83rd Infantry Division Thunderbolt. Vol 1 No 6. June 2, 1945

WThunderbNORMANDY. BRITTANY. LOIRE VALLEY. LUXEMBOURG. HURTGEN FOREST. ARDENNES. FI RST TO RH INE. ELBE BRIDGEHEAD.!VOL 1, No. 6 BAD HARZBURG, GERMANY JUNE 2, 1945Farewell Party .Memorial Day Marked ByImpressive Ceremonies As83rd Honors Division DeadGen. Montague Addresses ArtiJIery, Col.Crabill At329th, Col. Deshotels At Hqrs.At impressive Memorial Day ceremonies throughout the province of Braunschweig, men of the 83rdDivision joined their fellow Americans on uuam and Okinawa, in London and Paris, at the tomb of theUnhnow Soldier and the garden grave of their fallen Commander-in-Chief to pay solemn tribute to thosewho could not live to see the freedom, tor which they had given their lives, triumph.In the silent shadows of the green Harz mountains on the spacious lawn of the Kurhaus in BadHarzburg, Lt. Col. Jules H. Deshotels, Division G 2, led the services at Division Hqrs., speaking in theabsence of General Macon.French WacsNow ServingShe's an English girl serving as aFrench officer attached to the Americanarmy.That's the story of Lt. EileenColley, Hertfordshire, England, whois the only British girl in the MMLA(Mission Militaire de Liaison Administrative),an organization of theFrench"With pride we stand in the gloryof their achievement and sacrifice,"said Col. Deshotels in tribute to thefallen of the 85rd, "and with sorrowand grief we mourn the loss of theirpresence here with us. With faith andconfidence, we are cheered by thefreedom as not been removed fromthe face of the earth... Our comrades,from falling hands, havehanded the flag to us. It is our dulyto hold it high!"The setting for the Colonel's remarkswas impressive. Directly infront of the speaker's stand was alarge memorial wreath. In the centerof the court facing the stand andsurrounded by the assembled troopswas a tall flagpole with the Colorsat half-mast.Following a prelude of religiousmusic by the 83rd Band, under thedirection of CWO Z. P. King, theNational Anthem was sung by theentire assemblage. The invocationwas given by Capt. William Harris,Assn't Division Chaplain, followedby a reading from the Psalms byChaplain Harold Pinckney of the508th Medics.Two DoughsGet Specialall HomeT/Sgts. Joseph J. Dunlap of Co. G,329th Infantry and Francis E. Powell ofCo. B, 33lst Infantry were selectedlast Saturday by General Maconto return immediately to the UnitedStates on an undisclosed specialassignment. The men were chosen onthe basis of points (Dunlap has 95,Powell 94), awards, special commendationsand soldierly appearance.For Sgt. Dunlap the unexpected triphome will mean a meeting with hisyear-old daughter whom he has neverseen. Powell, upon being informedof his selection, wrote a message tohis father which said, "This came asa big surprise to me and I hardlyknow how to feel about going home.Hope to arrive soon."Both Dunlap and Powell, who areRifle Platoon Sergeants, have seencombat duty in each of the fivecampaigns credited to the 83rd Division.Government set up to facilitte thethe return of hundreds of thousandsof French citizens who were forcedto leave their homes during the Nazioccupation of their country.The attractive 24-year-old Lieutenantis in charge of the unit of fiveFrench girls who have just beenassigned to the Military GovernmentOffice of the 83rd Division. Thegroup, ranging in age from 17 to 24years, has alredy been instrumentalin the return of some 12,000 Frenchmento their homeland.Col. Dreshotels' speech was followedby a prayer by Chaplain Jacob Star and a Purple Heart with twoBoth wear the Silver Star, the BronzeTheir activities are not, however,confined to the displaced- French Ott, Division Hebrew Chaplain. Then clusters.alone as they work with all nationalitiesin the tremendous task of the hushed troops to the base of the Co., 331st infantry was selected as anthe large wreath was carried before Pfc. Levin Willey of 3rd Bn Hqrsrepatriation.flagpole, where earth from the 48 alternate in case either Dunlap orPowell could not make the trip."If we can secure the necessary States, sent to General Macon by theWilley is also a veteran of each oftransportation facilities," asserted Lt. mother of an 83rd man who had the 83rd's campaigns and wears theColley, "I feel the job of getting died in battle, was softly sprinkled. Siiver Star, the Bronze Star, and thei Continued on Page 3)(Continued on Page 3) Purple Heart.SS MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCEIt was quite an occasion last week when the officers and menof the 329th Infantry bid farewell to Col. Edwin B. Crabill, theircommander since re-activation at Atterbury, as he left the regimentto take over his new duties as assistant to General Macon. At aparty in the Kaffee Haus in Wolfenbuettel, Col. Crabill cuts the bigcake baked in his honor by Pvt. Ladislay Popek, Regt Hqrs baker,(top), chats with his successor, Col. Alexander Reid, (center), andreminisces with Lt. Sam Magill of the 20,000 - at - Becugency fame(bottom). (Signal Corps Photos)Swift justice was meted out toSiegfried Benz, fanatical 17 year oldstorm trooper, who was captured onMay 23rd after he had fired on andthrown grenades at three men fromthe 280th Field Artillery Bn. He wastried by General Court Martial onMay 29th and given the death sentencefor armed attack on the Alliedforces in defiance of terms imposedon Germany by the Allies after itssurrender. It was the first case of itstype to be tried in the ThunderboltDivision area.During the four-hour trial thestripling Hitler Youth sat expressionlesswhile Lt. Royden B. Bowen, cubplane observer from Houston, Texas,and T/5 William B. Hunter of Fresno,Cal., two of the three men who capturedhim, gave the testimony whichcondemned him.Bowen, Hunter and T/5 RobertEngebretson from Bear Lake, Minn.were told of Benz' presence in theHarz mountains near Braunlage bytwo German civilians who had beenfired on by him and another SS man.Together with four or five other civilians,Bowen and his men entered astrip of thick woods to investigate.One of the civilians pointed out thespot where he thought the SS menwere hiding. Bowen stepped to it,pulled aside branches that were beingused for camouflage and uncovered a6'x6' x 3' tent."I called upon the occupants tocome out several times. So did oneof the Germans who was with me,but we received no response," testifiedBowen. Following the failure ofthe men to answer, he fired twoshots into the ground. A grenade wastossed from the tent and the threeartillerymen took cover. Fortunatelyit failed to explode."Hunter then emptied a clip fromhis carbine into the tent," recountedBowen. After that there were twopistol shots from inside the tent andanother grenade which failed to goj off. Shortly after the second grenadewas thrown Benz came out.A search of the tent revealed thatHunter's shots had mortally woundedthe other occupant. Inside were threepistols, an automatic pistol, automaterifle, one grenade and approximately300 rounds of ammunition in additionto C rations and American cigarettes.Benz' defense was based on theclaim that he didn't know the warwas over. He said he had been hidingin the tent for three weeks and thathe had not spoken with civilians norseen American Military Governmentproclamations, some of which wereposted not 500 yards from his hideout.He maintained that the first grenadewas thrown by his companion(Continu d on Page 3)

PAGE 2 83rd THUNDERBOLT JUNE 2, 1945i& 83rd Thunderbolt 11Official Weekly Newspaper of the83 rd Infantry DivisionThe Thunderbolt, formerly the Spearhead, is written by and for the menof the 83rd under the supervision of Capt John C. Neff, Information-EducationOfficer, and Capt Thomas C. Roberts, Public Relations Officer. All materialis censored by AC of S, G-2. Member Camp Newspaper Service, 205 East42nd St., NYC.STAFF: Managing Editor, Sgt Al Gladding; News Editor, Sgt John Benham;Feature Editor, PfcBillNos; Special Events, Sgt Allan Nemrow; Sports Editor,Pfc Carl Weber; Art Editor, Sgt Nick Firfires; Photographer, M Sgt HarryBrouhard; Unit Correspondents, Sgt Ray Goguen, 329th Inf, Sgt GroverCrawford, 330th Inf, Sgt Jack Straus, 331st Inf, and Sgt Bill Schumann, 83rd Arty.VOL. 1, No. 6. June 2, 1945.Welcome HomeBeing a strictly low-point man on Uncle Sam's internationalpolo team may have its compensations. If the adv-rtismentsappearing in the current magazines at home are any indicationof the state ot the nat on, the high-po nt man who arrivesin the States prepared to go back to his former way of lifeis due for a shock.For example, the women are apparently not the same winsomegals we left behind. Maybe they've been reading too many articleson how to cope with their husband or boy friend who comes backto them after being long gone overseas. Anyway, Bonwit Teller, awomen's clothing stoie in New York City, advertises a "Half-NelsonJacket" which they claim is the "brain child of L-85." This L-85character L possibiy a secret agent who has done a little snoopingaround in the haylofts and darkened doorways of the ETO and, ina franic attempt to save American Womanhood, has rushed backto Bonwii's with the breathless news that what every woman needsis a "Half-Nelson Jacket." Bonwils, who should know better, haveallowed themselves to be duped by L-85.And indeed Bonwits is not the only one. American women,and returned GIs ar. going to be in a bad way if they allowthemselves to be swayed by the whims of the advertisers.Consider the new nail polish color, "Frozen Fire" which issaid to "sparkle frostily on your nails." The picture with thead shows a moderate.y attractive blonde transfixed in ecstasyas she gazes at a bot le of "Frozen Fire" which she holdsin her hands, the fingers of which "sparkle frostily." Thehomecoming soldier with romance on his mind is not goingto g-t olf to. a good start if hi* girl greets him in a haltnelson jacket with her fingers sparkling frostily as thev twineabout his nec».In page after page that recounts the revolutinary change ihat istaking place in American women there is one sane note. Somethingthat snows that the returned Gl is still a man and is not going tobe bullied around by a woman WHO dreams of "red, red nails" andwho is said to think that a book called "Bedside Titles" placedbeside his bed is enough to "satisfy every bedtime mood and need".The ad that indicate.-, mat u. jut lurnea civilian is not a completecuckold is one tiy the Edward O. Budd Co., manufacturers of stair. -steel railroad cars. A man and his wife are shown entering a railroadcoach. Both of them are young and the man is in civilianclothes; so quite possibly he has been recently discharged from theArmy, in a series of small pictuies the girl is ;hown swooning overthe "comfortable seats" the "lovely lounge car. And to think thatthis is ouis too.", the diner, "Isn't lhis nice. I'll take the connsommeand roa4 chicken." All through this ecstatic dialog the man hasmaintained a stern allofness. Fina ly in the last picture the shadesaie drawn and she is piopped up poker-like in the seat with apillow at her nead. "This is cozy," she says. "I'm going to sleep"Through the half-light of the car he sees her finger nails "gleamingfrostily" and his legs are tangled in her half-nelson acket wich hasfallen to the floor. "Sleep light," he says, "every minute you'll besaving money. With all this comfort and luxury, we'll be $52 richerthan if we had taken a coach."Then, as the frost on her fingernails fades away and heis sure she is asleep, he shags off to the diner for a datewith tne blonde who is wearing a simple linen dress and nonail polish.Sgt. John BenhamGILBERTbY56T.N.S.FiRFiREs"I'm sorry - - we don't have a courseconcerning habits and customs of civilians."Japs BurnAs SuperForts RaidLate news reports from the Pacifictell of continued Superfort incendiarybombings of Tokyo and Yo&'jiiitindThese c ties are still reeling from theten if c blows which set then aflameeariier in the week. The Japs admit51 square miles of Tokyo is in ruins.These ra us are following the exampleset by the Air Force in the ETO.Fighter planes proceed th the targetfirst and hold the enemy platiesdown by attacks on the major airports.Then while the enemy planesare being made ineffective the Superfortscome to bomb the industrialcenters.The capitol city of Naha in Okijnawa fell Thursday to US Marinesj who also broke thru the defenses ofthe fortress of Shun which guarded| the city. Naha, with a population of66 000, is the largest city ever capturedby the Marines. Naval gunfireI and artillery had reduced the city to| complete ruins.Secretary of the Navy Forrestalissued a call to the nation for workersto come immediately to theWest Coast to assist in the rebuildingof ships damaged at Okinawa.It has been estimated that Japplane losses for April were well over2 500; the highest loss suffered in anyone month.Vice Admiral Rawlings TaskForce Commander with the BritishPacific Fleet, told Admiral Nimitzthis week that everything the RoyalNavy has will be thrown at the Japs.Until recently a hushed subject,disclosures are now coming out aboutthe Jap bomb-'carrying baloons wh'ehhave landed on the West Coast ofthe United States. It takes the bombsirom three to five days to reach theStates, where the bombs are droppedby automatic release.In London Lt. Gen. James Doolittlerevealed that part of the 200.000 men,2,400 heavy bombers, and 1.200 fightersof the 8th Air Force had alreadystarted to the Pacific. He predictedthat 20,000-ton ijaids by Superfortressfleets 2.000 srort.against Japan.would be launched329th Bn HadOwn HospitalFrom Feb. 10th until the end of thewar in Europe, Capt. James D. Kelly,Monroe, La., Battalion Surgeon of the1st Bn., 329th Infantry, assisted byfour of his medics, operated a travellinghospital which handled 115doughboys who itherwise would havebeen lost to their units for lengthyperiods. It usually consisted of acouple of rooms in a house near theaid station with litters, or, on occasion,feather matresses substitutingfor iron hospital cots. Under thesupervision of T/4 Dallas Travis, Sturgis,Ky., two medics were in constantattendance from 0600 to 2400 givingmedicine, taking temperatures andkeeping charts. Kelly visited the hospitalon an average of four times a day.When the battalion moved — andit often did, Travis stayed behind withthe patients until it was ascertainedthat a suitable new location wasavailable. The patients were thenmoved forward by ambulance. Only12 of the 115 men confined for ailmentsranging from colds to "flu" toinfections had to be ticketed later formovement to evacuation hospitals.Most of the time there were fouror five men confined. Their averagestay was three days. If they had beenevacuated, many of them would nothave been back for several months.Pfc. Edward Barzda of Co. D—one of the miniature field hospital'scharter patients, expressed the motivebehind Kelly's successful experimentwhen he said, "I'd been through thebattle of the depots.once. If it wasn'tfor Capt. Kelly's idea, I would havehad to be carried to sick call beforeI'd risk it again."Medics aiding Kelly were Cpl. JackSteed of Grand Rap:ds. Mich.. T/3Albert Klapper of Brooklyn and Pfc.Edward Sawitz of Lackawanna, N. Y.Lasf ConcertMusic lovers of the 83rd will havean opportunity Sunday to hear thefamous Goslar Symphony Orchestra,under the baton of Erich Penglin,when two concerts are presented atthe Kasino in Bad Harzburg at 1430and 2000, closing the season.. . . Tuning UpGetting ready to play another party date are the ever-popularRiflemen, top i Division dance band. Besides appearing regularly atthe Kasino, the band is booked for special unit affairs, such as therecent farewell party for Col. Crabill in the 329th area. (Signal CorpsPhoto)Me And Joe Sees TheDentist, Gets The WorksMe and Joe was arguing.But they don't hurt, says Joe.That don't make a particle ofdifference. I says. It's just like abatch of tomatoes what's rotting.Unless something is did such as makin'a salad out of "m. there's no tellinghow much they'll stink up the place.Nor do I like your references tome teetli as tomatoes, says Joe. Iain't been to a dentist yet and it isridiculous that I should start at olda^e.— k now more than us has said it is. all for the best. Them's orders.I can see I'm arguing with a moron,says Joe. I'm taking this affair tohigher personnel.Me and Joe wanders over to thedentist, who is a captain, and whois waiting for Joe with enthusiasm.Well, soldier, says the captain.Right on time.He's a butcher, Joe murmers tome. Look at that glint in his eye.I'm glad you brought a friendalong, says the captain. My assistanthas been detained and won't be hereto operate the drill.What's that? inquires Joe.The drill? It's just a device wcuse to cut away the decay. Out inthe field where we have no source ofcurrent it works by foot.Who's foot, I inquires educationallike.Your foot, says the captain. Andnow, he says to Joe. If you'll kindlysit down here. I'll tie this !>il> on.No blindfold, doc. says Joe. I ain'tscared.It's for your neck, says the doc.He slips it on and Joe sits thereconfused like.Now. young man, says the doc.Open wide anil let's see what goeson.For your information, says Joe.There ain't no baseball game in there.Only teeth.Exactly, says the doc. Exactly.1 le takes a gander and as he lookskeeps shaking his head negative like.When were you to see a dentist last?he inquires.When Ma had a wisdom tooth outtwo weeks before I was born. I couldhear her yelling from where I was,says Joe.Like mother, like son, says the docOnly you have three, that must beremoved.Ain't the. doc a card? says Joe tome. You certainly got a sense ofhumor, sir, if J do say so.And also offhand I see seven cavitieswhich need immediate attention.I'll see what I can do, says Joe.I got a toothbrush almost new whatI use to clean my M-T with.Well, today we'll only take careof three, says the doc. And in acouple of days we'll clean up thewhole mess.You sound like a KP for teeth, saysJoe.Now if your friend will startpumping with the foot lever, we'llbe through in no fiine.I can't do it, I objects. He's mybuddy. It'll hurt me more than itdoes him.In that case, says Joe. How abouthaving him sit here and I'll do thepumping?Let's have BO more nonsense, saysthe doc. Now start pumping untilI tell you to stop.I starts pumping away and all 1sees is Joe's legs straightening outstiffer'n boards. After what seemslike hours the doc motions for meNow so.d.er, that wasn't so bad,was it? he says to Joe.No, sir, says Joe. But, if youhappens to drop into Brooklyn afterthe war, sir, I'll kill you in cold blood.Later me and Joe was walkingback.Maybe you was right, Joe, I says.Rotten tomatoes ain't so bad.You hadn't oughta talk that way,says Joe. It ain't sanitary.You mean you ain't sore? 1 sayshopeful like.II ell, no, says Joe. I ain't sore.About five minutes later I sensesI's being stared at by Joe.Like hell you ain't, I says.Capt. Jud Allen... Yup, It's IdaMomentarily freed from her frustratedsister and gun moll rolesfor a short shot at cheesecake artis none other than Warner's wanIda Lupino, blossoming forth here inan entirely new light (CBS Photo)

JUNE 2, 1945 83rd THUNDERBOLT PAGE 3330th EM Serving AS Comrade-ln-Arms . . .Camp CommandantsOf20, OOODocile PWsL ttle more than two weeks ago a series of f rab, gray, one storybuildings near Jemmendorf in the 30th area were used to houseslave laborers held by the Germans. Today these buildings arebairacks ;for former members of the German army and navy takenprisoner by the Ninth Army.The area covered by the buildings,now containing some ' 20,000 prisoners,is divided into five blocks.Block 1-C is said to be a representativeblock. Here about 6,000 menfrom all branches of the Germanmilitary are confined under the directsupervision of three Gls — combatsoldiers who knew the Germans inbattle. The Gls are responsible tohigher ranking officers, but directcontact with the prisoners is by Americannon-coms who are called "CampCommandants".The Camp Commandants for Block1-C are Sgts. John R. Bainton, Bronx,N.Y.; Henry E. Haake, Bellville.Ill.;and William Huber, Perryville. Mo.They share a day shift. At night noAmerican is within the confines ofthe prison camp.In prison the mastered race leadsa pretty quiet life. Since the openingof this camp only two men have escaped.There have been two deaths,one from natural causes and the othera suicide. The suicide was a formerSS member about 45 years old who,according to the report of the Germanmedical officer, was a moodyperson given to brooding about hisfuture in view of his SS history. Hisbody, hung from a wire in a bombwreckedbuilding, apparently arousedno interest in the other prisoners whowere working outside. Lt. Robert W.Naughton, Minneapolis, S-l officerstationed at the camp, said that 44 SSmembers had so far been discoveredin the camp. Most of them were turnedin by their fellow prisoners. "TheSS men are ouecasts among theirown people," Lt. Naughton said. "TheWerhmacht can't stand them."There has been no problem of dis-£d_ several. davs a»o„that_someLof the men would be released fromthe army. No "point" system will beused in considering the men fordischarge. Length of service, battledecorations, or family obligations willmean nothing.Discharge will be based solely onfactors concerned with the convenienceof the Allies. If the menwere engaged as civilians in farming,coal mining, or transportation,they will be considered for discharge.83rd Vets GetTen More Points"Take ten — ten more points!"And so the Division G-I sectionmade it official this week that 83rdveterans who fought from OmahaBeach to the Elbe Bridgehead -areentitled to all three of the newcampaign stars recently announcedby the War Department as replacingthe general "Germany Campaign", forwhich 83rd men had already receivedcredit.The new campaign stars are for theRhineland, the Ardennes and CentralEurope. Counting the Normandy andNorthern France campaigns, this bringsto five the number of bronze battlestars 83rd veterans may wear on theirETO ribbons and to 25 the numberof campaign points they may claimtoward the critical 85, at presentnecessary for discharge consideration.In addition to one of these requirementsthey must also have a homeaddress that is within the limits ofthe area covered by the Ninth Army.But the prisoners don't know thebasis upon which they may be selectedfor discharge. All they knowis that some of them will be dischargedand each of them hopes that itwill be he. As Sgt. Bainton said, "Ifthese krauts got out of line, we couldprobably bully them back into obedienceby telling them that theywouldn't get out of the army. But itisn't necessary. They're all acting likegood boys now."Capt. Joseph J. Seidel of the IPWTeam and T/3 Josef Zatzkis of theMil Team have been at the prisoncamp for more then wo weekschecking the records of the prisonersin connection with the dischargeprogram.Lt. Naughton commented on theefficiency with which the 'prisonershad organized themselves in thecamp. "Within 24 hours after theirarrival, they had set up their ownchain of command, with the highestranking officer in charge and he delegatingthe responsibilities on downthrough the ranks. In this sense theyare self-governing. They must makethemselves self-sufficient, too, for wesupply them only with rations."The mess hall offers a fairly constantdiet of soup, hard bread, peasand potatoes. The mess sergeantmade an impassioned plea for salt toSgt. Bainton, but Bainton seemed tobe thinking of something else. Atleast supplying salt to the Germanpiisoners didn't seem to be too muchon his mind.Nowserving with the 83rd is blonde, blue-eyed Sgt- Marie LouiseDe La Vault, 17, one of the live EW of the FrenchArmy in theMMLA (Mission Militaire de la Administrative), currently attachedto the Division to help repatriate misplaced persons from WesternEurope. The dream sergeant from Nice has beenwith the FrenchForces for two an;d a half years, loves swimming, baseball and boxing,thinks Yanks are great fun. Along to see that they're not too muchfun is another Srt. De La Vault. Marie Louisa -ENGLISH GIRL HEADS WAC DET.(Continued from Page 1)these people home can be done inanother two months' time."The MMLA was first formed inEngland before the invasion of Normandyto work with Allied troopsin liaison with displaced persons.At first, there were both mens' andwomens' groups but, after the invasion,the mens' organization was disbandedand the work was turnedover entirely to women."Most of the girls who startedwith us," said Lt. Colley, "fled fromFrance to England in the early dajsof the war, wanting to do their bit.In fact, two of the girls in my owngroup here with the 83rd landed inNormandy with the first contingenton June 28 last year."We were with the First Armyuntil it left for the United States,and then went with the Ninth. Weare glad to be with the 83rd."The pretty English girl became apart of the French organization whenshe became secretary to the CommandingOfficer of the Free Frenchin England in January, 1942. Whenthe MMLA was set up, she volunteeredfor service."At first," she recalled, " I was alittle dubious about it, but I havenever regretted my decision, becauseI feel we have contributed much ingetting these people back to theirfamilies."Previous to the assignment withthe Ninth Army, the group wasassigned to the notorious Buchenwaldconcentration camp. This assignmentlasted for only two days, which wasquite sufficient, according to theLieutenant."The whole thing was ghastly andwe were all glad when we wereordered to nove from there. It wasjust as bad as the authoritiessaid.have"We were told that the wife of thecommandant of the camp used to goaround and look over the prisonersfor any unusual tattoes on theirbodies. When she found one thatapplealed to her, she would tell herhusband. He would have the unfortunateowner of the tattoo killedand skinned. His wife then madelampshades from the tatooed portions."Once a MMLA group is assigned toa DP camp, they work closely withthe American or British officialsand do the actual contact work withthe DPs, supervising feeding, supplies,transportation and sanitation.Their greatest feeling of accomplishmentcomes when a shipmentof DPs is started off to France orBelguim."Several times we have started offconvoys of about 120 trucks for thesepersons. Other times we use trains.Once we were able to beg airplanetransportation for a number of sickand wounded.""One of the most difficult problemsto contend with," said Lt. Colley,"is the Russians' desire for drinkingwood alcohol and gasoline. Theymix it up with sugar and a few otheringrediennts and say it is very palatable.The fact that one dies orbecomes blind in about ten minutesdoesn't bother them at all."When we reproach them andpoint out the fatal results, theymerely shrug their shoulders andreply, 'But it tastes good'- We knowof over 400 who have died from it sofar, but it doesn't seem to botherthem much."MemorialServicesImpressive(Continued from Page 1)The troops presented arms, the honorguard fired three volleys and thenthe final notes of Taps sounded calmand clear through the vallev untothe hills.At the same hour, all four battalionsof the 83rd Artillery wereassembled in the Tohbild-LichtspieleTheatre in Hclmsted to hear theirCommanding General. Brig-. Gen.Robert M. Montague, pay homageto Division artillerymen who hadfallen in the campaigns to crushGermany."Their courage, loyalty and devotionto duty shall never cease to stirour hearts with solemn pride andour minds with cherished memoriesof their deeds and sacrifice," saidGeneral Montague. "Our comradesshed glory on us; let us never disgracetheir memory and their sacrifice byanything we do."Protestant services in the artilleryarea were under the direction ofChaplain E. E. Crawford, while RequiemMass was offered by ChaplainRalph G. Hoffmann. Hebrew serviceswere conducted in the evening byChaplain Ott.Men of the 329th Infantry weregathered at the three battalions andat Rgt. Hqrs. in Wolfenbiittel tohear an address by Col. Edwin B.CrabUI. new Assistant Division Commander,formerly commanding officerof the regiment. At each locationhe was introduced by Col.'Alexander D. Raid, new RegimentalCommander, who praised the achivementsof 329th men on the fieldof battle.CoL Crabill paid uiliir » ikeof kts bmmnhe said, "we should pause in homagelo our fallen comrades who gavetheir live? thai freedom might liveOD."Memorial services for the meu ofthe 350th and 531st regiments, aswell as other units, were conductedlast Sunday by unit chaplains.SS Sentence(Continued from Page 1)and denied any knowledge of the secondone or of the pisol shots. Hedid admit that he knew the Americanshad called for him to surrenderbefore the shooting started.Benz' face did not change expressioneven as the death penalty wasbeing imposed in the dingy Bad Harzburgcourt house. He seemed moreinterested in the gum he was chewing.The military tribunal which passedjudgement was composed of Maj. GeorgeP. Callison, 736th Tank Bn., Maj.Rupert MacPherson, 83rd Div. Hq.,Maj. Arthur B. Batty, 280th FA Bn.,and Capt. Milton Berger, 329th Inf.Capt. Samuel Cohen of the 453rdAAA acted as prosecutor and Capt.Antonio Gaudio of the 329th Inf. asdefense counsel. The proceedingswhich were carried on in both Englishand German were interpreted byT 5 Edgar Schipper and T/5 WilliamL. Baer, both of New York City.The sentence is subject to reviewby higher headquarters before it itis executed.Male Call by Milton Caniff, creator of "Terry and the Pirates' HOW Vargan One Co With These Things?THE CAPTAIN T THAT£ 'HAS OEDEJ2EP < MOREME TO HAWPLEPETTY MATTERS jft?* i i