World War II in Culver October to Decemebr 1943  

October 6

Scrap Metal Drive Planned For Indiana --- ... period from October 1 to November 14 to be devoted to the "Hoosier Victory Scrap Bank Coampaign"...

Haedquarters of Gen Marshall May Sisplau FLag Deisgined here

... This flag authorized on the occasion of Gen. Perhsing’s visit here Demember 7, 1922 is a banner with four white stars on a red bacnbroufn, the stars separated by an eagle...

...Col Chambers the Ececutive Officer of the Academy, was aware that Pershing as General of the Armies had no flag except the four star banner... Wiring the Wasr Department General Stass he received the reply from Capt. G. M. Chandler, authorizingh for the occasion "AA red flag, two stars, an eagle and two stars in whire along the center line."

Subsequently the Acadeny tailor shop dashioned the banner for the memorable occasion. The eagle was painted on in the local paint shop...

General Pershing was so impressed witn the flad that he directed that it be incorporated in the "list of flags of the United States Army"

Col Lammons Leaves Academy for Pickett - COl Fran B. Lammons... left SUnday for Camp Pickett Virginia. The nature of his assignment has not been stated, the notice of trahsfer comins suddenly and unexpectedly...

Major Hood Former CMA Tactical Office Rated as Real Leader... ..adjutant of U.S. Army Air FOrces attach unit in the SOuthwest Pacific... Major Hood was called to active duty in July 1431 and has twent months overseas service to hois credit...

Oct 13

All must Help if New Scrap Drive is to Get Enough Metal for War

Oct 20

Local Man, Wounded At Gudal Canal, Gets PUrple Heart

SOmewhere in the SOuth Pacific (delayed) - Marine Private Walter C. Moore, 23, of Culver, recently decorated by his commanding general with the Order of the Purple Heart...

With his M-1 slung over his shoulder, Private Moore was carring water cans whe Jap snpers opened up on him

ONe bullet hit Private Moore's rifle bounced off and buried itseld in his back. Luckily, its force was spent or hig might not habe deen here today to receive the decortation...<

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Earl Foreman Resigns Form Draft Board - ... expressing his feelign three years service was enough that that he had fullfilled his duty as a citize...

MIcture of Acasemy;s "Waters of the Worlf to Christen Airplane -

Sister Elizabeth Kenny, the infantile paralysis nurse, who will christen the Howard Nightengale ambulance plane on Navy Day, October 27, has no objection to champagne as the anointing fuilf for ships of the sea byt believes that water is more approriaite for a mercy plane...

...Culver Military Academy wo;; supply a bottle of water in which will be mixed from its "waters of the Wold" collection.. CUlver alumni connected with the operations of the Howard Aircraft corporation manufactured of the Nightingale plane, appeled to JOhn F. ROos, curator of the Culver museum... The collection has more than 110 specimens of which 24 are from outside the United States

Lacking in the collection is a sampe from the Coral Sea... A request was dispatched to Stanley Johnston... and the only American reporter in the COral Sea engagement, urging him to cable for a hald pint or pint of Coral Sea water and have it brought to the United States...

The Culver collection was established nine years ago. Cadets, alunmi and friends of the Academy were asked to build it up... included christening mixture for the Nighingale will be water from the Mediterranean and if Allied Armies reach Rome by the time of the christening., several drops from the Tiber RIver will be added, Included in the the Pacific samples will be one from Pearl Harbor.

Oct 27

IN Army Hospital - Miss Rita Brenk fomerly of CUlver and for the past six months at Destin, Floa has passed civil service examinations and is now in the station hospital at Eglin Field, Fla. in the office of flight surgeon.

Nov 3

Kenneth Kemple Honor Man at Great Lakes. - Kenneth H. Kemple... graudated this week with a 03.6 average to become honor main in a class of Gunner's Mate,, 3rd class, from Seaman, 3nd class. Kemple (Left) is shown poinring out fatures of a Naval gun...

Nov 17

Sgt Herman McFeely A Jungle Warrior - Pictured are U.S. Marines from the middle west who are attending "school: in jugle warfare somewohiere in the SOuth Pacific... Sgt. Herman G. McFeely of Culver is standing first from the left...

Nov 24

Walter Vonnegut Missing In Action - ... has been listed as missin in action after an air raid over Wilhelllllmshave, Germany on Nov. 5...

Dec 1

Lt. Walter Vonnegut Prisoner of War --- ... who was reported mising in action after a raid over Germany recently... from a member of the flying fortress crew that was on the mission with Bonnegut, the ship returned safely to England. However, whole over Germany seven members of the crew had been ordered to bail out... It is not known if the writer of the letter was the pilot of the ship or wny the men were ordered to take to their parachutes... "Don't worry about your husband! Hecomplied with orders to get out along with six other men. Doubless he is now a prisoner of war in Germany" This has not been cofirmend by the War Department...

Dec 8

Outdoor Lights for Christmas Banned - Under the date of Nov. 2, 1943 Mr. J. A> Krugh of the Utilities Division of the WPB issued an appeal...

Use no outdoo Christmas lighting on homes, comercial establishments etc.

Use no steet lighting dectoations, community Christmas trees etc.

Abandon all outdoor and indoor CHristmas lighting in commercial establishments.

Dec 22

Lt. Vonnegut 's Leap From Crippled Bomber on Europe Raide Described - ...has been missing since a bombin mission over German territory Nov. 6... a clipping a clipping from a British newspaper... told how six crew members, among them Lt. Vonnegut , bailed out of their bably damaged Fortress. Just before the last three jumped they noticed their bombardier trapped in the nose espape hatch with his parachute fouled. The three, rather than abandon him, stayed with the bomber and brought her safely home with only the tail guns avaialable for defense... The crews troubles began... after the Fortress "The Last Straw" turned off its target on the Gelsenkirchen and Musnter raid. FLak and cannon fire struck one engine, ripped a large hole in the stabilizer, and peppered the plane full of holes. One propeller raced out of control. The oil lines were destroyed and Lt. Butler unable to feather the the propeller, or throw it out of operation feared it would burn itself out and ripinto the plane. The co-pilot's order to bail out came over the communcation system. Then he ran the bail out buzzer. Meanwhile the pilot put the ship on automatice control. She started down in a steep glide. Three pursuing enemy fighters abandoned the chase... the fix our bomardier was in. He was hopelessly trapped, his right leg hanging outside the nore hatch, his parachute streaming alongside, lines tangled in the top turrret gun door hinges... We can't leave a man like that... The rest had already jumped as ordered. We could see them going down alright. Their chutes all opened. It was up to us to get the Last Straw Home.... Saturday's official "missing in action" list carred the name of Lt. Vonnegut and his imprisoment will be confirmed as soon as the Germian listing is received by the War Department.

Dec 29

Walker Winslow, CAP Official is Advanced - has been promoted to lieutenant colonel... has commanded the civil air patriol in Indiana since it was established in Dec. 1941...

Lt. Frances Scott overseas with the American Nurses corps and Captain Calrk Gable.

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