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Kilmer Eagle
Vol. 2, No. 22 • Camp Kilmer, New Jersey • June 24, 1944
4 pages scanned

Names
• Ashlock, Lt. Charles L. — Advisory Staff member listed in masthead
• Avanzino, T/5 John — entertainer; member of Camp Kilmer group selected for Bowes Amateur Hour
• Baker, Fred Allen — topnotch radio comedian; member of ‘Broadway Beauties’ softball team
• Baublitz, Linford ‘Handsome’ — USO opposite, Service Gate 1; popular entertainer noted in Pool Patter column
• Beaverstein, Cpl. Robert — Hospital correspondent listed in masthead
• Birch, T/4 Milton — painted murals inside the ‘Barn’ recreation building
• Bloom, T/5 Herman L. — NYPE Pool reporter listed in masthead
• Bonaldi, Henry C. — Captain; Adjutant, Station Complement; in charge of 4th of July program
• Bremner, 1st Sgt. Jack — coach of Camp Kilmer track team; entered team in N.J. Twilight Carnival
• Briles, Capt. — commanded WAC drill team
• Bromley, J. Edward — entertainer; member of ‘Broadway Beauties’ softball team
• Caniff, Milton — cartoonist; creator of ‘Terry and the Pirates’; drew ‘Male Call’ comic strip
• Certalic, S/Sgt. Joe — mentioned as expecting an off-spring any day
• Clapp, T/Sgt. Hazel M. — electrocardiographer at Station Hospital; selected as 2nd and 3rd ‘WAC of the Week’
• Cornville, Pyt. Benjamin — pianist; member of Camp Kilmer Bowes Amateur Hour group
• Crawford, — entertainer mentioned in Pool Patter
• Dagget, Pvt. Rosalie — WAC; took a nap on the stairs on returning to the hospital
• DeWayne Nelson, Lt. Col. — Station Complement Commander; to serve as parade grand marshal at 4th of July
• Dixon, Sgt. Edmund — singer; member of Camp Kilmer Bowes Amateur Hour group
• Drake, Dr. C. Fred — master of Royal Arcanum, State of New Jersey; donated ‘Dobbin’ horse to Camp Kilmer from Asbury Park
• Eanelli, Pvt. Thomas — entertainer; member of Camp Kilmer Bowes Amateur Hour group
• Esau Jones — softball player; hit two home runs and knocked three safe blows in five trips to plate for Eagles
• Feldman, Civilian J. Elizabeth — Special Service correspondent listed in masthead
• Fernstrom, Sgt. — transferred to Chaplain Branch; now working for it
• Ferrer, Jose — entertainer; member of ‘Broadway Beauties’ softball team
• Gauss, Sgt. Lorraine — WAC Detachment; attractive young singer; won WAC naming contest with ‘Dry Run’ ($5.00 prize); part of Bowes Amateur Hour group
• Gibson, Sgt. John — platoon sergeant, Barracks 1404; has own ideas on military sanitation
• Givot, George — entertainer; member of ‘Broadway Beauties’ softball team
• Gold, Special Service T/Sgt. Harold — Special Service correspondent listed in masthead
• Groninger, General — presented General’s Trophy to Camp Kilmer at Fort Hamilton field day
• Harvey, Tommy — entertainer; member of ‘Broadway Beauties’ softball team (listed as ‘Harvey Stephens’)
• Hilse, Bill — runner, New York Athletic Club; paced Tilghman in 1,000-meter race at Passaic
• Horne, Pvt. Edwin ‘The Man’ — can probably shake more hands than Mahatma Gandhi
• Hughes, T/5 Frank Murphy — WAC; left post, noted in WAC Facts farewell
• Jimmy Savo — entertainer; member of ‘Broadway Beauties’ softball team
• Johnson, Marine Morris L. — son of Pvt. Lona H. Johnson; served in Guadalcanal campaign; wounded at Cape Gloucester in March 1943
• Johnson, Pvt. Lona H. — 41-year-old WAC; clerk in Quartermaster sales store; selected as 2nd and 3rd ‘WAC of the Week’; mother of three sons and a daughter
• Jones, Esau — softball player for Camp Kilmer Eagles; hit two home runs against Fort Totten
• Jory, T/4 Ken — boogie-woogie pianist; member of Camp Kilmer Bowes Amateur Hour group
• Keller, 1st Sgt. Albert J. — reunited with brother Major John Keller after 20 years; stationed at Camp Kilmer
• Keller, Major John — Deputy Ordnance Officer; reunited with brother Sgt. Albert Keller at Camp Kilmer after 20 years
• Kenney, Cpl. Robert — softball player; NYPE replacement pool team member in exhibition game vs. NJ State Veterans
• Kersey, T/4 Ken — noted boogie-woogie pianist; member of Bowes Amateur Hour group
• Lindsay, S/Sgt. James — Sgt. Bette Rydman’s NCO; she is exchanging sergeant title when leaving Army
• Lyons, Leonard — noted Broadway columnist; member of ‘Broadway Beauties’ softball team
• Macy, Jimmy — entertainer; member of ‘Broadway Beauties’ softball team
• Martin, PFC Delores — WAC; off post, noted in WAC Facts farewell
• Mason, PFC James — softball player; NYPE replacement pool team in exhibition game
• McCarthy, M/Sgt. Joe — managing editor of Yank magazine; received Legion of Merit at Fort Jay
• Monroe — pitcher mentioned in Camp Kilmer Eagles baseball article
• Murphy, Cpl. Hugh — softball player; NYPE replacement pool team in exhibition game
• Nahen, Sam — former St. Louis Cardinal hurler; outpitched by Sam Odom with 4-hit game
• Nelson, Sgt. Robert S. — Editor listed in masthead
• Niblette, T/4 Jerry — Managing Editor listed in masthead
• Nugent, Bobby — entertainer; member of ‘Broadway Beauties’ softball team
• Odom, Sam — Camp Kilmer Eagles’ pitcher; outpitched ex-‘Gas House Gang’ moundsman Sam Nahen; marked up three tallies against Fort Totten
• Papanagiotou, Sgt. Anastasias — described as ‘Polehorse Anastasias’; reporter notes his name is quite a mouthful
• Parker, Pvt. Alice — WAC; off post, noted in WAC Facts farewell
• Pennypacker, Lt. F. G. — experimented with ouija board while on leave in Lancaster, PA; later promoted to first lieutenant
• Pils, Pfc. Gladys — Reporter listed in masthead
• Priestly Smith, Pvt. — softball player; member of 340th QM team at N.J. AAU track meet
• Puszcer, T/5 Alois ‘Buffalo Fatboy’ — after afternoon of horseshoe pitching without his shirt, resembles a boiled lobster
• Rankin, Major A. H. — Advisory Staff member listed in masthead
• Reuter, Fred — hit clean single for Camp Kilmer Eagles against Fort Totten
• Robeson, Paul — singer-actor; member of ‘Broadway Beauties’ softball team
• Rutledge, Col. Cecil L. — Post Commander; presented General’s Trophy; to review troops at 4th of July program; opened NB War Bond Drive rally
• Rydman, Sgt. Bette — WAC; some time ago exchanged the fatal vows with S/Sgt. James Lindsay; best of everything
• Shanks, Camp — Overseas Supply Division; tied for third place at Fort Hamilton Field Day with 177.5 points
• Smith, Pvt. Annis — WAC; off post, noted in WAC Facts farewell
• Sotnikoff, Ruth — will become a Medical Technician at the Hospital on July 1; formerly a Quartermaster employee; enlisted in the Merchant Marine
• Stephens, Harvey — entertainer; member of ‘Broadway Beauties’ softball team
• Sullivan, Lawrence — author banned from libraries under anti-propaganda bulletin
• Tilghman, Cpl. Duane — 3155th Truck Company; paced Bill Hilse in 1,000-meter race at Passaic; suffered leg injury in final lap
• Touzeil, T/4 Norman — recently became a proud papa
• Victor, T/5 Joy — entertainer; member of ‘Broadway Beauties’ softball team
• Wallace, Henry — author banned from libraries under anti-propaganda bulletin
• Wasser, Capt. Alfred — Chief, Personal Affairs Branch; warned about $100,000 war bond quota being more than double
• Weinstein, Ruth — concert violinist; entertained at Ordnance Maintenance party
• Wilborn, Pvt. — softball player; member of 340th QM team at N.J. AAU track meet
• Winetsky, Pvt. Morris — example of double-barreled patriotism; serving his country and bought a $1,000 bond
• Wojnarowski, T/5 Edward — entertainer; member of Camp Kilmer Bowes Amateur Hour group
• Wolridge, Sgt. Othela — 3155th Truck Company; member of 340th QM team at N.J. AAU track meet
• Wood, Major George W. — supervised vehicles in the NB War Bond exhibition
• Yates, PFC Pearl — camp mail clerk; noted for handing out the month’s word to soldiers
• Young, 2nd Lt. — 340th QM; member of AAU relay team at Fort Hamilton field day

Locations
• Asbury Park, New Jersey — home of Dr. C. Fred Drake, donor of ‘Dobbin’ horse to Camp Kilmer
• Bismarck, North Dakota — home of Major John Keller during his furlough
• Cape Gloucester, New Britain — where Marine Morris L. Johnson was wounded in March 1943
• China — where Albert Keller was stationed with U.S. troops 20 years prior
• Fort Dix, New Jersey — where Station Complement will be trained in infiltration course; Eagles beat ‘Panthers’ 14-1
• Fort Hamilton, New York — host of General’s Cup Field Day; Camp Kilmer won with 187.5 points
• Fort Jay, Governor’s Island, New York — site of Legion of Merit ceremony for M/Sgt. Joe McCarthy on June 16
• Fort Totten, New York — opponent defeated by Camp Kilmer Eagles 6-5; Totten soldiers scored three tallies
• Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands — where Marine Morris L. Johnson served during campaign
• Lancaster, Pennsylvania — where Lt. Pennypacker was home on leave when experimenting with ouija board
• Long Branch, New Jersey — site of N.J. Twilight Carnival track meet
• Los Angeles, California — wire dateline for ‘Johnny-on-the-Spot’ anecdote about police sergeant
• Manasquan, New Jersey — location of mock horse’s former tethering post (automobile salesroom near Manasquan)
• Menlo Park, New Jersey — location of NJ State Veterans Home; site of post entertainment softball game
• New Brunswick, New Jersey — location of NB War Bond Drive rally on Livingston Avenue; host of exhibition drill
• New York City, New York — home of New York Athletic Club (Hilse); site of Italian Service Unit sightseeing tour
• Oglethorne, Georgia — where Pvt. Lona H. Johnson received her basic WAC training
• Orange, New Jersey — high school that sent personal letters to WAC recruiting office
• Passaic, New Jersey — site of N.J. AAU 1,000-meter track race at High School Stadium
• Rome, Italy — location referenced in Yank magazine narrative of American Fifth Army march
• Rutgers University Stadium, New Brunswick, New Jersey — planned venue for 3rd annual Camp Kilmer Independence Day program on July 4
• Shenandoah, Pennsylvania — home of Pvt. Morris Winetsky

Units
• 1200 SC/SI — Blue League softball team; leading with 5 wins, 0 losses
• 3155th Truck Company — unit of Cpl. Tilghman and Sgt. Othela Wolridge; AAU track entry
• 3361st Truck Co. — Blue League softball team
• 3371st QM Truck Company — top team in Blue League softball; held commanding lead with perfect record
• 3372nd Truck Co. — Blue League softball team
• 340th QM (Quartermaster) — unit of 2nd Lt. Young; relay team members at AAU field day
• 372nd Band Sextette — performed at Camp Kilmer Bowes Amateur Hour broadcast (T/4 Frank Hughes)
• 4200 SCSU — squad in Red League softball; commanding lead
• American Legion ‘Forty and Eight’ Group — sponsored the NJ State Veterans’ Home entertainment program
• Camp Kilmer Eagles — post baseball team; won three straight games including 6-5 over Fort Totten
• Camp Kilmer Track Team — entered N.J. Twilight Carnival; coached by 1st Sgt. Jack Bremner
• Company A (Replacement Pool) — softball team; took second with 39 points in N.Y.P.E. Replacement Pool monthly meet
• Company C (Replacement Pool) — softball team; won N.Y.P.E. Replacement Pool monthly meet with 62 points three times
• Company D (Replacement Pool) — softball team; tied for third with Air Force Section
• DEMI No. 1 — Red League softball team
• Headquarters (TC) — Blue League softball team
• Manhattan Beach Coast Guard — competed against Camp Kilmer at Fort Hamilton field day (third place tie)
• Medical Detachment — Red League softball team
• Middlesex County Voiture 128 — American Legion group; sponsored NJ Veterans’ Home entertainment
• Military Police Detachment — top outfit in Blue League softball with perfect record
• New York Athletic Club — track club of Bill Hilse; competed against Camp Kilmer at Passaic AAU meet
• New York Port of Embarkation (N.Y.P.E.) — installation sponsoring General’s Cup Field Day; also featured in softball and replacement pool coverage
• Ordnance Maintenance Section — held recent party with 400 attendees; also competing in softball league
• Pioneer Club of New York — competed against Camp Kilmer at Fort Hamilton field day
• Post Entertainment Band — 374th Army Band that provided music at NB War Bond rally
• Replacement Pool Softball Team — coached by 1st Sgt. Jack Bremner; 21 wins out of 22 games
• Station Complement — won General’s Cup at Fort Hamilton with 187.5 points; hosted 4th of July planning
• Transportation Corps OCS (Officer Candidate School) — open to soldiers; requires 3 years practical experience in transportation field
• Utilities Branch — unit of Ruth Weinstein (concert violinist) who entertained at Ordnance party
• WAC Detachment — Sgt. Lorraine Gauss won naming contest for ‘Dobbin’; WAC drill team performed at NB rally; operated ‘Barn’ opening party
• WAC Recruiting Office — seeking girls from nearby communities for duty with Women’s Army Corps
• Warehouse Section — Red League softball team
• Water Division — tied for second at Fort Hamilton Field Day with 177 points