The Cotton Baler was the regimental newspaper of the 7th Infantry Regiment (“the Cotton Balers”), part of the 3rd Infantry Division, during the occupation of Germany. It was published at Hersfeld for the men of the regiment. This final edition, dated July 4, 1946, was a farewell issue. The 3rd Division and the Seventh Infantry were to be deactivated by August 1, 1946, and the staff produced it as a memento for the men to keep.

Staff of the final edition:

• Commanding: John A. Heintges
• Public Relations Officer: John D. Foulk
• Editor: Francis T. Conroy
• Editorial Staff: Simpson Kalisher, Ray Mattioli, Arnold W. Bennett, Tom Cunliffe
• Artist: George Turbeck

Earlier staff:

• Sol Sackel was the founding editor when the paper started on September 8, 1945.
• Chet Zebny planned the Easter issue.
• Lenny Kornberg, an English teacher from the I & E School, co-edited the paper with Conroy after Zebny left.
• Franklin Ives was the first cartoonist, followed by Turbeck.
• The article also names Norton, Lansdell, Murdock, Reasoner and Rosenheim as staff members lost to redeployment or brought in as replacements.