NO FORGOTTEN
SOLDIERS ON
THIS CHRISTMAS
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HEADQUARTERS, AIA.SKAN
DEPARTMENT—There will be
no forgotten soldiers jn Alaska
this Christrriss—not even in the !
most isolated outposts above the '
Arctic circle
Tons of fruit cakes, turkey,
candy, cigarettes, games and in
dividual gift boxes destined for
distant posts already are on the
way by ship and airplane, and
there will be plenty of supplies
for the Christmas celebrations'
that are planned.
Three special Christmas planes
laden with Christmas supplies
and the latest mail from home,
will make stops at the smaller
outposts on the mainland of
Alaska. .
The Army posts at Seward and
Kodiak are furnishing thousands
of small Christmas trees for the
soldiers pn the barren Aleutians
and the treeless areas of the far
North.
Maj. Joseph M. Appelgate,
ALaskan Department chaplain,
will tour the Arctic outposts as
far north as Point Barrow in a
commercial plane piloted by
Gene Jack of Anchorage, who
has five years’ experience as a
pilot above the Arctic circle. The
plane will be fitted with skis
when it reaches Kotzebue. Sgt.
V. Meyers of the department
chaplain’s office also will make
the trip.
Maj. William M. Frost, assist
ant department chaplain, and
Tech. Sgt. Gordon DuChene of
the office, will be on the Army
plane touring southeastern Alas
ka.
In the third Christmas plane,
touring the Bristol Bay area,
will be Capt. Charles A. Sias,
post chaplain at Fort Richard
son.
Plans for the Christmas activi
ties were announced by Lit. Gen.
Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr.,
Alaskan Department .command
er, whose entire staff has co
operated in making the arrange
ments. In direct charge of the
arrangements are Lt. Col. John
T. Carlton, department Special
Service officer, and Chaplain
Applegate.
Included in the Christmas sup
plies going to Alaska soldiers are
7.000 one-pound fruit cakes, fur
nished by Seattle women through
the Seattle War Commission,
3.000 pounds of chocolate-cover
ed candies, Santa Claus suits for
every post in the Territory, some
of them made by the women of
Anhorage and some furbished
by the Chaplains’ Service Corps
of Los Angeles, and 20.000 litho
graphed Christmas bulletins,
with space in which local' pro
grams can be mimeographed,
provided by the Figueroa Boule
vard Christian Church of Los
Angeles. Chaplain Applegate
served at this church before he
entered the Army.
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Army Special Service and
Quartermaster personnel are
working overtime to assure that
all Chistmas supplies will arrive
at the scattered Army posts on
time.
Seven or eight U-S.O. camp
shows and Special Service en
tertainment troups will be tour
ing Alaska and the Aleutian
chain during the Holiday per
iod.
Special Christmas music re
ordings, sheet music of carob,
decorations and other Christmas
supplies and gifts are being dis
tributed through the American
Red Cross.
Armed Forces radio stations
in Alaska will broadcast three
hours of Special Service Christ
mas programs, including what
probably will represent the
greatest gathering of talent in
radio’s history.
Colonel Carlton announced
that 36,000 new books and 200
sets of musical instruments will
reach Alaska soldiers during the
period.
LEGION OF
VI EH IT
AWARDED
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. HEADQUARTERS. ALASKAN
DEPARTMENT—At a special
formation of headquarters troops
at this post, Lt. Gen. Simon
Bolivar Buckner, Jr., presented
the Legion of Merit to Master
Sergeant Delmar H. Kopitzke.
Chief Clerk of the Adjutant
General Section, Headquarters
Alaskan Department, tor per
,.forman<^' of,, outstanding service.
In the early days of the Alas
ka Defense Command, Sgt. Kop
itzke performed an exeptional
task in setting up-and operating
the Mail and Records Section of
the rapidly expanding Head
quarter's, arid this was despite
lack of trained assistants or ade
quate facilities and equipment.
Later, as Chief Clerk, Adjutant
General Section, he performed
his duties in a superior manner, j
according to his citation, and
was largely responsible for de
vising effective time-saving ex- 1
pedients to facilitate the efficient j
func^oning of the headquarters.
' “Through h i s inguenuity,
sound judgment and tireless j
energy. Master Sergeant Kopitz
ke made a substantial contribu
tion to the organization of the
Headquarters, Alaskan Depart
ment,’’ his citation said. J
Sgt. Kopitzlle has a brother
in the service, Veldor Kopitzke, ;
who is an aviation cadet. His '
home is in Weyauwaga, Wis.
GEN. COPELAND
IS GIVEN AWARD
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HEADQUARTERS. ALASKAN
DEPARTMENT—Award of the I
Legion of Merit to Brig. Gen. |
John E. Copeland of (1665 No.
Sycamore A v e. ) Hollywood,
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Calif., for “outstanding service”
as commanding officer of Fort
Ray, Sitka, Alaska, was announc
ed recently by Lt. Gen. Simon
Bolivar Buckner, Jr., Alaskan
Department commander.
General Copeland, at that
t:me a colonel, was cited for
“organizing his group into one
of the most effective combat and
administrative teams in the en
tire Alaska Defense Command.
In presenting th eaward, Gen
eral Buckner said: ‘‘General
Copeland is an expert at obtain
ing Army-Navy cooperation. At
Fort Fay, the Army and Navy
worked together like Siamese
twins.”
General Copeland later served
at Umnak, Adak and other Aleu
ian bases. A graduate of the
Army War College, the Com
mand and General Staff School
and the Infantry School Advanc
ed Course, he also holds a degree
as bachelor of science from Van
derbilt university.
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NOME, ALASKA
Meets Every Friday—8 M P. M.
Odd FeDew Rail
Communications
Seattle, Wash.
Aug. 20th 19-43
Dear Mayor:
Some time ago my husband
was chopping down trees on the
hillside where we live and he
found an Ivory Lodge hammer.
The hammer is very old and I
believe it had a gold plate on
the back covering the code or
what ever that is there.
I haven’t any way of finding
out who'it belongs to and won
dered if you could give me any
information for I am sure it is
valuable to the owner.
If you could give me any in
formation about it and the own
er gives a reward for the return
of it I shall be glad to repay
you.
Sincerely.
Mrs. Isabel Newell
Sedro-Woolley, Wash.
November 23, 1943
Mr. Tony Polet,
Nome, Alaska
Dear friend:
Am sending you money order
for $12.00. would you please pay
my lodge dues.
Charles is still farming, we
have been busy this year.
Mrs Hammar and John Litch
enberg were up on a visit this !
summer. Frank Johanson, a
friend of Charley’s who he had
not seen for 25 years and a John
Berglund had a real good visit
together.
We have had a wonderful
year, the best garden w'e ever
had. Wc don’t have to worry
too much about points, we kill
ed a veal and one pig. Have our
own milk and eggs and most of
our garden. The sugar and cof
fee we felt the worst, but if this
war keeps on we we will soon
miss lots more things. It is hard
now to get enough building ma
terial and electric wire and
hardware.
Hope you and your family are
well. Wishing you a Merry
Christmas.
Sincerely,
Charley E. Johnson
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AUTHOR OF
THE WEEK
By JOHN SELBY
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MAGGIE OWEN HADELTONT
Maggie Owen Wadelton is ona
of those who find a modest gold
mine in their girlhood diaries, her
“Maggie, No Doubt,’’ being the
second book she has so far
dredged up. It is the remarkable
story of a very Irish girl on fcer
first visit to these shores, her
13-year-old "love affairs,” her so
journ in the "Prespaterian" hos
pital, and a lot of things besides.
As a matter of fact, it takes
Maggie through one brief mar
riage, and Lands her in the arms
of her present husband, who is
Col. Thomas Wadelton, USA. re
tired.
It is a beautiful job of recreat
ing the young mind of a young
girl, nostalgic but still salty. And
to make it all more interesting,
Maggie Owen is the mother of
17-year-old Tommy Wadelton
Who has done three books to date
on his own.
YOUR “SHIP WILL
COME IN” Sooner
By the Aid of Newspaper
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AND A PROSPEROUS AND PEACEFUL *
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