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r v^ ’ i * VOL. I, NO. 49 Issued Weekly at Camp Shanks, N. Y. April 21. 1944 COL. EASTHAM DIES G-Ideas To. Rate Awards , How would you like to win a furlough? How would you like to be recommended for the Legion of Merit, get a commendation from your chief, be accorded preference in assignment or earn yourself a promotion? These are the attractive awards offered as prizes to enlisted men who submit winning suggestions to the War Department ’ s \Ideas for Victory\ campaign. Open now to all military personnel, the cam paign has been in existence on this post since last December for ci vilian employees. Officers who contribute accepta ble ideas also will be eligible for rewards. They may win recom mendation for the Legion of Merit, a letter of commendation or con sideration for promotion. • And ' ci-| vilian employees who hand in 1 worthy suggestions may still win 1 cash prizes of up to $250. . j Suggestions from military per- j sonnel may pertain to doctrine and I organization, new techniques and i new Weapons, 6i new improvements ; of efficiency or increased economy i in the operatioas or adminlstra- | tioi^ of any activity in the War I Department. .In short, any idea 1 which will help beat the Axis by 1 saving time, saving money or by i tending for greater accuracy, may | net Its soldier-creator a much-1 coveted prize. Blanks Are Available Suggestion blanks cn which the j Ideas should be submitted may be : obtained at any one of the numer ous suggestion boxes set up in ! strategic spots throughout camp.] The soldiers' suggestions, as well . as ideas from officers and civilians, ; should be deposited in the box. The J ideas are then picked up and sent | to the awards committee. The so' Colonel Kenna S. Eastham, 1889-1944 Post Mourns Loss of CO. Colonel Kenna G. Eastham, Commanding Officer of Gamp Shanks since the official opening of the post on January 4, 1943, died of a heart attack at his quarters in camp at 2:30 A.M. yesterday, Thursday, April 20. He was 55 years of age. Beloved by members of his command for his warm and, - ----- - ------ -- ---------- i~_ — human traits, respected and Diamond Aces! admired by a ' 1 with whom he Prepping For Busy Season The second season of baseball at Camp Shanks got under way this week with initial practice sessions held at the Rockland Hospital dia- ; mond. Proven diamond cavorters 1 of last year's team, along with t many additional first-year'\rookies ” i loosened up Winter kinks and be- ! gan sharpening their batting eyes ! under, the watchful surveillance of the new team coach. T/Sgt. Emil bhowiely. Approximately 20 team aspirants turned out during the week but Sgt. Showfety said that almost all of the positions are \wide open ' came into official contact for his sagacity and proven ad ministrative ability. Col. Eastham had forged a distinguished career for 32 years in the United States Army. Born in' Harr'sonburg, Va., March 14, 1889, Col. Eastham was graduated in 1910 with a Bachelor of Science degree from Virginia Military ' Institute, the \West Point of the South. ” Two years later, on April 24, 1912, he wa£ commissioned a Second Lieutenant in Cavalry. Dur'ng World War I, Col; East ham served in France as the Com manding Officer of a Pioneer In fantry Battalion of the First Army in the-yerdun area. He *aw >Sh.-i foreign service, in a tour in the Philippines and two tours in Panama on the General Staff. Military Tactician An astute student of military 140 Bikes on Hand For On-Post Trips and he urged all experienced ball . “ stuie ^tuaent of m.I.tary ; Infielders d f y ’ dr il' , ar u e nt fwu^hlr ,S Ph001 at Fort Leavenworth, Kan, t *,!- 1 rlL v^l ‘ \J 924 : t 1 .\ Army War College in wmm i»t?= for team candidates leaves the „ , „ , , . Area 7 gym each right at 5:45 rn ^ l0n ** ® a * tham f . advanced in ; , ... rank With promotions to First . '' Lieutenant, July 1, 1916, to Cap- Tar Meet Major Leaguers tain. May 15, 1917, and -to Major diet gets a receipt immediately for j mbc Armv ’ q net the scurrvine DOwerful little ieens Wit k the first gabte of th« f on July 1. 1920. He received the his suggestion. * I ne Army s pet, uie scurrying, powenui nine jeeps, sea3on slate4 for lse Lnsl weeU ^ sufficient number of have lost their reco gnize d position as baby brother of the Wum a sufficient number of j nave tn en rvuu^ ni^u pua.cruu ua uauy n. u,, lcI ur luc ; m May. Sgt. Lowry also empha- suggestionS- arc co'iyteclea? ,c-«yeU VefricTe tamny at Camp Sfr»»fcL..?Ie5Veat the. need fo. candidates to ing of the awards committee is j vehicle family fold here are 140 GI, olive drab bicycles. turn out immedVaWfiy s -<JL.q^ e ‘ t° called and the ideas are consid-f RpmiiaitirvnWl here tr> re-i ------- * -------- ? ----- - ------- : ------ ---------- — get-in shape as quickly as poSs\ ered and passed upon. Recom- •, ^ ,, j- i. u- _ _ main at the Motor Pool and rhay mendati'ons on acceptable ideas arc auce . tne uispaicmn 0 OI | be used for temporary dispatching then made to the Commanding of- ! motor vehicles and thus save pre- 0 r for exercising purpbses if avail- ficer. | cious rubber tires and gasoline, | able . No “ off post ” bicycling will Col. Albert J. Wick, Post Quar-1 the bikes will be used for many be permitted, however, unless a termaster is chairman of the I \° n post\ trips hitherto made in ! special pass is issued at the Pool. Awards Committee. Other mem-1 gasoline-powered conveyances, it bem Include Major Wayne V V. ! was pointed out by Capt. Frank E. Crosby, Major Francis H. Nealon Pickelle, Motor Pool Officer. and 1st Lt. Robert L. Garmire. Capt. W. C. Burtis New Finance Chief Lt. Col. Harry L. Calvin, Chief of the Supply and Facilities Di vision, emphasized that this latest move to save tires and gasoline represents but the latest step in the all-around conservation pro gram inaugurated here more than a year ago. ■ Permanent Dispatch Any officer who heads a section which required motor Vehicles for on-post dispatch in the pdst may- now acquire the bicycles on per manent dispatch for his particular section by contacting Capt. . Pick elle. No daily renewal of dis patches is necessary as is true with jeeps, staff cars or trucks, A few of the bicycles will re- One of the first outfits to take advantage of the camp ’ s newest mode of “ traveling was the Wac Detachment, which has been is sued 20 bikes. Probably the first official trip was made by Pvt. Betty Gifford, Wac brderly room attache, who pedaled to Post headquarters Tuesday morning and arrived a th so ph 0 more infielders. V-l • V V* 4* 1% I t-. ■ « * .. .A- a , .a l • aa -at- — . -4 to ble. The season's schedule will in clude games with major and minor league aggregations as well as with service team outfits. Forming a nucleus for this year ’ s squad are several, second- year ’ ‘ oldtimers ’ '. Showfety, slug ging outfielder, formerly a Brook lyn Dodger farmhand, burly Bill Adamaitis and speedy A1 Tracy silver leaf of a Lieutenant Colonel on August 1, 1935. On October 16, 1940, he became a full Colonel in the Regular Army- Colonel Eastham was the Com mand ing Officer of the Brooklyn Army Base from July, 1942, until November, 1942, when he was given the important assignment of heading the initial cadre for Uamp Shanks. Col. Eastham took direct charge of the tremendous task of organizing the administra tion and operation of Cunip Shanks with the member, of the initial complete a trio of hardhitting, fast cadre at Camp Kilmer. N. J. fielding outfielders. Tom Erhard ” ~ ’ 1 and A1 Segal, first base rivals, and John Brucato, flashy shortstop are sjbanks as its first Commanding Many Commendations Col. Eastham came ' to Camp Capt. William C. Burtis, who had been Executive Officer of the Poet Finance Office since'. Sept. 19,1943. has now been assigned as Post Finance Officer, taking the place of Major Harold B. Wetherbie. The Major has been transferred to Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind. Capt. Burtis became a Reserve Officer in the Finance Department in 1938. Ordered to active duty in 1941. he served as Finance Officer and Property Auditor of the Jer sey City QM Depot and also at tended Army Finance School at Duke University, Durham, N, 0. While a civilian- Capt. Burtis at tended Pace Irtetitute and Ford- ham University in New York and ; Stephan Hero, violinist; Rand was an accountant before being Smith, baritone; Marguerite Jack- ! called to active service. Inoff, ballet dancer and Henry 1 Jackson, planish Miss Davis andj Mr. Hero have just returned from . a ten-week tour of the Panama bit breathless, and laughing. but roVy'-eheckcd USO Concert A USO Camp-Shows concert will be held in Victory Hall' at 8 p. m., ___ _ _ _____ _______ Monday, April 24. Featured artists ' j through the air with the great- Rockabye Jappy Tlte ingenious Yanks battling the Japs in the South Pacific have devised a new method of I | rooting Japanese snipers out of | their tree-top nests, f When a sniper is discovered, ; a tank is brought into play.The' 1 crew drives the tank against , the sniper's tree, bending it sev- j oral degrees. The tank is then ' i thrown Into reverse, and given the gun f . . the Jap flies ' Officer on Jan. 4, 1943. Surmount- Ray Cassidy, one of the . most j jng innumerable obstacles, caused versatile players on last year's j by the quick construction of the squad is capable ot — handling any j camp, . the physical barriers of. position on the nine. Second-year mud and bitter cold weather, the twirlers are Boyd Seramur, Bob Alexander and Carl Mundt. Among those who made their first appearance this week were infielders Virgil Hartefield, Erwin need to recruit and train a large number of military ;?nd -civilian personnel in specialized, skills :n the shortest possible time, Col. Eastham administered the affairs Bi eithaupt, Floyd Banashak, Steve of Camp Shanks with such marked Dorniak, Red Axelaon and Joe Her- - **- ' ~ rero, and outfielders John Messicci and “ Tiny ” Alexia. Visitor at Camp Back to see old friends at Camp Shanks this week was former * 1 __ f 1| »• HIT? Wlllt (tit K re Ul ~ i __ _ win include Agnes Davis, Soprano; ; | ^ of ease, often going several | M/Sgt. Howard B. Levine, once QI.I Corps Grows The personnel of the Quai-ter master Corps has expanded from 1 where they entertained U. Si 100,000 in 1941 to over 400,000 1 soldiers hundred feet. The Yanks take j turns in picking the \Flying ” Japs off. When a tank isn ’ t around the men have -brought machine gun and rifle fire Into- play to saw ihe tree down. ■■ • Post Sergeant Major of this camp He left here last year for Camp Reynolds, Pa., where he dropped his stripes by becoming a War- ra\it Officer Junior Grade. WOJG Levine is now stationed ab'lity that the Post has won repeated commendations for the highly-efficient manner in which it has performed its vital mission in World War II to date. That the processes of operation in Camp Shanks have freqticntty been suggested as a model to oth er Army camps of a similar na ture was due in no small degree to the rare administrative skill of Co). Eastham. A familiar figure to military and civilian personnel employed at a variety of jobs in every section sr- ; •,:U. 1 ■: o at Fort Benning. Ga , serving os i of camp. Col. Eastham was always . battalion Supply Officer. | (Continued on Page Two) MmiMiMMtfMMMMMMMNMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMliM -A. i .
