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VOL 2 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, F 7 az A, AA T P P O D -• t ill | ■ Jis ^3 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 (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) 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- (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) No 25.