CAMP BLANDING NEWS LINE (4)

Moving To Different Post
Editor The Gazette and Daily:
   Receive your paper daily and enjoy reading it very much.  Its good to hear some news from the home town, and to read some of the letters from the other boys in the service.
   Please discontinue sending it to me for now as I'm going to be moved to a different post.  And as yet don't know my new address.  Thanking you again I remain,   As ever,
   CPL CHARLES KOONS
   Co A, 508th Parachute Inf.
   Camp Blanding, Fla.

[The Gazette and Daily (York, Pennsylvania) · Fri, Feb 5, 1943 · Page 6]

   Alton L. Bell, former official cow tester for Cecil County, who enlisted in the armed forces last year, has been promoted to the rank of captain.  He is at present stationed at Fort Blanding.

[The Morning News, Wilmington, DE, Tuesday, February 9, 1943, Main Edition, Page `2][

Pvt. Leroy Bauman is now stationed at Camp islanding, Fla., as a member of F Company, 2nd Bt, 508th Parachute Infantry. He will be pleased -to hear from his friends.

[The Paxton Record, Paxton, IL, 24 Dec 1942, Thu, Page 8[

TWO BROCTON SOLDERS
  PROVE ABILITY TO SHOOT

Pvts Harold Woleben and
  Walter Woods Make High
      Scores on Range

   Brocton [NY], Jan 23 --- Two Brocton soldiers made fine scores in recent rifle range tests.
   Pvt Harold R. Woleben, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Woleben, of the Marine corps stationed at Parris Island, S.C., received medals for expert use of rifle, pistol and bayonet. In rifle shooting tests he made 304 out of 340.
   Pvt. Walter G. Woods, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Woods made a similar average.  After trying to enlist in the Marines and failing he finally enlisted in the paratroops at eighteen.  He has been in training for the past two months at Camp Blanding, Florida.  At the close of the seven week period, Pvt Woods won first prize in the rifle shooting contest of the 508th Parachute Infantry, by a score of 209 out of a possible 220.
   On the machine gun range in a more recent test he was second high totaling 240 out off a possible 256.
   Both boys are eager to use their skills to "get the same crack at the Japs."

[Dunkirk Evening Observer (Dunkirk, New York) · Fri, Jan 22, 1943 · Page 10]

JUMPMASTER NOTE: Not to begrudge Marine Pvt Woleben his moment in the limelight, but his score yielded 89.4% of possible points and was bested by Army Pvt Woods who earned 95.0% of the possible points in rifle marksmanship.    Woods also shot a 93.75% as a machine gunner.  Excellent scores with both weapons and  don't stand downrange of either of them.