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COMPANY G OF THE ACADEMIC REGIMENT USED A NOVEL DISPLAY TO
show the effectiveness of war bonds on last pay day. A German helmet and dispatch
case, brought hack from Africa, were set up on the pay table with a sign reading: THIS
IS THE FORMER PROPERTY OF ONE DEAD NAZI! A WAR BOND DID THIS!
Shown signing up for his bond right after counting his pay is Pfc. Charles Albert Seay
(left), of Cedar Hill, Tenn., who has served in Bermuda and joined the Academic Regi
ment last month. Taking the bond order is Pfc. Bernard D. Sucharski, G Company, who
hails from River Rouge, Mich. The sign was made by Sgt. Charles Squires of the Repro
duction Plant. ।Official U. S. Army Photo—The Infantry School.i
A, HQ Win Boat
Trip; Bond Cash
Totals $56,000
The Fourth Loan drive hond-buying contest ended in
the Academic Regiment this week with everybody in the
winners’ column.
Uncle Sam won $56,000 in cold cash, invested in war
bonds, in addition to more than SIB,OOO worth of payroll
reservations for the month of
February
Company A and Headquarters,
top units in the regimental con
test, have won the steamboat
prize, and will embark for an
evening of sailing, dancing and
music on the George W Miller,
excursion steamer, on the even
ing of March 17th
32.5 PER CENT
OF PAY FOR BONDS .
The Academic Regiment as a
whole came out on top in The
Infantry School with 32.5 per
cent of its February pay spent
for bonds, a regimental record
nowhere equaled on the post.
Last but not least among the
prize-winners are the hundreds
of Academics who have bought
for themselves a share in Allied
victory and post-war security,
including more than 100 soldiers
who have taken out new allot
ments.
The wives, guests and members
of Headquarters and A Company
will sail up the Chattahoochee
on a three or four hour trip,
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with music and refreshments
provided by the regiment and ev
ery detail worked out by the
commanding officers, Captains J
E Warren and J. A. Menter. re
spectively, and Lt David Shirk,
regimental recreation officer
Busses will pick up soldiers liv
ing in the barracks and drive
them to the gangplank: every
member of the two winning com
panies will be entitled to have
at least one guest aboard Full
details will be announced later
WINNERS DECIDED
ON AVERAGE BASIS
The winners were decided on
the basis of the average per man
of cash sales and allotments
made during the drive. Head
quarters emerged first with an
average of $155.70 per man, and
A Company was second with
$50.20 per soldier average.
H Company rose in the stand
ings on pay day from fifth to
third place, averaging almost
S4O per man at the close of the
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FORT BENNING, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. MARCH 9, 1944
AS SOON AS THE GEORGIA SUN SHOWS ITSELF THE MANAGERS OF THE 1944
Prof baseball squad will hold tryouts for the team in the Academic Regiment cuartel.
Shown above during an inspection of the practice field are (left to right) Lt. David L. Shirk,
athletics and recreation officer; Lt. Erwin T. Prasse, coach; S. Sgt. Benny Zientara, assis
tant coach; Pvt. Herb Bremer, assistant coach, iOfficial U. S. Army Photo—The Infantry
School.)
100 NCOS Start
30 Days' Training
Before Shipment
Given an excellent opportunity to preserve their ratings
when they join field units under the policy of rotation of
troops, more than 100 non-commissioned officers of the Ac
ademic Regiment—many of whom have earned their rank
as specialists—started a 30-day intensive course out in Har-
mony Church this morning as |
the first step in their reassign-
ment to line outfits
The fir--t class of men. who
have been transferred to F Com
pany for the remainder of their
time in the Academic Regiment,
have been drawn from regimen
tal overhead, the Reproduction
Plant, the Weapons Section and
the Academic Department Rang
ing from Tec 5 to tech sergeant,
the men '.ary in past assign
ments from expert gunners to
clerks and artists.
The announcement of the open
ing of the new Non-Commission
ed Officers course by The Infan
try School climaxed a week of
preparation of men for overseas
duty. On Sunday 600 Academ
ics went through the infiltration
course, and on Tuesday Ist Sgt.
William H. Jasemann. recently
returned from Panama, began to
understudy the position of Ist
Sgt. Wilson L. Harpe, of H Com
pany. Sgt. Harpe will be the
! next topkick to leave under the
rotation system.
Only non-coms who are physi
cally qualified for overseas have
been assigned to the refresher
course Privates and privates
first class transferred to F Com
pany for reassignment will be
■processed" immediately, but
non-commissioned officer person
’ nel will have the privilege of
i first completing the month of
■ training.
The course, designed and or
j ganized by The Infantry School
assistant director of training.
Maj. B L. Leannan, is intended
to give the students the best pos
sible chance to keep their rat
ings in their new jobs in line
outfits. According to preliminary
reports of the program, the
course will partly resemble phas
es of the officer candidate train
ing. The students, for example,
will witness many of the famous
Infantry School troop demon-
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