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The Short Pointer

Vol. I, No. 5 / Nurnberg, Germany / Saturday, October 13, 1945

6 pages scanned

Names

• Adams, O’Neale — end, 2d Air Force Superbombers football team (sports column)
• Adams, Tec 5 William G — 35-pointer EM departing to join 79th Division
• Akalis, Sgt. John B — on leave in England
• Alicillo, Tec 4 Nicholas J — arrived from 315th Medical Battalion
• Anderson, S/Sgt. Theodore — arrived from 315th Medical Battalion
• Anderson, Sgt. M. E. — associate editor, The Short Pointer
• Aruffo, S/Sgt. Ernest — on DS from 65th Field Hospital
• Atkinson, Tec 4 Emmett O — arrived from 315th Medical Battalion
• Aulich, Cpl. Gerold R — arrived from 344th FA Bn
• Bacall, Lauren — referenced as 1945 pin-up girl sensation (billfold girl article)
• Baerwald, Sgt. — Special Service; contact for Nurnberg Opera House tickets
• Bailey — Tigers football end
• Baldwin, Jack — center, 2d Air Force Superbombers football team (sports column)
• Balkozzo — 38th Brigade football end
• Banfield, 1st Lt. Walter M — Medical Laboratory; on DS with 67th Evacuation Hospital
• Bartlett, Rehua — on DS from 65th Field Hospital
• Basileo, Vincent — arrived from 344th FA Bn
• Bauer, Tec 4 Leonard H — 35-pointer EM departing to join 79th Division
• Bean, Tec 4 Clyde W — 35-pointer EM departing to join 79th Division
• Behan, 1st Sgt. Pat — gave farewell speech; Lynnette Sue Behan named as billfold girl
• Behan, Lynnette Sue — billfold girl contest entrant; linked to 1st Sgt. Behan
• Belair, Tec 3 Donald J — arrived from 315th Medical Battalion
• Berger, Pfc. Lawrence R — 35-pointer EM departing to join 79th Division
• Bier, Tec 4 William H — on leave in England
• Bilbrey, Tec 5 Alfred L — 35-pointer EM departing to join 79th Division
• Blaha, Pfc. — on DS from 65th Field Hospital (listed as Blahnik in text)
• Blahnik, Tec 5 Joseph — on DS from 65th Field Hospital
• Blanchard, Doc — back, Army football team (sports column)
• Blanco, Alba — billfold girl contest entrant
• Bohan, Tec 4 Jack — on DS from 65th Field Hospital
• Bomdon, Tec 5 Norman C — 35-pointer EM departing to join 79th Division
• Bondurant, 2nd Lt. Omer — 416th Night Fighters Squadron; parachute malfunction/miraculous survival
• Boston — Tigers football fullback (recovered from sprained ankle)
• Boswell, Tec 5 John R — Medical Laboratory; on DS with 67th Evacuation Hospital
• Bowman, Sgt. John W — Jacksonville Beach, Florida; EENT technician; embarrassing moment interview
• Boyd, Pfc. Samuel H — arrived from 344th FA Bn
• Brazanskas, Tec 3 Walter — on DS from 65th Field Hospital
• Brewster — Tigers football substitute back
• Brown — 38th Brigade football substitute end
• Brown, Pfc. James R — 35-pointer EM departing to join 79th Division
• Bundick, Tec 5 Dalton — promoted, received stripes
• Burgman — Tigers football substitute end; moved up from back
• Burke — 38th Brigade football right end
• Burke, Cpl. Joseph R — 35-pointer EM departing to join 79th Division
• Burkett, Tec 5 Charles E — 35-pointer EM departing to join 79th Division
• Butler, Tec 5 Alfred E — promoted, received stripes
• Cabit — Tigers football substitute guard
• Cali, Sgt. Joseph — arrived from 315th Medical Battalion
• Camel, Pfc. Joseph M — arrived from 344th FA Bn
• Caniff, Milton — cartoonist, ‘Terry and the Pirates’; ‘Male Call’ comic strip
• Carlson, M/Sgt. Richard S — departed on 11 October for England furlough
• Carnes — 38th Brigade football right tackle
• Carroll, Georgia — pin-up girl referenced in billfold girl article (1940s)
• Castro — 38th Brigade football quarterback
• Chadwick, Nurse — listed as going home to ZI (Zone of Interior)
• Champlin, S/Sgt. Bill — married Ellen Miller; referenced in ‘Back Home’ column
• Coe, Tec 5 Melvin — promoted, received stripes
• Colby, Tec 4 — 35-pointer (listed as Craig in text); departing to join 79th Division
• Collins, Bill — sergeant in Personnel; gave farewell in ‘I’ll Be Seeing You’ story
• Colonna, Pfc. Jerry — departed 5 October for England furlough
• Comhauser — Tigers football right halfback
• Connolly, Pfc. Gregory J — 35-pointer EM departing to join 79th Division
• Conroy — 38th Brigade football substitute guard
• Corcoran, Stephan — arrived from 344th FA Bn
• Corley, Pfc. Paul H — Atlanta, Georgia; 1st Division 18th Infantry Co. D; embarrassing moment interview
• Costello, Dolores — silent film actress referenced in billfold girl article
• Coulter, DeWitt — center, Army football team (sports column)
• Coy, Tec 5 Melvin E — promoted, received stripes
• Craig, Tec 5 D — 35-pointer EM departing to join 79th Division
• Crawford — screen actress referenced in billfold girl article
• Cubel, Bibs — billfold girl contest entrant; linked to S/Sgt. Emil Cubel
• Cubel, S/Sgt. Emil — contributor, The Short Pointer; photographer; also linked to Bibs Cubel
• Cunka, Pfc. Al — arrived from 344th FA Bn (listed as Camel in text); also procurement officer
• Cunkman, May — billfold girl contest entrant
• D Craig, Tom H — 35-pointer EM departing (listed as Tom H Fitzgerald in roster)
• Davidson, Mary — silent film actress referenced as ‘Dolores’ in billfold girl article
• Davies, Marion — silent film actress referenced in billfold girl article
• Davis, Glenn — back, Army football team, scored 20 touchdowns last fall (sports column)
• Defoor, Lawrence L — arrived from 344th FA Bn
• Delmore, Pfc. William G Jr — departed 5 October for England furlough; also promoted to Tec 5
• Depree, Pfc. Hassel — on DS from 65th Field Hospital
• Dietrich — screen actress referenced in billfold girl article
• Dodge, Tec 5 Charles R — on TD to Brussels and Reims for QM supplies
• Donahuee, 2nd Lt. Mildred A (Todd) — 116th nurses; homeward bound to Peabody, Massachusetts
• Donaterro — Tigers football substitute back
• Downing, Pvt. Henry E — arrived from 344th FA Bn
• Doyle — 38th Brigade football right guard
• Duden — back, Navy football team (sports column)
• Dunham, Kathryn — famous dance troupe director; talent scout witnessed Pantazopoulos’s dance
• Dunkman, S/Sgt. Robert G — 35-pointer EM departing; also head linesman for Tigers football game
• Dunne, Irene — screen actress referenced in billfold girl article
• DuParis, Pfc. Alejandro L Gutierrez — 35-pointer EM departing to join 79th Division
• Dupuis, Pfc. Roland — on DS from 65th Field Hospital
• Dwyer, S/Sgt. James M — 35-pointer EM departing to join 79th Division
• Eklund, Lt. Alfred — ward officer; treated Lt. Bondurant
• Ellis, Brown — 38th Brigade football substitute end
• Erdmann, Sgt. Norbert — promoted to Tec 3
• Evans, Ray — back, 2d Air Force Superbombers football team (sports column)
• Ewart, Capt. ‘Buck’ — planned and prepared menu for Officers Club opening
• Fambrough, Don — back, 2d Air Force Superbombers football team (sports column)
• Fatscher, Pfc. Ludwig — promoted from Pvt. to Pfc.
• Faulkner, Tec 5 George M — promoted, received stripes
• Fears, Tom — end, 2d Air Force Superbombers football team (sports column)
• Ferrera, Pfc. Nick — subject of poem ‘Ode to Pfc. Nick Ferrera’
• Feuerberg, Capt. Leo — on TD to Brussels and Reims for QM supplies
• Fields, John — arrived from 344th FA Bn
• Fitzgerald, Tec 5 Tom H — 35-pointer EM departing to join 79th Division
• Fontaine, Joan — starred in ‘The Affairs of Susan’ at Furth Opera House
• Foreman, Cpl. Earl — named this publication ‘The Short Pointer’; hospitalized; Irony of Fate
• Fountaine, Tec 4 Robert — promoted, received stripes (listed as Tec 5 in error)
• Franson, Cpl. ‘Tiny’ — accompanied Pfc. Winskuans on furniture procurement run
• Freimonth, Tec 4 Elmer — on DS from 65th Field Hospital
• Furlong, S/Sgt. Charlie — gave farewell speech; also promoted to S/Sgt.
• Gambel, Cpl. Harold — promoted to Tec 4
• Garbo — screen actress referenced in billfold girl article
• Gardner — Tigers football substitute back
• Garruto, Tec 5 Henry G — 35-pointer EM departing to join 79th Division
• Gesin — 38th Brigade football substitute guard (listed as Gesingh)
• Gesinkh — 38th Brigade football substitute guard
• Glunz, Pvt. Bernard W — promoted to Pfc.
• Goodell, Robert L — arrived from 344th FA Bn
• Goss, Cpl. Jack — promoted to Tec 4
• Gouimmo — Tigers football left tackle
• Grable, Betty — pin-up girl referenced in billfold girl article (1940s)
• Greer, Tec 5 Leamon C — promoted, received stripes
• Grim, Tec 4 Wilbert — on DS from 65th Field Hospital
• Grimm, Rolland Dupuis — on DS from 65th Field Hospital (separate entry in list)
• Groves, 2nd Lt. Margery — ANC nurse; 72-hour pass to Paris by air
• Guinto — 38th Brigade football center (listed as Guinto in score chart)
• Guinto, Cpl. Joseph — 38th Brigade football substitute center (same as above, different context)
• Gustin — 38th Brigade football substitute center
• Gutierrez — see DuParis
• Haggerty, 1st Lt. Alice M — ANC nurse; 7 days at French Riviera Recreation Center
• Hall, Dale — back, Army football team; one of five finest backs (sports column)
• Handlers, S/Sgt. — ‘man about town’; champion no-letter-writer; non-fraternization exemplar
• Hannon, Pfc. Donald K — departed 11 October for England furlough
• Hanson — 38th Brigade football left tackle
• Hardwick, James S — fictional departing soldier; protagonist of ‘I’ll Be Seeing You’ story
• Hayes, Colonel Paul — Commanding Officer, 116th General Hospital; announced transportation for game
• Heinz, Tec 5 Harry J Jr — arrived from 344th FA Bn
• Henson, Pfc. Jack — HQ Special Troops; arrived on same orders as 344th FA Bn group
• Herrick, Pfc. Dwight E — 35-pointer EM departing to join 79th Division
• Hilton, Maude — ‘All-Girl Show’ at Nurnberg Opera House (entertainment listing)
• Hodge, Pfc. Grisham E — on TD to Brussels and Reims for QM supplies
• Hoeltzel, Cpl. Robert — Company A; assistant clerk; student (carried over from prior issues context)
• Hoffman, Gilbert H — arrived from 344th FA Bn
• Holbrook, Pfc. Jack Donald — arrived from 344th FA Bn
• Holm, Capt. Colin — gave farewell speech at 35-pointer departure
• Hooper — 38th Brigade football substitute back
• Hudson, Tec/Sgt. Lionel — 35-pointer EM departing to join 79th Division; also referee for Tigers football game
• Huntington, S/Sgt. Dale R — 35-pointer EM departing to join 79th Division
• Ignasiak, Tec 4 — promoted, received stripes
• Israel, Tec 5 Martin — arrived from 344th FA Bn; now on compassion leave in Rotterdam
• Jackovac, Mike — arrived from 344th FA Bn
• Jackson, Marie — billfold girl contest entrant
• Jaggers, Lee E — arrived from 344th FA Bn
• Jenkins — back, Navy football team (sports column)
• Jennings, Charles P — arrived from 344th FA Bn
• Jennings, Henry — on DS from 65th Field Hospital
• Johnson, Clarence B — arrived from 344th FA Bn
• Johnson, Raymond C — contributor, The Short Pointer; author of ‘I’ll Be Seeing You’ story
• Johnson, Sgt. Raymond — associate editor, The Short Pointer
• Johnston — 38th Brigade football substitute back
• Jowers, Walter — arrived from 344th FA Bn
• Jurado, Pfc. Antonio — on DS from 65th Field Hospital
• Kailey, Tec 3 Jack L — on leave in England
• Kamiler, Tec 4 Harold — 35-pointer EM departing to join 79th Division
• Kelly — back, Navy football team from Notre Dame (sports column)
• Kemper — Tigers football left end
• Kenna, Doug — back, Army football team; departed (sports column)
• Kilduff, Sgt. Edward — contributor, The Short Pointer; field judge for Tigers football game; Special Service contact for tickets
• King, Tec 4 Roland B — departed 11 October for England furlough
• Kirchgessner, Tec 5 E. J. — on DS from 65th Field Hospital
• Kitz — 38th Brigade football substitute guard (listed as ‘Kitish’)
• Klebanoff, Tec 5 Joseph — on DS from 65th Field Hospital
• Knese, Chaplain Gordon A — on leave in United Kingdom
• Koll — 38th Brigade football substitute center
• Koshman, Tec 5 Raymond — on DS from 65th Field Hospital
• Krull, Pfc. Jack — 35-pointer EM departing to join 79th Division
• LaBriola, Capt. Harold — gave farewell speech; author of ‘Back Home’ Officers Only column
• LaMarr, Hedy — pin-up girl referenced in billfold girl article (1940s)
• Lazarett, Lauren — socialite reporter; ‘Lauren Lazarett’s Date Book’ entertainment column
• Leach, Tec 4 Henry E — on leave in England
• Leavell, Pfc. James E — added to 35-pointer departure list after press
• Letulle, Tec/Sgt. Vernon G — 35-pointer EM departing to join 79th Division
• Link, Tec 5 Albee F — arrived from 315th Medical Battalion
• Lombardo, Tom — back, Army football team; departed (sports column)
• Malicki, Chester S — arrived from 344th FA Bn
• Marks — 38th Brigade football substitute back; Tigers football right halfback (broken finger)
• Masoni, Sgt. Bob — promoted to Tec 3
• Massey, Raymond — starred in ‘God Is My Co-Pilot’ at Furth Opera House
• Maxwell, Tec 5 Carl — on DS from 65th Field Hospital
• May, Tec 5 Cephie A — 35-pointer EM departing to join 79th Division
• McClain, Tec/Sgt. Robert — 35-pointer EM departing to join 79th Division; also Tigers football fullback
• McClure — Tigers football left guard; bruised shoulder in game
• McClure, Sydney L — arrived from 344th FA Bn
• McDonough, 1st Lt. Kathleen A — ANC nurse; 7 days at French Riviera Recreation Center
• McVerry, 1st Lt. Catherine M — ANC nurse; 7 days at French Riviera Recreation Center
• McWilliams, Shorty — plebe from Mississippi State; back, Army football (sports column)
• Melody, Tec 5 Dave — promoted, received stripes; also Tigers football substitute back
• Mench, Mildred — American Red Cross field director; 72-hour visit to Berchtesgaden
• Menteer, Harold — champion no-letter-writer; non-fraternization exemplar
• Miller, Ellen — nurse; married to S/Sgt. Bill Champlin; going home
• Minis — back, Navy football team from Penn (sports column)
• Minor, Mac — back, Army football team; departed (sports column)
• Mirow — Tigers football substitute tackle
• Mitchell, Thomas — starred in ‘Wilson’ at Furth Opera House
• Moeller, Sgt. — referee for Tigers football game (listed as Muessler/Muestler in substitution list)
• Morgan, Dennis — starred in ‘God Is My Co-Pilot’ at Furth Opera House
• Mulhall, Lillian — billfold girl contest entrant
• Myers — Tigers football substitute end
• Negri, Pola — silent film actress referenced in billfold girl article
• Niemi, Pfc. Wilburt — Ironwood, Michigan; 94th Division 301st Infantry; embarrassing moment interview
• Nighthart, Tec 5 Max W — 35-pointer EM departing to join 79th Division
• Niman, Tec 5 Max S — promoted, received stripes
• O’Brien, Margaret — referenced as whose pin-up girl she might be (billfold girl article)
• Opeka, Pvt. Anthony B — arrived from 344th FA Bn
• Otto, Tec 4 Don H — on leave in England
• Pain, Tec 4 Jatie J — on leave in England
• Pantazopoulos, T/5 Pantazes — ‘Popp’; Midland, Michigan; exotic dancer after Detroit Tigers World Series win; umpire for football game
• Parker — see Alma Denny context (separate individual from prior issue)
• Patsey, Tec 5 — arrived from 315th Medical Battalion
• Pearson, 2nd Lt. Betty — ANC nurse; 72-hour pass to Paris by air
• Pickford, Mary — ‘America’s Sweetheart’; silent film era; referenced in billfold girl article
• Pietz — Tigers football substitute back
• Plycheck — 38th Brigade football substitute end
• Poole, Jim — end, Army football team (sports column)
• Posten, Tec 5 Douglas F — arrived from 315th Medical Battalion
• Pragle, Kenneth L — arrived from 344th FA Bn
• Prentice, Bill — back, 2d Air Force Superbombers football team (sports column)
• Priest, Tec 5 George E — 35-pointer EM departing to join 79th Division
• Pudik, Tec 5 Edward — promoted, received stripes
• Puszacs, Pfc. Marion S — 35-pointer EM departing to join 79th Division
• Rabinovitz, Paul — arrived from 344th FA Bn
• Rand, Cpl. Vernon C — Whittier, California; Hq. 42nd ADG; embarrassing moment interview
• Randel, Lt. Robert — Public Relations Officer; coach for Tigers football team
• Rebello, Pfc. Joseph — added to 35-pointer departure list after press
• Rich, Lt. Col. — praised for Officers Club preparation
• Rivenbark, Tec 4 Joe F — 35-pointer EM departing to join 79th Division
• Rodriguez, Pfc. Joe — arrived from 315th Medical Battalion
• Roe, Tec 4 Robinson — promoted, received stripes; also on TD to Brussels and Reims
• Rottmann, Tec 4 Roger — promoted, received stripes
• Rowell, Tec 5 John T — on leave in England
• Rumpel, Tec 5 Earl C — on leave in England; also promoted
• Rumpel, Terry Lee — pin-up BOY contest entrant; linked to Tec 5 Earl C. Rumpel
• Russell, Lillian — Gay Nineties entertainer referenced in billfold girl article
• Salmon, Dolores — discharged from hospital; helped with Saturday soiree detail
• Samoluk, 1st Lt. Genevieve A — ANC nurse; 7 days at French Riviera Recreation Center
• Sand, Pvt. George S Van — arrived from 344th FA Bn
• Sato, Tec 5 Charles C — arrived from 344th FA Bn
• Schwartz, Milt — convalescing after jeep accident; previously trapped (or trapping) a nurse in X-Ray darkroom
• Scott — back, Navy football team (sports column)
• Scudilla, Pfc. Tony L — arrived from 315th Medical Battalion
• Segasser, Leigh — arrived from 344th FA Bn
• Segness, Tec 4 Irvin — on DS from 65th Field Hospital
• Seidling, Tec 5 Morris — promoted, received stripes
• Senerbeinh — Tigers football center
• Shalen, Sgt. Lewis — contributor, The Short Pointer
• Sheets, Tec 4 Jack — promoted to S/Sgt.
• Silver, Saul — arrived from 344th FA Bn
• Simpson, Major Robert S — hospital staff; seven-day leave in England
• Sinkwich, Frank — back, 2d Air Force Superbombers football team (sports column)
• Smith, Lt. — Utility Department; credited with bar and club preparation work
• Smith, Melvin — arrived from 344th FA Bn
• Smith, Tec 4 James F — promoted, received stripes
• Snow, Tec 4 Edward A — 35-pointer EM departing to join 79th Division
• Spaln — see Jatie J Pain
• Stedmon — Tigers football right tackle
• Steed, Lt. Dennis L — Detachment Commander; gave farewell speech
• Strum, Tec 5 William J Jr — arrived from 344th FA Bn
• Strzalkowski, Wencelas — arrived from 344th FA Bn
• Tamburello, Pfc. Joseph — on DS from 65th Field Hospital
• Taylor, Sgt. Richard — on DS from 65th Field Hospital
• Templeton, Fay — Gay Nineties entertainer referenced in billfold girl article
• Tenney, Tec 5 Herbert — on DS from 65th Field Hospital
• Thompson, Tec 4 George A — promoted, received stripes
• Todd, 2nd Lt. Mildred A (Donahue) — 116th nurses; homeward bound to Peabody, Massachusetts
• Townsend, Tec 5 Clarence R — 35-pointer EM departing to join 79th Division
• Truitt, Sgt. F. Del — editor, The Short Pointer; illustrator
• Turner, Bulldog — guard, 2d Air Force Superbombers football team (sports column)
• Tutko, Pfc. John J — 35-pointer EM departing to join 79th Division
• Udsh — Tigers football left guard
• Vanderscoff, 2nd Lt. Lelia — ANC nurse; Springfield, Massachusetts; embarrassing moment interview
• Varney, Tec 5 George — on DS from 65th Field Hospital
• Venatura, Pfc. Carmen J — on leave in England
• Viola, Tec 5 Karl J Jr — arrived from 344th FA Bn
• Volini — Tigers football substitute back
• Walker, Maj. Ed — coach, 2d Air Force Superbombers football team (sports column)
• Wallace, Tec 5 Donald C — arrived from 315th Medical Battalion
• Walterhouse, Dick — back, Army football team; set all-time conversion record (sports column)
• Walters, Tec 4 Ralph — promoted to S/Sgt.
• Watson, Tec 4 John — on DS from 65th Field Hospital
• Weaver, Tec 4 Clinton — promoted to Tec 3
• Webster, Charles E — arrived from 344th FA Bn
• Welch, Donald J — arrived from 344th FA Bn
• Wells, L. — Patient GU 2; author of ‘Ode to Pfc. Nick Ferrera’ poem
• Wetherbee, Lt. Col. Winthrop Jr — contributor, The Short Pointer
• White, Norma — billfold girl contest entrant
• Wiegand, Pfc. Raymond A — 35-pointer EM departing to join 79th Division
• Wilder, Pfc. Albert — 35-pointer EM departing to join 79th Division
• Williams, Chili — pin-up girl referenced in billfold girl article (1940s)
• Winskuans, Pfc. Al — procured furniture for Red Cross Lounge; Ruth Winskuans named as billfold girl
• Winskuans, Ruth — billfold girl contest entrant; linked to Pfc. Al Winskuans
• Wright, Woodrow — arrived from 344th FA Bn
• Wylegala, 1st Lt. Anita J — ANC nurse; 72-hour pass to Paris by air
• Yanik, Tec 4 Albert A — promoted, received stripes
• Yonker, Tommy — patient; painted murals in Red Cross Lounge
• Young, Tec 5 Carl H — 35-pointer EM departing to join 79th Division
• Zikmund, Tec 5 George E — 35-pointer EM departing to join 79th Division
• Zitter, Tec 5 Edmund — Medical Laboratory; on DS with 67th Evacuation Hospital

Locations

• Berchtesgaden, Germany — ARC Field Director Mildred Mench’s 72-hour visit
• Brussels, Belgium — TD destination for QM supplies and liquor rations
• England (United Kingdom) — furlough destination for multiple soldiers; Chaplain Knese on leave; Major Simpson on leave
• France (French Riviera) — US Recreation Center; four nurses on 7-day R&R
• Frankfurt-on-Main, Germany — Mussolini’s private railway coach spotted at station in ‘On The Trail’
• Furth, Germany — Furth Opera House; entertainment listings for multiple films and shows
• Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany — skiing classes announced; Inter-Theater Ski Meet location
• Germany — general occupation context throughout issue; ‘On The Trail’ travel narrative
• Harrogate, England — where 2nd Lt. Vanderscoff’s embarrassing moment occurred
• Holland (Rotterdam) — Tec 5 Martin Israel on compassion leave visiting relatives
• Munich, Germany — 116th Tigers football game against 98th General Hospital; nurses departed from here for Riviera
• Normandy, France — referenced in billfold girl article (‘Normandy beachhead’)
• Nurnberg, Germany — publication location; Nurnberg Opera House entertainment listings; Nurnberg Stadium football game
• Okinawa, Japan — referenced in billfold girl article as barracks location for pin-up girls
• Paris, France — ANC nurses on 72-hour pass
• Peabody, Massachusetts — hometown destination of 2nd Lt. Mildred A. Todd
• Readley, California — home of 2nd Lt. Omer Bondurant
• Reims, France — TD destination for QM supplies and liquor rations
• Rotterdam, Holland — Tec 5 Martin Israel visiting relatives on compassion leave
• Siegfried Line, Germany — referenced in billfold girl article
• Springfield, Massachusetts — hometown of 2nd Lt. Lelia Vanderscoff
• Whittier, California — hometown of Cpl. Vernon C. Rand

Units

• 116th General Hospital — subject unit; The Short Pointer publisher; located in Nurnberg
• 2d Air Force Superbombers — football team profiled in sports column; featured big-name collegiate players
• 315th Medical Battalion — source of reassignment personnel to 116th
• 344th Field Artillery Battalion — source of reassignment personnel to 116th
• 38th Brigade — defeated 116th Tigers 7-0 in football season opener
• 416th Night Fighters Squadron — unit of 2nd Lt. Omer Bondurant
• 42nd ADG (Air Defense Group) — unit of Cpl. Vernon C. Rand
• 53rd QM Depot — band provided music at Officers Club opening
• 65th Field Hospital — source of multiple men on DS at 116th
• 67th Evacuation Hospital — destination for Medical Laboratory DS personnel
• 71st Infantry — presented ‘Danube Syn Follies’ stage show at Furth Opera House
• 79th Division — alerted for shipment home; received 35-pointer transfers
• 94th Division, 301st Infantry — unit of Pfc. Wilburt Niemi
• 98th General Hospital — 116th Tigers’ second football game opponent; located in Munich
• Army football team (West Point) — profiled in sports column; Col. Blaik head coach
• HQ Special Troops — unit of Pfc. Jack Henson
• Navy football team — profiled in sports column; Cmdr. Hagberg coach