The beacon [1945]

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Vol.  2 lTo»-7
IHEORMATIOIT AKD EDUCATIOE SECTION
19 February 19*15
.-3RASE Off R0T.':.riC'U
To Up-S, soldiers overseas rotation
(periodic furloughs home.""is cne of th'e
grim jokes of the war0 Homesick GIs stuck
in New Guinea for (the, past two years recently composed their own G,I, version of
eligibility "for relief via rotation""
Applicants for furlou^is must have
"at least three broken limbs,.,the Order
of the Purplei Heart with at least two Oak
Leaf Clusters...at leastfive of tho following medals: Silver Star, Distinguished
Flying Cross, Air I_edal, Iron Cross, Order of the Knight of the Bath, Havy Cross,
Legion of Merit, Hero  of the Soviet Union.
But "the following, oven though thoy
may possess the above, qualifications,will
not be eligible:""""l) Men who.-,,havo contracted any
of the following diseases: athlete1 s
foot, scurvy, beriberi3 housemaid's kncc^
ringworm, malaria., St0. Vitus' dance, bu*-»
bonic plague, co'ld, qoro throat, sore
back, body odor or halitosis,""2) Moi. who have been i-n New Guinea
for a peri'od in excess of 30 driys,""""Among those- eligible for rotation
the following precedence has been established: „
"l) .Ion over 55 year's'of ago who have,"
completed hk consecutive years of-faith-,
ful  service ov'erseaSo
"2) Married' men . with 12 or more
childron0 I^ust havo been formally engaged
prior to Dec," 7, 13-Hl,,.'- _
"3)" I'icri' who have become deceased, • «
If airan dips while, waiting to bo rotated
it will be- . interpreted that ho does not
wish to return to tho U,S. and applies*-'
tion will ho'automatically canceled,"
(Time - _?obruary5)
I.  &:" SELF-TEACHING COURSES " '
Readers are reminded that it is now
possible for ihC'Basc, "E" Information and
Education Offic'o'to, process applications
of individuals':applying for A0F0I^ Self-
Teaching Courses, the toxts of which aro
availablo here,
Tho applicant will bo.given the te:;t
immediately, saying him.tho- delay ir.vol-
vod in applying, to Base "B"„." Tho" applir-
cation vri.ll then be forwarded to, Base
"B" through regular channels together.
with the..money order for two dollars (if
it is a first enrollment)""
£_TTI-PILFEKAOE C^PALGN
During the past week 'the I. & E.
Anti-Pilferage Campaign moved into, high
gear. Radio sketches dramatizing the disastrous consequences of pilferage and
careless handling ' of military equipment
are being presented', -three times wepkl;
over WVTH - on Tuesdays,- Thursdays, ana
Saturdays at 1515 hours"
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The I„ A E*iadio players taking-p.;*
in these sk-.tcho5-i.-i-.I-.-a- moral are Tf[  ■
Herman Steinberg, S/Sgt, TbtcrDewes, Sgt,
LorinHcagenson, end l/i. Mario Chymurnsky,
Listeners are once again invited tc
submit to the I. & E» Office origina:
sketches or ideas based cn known instance.
of pilferage or carelesq handling of equipment. Prizes of cigarettes or fruit 'juice,
will be awarded to anyone submitting '
sketch or idea used cn tho radio,, Due acknowledgement wilT.be given, tho authors o:'
accepted sketches,
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there's itot:":'O •.■■ronc- titt. gis
!4ajor General Leo Donovan, who wont
into Bastogne to find out how the doughboy: performs- 'under fire, came back wit;"
tho report that "there's nothing wron^
with the American soldier," The Assistant Chief of-the Army Ground Force-Operations and Training said that many of tho.
American divisions going into combat for"
the first time - during counter-offensive
"stood up fine", and that no fundamental
changes.in the American training doctrine
or -lucthdds wore cor.tcmplatbd as a result
of experiences in tho rocoht Nazi breakthrough. (CUTS)
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SIOi: OF THE TI.<E: '  Local night, spots ar
planning Victory—ira-Europo celebrations.