Description

The Tracer

Vol. I / No. 2 / 6th Armored Infantry Battalion, Langen, Germany / Friday, September 21, 1945

4 pages scanned

Names

• Anderson (author — byline for ‘Army K.O.’s O.D.’s For D.P.’s’ column on uniform regulations)
• Ashby, Edward (Pvt. — attending I&E Staff Training School at Oberammer, Germany)
• Battiste, Phillip F. (Pvt., ‘B’ Company — listed as carbine shooter for 6th Infantry Division shooting team)
• Bonestell (cartoonist — illustrated ‘Krieg Scrapbook’ comic strip)
• Brink, Lee (Lt. — leaving for I&E Staff Training School at Oberammer, Germany)
• Buckley, John (Sgt. — recent returnee from pass center at Gay Paree; spent week at Riviera)
• Bullock, Donald B. (Pvt., ‘B’ Company — listed as carbine shooter for 6th Infantry Division shooting team)
• Butler, Richard (Pfc. — on pass in London, Charlie Company)
• Ciesnicki, John (Pvt. — returnee from Gay Paree pass center)
• Clark, Dewey (Pfc., Headquarters Co. — interviewed in ‘Roving Fotog’ on atomic bomb; says should not release secret)
• Cohen, Alan (Pfc. — reporter for The Tracer; sister’s photo referenced from issue 1)
• Crane, Glendon (Pvt. — on pass in Brussels, Belgium, Charlie Company)
• Cross, Frank (Pfc. — compositor for The Tracer)
• De Pietero, Dick (Private — made all arrangements with Lt. Roig for Service Company USO party; full cooperation credited)
• Donella, Cpl. (I-E non-com — Headquarters Company I&E Bulletin Board; orchid awarded)
• Fekete, Francis S. (Pvt., C Co. — interviewed in ‘Roving Fotog’; says release only to Great Britain and Russia)
• Forcher, Owen (Pfc. — returned from army school in Paris; completed two months’ course)
• Francis, Jack R. (Capt., C — left 6th for 291st F.A. Obs. Bn.; succeeded by Lt. Matranga)
• Ganulin, Hy (Pfc. — reporter for The Tracer)
• Herman, Lewis E. (Pvt., ‘B’ Company — listed as carbine shooter for Division shooting team)
• Hilkowitz, Norman J. (Pfc. — editor of The Tracer)
• Himmelberger, John E. (Sgt. — formerly clerk with Headquarters Company; became 1st Sergeant at Service Company)
• Hunt, Walter J. (Lt. — left 6th; was Battalion Motor Officer; joined 11th Armored Infantry Battalion)
• Huston, Park (Sgt. — reporter for The Tracer)
• Jones, Gerald C. (Lt. — succeeded Capt. Francis as C Company commander; planning new I&E school courses)
• Jones, William J. (Lt. — new I&E officer; announced urgent need for company I-E non-coms and teachers)
• Lamour, Frank (Pfc. — reporter for The Tracer; does mechanical typing for Service Company daily bulletin)
• Markoff, Gypsy (USO performer — starring in ‘Fun With Music’ variety show, October 9–15)
• Markowitz, Joseph (Pfc. — at Army University Center of London; announced last week)
• Markowitz, Sidney (Pfc. — at Army University Center of Lyons; announced last week)
• Masser, John G. (Pvt., ‘B’ Company — listed as M1 rifle shooter for 6th Infantry Division shooting team)
• Matlock, James (Pvt., Company — photographed for ‘Little Colonel’ Tito portrait article)
• Matranga, Anthony J. (Lt., Headquarters Company — succeeded Capt. Newman as Headquarters Company commander)
• Miller, Fred M. (T/Sgt., Service Co. — interviewed in ‘Roving Fotog’; says hold onto atomic bomb secret)
• Murr, Ralph (Pvt., ‘B’ Company — listed as M1 rifle shooter for 6th Infantry Division shooting team)
• Myers, William T. (Pvt., Headquarters Company — listed as carbine shooter for 6th Infantry Division shooting team)
• Newman, Charles A. (Capt., Hq. — left 6th for 291st F.A. Obs. Bn.; succeeded by Lt. Matranga; formerly ‘officer-in-charge’ of Gift Shop)
• Oeder, Alfred (battalion photo shop director — specialist in portrait photography; prices described as reasonable)
• Olds, Robert (Pvt. — returnee from Gay Paree pass center)
• Olsen and Johnson (USO comedy act — starring in ‘Sons of Fun’, late October)
• Organ, Robert (Pfc. — on pass in Brussels, Belgium; resting in Charlie Company)
• Pay, John P. (T/4, Headquarters Co. — interviewed in ‘Roving Fotog’ on atomic bomb; says not present enough for scientists to perfect it)
• Reed, Karel (Pvt. — on pass in Brussels, Belgium, Charlie Company)
• Rippner, Robert (T/Sgt. — battalion I&E officer seeking personnel; non-coms to apply at I-E office)
• Roig, Frank N. (1st Lt., Service Company commander — editorial subject; example of simple intelligent planning; transformed mess hall and EM club)
• Sansone, Leonard (cartoonist — drew ‘The Wolf’ comic strip, copyright 1945, distributed by Camp Newspaper Service)
• Schwartz, Roland (Pfc. — reporter for The Tracer)
• Scully, Scott (Pfc. — returned from school in Paris; studied French Civilization and Culture)
• Sczypinski, Raymond (Pvt. — doing London town in Charlie fashion; on pass)
• Sola, Gerald C. Jr. (Lt. — succeeded Capt. Newman as Headquarters Company commander; also now ‘officer-in-charge’ of Gift Shop)
• Trombetta, Gaetano ‘Shorty’ (Pfc. — accordionist; battalion orchestra member; reads The Tracer with his accordion; will be regularly heard in EM Clubs)
• Tsakonas, George (Pfc., B Co. — interviewed in ‘Roving Fotog’ on atomic bomb; says limit to Great Britain only)
• Vague, Vera (film actress — in upcoming movie ‘What A Blonde’ showing at Wallop Theater)
• Waller, Charles J. (Cpl. — in charge of Battalion Gift Shop; obtaining supplies through Military Government factories in Offenbach)
• Yohn, Lt. (battalion SSO — musicians and band members to contact immediately)
• Young, Fred H. (T/5, Service Co. — interviewed in ‘Roving Fotog’; says destroy atomic bomb and all its formulas completely)

Locations

• Anzio, Italy (Anzio — listed on masthead as 6th AIB battle honor)
• Belgium / Brussels (Belgium / Brussels — five Charlie Company men on pass; Pvts. Crane, Reed, and Organ resting there)
• Bessarabia (Bessarabia — referenced in uniform regulation article; displaced persons being herded into cattle cars and shipped there)
• Buchschlag, Germany (Buchschlag — Service Company Red Cross mobile Section 5 location; site of planned Blackhawks party September 29)
• Bunker Hill (Bunker Hill — listed on masthead as 6th AIB battle honor)
• Camp Pittsburg, Germany (Camp Pittsburg — Assembly Area Command destination for 18 redeployed men)
• Cassino, Italy (Cassino — listed on masthead as 6th AIB battle honor)
• Chapultepec, Mexico (Chapultepec — listed on masthead as 6th AIB battle honor)
• Darmstadt, Germany (Darmstadt — Division range for shooting matches; First Armored Division competition held here)
• England (England — men on pass in London; Warton School of Technology; Army University Center of London)
• Estonia (Estonia — referenced in uniform article; displaced persons being shipped there)
• France (France — men studying at schools in Paris; Army University Center of Lyons; Gay Paree pass center)
• Gay Paree / Paris, France (Gay Paree — pass center destination; Sgt. Buckley spent week at Riviera)
• Germany (Germany — general occupation; Langen; Oberammer I&E school; uniform regulation concerns)
• Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (Gettysburg — listed on masthead as 6th AIB battle honor)
• Langen, Germany (Langen — battalion headquarters; Wallop Theater; swimming pool; Gift Shop; newspaper office)
• London, England (London — Army University Center; Pvts. Butler and Sczypinski on pass)
• Lyon / Lyons, France (Lyons — Army University Center; Pfc. Sidney Markowitz studying there)
• Marne, France (Marne — listed on masthead as 6th AIB battle honor)
• Oberammer, Germany (Oberammer — I&E Staff Training School; Lt. Brink and Pvt. Ashby attending)
• Offenbach, Germany (Offenbach — location of Military Government factories supplying the battalion Gift Shop)
• Oran, Algeria (Oran — listed on masthead as 6th AIB battle honor)
• Paris, France (Paris — Pfc. Scully studied French Civilization; Pfc. Forcher completed army school course)
• Po Valley, Italy (Po Valley — listed on masthead as 6th AIB battle honor)
• Rhineland, Germany (Rhineland — listed on masthead as 6th AIB battle honor)
• Riviera (Riviera — Sgt. Buckley spent week there; pass center destination)
• Rot Am See, Germany (Rot Am See — Division planned movement from here cancelled due to I&E school delays)
• Mihiel, France (St. Mihiel — listed on masthead as 6th AIB battle honor)
• Wiesbaden, Germany (Wiesbaden area — new billeting area for battalion relocation along Rhine; referenced from previous issue)
• Wurzburg, Germany (Wurzburg — referenced in uniform article; soldiers asked for road directions there, dressed like DP’s)

Units

• 11th Armored Infantry Battalion (11th Armored Infantry — destination of Lt. Hunt, former Battalion Motor Officer)
• 1st Armored Division (1st Armored — Division shooting matches at Darmstadt range; team to be picked for Corps tourney)
• 291st F.A. Obs. Bn. (291st Field Artillery Observation Battalion — destination of Capt. Newman and Capt. Francis)
• 29th Infantry Division (29th Division — men from this division replacing redeployed soldiers)
• 36th Division (36th Division — 500 soldiers formerly with this division assigned to 6th AIB)
• 6th Armored Infantry Battalion (6th AIB — home unit of newspaper; Langen, Germany; Category 4 occupation unit)
• Army University Center, London (Army University Center of London — Pfc. Joseph Markowitz enrolled)
• Army University Center, Lyons (Army University Center of Lyons — Pfc. Sidney Markowitz enrolled)
• Blackhawks (Division Swing Band — providing music for Service Company Enlisted Men’s Club party September 29)
• CCA (Combat Command A — represented in Division shooting matches)
• CCB (Combat Command B — represented in Division shooting matches)
• Division Artillery (Division Artillery — represented in Division shooting matches)
• Red Cross (Red Cross — mobile Section 5 at Buchschlag; German language classes in Darmstadt referenced)
• USFET (United States Forces European Theater — radio order cited by Seventh Army for transferring 35+ year-old men)
• USO (United Service Organizations — ‘Fun With Music’ with Gypsy Markoff October 9–15; ‘Sons of Fun’ with Olsen and Johnson late October)
• Wallop Special Service (Wallop Special Service — battalion entertainment arm; Wallop Theater nightly movies and USO shows)