Description

Depo 3 Star
Vol. 1, No. 22 / AFGD No. 3, Italy / July 29, 1945
4 pages scanned

Names
• Andersen, T/Sgt. (Mil. — 302nd Repair softball ‘Salty Dogs’ — sports)
• Arceman, M/Sgt. George R. (Mil. — 302nd Repair; $25 Ground Safety Contest winner — award)
• Balbi, Cpl. (Mil. — 302nd Repair softball ‘Salty Dogs’ — sports)
• Batdorf, Sgt. (Mil. — 302nd Repair softball ‘Salty Dogs’ — sports)
• Bortzeski, Pfc. (Mil. — 302nd Repair softball ‘Salty Dogs’ — sports)
• Bradley, Sgt. John W. (Mil. — 36th Depot Repair; $25 Ground Safety Contest winner — award)
• Buffey, Capt. (Mil. — 302nd Repair softball coach — sports)
• Burdette, Manager Jack (Civ. — Depot Bar; Cocktail Hour innovator — mentioned)
• Burke, Robt. B. (T/Sgt. — Layout and Typography, Depo 3 Star — masthead)
• Burlett, Jack (Manager — Depot Bar; nightly Cocktail Hour innovator — mentioned)
• Burrell, J.L. (Capt. — Depot Adjutant; administered oath at Hays-Parsons commissioning — commissioned)
• Caniff, Milton (Civ. — creator, Male Call comic strip — cartoon)
• Capreitz, T/Sgt. (Mil. — 36th Repair; director, Falcons Band; contact for sax players — mentioned)
• Clark, Cpl. (Mil. — 302nd Repair softball ‘Salty Dogs’ — sports)
• Da Gama, Jimmy (Civ. — Depot Tailor Shop manager; experiments with khaki shirts — mentioned)
• Darrow, Lt. (Mil. — replied to German mug query — anecdote)
• Dawkins, Sgt. (Mil. — 302nd Repair softball ‘Salty Dogs’ — sports)
• Dieckhoff, M/Sgt. William (Mil. — 20th Depot Repair; promoted to Warrant Officer Junior Grade — promoted)
• Doer, S/Sgt. (Mil. — 302nd Repair softball ‘Salty Dogs’ — sports)
• Dominic, S/Sgt. (Mil. — 302nd Repair softball ‘Salty Dogs’ — sports)
• Eadie, Cpl. (Mil. — 302nd Repair; welding shop; remarked on Bomb and Fighter Squadrons — mentioned)
• Eddy, Col. G.G. (Mil. — Director, Ordnance Res. & Dev. Center; compared US vs Japanese ordnance — mentioned)
• Erdly, Sgt. (Mil. — 302nd Repair softball ‘Salty Dogs’ — sports)
• Ferrand, Gal (Civ./Mil. — pleasing personalities; ARC Red Cross tours to Capri — entertainment)
• Fitts, Robert O. (Cpl. — Chaplain; ‘Remember the Sabbath’ column author — religion)
• Galati, Jimmie (Civ. — new shipment of American hair tonics and barber supplies from States — mentioned)
• Gilkey, Col. S.A. (Mil. — Commanding Officer, AFGD 3; new work schedule announcement — commanding)
• Gray, Pete (Civ. — one-armed outfielder, St. Louis Browns; fields a ground ball — sports)
• Grisinger, Cpl. Sam L. (Mil. — Layout and Typography, Depo 3 Star — masthead)
• Grismer, S/Sgt. L. (Mil. — Pump Section, Hydraulic Shop; in charge of section — mentioned)
• Hahu, Sgt. (Mil. — 302nd Repair softball ‘Salty Dogs’ — sports)
• Hays, 2nd Lt. (Mil. — from Parkersburg, West Virginia; entered service at Columbus, Ohio; to be assigned 20th Depot Supply Squadron — commissioned)
• Hofman, Sgt. (Mil. — 302nd Repair softball ‘Salty Dogs’ — sports)
• Holcomb, Cpl. (Mil. — 302nd Repair softball ‘Salty Dogs’ — sports)
• Jobe, Cpl. (Mil. — 302nd Repair softball ‘Salty Dogs’ — sports)
• Johnson, Sgt. Johnny (Mil. — 649th MP; proudly showing off pictures of son and wife from States — mentioned)
• Meyer, 1st Lt. Wesley N. (Mil. — Editor, Depo 3 Star — masthead)
• Morrison, Lt. Col. A.L. (Mil. — Athletics and Recreational Director, AFGD 3; announced new Invitational Depot Softball League — sports)
• Murray, Capt. E.A. (Mil. — Advisory Staff, Depo 3 Star — masthead)
• Nys, Cpl. (Mil. — 302nd Repair softball ‘Salty Dogs’ — sports)
• Overfield, Sgt. J. (Mil. — 302nd Repair; in charge of Pump Section — mentioned)
• Parsons, 2nd Lt. (Mil. — Swampscott, Massachusetts; 470th QM; to be assigned 436th Quartermaster Platoon — commissioned)
• Peterson, Bob (Civ. — cartoonist, card party illustration — cartoon)
• Ripley (Civ. — Believe It Or Not cartoonist — cartoon)
• Shedalleh, Pfc. (Mil. — 2266th QM Trucking Company; $15 Ground Safety Contest winner — award)
• Sherman, Sgt. Robt. B. (Mil. — Ass’t Editor, Depo 3 Star — masthead)
• Shibildski, Cpl. (Mil. — 302nd Repair softball ‘Salty Dogs’ — sports)
• Shimko, S/Sgt. (Mil. — 302nd Repair softball ‘Salty Dogs’ — sports)
• Shipman, Johnny (Sgt. — Brooklyn, New York; Depot’s tent best Ist soldier; pictures of son and wife — mentioned)
• Smith, T/Sgt. Max E. (Mil. — 302nd Repair Shop; welding shop supervisor — mentioned)
• Sothern, Ann (Celebrity — actress; photo feature ‘We Present Ann Sothern’ — feature)
• Starrett, Sgt. W. (Mil. — 302nd and 36th Repair; supervises building of test stands — mentioned)
• Torres, Lt. Alves (Mil. — Brazilian pilot; fought Krauts in Italy — mentioned)
• Welton, T/Sgt. (Mil. — 302nd Repair softball ‘Salty Dogs’ — sports)
• Willie, Capt. (Mil. — Advisory Staff, Depo 3 Star — masthead)

Locations
• Belgium — Gilkey mentioned Belgian cities in comparison speech — mentioned
• Boston, Massachusetts — 2nd Lt. Hays born there — commissioned
• Brazil — Lt. Alves Torres from Brazil; 20 Brazilian pilots fought Krauts in Italy — mentioned
• Brooklyn, New York — Sgt. Johnny Shipman’s hometown — mentioned
• Capri, Italy — ARC one-day tours offered; Blue Grotto visit; boat trip — feature
• Caserta, Italy — AFGD 3 Headquarters Hotel — mentioned
• China — Japanese ordnance comparison; island-hopping near Tokyo — article
• Columbus, Ohio — 2nd Lt. Hays entered Army service there — commissioned
• Germany — Japanese defeat comparison; German surrender — article
• Italy — 302nd Repair history; Brazilian pilots; Depot operations — mentioned
• Japan — U.S. vs Japanese ordnance comparison article — article
• Mexico — Pvt. A.C. travel plans post-Army — gossip
• Naples, Italy — ARC tours depart from; 302nd Repair history — feature
• Okinawa, Japan — Chicago Daily Times battlefield photo referenced — article
• Parkersburg, West Virginia — 2nd Lt. Hays hometown — commissioned
• Philippines — Old Lanihan referenced from prior issue — mentioned
• Swampscott, Massachusetts — 2nd Lt. Parsons hometown — commissioned
• Tokyo, Japan — Japanese ordnance comparison; island-hopping near — article
• Vesuvius, Mt. — 302nd Repair metals caught in lava path — mentioned

Units
• 20th Depot Repair Squadron — M/Sgt. Dieckhoff promoted; hydraulic shop feature — feature
• 20th Depot Supply Squadron — 2nd Lt. Hays to be assigned there — commissioned
• 2266th QM Trucking Company — Pfc. Shedalleh; Ground Safety Contest winner — award
• 302nd Depot Repair Squadron — ‘Salty Dogs’ softball champs; welding shop; history feature — sports
• 36th Depot Repair Squadron — Sgt. Bradley Ground Safety winner; Falcons Band; collective points — award
• 436th Quartermaster Platoon — 2nd Lt. Parsons to be assigned — commissioned
• 470th QM — 2nd Lt. Parsons prior unit — commissioned
• 649th MP — Sgt. Johnny Shipman — mentioned
• 90th Headquarters Squadron — Capt. Papik Commanding; publisher context — masthead
• AFGD No. 3 — publisher of Depo 3 Star; Col. Gilkey commanding — masthead
• ARC (American Red Cross) — one-day tours to Capri; two dollars and a half — feature
• Depo 3 Star — Vol. 1 No. 22; weekly newspaper; July 29 1945 — masthead
• Depot Invitational Softball League — new league announced; 10 teams signed up; begins August 1 — sports
• Depot Tailor Shop — cleaning Khaki uniforms; khaki shirts being starched — mentioned
• Falcons Band — two tenor sax men needed; contact T/Sgt. Capreitz — mentioned
• WSA (War Shipping Administration) — converting Victory ships and Liberty ships to troop carriers — mentioned