Clippings

442nd Combat Team Reviewed

From Hattiesburg American July 3, 1943
The first formal review of the 442nd Combat Team took place Friday afternoon at Camp Shelby.
Col. C. W. Pence, team commander, was the reviewing officer.
Lt. Col. V. R. Miller, executive officer, acted as commander of the troops during the review.
Col. Kai Rasmussen, commandant of Military Intelligence Language School at Camp Savage, Minn., was an honored guest.
Col. H. McE. Pendleton, commander of Special Troops, Third Army, and his staff were also special guests.
The 442nds new band led by Sgt. Jun Yamamoto, showed up to great advantage, and its appearance marked it as one of the excellent bands on the post.
Included in the 442nd’s team, passing in review, were the 522nd Field Artillery, 232nd Engineers, 442nd Infantry, Medical Detachment, Special Troops and Anti-Tank unit.
A dance and buffet supper followed the review.
Officers, their wives, and guests danced to the splendid music furnished by the 403rd Field Artillery band. The floor show that followed was one of the most professional of its type.
Three talented artists from WAC Hdq. contributed to the entertainment of the guests.
Pvt. Alice Dodson, singer, Pvt. Dorothy Balkin, skater, and Pvt. Ruby Cass, dancer, delighted the audience. This was the first formal entertainment to take place in the new Officers’ Club.