143rd AAA Gun Battalion - Page 47

 

Of course other activities weren't neglected. We had a swimming pool, riding horses, a bowling alley, a badminton court, and some ping pong tables. Also, we took trips to famous places like, Innsbruck, Berchtesgaden, and the lakes in the bavarian Alps. Within the battery, we organized three I and E courses. We had classes in photography, German and basic electricity. A few of the other men took advantage of some of the technical courses given at the 9th Air Defense Command Headquarters.

C Battery had a well organized and modern program of recreation and education for the men in the battery.

BASKETBALL

RF Sgt Clifford "Posie" flowers

LF T/5 Louis "Lonnie" Willoughby

C T/4 Leo "Zeke" Haworth

RG Pfc Guido "Zip" Cipriano

LG Sgt Mel "Stretch" Weinberg

F T/4 Peter "P.K." Bremer

F Cpl Kenneth "Stud" Humphry

F Pfc Willie "Flash" Phillips

BASEBALL

Catchers T/4 Haworth and Pfc Louis Grebino

Pitchers Pfc Wilbur Green, Sgt Clifford Flowers and Pfc Guido Cipriano

1st Base Cpt Dalton Carlington

2nd Base Sgt Mel Weinberg

3rd Base Sgt Jack Balado and Pfc Paul Kerr

L Field Pfc Frank Miner and Pfc Mike Breznak

C Field Pfc Abel Dallau and Pfc Willie Phillips

R Field Pfc Joseph Dvorabic

R Field Jack Ferstein

Short Stop Cpt Louie Willoughby