“The Observer” was the weekly newsletter of the 355th Field Artillery Battalion, published for the men of the battalion (Hq, A, B, C, and Service Batteries) while stationed in Weida, Germany.

Staff

• Capt. Robert L. Limber — Editor
• T/5 Robert E. Teel — Hq Battery associate
• Cpl. F. E. Dunn — A Battery associate
• Cpl. Fred Tawney — B Battery associate
• Pfc. Jack Havill — B Battery associate
• Pfc. Arlo Ewert — C Battery associate
• Pfc. H. Greer — Service Battery associate
• T/5 Sherwood Merchant — Service Battery associate
• Pfc. Adolph Marcus — Supply section
• Pfc. J. R. Borner — Motor section
• T/5 C. A. Whaley — Ammo Train section

There were also regular contributors beyond the formal masthead, like Cpl. Holland Frink (Rear Echelon Ramblings), Lt. Gerald F. Dent (Notes from the Bull-Pen sports column), and Lt. V. M. Carolin (Science in the Raw column)