The Longhorn (Camp Wolters, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, August 25, 1944 Page: 3 of 8
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Friday, August 25, 1944
The Camp Wolters Longhorn
Page Three
Mobile Bleachers
Built On Scott Hill
The familiar scene of a bat-
talion trudging up Scott Hill
lugging its bleachers is gone
forever from. Camp Wolters.
By order of the commanding
general and under the super-
vision of the 12th Regiment
the seats were built by - carpen-
ters requisitioned from several
regiments.
Though mobile, the strongly-
built structures are ineant as
a permanent installation and
will seat approximately 1700
men. Construction was com-
pleted Monday. Lt. Norvin E.
Lotspeich acted as job fore-
man.
“Murphy Goes To War” a
training comic skit, presented
by* a cast selected from the
15th Regiment, really goes all
out to give the weary trainee
a “pick up” during his field
work at Pinto Ridge.
. The scene pictured above
was taken during the play.
“Murphy”, played by S-Sgt.
Vergil Wheeler, unintention-
ally throws a salute to two
Germans who take ‘Murph”
prisoner. First Sergeant Joe
Thompson, Co A, 52 Battal-
ion and Pvt. G. A. Jones, Hq.
Co, IRTC play the part of the
Germans.
At right the 51st Battalion
files into the 15th Regiments
Pinto Ridge Playhouse to be
entertained by “Murph” and
his supporting cast. (Signal
Corps Photo) /
Wolters
To Take Eight-Week Infantry Cycle
Haviif^ protected , the shores
of our country from possible
enemy attack, 112 non-commis-
sioned officers, all corporals,
have been assigned to Camp
Wolters to train as Infantry
soldiers—to carry the battle to
the enemy.
The group was formerly as-
signed to anti-aircraft, coast
artillery, barrage balloon, field
artillery and tank destroyer un-
its. They arrived in Camp
Wolters Thursday, August 17.
According to Lt. Col. Jack
M. Ernst, Director of Schools,
68 of the non-commissioned
officers will receive two weeks
of weapon training, two weeks
of tactics, and four weeks
with rirte companies as line
corporals. The rest of the new
arrivals will be trained for a
similar period as specialists.
Already the men here for field
training have fired the famous
American tank-buster, the Ba-
zooka.
•me men are here to be
trained in Infantry leadership,”
said Col. Ernst. “If they suc-
cessfully complete their train-
ing, they will go out as Infan-
try non-commissioned officers.”
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Chaplain Makes 20-Miles With The Best Of ’Em
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By CPL. HERBERT H. BRIN
In time of war, the expression
of man’s faith in his country
is through his rifle—the ex-
pression of man’s faith in his
God is through his chaplain.
The upsurge in religious
spirit, which is manifest dur-
ing every conflict of our
country, is largely a result
of the closeness of the soldier
to his chaplain, a member of
the Army Service Forces.
And despite the good natured
GI cracks of “Tell it to the
chaplain!” or “That’s T.S.!” the
average American soldier has
long since learned that faith in
his rifle alone is not enough.
Hitler is finding that out
right now—but fast.
All of which brings us to
our story of Chaplain Toward
Paul Loraine, Camden, N. J.,
serving in the 60th and 61st
Battalions. This chaplain, in
order to bring about the
necessary closeness of the
soldier to his chaplain, has
developed the novel practice
of marching with his men
wherever they go in training.
Before entering the Army in
November, 1942, Chaplain Lo-
raine was minister of the First
Baptist Church, Pedricktown,
N. J., and for five years min-
ister of the First Baptist
Church, Clayton, N. J. For 10
years he was minister of the
Cavalry Baptist Church, Dele-
ware Gardens, N. J. He served
for a time in England, until
called to the United States and
assigned for duty at Camp Woi-
ters.
During the past four
months, Chaplain Loraine has
gone on 11 training marches
with his men, including two
20 milers and three lengthy
speed marches. One speed
march was a nine miler
which he finished in two
hours, with only a 10 minute
rest period.
This phenomenal marching
record of Chaplain Loraine, who
confesses to more than two
score years, was done with 60th
and 61st Battalions. Thus, as
one battalion would complete
its 20 miler, the other battal-
ion would begin, with Chaplain
Loraine always in the van-
guard.
“I usually start up at the
head of a column, then work
my way back,” said Chaplain
Loraine. “During the march I
manage to talk to every soldier
at least once. The men were
surprised at first when I start-
ed marching with them, but
then they seemed to like the
idea. They figured, if I could
make it, they could.”
Chaplain Loraine marches
with his men to the firing
ranges, and visits with them
in their barracks at night as
rifles are cleaned for the
next day’s firing.
In July, also, he found time
to visit 197 men of his battal-
ions in the Station Hospital,
and visit 47 barracks, where he
contacted several thousand sol-
diers. That, in addition to his
main function of aiding 200 men
with personal matters of a more
serious nature.
Marching along, together. Chaplain
Toward Paul Loraine is shown march-
ing beside S-Sgt. Esten Pattschull, Ma-
son City, Iowa, a veteran of the Aleu-
tian campaign, now a platoon sergeant
in Company C, 60th Battalion. Chaplain
Loraine has made two 20 milers and
nine other lengthy marches with mem-
bers of the 60th and 61st Battalions in
the last four months. During the month
of July he made 6,700 personal con-
tacts by means of marches and visits to
barracks. GIs think: “If Chaplain Lor-
aine can make it, we can!” (Signal
Corps Photo)
Fun Program Up
For Camp Civilians
The Camp Wolters Civilian
Employe Recreation Program
will open tonight with a dance
at the North Oak USO Club
from 9:00 PM till 11:00 PM,
according to a statement by
Capt. Herman J. Witasek, camp
Special Services officer.
The new program is in con-
junction with a movement to
provide some manner of rec-
reational facilities for civilian
workers in Army camps
throughout the Eighth Service
Command.
'A' Book Forms
Available Here
Military personnel desiring
to renew the “A” gasoline ra-
tion book'Nnay obtain the nec-
essary forms here at camp, it
was announced today by Lt.
Helen R'. Allen, Assistant Camp
Adjutant.
Lt. Allen stated that mem-
bers of the Station Comple-
ment may obtain the applica-
tion blanks from her at Camp
Headquarters. Personnel as-
signed to the various training
regiments may obtain the
terms from their regimental
adjutants, while other IRTC
personnel can get the form
at the office of the IRTC Ad-
jutant.
It was emphasized by Lt. Al-
len that the completed forms
should be mailed directly to the
local ration board by the appli-
cant. Individuals living in
Weatherford will mail- the ap-
plication .to the ration board in
that’town. Persons who live in
Mineral Wells, or at camp,
should mail the blanks to the
Office of Price Administration,
115% S. E. 1st Ave., Mineral
Wells.
According to Lt. Allen, the
completed blank form must be
accompanied by the back of the
old “A” book and either the tire
inspection form or the receipt
for the 1944 license plates.
The local ration boards will
start issuing the new “A” books
on August 28. However ,the
book does not become valid un-
til September 22.
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Eddins, Howard B. The Longhorn (Camp Wolters, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, August 25, 1944, newspaper, August 25, 1944; Camp Wolters, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth601197/m1/3/?q=+date%3A1941-1945: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Boyce Ditto Public Library.