The Eagle Eye (Eagle Pass Army Air Field, Eagle Pass, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, June 30, 1944 Page: 8 of 26
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OBSERVATIONS BY SGT. MARK WRIGHT
THE DAILY BULLETIN for 28 June 1944
says as how conversation of water is es-
sential o It will be a welcome relief, at
that, to hear hundreds of little anec-
dotes pertaining to water instead of the
usual rumors, even the rumors might qual-
ify in this water conversation deal*
Most rumors originate in the latrine, a
favorite watering station•
THE SKYLINERS WERE ABOUT to make a re-
cording in the Service Men’s Clubo One
of the local belles, tied to the Service
Club through necessity, opened her purse
as the Skyliners blew a few preliminary
blasts, and extracted from the depths a
bottle of aspirin^ In an aside to a WAG
officer, she quothe: "I always bring the
aspirin when the Skyliners are going to
play here*”
S/SGT. VITO iu RUSSO, of the Air In- j
spector’s office, on furlough, was gam-
boling through Detroit1s Grand Circus
Park on a moonlit midnight, Mrs* Russo,
his sister-in-lav;, brother-in-law and
mother-in-law were bringing up a more
sedate rear guard# Russo ran to a huge
fountain, splashed his hands in the
water, and declared to the park bench j
occupants: ’’Freedom, it’s wonderful#”
COL# JOHN H# BUNDY, commanding officer, j
walked up to Husky, the War Room malemute
with the blue eyes* "Sit up,” commanded
Colo Bundy, with an encouraging snap of
the fingerso Husky continued to heave in
supine contentment. ’’Shake hands,” Col#
Bundy tried again# Husky merely rolled
his blue eyes# ”Gne word from me and you
do just as you please,” Col# Bundy ob-
served in resignationo
THRONGS OF SOLDIERS, sailors and mar-
ines were crowded around the windows of
the Jo L# Hudson Department Store in De-
troit# A fringe of civilians fought for
a look in the windows too, but it was
hopeless# The service men, nearly all of
whom were on furlough and seeking frivo-
lous entertainment, were packed around
the windows in an immovable mass. I
wanted to see too# Tentatively, I start-
ed pushing between a PFC and a Captain,
both of whom were wearing overseas rib-
bons that extended to their floating
ribs# Seeing that I was in uniform, they
graciously received me into the window-
gazing brother-hood, making sure that no
civilian slipped in beside me# Breath-
lessly, I turned my eyes to the store
window# There, in all their glory were a
machine gun, a carbine, a gas mask, some
hand grenades and a painted picture of a
war-gutted village# A showcard asked
civilians to back the 5th War Loan Drive#
'GLORY BOYS’ COMMENDED FOR DISDAIN
OF DANGER
Washington (CNS) —- The work of the
Army's "Glory Boys” --- the U# S# glider
troops used in the Norman invasion---was
lauded here by the War Department in a
statement commending the young pilots for
their "magnificent disdain” of danger#
Galling the job of landing glider
troops in enemy areas one of the most
complex and dangerous of invasion assign-
ments, the TO gave full credit to Brig#
Gen# Paul Williams, of Los Angeles, who
organized the group#
* * * *
Yes, my lad, many a skirt is torn be-
tween love and duty#
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Shank, Albert. The Eagle Eye (Eagle Pass Army Air Field, Eagle Pass, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, June 30, 1944, newspaper, June 30, 1944; Eagle Pass Army Air Field, Eagle Pass, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth974885/m1/8/?rotate=0: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .