Hellcat News, (Heidenheim, Germany), Vol. 3, No. 4, Ed. 1, Saturday, June 9, 1945 Page: 4 of 4
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PAGE 4
HELLCAT NEWS
JUNE 9,1945
Boxing Bouls Open 7141h Stadium
The 714th Tank Battalion in-
augurated its new 85 Points Me-
morial Stadium recently by hold-
ing its first boxing bouts of the
season before a large crowd of
enthusiastic GIs .
Clarence Stamper, 133 pounds,
Hq Co, won the first bout of the
evening by TKO from David Sulli-
van of Service Co, 132 pounds. In
the second bout, Max Bix, 145
pounds, Co C, decisioned Herb
Grey, 143, of B Co.
The third bout found A1 Rucker,
Co B, 143 pounds scoring a TKO
over Dave Golden, Co C. Bout
number four also ended in a
TKO, the winner being Patrick
Capriola, 158 pounds, Sv Co, the
loser Russell Reitz, 154 pounds,
Co A.
Only knockout of the evening
was scored by Clarence Allary,
158 pounds, Service Co, over Bob
Drarb, 158 pounds, Co C. Bout
number six found Clyde Hinkle,
176 pounds, Hq Co, decisioning
Ken Flyr, 168 pounds, Service
Company.
Another TKO was scored by
Bill Hurley, 176 pounds, Co C,
over George Troxell, 168 pounds,
Service Co. Winner of the eighth
match was Henry Sczezepaniak,
176 pounds, Co C, who scored
by a decision over Jose Villa-
lobaz, 202 pounds, Co A. George
Linde, 211 pounds, Hq Co, took
the last bout of the evening by
decisioning Rubin J. LaSee, 257
pounds, Co A.
Lt. Thomas Sefton refereed the
bouts while the judges were
Captain Robert C. Kelley and
Captain Morris Schwartz.
Baker Btry Paces 494th
With 8 Wins, 2 Defeats
Battery B, 494th AFA Bn, is still
lodged in first, place in that bat-
talion's softball league race with 8
victories and 2 defeats. Both defeats
have been administered by C Bat-
tery.
Important factor in the battery's
fine record has been the pitching of
Jud Edwards and Vince Piscitelli.
Hq Battery has played 18 games
thus far and has turned in a total of
11 victories against seven defeats.
Pitchers George Gaspar and Joe
Schultz have turned in fine perfor-
mances as has catcher Ronald For-
bes. Cpl Danny Latella and Pvt
Eugene McNerney are the team's
leading hitters.
Wins 2. Loses 1
A Company, 56th AIB, has won
two of its three softball games
played to date, defeating Hq Co,
9-6 and Bn Hq, 20-1, while drop-
ping a close 2-1 dicision to Pro-
visional Company.
White, Bersetti, and Ravcroft
were the standouts for Able Co
in its three games.
Hq Co, 134th, Unbeaten
Hq Co, 134th Ordnance Bn is still
undefeated in its battalion softball
league play, mainly due to the fine
pitching of Pfc. Merle W. Slade.
Slade has pitched every game thus
far and his "floater" continues to
baffle the opposition.
Gain Even Break
Hq Co, 119th Engrs, split even in
two league games, defeating Co B,
10-0 and losing to Co C, 2-1.
In the game with Co B, Daniel
"Baldy" Firden twirled a beautiful
game for Hq Co, limiting the losers
to six hits while striking out seven
batsmen.
Although allowed only two hits
by Headquarter's Benny Backus, C
Co managed to make then count for
the two runs which defeated the
Headquarters boys.
Abie Battery Leading
493rd Softball League
With one week of league play
completed, Able Battery is showing
the way in the 493rd AFA Bn Soft-
ball League with 4 league victories
and no defeats.
In second place is Hq Battery with
two victories and two defeats, while
C Btry and Sv Btry are tied for
third-place with one victory and
two defeats each. B Btry is in last
place with three defeats.
In extra-league competition, C
Battery twice defeated the 132nd
Evac Hosp team, 4-1 and 5-2, while
Sv Btry dropped a closely eon-j
tested 4-3 ball game to the Bn Hq
Officer's team.
Church Services
PROTESTANT SERVICES
Sunday, Heidenheim, 1100; Gien-
gen, 1330; Taxis, 0900; Lauingen,
1330; Dillingen, 1100; Wertingen,
0900; Ellwangen, 0900; Aalen, 1100;
Krumbach, 1600; Augsburg, 1400;
Zusmarshausen, 1000; Burgau, 1400.
JEWISH SERVICES
Division service: Heidenheim,
1930, AG building, Room 30, Fri-
days.
Augsburg, 1830, Monday.
CATHOLIC SERVICES
Heidenheim, Sunday, 0830, Mass;
Wednesday, Mass 0800; Confessions
1800-1900; The Church of St. Mary.
Aalen, Mass, 1030, Sunday; Con-
fessions 1000, Church of Santa Ma-
ria; Ellwangen, ir unday, 1100, Mass;
Confessions, lO^-O, Church of St.
Mary; Lauingen, Sunday, 0915, Mass;
Wertingen, 1115, Mass; Confessions
announced in units.
Two Out of Three
Co D, 714th Tank Bn, has turned
in two wins out of three games
played thus far, defeating B Co,
6-1 and Service Company, 6-4,
while losing to Headquarters
Company.
Outstanding pitcher for the light
tankers has been Bob Postum, a
recent addition to the outfit. Lead
ing batsmen have been S/Sgt John
Font an a, T/4 Jesse Russel, S/Sgt
Joe Peczynski, T/5 Frank W
Langenbacker.
Germans were forced to use
their autobahns as landing strips
after Allies bombed out their air-
fields.
Medics' Co C Has Won
9 Out of 12 Contests
C Co, 82nd Med Bn has emerged
victor in nine out of 12 games to
date, the latest being victories over
Hq Co, 82nd, and A Co 82nd. The
former was defeated 12-8 while the
latter was beaten by a 11-5 score.
Pfc. Paul Parish was the winning
pitcher in both games.
Only game lost within the divi-
sion by C Co was to Hq Co, CCR,
whom the Medics defeated in a re-
turn game.
In three games played last week,
A Co, 82nd, emerged with a clean
slate with victories over Hq Co, 6-0,
Hq Co, CCA, 14-4, and Hq Battery,
495th AFA Bn, 6-4.
Baker Btry Wins
Pitching brilliant ball, Sgt Do-
nald Apell struck out 16 men and
allowed only one hit as he led
DIV. AREA CUT —
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Co., Fachsenfeld; 43rd Tk. Bn., Hq.
and Hq. Co., Sv. Co., Med. Det.,
Ellwangen; Co. A, Westhausen; Co.
Co. B, Unter Deufstetten; Co. D,
Kirchheim; 66th Armd. Inf. Bn.Hq.
and Hq. Co., Sv. Co., Med. Det.,
Prov. Co., Co. B, Ellwangen; Co
A, Adelmannsfelden; Co. C, Roten-
bach.
Combat Comd. B, Hq. and Hq.
Hq. Co., Dillingen; 714th Tk. Bn.,
Hq. and Hq. Co., Co. C, Co. D, Sv.
Co., Med. Det., Wertingen; Co. A,
Aichach; Co. B, Augsburg; 56th
Armd. Inf. Bn.-Hq. and Hq. Co., Co.
B, Sv. Co., Med. Det., Lauingen;
Co. A, Dillingen; Co. C, Gundelfin-
gen; Prov. Co., Awshimgen.
Div. Arty., Hq. and Hq. Co.,
Echenbrunn; 493rd Armd. FA Bn-
Hq. and Hq. Btry., Btry. A, Sv.
Btry., Med, De* ICr^rabaeh; Btrv.
B, Thannhausen; Btry. C, Schellen-
bach; 494th Armd. FA Bn.-Hq. and
Hq. Btry., Med. Det. Burgau; Btry.
A, Offingen; Btry. B, Leipheim;
Btry. C, Jettingen; Sv. Btry. Ober-
kochen.
Trains At Giengen
Div. Tns., Hq. and Hq. Co.,
Giengen; 82nd Med. Bn.-Hq. and
Hq. Co., Giengen; Co. A, Aalen; Co.
B, Dillingen; Co. C, Neusass; 134th
Ord. Maint. Bn., Hq. and Hq. Co.,
Co. B, Med. Det., Lauingen; Co. A,
Launchheim; Co. C. Stadtbergen.
Combat Comd. R, Hq. and Hq
Co., Augsburg; 17th Armd. Inf. Bn.-
Hq. and Hq. Co., Med. Det., Step-
pach; Co. A, Co. C, Augsburg; Co
B., Westheim; <v. Co., Taferingen;
Prov. Co., WeLlen; 495th Armd.
FA. Bn., Hq. and Hq. Btry., Sv.
Btry., Med. Det., Zusmarshausen;
Btry. A, Welden; Btry. B, Fischach;
Btry. C, Dinkelscherben.
13th FA Brigade-Hq. and Hq. Bn.,
1st FA Obsn. Bn., Donauworth;
257th FA Bn., Altheim; 635th FA
Bn., Neuburg; 514th FA Bn.,
Klosterzimmerrj 999th FA Bn.,
Heuberg; 17th 1"A Group, Harburg:
278th FA Bn., Neuhof; 935th FA
Bn., Monhemi; 30th FA Group,
741th FA Bn., Neuburg; 977th FA
Bn., Burgheim; 522nd FA Bn., Mer-
tingen; 686th FA Bn., Unter Barr.
CCA MEN THINK —
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66th: Toughest job — Herrlisheim;
best job — Colmar pocket.
T/Sgt. Lloyd Solberg, B Co,
66th: Toughest job — Herrlisheim;
best job — Colmar pocket.
T/Sgt. Ralph R. Adubato, Sv Co,
66th: Toughest job — Herrlisheim;
best job — "the Colmar pocket
was a snap."
Sgt. Ferdinando Viggiano, A
Co, 134th: Toughest job — Herr-
lisheim; best job — Colmar
pocket.
Pfc. Ernest Kuchta, A Co, 134th:
Toughest job — Herrlisheim; best
job — drive to Rhine.
Pfc. James Deuser, A Co, 134th:
Toughest job — Herrlisheim; bes'
job — drive to Rhine.
Sgt. Lloyd Pettit, C Co, 43rd:
Toughest job — Herrlisheim; best
job — after we crossed the Rhine.
Cpl. Leland Gardiner, C Co,
43rd: Toughest job— "everything
was tough, but Herrlisheim was
toughest"; best job — Dillingen
bridge,
HELLCATS FAVOR —
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craft, water well drilling, poetry,
plant breeding, politics, radio
broadcasting, spelling, tailoring,
thermal dynamics, surgery, wind-
ow dressing, and even seaman-
ship.
Surveys have been returned to
unit I and E officers, for their
guidance in the event the 12th is
assigned a mission enabling an
education program to be set up.
A strong response from men
qualified to teach assures a well
rounded program.
12th Discharging
100,000 Jerries
One hundred thousand soldiers
will be processed for civilian life
by CCA in the near future, but
none will be Hellcats.
Ironically, all dischargees are
members of the ill-fated 19th Ger-
man Army, whose only successful
achievement in the war was their
mass surrender in the Austrian
Alps.
12th A. D. doughs and tankers
will recall the 19th as the unit cut
to ribbons in the Colmar pocket.
Processing will be done by German
authorities under supervision of
CCA, and will include collecting
equipment, medical examination,
security check, and final payment.
PW's will be collected in groups
going to the same locality, and
transported near their home vici-
nity.
First issue of the new, improved
Sherman tank w '.s made to the 12th
on February 26 when the division
received four of them.
B Battery, 495th AFA Bn to a 4-0
victory over A Battery.
B Battery bunched hits by Cpl
Koranda, Cpl Mauger and C-pt
Carey for two runs in the second
inning. In the fifth inning, the trio
repeated their performance and
accounted for the battery's other
two runs.
FATHER AND SON —
(Continued From Page 1)
be ;oir.od as Civilian Automotive- ^rod tn.kan aJBtUGb. longer tirpe t<v
Technician. It was in April, 1943,
that he received his appointment
as warrant officer. No stranger
to the Army, Mr. Holly is a
veteran of World War I.
Besides the sergeant, Mr. Holly
has two more sons, one 16, and
one 12. His home is Cincinnati,
Ohio.
41 HELLCATS —
(Continued From Page 1)
Tr D, 92nd; Pfc. Joseph F. Ro-
binson, Tr E, 92nd.
SC— M/Sgt. Paul K. Barron, Sgt.
Berndt O. Duvall, S/Sgt. Fred A.
Jaacks, Pvt. Russell M. Weeks,
152nd.
Armd. — Sgt. Charles W. Cleve-
land, Co D, 43rd; Pvt. Walter A.
Hormann, Co A, 43rd; Cpl. John
J. Kristoff, Sv Co, 23rd.
QM — Sat. Errold E. Hillman,
Hq (RE—QM.)
CE — lst/Sgt. William J. Holt,
Co A, 119 th.
Former Photographer
Carries On Business
Pfc. Robert V. Oakes has put
his former vocation to good use
since V-E day. Once a photo-
grapher in Davenport, Iowa,
Oakes is doing a thriving busi-
ness with make-shift equipment,
developing and printing film for
his buddies in A Co, 56th AIB.
His present problems are no
match for the difficulties he had
as an infantryman in combat, but
the shortage of equipment makes
supply-procurement no easy job.
Dark-room facilities present the
toughest problem, Oakes says.
Undependable electricity and
shortage of trays have several
times threatened to end his ca-
reer as GI photographer.
Division Praised for
Battle of Ludwigshafen
The 12th Armored Division has
been cited in a commendation by
Major General Henry J. Malony,
commanding general of the 94th
Division, which the 12th sup-
ported in the Battle for Ludwigs-
hafen.
The commendation, which rea-
ched Major General Roderick R.
Allen's headquarters bearing an
impressive list of indosements by
corps, group and army com-
manders, stated:
"The 12th Armored Division
and other attachments comprising
the task force in the battle for
Ludwigshafen performed splen-
didly, and had it not been for
their fine suppert we would have
suffered far greater casualties
conclude the battle."
General Allen passed on the
commendation to his men and
officers with the following per-
sonal indorsement:
"I am proud of the splendid
work of all officers and men of
the division from Trier to the
Rhine which merited the above
commendatory remarks. The out-
standing work of CC "A" at Lud-
wigshafen was particulary mer-
itorius."
COMBAT MAP —
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which the division participated are
shown.
The scale drawing was prepared
by Sgt. Donald Rothenberg of the
G-3 Section and Sgt. George Grims-
haw of the G-2 Section of Division
Headquarters. Additional copies may
be secured at either the Public Re-
lations Office or G-3 I and E.
HELLCAT NEWS
HELLCAT NEWS U published weekly
by enlisted men of the 12th Armored
Division for the officers and enlisted men
oi the division. News, features, photo-
graphs and art material accepted from
members of the division. No payment
made. HELLCAT NEWS uses Camp
Newspaper Service material. Republi-
cation of credited matter prohibited
without permission of CNS, 205 East
42nd Street, New York City.
This paper Is printed in Germany by
the Division Public Relations Office under
auspices of the G-3 Information and Edu-
cation Section. It has been cleared by
G-2 and may be sent through the mall.
Public Relations Officer: Capt. John
H. Morgan.
Editorial Staff: Sgt. Arthur Martin,
editor; Pfc. George J. Schulman, Pfc.
Seymour J. Greenwald and Pic. Stephen
A. Malis, staff writers.
Mechanical Staff: Sgt. William L. Busby,
Cpl. Donald A. Dickinson.
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