Description

The Aberdeen Proving Groundhog

Vol. 1, No. 23 / Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland / August 1, 1943

20 pages scanned

Names

• Aaronson, R.D. (Civ. — Small Arms Branch; table tennis contact)
• Abramovitz, S. (Pvt. — A & A Army; Honor Roll)
• Adams, C.M. (Civ. — Auto Res.; APG newcomer)
• Altshuler, B. (Pvt. Cen. — promoted from 1st Lt. to Capt.)
• Archer, Miriam (Civ. — Major Shackleford’s secretary; vacationing in Ocean City, Maryland)
• Atkinson, ‘Ackie’ (Civ. — Assembler Foreman, Shop 525; recently married)
• Ayers, W.C. (Maj. — Ch. Claims Of.)
• Bailey, Julia (Civ. — Mob. Art.; Absenteeism Contest award recipient)
• Bamford, Monroe (Civ. — Absenteeism Contest award recipient, ‘Absence Makes the War Last Longer’)
• Bannister, Wanda (Civ. WOW — M & R; photo in WOW group portrait)
• Bare, N. (Civ. WOW — Powder Girls, loading 105mm shells; photo caption)
• Bartlett, C.O. (Capt. — promoted from Capt. to Major, Prv. Cen.)
• Beberniss, M. (Civ. — A&A Prf.; APG newcomer)
• Behr, Lily (Civ. — assistant, Figuring & Checking Unit, Cost Time Section)
• Behrens, Harold (Maj. — farmer in upstate New York; Our Ear to the Ground column)
• Benjamin, Mrs. (Civ. — sewed silk nightgown from old parachute for Mrs. O’Neil)
• Benjamin, Pearl (Civ. WOW — CG’s Office; photo in WOW group portrait)
• Berg, Bill (Civ. — Gauge & Photo Section; Gauge-Photo picnic; softball trophy photo)
• Berges, John (Mr. and Mrs. — War Plans; proud parents of baby girl)
• Beyer, E.R. (Pvt. Cen. — promoted from 1st Lt. to Capt.)
• Billings, M. (Civ. — mentioned in Our Ear to the Ground column)
• Billingsley, H. (Cpl. — C.Br. Army; Honor Roll)
• Billingsley, H. (Lt. Col. — For.Mat.Br.; quoted in farewell tributes)
• Billingsley, John D. (Col. — Commandant, Ordnance School; quoted on Groundhog’s value)
• Blake, W.T. (Pvt. Cen. — promoted from Capt. to Major)
• Bleichner, Helen (Civ. — assistant, Addressograph Unit, Cost Time Section)
• Blevins, M.L. (Civ. — listed in Our Ear to the Ground orientation completers)
• Booher, Mabel (Civ. — saleslady, Shoe Dept., New PX #6; photo caption)
• Borofsky, Sylvia (Civ. — Photo & Gauge; star gauge rifle operator; photo caption)
• Botts, E.O. (Pvt. — Hdq. APG; promoted from 2nd Lt. to 1st Lt.)
• Bourland, B. (Civ. — Property; APG newcomer)
• Boyd, Katherine (Civ. — Identification; two weeks vacation)
• Boyle, W.B. (Pvt. Cen. — promoted from 1st Lt. to Capt.)
• Brinkmeier, F. (Civ. — Tran.Div.; APG newcomer)
• Broadwater, D. (Civ. — A&A Prf.; APG newcomer)
• Brooks, Marjorie (Civ. — Typewriter Repair Shop; photo caption)
• Brown, A.S. (Lt. — Proof Officer, Inspection Control Test Branch)
• Brown, L. (Civ. — listed in Our Ear to the Ground orientation completers)
• Brown, Mamie (Civ. — Trench Warfare; Melvin K. Brown’s wife)
• Brown, Melvin K. (Corp. — Trench Warfare; at Norfolk awaiting shipment)
• Brown, W.A. (Lt. — Proof Officer, Inspection Control Test Branch)
• Buchanan, Ann (Mrs. — Sm. Arms Br. Arms & Amm.; ‘We Ask You’ interview subject)
• Buchanan, H. (Pvt. — RR Army; Honor Roll)
• Bulgher, J.E. (Pvt. — AA.R. Army; Honor Roll)
• Burrill, H.B. (Lt. Col. — Hdq. APG; promoted from Major to Lt. Colonel; silver leaves photo)
• Burrill, H.L. (Lt. Col. — R.R. Branch; quoted in farewell tributes)
• Byrd, L.D. (Civ. — Bal. Res.; APG newcomer)
• Campbell, F.M. (Pvt. — Hdq. APG; promoted from 2nd Lt. to 1st Lt.)
• Campbell, J. (Civ. — tears down and examines M-5 motor; photo caption)
• Campbell, Levin H. (Maj. Gen. — Chief of Ordnance; Miss Poe’s superior; quoted on Groundhog discontinuation)
• Caracciolo, Dorothy (Civ. WOW — Ord. Storehouse; photo in WOW group portrait)
• Carlow, Evelyn (Civ. — Powder Section; left to join husband in Atlanta, Georgia)
• Carr, N. (Pvt. — AA.R. Army; Honor Roll)
• Carroll, Joseph (Civ. — operates elevation on 90mm gun firing mechanism; photo caption)
• Carson, Joseph (Civ. — foreman, Industrial Assembly Bldg. 642; supervises 90mm gun cleaning)
• Cave, J.W. (Lt. Col. — Chief, Arms & Amm.Dv.; quoted in farewell tributes)
• Chalone, Betty (Civ. — War Plans; left to join the Marines)
• Chapin, E.A. (Pvt. Cen. — promoted from 1st Lt. to Capt.)
• Charnell, H.S. (Capt. — Chief, Mil. Pers. Br.; quoted in farewell tributes)
• Charters, Alex (Dr. — staff group; Aerodynamics Sec., Ballistic Research Laboratory; photo caption)
• Cherry, W. (Pvt. — Bal. Army; Honor Roll)
• Chilcoat, Dolores (Civ. — Civ. Per.; photo in WOW group portrait)
• Choate, Georgia (Civ. — Bldg. 642 Ind. As’y.; 90mm gun cleaning crew; photo caption)
• Christine, Mama (Civ. — former chauffeur, same branch as Ackie Atkinson)
• Clower, A.L. (Pvt. — Bal. Army; Honor Roll)
• Codd, L.A. (Col. — Executive Assistant to Chief of Ordnance; quoted on Groundhog policy)
• Coen, Ralph S. (Civ. — supervisor, Tabulating Unit, Cost Time Section)
• Colleran, F. (Maj. — Chief, Control Branch; quoted in farewell tributes)
• Conti, M.W. (1st Lt. — Ammunition Section; quoted in farewell tributes)
• Cook, J.C. (Capt. — Pub. Rel. Of., QMC; poem author, farewell verse)
• Cooper, W. (Pvt. Cen. — promoted from Capt. to Major)
• Copperthwait, Bernie (Civ. — War Plans; received Lt. J.G. in Bureau of Aeronautics, U.S. Navy)
• Corsa, Bill (S/Sgt. — Identification; leave to Avalon with Mrs. Gertrude)
• Craig, Peggy (Civ. — High Speed Radiographic Sec., Ballistic Research Laboratory; photo caption)
• Cunningham, Caroline (Child — junior ballerina, Gray-Hoy Studios; photo caption)
• Cunningham, R.T. (Lt. Col. — head, Proof-Machine Shop Dept. 162; photo caption)
• Dankert, H.A. (Civ. — Ind. Rep.; APG newcomer)
• Davis, E. (Pvt. — Hdq. APG; promoted from 1st Lt. to Capt.)
• Davis, Orval (Civ. — foreman, Trench Warfare; proud father of pilot son in Australia)
• DeBrular, W. (Pvt. — Sm.A. Army; Honor Roll)
• Deckard (Civ. — illustrator; ‘Big Guns’ portrait of Col. Johnson)
• Deckard, P.D. (Maj. — Personnel Of.; quoted in farewell tributes)
• Dederick (Dr. — inspects Bush Differential Analyzer with Col. Simon; photo caption)
• Deieo, Peter A. (Civ. — custom tailor, New PX #6; photo caption)
• Dolkart, I. (Pvt. — Bal. Army; Honor Roll)
• Downing, W.A. (Civ. — lubricates M-5 after tests; photo caption)
• Eddy, George G. (Col. — Director, Proving Center; quoted in farewell tributes)
• Ellis, D. (Civ. — listed in Our Ear to the Ground orientation completers)
• Epstein, Alvin (S/Sgt. — editor, The Groundhog)
• Fairlamb, H.L. (Lt. Col. — Chief, Purchasing & Accounting; silver leaves photo; promoted from Major to Lt. Colonel)
• Fall, Frazier (Civ. — Gauge & Photo Section; Gauge-Photo picnic leader; softball trophy photo)
• Faust, G. (Civ. — mentioned in Our Ear to the Ground column)
• Fleming, Ann (Civ. WOW — Pur. & Acctg.; photo in WOW group portrait)
• Foote, Clarence E. (Civ. — foreman, Machine Shop; first day back from Machine Shop in three years; also listed as W.R. Foote promoted from Capt. to Major)
• Foote, Clarence H. (Foreman — referenced in Our Ear to the Ground)
• Frank, F.E. (Civ. — Auto Res.; APG newcomer)
• Freedman, Anita (Civ. — For. Materiel Sec.; returned from visiting parents in Buffalo)
• Fulkerson, W. (Capt. — Chief, Inspection Branch; quoted in farewell tributes)
• Gebhardt, Mildred (Civ. — Aberdeen teacher; Our Ear to the Ground column)
• George, Al (Civ. — softball trophy photo)
• Gerdes, D. (Civ. WOW — Pl. & Equip.; photo in WOW group portrait)
• Gerdom, Ralph C. (Civ. — supervisor/Master Mechanic, Proof-Machine Shop Dept. 162)
• Gertrude, Mrs. (Civ. — Payroll; on leave to Avalon with S/Sgt. Corsa)
• Gibbs, L.T. (Pvt. Cen. — promoted from 1st Lt. to Capt.)
• Giffing, E. (Civ. — crating crew, Aberdeen Ordnance Depot; photo caption)
• Gilbert, Catherine (Civ. — named in ‘Mail and Record Lament’ poem)
• Gilbert, Dorothy (Civ. WOW — Ord. Storehouse; photo in WOW group portrait)
• Gilpin, ‘Rookie’ (Civ. — journeyed to Turkey Run, Pennsylvania for rest)
• Gilpin, E. (Civ. — Absenteeism Contest award recipient)
• Goff, F.J. (Pvt. Cen. — promoted from Capt. to Major)
• Goldstein, A. (Pvt. — Bal. Army; Honor Roll)
• Goldstein, Etta (Civ. — assistant, Figuring & Checking Unit, Cost Time Section)
• Goldstine, H.H. (Pvt. Cen. — promoted from 1st Lt. to Capt.)
• Goodwin, B.S. (Capt. — promoted from Capt. to Major, Prv. Cen.)
• Gordon, C.G. (Pvt. — F.Sv. Army; Honor Roll)
• Gorrell, Dorothy (Civ. — Identification; recently engaged to Army man in Mississippi)
• Grabus, Cornelia (Civ. — assistant, Tabulating Unit, Cost Time Section)
• Grace, Clifford (Civ. — Fiscal Branch’s ‘barefoot boy’; Our Ear to the Ground column)
• Grant, G.P. (Pvt. Cen. — promoted from Capt. to Major)
• Grayce, M. (Civ. — director, Gray-Hoy Studios of the Dance and Allied Arts, APG Branch)
• Green, Evelyn R. (Mrs. — supervisor, Cost Time Section, Purchasing & Accounts Division)
• Green, Lavor (Civ. — needlework/fit alteration; photo caption)
• Grim, Garland (Civ. — employed at APG; family feature article)
• Grim, Mrs. (Civ. WOW — working on breech-blocks, Bldg. F-21 Ind.As.; family feature)
• Grim, Orris Jr. (Child — attends APG kindergarten; family feature)
• Grim, Orris Sr. (Civ. — electrician, Automotive Shop; Auxiliary Policeman; family feature)
• Grim, Zermain (Child — attends APG kindergarten; family feature)
• Grover, Martell (Civ. WOW — Pur. & Acctg.; photo in WOW group portrait)
• Habecker, M.L. (Lt. — Army nurse; purchases Caduceus at New PX #6; photo caption)
• Haire, C. (Civ. — changes bogey wheels on M-5; photo caption)
• Haire, M. (Civ. — listed in Our Ear to the Ground orientation completers)
• Hall, Donna (Civ. WOW — Adj. Office; photo in WOW group portrait)
• Hall, Winnie (Civ. — needlework/fit alteration; photo caption)
• Hammett, F.M. (Maj. — F.S. Mickey Finn winner, ‘Name-It’ contest; also C.M. Hammell, Administ. newcomer)
• Hammond, G.H. (Lt. — Proof Officer, Inspection Control Test Branch)
• Hanna, John W. (Civ. — Bal. Res.; APG newcomer)
• Hansen, D.E. (Civ. — Bal. Res.; APG newcomer)
• Hansen, Jim (Civ. — tests lubrication systems at Automotive Lab; photo caption)
• Hardesty, W.A. (Civ. — Safety Committee; quoted in farewell tributes)
• Hardy, John (Civ. — prepares 90mm gun for cleaning, Bldg. 642 Industrial Assembly; photo caption)
• Harker, Dorothy (Civ. — supervisor, Addressograph Unit, Cost Time Section)
• Harlacher, Harry (Civ. — Carpenter Shop; took oath; 100 employees volunteered Sunday July 26)
• Harrington, Hilma (Civ. WOW — Pur. & Acctg.; photo in WOW group portrait)
• Harris, Charles T. Jr. (Maj. Gen. — Commanding General, APG; witnessed O’Neil-Haesche wedding; quoted in farewell tributes)
• Harris, General (Maj. Gen. — post officer; New Year’s greetings printed Dec. 31 1942)
• Harris, Robert (Civ. — crating crew, Aberdeen Ordnance Depot; photo caption)
• Hartman, Robert (Civ. — Baltimore; engaged to Jeannie McLaughlin)
• Hartung, Doris (Civ. — Signal Section; shown in birthday photo)
• Hastings, Margaret (Civ. — Office of Safety Engineer; recently married; husband in cadre)
• Hayes, Miss (Civ. — Adm. Ass’t to Maj. Gen. Hayes; formerly Secretary to General Harris)
• Heath, G. Garrett (Civ. — apprentice machinist; started war of their own when they middled aisle last month)
• Heck, L.O. (Lt. Col. — Post Intell. Officer; quoted in farewell tributes)
• Heimbrodt, C.E. (Lt. Col. — Post Engineer; quoted in farewell tributes)
• Heins, Wayne (Civ. — Gauge & Photo Section; Gauge-Photo picnic; team defeated 15-4)
• Henry, M. (Civ. — mentioned in Our Ear to the Ground column)
• Herrman, H. (Cpl. — C.Br. Navy; Honor Roll)
• Hill, Madelyn (Civ. — Key Drive prize winner, Dec. 5 1942)
• Hiob, Ruth (Civ. — Key Drive prize winner, Dec. 5 1942)
• Hitchcock, H.S. (Pvt. Cen. — promoted from 1st Lt. to Capt.)
• Hoover, Charles (Civ. — points out camera angles to Dr. Kirk Reuyl; Photographic Measurements Section; photo caption)
• Hopkins, Noble (Civ. — crating crew, Aberdeen Ordnance Depot; photo caption)
• Howell, A.G. (Civ. — Manager, Typewriter Repair Shop; photo caption)
• Huffman, Mabel (Civ. — Bldg. 642 Ind. As’y.; 90mm gun cleaning crew; photo caption)
• Hunt, B. Rebecah (Civ. — Inspection Br.; Fly-Swatter 90mm A.A. winner, ‘Name-It’ contest; photo)
• Hunter, W.O. (Civ. — Fire Dep.; APG newcomer)
• Hutchins, A.A. (Pvt. — Hdq. APG; promoted from Capt. to Major)
• Hutchison, F. (Civ. — Ind. Rep.; APG newcomer)
• Isennock, B. (Civ. — crating crew, Aberdeen Ordnance Depot; photo caption)
• Jack, Dorothy (Civ. — assistant, Addressograph Unit, Cost Time Section)
• Jackson, Emory (Civ. — prepares 90mm gun for cleaning, Bldg. 642 Industrial Assembly; photo caption)
• Jacobs, Doris (Civ. — assistant, Figuring & Checking Unit, Cost Time Section)
• Jacoby, Avanell (Civ. WOW — Plumbing and Tin Section; helping hand photo caption)
• Janney, Mildred (Civ. — supervisor, Bldg. 372 Mob. Art.; Our Ear to the Ground column)
• Janney, Mildred (Civ. WOW — Powder Girls, loading 105mm shells; photo caption)
• Jarrett, Nancy Jo (Child — junior ballerina, Hungarian Dance; cover photo)
• Jenkins, Florence (Civ. — supervisor, Figuring & Checking Unit, Cost Time Section)
• Jenkins, L. (Pvt. — M.At. W.Mr.; Honor Roll)
• Jenness, Hampton (Civ. — painter, Proof Services Branch; new baby girl)
• Johnson, C.G. (Pvt. — F.Sv. Army; Honor Roll)
• Johnson, Col. ‘Skipper’ (Col. — Chief of Automotive; ‘Big Guns’ profile; 3rd Division Army of Occupation; 7 months France, 3.5 years Germany)
• Johnson, Lee (Civ. — gang for printing; thanked in editorial)
• Johnson, Roland (Civ. — Plumbing and Tin Section; material unloading photo caption)
• Johnson, W.B. (Col. — Chief, Automotive Divn.; quoted in farewell tributes)
• Johnstone, Burt (Civ. — War Plans; working permanently at Fort Belvoir, Virginia)
• Jones, Frances (Civ. — assistant, Figuring & Checking Unit, Cost Time Section)
• Jones, Mrs. (Civ. — Project Planning; always reaches for gas mask at blue alert)
• Jones, R. (Civ. — Armor; back from North Carolina; Our Ear to the Ground column)
• Kaufman, J.P. (Capt. — Chief, A&A Pub. Section; quoted in farewell tributes)
• Keese, S. (Pvt. — F.Sv. Army; Honor Roll)
• Kelly, Earl (Civ. — also of Liberty Grove; Our Ear to the Ground column)
• Kelly, J.B. (Pvt. — Prp. Navy; Honor Roll)
• Kelly, Ruth (Civ. — Identification; wears picture button upside down)
• Kendall, Mamie (Civ. WOW — Civ. Per.; photo in WOW group portrait)
• Kilburn, Betty (Civ. — mentioned in WOW photo roster)
• Kilburn, Betty (Civ. WOW — Ord. Storehouse; photo in WOW group portrait)
• Kilgore, V.F. (Civ. — War Plans daughter Jeannie McLaughlin)
• King, Hazel (Civ. WOW — M & R; photo in WOW group portrait)
• Kirk, E.C. (Civ. — Administ.; APG newcomer)
• Kirkpatrick, J. (Pvt. — Sm.A. Army; Honor Roll)
• Klunk, James L. (Civ. — Mechanic, Mot. or Trans.; ‘We Ask You’ interview subject)
• Kopchak, E. (Civ. — mentioned in Our Ear to the Ground column)
• Kubli, Thelma (Civ. — returned to work at Small Arms)
• Kuehn, O.A. (Capt. — Training Officer; quoted in farewell tributes)
• Lair, E.S. (Pvt. — Hdq. APG; promoted from 2nd Lt. to 1st Lt.)
• Lamb, Doris (Civ. — assistant, Figuring & Checking Unit, Cost Time Section)
• Lamdin, Mrs. (Civ. — distribution department; thanked in editorial; named in ‘Mail and Record Lament’)
• Larrimore (Civ. — defeated by Gauge team 15-4; softball trophy photo)
• Leatherbury, P. (Pvt. — O.Sc. Army; Honor Roll)
• Leishman, H. (Civ. — Signal Section; keeps board clear; birthday photo caption)
• Lemon, Harvey R. (Dr. — Ballistic Research Laboratory; co-author of Analytical Experimental Physics 1943)
• Lenssen, Eliz. (Civ. WOW — Pur. & Acctg.; photo in WOW group portrait)
• Leppert, Mickey (Civ. — placed third in Miss Victory contest, Baltimore News)
• Lickinson, W.D. (Pvt. — Bal. Army; Honor Roll)
• Littleford, Lt. (Civ./Mil. — Armor Branch; Our Ear to the Ground column)
• Long, Anna (Civ. WOW — Ord. Storehouse; photo in WOW group portrait)
• Lovell, John (Civ. — crating crew, Aberdeen Ordnance Depot; photo caption)
• Lowe, Albert T. (Civ. — Manager, Officer Uniform Dept., New PX #6; photo caption)
• Lowe, Gladys (Civ. — Bldg. 642 Ind. As’y.; 90mm gun cleaning crew; photo caption)
• Lowe, Grace (Civ. — assistant, Figuring & Checking Unit, Cost Time Section)
• Lyon, S.B. (Maj. — Chief, Inspection Control Test Branch, Automotive Test & Research Dept.; photo caption)
• Maglione, T.C. (Civ. — Gauge & P.; Scavenger 37mm gun winner, ‘Name-It’ contest)
• Mallis, M. (Pvt. — AA.R. Army; Honor Roll)
• Malloy, E.E. (Civ. — lubricates M-5 after tests; photo caption)
• Malta, Vincent (Pvt. — Art. Director/Asst. Editor, The Groundhog; cover artist)
• Marcus, Abraham and William (Authors — Elements of Radio, 1943; Technical Library new book)
• Marten, B. (Civ. — tailor shop; pants shortening photo caption)
• Mattare, J. (Civ. — tears down and examines M-5 motor; photo caption)
• Matthews, Frances (Civ. WOW — Civ. Per.; photo in WOW group portrait)
• Matthews, Helem (Civ. WOW — Civ. Per.; photo in WOW group portrait)
• McLain, S. (Lt. Col. — Chief, Mob. Art. Branch; quoted in farewell tributes)
• McLain, Stuart (Lt. Col. — Chief, Mob. Art. Branch; silver leaves photo; promoted Major to Lt. Col.)
• McLaughlin, Col. (Col. — father of Jeannie McLaughlin; War Plans)
• McLaughlin, Jeannie (Civ. — War Plans; daughter of Col. McLaughlin; engaged to Robert Hartman)
• McMahon, J.J. (Pvt. — I.Am. Army; Honor Roll)
• McMahon, John (Civ. — former personnel clerk, Industrial Assembly & Rep. Sec.; now at Camp Lee Virginia; War Stamps & Bonds sales)
• McMenamin, Edward (Civ. — For. Materiel; returned after 3 months recuperating from accident)
• McPherson, J. (Civ. — Military; APG newcomer)
• Melocik, Henry (Civ. — softball trophy photo)
• Metcalf, C. (Civ. — listed in Our Ear to the Ground orientation completers)
• Mezan, Joe (Civ. — softball trophy photo)
• Miller, C. (Civ. — Adm. Bldg.; Frankenstein 155mm winner, ‘Name-It’ contest)
• Miller, Ensign Mitchell (USNR — on leave; visited Analytical Section where formerly employed)
• Miller, W. (Pvt. — AA.R. Army; Honor Roll)
• Mitchell, Dorothy (Civ. — assistant, Key Punch Unit, Cost Time Section)
• Mitchell, Edith (Civ. WOW — Exec. Off.; photo in WOW group portrait)
• Mohr, George H. (Civ. — foreman, Proof-Machine Shop Dept. 162)
• Montgomery, C.D. (Lt. — Executive Officer, Inspection Control Test Branch)
• Moody, Capt. (Mil. — Gauge & Photo Section; picnic team captain; softball trophy photo)
• Moran, Lt. (Mil. — softball trophy photo)
• Morrison, Bessie (Civ. — A.A. Range; ‘We Ask You’ interview subject)
• Musselman, Kaye (Child — daughter of Maj. Musselman; junior ballerina; photo caption)
• Musselman, S.F. (Maj. — A.A., RR. & Sea. Br.; mentioned in farewell poem)
• Nickle, Pearl (Civ. — Typewriter Repair Shop; photo caption)
• Nolen, G.D. (Pvt. Cen. — promoted from Capt. to Major)
• Nolen, J.A. (Maj. — Ch., Eng. Sec. Ctr.Br.; quoted in farewell tributes)
• Nonkas, Anthon (Civ. — pressing iron expert, Officer Uniform Dept., New PX #6; photo caption)
• Noonan (Civ. — illustration credit; safety cartoon ‘Stay Safe Off the Job Too’)
• Nord, E. (Civ. — saleslady, New PX #6; sells Caduceus to Army nurses; photo caption)
• O’Donnell, W.J. (Lt. Col. — Finance Officer; quoted in farewell tributes)
• O’Neil, Florence Haesche (Civ. — former Adjutant’s Office; married Maj. T. Murray O’Neil; honeymooning in New England)
• O’Neil, T. Murray (Maj. — Supply Officer; married Florence Haesche; quoted in farewell tributes)
• O’Neill, J.P. (Pvt. Cen. — promoted from Capt. to Major)
• Owens, E.G. (Civ. — apprentice machinist; started war on their own last month)
• Owens, Georgia (Civ. WOW — Pur. & Acctg.; photo in WOW group portrait)
• Owens, Liz (Civ. — named in ‘Mail and Record Lament’ poem)
• Ozol, R. (1st Lt. — Asst. Adjutant; named in ‘Mail and Record Lament’; quoted in farewell tributes)
• Parker, Betsy (Child — junior ballerina; daughter of Mrs. Parker of Arms and Ammunition; photo caption)
• Parker, Ernest (Civ. — Gauge & Photo Section; Gauge-Photo picnic leader; softball trophy photo)
• Parker, Mrs. (Civ. — Arms and Ammunition; mother of ballerina Betsy Parker)
• Parsons, J. (Civ. — Aerodynamics Sec., Ballistic Research Laboratory; photo caption)
• Pate, J.T. (Capt. — Fire Marshal; quoted in farewell tributes)
• Peaco, D.E. (Civ. — A&A Prf.; APG newcomer)
• Pendleton, Lt. (Mil. — promoted from 1st Lt. to Capt.)
• Pennington, V. (Pvt. — Auto. Army; Honor Roll)
• Perry, Ralph (Civ. — softball trophy photo)
• Person, F.W. (Pvt. Cen. — promoted from 1st Lt. to Capt.)
• Peterson, Dolores (Civ. — returned to Montana; mother very ill)
• Petranskas, Vincas (Civ. — pressing iron expert, Officer Uniform Dept., New PX #6; photo caption)
• Pitcock, P. (Pvt. — Sm.A. Army; Honor Roll)
• Pless, W.C. (Pvt. Cen. — promoted from 1st Lt. to Capt.)
• Plume, S. Kellogg (Mrs. — witnessed O’Neil-Haesche wedding)
• Plume, S.K. (Col. — Executive Officer, APG; quoted in farewell tributes)
• Plummer, M. (Civ. — changes bogey wheels on M-5; photo caption)
• Plummer, Ruby (Civ. — Design Section; been sick since July 3)
• Podas, W.M. (Civ. — Bal. Res.; APG newcomer)
• Poe, Mabel (Civ. — secretary to Maj. Gen. Levin H. Campbell; APG tour photo caption)
• Powell, M.R. (Civ. — Absenteeism Contest award recipient)
• Powell, Mrs. Frank (Civ. — named in ‘Mail and Record Lament’ poem)
• Preston, Edith (Civ. — Bldg. 642 Ind. As’y.; 90mm gun cleaning crew; photo caption)
• Pruitt, A.K. (Civ. — Auto Res.; APG newcomer)
• Quinn, J.F. (Pvt. — M.At. Army; Honor Roll)
• Raila, Martin (Civ. — custom tailor, New PX #6; photo caption)
• Raninen, Arnold (Civ. — Design Sec.; plunged into matrimony)
• Raninen, Mrs. Mildred (Civ. — former Aberdeen teacher; married Arnold Raninen)
• Rasmussen, Nora (Civ. — supervisor, Figuring & Checking Unit, Cost Time Section)
• Reckord, General (Mil. — post officer; New Year’s greetings printed Dec. 31 1942)
• Reis, Joe (Civ. — softball trophy photo)
• Remmert, H.A. (Civ. — Proof Officer listed on M-5 testing staff)
• Reuyl, Kirk (Dr. — Photographic Measurements Section, Ballistic Research Laboratory; photo caption)
• Reyburn, Virginia (Civ. WOW — Civ. Per.; photo in WOW group portrait)
• Reynolds, Sara (Civ. WOW — Ord. Storehouse; photo in WOW group portrait)
• Rial, Opal (Civ. — back to work at Trench Warfare after illness)
• Rice, M.M. (Civ. — Ind. Rep.; APG newcomer)
• Rich, Charles L. (Civ. — prepares to fire 37mm shell to test M-5 firing mechanism; photo caption)
• Richardson, O. (Pvt. — Sm.A. Army; Honor Roll)
• Richardson, R. (Civ. — listed in Our Ear to the Ground orientation completers)
• Rivkins, Harvey (Lt. Col. — Public Relations Officer, APG)
• Robbins, J.C. (Pvt. Cen. — promoted from Capt. to Major)
• Roberts, A.B. (Lt. Col. — Chief, Field Service Div.; quoted in farewell tributes)
• Robertson, Elizabeth (Civ. — left APG to join husband transferred to Toledo, Ohio)
• Robey, Irwin (Cpl. — OCS Personnel Section; winning photo of Dorothy Brown, WOW Pin-Up Girl)
• Rodney, Betty (Civ. — Arms and Ammunition; said ‘I Do’ July 24)
• Roosevelt, Pres. (U.S. President — New Year’s greetings printed in Groundhog Dec. 31 1942)
• Roth, Frank (Lt. — married Edith Walls last month)
• Roush, Helen (Civ. WOW — M & R; photo in WOW group portrait)
• Rutherford, Bonnie (Civ. — needlework/fit alteration; photo caption)
• Saville, Florence (Civ. WOW — Photo & Gage Section; photo in WOW group portrait)
• Schenkle, Dwight (Civ. — OPA families’ week-end trip; Our Ear to the Ground column)
• Schinkle, Dwight (Civ. — week-end trip approved by OPA families)
• Schinkle, J.G. (Lt. Col. — Chief, Avia. Arms. Br.; quoted in farewell tributes)
• Schlesinger, J. (Pvt. Cen. — promoted from 1st Lt. to Capt.)
• Schmidt, J. (Civ. WOW — Adj. Office; photo in WOW group portrait)
• Schmidt, Judith (Civ. — Adj.; 14 days in Chicago with husband stationed in Co. C, Hq.)
• Schwartzman, K. (Pvt. — R&SS. Navy; Honor Roll)
• Seeger, Pearl (Civ. — Absenteeism Contest award recipient)
• Sewell, J.D. (Capt. — Proof Officer, Inspection Control Test Branch)
• Shackleford, J.M. (Maj. — Adm. Officer; quoted in farewell tributes)
• Shaffer, M. (Civ. WOW — M & R; photo in WOW group portrait)
• Sherman, M. (Pfc. — Ass’t. Editor, The Groundhog)
• Simon, Leslie E. (Col. — Director, Ballistic Research Laboratory; photo caption; also Col. Dir., Bal. Res. Lab., quoted in farewell tributes)
• Singleton, Benny (Civ. — recently injured; Mobile Artillery raised $250 for him)
• Sizemore, L. (Pvt. — Sm.A. Army; Honor Roll)
• Slator, W.J. (Capt. — Chief, Historical Sec.; quoted in farewell tributes)
• Smith, Mary (Miss — Adm. Ass’t., Inspection Control Test Branch)
• Smith, S.J. (Pvt. — P.Sc. Navy; Honor Roll)
• Snyder, D.J. (Civ. — A&A Prf.; APG newcomer)
• Soblesky, Agnes (Civ. — tailor shop; pants shortening photo caption)
• Soglow, O. (Civ. — cartoonist; ‘Mlle Camille’ illustration on page 19)
• Solomon, E.R. (Pvt. — F.Br. WAC.; Honor Roll)
• Staples, R.S. (Pvt. — Prp. Navy; Honor Roll)
• Stein, A. (Civ. — Aerodynamics Sec., Ballistic Research Laboratory; photo caption)
• Stewart, G.K. (Civ. — Tran.Div.; APG newcomer)
• Stewart, W.S. (Civ. — Proof Officer listed on M-5 testing staff)
• Still, W.L. (Civ. — Operator, Power House, APG; ‘We Ask You’ interview subject)
• Stuart, G. (Maj. — Chief, Special Services; quoted in farewell tributes)
• Stuart, G.D. (Pvt. Cen. — promoted from Capt. to Major)
• Swain, Onalee Hall (Civ. — Adm. Ass’t to Maj. Gen. Hayes; APG tour photo caption; formerly Secretary to General Harris)
• Taddy, Marlin (Civ. — Proof Director, records on 90mm gun firing mechanism; photo caption)
• Thamon, E.C. (Pvt. — I.Sc. N.Cp.; Honor Roll)
• Thomas, Hattie (Civ. — needlework/fit alteration; photo caption)
• Thompson, E. (Civ. — assembles displacement drum and recoil mechanism pressure gauges on 76mm mount; also measures static calibration of 20mm recoil spring; photo caption)
• Thornton, Doris (Civ. — His. Sec.; Six Bits 75mm gun winner, ‘Name-It’ contest; on leave with husband First Sgt. John R.L. Thornton)
• Thornton, John R.L. (1st Sgt. — Historical Section; Doris Thornton’s husband)
• Titter, Dick (Civ. — formerly Small Arms; said ‘I Do’ July 24)
• Tomasky, G.T. (Civ. — Genial Civilian Chief of Civilian Personnel; paid farewell visit to Groundhog)
• Townsend, R.H. (Pvt. Cen. — promoted from Capt. to Major)
• Treadwell, Myrtle (Civ. — supervisor, Key Punch Unit, Cost Time Section)
• Tucker, B.H. (Pvt. — G&P M.S.; Honor Roll)
• Uhlig, Ruth (Civ. — Mob. Artil.; ‘We Ask You’ interview subject)
• Vaccaro, Betty (Civ. WOW — Powder Girls, loading 105mm shells; photo caption)
• Vaughn, Z. (Civ. — listed in Our Ear to the Ground orientation completers)
• Wagner, R.J. (Civ. — A&A Prf.; APG newcomer)
• Walker, Dorothy (Civ. — assistant, Key Punch Unit, Cost Time Section)
• Wall, C.A. (Pvt. — Mil. Army; Honor Roll)
• Wallace, W.B. (Civ. — Utili.; APG newcomer)
• Walls, Edith (Civ. — married Lt. Frank Roth last month)
• Waters, Bernice (Civ. — Tool Crib; Marine husband Henry visited last week)
• Waters, Henry (Civ./Mil. — Marine; husband of Bernice; from Automotive Section)
• Weber, Colonel (Col. — father of Lynn and Suzanne Weber; mentioned in ballerinas caption)
• Weber, Lynn (Child — junior ballerina, daughter of Colonel Weber; cover and ballerinas photo)
• Weber, Suzanne (Child — junior ballerina, Hungarian Dance; cover photo)
• Wheeler, Charlotte (Civ. WOW — Adj. Office; photo in WOW group portrait)
• Wheelock, B. (Pvt. — Prp. Army; Honor Roll)
• White, C.A. (Pvt. — Sm.A. Army; Honor Roll)
• Whitlock, Judy (Child — junior ballerina, daughter of Major Whitlock; ballerinas photo)
• Whitlock, Major (Maj. — father of Judy Whitlock; mentioned in ballerinas caption)
• Widdman, Mrs. Frank (Civ. — Fiscal Section, Control Branch; wishes husband could get out more often)
• Wildberger, Emily (Civ. — Hosiery Salvage Drive prize winner, April 1943)
• Willard, A.Y. (Capt. — father of ballerina Linda Lee Willard)
• Willard, Linda Lee (Child — most promising ballerina student; daughter of Capt. A.Y. Willard)
• Williams, D.R. (Pvt. Cen. — promoted from 1st Lt. to Capt.)
• Williamson, R.M. (Sgt. — guard at main gate, 90mm gun clearance; photo caption)
• Williaorighby, Lois (Civ. — Photo & Gauge; star gauge rifle operator; photo caption)
• Wilson, A.K. (Pvt. — Adm. Wm.r.; Honor Roll)
• Wilson, A.T. (Pvt. Cen. — promoted from 1st Lt. to Capt.)
• Wilson, E.C. (Civ. — Utili.; APG newcomer)
• Wilson, H.O. (Pvt. — Adm. Wm.r.; Honor Roll)
• Winskowski, Dolores (Civ. WOW — Ord. Storehouse; photo in WOW group portrait)
• Wintker, C. (Civ. WOW — Civ. Per.; photo in WOW group portrait)
• Wintker, Celeste (Civ. — Key Drive prize winner, Dec. 5 1942)
• Wockenfuss, M. (Pvt. — AA.R. Navy; Honor Roll)
• Wofford, J. (Pvt. Cen. — promoted from 1st Lt. to Capt.)
• Wolfe, R. (Civ. — changes bogey wheels on M-5; photo caption)
• Woods, A.C. (Mr. — Civ. Chief of Section, Design & Development Section, Arms & Ammunition)
• Worrell, W.H. (Pvt. — AA.R. Navy; Honor Roll)
• Wright, J.L. (Civ. — foreman, Proof-Machine Shop Dept. 162)
• Wyatt, Bobbie (Child — junior commando, Aberdeen Housing Project’s kindergarten)
• Yoder, Ruth (Lt. — Army nurse; purchases Caduceus at New PX #6; photo caption)
• Youmans, W.N. (Civ. — Fire Dep.; APG newcomer)

Locations

• Aberdeen, Maryland — USO Clubhouse; weekly dances; WOW Pin-Up Girl photo location
• Atlanta, Georgia — destination of Evelyn Carlow joining husband (Warrant Officer)
• Atlantic City, New Jersey — Golda Barron’s vacation with terrific sun tan
• Australia — Orval Davis’s son stationed there; pilot in Air Corps
• Avalon (unspecified) — leave destination for S/Sgt. Bill Corsa and Mrs. Gertrude
• Baltimore, Maryland — Baltimore News sponsored Miss Victory $500 contest; APG entries taken there
• Buffalo, New York — Anita Freedman visited parents
• Chicago, Illinois — Judith Schmidt spent 14 days with stationed husband
• Fort Belvoir, Virginia — Burt Johnstone permanently working there
• France — Col. ‘Skipper’ Johnson spent 7 months during WWI Army of Occupation
• Germany — Col. ‘Skipper’ Johnson spent 3.5 years during WWI Army of Occupation
• Kelly Field, Texas — aviation cadet brother of Peggy Clopper stationed there
• Mississippi — Dorothy Gorrell’s Army fiancé stationed there
• Montana — Dolores Peterson returned; mother ill
• New England — Maj. T. Murray O’Neil and Florence Haesche honeymooning
• New York (upstate) — Maj. Harold Behrens farming
• New York, Atlantic City — Golda Barron’s vacation
• Norfolk, Virginia — Melvin K. Brown awaiting shipment
• Ocean City, Maryland — Miriam Archer and Edith Mitchell vacationing
• Texas — Julia Bailey vacationed with soldier husband Sgt. Herman B.
• Toledo, Ohio — Elizabeth Robertson left to join transferred husband
• Toronto, Canada — Anita Freedman’s father became Canadian Manager of 20th Century Fox
• Turkey Run, Pennsylvania — Dwight Schenk and ‘Rookie’ Gilpin journeyed for rest
• Virginia, Fort Belvoir — Burt Johnstone working permanently

Units

• Aeronautics, Bureau of (U.S. Navy) — Bernie Copperthwait received Lt. J.G. commission
• Arms & Ammunition Division, APG — Design & Development Section; ‘Design for Victory’ article subject
• Automotive Test & Research Dept., APG — Inspection Control Test Branch; M-5 tank testing
• Ballistic Research Laboratory, APG — foremost American ballistics research facility; full-page feature
• Design & Development Section, Arms & Ammunition — gun mounts and shields; 75mm gun mount for M3 carriage featured
• Gauge & Photo Section, APG — 125-strong; Bush River picnic July 18; softball challenge vs. Photo Unit
• Gray-Hoy Studios of the Dance and Allied Arts (APG Branch) — junior ballerinas; directed by M. Grayce
• Industrial Assembly, APG (Bldg. 642) — 90mm gun cleaning and testing; John Hardy and Emory Jackson
• Inspection Control Test Branch, APG — Automotive Test & Research Dept.; M-5 tank testing; Lyon chief
• Marines, U.S. — Betty Chalone left to join; Henry Waters (Bernice’s husband) a Marine
• Ordnance School — John D. Billingsley commandant; thanked for furnishing printing plates
• Proof-Machine Shop (Dept. 162), APG — Lt. Col. Cunningham head; 95 employees; experimental/maintenance work
• Public Relations Office, APG — publisher of The Groundhog
• Small Arms Branch, APG — challenge for table tennis match at Proving Center
• The Groundhog — farewell (final) edition; published by Public Relations Office, APG; Vol. 1 No. 23
• WOW (Women Ordnance Workers) — uniformed civilian women workers; group portrait; bowling league; pin-up girl feature