Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 December 1951 — Page 12
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‘Am lin Army or Out? Asks Snafu -d Gl
his job—at his own expense. They told him to get a transfer from
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NORTH KOREA, Dec. 8 (CDN) =! The Communists have introduced!
|a dreadful new wedpon to the Ko-|
is an Army term .?. and it applies in its worst possible form to Harry (Jack) Arm-
strong, 33, of Fitzsimons Army Hospital.
SNAFU—in case there is a per- f§
son left in the world who does not know—means Situation Normal, All Fouled Up, or words to that effect.
There are persons in the Army H
today who would prefer leprosy to a bout with Uncle Sam's snafu artists. One of these is Jack Armstrong. ’ Jack may be a staff sergeant. He doesn't know for sure, He may be just plain Mister. He isn’t sure Anyway, here’s Jack's situation at
: AWOL ward. Mrs. Armstrong, Be oda a job, took her children back to Roches: , ter.
TWO—He would like to get paid for Army service since October, 1950. THREE—He would like retribution for being illegally imprisoned as AWOL for seven weeks, FOUR—He would like to see his wife, who is about to have a fourth child in Rochester, N. Y. FIVE—He would like to know: “Am I in or am I out of the Army?”
» » ” JACK HAS never been a slacker. In order to keep from writing a book about his career. in the Army, suffice it to say, he joined up in Binghamton, N. Y,, —at the age of 15.
the 1st Army in the East to the
5th Army in the West.
Denver, at Gates until April, 1951.
a service station, disorder.
policemen knocked on the Armstrong door. orders calling for him to report for active duty in the Counter Intelligence Corps at Camp Holabird, Md.—Ngv. 21. 1950. Eight months, previous!
ons, where he wag placed in the|
ward for seven weeks. | who knew anything would talk to
him.
Jack and his family moved to He went back to work
Then he became manager of July 10—Jack developed a liver July 16 — Two burly military They showed Jack
The MPs took Jack to Fitzsim-'
Jack languished in the AWOL Nobody
Finally, the inspector general's
in a body. Arlington National Cemetery. | Mrs. Black was a Naval yeoman. ette in n World War |.
office. notified him he had been Srs———— lup for prisoners, judging by the
removed from the AWOL list and
JUSTICE'S WIFE DIES— Services will be held in Alexandria, Va., tomorrow for Mrs. Hugo L. Black, wife of Supreme Court Justice Black. Mrs. Black died Friday. Members of the High Court will attend the rites
Burial will be in
rean War. It is black pepper. Pepper fs the key material In the North Koreans’ newly developed technique for taking prisoners. So far this téchnique has been notably unsuccessful, resulting only in the recent capture by| the Marines of a six-man enemy team sent out to take them prisoners, The trick is to sneak up on the, unsuspecting Marine and thrust a pepper-lined sack over his head, then shake the folds of the sack
{so the pepper gets into his eyes
and nostrils, “This is supposed to reduce the| POW to tears and sneezes so that he will go quietly. n » » ANOTHER member of the pris-
oner-catching detail carries a {long, pointed stick with which to |prod the POW in case he balks. {Still another carries a piece of | rope with which to tie his hands. | The enemy is apparently hard |
incentives he is offering prisoner-|
in 1933| Army's
Harry Armstrong
Criminal
Investigation] Division. Up and down the west-|
all charges against him had been Uncover Missing Link Inanting teams. | cleared. Just a little slip-up some- To American Indian {
/h tise Yan. “a a | BOULDER, Colo., Dec. 8 (UP) (Advertisement) MEANWHILE Jack got/—The discovery of a prehistoric Free Book on Arthritis better. On Sept. 19 he got an culture in northwstern Colorado]
order from the First Army Head-|p. oc uncovered a missing ink ANG Rheumatism |
quarters in New York, revoking the Nov. 21, 1950, order which had Showing that an Indian society yoy yo AyolD CRIPPLING DEFORMITIES [gotten him jammed up in the first existed continuously from 2000, ,. amazing newly enlarged 44-
place. His transfer to the Fifth B.C. in the Southwestern United page book entitled “Rheumatism” |
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“I told them I was going on 19,” lern part of the United States. {anthropologists said today. will write for it.
the handsome, dark-haired man! His family grew. Three daugh-| channels.
said. “I just didn’t tell them how ters: Kathy, 9; Barbara,-6, and, Looking at it one way, Jack’s
The discovery of remains of
It reveals why drugs and medi-
long I had to go.” He served in the cavalry, He played trumpet in the West Point
Jeanie, 3. When ‘the didn’t get out.
; not in the Army—and hasn't been an Indian culture that existed |,jnes give oily temporary relief war ended, Jack since 1947. Looking at it another|from 2000 B.C. to around 500 3n4 fail to remove the causes of. He re-enlisted. way, the last order is illegal, be-/ A.D. in Dinosaur National Monu- the trouble; explains a specialized |
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Army in 1941, after serving two pany at Camp Stoneman, Cal. with the First Army since Octo-| lof Colorado filled in the gap in ment which has proven successful
hitches: He was a buck sergeant. He finally was discharged in Feb- ber, 1950.
He was called back to active duty Jan, 20, 1942. World War II}
ruary, 1947, as a staff sergeant.
|
|that period, Robert H. Lister, as- for the past 33 years.
Now, Jack is awaiting a deci- | sistant professor of anthropology| You incur no oblization in send-| | In July, 1950, he came to Den-|sion from Washington. The keen- sald. “We have found nothing to tell may be theh means of saving you
was on. He went to Camp Swift,|ver alone and got a job at thelest Army legal minds are work-|
Texas, and taught judo.
|Gates Rubber Co. His
“lI got my ears beat off,” he stayed in Rochester.
said. J He joined the 97th Division , . . maneuvers in| Louisiana . . Wood, Mo. . Luis Obispo, shipment.
” ” 5 MEDIOS discovered “trick knee.” No overseas for Jack.
Cal.,. for overseas
military leave from Gates,
{duty, effective October, 1950. He
Fort Leonard took a physical eram at Fitz-Army since I was first called Camp San Simons, passed, and went back to back. They won't even issue me He got aa uniform. They say I'm not in| {the Army. I wish someone would | |straighten me out,” Jack said.
Rochester to report.
5 n n RESERVE headquarters at Rochester had good news.
family|ing on his case. [precedent for it. It'll probably be The Korean War broke out./another six to eight weeks be-|/Pueblo Indians,” Dr. Lister said. nfantry| Jack was ordered back to active|fore a decision is reached.
“I haven't been paid by the
He's on a 30-day convalescent!
Jack’s|leave now—and he needs a job to!
For the rest of the war, Jack orders had been revoked. They carry him over the Christmas|
" worked as an investigator for the told him to return to Denver and| holidays.
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Purdue Scholarships Total 1123 for Term
Times State Service
LAFAYETTE, Dec. 8—Purdue! 1123
University has granted scholarships, worth $86,289, to! 976 advanced students this term. Some students have received more than one scholarship. The grants range from $35 to $500 for the semester. Awards went to students from 84 of the state's 92 counties. Marion County headed the list with 48.
Draft Shaves Quota WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (UP)— The Army and Marine Corps will draft 55,000 men in February, drop of 4650 from the number to be called up in January, the defense department announced today. Of the February draft, 41, 000 will be assigned to the army and 14,000 to the Marines.
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