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The 1st Separate Battalion (Infantry) News

Vol. 2, No. 15 — Duluth, Minnesota — Monday, April 19, 1943

16 pages scanned

Names

Ames, Douglas (Major — EO & S-3; ordered to duty 2 April 1942; appointed Summary Court Officer 19 April; attended State Guard Officers School at Fort Leonard Wood Jan 1943)
Anderson, Axel A. (1st Serv Reg — ordered to duty 15 April 1942; promoted to 1st Lt 5 Oct 1942)
Antonson (Pvt — accepted into Army after reporting for induction; Company A)
Aurand (General — visited Bn 23 Nov 1942 for Thanksgiving)
Axness, C. E. (Lt Col — AGD; paid members of Bn on 30 April 1942)
Bence, Herbert L. (1st Lt, 4th Inf — ordered to duty 1 April 1942; reassigned to Co ‘B’ 31 Aug 1942)
Bopp (Pvt — welcomed to Company A; completed recruit training)
Brain, Phil (Univ. of Minn. — showed weekly movies of Minnesota Football Games 26 Oct 1942)
Branstadter, Col. (7th Serv Command — conducted first Federal Inspection of Bn 4 May 1942)
Broas, Willmar (Pvt — reported for induction into Regular Army)
Brulo (Pvt — proved himself ‘another Cunningham’ during maneuvers; Special Weapons Platoon)
Busselman, John A. (2nd Lt, 2nd Inf — ordered to duty 7 April 1942; reassigned to Co ‘D’ 18 May 1942; promoted to 1st Lt 25 May 1942; reassigned to Bn Hq as Pers Adj 27 April 1942)
Caniff, Milton (cartoonist — Male Call comic strip, creator of Terry and the Pirates)
Chiang Kai-shek, Madame (quoted in anniversary letter — spoke before U.S. Congress last February)
Clemens, Col. (SGt MIDT — visited Bn for Thanksgiving 23 Nov 1942)
Clemens, Paul (Gen — 7th Serv Command; inspected Bn 27 July 1942; visited Bn 23 Nov 1942 for Thanksgiving)
Clyngenpeel, Otto F. (1st Sgt, Co ‘A’ — appointed 27 April 1942; aptd 2nd Lt and reassigned to Co ‘C’ 10 Aug 1942; reassigned to Hq & Serv Co 31 Aug 1942)
Collins, Maj. (4th Inf — visited Bn 27 July 1942)
Crean, Arthur B. (M/Sgt — Army Serial Number One; old soldier in the Medics; first serial number assigned Feb 8, 1918)
Crowley, Francis L. (Sgt — promoted to T/Sgt, Hq & Serv Co, as Bn Supply Sergeant 29 Mar 1943)
Dewey, Capt. (visited Bn 23 Nov 1942 for Thanksgiving)
Dunlavey, Clifford L. (Sgt — promoted to 1st Sgt Co ‘B’ 14 Sept 1942)
Dunlavey, Ella (Mrs — received telegram that son Sgt Orville Dunlavey wounded in action on African front on March 29; from Jackson, Minn.)
Dunlavey, Orville (Sgt — wounded in action on African front March 29; brother of 1st Sgt Dunlavey Co ‘B’)
Ehlers, Alvin W. (1st Sgt, Co ‘D’ — appointed 27 April 1942)
Eilers, Miss (charge for the USO at Thomson Dam Anniversary party)
Eller, Floyd B. (Lt Col, CO, RC — Fort Snelling; visited Bn Hq 5 Oct 1942)
Ellis, Lt Col (USCG — conferred with Lt Col LIEB and Lt Comdr FORD 10 Aug 1942)
Elmquest, Karl J. (1st Lt, 2nd Inf — ordered to duty 15 April 1942; honorably discharged 3 Aug 1942)
Ford, A. Lawton (Lt Comdr — USCG; visited Bn Hq 27 July 1942; conferred with Lt Col LIEB and Lt Col Ellis 10 Aug 1942; Commander of Port of Duluth and commanding Coast Guard Battalion stationed there; guest at Anniversary Dinner)
Fortney (Pvt — returned to unit; could not make grade in Regulars; welcomed by Company A)
Gierok, Albin C. (Capt, 1st Serv Reg — ordered to duty 1 April 1942)
Green, Gen. (AGD — visited Bn Hq 8 June 1942; inspected Bn 17 Aug 1942 and 28 Sept 1942)
Grunert, George (Maj Gen — inspected Bn 10 Aug 1942)
Gulson, Cpl (reported revamping of Guard House nearing completion — Heads Up column)
Guthner, Gen. (6th Serv Command — inspected Bn 10 Aug 1942; visited Bn 23 Nov 1942 for Thanksgiving)
Harris, Pvt (taken last leave; answered Uncle Samuel’s call; Special Weapons Platoon)
Herlein, Johnny (Cpl — Thomson Dam Detachment; humorous quote about bachelors)
Holmes, D. F. (Col — commanding 2nd Infantry MSG with headquarters at Duluth; guest at Anniversary Dinner)
Hood, Ensign (USCG — visited Bn Hq 27 July 1942)
Hosken, Thomas (Sgt — promoted to 1st Sgt Co ‘A’ 8 June 1942)
Hutton, Floyd T. (2nd Lt, 3rd Inf — ordered to duty 15 April 1942; promoted to 1st Lt 10 Aug 1942; reassigned to Co ‘A’)
Hutton, Kenneth (Lt — attached to 144th Infantry; visitor to Company A)
Hutton, Lt (Company A — received letter from Pvt Stuber formerly of company)
Hutton, Wayne (attached to Embarkation Station, Fort Lawton — visitor to Company A)
Ingram, Jesse E. (Capt, 2nd Inf — ordered to duty 1 April 1942; shown unusual musical ability — playing drums at Thomson Dam Anniversary party)
Johnson, Ralph (Pvt — reported for induction into Regular Army)
Kachelmyer, Henry J. (1st Lt, 3rd Inf — ordered to duty 11 April 1942; assigned as Pers Adj 11 April 1942; reassigned to comd Hq & Serv Co 1 June 1942; promoted to Capt; reassigned to Hq & Serv Co 27 April 1942)
Karcher, Capt. (739 MP Bn — visited Bn 24 Aug 1942; visited Bn 23 Nov 1942 for Thanksgiving)
Krupa, Gene (referenced — Capt Ingram’s drumming at Thomson Dam party sounded like Krupa)
LaJeunesse, Harold J. (Capt — ordered to duty 1 April 1942; reassigned to Bn Hq as S-2 31 Aug 1942)
Lambert, Mrs. (Moose Club — in charge for the Moose Club at Thomson Dam anniversary party)
LaPlant (Pvt — completing training; welcomed to Company A)
Lequier, Francis W. (H/Sgt — listed as senior NCO 27 April 1942; honorably discharged 14 Sept 1942)
Lieb, John J. (Lt Col, Inf — ordered to duty 1 April 1942; assumed command 7 April; commanding; signed anniversary message; attended State Guard Officers School at Fort Leonard Wood 18 Jan 1943; conferred with Lt Comdr Ford and Lt Col Ellis 10 Aug 1942; cut anniversary cake)
Lieb, Mrs. John J. (wife of commanding officer — presented with bouquet of roses by 1st Sgt Roberts, Party Chairman)
Lilligren, Major (Director of Selective Service — visited Bn Hq 3 Aug 1942)
Lokken, Donald (Pvt — left for induction center at Fort Snelling; Thomson Dam Detachment)
Loney, John (Pvt — left Thursday to take up duties in U.S. Navy; reporting to Farragut, Idaho for Boot Training; formerly in Message Center)
Luce, Brig Gen (visited Bn Hq 5 Oct 1942)
Miller, Lt Col (G-3 MSG — inspected Bn 26 Oct 1942)
Mills, Lt Comdr (Great Lakes NTS — visited Bn Hq 8 June 1942)
Moren, Leslie A. (Capt, MC — ordered to duty 15 April 1942; promoted to Major, MC 2 Nov 1942)
Nelson, Cpl (Chop Chop Nelson — Thomson Dam; no longer stammers saying ‘v-irgin’)
Nelson, J. E. (Col — Director of Selective Service; visited Bn Hq 3 Aug 1942)
Oliver, Robert L. (T/Sgt — Med Det; appointed 27 April 1942)
Patterson, Bruce E. (1st Lt, 1st Inf — ordered to duty 15 April 1942; reassigned to Co ‘D’ 10 Aug 1942)
Pershing, John J. (General — received commissioned officer number ‘O-1’; referenced in Inquiring Line answer about serial numbers)
Peterson (Pvt — completing training; welcomed to Company A)
Peterson, Norman W. (1st Lt, Co ‘D’ — ordered to duty 11 April 1942; called to active duty USAAF 11 May 1942; visited Bn 1 Mar 1943 as Lt Robert O. Quello, MC, USAAF)
Phelps, Cpl (Thomson Dam; quoted about Guard House electric wiring)
Phillips, Ocea V. (1st Lt, 2nd Inf — ordered to duty 9 April 1942; promoted to Capt and reassigned to Staff as S-4 1 June 1942)
Proffitt, Raymond H. (Sgt — Bn Supply Sergeant; appointed 27 April 1942)
Quello, Robert O. (Major, MC — ordered to duty 9 April; 4th Inf; called to active duty USAAF 19 Oct 1942 as Sgts Earl D Starboard and Richard H Tackaberry aptd 2nd Lts; visited Bn 1 Mar 1943 as Lt Robert O. Quello MC USAAF)
Ramshaw, C. W. (Lt Col — Minn. State Guard chaplain; guest at Anniversary Dinner; to deliver invocation; also referenced as Col Ramshaw)
Rathbun, R. B. (Brig Gen — CG 2nd Brigade; visited Bn Hq 6 July 1942)
Redpath, Paul (Capt, S-4 — ordered to duty 1 April 1942; transferred to 4th Inf 25 May 1942; former Bn S-4 visited Bn Hq 31 Aug 1942)
Rehder, Al G. (1st Lt, 1st Inf — ordered to duty 15 April 1942; promoted to Captain and assigned to comd Co ‘C’ 14 Sept 1942; reassigned to Co ‘C’ 31 Aug 1942)
Revere, Paul (historical — famous ride reenacted by Capt Watson at anniversary party)
Roberts, Jesse H. (1st Sgt, Hq & Serv Co — appointed 27 April 1942; 1st Sgt Party Chairman; presented Mrs. Lieb with bouquet of roses)
Rogers, Col. (4th Inf — visited Bn 27 July 1942)
Ryberg, Clyde N. (2nd Lt, 4th Inf — ordered to duty 11 April 1942; appointed Asst S-1 and Motor Officer 19 April 1942; promoted to 1st Lt 29 June 1942; reassigned to Bn Hq as Pers Adj 27 April 1942; reassigned to Co ‘C’ 31 Aug 1942)
Sallet, Corp (Thomson Dam; tinkered with old pin-ball machine and built radio; Heads Up column)
Schmitz, Col. (State PM — visited Bn Hq 14 Sept 1942)
Schreiner, Murlen (2nd Lt — ordered to duty with 5 Nurses to Station Hospital 18 April 1942)
Schwerr, Cpl (Thomson Dam; Heads Up column; wondering if Herman is ‘Hermit’)
Smith, Anton B. (M/Sgt — appointed Editor of 1st Separate Battalion News 8 Feb 1943; 1st Sgt Co ‘A’ transferred to Hq & Serv Co 14 Sept 1942; batted 1000% at Anniversary party havin’ fun)
Smith, Anton N. (1st Sgt Co ‘B’ — appointed 27 April 1942)
Starboard, Earl D. (Sgt — organized Drum and Bugle Corps 4 May 1942; aptd 2nd Lt and assigned to Bn Hq 19 Oct 1942; Corp E. D. Starboard also referenced)
Stassen, Harold E. (Governor — visited Bn Hq 8 June 1942; governor of Minnesota)
Steiner, Raymond A. (1st Sgt, Co ‘C’ — appointed 27 April 1942)
Stevens, W. E. (Capt — AGD; paid members of Bn on 30 April 1942)
Stewart, Charles R. (Jesse H. Roberts, John C. Bowe — first 3 EM ordered to duty 8 April 1942)
Strachauer, Hermann H. (Capt, S-1 — ordered to duty 1 April 1942)
Stricker, Cpl (reported revamping of Guard House nearing completion; world beater at ‘systems’)
Stuber (Pvt — formerly of Company A; stationed at Camp Wolters; letter received by Lt Hutton)
Tackaberry, Richard H. (Sgt — aptd 2nd Lt and assigned to Co ‘B’ 19 Oct 1942)
Townsend, Theodore (Capt, 1st Inf — ordered to duty 1 April 1942)
VandenBos, Johannes N. (Sgt — Med Det; promoted to Tech Sgt 2 Nov 1942)
Walsh, E. A. (Maj Gen — Adjutant General, State of Minnesota; signed anniversary greetings letter April 18 1943; delivered personal message to Bn 18 May 1942; inspected Bn 13 July 1942 and 16 Nov 1942; conferred with Lt Col LIEB 16 Nov 1942)
Walter, Harry C. (Sgt — aptd 2nd Lt and assigned to Hq & Serv Co as Asst S-1 10 Aug 1942)
Watson, Capt (reenacted famous ride of Paul Revere at anniversary celebration in true ‘Watsonian style’)
Watson, William E. (Capt, DC — ordered to active duty 30 Nov 1942; reorganization of Bn effected to winter strength)
Whitman, Paul (referenced — musical standard Capt Ingram’s drumming would make Whitman take a back seat)
Willemssen, Johan (Sgt — promoted to 1st Sgt Co ‘A’ 5 Apr 1943)
Winchester, Lt Col (7th Serv Command — visited Bn Hq 22 June 1942)
Wooders, Neal D. (Sgt — aptd 2nd Lt 8 June 1942)
Yenerich, Mrs. (has definite days and hours for fishing trips — USO column)

Locations

Africa — Sgt Orville Dunlavey wounded in action on African front on March 29, 1943
Camp Ripley, Minnesota (Guard installation) — Advance detail arrived 13 April 1942; Hq established; mobilization 18 April 1942; 6 weeks training; movies of training days shown at Anniversary
Cloquet, Minnesota — Junior Hostesses of Cloquet USO furnished dancing partners at Thomson Dam party; Ladies of the Moose Club of Cloquet served lunch
Thomson Dam, Minnesota — Detachment location; Anniversary party Thursday night; formation and inspection 5:30 PM; Detachment Anniversary Dinner 6:00 PM; quarantined for Scarlet Fever 1 Feb 1943
Two Harbors, Minnesota — duty location; advance detail proceeded to Two Harbors 11 May 1942

Units

1st Separate Battalion (Infantry), Minnesota State Guard — publishing unit; first anniversary issue; protecting vital installations in Duluth area
2nd Infantry, MSG — Colonel D.F. Holmes commanding; headquarters at Duluth; mentioned in anniversary dinner guests
4th Infantry — referenced in multiple officer reassignments throughout chronology
6th Service Command — Maj Gen Guthner commanding; inspected and visited Bn multiple times
739th MP Battalion — Capt Karcher visited Bn 24 Aug 1942
7th Service Command — Col Branstadter conducted first Federal Inspection; Lt Col Winchester and Maj Gen Walsh visited
Coast Guard Battalion — commanded by Lt Comdr A. Lawton Ford; stationed in Duluth
Minnesota State Guard — battalion is unit of Organized Militia per GO 5 AGO; Adjutant General E.A. Walsh signed anniversary letter
USAAF (U.S. Army Air Forces) — 1st Lt Norman Peterson and Major Robert Quello called to active duty with USAAF
Wisconsin State Guard — officers visited Bn 12 Oct 1942; M/Sgt Smith and 1st Sergeants visited