MORALE: A Private Speaks

One Army outfit that is celebrated neither for its morale nor for its soldierly qualities is the 44th Division (New York and New Jersey National Guard) stationed at Fort Dix, N.J. It has been the focus of many stories of unruly action, such as mass grousing over Army pay, breaking windows to show displeasure.

Last week the 44th gave regular soldiers acute pain once again. From Companies I and L of its 174th Infantry went a telegram to Isolationist Senator Burton K. Wheeler, protesting extension of the National Guard's year of service....

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