e r y
.

t e am at t h at pla ce Ar rivin g w e f oun d t h e fi e ld in v e ry bad c o n

.

d ition f o r play in g .

Th e gam e start e d p romptl y at two th i rt y wi th V au x h au lles -

’
ki c kin g o ff Ou r t e am b rou gh t t h e ball ba c k to t h e v is ito rs e i gh t
.

y ard lin e but lost on downs Th e fi rst quart e r e nd e d in no s c o r e

’

. .

S tartin g t h e s e c ond quart e r rain was c omin g down i n torr e nts ,

with t h e ball in V au x h au lle s h an ds on t h e f o rt y y ard lin e A -

.

lon g e n d run and a f orward p ass g av e t h e visito rs t h e fi rst tou c h

down an d e nd e d t h e h al f with t h e s co r e o f 6 to 0 a gainst us
'
.

B e ginn in g t h e s e c on d h al f w e fo u n d t h e fi e ld so slopp y th at i t
was impossibl e f o r us to c ov e r g round without t h e aid o f d e a n
and hold t h e ball without t h e aid o f r e sin Th e se t h e visito rs h ad .

in abund an c e an d with t h e sta r play in g o f two L i e ut e nan ts f o rm e r ,

M i c h i gan A gg i e g rid i ron m e n th e y p il e d up th i rt y points in t h e

,

last h al f t h e fin al s c o r e b e in g 3 6 to 0
, .

Followin g is t h e lin e up o f ou r t e am
R En d — L udwi g
.

R T ac kl e— L ow e ( 8 4 0 )
.

R Gu ard — Ke lly
.

C e n te r — Rob e rts
L Guard — B aukn e c h t
.

L Ta c kl e — Thomas
.

L End — S e i fe rt
.

Quart e rba c k— L arson ( 8 4 0 )

L H al f bac k— L o n gh e ad
.

R H al f bac k— Ta ggart
.

F u l l bac k— Robinson ( 8 4 0 )
Substitut e s— Wood f o r L ow e M c c la ffe rt y f o r B aukn ec ht , ,

R e ind e rs f o r Mc C l affe rt y H u ff f o r S e i f e rt C argay f o r Ta gg art

, , ,

Ta ggart f o r Ke ll y Mc F adde n fo r Robinson Robinson f o r R e in

, ,

d e rs Wo rthin gton f o r Thomas

, .

R e f e r e e — Hod ge s ( B att e r y C ) Ump i r e — H un t e r .

Tim e ke e p e r— J D Smith . . Quart e r— 15 minut e s .

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 BAS K ET BA LL YATE E N G L A N D , ,

Th e pop ular fl oo r g am e f
bask e tball was hotl y c ont e st e d in ou r
o

squad ron b e tw e e n all s e c tions in t h e f orm o f a tou rn am e nt .

F I RST S E C T I O N
’
C aptain Fo rn w al t s goal toss e rs start e d out like a hous e afire an d
a f t e r d e f e atin g all s e c tions th e c loud s bl e w th e i r w ay and a t rip
,

to L ondon was t h e p ri z e f o r th e i r und e fe at ed t e am .

F o rn w al t b e si d e s c apt a in in g h is t e am to m an y vi c to ri e s was a .

good shot as w e ll as a f ast fl oo r m an .

A T Willi ams , t h e l e f t f o rward , b rou ght c h e e rs f rom th e

. .

root e rs , by m akin g man y lon g shots f rom t h e middl e o f t h e fl oo r

’

A A K e ll y at ce nt e r w as a b e an p ol e th at onl y a g i ant c ould

. . .

outj ump C a ge d m an y a baske t in a p in c h

. .

B D Thom as c onsid e r e d by m an y t h e b e st guard o f t h e squad

. .
,
- 3

ron was o n e o f t h e m ain f ac to rs in h is t e am s vi c to ri e s

,
’
.

E lliott m an y tim e s th is abl e gu ard assist e d by Captain F o rn w al t

, , .

fe atu r e d in t h e s c o r e .

K ith c a rt M artin an d Ke tt e r e r w e re abl e substitut e s wh i c h v e ry

,

s e ldom go t in a c tion owin g to t h e ab ili t y o f t h e abov e m e n tion e d -

.

playe rs .

F I FT H S E CT I O N
T h e bask e tball t e am r e p r e s e ntin g h e adquart e rs am e within an c

ace o f winn in g t h e s e ri e s su ffe rin g its on l y d e f e at at t h e h an ds o f

,

t h e l e ad e rs S e r ge an t T a gge rt was e asil y t h e star o f t h e t e am

.
,

althou gh e a c h m e mb e r o f t h e t e am d e s e rv e s hono rabl e m e ntion f o r

t h e c r e d it abl e showin g m ad e .

J D Smith c aptain C S c h a ffn e r S Sh r e v e T a gge rt H M

. .
, , .
, .
, , . .

S t e in and Rob e rts .

T H I RD S ECT I O N
’
Cap tain Se l v e y s sp e e d y bask e tball t e am put up a gam e fi ght
un til th e y w e r e fin all y e limin at e d by Ca p tain F o rn w al t s qu int e t ’
.

Fi rst S e c tion gam e ! I n th is mat c h t h e th i rd s e c tion f e at u r e d

by f ast fl oo r work an d l e d at t h e e n d o f t h e fi rst h al f but t h e ,

l e ad e rs st e pp e d on t h e fl oo r wi th a rush and fin all y won t h e g am e

Pl ay e rs S e lv e y ( Cap tain ) H armon M ar c us L udwi g L arson
, , , , , ,

Rhod e s B u rall an d B e ll
, .

F O U RT H S E CT I O N
Captain B utl e r s quin t e t o f m id ge ts play e d a sn app y ga me but
’

w e r e g r e atl y h and i c app e d by t h e h e i gh t o f th e i r op p on e nts . .

Th e th i rd s e c tion p u t th e m out o f t h e r ac e B utl e r t h e big bo y .

, ,

was e asil y t h e star o f t h e qu int e t .

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 Play e rs— B utl e r L ee , S e i fe rt D onovan L obd e ll an d
, ,

Cl e ary.

S E C O N D S E CT I O N
C a p tain
H e n d e l s t e am o f goal hunt e rs p lay e d a good g ame
’
.

A f t e r two
h ard b attle s th e y w e r e put out o f t h e ra ce t h e m at e ri al ,

was good but t h e lac k o f p ra c ti c e show e d upon th e m

,
.

Pl ay e rs — H e nd e l H ard ,Cu rtis , M c c la ffe rty and

Pollac k .

T RAC K
A f t e r s e v e ral w e e ks o f e arl y morn in g p ra c ti ce w e e n t e r e d t h e
b ig En glish t ra c k m e e t at Yat e En gland W e dn e sd ay Jul y 2 4 t h , , , ,

and s c o r e d 3 6 p o ints A c lipp in g f rom an issu e o f t h e B risto l

.

Spo rtin g N e ws f ollows

M ilit ar y Spo rts at Yat e En gland Jul y ,
25 th , 19 1 8

Th e s e c ond sp orts of No
( W ) A R W Ro y al Ai r Fo r ce .
3 . . . .
, ,

w e r e h e ld y e st e rd ay on t h e grounds adj oin in g Pool e Cou rt Yat e , .

Th e r e was a v e r y l ar ge att e n d an ce wh i c h h e lp e d to m ake t h e

m e e t a su cc e ss Th e ar ran ge m e nts w e r e e x ce ll e n t and as usu al in
.

m ilitary spo rts m e e tin gs c omp e tition was v e r y k e e n and in som e ,

o f t h e r a c e s r e c o rd tim e was m ad e T h e e n tri e s in c lud e d two -

.

Am e ri c an Squ ad rons 8 2 3 an d 8 4 0 and to t h e latt e r w e nt a good

, ,

p ropo rtion o f t h e p ri z e s O n e o f t h e c h i e f i t e ms on an int e r e stin g

.

and w e ll v ari e d p ro gram was a fiv e m il e marathon ra ce won by ,

En glish Co r p R e w an e x Ol y m p i c m an At t h e c los e t h e p ri z e s
.
,
-
.

w e r e p r e s e nt e d by M rs M e asu r e s wi f e o f L i e ut C o l M e asu r e s
.
, . .
,

E n glish C omm and in g O ffi ce r Re sults are as f ollows .

H i gh j ump — Fi rst H armon ( 8 4 0 ) s e c ond M ino r

, , , ,

H e i gh t fiv e f e e t th r e e in c h e s
, .

Th rowin g t h e c ri c k e t ball— Fi rst B ond ( 8 4 0 ) s e c ond Atkins , , , ,

( En gl ish ) ; th i rd Cand l e r , D istan c e 10 6 y ards , .

Shot p u t— Fi rst M o rrison ( En glish ) S e c ond L arson

, , , ,

D istan ce 3 3 f e e t
, .

O n e m il e — Fi rst Polla c k ( 8 4 0 ) , s e c on d A T Willi am s , , . .

( 8 4 0 ) thi rd T E Willi ams

, . . Tim e 5 m inut e s , , .

O n e hund r e d y ards o ffi ce rs — Fi rst L t H il e s , s e c ond , .

,

L t Jac kson
.
, th i rd L t Gr e g ( En glish ) Tim e 1 1%, .
, .

s e c on ds .

H al f m il e — Fi rst Pa y nt e r ( En glish ) s e c ond T E Wi lli ams

, , , . .
,

( 8 4 0 ) th i rd O W T e e d
, . Tim e 2 m inut e s 2 4 s e c onds
.
, ,
.

M arathon race — Fi rst R e w ( En glish ) s e c on d Wh it e ( En g

, , , ,

lish ) th i rd Rothw e ll ( En glish ) f ou rth Polla c k

, ,
Tim e , ,

2 5 m inut e s 3 5 s e c onds
, .

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 VO LL EY BA LL
Fh e g r e at Y M C A g am e was pla ye d by ou r squ ad ron in
. . . .

t h e sp a ce b e tw e e n hut 4 and h e adquart e rs at Yat e En gland E ach , .

hu t was w e ll r e p r e s e nt e d in th is sport and m an y good m at c h e s

” “
we r e witn e ss e d by hund r e ds o f Tomm i e s as w e ll as t h e usu al
numb e r o f Yanks “
.

B OX I N G
Th is sport was w e ll c ov e r e d by ou r squ ad ron an d e sp ec iall y so
by t h e f ou r mitt swin ge rs s e e n in t h e pi c tur e An a cc ount o f .

s e v e ral o f t h e b ig m at c h e s f ollows .

B O UT S
Robinson ( 8 40 ) K no c ks Out Ad ams Yat e En gl an d ,

May 2 3 , 19 18

J imm y Robinson h e av y w e i ght box e r kno c ke d out Ad ams o f

, ,

8 22 a husky lad o f 22 8 lbs in t h e fi rst round o f a s c h e dul e d th r ee

,
.
,
” “

roun d bout About 3 0 0 Tommi e s and Yanks witn e s se d t h e

.

m at c h .

Robinson ( 8 4 0 ) vs L o u gh e ad Yat e En gland

.
, ,

May 2 4 , 19 18

I n a s c h e dul e d th r e e round bout J imm y Robinson who t h e ,

” “
n i ght b e f o r e kno c ke d Adams o f 8 2 2 c old c h an ge d blows fo r f ou r ,

rounds with t h e m i ght y L o u gh e ad and fin all y won out on poin ts .

Th e th i rd round e nd e d in a t ie M ad e it n e c e ssar y fo r an e xtr a

.

”
round And to J imm y t h e En glish p r e s e nt e d a h an d som e silv e r
.

cu p .

L arson ( 8 40 ) vs M ills . Yat e En gland May 24 19 18 , , ,

H e in ie L arson t h e w e ll known amat e u r c h an ge d blows f o r

, ,

th r e e roun ds f o r c amp c h amp ionsh ip with t h e p ro f e ssion al M i c ki e

M ills an d lost on po ints M i c ki e is giv e n c r e d it o f b e in g t h e b e st
.

boxe r in c amp Both box e rs w e r e p re s e nt e d with h andsom e lovin g

.

c ups .

L o u gh e ad ( 8 4 0 ) vs Arnold ( Can ad i an ) L ondon En gland

.
, , ,
 July 18 t h 19 18 , .

F o ll o w i ng is an e xtra c t f rom t h e L ondon Ev e nin g N e ws wh i ch ,

c ov e rs t h e bout A Arnold o f t h e C an adi an Fo r ce s c am e w i th a

.
, ,

r e put ation o f b e in g som e th in g out o f t h e o rd in ar y but h e sh ow e d ,

noth in g startlin g a gainst R G L o u gh e ad o f W e st Vi r gin i a who

. .
, ,

wo r e blu e kn i c k e rs with a re d band an d a wh it e st rip e Th e c olo rs .

c ould no t c arr y h im to v i c to r y but h e gav e Arnold a re al good

,

fi gh t an d with mo r e e xp e ri e n c e should m ake t h e be t t e r bo x e r '

Arnold m ake s a g r e at show W ith h is l e f t but it is c hi e fl y a flap , ,

a n d nothin g so f o rm id abl e as i t look e d .

M i c k y M ills ( 8 4 0 ) vs R H i c kman ( R F A ) L ondon En gland

. . . . .
, ,

Au gust 7 t h 19 18 , .

By roun ds— Both sp ar r e d f o r O p e n in g M ills l e ads with l e f t j ab ,

to H i c km an s j aw H i c km an l e ts fly a ri gh t c ross— M ills d u c k e d
’

an d land e d a h e av y upp e r c ut to H i c kman s j aw— H i c kman h its ’

t h e m at f o r t h e c oun t o f s e v e n — B e ll .

S ec ond roun d — In th is round M ills a gain p rov e d t h e b e st m an

by land in g a ri gh t c ross— H i c kman h it t h e fl oo r fo r a c oun t o f
th r e e— B e ll .

Th i rd roun d — M ills starts with a s e ri e s o f jabs H i c km an .

app e ar e d ti r e d — M i lls f o r ce d t h e roun d all t h e w ay— B e ll M ills .

ge ts d e c ision .

M i c ky M ills ( 8 4 0 ) vs J D ay ( H M S Apollo ) L ondon

. . . . .
,

Au gust 7t h 19 18 ,
.

By rounds Fi rst roun d — D ay l e ads with a j ab — M ills d u c ks

, ,

s e nds l e f t hook to D a y s j aw D ay to t h e m at D ay s e nds a ri ght

’
. .

swin g to M i lls j aw— M i lls c onn e c ts with a ri gh t c ross an d a l e f t

’

upp e r c ut T h e roun d e nds with both fi gh tin g h ar d — B e ll

. .

S e c ond round — N e ith e r sp ar r e d but both box e d c ar e f ull y— D ay

was fl oo r e d at t h e b e ll .

Thi rd round — Th is was t h e f ast e st round s e e n in t h e N A C . . .

B oth bo y s f ou gh t h ard to t h e fin ish Jud ge s d isag r ee — M ills los e s

. .

de c ision.

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 W H O S W H O

S O M ER S H E N RY E ,
M di c a l O fi c e r .
, e .

D “
h i ls f r m V rm nt and is s m b y j i nin g t h sq adr n
oc
”
a o e o
“
o e o
”
, o e u o

at G ard n C ity h i m m di t l y b c a m
e f t h f a m il y in f a c t w
e j uste a e e e o ne o e , e
si m p l ld t hav d
y co u wit h ut h imno e on e o .

A ll f wil l r al l th t r ibl b attl s h f u g ht t Y at wi th h i

o us ec e e r e e e o a e s

trusty st d t ay n thin g f t h m any p s na l b attl s

ee o s m i g ht hav
o o e er o e w e e

f u g ht h ad D t h av b n jb t s nd p r in f r m nts f
”
th
“
o oc no e ee on e o o e u e o ce e o

p ills i din , o e, e tc .

W f l sa f in sa y i g th at v ry l a t
e ee e f us wish y th v ry b st n e e s one o ou e e e

o f lu c k and c ntinu d su cc ss in y u r p r f ssi n o e e o o e o .

H I L E S R AY MO ND L C o m m a di g O fi c e r
,
.
, n n .

F m L ittl R c k A k y it s in th U S
ro e o
“
r
”
, es
’
e . .

C m m issi n d in I n f antry N v m b r 7 t h 9 7 a f t r c m p l tin g fii

’
o o e o e e 2 , 1 1 , e o e o c e rs

trainin g c u rs at L n Sp rin g s T xas A ssi g n d t this squ a d

o e eo t th , e . e o ro n a e

ti m f its r g ani z ati n F b ru a y 4 th 9 8

e o o o e r , 1 1 .

H is e adv c at f al l f r m f c l an s p rt d h w rk d untirin g l y
an o e o o s o e o an as o e

f or th p m ti ne f v y thin g b n fi c i al t th m in th sq ad n
ro o o o e er e e o e en e u ro .

Many f th m m b rs will r c al l with g ratifi c ati n t h

o e e ep nn ss f his e o e o e e o

p urs whi h abl d th m t p artak f th j y s f l i f t a ti m m t

e c en e e o e o e o o e a e os

n d d
ee e .

W d ff d
e v rs as c a p s t h i m at
o e our o N Y a r banqu t wh n
e e o our ew e
’
s e e

h e d m itt d h w v r th t h l arn d m any l ss n sin c b in g p l a d in

a e o e e a e e e e o -
s e e ce
c m m and f t h r g ani z ati n
o o e o o .

R A NDA LL M ER W Y N C Te c h i l O ffic , .
,
n ca er .

J in d t h r g ni z at i n
o e e d p rt d f r m E n g l and and w as v y
o a o as w e e a e o er

p p ul a r with
o v ry in th squ a d r n H is w rk as t h ni al ffi c
e e o ne e o . o ec c o er

w as f hi g h c al ib r with t h
o r sult that h s r c m m nd d f
e m ri e e e w a e o e e or e

r i ns s r i
ot o s e v ce .

Wh n e sail d f t h St at s h w as ssi g n d t s p i al du ty w i th
w e e or e e e a e o ec

th e r my f
a u p ati n t C bl n z and w hav v ry r s n t b l i v
o o cc o a o e e e e e ea o o e e e

th t h i w rk in a
a s fi ld wil l c nt i u t b f hi g h st rd r
o n ew e o n e o e o e o e .

S MA LL F RA N CI S B S u pp ly O fii ce
, .
, r .

C m m issi n d t P l attsbu r g N Y a c rdin g t r c rd and w as b rn in

o o e r
a
'

, . .
, co o e o o

Massa c hus tts q i t s m ti m p r vi us t nt ry int m ili t ry s rvi

e u e o Al e e e o o e o a e ce .

th u g h i kh aki nl y sin c M y 9 7
o n f as kn wn y t his p w s f
o e a 1 1 , so ar o e o er o

c mm a d and his g i f t f l ad r hi p in m ssin g c ir l s h av j u tl y arn d

o n o e e s e c e e s e e

f or h im t h a m L ad r f Th B y S c ut s This titl h a c p t d
e n e,
“
e e o e o o .
”
e e c e e

wit h d y a s m il and h h n v r f ail d t answ r t i t r p si

re -
”
e e as e e e o e o s es on

H is s n at h i b st wh n surr und d b y a c r wd f nlist d

\

b i li t i es . e ee s e , e , o e o o e e

m en f t h A m ri c an A i S rvi c
o e h r unt s his adv ntu r s in r ssin g
e r e e e ec o e e c o
th e A t l anti c his m il itary hardshi p s ar und B rist l d Y t and th
, o o an . a e e

h rr rs f w ar in th Z f A ( z n f advan ) n ar C hatill n d
o o o e . o . o e o ce e o an

C u rb an
o E nvi d a cc unt f his s i al standin g a m n g E g lish ffic rs
. e on o o oc o n o e

and m wh r h i su gg sti ns
en e ev n m r v al u d than his l an g u a g
s e o a re e e o e e e ,

and f th c l r f hi s h ai
or e d m usta h
o o th l att r b in g a g r at
o r an c e, e e e e

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c onv ni n c in ant n m nts wh r str t il lu m inati n i
e e e c t p r vid d
o e e e ee o s no o e

A m n g his distin tiv c hara c t risti c s t h f l l win g w thy f m nti n

.

o c e e e o o a re or o e o

D v ti n t
e o d ty ( Wh n buy in g su p p li in Ch ati ll ) p w r f
o o u , e es -
on , o e o re

cu p ti e rawith ut r g ard t R v ill

on m als and v c al p w r d m
o e o e e e or e , o o e , e
t t d
o n s ra e ith r in ar g u m nt e n g I n sh rt y m y kn w h d am n
e e o r so . o ou a o ow

m an h is but l ik h i m j ust t h sa m
e e e e e

N t —T h
, .

Ed i t o rs ab v ntribut d by Lt H enry E S m rs M C
o e e o e co e . . o e , .
,

U S A
.

. . .

A C K ER CL A U D ( H a pp y ) , , .

O f th
ne H si rs in t h squ d r n H i f av rit p sti m i u m p i ri g
o e oo e e a o . s o e a e s n

bas b l l g a m s and b ra in g t h f u ry f C a p tains d M j t s c u

e a e v e o an la
o rs o e re
f av r b l d c isi n f
o a e84 H a p p y is a b x r f s m n t
e o -
s d d li g ht s
or 0 . o e o o e o e an e
in p i c kin g t S r g ant a j f his s p a rrin g p artn rs
ou e e o rs or e .

A L C N A U ER W I LL IA M ( S h o r ty ) , , .

S r g ant e f th e tail d squ ad Th r u t f th squ ad r n G r at

o e -
en . e n o e o . e

su p p rt r f th c ant n H ard w rk r and w l l l ik d b y all

o e o e ee . o e e e .

AME S G U Y G , .

R h um ti c A m s f G ard n C ity but

e a t C k C h au ff ur and
e o e , no so now . oo , e

a ! a r und m o B ats % at hasin g c ti s an . H as a w p aft r 10 0 0 c oo e . ne c r0 e

e a c h x ursi n p t th l i s i n his gas l in bu zz H and his bunk in t h

e c o u o e ne o e . e e

h l d f t h C an p i c w r f ast f ri nds T h bunk and A m s w

o o e o , i e e e . e e e re n

s p arabl until t h x p l i n f th first d p th har g A f t rw a r ds h

e e e e os o o e e c e . e e

w as s n tr ans f rrin g h i bl a k ts t a l i f b at
ee e s n e o e o .

A N TEA U H E N RY W , .

O m i g ht c al l h i m a d ark h rs in t h 8 4
ne ra c f y t th w it r o e e 0 e - or as e e r e

has t b n b l t g t any thin g

no ee h im a W sur m is h w v r that
e o e on . e e o e e

h ll r c i v a g d d al m r c m m nd ti n than an als ran wh n th

e
’
e e e oo e o e o e a o
“
o
”
e e

l ast f u rl n g i c m p l t d o s o e e .

A R N A L L F RA N K , .

W h v r t i r s f x p u din g th m rits f al l m
o ne e e h m fr m
o e o n e e o en w o co e o

V i r g ini a T c h H as b n k wn t talk e .l n g as t m i nut s with ut ee no o as o w o e o

m nt i nin g th
e o subj t H a ts as l f t g uid and d t s
e c nt i u all y
ec . e c e e o e on o n

k p in g th q d
ee t f st pe S r g ant A rnal l h
s uia a wi nin g s m il
ro n ou o e . e e as n e

and a qu aint b r g u l l f his w whi c h t h l adi s find h ard t r si t o e a o o n e e o e s .

A l g m il itary l i s
on xp t m u h f l f t g uid ne w e e ec c o our e e

A S H F RA NK P , .

Im str n g f T l d g an g H w nt in f bas bal l ”

O f th
ne o e
“
o or o e o . e e or e

p it c hin g wi t h t h sa m z a l h a p p li d t d t i l du c kin g and n dl ss t

e e e e e o e a ee e o

sa y h w as s m p it c h r
e o e e .

A T C H I SO N O TTO H ( W ild ca t ) , .
,
.

A nd h r d int P h nix e a w i ld c t b at i n g it v r t h b a c k with a

o e o oe on a , e o e e

rattl snak N a d v ntu r v r p r v d t wil d f

e e . o Wild at and h e e e e o e oo or
“
c
”
e

c m s t s m il in g v ry ti m
o e ou e e e .

B AU KN EC HT W I LL IA M A , .

A g ra f ul an l p h ant s ce as e e ,

A s l r as an c ev e ox ,

B t wh n i t c m s t raisin g H u e o e o

H su r g ts in h i kn ks e e e s oc .

B E L C H G EO RGE H ( Sg t , B E LC H ) .
,
. .

Pr t addr ss nu m b r
e se n in y m l i e F rm r l au dry s r g ant
,
e on e an es s ne . o e n e e

a t G ard n C i ty Sp aks l n g in g l y f th g i rl in C ant n S urviv r f

e . e o o e o . o o

m any a m a z in g x p ri n s i t h s uth K n wn in tw e c u tri s f h i

e e ce n e o . o o o n e or s

b auti f u l c url y h ai r
e .
B E LL C AR L I ,
.

“
E arl y arl y t ris m ak s a m h althy w al thy d w is
to b e d, e o e, e an e , e an e .

O ne f o st ard ent si g ht s k rs P ssibl y h int nds t add a

our mo
“
ee e .
”
o e e o

s ri s f l c tur s
e e o L and m arks f F r i g n C u tri s t h i s c h dul f
e e on
“
o o e o n e
”
o s e e or

th c hild r n wh m h t a c h s in c ivi l l i f wh n h r su m s his n r m al

e e o e e e e, e e e e o

du t i s e .

B IG L EY T RU MA N J ,
.

T h Mi g hty B l a c ksm ith

"
e I nd d p w r f ul i h y and hands m . ee o e s e, es o e,

but un f rtunat l y b o d wi th t h id a f try in g t dis c v r wh th r

e o sc es se e e o o o e e e

o r no t hi f t b th l f ts ri g ht s
s ee a re o e or .

B O ND EDDO N G TO N D ( Ba l t i m o e B o d)
,
. r n .

O strawb rry bl nd w h i kn wn t th bas b al l p l ay rs as C h lt n

ur e o o s o o e e e e e

h m M ll y br k t h B rist l Fai ry l and O bsta c l ra c S aturd a y

”
a o , o e e o e e on ,

Jun e 9 8 H lds d wn a bun k in th Mary l and s c t i n f t h f urth

22 , 1 1 . o o -
e e o o e o

squ ad .

B RA D F IE LD C H AR L E S W , .

T h squ adr n s B atri Fai r f ax in dis g uis th nl y di ff r n c b in g

’ “
e o e ce e e o e e e e

th t h d v t s his ntir ff rts t

a e e o e p rs n nl y S m d y h h p e t e e o o o ne e o o . o e a e o e s. o

m t h ee W w ish h im lu c k
er . e .

B RI NKL EY C L YD E W , .

C ly d h th distin c ti n f b in g th y un g st m m b r f th 8 4
e as e o o e e o e e e o e 0 ,

b in g but nin t n y a rs f g H w v r h c an r l at a strin g f rail

e e ee e o a e . o e e , e e e o

r ad and th r x p ri n c s n c unt r d whil kn c kin g ab ut t h w rl d

o o e e e e e e o e e e o o e o ,

that w u ld hurry y f t h r st f o t qu al an o e e o us o e .

B RO W N E L M ER S ( B o w y ) , .
,
r n .

O f t h b y s f r m t h Q uak r St at
ne o e h p l a y s th
o p art t p r f c ti n
o e e e w o e o e e o .

A ha p p y g lu ck y f ll w ind p nd ntly g d natur d and w l l lik d by

' -
o- , e o , e e e oo e e e

all If B r wny h as v r p ull d

. o h h b n cl v r e e e on e
'

over on u s. e as ee e e

e n u g h t k p it d ark f
o o n v r h a r a y thin g ra r ab t h i m That s
ee or w e e e e n e ou .
’

g in g s m
o t o e oo .

B URA LL R O B T J ,
. .

O nef th f a m uso O ffi c rs f th e thi rd s c ti n D urin g ff h urs

o
“
e
”
o e e o . o o

h e d riv s a tru k H is r g ul a r dut i s h w v r c nsist f instru c tin g

e c . e e , o e e , o o

bu c k p riv at t h w th i r O ffi c rs th r s p t es o s n c ssa ry f g d
o e
“
e
”
e e ec , so e e or oo

dis c i p lin e .

B UR L EIG H LI O N E L S , .

A li as B ul y L i n ri g inat d in a s m al l t wn in C anad a By m o , o e o . so e

m i f rtun
s o h was in t h Fl rid a sw a m p s wh n h nlist d Th y y
e, e e o e e e e . e sa

th sw m p f v r m ak s p p l d li ri s this m y h l p t a cc u t f his
e a e e e eo e e ou , a e o o n or

c nditi n L i n l i
o o f t h m a g n t r p ai r m n and h
. o e b n kn wn t
s one o e e o e e as ee o o

r p i r as m any as a d z n in
e a d y I n m a g n t r m s h is kn wn o e o ne a . e o oo e o as
“
My st ri us L e H i f av rit
o n g is I l v th l ad i s
e on e .
”
As a s o e so ,
“
o e e e .
”

bu g l r h p r du c s w nd r f ul r sult s in p ra ti c but wh n t h p r p r
e e o e o e e c e, e e o e

tim c m t g iv th c al l h un f ail in g l y balls it p t th di s m ay f

e o es o e e , e u o e o

his c m rad s o e .

B U T L ER LA W RE N C E E , .

L awr n c is an a m b i ti us l ad f r m t h
e e wi lds f w t rn P n y lvani a ; o o e o es e e ns

h eis v r th e al rt at th sh p — h li s in a mbu h and wh n a jb

e on e e e o e e s e o

c m s his w y h p un c s u p n it and Z ip it i fini h d i

o e a e t im B utl r
o e o s s e n no e . e

is a husky l ad and m u c h c r dit i d h i m f his h avin g wh n e s ue or e e ou r

t g u f w o t am p u ll d th T m m i s al l v r t h l t at th Y at Fi ld
ar e e e o - c o e e o e e e

M t ee .

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C A NDL ER P AU L G , .

A ssista t w atc h d g f th s u p b n C l i m s t b th hard st w rk d

n o o e o o e . a o e e e o e

m in th squ ad r n and sin c h say s

an e hi m s l f w will l t it g at
o , e e so e e e o

that W a g r t hat h m ust b n g a g d in s m v ry str nu u l ab r

. e ee e e e e o e e e o s o ,

s in v ry ti m w p ass his bunk w

ce e e h i m i m b d d in t h d p t hs th r f
e e e se e e e e e e eo

utt rly xhaust d as it w r “ h av n t b n abl t find t j u t h w

e e e e e .
l
e e
’
ee e o ou s o

h g ts tha t
e e y but w und rstand an ffi c i al inv ti g ti n is und r w y
w a , e e o es a o e a .

C AR L SO N J O H N G , .

T h f a m us Fli g ht S rg a t f r m t h l an d f th m idni g ht
e o
“
S m e e n
”
o e o e su n . o e

sa y h w th e ri g i at r f t h d a y li ght savin g s c h m b t J a c k L d n
as e o n o o e e e u on o

o n c wr t a st ry c all d B urnin g D ay li g ht
e o e oy ur j ud gm nt e
“ ”
so u se o ow n e .

C H A P E L H O W AR D E , .

A n th r o f th S ixth C ity U S A b y s c m m nl y c all d

e one o te , . . . o , o o e ou

C ha p Fa m u s f his xtra r d inary bunk f ati g u p w rs A ut s and

e . o or e o e o e . o

a r p l an s
e o t C ha p l ik dinn r and s p p r t m t f us and his
e a re o e e e u e o os o ,

un fl g g i g ff rts h av l i f t d h i m
a n t f t h f a ilur
e o lub t a Fi rst C l ass e e ou o e e c o

S r g an cy
e E ast C l v l and c an w l l b p r ud f h i m
e . H is f nd dr a m
e e e e o o . o ne o e

y t t b
e r ali z d is th at R v ill w nt bl w s m fi m m and h c an
o e e e e e e o o o e ne o e

sl p an th r fi m inut s
ee o e ve e .

C H ES TN U T W O O D F RA N K J , .

C al l d S h rt b y h i p al s and t
e a f w f his m st inti m at f ri nds h
o y s o e o o e e e

i kn wn as O l d I ndi ff r n c H i f av rit s p rts initi at in g th

“ '

s o e e e . s o e o a re e

bu g l d nt rtainin g B rist l Fi g ht ers

e an e H i f av rit s n g i
e T l d o . s o e o s
“
o e o .
”

H is als a h ribl
e xa m p l f t h E g lish x p r ssi n Sw nk
o or e e e o e n e e o
“
a .

C O B B B E N JA M I N F J R, .
,
.

H is an t h r Fl rida C ra c k r B i
e re o f t h s qui t una su m in g
e o e . en s o ne o o e e , s

c ha p s w h m i t is quit r f r shin g t m t in this m an s ar my N dl ss t

, o e e e o ee
’
. ee e o

s ay h i f ri nds s ma y e a re n .

C O L VI N W I LL IA M M , .

O f t h K st n S tat s m an y r p r s tativ s in utfit A y stat ’

ne o e ey o e e e e en e ou r o . n e

w uld b p r ud t b r p r s nt d b y a m
o e o f thi hara c t r B il l
o e e e e e an o s c e .
“ ”
w as

o ne f t h m st valu d m m b rs f 8 4
o e b as bal l t a m I t m i g ht b s aid
o e e e o o s
’
e e . e

o f his s c i al ar r in E n g l and — H c a m
o h c w h c nqu r d
ee , e e, e sa , e o e e .

C RA FT C L AU D E C , .

P ss ss oha i r th at i s nvi d b y al l t h f ai r d a m s ls N v r kn wn t
e es e e e e . e e o o

ris i n t h m rnin g until t h fi rst n t f m ss all is bl wn S h ws av r

e e o e o e o e c o . o e

si n t w rk in y f r m H as a man r f d rilli g p u li arl y h i w

o o o an o . ne o n ec s o n .

C RA W F O R D M A TTH E W H ( Ma t t) . .

Hi il f r m P I T —
,

a s T and p r ud f ito T h m y st ry f t h first s ti n

- -
o o . e e o e ec o .

N v in his ba rra ks Wh r h g s is t k w b t it is said h f t n

’

e er c . e e e oe no no n, u e o e

c arri d a l ant rn in his ni g ht t av ls A uth rity

e e L v and v ry tru r e . o on
“
o e
”
e e

to h
“
O er f th . q i t b y s w h h as c h an g d t
”
ne o r a l s p rt si n c
e
“
u e
”
o o e o a e o e

l andin g in E n g l and .

C U R T I S GL E N N , .

I m st p p ul ar with t h b y s in th m m wh n h b l w t h ”
s o pti
o e o , ce n e o , e e o s e

bu g l with su c h g ust G l nn hails f r m th b a k w ds f Mi c hi g an

e o . e o e c oo o

wh r h w as r g ul ar di i l in his w h m t wn Wh n h l and d
e e e a
- e
“
v
”
o n o e o . e e e

in C l u m bus t nl ist h arri d a a r p t b g and w as g g d t with a

o o e , e c e c e a t o- e ou

b r ad bri m m d h t and f l t b ts N i g h b r k his n k g a z in g at t h

o e a e oo . o e ec e

tal l bu ildin g s N v m i nd C itus L in ln start d th t a w y . e er

“
o ,
”
co e
“
a a .
”

CL ARY LA W RE N CE W , .

B u c k is a nativ f t h vil l a g f C sh t n O hi (U S A ) H i
”
e o e e o o oc o , o, . . . e s

on e o f th b t natur d m e in t h squ a d r n d p s ss s a k n s n f
es e en e o an os e e ee e se o

73
hu m r C l ary n v r f ails t m ak f ri nd f t h s w ith wh m h c m s i
o e e o e e s o o e o e o e n

c nta c t T h su cc ss f this p ubli c ati n will b d in sm all p rt t

.

o . e e o o e ue no a o

hi s co ntributi ns o .

DA N E S ED W ARD J ,
.

K n wn o th A i at r th w rld v r I s f nd f t l lin g t h rs h w
as e
“
v o
”
e o o e . o o e o e o

W us d t d it at C a m p S h r m an E dw rd is
e e o o a ti st f m an e .
”
a an r o no e

abi lity th
, c v r d si g n f this p ubli c at i n w il l t st i fy !
as e o e e o o e

D A R MSTA D ER A R TH UR G , .

O ur
g d f ri nd D m i I n c ivi l li f a c ub r p rt and in t h ar my
oo e ar e . e e o er e

a b a r t l anin g p a p an f ul f slu m g ull i n That is just t sh w h i

e a c e u O o . o o e s

an al l ar und g y A f r qu nt r f till i ns at C hi p p in g S dbury d

o u . e e e o co o o an

p p ul a r a m n g t h
o E n g lish g irl o w l l as th m f th esqu adr n s as e e en o e o .

D E B O R D L EO F , .

A t th d f p rf t d y
e en s m ti m s L p r p ar s f a p r f c t
o . a e ec a o e e
”
eo e e or e e

ni g ht b y insti g tin g a ri t s m th r p l y f ul f r l i c W t V i g ini a

a o or o e o e a o . es r

stands s p ns r f h i m and th p a f ul xist n c h rav s

o o or e e ce e e e e c e .

DA U M F RE D ,
.

O ne f fi m staid st ad y and d i g ni fi d
o our n r h sav s , fr m , e e o es w o e us o

th e r p ut ati n f b in g a p a c k f wild ani m ls F d w as m arri d a f w

e o O e o a . re e e

d ay s b f r l f t ld U S A Lu ky g i rl h ?
e o e w e e O . . . c , e

D E N I STO N C H A L M ER L , .

A m wh s f a c xt nds b a c k t t h p int a t whi h b n f r m at i n

an o e e e e o e o c o e o o

b g ins
e .

His c nt r f ssifi c ati n radi at s x ru c i atin g kn wl d g ; wh n m s t

e e o o o e e c o e e e o

pl arriv at th c n l usi n t h at it ny will sit d wn d ”

D “
p eo e e t e o c o w on -
, en o an

pr v t o e y c n lusiv l y th at it will H
o ou o x p l ain t y wh r th
c e . e c an e o ou e e e

w av g s wh n y w av an A m ri an fl a g
e oe e ou e e c .

H is u ti rin g ff rts and dis p l ay f p p as B usin ss Mana g r f th

n e o o e e e o e

P r p ll r c ann t b v r ti m at d ”
o e e o e o e es e .

G d n at r d j ll y p p ul r with th f l l ws d b y
oo u e , m ans
o l ik d
, o a e e o an no e u -n e

b y t h l adi s e e .

D IF F EN BA U G H H ERB ER T H , ( D ifii e) , . .

H r is a r al l iv
e e k H c an p p e with ut t h l ast c ns c i nti ue c oo . e re a re o e e o e o s

n ss
e his p a t th w rst i m it ti n f f d that w as v r h nd d t an
on r , e o a o o oo e e a e o

unsus p tin g ldi r This i ec f aul t f his sin c th f ll ws n v r hav

so e . s no o e e e o e e e

th e n rv t t l l h i m f his x c ll nt m fl g i g H rb rt s f av rit
e e o e o e e e ca ou a n . e e
’
o e

ditty i I l v p u m p kin p i I d I
s,
“
o A n xp rt sl i p p in g t h w rst
e e, o, e e on e o

f d in s r g ants m ss kits
oo e e
’
e .

D O ERI N G T H E O DO RE P , .

C r p ral o f th t hird squ d

o N am d
o w
p r su m a f t r T rribl
e a . e , e e e, e
“
e e

T dd y H b l i v s in th say i g T th vi c t r b l n g s t h S p ils
e .
”
e e e e e n ,
“
o e o e o e o
”
,

e s p c i a l l in t h m s hal l W r g r t t hat
e y hav e t m r sp ac t
e s . e e e w e e no o e e o

d v t t th D rin g F w lt d b at s
e o e o e
“
oe -
o rn a
”
e e .

D o DD s R A L P H H ( G i g e r) , .
,
n

A hard w rkin g A ss i at E dit r P r p l l r S ta ff o oc e o , o e e .

This y un g m w tran f rr d t 8 4 j ust p ri r t

o an s ai l in g f as s e e o 0 o o our or

f r i g n sh r
o e H fi t dr w o tt ti n b y th brilli an y f h i
es e rs- e our a en o e c o s

aubu rn l c ks—s c dl y by th twin y l i nd r w rd with whi h h w

.

o e on e c e o s c e as

w nt t ad rn h i c nv rsati n — and final l y wh n

o o o b a m b tt r
s o e o e w e ec e e e ac

q i t d w f und in h im th t fi ty p f m anl in ss whi c h has b n

ua n e , e o a ne e o
'
e ee es

se n t i l in p utt in g U
a S A v r th t p in this d v ry th r stru gg l . . . o e e o an e e o e e

in w hi h h h b n n g a g d c s e as ee e e .

74
 P ARI S O N CL YD E A , .

Many a re t h e a cc o m p l ish me nts o f this c l e v e r b o y whi l e o n duty h e is a ,

L ib e r ty Mo t o r e x p e rt D urin g O ff ho u rs h e i s n o t e d as a v e ri t abl e c a m e ra .

fi e n -d .

F RA Z E E C H AR L E S T , .

T h e di ff e r e n c e b e tw e e n Fra z e e an d g r ate is that th y all start d

m en , e e
a f ar m and C harli int nds t d
on e e o en on o ne Tha t is h i w stat m nt
. s o n e e
it g s as th n d is p ut d truth Fra z
so oe e u e . ee had h r g f Fus l a g p rty
c a e o a e e a
whi ch m d an nvi abl r c rd b th t a e e e e o o a Y at En g l and and C u rb an
e, , o
Fran c
,

e .

F RY H ERB ER T D , .

H qu i t d u assu m in g t hat it is al m st i m p ssibl t y g d

e s
’
SO e an n o o e o sa oo

b ad ab ut h i m Wh n it c m s t A rmy R u m rs h i t h O ffi c i al
or o . e o e o o , e s e
G l m Sp r ad roo H has b n aw ard d a ribb n f e b rin g in g t h
e . b ys e ee e o or e o
t f th c l ds in d ubl qui c k ti m
ou o e A lw y s a h ard w rk r and h n
ou o e e . a o e w e
h isn t hittin g
s e al l tw lv H rb t
’

g n ral l y t ll y hy on e e e er c an e e e ou w .

FO R N W A L T RA L P H H , .

B ask tbal l and r h tra T h ra g ti m vi l inist O

e f th m ain o c es . e e o . ne o e
d f nd rs f th first s ti n d rin g t h f r qu nt raids Th m ain qu s
ti n in t h first s c ti n i —d s t h g irl i n th St at s b l n g t F
e e e o e ec o u e e e . e e
o e e lt o s oe e e e e o o o rn w a

H unt r H i adv rtisin g his bra nd

or
'

e . f urnitur f e sal t a s e n ew e or e a

g r at l y r du c d p ri c
e e e e .

F RE N C H S I L A S ( F e n c h O ld To p ) , , r

O f t h squ adr n s m as c ts ; has b n in t h li m li g ht v r S i n c th ’

ne o e o o ee e e e e e e
squa d r n w as f m d W o rit m r f f ar f in f ri g in g
or e . e w e no o e or e o n on

D r M b l
,

“ ”
e e a e .

F RE D ERIC K L O VA L V , .

T h f l l ws a l l h i m g rinny f
e e h has a s m il f
o v ry c H is or e e or e e o ne .

f av rit p a ti m is c h win g and s m kin g Fiv B th rs t b a c M t

O

o e s e e o e ro e o c o . os
f h i ti m
O at th sh p s i s p nt m akin g l f t h and m nk y wr n h s
s e e o s e e o e e c e ,

s uv ni rs to e , e c .

F A U C H N A N W I LL IA M T , .

Sp akin g asu al ly th r is Will y Fau g hn n

e c h sudd nl y trans , e e a , w o w as e

f rr d f r m th
e e as f t h C asual D p ar tm nt t t h 8 4 th
. o e th e e o e e e o e o , on e eve

f o sudd n d p artur f E n g l and B il l m y t b an E n g l ish m an

our e e e or . a no e

but h c an y Im S rry with t h b t f th m and h say s it with m u c h

e sa
“
o , e es O e e

f lin g wh n th bu g l bl ws Fati g u H h ils f r m C ali f rni a ”

“

ee e e e o e e a o o so
'
.
,

H r s t a B nny G d O ld Mat “
e e
’
o o , oo e,

W h hails f r m t h L and f t h G ld n G at o o e O e o e e,

T h E a t m y rais h c rn and p i g s e s a e er o ,

B t g iv t Will i his sunshin and fi g u e o e e s .

G IBB O N S O RVI LL E J
'

, .

B tt r kn wn in m ilita ry
e e ir c l s C a p tain I r l and t h
o C an Mak c e as e , e e e r,

H a p B i g C hi f f t h W alnut S ti c k I t s t b ad
e w r n t issu d a
e o e .
’
oo w e e e
’
e

S l m n in squ adr n t answ r G ib bi s nu m r us f l ish qu sti ns “ -

’ ”
o o o ou r o o e e e o oo e o ,

O rvil l is f t h m st g n r u h art d m
e o ne in th r g ani z ati n alw a y s
o e o e e o s e e en e o o ,

w i llin g t xt nd a h l p in g hand oal l c asi n

e e e on oc o s .

G IE S IO E R AY MO ND , .

R a y m nd i s a c ns i nti us f l l w and m aint ains that a m

o c an b a o c e o e o an e

g d C hri sti an with ut t h

oo f s ap Hi l at st c hi v m nt al n g th i s o e use O o . s e a e e e o

76
lin is s ru b bi n g th fl rs f all f u r huts in t i m t at c h t h a f t rn n
e, c e oo o o e o c e e oo
t a i n t B r i st l H
r o r l l his p a c k in
o hal f h ur fl at
. e c an o o ne o .

G REE N L O U I E P , .

C tt n B l s m L ui g y f r m S uth C ar l in a w h S til l c arri s

“ ”
o o th o so o e, e u o o o o e
th e ni g g r sl an g H j in d an i l x p t b t i t did t tak h i m l n g
e . e o e as o e er , u no e o
to d c id th t this w as v ry c finin g w rk C kin g w a m u h b tt r
e e a e on o . oo as c e e

jb f h c ul d w rk
o or e d y o d r st t L ui has m ad hi m s l f v r y
o one a an e w o . o e e e e

p p ul ar with t h
o tr p s b y f din g t h m p l nty f b ans e oo ee e e o e .

G R EIS E M ER AL B ER T , .

“
Th m s N t Wh al s Th m s M untain h sh ut d as th ru g g d
e
’
o e , e
’
o -
s
”
e o e e e

c ast f Wal s h v in si g ht
o o d thus w e intr du c A lb rt G i m
o e , an e o e e re se e r,

84 O S fin t k N thi n g i v r t h ard f h i m t d i f it is f t h
’
es c oo . o -s e e oo or o o or e

b y s B a k th r in S l l i l l P th s f ur l ittl ki ddi s c an w ll b
o . c e e e ars v e, a .
, o e o e e e e

p r ud f th i r s ldi r d ad
o o e o e .

G R EIS IN G ER C H AU N CEY J ( S e g e a t G o o s e y ) , .
,
r n .

S ri us but
e o v r kn ws it Many d l l m m nt s hav b n tu n d
no one e e o . u o e e ee r e

i nt j y us utb rst s f l au g h t r by this valu b l p i c f C han g f r m

o o o o u o e a e e e o
“
e
”
o

D lt a O hi
e , C haun p aid a f ri ndl y visit t
o . N an y and J rry m u st e o c
“
e
”

h av b n ti p p d ff th t a v alu bl t h w at l ar g f h i mm di t l y
e ee e o a a e an as e or e e a e

sh w r d th p l a c w i th b m bs A n y w itn ss h it that S r g ant

o e e e e o . e e e as e e

G oos y kn k d d wn 4 L i mi s in his d sh f a d g t T h squ adr

e oc e o 1 e a or u -
ou . e on

t ail r i
- o w h ard at w k d i g i g s m thin g t f l th r t ad rn
s no or _ es n n o e ou O ea e o o

G i i g
re s n at in c m m m rati n f th g al l ant w rk m nti n d ab v
er s
’
co o e o o o e o e o e o e . .

H AR D RO N A LD M , .

O f t h b y s f wh m 8 4 is p ud
ne O e A h a rd w k r a br av s ldi r
o o o 0 ro . or e , e o e

and a g ntl m an in t h tru s ns f t h w rd I s an x p rt

e e n g in i e e e e o e o . e e on e e n

stall ati n p n whi c h m u c h d p nds in th a r p l an g a m W c rtainl y

o u o so e e e e o e e . e e

h av r as n b ast sin c u nd r t h l ad rsh i p f S r g ant H ard

e e o to o , c ras h e, e e e e o e e , no

and it s bs qu nt f tal iti s w r v r tra c d t t h in ffi c i n cy f this

s u e e a e e e e e e o e e e O

squ adr n o .

HA M B IC K LE W I S E , .

A f t r try in g ar my li f h d id d c kin g w a littl b tt r than p i ck

e e e ec e oo as e e e

and S h v l b t x p rt K P w as th xt nt f his adv an c m nt al n g t h

o e u e e . . e e e o e e o e

cu lli y linn ar This sh uld t b h ld a g ain t h im f l at h p r v d t b

e . o no e e s or er e o e o e

O ne f th o m ainst y s f th
e c r p nt r S h p a o e a e e o .

H AR MO N LE W I S E ( L e w ) , . .

Z wi — T h k y is th l i m it W us d t think that H ar m n r a h d
o e
’
e s e . e e o o e c e .

th e h i g hts wit h s m f th hi g h h and d r m arks wit h wh i c h h p

e o e o e e e e er

p t t d th
e ra e air bu t wh n h e th hi g h j u m p t t h R A F tra ck m t
, e e w on e a e . . . ee

h e als t k g r at l a p int th h arts f his c m rad s

o oo a e e o e e o o e .

H AVA C H AR L E S E ,
.

C l ai m s th distin c ti n f havin g b n st p p d b y v ry M P in Fran c

e o o ee o e e e . . e

f or e x c din g th s p d l i m it C h arli n strik t rr r i nt th h art f a

ee e ee . e ca e e o o e e O

f r nt l in v t ran wit h his rn r ut tin g and w f a r f th p d stri ans e e e

'

o e e e co e c e e or

O f C l v l nd wh n h r turns
e e a e e e .

H EE F N ER C H E S T ER C , .

A taun c h adv c at f A f ri c an G l f and hai c uts a l a D ad R abbit H

s o e O o r e . e

g ain d m e r p ut ti
so n in t h b
e att l f C u rbean d th y y af h i m othat e e O o an e sa o

n n b r av d P aris w ith a fi rm r r s lv L a t s n th r h ad d f t h
o e e e e o e . s ee e e e e or e

F l li s B r g r
o e -
e w a s as n d t trailin g a p ai r f si z
e e no e o e ve ,
o e 11 .

b ts t hr u g h L t y A P nnsy lvani an and a hard w rk r

oo o e r ac e . e o e .

77
H E ND E L R AY MO ND H , .

A v e ry qui e t l ad e x c e p t wh e n asl e e p . H i s m id ni g ht
t
co n c rts di al g u
e , o es ,

e tc .
, a re kn wn o to all . R ay is o ne of th s c l an o e e cu t c ha p s f wh m 8 4 o o 0
is p r ud o .

H U FF F RA N K C , .

O f ne f h ands m b y s F r m r c r p ral f th fi g htin g f u rth

o our ew o e o . o e o o O e o .

V y witty i n f a c t it has b n said h

er , sh uld b with M rk Tw ain
“
, ee e o e a .

Ent r p risin g bu in s m
e and h lds xt nsiv bus i n ss int r ts in B rist l
s e s an o e e e e e es o
f u rth r d tails H u ff
.

F or e e , see .

H U N T ER F RA N K M ( Sli m ) , .
, .

B as ball b ask tbal l and r c h stra A lw ay s

e , askin g S li m s h m
e o e .
, on
’
o e
addr ss h answ rs B thl h m w h r st l i kin g ; bu t h i s rvi c
e e e ,
“
e e e , e e ee s
”
s e e
r c rd sh ws it i O k m t ; w h y ? I s h t tally dis gust d w i th O k
e o o s a oun e o e a

m unt o orH i a c ti ns b f r a p i an ntinual l y g ttin g h im s o e o e o a re co e

int s m thin g w w ul d c nsid r p r tty s f t stu ff

o o e e o o e
“
e o .
”

H EA P C ECI L R , .

L ts f bul l s m f i lls o O o e ew ,

G bs f i din b x s f p ills o o o e, o e O ,

P rivat H ap M di c al M e e , ou r e an ,

H ands th m t as b st h e ou e e c an .

D is oc f qui t bi rd s b t his S l w wit p l as s t h b y s and if h

one o o ur e u o e e e o e

w r n t addi c t d t t h h bit f sl p in g thr u g h R v ill

e e
’
e o w uld p e a o ee o e e e, w e o re

d i ct brill i ant m il itary ar r f h im

a c ee or .

H U N T ER RO L A ND L , .

T h C lum bus ( N t t m nti n Fr p rt L n g I sl and ) S i al S c a m p

e o o o e o ee o , o oc .

E nt r d this e rmy
e D c m b r 3 th und r t h na m
a f R l and L Hu t r
on e e e 1 e e e o o . n e

and th l adi s in th a f r said t wns

e e u ssin g th K ais r f p r l n g in g
e o e o a re c e e or o o

th w ar f r in g R ll i
e th b i g drink
o c t il y t a stud nt in O hi
o e o er
’
e . e e e o

St a t U niv rsity h h ard his untry s c al l and t h u g h x m p t f r m m il i ’

e e e e co o e e o

tary s rvi c h j i d th A i S rvi e and with t h x c p ti n f alw ay s

e e e o ne e r e c e e e o o

d rawin g g uard du ty S at rd a y ni g hts h h m t h r u g h a fly in g on u e as c o e o

’

JO H N SO N O TTO J , .

S i l e n ce 15 G o l de n
H e s ay et h littl e,

an d think th m u c h e ,

So
’
wI l l rit l it t l e e,

and t g t in D ut h no e c .

K E LL EY J O H N G , .

A l l hai l th P anu t S rg ant w h a m in th l i m li g ht y l lin g m adl y

e e e e o c e e e e ,

O nl y a f w m r ba rs l ft b y s g t m whil th y H ”
h t
’
e o e e o , e e e e a re o . e

y ll d sh ut d and f u g ht his w y t
e e , o th xalt d p t
e f E l tri c al o a o e e e OSl D o ec

S r g ant
e H g ts b y as an l tri i an and m ak s s m
e . e ef t h m t absurd e ec c e o e o e os

ass rti ns ; su c h as E l c tri ity i s m thin g t hat runs aut m bil s st t

e o ,
“
e c s o e o o e , ree

c ars m a hin ry p anu t r ast rs and d s m any t h r u ri s thin g s

, c e , e o e oe O e c ou
”
.

H s p nds his ti m at t h sh p s xp undin g t h p rin c i p l s f h i subj t

e e e e o e o e e O s ec

t th
o th r m e D urin g h i l isur
o e in t h v nin g s h g iv s f th rl y
en . s e e e e e e e a e

advi c t y e th t wil l l i t n t h i m f a
o an pl o nef m i ut s His a s e o or co u e o n e .

f av rit sa y in g a f t r t p s is bi rds b qui t b a c k th r ( H haws

”
Y
“
o e e a , ou e e e e . ee ,

h wls j rs and at c alls f r m th bi r d ba c k th r )

o , ee , c o e s e e .

KE LL Y A U S T I N A ( I is h ) , . r .

R p r s nts th
e s m ky ity f P nna W nt t t n g ly f b ask tball
e e e o c o e . e ou s ro or e ,

v ll ey b all th m ss lin and th r at h l ti c s O

o , e f m st ffi c i nt
e e, o e e . ne o our o e e

K P . han dl in g t h slu m g ulli n with a skil l rar ly f und in a m at urs

. S, e -
o e o e .

V y m d st b t his w rk as h n v r all ws y h i m at it
.

er o e a ou t o e e e o an o ne o se e .

78
KE TT ERER F RE D ERIC K H ( Mo t h e r) , .
, .

B asts o f c m in g f r m R adin g PO oth l and f p r t z l k t o e , a , e o e e s, so u r rau

and b r H is a m m b r f th fi m f Th m p n and K tt r r bu ild rs

ee . e e e o e r o o so e e e , e
o f R tary M t rs
o A this p a p r g s t p r ss o o . in f r m d th t th i r
s e oe o e w e a re o e a e
first p r du t is b in g ra p idl y ass m bl d d w il l b
o c e t s c h dul d ti m e e an e ou on e e e
H has b n aw ard d a V C f di stin g ui h d du c t in th m ss lin
.

e ee e . . or s e c o n- e e e .

KI N G DARRE L J , .

Wh n i t m s t takin g c han c s D arr l s ri ght th r Tak a t i p f r m

e co e o e e
’
e e . e o

us d n v r dan h im t d e any thin g th at i i m p s ibl f

e - -
a re m at t r o o s o s e, or no e
what it is h l l t y it F x am p l — h nt r d t h fi m il m ar th n
, e
’
r . or e e e e e e e ve e a o

on R A F S p r t D y w i th
. . t . b it f trainin g and fini h d s l l y
o s a ou o ne o s e o e on
h i n rvs H ats ff h i a r al ty p f an Am ri an S ldi r
e e . O , e s e e o e c o e .

KI TH CAR T J O H N L ( P ap ) , .
, .

C r p ral f t h
o f urth squ ad
o S tra w b r y bl nd f r m s u t h rn Fl ri d a
O e o . e r o o o e o

A lb rt C l s l y a s i at d with
.

H as t h c rn r in E n g l and e o P rin c e on e e . o e s oc e

r y alty ( S alv g Q u ns )
o . a e ee .

K L EI N H E N RY C , .

H nry hails f r m I w a wh r h
e a d v t d f ll w r f t h p l w
o o e e e w as e o e o o e o e o .

O h i h a rt s m ashin g t u thr u g h E n g l and K l i y a cc u m ul at d a p h t

n s e o r o , e n e o o

g ra p h with this nd arin g ins c r i p ti n T My C wb y Fr m H is C w “

e e o , o o o , o o

G irl W h in bl a z s v r h ard f a L nd n C w G irl

”
. o e e e e o o o o .

LA N G A L B ER T V , .

F m th v r g l ad s and swa m p s f Fl rid a T h

ro e e e a s r g ant
e o o . o no w e e ,

th r e a ti m wh n h w as t h nl y bu c k p riv at in c p tivity h c uld

e w as e e e e o e a w o o

su cc ss f ul l y t l l al l th c r p ral and s r g ants wh r t g t ff at H

e e e o o s e e e e o
“
e O .
”
e

i f ul l f b rain y id as
s o s p c i al l y l n g m il itary l in s I t is v r m r d e , e e a o e . e en u o e

th at L an g is th auth r f t h I D R ( I n f a try D rill R g ul ati ns )

e o o e . . . n e o

L A U S C H M A H LO N W , .

T h Fl y in g D ut c h m an f r m P
“
e This bi rd h w v r is t s p r ad ing ”
o a .
, o e e , no e

his w in g s th s d a y s H is t im is cc u p i d in c v ri g win g s f a r p l an
e e . e o e o e n or e o es .

L EE A U S T I N A T
, . .

K n wn as F r i us A t t i
o
“
A y un g m that w i l l g f ( i f
e oc o u s en ous .
”
o an o ar

all w d ) K n wn t v ry
o e . wh th th y l ik it
o t V ryo e e o ne e er e e or no . e en

th i ti
u s as tra c k m M d st and un a u m in g
c Fav rit subj c t
an . o e ss o e e

f c nv rsati n W m n l v ly w m n G tr n g l y f m a g n t s
“ ”
o o e o , t o e , o e o e . o es ou s o or e o

and th r ind o p rtse oo r s o .

LE N Z F RE D J , .

f l i mp rvi us t n mb r th h d s f w hav in '

’
84 0 ee s 3 e o o u e 1 s or o er oo oo ,
or e e

our m idst this m f r m L u ck y

, O hi Is f an f w arl y ris rs o
“ ”
o . one o ou r e e e .

Fr d is an adv at f H rry L aud r s O h I t s N i t G t Up in th

e oc e o a e
’
,
’
ce o e e

M rnin g but w al l think It N i c r t L y in t h B unk

o
”
, e ,
’
s e o a e .

LE O N AR D LAW RE N C E , .

H n rary m mb
o o f t h A nan i as C lub e d a dir t d c ndant f
er o e an ec es e o one

o f t h m st f a m us f m il i s f M xi an bul l fi g ht rs and starts an u p r r

e o o a e o e c e oa

e v ry ti m h b g ins thr win g th B ul l L na rd is f s m all statu r but

e e e e o e . eo o e,

to h a r h im t alk y w uld think h w

e f th m y thi al g i ant s m
ou o e as o n e O e c en

ti d in G ll i
o ne T rav l s I t is u t his f aul
v ar st that h ’
quit g r win g t e . no e o oo

s n f i f h h d g r wn p h w uld su l y h av tu rn d t h w rld v r
oo , or e a o u e o re e e e o o e .

LAR SO N H E N RY T , .

V anity t h y na m i H n y and b auty in this c as is m r th n skin

” a
e s e r e e o e
,

d p R ds
ee . f“
f av rit s an
e
’ ”
l l ar un d athl t
one a f ai S in g
o our o e ,
a o e e, r er

and a r g ul a g y f t h f r nt lin H avin g trav l d th s f w i th u t

e r u o e o e . e e u ar o

findin g any n wh m h l v d b tt r than hi m l f H nry h o e o n c lud d e o e e e se . e as co e

79
 that th r is n n b tt r C m s f r m N w c a t l P but is b tt r kn w
e e o e e e . o e o e s e, a .
, e e o n
a m n g t h y un g r t f t h S ixth C it y
o e o e se o e .

LE W I S C LA U D E A , .

K n wn as Windy W i t k
o m st ad p t p u p il Hi w rk at t h a er s
’ ”
o e . s o e
sh p s has b n h a rt i ly nd rs d by t h in ffic i n cy x p rt I t i r p rt d
o ee e e o e e e e e e s . s e o e

that h h lds t h ina cc ura cy and in ffi c i n y r c rds A an nt r

e no w o e e e c e o s e e
f t h f air i with ut an qu al O h C l aud is s m h art
.

t i a ner hO e sex e s o e , e o e e
br ak r and h m wr c k r al l ri gh t
.

e e o e e e , .

LO B D E LL LA W RE N C E W ( L a bi e ) , .
, .

L bi is th c h a m p i n ban t m w i g ht fi g ht r f th squad r n H
o e e o -
a e e o e o . e
is t h vi c t r f a t h us and b ttl s vanqui hin g all p p n nts that c m
e o o o a e , s o o e o e

hi s y P ss ss s a c har m in g p r nal it y
w a . o d is w ll l ik d b y all h i
e e e so an e e s
c m rad s
o L bi a p p li s hi m l f t his w rk and i c rtainl y d in g h i
e .
“
o e
”
e se o o s e o s

bit t m ak th w rld sa f f d m c ra cy
o e e o e or e o .

L O U G H E A D R A L P H G ( L a g e r) , . .

T h Frank M ran f t h squadr n

e H ld t h l ng distan c sl p i n g
o o e o . o
-
s e o e ee

r rd A ls h lds a p r m in nt p l a c in al l m ss f m ati ns I t a p p ars

e co . o o o e e e or o . e
that h i f nd f W st rl i g h W w nd r h y L vin g l y r f rr d t
e s o o e e e . e o e w . o e e e o

as th P rin c f a th u sand b uts

e e o o o .

L O U S ER H ER MA N W , .

E dit r i C hi f P r p ll r sta ff ; G u ardi an

o - n- f th e S qu ad r n Fund ; o e e o e o

G rand m th r f t h A d p t d Twins o t e t t o T h S quadr n s e m o e , e c .

, e c .
, e c . e o
’
co

p l t f aith in t his buddin g y un g s r g ant i sh wn b y his r p at d

e e l c o e e s o e e e e e

ti n f a c h d v ry ffi c wh r p p ul ar v t is r quir d
o o e an e e O e e e o o e e e .

T h qu al iti s w hi c h h av w
e f h i m u h an nvi abl
e
p l ac in e on or s c e e e our

h arts n d f urth r c m m nt h r H r m i is B lu R ibb n K i d

“ ”

A ss c i at E dit r s N t —W had t y ni c thin g s ab ut this L b an n

e ee no e o e e e . e e our e o .

’
-
o e o o e e o sa e o e o
'

D ut c h m an h w uld n v r h av l t t h p ubli ti n g t p ss
or e o e e e e e ca o o o re .

LU T Z CL AYTO N H , .

What s th U f B in g D u t c h If Y A r n t D um b Cl a y t n h
“ ’
e se o e , ou e
’
.
”
o as

l t e t a link and b c m
ou a r g ul a r f ll w sin c j inin g th my It
e o e e e o e o e ar .

w as his g d f tun t p y f r qu nt visi t s t t h oo f r nt lin tr n c h s

or e o a e e o e o e e e ,

whi c h h a p p r a c h d w it h th f ar f t h L rd in h i h rt
e o e e e o e o s ea .

LO W E RO B ER T W , .

K n wn thr u g h ut E n g l and f
o his m ark d bil ity t b th sta rt d
o o or e a o o an

finish ith r sid f y ar g u m nt H has als b n kn wn t g t di zzy

e e e o an e . e o ee o o e

f r m r p at d c ir c lin g f t h m ss lin
o e e B b i w ll l ik d b y v ry m m b r
e o e e e . o s e e e e e e

o f th squ ad r n and his s ldi rl y qual iti s hav w h i m t h rank f

e o o e e e on e o

S r g nt
e M y h r turn sa f ly t t h f ut r M B b in B rill i ant O hi
ea a e e e o e e rs o o
u
. .
.

LU DW IG GO R D O N J ( D ic k) , .
, .

Ti m and Tid Wait f N M “

e e or o an

H c m s f r m t h f ast st g r win g c ity in A m ri c a ( W

e o e o h p y ur e e o e e o e o

g u ss i c rr c t ) and h rtainly k p s p a c with i t f th r s v ry littl ’

e s o e e ce ee e or e e e e

o f i m p rt an c t hat tak o p l a c that D i c k d sn t hav a hand in N B W

e es e oe
’
e . . . e

j u st l arn d th at e had th w r n g ity in m ind but what s t h dds

e w e e o C
’
e O .

LO N G J O H N W , .

Sh
“
has b n his ins p i r ti n thr g h t and w ll d s h m ri t r dit
e
”
ee a o ou ou e oe e e c e .

J hnny u s d t hurry thr u g h S aturd ay m rnin g in p c ti n ba c k in G a d

o e o o o s e o r en

C ity t m ak th B r ad S tr t S tati n P hill y but w d n t bl a m ’

o f e e or o ee o , , e o e

J h f
o h
n w as w aitin g th r f h im T h I nd p nd nt A i F r s
or
“
s e
”
e e or . e e e e r o ce
’

w nd r f ul su cc ss i d in g r at m asur t J hnny s g r at w rk
o e e s ue e e e o o
’
e o on

D H g . d H andl y s
. s an e .

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M AC K P A U L E , .

J in d th squ a dr n
o e t m d rush f
e m barkati n f v r s as A
o In I s a or e o or o e e
hard and ons i nt i us w rk r h l ks b f r h l a p s N
c c e o will o e w o oo e o e e e . o one
d ny that h s j urn
e E n g l and lS a p l asant o o f h i m as w l l In w as e one or e
as t h g i l e v r th r r ,
“
o e e e .

M ARC U S DAVI D F , .

O f th s ty p i al N w Y rk rs w h
ne o o
g uid y
e t th c
p t th e o e o c an e ou o e u -
o- e
m in t sh ws andu e t l l y wh r t i p and hat a f t r l avin g th
o c an e ou e e o s c e e e
Wint r G ard n N t an ard nt ad m ir r f ar my g rub bu t a nn iss u r
e e . o e e o co o e
o f Tan g T as !
“
84 I rvin g B rlin w h d s rv s m u c h c r dit f h i
o e o s
’
e o e e e e or s
w rk an A ssi stant E dit r
o as th Pr p l l r S ta ff o on e o e o .

M AR T I N H ERB ER T D , .

M rv l s athl t ( M xi an ) T lks in a p n tratin g whi p r th t

a e ou e e e c . a e e s e a c an
b e h rd ll v r th am p J hn M C m i k has n thin g
ea a o e Marti e c . o c or c o on n
wh n it c m s t sin g in g f Martin s v i h qu al iti s al l i t w
e o e o W , or
’
o ce as e s o n . e
r g r t that w c ann t d v t th n sa ry p a c r quir d t c m m nt h i
e e e o e o e e e ces s e e e o o e on s
runnin g abil iti s e .

MA TU S IE P E T ER J , .

C t a c his d s nt in an u nbr k n lin f r m th p r f ssi nal m u n r

an r e e ce o e e o e o e o o r e s
and w p rs H h as a m ani a f b rr win g m at c h s H is f av rit xp r
ee e . e or o o e . o e e es
si n is S m
o has st l n ( substitut
“
o e y a rti lo ne v r th n i '

o e e an c e e e e n

und rt n O h e o h r it ie, M t i p r f rs w m n f m atur g

“
no , e e s .
”
a us e e e o e o e a e .

M AYS S N EE D W
'

.
,

A li as C l Sn d is a fi m b li v in sp ta l s and p lu g t b a c Th
o . ee r e e er ec c e o c o . e

C l is a qui t un assu m in g
o . ha p ; and wil l c rtainl y w in ra p i d p r m ti
e , , c e o o on

b y b in g v r e th l rt d d v rin g al l w rk th t c m his w y H
e e on e a e an e ou o a o es a . e
i s f
o ne m st su
o s fu l d tai l du k r
ou r o cce s e c e s .

M C CL A FF ER T Y F RA N CI S J , .

H w o I rish f ri n d Mou r g t m ix d p with t h s P nnsy lvani e

“
ac
”
o e u o e e a

D ut c h is m r t han I un d r t and H i th c h ty kid bu t f t

o e c an e s . e s e es o en

g iv s w y te his ld b ttl a y I w ant t g h m w hi c h l l w h

o o a e cr ,
“
o o o e,
”
a o
“
did ti m t Wa c w il l m mb r
e
”
a o re e e .

M CD ER M I TT M A URIC E J , .

I n c ivil li f h m anu f a tur s i a m n v rth l ss h h lds a w ar m

e e c e ce c re , e e e e e o

pla i th h arts f his f l l w

ce n e ldi rs e o e o so e .

MC D O W EL I W I LL IA M K .

K n w as T B n o n H has a m ani a f “
A m ri an C h win g T ba cc
”
o e . e or e c e o o

an d p r tty g irls e H is a g d s ldi r and is ntinu all y c m p l i m ntin g t h

. e oo o e co o e e

G v rn m nt f
o e th lus i us T B n st aks that w g t at m ss
e or e c o o e e e e e

M is a rt ni st d a p t f g r at n t ri ty and his v rs s wil l b

ac ca oo an oe o e o o e e e e

r ad and nj y d f g n ati ns t c m
e e o e or e er o o o e .

M C F A DD E N E UGE N E A ( Mac ) ,
.
,
.

Fr m S uth C ar lina a p r du t f
o o f f r m st m i lit ary s h ls
o , o c o on e o o ur o e o c oo ,

e v ry in h a l di r
e c f t h fl w rs f so b as bal l t a m an n r g ti c
e , one O e o e o our e e , e e e

w rk r and a m i g hty g d f l l w H l ik s th l adi s and vi v rsa ;

o e oo e o . e e e e
“

ce e

all su c ss in y ur und rtakin g s M

ce o e ,
“
ac .
”

M EA DO W CRO FT A L B ER T ,
.

B tt r kn wn as t h p i l t s wi f H c m s f m Phil ad l p hi a d n v ’
e e o e o e . e o e ro e an e er

al l ws h i p als t f r g t th t his n ativ ity is th liv li t l iv t wn i

o s o o e a e c e e es e o n

e xist n H h th habit f l it rin g in th vi c inity f t h R R stat

e ce e as e o o e e o e . . on

S atu rd a y and Sund a y a f t rn n a f ail in g f th g irl s d

.

on H h e oo s . e as or e an .

B U L L ( D urha m ) H is f av rit sa y in g is O h wh at a b auty “ ”

. o e ,
e .

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M ERRI TT T H ER O N L , .

s f r m t h Em p ir Stat but unlik m any N Y rk rs h is qui t

Come o e e e e ew o e e e
and unassu m in g H j in d r g ani z ati n th f its d p artur f
. e o e our o o on e eve o e e or
f r i g n li m s
o e H s n b c m c f th m st p p ul a m m b rs f t h
e . e oo e a e o ne o e o o r e e o e
squad n M ri tt ra p idl y g ain d t h
ro .
p utati n f b in g
er f th e e re o o e o ne o e
f r m st w rk rs in
o e o R i g g in g D p art m nt o Wh n it b c m s
e ou r e e . e e o e ne c es

s ary f 8 4 t d m bili z M rritt wil l c arry with h im th b st wish s

or 0 o e o e, e e e e

o f all .

M I LL ER AL BER T D , .

My O nly B ks W r W m an s L ks and F lli s A l l Th y v Tau g ht

“
oo e e o
’
oo o e e
’
e
M e A lb rt h lds th distin c ti n f b in g t h fi st Thi rd L i ut nant v r
.
”
e o e o o e e r e e e e
c m m issi n d in U n c l S a m s A rm y H is n t d f his b auti f ul fi gur
o o e e
’
. e o e or e e

o f whi c h h i v ry p r ud H w v r h i fli i t w rk
e s an ins p c t r e o . o e e s e c en o as e o

assist d th m m uniqu s in statin g that A l l O P lan s R turn d S a f l y

e e co e
“
ur e e e e .
”

M I LL ER H ARRY N , .

C an t f r g t t h g d l d d a y s b a c k th fa m H h als wid
’
o e e oo o on e r . e as o e ex

p i
e r e nce in th l mb r busin ss ab ut whi c h h d l i g hts t g iv d tail d
e u e e o e e o e e e
in f r m ati n H is v y f nd f diss tin g a f us l a g and w x p t t
o o . e er o o ec e e, e e ec o

se e h i m a fl i g ht s r g ant f th at d p a rt m nt s n T h R i g g rs G r u p is
e e o e e oo . e e o

v ry p r ud f H arry x c p t wh n h ind ul g s in his f av rit in and t

e o o , e e e e e o e ou

d r s p rt f c h win g Mail P u c h
oo o H n st Sc ra p p lu g t b a c
o e
“
o
”
or
“
o e
”
o co ?

M I LL S M IC H AE L V ( Mi c ky )
, .
, .

A m h was t al l th c untry d ar an e o e o e

G o lds m i t h .

u i li t
P g s —O to — S o h w m an— S c i al B utt r l dit r— ra r t Th r o e f y— E o et c .
, e c .
-
e e

see m s this P nnsy lv ani a li g htw i g ht ha m p i n s a m

to b e n o e n d to e e C o
’
ec o

p l i sh m e n ts w i h th m all h i i s t an i m m d st m i n and h i
Y e t, t . e , s no o e e s

r i n as rin l ad r
e g g e e ofd in g s b th g d and vil is a p p ul r and “
o
”
o oo
“
e
”
o a

a cc p t able e o ne .

M I L S T E D LE S L I E E , .

H h ails f r m th f w st— Washin g t n S tat

e H f rtunat
o e ar e o e . e w as o e

e n g h t j in
ou p rl ss qu adr n whil still in E n g l and H d i
o o our ee e s o e . e s

t i g i h d hi m s l f in t h
n u s b attl f C u rban B sid s b in g a m
e f e e e o o . e e e an o

c u ra g L sl i i an x c ll nt c m p ani n and f ri nd
o e e e s e e e o o e .

NA S H O TH A G ( G e e ra l Me ss )
, .
,
n .

O b l v d m ss r g ant i c all d
ur e o t hr ti m s a d y b y v ry
e e se e s e on ee e a e e

m m b r f t h squ adr n W
e e f t n w nd r what t h substan
o e that o . e o e o e e ce s a re

h c all f d b t p rha p s it i b t t r th at d n t kn w H r al ly is
“ ” ’
e s oo u e s e e w e o o . e e

an artist wh n it m s t m fl g i g i d i g t b l sub tan c s e co e o ca ou a n n es a e s e .

N O B L E S H AD E N R ,
.

H l iv s p t h i na m in that h is a n bl dis i p l
e e u f th G r at o s e e o e c e o e e

G re i se me r .

l v is a k A m an w e a ll o e co o ,

h arts b ar a s ft n k In our e w e e o oo

W ll p ly h i m ith s m k s e
’
w o e

A nd l au g h t his j k s a o e ,

S h ll g iv hi b t f c hu k ’
o e e u s s es or our c .

O B RIE N H ARRY A
’

, .

Matt r “
f f a ct fr m P iqua
e O hi A ls kn wn m n g t h
o
”
o , o. o o
’
o e

b ys o Fan cy as
“
.

W c uld rit b au c u p ni c t hin g s ab ut H arry but littl ab ut 1

'
e o w e
“
e o e o e o 1 18

h m t wn Th r f r it is
o e o sin r wish that h is t . un f rtunat e e o e ou r ce e e no so o e

tastak s m f o g d brand f train d

e t i s b a ck t
o th Fav rit
e o ou r oo o e c oo e o e o e

H t l t m in g l with th s f qu sti nabl p di g r

o e o e o e o e o e e ee .

82
n v r s n th m H is alw ay s hi g hly p l as d wh n his bunk i
e e ee e . a ran g d
e e e e s re - r e
by y f his l vin g c m rad s in d p ravity and n v r f ails t
an o o w ard th i o e e , e e o re e r
s rvi c s b y p m p usly ar ssin g th ir d m s wi th a h b nail Z d is
e e o o c e e o e o . e a
l vabl f ll w and n and d a r t th h art f ll th s h kn w h i m
o e e o e ar e o e e s o a o e w o o .

His f av rit xp r ssi n is Su N u ffo e e e o

“
re
’
.
”

R EI ND ER S W A L T ER A ( Mo ta n a)
,
.
,
n .

Fi st c a m int p r m in n at Wa c T xas as A L in ln f th squ ad n

r e o o e ce o, e , . co o e ro ,

an d a g ain i E n g l and wh r h u d s m f his M ntana ta c ti

n , e e e se o e o o cs on

s m th r u g hbr ds
o e o o e .

R H O A D E S F RA N K , .

G ntl m n h r m t an th r ffi c i nt ffi c a m bit i n f ”

e e e , e e Th w e ee o e e e
“
o er . e o o
his li f is t in til l int his p riv at s th sam
e o ldi rly traits that h
s o e e e so e e,

hi m s l f b l y dis p l ay
e , so a s .

R I DDL E B ER N ARD E , .

N at ural l y a g d s ldi as h h a r p utati n f brav ry g ain d whil

oo o er e as e o or e e e
a m m b r f t h Wam p us Fi r D p a t m nt ; m ayb t h p l a isn t W m
e e o e e e r e e e ce
’
a

p us but any w ay w kn w h w a fir m an and a durn d b av e t w o e as e .

e r e un e .

D sn t y m u c h ab t h i xp l its th as h is d ad burn d m d st
’ ’
oe sa ou s e o o e so e o e .

R IGG L E J O H N F , .

J hnni is
“
o f th s M tin I d l
e rt f f l l ws w h j ust l k
on e o o e
“
a ee o
”
so o e o o oo s

so g rand in a uni f r m A y E n g lish g irl w ul d p a t w i th h l ast

o . n o r er

t p
u '
ha p nny t d i in h i arm s R i g g l r p r s nts t h hi g h st ty p
e n ce
’
e o e s . e e e e e e e

o f y un g A m ri an S l d i r and w
o m i g hty g l ad t hav his n a m
e c o e e a re o e e on

our squ ad r n r st r o o e .

R O BER T S CAREY M , .

O T m i l A rtist w as
ur o f l a di ng athl t s havin g p l ay d
or a
”
one o our e e e , e

on b th th b ask tb al l and f t b all t a m s C ar y d h i Y H

o e e oo e . e an s o ee a re

kn wn wh v r th 8 4 th h s j u n d
o e re e e o as o o r e .

RO BI N SO N J A M E S B ( Ji m my ) , .
, .

Th J s W i ll ard f t h qu adr n O
e es f th G ld D ust Twins o e s o . ne o e
“
o

( R bins n and L g h d ) W h ar that inv sti g ati n is und r w y

o o ou ea . e e e o e a co n

ce rnin g his f r qu nt t ri p s t W t rl i g h Winn e f m an y c u p s l vin g

e o es e e . er o , o

an d th rwis o e e .

RO O T G EO RG E W , .

Thr strik s—y u r t Th s w rds

ee e m usi t G r g s a s and
o
’
e ou . e e o a re c o eo e
’
e r ,

h h a s th m
e et in f r qu nt l y f
r h i p r w ss as a p it c h
e no f b a bal l e e or s o e er o our se
t a m i s kn wn f and w id S nd nl y t his abil ity as a p it c h r i
e o ar e . e co o o e s

his th r u g h kn w l dg f i g ar t t t b a
o o o e e o c e e o ccos .

RO SS H ARRY E ( P a c e r), .
, .

R p ut d t b t h b st g und avi at r
e e o F av rit div rsi n Pa in g p
e e e ro o . o e e o ! c u

and d wn t h m p any str t at an arl y h u in th m rnin g Au th r ity

o e co ee e o r e o . o

on f r g tt n luxuri s vi z
o o T m p tin g i
e am and i c e , ! e ce cr e e s.

R U T KO W S K I J O S E F , .

W h t k h i trad t st as ffi i al s uv nir m ak r it i s kn wn s m i
o oo s e e o c o e e ,
'
o e

fii i l ly th at h is n a p r f ti n al n g this lin It i t h u ght that h '

o c a e e r e ec o o e . s o e

h as int nti ns f st rtin g a n v l ty sh p in C hi c a g a ft th w ar t

e o o a o e o o er e , o

dis p s f his st c k Hi f a rit p rt is m a a g in g t h barra cks fl

o e o o . s vo e s o ss e oo r

wi th a m p v ry S aturd ay a f t n n P r f ti n and sti k t i t i

o e e er oo . e ec o c -
o-
-
v en e ss

al n g thi l in h g ain d h im t h m st d si r d p siti n f all that f

o s e as e e o e e o o o , o
b in g K P
e S und a y V i rt
. alw ay s has its r w ard and w ann t
. on . ue e e c o

but f l that h wil l m ak g d

ee e e oo .

R YA N M AR K J , .

S r g ant R y an h ails f m C in inn a t i Ohi

e e and h i n tiv tat m y ro c , o, s a e s e a

w ll b ep r ud t p r du c
e a m of h i ty p H is o f th har d s t
o e an o s e . e o ne o e e

84
 w rk rs in t h squ adr n and
o e f t h m st ffi c i nt H is l isur h u s
e o o ne o e o e e e e o r a re
s p nt i n t a hin g th En g li h g i rl t h l at st d an c
e e c t p s as h i an e m s s e e e s e e s acc o

p li h d d an r
s e H i b und t m ak g d in ce
y thin g h m y att m p t and
. e s o o e oo an -
e a e
c rtainl y h th b st wish s f th squadr n
e as e e e o e o .

S A MP SO N DAVI D L , .

O S a mm i
ur f r m Sp rin g fi ld O hi W v g t t s p k asy w f
e, o e , o . e
’
e o o ea e no or
t hi s y un g bl o dy is th O ffi i al Wat h D g f th i llu stri u skin l ist
on e c c o o e o s
S a m p s n is a h rd g y w ad m it i t b t g t h i m away f r m th
.

Y e s, o a u , e , u e o e
O rd rl y R e m and his a m p an y in g r p ns i biliti s and h
oo as s t b cc o es o e e ce e o e
S r g ant S m p s n and b c m s D ar S a m m i
e e a a r g l ar f l l w and
o f e o e e e, e u e o o ne o
th b st f c m p ani ns
e e o o o .

S C H A FF N ER C H AR L E S H ( C h u c k) , .
, .

C a m u fl a g d as S u p p l y S r g ant f
o es m t i m I t is a kn wn f a c t that e e or o e e . o
said C harl s h n v r hand d t a thin g t hat w u ld fit x p t b a c n
e as e e e ou o e ce o
c ans and t nt p ins H ndin g t su p p l i s h w v r w as nl y a s m al l
e . a ou e , o e e , o

p art f C harli s d ail y and y ni g ht l y du ti s has f am a

’
o e h , es e , as e w on e as
s uv ni ll c t r S i g hts r t st r f al l kinds f En g lish and Fr n h fi
o e r co e o , ee , e e o o e c ne

win s b r and liqu rs C h a rl s w as a su c ss f ul c andid at and w uld

e , ee s o . e c e e o

h av d nn d a S m B r wn had t h si g ning f t h a m isti c b n p st

e o e a o e o e r e ee o

p n d a f w d ay s
o e O f t h m st p p l ar b y s in th
e r g ani z ati n and as
. ne o e o o u o e o o

w s nd this t p r ss t h in f r m ati n r a c h s us th t h is m arri d

e e o e e o o e e a e e
h a rty c n g ratul ati ns C harl s and h i b st wish s t
e o S g o e s e e o
“
u .
”

S EEG ER J O S E P H F ( Jo e ) , .
, .

C in innati J p rid a r fit t T h p r ud p ss ss r f
“ ”
c f th o e, e o e e o e rs . e o o e o o o ne

o f th m st c ha rm in g v i c s in t h
e o squ adr n H a p assi n f c ld o e e o . as o or o

s h w rs and G l d Fl ak s V ry f nd f E n gl ish T as
o e
“
o e .
”
e o O
“
e .

S EI F ER T AL B ER T C , .

Y un g a m bit i us and f ul l f l i f m mb r f th f tb l l and tra c k

o , o o e, e e o e oo a

t ams p ini n that Sw abbi li d t t h R c ruitin g ”

e W . f th e a re o e o o
“
e e o e e

O ffi c r wh n h j in d p but al l t h m mb rs f this g i t i “
e e e e u e e e o or an z a on a re
'

m i g hty g l ad th at th y t k h i m t his w rd e oo a - o .

S E L VEY W I L L IA M H .

I n c iv i l l i f B il l i s a s h l t a c h and this c an b
e sil y as rtain d c oo e er e ea ce e

wh n e g ts int an ar g u m nt w ith h i m H l
o ne e ks at y w ith a kind f
o e . e oo ou o

m ath m ati c al e x p r ssi n his c unt nan and in a v ry c l ar w y

e e o on o e ce e e a

d m n trat s that its this w y and t that

e o s e y
“
-
a
-
a
”
no
“ -
a -w a .

S H A NKL I N F RE D G , .

J in d o g ie ti th d y b f r its d p artur f r m A m ri c a
our or n za W on e a e o e e e o e . e

ce rtainl y g ain d a m t n r g ti and industri us y un g m e H is m os e e e c o o an . u

ti rin g ff rt in b h al f f th qu adr n h av b n an ins p i rati n t h i

e o s e o e s o e ee o o s

a ss i at oc S hank es is a f ri nd t a c h and v ry m w ith wh m h

.
“ ”
e o e e e an o e

co m s in c nta c t whi c h
e d ub t a c unts f
o his p p ul a r ity
, no o c o or o .

S H A W F RA N K H , .

Am f t h ty p s m ti m s c all d D ark H rs
an o e E xa c tl y p p sit t
e o e e e
“
o e .
”
O o e o

th kin d f f l l w h i str n g f S h utin g h i w vi tu s f r m th

e o e o w o s o or o s o n r e o e

h us t p s Frank d n t n d t d that as th r
o e o .
p l n ty f m i
o
’
ee o o e e a re e o en n

th A i r S rvi w h kn w f his valu abl

e e cervi s t t h H i g h t o o o e se ce o e
“
es

B ran h f t h A m y ”
c o e r .

S I L VER L IG HT B E N JA M I N , .

A l ias U s l ss W r g r t that a s r ankl h k p t B nni

“
e e . t f al le e e o e e as e e e ou o

w rk su c h as d tails f ati g u t sin c h j in d this r g ani z ati n bu t

o e , e, e c .
, e e o e o o ,

wh n th r i e w rk t d h c an b s n p l ay in g l a p f r g p l
e e s no o o o e e ee e o , o e

v aul tin g hi g h j u m p in g b xin g t

, , o , e c .

85
 SH REVE S E W ELL (D oc ) , , .

A bs lut ly t h b st T p K i k that
o e T p Ki k d e H is a e
“
o c
”
ev e r
“‘
0 c e .
”
e

m ixtu r f p p and squ ar n ss in f a c t v ry thin g it tak s t m ak a g d

e o e e e , e e e o e oo

s ldi r B U T ld K in g S l m n didn t hav a thin g

o e . o D wh n it o o o
’
e on
“
oc
”
e

c m s t w m n— A N D t h m that inv nt d b z m u t h av g tt n his

o e o o e e an e e oo e s e o e

p at nt e thirst f r m h i m H w v r Washin gt n D C sh ul d b ju stl y

on o . o e e o , . .
, o e

p r ud f this y un g m
o o and a v y bri g ht f utur is p r di c t d f h i m in
o an er e e e or

a d y t wn “
r
”
o .

S MI TH H U G H P , .

A n th r f th Sm ith s p c i
o e wh h b by in ivili an l i f in T l d
on e o e e es os e o c e o e o ,

O hi is p l y in g t h w at rs f L ak E ri in a sai l b at A n n g in m
o, e e o e e o . e e an

f m ark d abili ty and m any a p il t th ank O Hu g by f his “ ”

o e (
o c an ur or

s a f ty e .

S MI TH J O S E P H D , .

( O p rat r l t s hav th s p t li g ht thi y un g m Fr nt sta g and

’

nt r S r g ant p l as Th anks R ad y—A ti n—G )

e o , e e e o on s o an . o e

ce e , e e , e e. . e c o O .

L adi s and G nt l m n e t ak g r at p l asur in int r du c in g t y

e e e , w e e e e e o o ou

o ne f th squ d r n s h a d lin r J s p h D rs y Sm i th W kn w h i
o e a o
’
e e s, o e o e . e o s

g i rl ish fi g u r will har d l y p rm it al lin g h i m a h av nl y st r but h “ ”

e e us c e e a , e

sur d s twinkl in 8 4 c i r c l s W sur ly b m an t h f a t that th r i

e oe e 0 e . e e e o e c e e s

no C i c r in m i d st in rd
e o that his vi rtu s m i g ht p r p rly b sun g
our , o er e o e e .

“
J y i oe f th s p p l ar v rsatil s rt f f ll ws
”
s one o h alw ay s
o e o u , e e o o e o w o c an
b f und in th f r g r und w h r v r 8 4 shin s
e o e o e o , e e e 0 e .

S MI TH M AR S H A LL H , .

Y M C A m b arb r
. . k n g in shark m ss s r g ant M S E
. . a n, e , co o , e e , e e e , . .

S O S M D S and C hi p p in g S dbury S i al L i n
. . .
, . . .
, o
-
oc o .

S TAAB J O S E P H A ( Jo e) , .
, .

C p t ain ba b al l t a m
a A p r vi us s rvi m w h is ntinually
se e . e o e ce an o co re

f rrin g t h i
e ld utfit and b m anin g th f a c t that h is
o s o w i th a
o e o e e no w

bun c h f B y S uts P rha p s it i s h i kn wl d g f N w Y rk that g iv

o o co . e s o e e o e o es
h i m t h lin f bul l n sa y t m k h im p p ul ar with B rist l Fi g ht rs '
e e o ece s r o a e o o e .

S T EI N H E N RY M , .

H i f r m D tr i t S g ant Maj r ( A l i a th U ndis p utabl L a d r f

“
o e o ,
”
er e o , s e e e e o

th A wkw ard Squ ad ) ; h ad

e tran p rt ail d d y l at r H nry ou r s o s e o ne a e e

w uld hav nt r d th b nds f m atri m ny Th f av rit fl w

o e e e e f th e o o o .
'
e o e o er o e

l ady in qu sti n m u t h av b n th f u l a f l v e o I t h as f r qu ntl y s e ee e o r e c o er . e e

b n said that th S qu ad r n n v r did p s s a h rs sh e

ee e o e e o se s o e o

S T EI N LE W I S , .

T h S quadr n Tail r e T h Fl at I r n W nd r W A S an x l l nt ta i l
o o . e o o e , e ce e or

wh n w rkin g f B i l l St r us at Hl i b g P A lw y s had nsid r

e o or o e a rr s ur ,
a. a co e

abl di ffi ul ty i p r c urin g th n ssary st f H an x c ll nt m ili

e c n o e e ce
“
oo .
”
as e e e

tary r c rd ; a p r m in nt fi gu re in al l K an g ar C u rt
e o o e
“
oo o -
s .
”

S T R O U D T H O MA S M , .

T h Hu c k Fi m f t h e qu ad r n N isy but p p ul a r with th f ll ws

r o e s o . o o e e o .

T m has s n p r vi us s rvi c w ith th C anadi an ar m y in t h R y al A i

o ee e o e e e e o r

F r o hc e sob n v ry m u h at h m with t h B itish

as ee e c o e e r .

TA R G G A R T W I LL IA M M , .

C hi f M g ul f t h P ill S qu ad
e A t h M di al D ta h m nt
o o trans e . s e e c e c e w as
f rr d t us j ust p ri r t
e e o aili g Tar g is f th f in o o ou r s n .
“ ”
one o e ew our

m i d st w h n v h ad y w il d dr a m s f p il tin g a H andl y Pa g
o e er an e o o e e or

B ist l fi g ht r v r J ry s lin s
r o A l th u g h a qu i t f l l w T g g t h
e o e
“
er
’ ”
e . o e e o ar ar as

a h st f f ri nds in 8 4
o o e 0 .

86
T H O MA S B E N JA MI N D , .
, ( B e n n ie ) .

If B e nni
s a f t r th Hu n lik h g s a f t r bask tb all — w ll j ust
e go e e e s e e oe e e e
l k t t hat s all G at m k r but his p ini n f E n g l ish i g ar tt s
,
’
oo ou , . re s o e , o o o c e e
w uld t p ass th
o ns r H sur l y h as S m O ba c k in his h m
no e ce o . e e o e ne o e
t wn f h h as
o ti m f th g i rls v r h r
or e no e or e o e e e .

T H O M P SO N L O N Y C ( P u p Te n t L o ny ) ( D e a c o ) E t c .
, , n , .

K n wn C p s by t h
o h sky m m b rs f t h first squad F av rit
as or
”
e u e e o e o e
x p r ssi n C m b y s I l l l ad y A littl hild
.

“ ’ ”
e e o , b to
ye on o , e ou on u w e sa ,
“
e c
shall l ad th m Wh n e p ass L y inv ari bl y
e . arri s his p p t nt
”
e on , on a c e u e
d n t kn w t h r as n I n f a c t w p l it t ask
.

W
’
e o o t e e o . e a re oo o e o .

V I LL I E R A L P H K , .

I t is un d c id d wh th r h a m f r m M xi c e e Miss i si p p i O f e e e c e o e o or s ne o
m st studi us s c i al bull f ll ws in th squ adr n Fav rit
.

th e o o o -
, e o e o o e

p asti m d in g bunk f ati gu r adin g En g lish n v l and ski p p in g

.

es , o e, e o e s
d tails
e .

WA ND E L R AY B L O O M , .

Fr m Hunl c k P whi c h is vid ntl y s m vill a g as R y i s m

o o , a .
, e e o e e a s o e
b y ; v ry m d st but su r
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