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Academic
Men
Started
ERRC
l^ast summer the Communi
cations Section of The Infan
try School decided to set up a
new course lor enlisted radio
repairmen of coinhat Infan
try regiments.
Eight members of A Com
pany, assistant instructors in
other parts of the Section,
were picked to attend the Sig
nal Corps school at Camp Crow
der, Mo., where they finished
the 17 week repair course in
three months flat. When they
returned to Benning they got to
work, together with the com
missioned instructors headed by
Maj. S G. Ashdown, to organize
the new course for the Infaai
try
Firet they altered two build
ings, across the street from the
rest of the Section on the Main
Post, and installed their equip
ment. Then they "took the
course” themselves as an experi
mant and smoothed out all the
“bugs" Finally, on February
23rd of this year the first regu
lar class was convened.
TOPNOTCH STUDENTS
AU students of the new Enlist
ed Radio Repairman’s Course
an* graduates of the Enlisted
Communications Course or at
least hare its equivalent in prac
tical experience. Most of them
have been picked because of
their high ratings in a special
aptitude and achievement test.
They have to be topnotch radio
men because the concentrated
six week course is one of the
toughest given for enlisted men
in the School. A technician
fourth grade rating awaits each
student who later qualifies as a
radio repairman in his line out
fit
The first two weeks of the
course are devoted to the ele
ments of radio. Most of the
"theory instruction" is given by
T Sgt. Edward L. Goldsmith,
Sgt. Matthew Wizmirski and
Pvt. Jules Milton, who lecture
on the principles of electricity
and vacuum tubes and analyze
the circuits in radio sets used in
the Infantry regiment.
For the remainder of their
course the students work un
der tne “practical" instructors,
learning first the use of the tools
of the repairmen, assembling and
disassembling telephones, tel-
SGT. PAUL MOYER (left), RADIO REPAIRMAN SINCE
1932, instructs an ERRC student in the Communications Sec
tion. (Official U. S. Army Signal Corps Photo.)
WHEN THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN A FEW WEEKS BACK CPL. DONALD C. WOLF (second from left) WAS ONE
of the lop-ranking students in the Enlisted Radio Repairman’s Course, The Infantry School. Since then he has joined
Sgt. Jerome Stevens (left) and Cpl. Roswell Parker (second) from right) as an assistant instructor in the ERRC and as a
member of the Academic Regiment. Cpl. Lawrence Williams (right), fellow student of Wolf in the first ERRC class, has
since joined a line regiment as a trained repairman. (Official U S. Army Signal Corps Photo.)
egraph sets and receiver units.
In rapid succession, working on
each sub-topic for an hour at a
time, the students cover circuit
tracing, testing of the sets, align
ment. changing of frequency and
signal tracing. All of this leads
up to their "grand finale”—lo
cating and eliminating any trou
ble in any Infantry radio set.
One theory instructor and one
practical instructor remain each
night to assist those students
who come back after supper to
do extra work.
PROFS LEARNED HERE
More than half of the present
staff of 11 Academics teaching
the ERRC knew nothing about
radio repair work before the war
Sgt. Goldsmith, the ranking en
listed instructor, was an English
teacher in Baltimore. Md. in civ
ilian days.
Three of the enlisted instruc
tors, however, are radio men
from way back—Sgt Wizmirski
was a repairman in Philadelphia
and Pvt. Milton, one of the new
men, was a civilian technician
with the Signal Corps in New
York City. Sgt. Paul C. Moyer,
one of the “practical" teachers,
started out in radio 14 years ago
while serving with the Regular
Army in Panama. He earned his
civilian “ham" license in 1936
in his home town of Laureldale,
Pa., where he worked as a re
pairman until two years ago,
when he rejoined the Army.
All of the other ERRC enlis
ted instructors have learned
their radio technique since Pearl
Harbor. In civilian life Sgt.
William Nendza was a steel mill
worker in Canton, 0.; Sgt. Je
rome Stevens worked for the
Department of Agriculture in
Washburn, N. D.; Sgt. Stanley
C. Greenberg was a truck dis-
REGIMENTAL MIRROR
Here's Lowdown On Law
To Give, Vote To Soldiers-
(CNS) —After months of Congressional debate, the hot
ly-contested servicemen’s voting bill has become a law, pro
viding for a limited tise of Federal “Official War Ballots” in
the November general elections.
Under the provisions of the bill servicemen and women
may also apply for state absen
tee ballots in conjunction with
state laws un primary, special
and general elections between
now and November A United
States War Ballot Commission
has been established to help ad-
minister the act.
“The Official War Ballot,”
however, covers only the Na
tional election in November of
President, Vice President, sen
ators and representatives. Its
use by soldiers with voting res
idence in any state depands upon
whether the laws of that partic
ular state allow the Federal
(“short”) ballot to be counted.
It will be impossible to determ
ine which states will okay the
ballot and which will not until
July 15th, when the state gov
ernors will certify to the War
Ballot Commission the provis
ions of their laws for voting by
state absentee ballots and wheth
er their laws authorize Federal
ballots.
FEDERAL BALLOT .
Anyway, soldiers who will
be able to use the “Official War
Ballot” are the following:
I—Soldiers inside and out
side the U. S. from states who
have no state absentee ballot
but do allow tne use of the
Federal ballot.
2—Soldiers outside the U.
S. from states permitting the
use of the Federal ballot who
take an oath that they applied
for a state absentee ballot be
fore September Ist and have
not received it by October Ist.
STATE ABSENTEE VOTE
There is nothing in the new
law to restrict the right of sol
diers to vote tnder State absen
tee voting laws, which cover
primary and special elections
pateher in Baltimore, Md.; Sgt.
Leroy H. Cooley was a clerk for
the Federal Reserve Board in
Washington. D. C.^and Pyt. Vic
tor Davis, of Pocomoke City,
Md., was a nylon worker in a
DuPont plant.
Supplies for the ERRC are
handled by Cpl. Roswell C.
Parker, who was connected with
General Electric before the war
in Haverhill, Mass.
The first graduate of the
ERRC to become an instructor
in the course is Cpl. Donald
Wolf, whose civilian days were
spent as an electrician.
as well as general elections and
make it possible to vote for state
and local officials as well as
National officials.
Any soldier who is uncertain
about his eligibility to vote
should write a letter to the sec
retary of state of his home state
right now and find out.
NEW TYPE POSTCARD
Once voting eligibility has
been established, War Depart
ment postcards may be used in
further steps to get a ballot.
The law provides for a new type
of postcard, but the Army has a
large supply of the old forms
(WD AGO Form No. 560) on
hand and they are acceptable.
In applying for a Primary ballot,
any GI or WAC using the old
card must remember to write in
his party affiliation.
Except for the possible use of
the new WD postcard, no chang
es have been made in the proced
ure for obtaining and voting by
state absentee ballots. Soldiers
unable to vote in person may ap
ply for an absentee ballot either
in the manner prescribed by the
G-host Party
Attracts Men
From Company C
By Sgt. Mike Kehoe
The Ghost of Old Company G,
now officially dead almost a
month, resurrected itself and
came back to Ft. Benning to en
tertain at its final party, Friday
nite at the Polo Hunt Club.
Leaving the actual real live host
ing to Lt. Wood and Ist Sgt.
Carlson, the socially minded
ghost sat back and enjoyed him
self with the rest of the lads and
lassies. Practically every, com
pany of the Regiment was rep
resented as invited guests. The
Range, Reproduction, Weapons
aud even the casual company
men turned out for the evening s
fun.
With a full larder of Ballen
tines and coke;, and a delicious
supper featuring chicken salad
and accessories few could deny
their Ghost Friend had put over
one of the best parties ever giv
en on the post. Just before mid
nite, our Ghost Friend put on
bis extra heavy sheet, bid every-
Thursday, April 20. 1944
law of his state, or by sending
a postcard (new or old form) or
a letter bearing the text of the
NEW form to the secretary of
state of his home state.
Some states will then send the
GI the absentee ballot which he
must fill out, get attested by an
officer, warrant officer or non
com (not below the rank of ser
geant) and return immediately
Other states will send the GI a
formal “application for state ab
sentee ballot" which must be
filled out according to in
structions and returned before
the state will send out the actual
absentee ballot itself.
Postcards to be used in the
November general elections will
be delivered before August 15th
to Gls overseas and before Sep
tember 15th for soldiers in the
United States, when that is
practicable under military con
ditions. The procedure for ob
taining Federal ballots for use in
the November general elections
will not be announced until the
state governors have certified to
the War Ballot Commission
whether their states will permit
the use of the Federal (“short")
ballots.
Additional information on the
new law will be found in WD
Circular 128, April 3rd, 1944
(Also see editorial, page 4.)
one adieu and returned to Ghost
dom, with satisfaction that his
last attempt at Hosting had been
a grand success and determined
that he would lie in peace and
wait for future assignments to
other company parties held in
the future.
Now that the Profs have
cracked the ice and opened their
1944 baseball season with a
smashing victory of 7 to 0 over
The Parachute School last Sun
day afternoon there appears be
fore them a long and full sched
ule in The Infantry School Leag
ue. We noted with pride the
large number of Academic root
ers (particularly those from
Co. C). Now let’s keep up the
good work, as the games' go
along the Profs will get better
From first appearances they
show good possibilities of cop
ping the post title. They have
the hitting and the pitching staffs,
which promise many hours of
relaxation and enjoyment for
you baseball lovers. So when
the umpire calls “Play Ball",
let’s see you all sitting in the
stands in back of the Profs root
ing them on to victory!
BUY WAR BONDS
