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“GI” Sports In Europe

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Maj. Gen. B. M. Sawbridge

“GI” Sports in Europe Summer—1945 (Col. Henry W. (Eskie) Clark, Prof. P. O. Badger, Ford C. Frick, Avery Brundage, Arthur Daley, Bill Slater, Robert Kiphuth, Dr. Oliver K. Cornwell, Daniel Ferris, Lt. Col. Frank McCormick, Jack Cuddy, Whitney Martin, Lawton Carver, Tom O’Reilly, Roger Treat)

Athletic Staff — The Crew Behind the “Sports Guns” . . . . (Col. Kenneth E. (Kenny) Fields)

Personnel who served on the staff: Col. “Eskie” Clark, Lt. Cols. Frank McCormick, J. H. Morris, Robt. Jones, A. A. Lipscomb, J. K. Gaynor, Majors J. R. Stewart, F. Marineau, H. A. Johnson, E. W. Gentry, A. A. Schabinger, G. O. Penwell, J. N. Cox, R. Opderbecke, T. C. Cassady, L. M. Reiss, I. L. Levi, D. C. Schofner, F. S. Lindsay, R. R. Fletcher, A. V. Sapora, A. B. Frazin, FI. E. Link, Captains D. P. Anderson, C. B. Viall, S. A. Commisa, T. A. George, C. A. Enlow, H. Smith, R. H. Ingle, I. B. Kane, G. B. Watson, B. R. Patterson, O. O. Davis, R. M. Doherty, R. H. Strayhorn, M. Hoek, W. R. Bogart, Lieutenants V. E. Lowman, F. A. Billel, R. S. Campbell, A. J. Crane, H. L. Gefshy, J. R. Berner, D. W. Lamb, J. F. Thomas, C. Johnson, C. W. Rinehard, E. G. Olszyk, M. E. Pomeroy, H. C. Pattee, G. W. Musselman, K. E. Baldwin, L. E. Goodman, WOs J. W. Dimond, R. C. Strasser, Drs. O. K. Cornwell, C. L. Nordly, J. H. Nichols, Messrs. J. W. Hulme, A. D. Dickinson, O. M. Solem, A. R. Hutchens, E. A. Kelleher, Win. Cavanagh, T/Sgt. A. J. Jaros, T/3s D. A. Esher, J. T. Voegele, G. R. McCurry, B. Laevin, S. R. Berkowitz, P. D. McGuire, T/4s J. D. Eakin, E. Thompson, H. D. Bowen, A. C. Morse, C. W. Harrell, H. Slocum, E. Beal, W. H. Longsderff, D. L. Liebensperger, H. L. Meyer, C. Barrett, C. G. Whitley, A. R. Staab, T. E. Ward, T/5s S. A. Izsak, J. G. Farmer, B. Schurr, W. D. Conn, P. Freedman, S. Marcus, M. S. McSweeney, N. L. Bruce, N. S. Thornton, R. Schaller, D. Bremner, W. E. Keough, W. W. Ober, J. A. Silovich, F. Marcella, Pfcs. R. S. Mikolajczak, J. P. Conn, H. R. Bauman, L. A. Word, Pvts. E. Kocsis, H. Pearson, F. Patrice, S. Shapiro, R. Norton.

Army Athletic Staff School (Lt. Col. Frank McCormick, Ossie Solem, Dr. Ollie Cornwell, Dr. Carl Nordly, A. R. Hutchens, Dr. John H. Nichols, Maj. Guy Penwell, Maj. A. A. Schabinger, A. D. Dickinson, Jack Hulme,

ETO Swimming Championships (Pfc. William Palmer, Capt. Charles Barker, Pfc. John Tsukano, Pvt. Andrew Dimant, Pfc. David Brockway, Major Taylor Drysdale, Pvt. Edward Geisz, 1st Lt. R. P. Baribault, T/5 Thomas J. Anders, Sgt. John B. McCarthy)

Golfers Tee Off For Theater Title (Cpl. Lloyd Mangrum, Pfc. Jimmy McHale, Lt. Matt Kowal, 1st Lt. Bill Campbell, S/Sgt Rod Munday, Capt. Wilfred Crossley, 1st Sgt Don Rexford, S/Sgt William Santor, S/Sgt Robert Knowles, Cpl. G. E. Nowak, T/5 John Hopkins, T/5 Robert Francis, T/5 Fred Ketchen)

“GI” Olympics — Track and Field • Archery • Horseshoes (T/4 Leonard Loerzel, T/5 Earl N. Green, Pfc. Harvey Brown, S/Sgt. Martin Carlson, T/5 Henry Shanahan, T/5 J. B. McNelis, Pfc. Howard Judson, T/5 Bill Behrns, T/5 Horace Mamala, Lt. Al Rogers, 1st Lt. William Tribou, Lt. Andy Neidnig, Cpl. Dave Hasselman, Sgt. Irving Kintisch, Cpl. Charlie Edwards, S/Sgt. Mike Castrilli, T/5 Brady Walker, Cpl. Charlie Edwards, Cpl. Mark Jenkins, T/5 Robert Black, S/Sgt. Elbert Bonner, Pfc. Hubert Kerns, 1st Lt. Harry Price, Pfc. Howard Ladwig, T/Sgt. Wells De Loach, Cpl. Waldo Clapham, Pfc. Lawrence Stout, Sgt. Jose Chandler, Sgt. Peter Watkins, T/5 Mathew Flaherty, T/4 Leonard F. Loerzel, T/5 Earl N. Green, Pfc. Harvey R. Brown, Capt. Ray L. Hinkle, S/Sgt. Vernon L. Sherman, Sgt. Adolphis Holmes)

The “GI” World Series — Baseball (Sam Nahem, Ewell Blackwell, Johnny Wyrostek, Willie Brown, Leon Day, Walt Olsen, Ken Heintzelman, Tony Jaros, Emmet Altenburg, Jim Cladd, Bill Ayres, Harry Walker, Walt Hilcher, Benny Zientara, Maurice Van Robays, Russ Bauers, Cal Chapman, Roy Marion, Larry Gilbert, Ned Thaxton, Garland Lawing, Bill West, Elmer MacDonald, Ralph Minnis, Harold Stebelton, Guido Devicchis)

Softball (Bill West, Pfc. Charles Lefty Goda, Jim Essian, T/5 Bob Clarke)

ETO – MTO — Inter-Theater (Pfc. William Dillard, Sgt. Peter Watkins, Pfc. Lawrence Stout, T/5 Bobby Black, Sgt. Ben Driss Bouali, A/M Pete Elliott, Pfc. Dave Brockway, Maj. Taylor Drysdale, Lt. Walt Hodder, Pfc. John Tsukano, Cpl. Thomas Anders, T/5 Adrian Marrow, Pvt. Andrew Dimant, Pfc. William Palmer, Pfc. Roy Lagaly, Pvt. Bunmei Nakama, Pfc. Martin Anderholm, Sam Nahem, Harry Walker, Russ Bauers, Ken Heintzelman, John Wyrostek, Maurice Van Robays, Ben Zientara, Jim Gladd, Ewell Blackwell, Roy Marion, Leon Day, Willie Brown, S/Sgt. Charlie Hare, T/4 Dick McKee, Capt. Jim Wade, Lt. Russell Bobbitt, Pvt. Budge Patty)

Golf: (Cpl. Lloyd Mangrum, Lt. Matt Kowal, Sgt. Rod Munday, Pfc. Jimmy McHale, Cpl. Everett Gann and Sgt. Bill Robinson)

WAC Athletics (Pvt. Doris Brokaw, Pfc. Elizabeth Wendt, Lt. Marjorie Murray, Maj. Jane Stretch, Cpl. Dorothy Rayner, T/4 Creadell Haley, Pfc. Eveline Griffin, Lt. Charlotte Decker, Pfc. Sharline Reese, John Bunn)

Clinics & Schools (John Bunn, Adolph Rupp, Walter Coffee, Carl Dellmuth, Mike Carpenter, Jim Orwig, Major Allen V. Sapora, Pfc. Harold Simeroth, Pfc. Murray Rosenberg, T/5 Dave Bremner, Pfc. Dick Fowler, “Hank” Luisetti)

Exhibitions — Horton Smith Troupe – Tennis Stars (Horton Smith, Billy Conn, Fred Frankhouse, George Lott, Bob Harmon, Mel Harbert, Sol Schiff, John Somael, Leland Mortenson, Jackie Conn, Dick McKee, Billy Cavanagh, Jim Wade, Russell Bobbitt, Budge Patty, Mary Hardwicke, Charlie Hare, Bill Vogt)

Here And There In ETO Sports (George Archie, George Scharein, Ken Heintzelman, Harry Walker, Dave MacDowell, Capt. Forrest (Spec) Towns, Alden Wilkie, Earl Torgeson, Harold Schadt, Capt. Sam Bartholomew, Monk Gafford)

Looking Ahead! (Tom Mont, Lynn “Buck” Compton, Frank Grigonis, Fowler Welch, Milt Ticco, Ewell Blackwell, Gene Vance, Jack Minor, T/5 Bobby Black, Pfc. Bill Steiner, Cpl. Tom Crane, Lt. Leon Goodman, Cpl. Anthony Landy, T/5 Anson Campbell, Capt. Charles Mason)

1946 Winter-Spring Athletic Program Theater Championships