Dear friend with l ,; , 1t G he color a : ~~ y ~1-~.;ij·},:, ,l-~ -~~_ ,',; ~,;;~ft'I ~\tf c __J=' r --f" . C5~t·· .; . Fr1~~Y:1u~~s;~~ . . ~~= a.~~:~~ngw~! ""} over. We were iistening to the regula news broadcast, when suddenly at 7 ;48 ·.~ ·.. ......_.~. ~ vcame an interruption,,,"Here is a. late , ''20 4~ Y bt:1.l let in", he said o • • then as casually ~)ef'l1:. , \9 ~ \l -::-- -1 as if he were reading~an ordinary weatheE ~ ,( -.-- ~ report he intoned it:~The Emperor of Japan , · c:~ t . thr-ough- the .Swiss Foreign Office, asks for V ->-,, peace.• Boyl this was the very first news that -=::: : -::. 1 Japan had really·. cracked:--this was the RE.AL McCOYt •1-::;.. ( r....-.... . 1 Over we race to South Hall,enter by the rear door, \ -= \ -_ -~ thence to t ~e front--students join up-r..we all try to~ · ~ get to 2nd floor--the door was lockedt The custodian is found--he ~ '\.. fumbles with his keys--the · last · one does the trick. Then the door to the1.b ell rope room is found to be locked--more students join up--( Would he never find the right key?)--AT LAST·\! · Then we"let ·g o" on the old rope, and ·at ~98$. ~ the moment had come:.--~ YJCI~-Y: !2AL 1!J.A_S RINGlNGt! ! ~ ! ! ! l l ..... • • ... DING DONG l (Peace at last! DING DONG !(No irio:re to be ldlledU!!l) DING DONGt (They"1 re coming home!!l) · DING DONG .t (The :price -we've paid~\!) DING DONGL (The ones we'll miss. ) . DI NG DONG1 (No more to be wounded!) .OIN§- DONG ~ (The Victory homa~ . comingt 1) DING · DOi-JG! (~ ·Great days ahead t ~) DING DONG! ( More butter and meatt ) ·· DUTG DONGt (College o.s 1.t. vast) DING DONG! (They, 1 11. · sta:,~t coming b&ck~ t) . DING DONG! -( The baby contest O DI NG DONG L. . (-.We'll really l:i.'v:e again~l) DING DONG!. DONG, DONG, DONGeH•• The VICTORY BELL woke many from sleep:they flew to their windows~ people flocked out on the street; a young mother, her husband in the S. Pacific, hu gged h~r baby-rained kisses on itG Girls in the e;oo_ ,class wept openly and unashamed. Tears of gladness and tears of ·s ad-:ne-:, Ss, vyere shed on this old campus; -one student rushed to his room,, stu~ ffeJ his suitcase, caught a w¾_ting bus for Erie., e o .on every face .was a:n aNxious smile .... an o],.d lady in a window praying over the pict'ure <;>f her g randson ••• a man sweeping his front steps-with tears in his eyes.~ ... a little girl scampering aqross the street to post a hurried letter · \ ~; •• telephones jing ling •••• people crwwding ' ibout their radios ••••• ~ · man washing down a store window on Main ~treet keeps right on with hls w-ork, never batting an eye •• ofinally turns to a passerby with "Hey, now ,;vha:t.' s th' hell's go t ten into that goddam bell ?u And that\s how VICTORY cama to Slippery Rock, . Penn$ylvahia. And for your record and information, the ones who pulled the rope · vvere:§.ylYl_a J e ~ Dale 1 47, G.len. Ew<0r 1 46, Dick Barkley 1 46 , , Ho ward C. Smith 1 46, Dan Boni tsky 1 48 .' Prof. V'lm, Storer 130-,a nd yours truly t 11.. -. T J __ C •, C . r. -How sweett, But to us, YOU who seived here at home or overseas, YOU were OUR Army, YOU were 01J!i Navy, OUR Aviators, OUR Marines, OUR Wacs , OUR \"faves, Q]B rted Cross Work e rs, OUR Everything!!!~ 1 ! t ~ ~ It was YOU who now hold t ,his humble scrap of. pa:per before you that we HONOR •••• , ••• it was YOU ·who brought us V ·r CT ORY 1!!11l!!t You have sacrif .iced precious years, precious months, you have given your u~inost .eneriies, untold sµffering, suffered wounds, undergone hospitalizatjon, •• .o.agony. Aye and· some of our number have given their very lives ••• . I •!o-•••~an t say any more ••• we never will know how to thank you.~••••· : ., We have . all seen history in the very making;the systematic and gradual'pulve~izing of the.enemy-~itj the air, a..h sea, on land his industries an~ cities blotted out, _the colossal energies of the cosmic ~tomic bomb(Let•s . hope that no more of them ever need be dropped!!.t ), · the .' en~rance of Ru3s _i a ••• the final suing f~or peace, the formal signing an9- th~ occupation.. What an tlatom.1¢ ., ache t Jap_a n must have, thus losing fac .e a~ well as, world : pres.tige! ! ! . The world will look back a full th?usa~d ye~rs . to 'tb E~e . days, a billion . words will be written about ~his VICTutler · ~emortal · Hos p ital, - making a total of about 325 enrolled, so on~e .a _g ain the f,ta l ls of the , o],d college ring· with- merry laughterl ~ t t ~a_t.a,l Reardon and .~ack . .Piml.aE are ·.en~. ol led--and many more of you wi 11 comae wh~n you are oµt--:A:t'{D; . sit-we you WGre ·taken into the service at ANY t 'ime., we hppe y'o'u can . come.and register ·ANY -TIME lll Coach will have VICTORY!!U.How sweet- We 1 ll · r;e~lly live! Tutn the page! . . --·~:. .,;.---..~= . •' Page 2 Victory Bell. # 45 S.T.College at Slippery Rock, Pa.• a. football squad-hopes to play games. Mrs.DuBard is here again after. a long il'lness; J)r.Victent has returned~ no new faces on the faculty but plenty amon~ the student body~! VISITING on the CAMPUS: Pvt .Homer Q.hristy,_ Jimmie ·1~sh, David Frazier,who now is Prin,of a school in Harmony ,Pa, 9PI· Dale .j-SU§~r, ~ay_§,pn McCandless,, Qpl • John Menoher , , ARM2/.9_Ted HQ&S, ~t.Tom Carey, Ltjg _1.~ayne Stoyer,wife,three childr.en. AND now for that OLD HAIL BAG, with short excerpts .from great letters: now that censorship is off we give full addresses.: FROM Cox.Jack Flora( USAoFS-153F,PO,Navy~20SanFr~n)" I ?1,m now aboard a Freight Supply Ship,Coast Guard ~anned and operated-no more dealing with the enem~i Likely wont see any of the fellows since I an in New Guinea.Hold that big celebration off until~ ill get back". FR0M;Ens Ray Ashcom(Under •WaterDemol.. Teami¥24 FPO SanFran) •~In Oceanside I tried for 6 hours to contact Rick Sprowls and Frank Dennis -no soap! 1 \~e are heading_ west & there is lots of work to be done-so I'll be here for some time". F.R0M .,Pfc.Dick Perkins(CoC 339 Eng ConstBnAPO70 SanFran~~Iam still on Luzon and have moved all over this island since I last wrote.My company was in the final push for this place. I sure hope I can soon get home and finish college. 11 • FROM Lt.Jim E. Q:all_a~(l2th Weather Sq AP0650 NY) 11 It sure took the spirit out of me to hear of \'Ken' Miller and 11 LewMc.Elroy being killed. I am now in Rome, and have become a culture vulture~ I expect soon to go to Athens and Cairo, to Bengasi and to Tripoli~. From:Qpl Bill Schmi_gt(3502AAF SqB Rantoul,Ill) " From Stout Filed I was sent to Goldsboro, Patterson Field, South Bend,then here to Chanut~ Field, whBre I am no\'l an instructor in weather observers course. I. haQ ve had f'ine talks with Lt."'im .. Ly~ who has been here for some tim.e". FROM:~ jg Daun Nesbit(USS Pegasus IX222 FPO SanFran)irBoy what ~ ,thrill to get one of your VBs away out here in the Philippines. GeooKl,i~ a~d I met at the 0 i ficers Club at Ulithi Atoll-he spent a day abo~rd & read my :file of VBs..Its hot here but cool at night"~ FR0M:S2/c Ral 1 }Lq. Weayer(NT 80D 3amson0ft1fl498-Shoemaker,Calif)" I sure hope that VB.. will still be pt:.blished as I will be in the Navy for months to come.II FB0M:: Pfc.Ken Ne~.so.1(CoB 275 Inf 70DivAP0461-NY)"I am now about 20 miles from Frankfurt . Gut of our battalion I was appointed to attend the Uniwersity Cent€:-" 'J:'he course is 8 weeks long, and if I complete it will get 9 college c~ e~its, and some of the courses are the ones I need at S.R. when I ret,ui·a ~•·., _A.)DRESSES:L_tJg Jonn JOY( U3S RobtM.Emery AK84 FPO.WY~,,, 2nd L,!,__C_a.~_L;•:., • . G~.illl9:..m(Btry A, 628 RocketF.A.BnFt Sill Okla), Lt jg , . Ray Hayu~f~t-CTo Flot ill a Staff 42FP0 SanFran), Lt jg Fred 1=,yt le(S0MSUB?. AC- . . ,. . ADC0MD %Frl.' !~ :i:iFran)ARC Sara Landon ( 26th Gen Hosp APO 1004 San Fraa.n), Lt \"/ infi~d ~•:."-. esterfbohl04th rlegCa.mp Rucker,Al~1.Lt John E.:. D~_v is lNrav Air Sta Alame~a Calif), Cpl ~g~_Co~her(Hq 404 FAfjn APO 403N.Y)i 2 t 1-,t Dal,e E. Liken~546SigBase Depot CoAP0 513 N.Y),Sns J~ ,, J.!..-Barll§.§_{ss B1.ack Yates FPO N.Y~~- L.:tJLI1.La,Q.<¼..l who also visited here wi.th his wife,baby,, (GAAF Greenville, lm.ss)" f.;:9-m~ Lt E.M"Branw_r( 173 LiaisonSq AP069~NY) From Manhe:im)G0rmany, we mo ve d to Bonn, to Fulda~Ma:c sa..ille, France, & then we got orders and I; 11 be home in September. 11 From Pfc. I,ta;b Buxton( GenDe1Camp Leg.eune N~C) 11 At Quantico Va I ran into that ."Old Angl~ ,. · Ft~l1!S. p~nnis-and I hope he is getting acquainted with thos€ western trout. ~oon fall will ,be here and I wonder if there will be~ football ' team. If you could get Hilde-b rand back you would have a line and ~ Egton could make up the backfield-pf course we would need Fitzgibbo9a to carry the water o.nd myself to . hold · down the bench".. From ::Capt. D1c)s. Hammerle(553 iu'\.1 . -\. :... w Bz:i APO 758 N.Y.) "I am now at . .:Erbach, Germany,and have been here for a month.·I am certainly looking forward to the Big Victory Homecoming" .. Fromi: Sgt J •.v .Clark( soon at 573 Eden Park McKees port,Pa) "~ill try ~nd give ydd my whereabodts as we move !along-will be on my way home very soon-Ive started a new life in a new world". From~ Ens John D.__ Brooks(USS W,INSTON 1~KA94,FP0 SanFrc.n) 11 This is the day that· ' . ... .. so many people h :i.ve waited for · so many years ..;,;., and thought it would never come •. A.v.e.r ·sine .:; ·last Ftiday ,when the Japs gave their first indication that they were throusn we have had our ears to the radio. Last night when I was sitting here writing all hell seemed to have let go,so I ste pped out on deck and every one was sh6uting and yelling.Soon the beams of every ship in the harbor played against th~ sky, sirens and whistl€s blew, bells clanged, bursting rockets lit up the sky, and flares glowed.It was one of the most beautiful sights I ever saw-no Fourth -Of-July celebr·ation could E.ver match it 11 • P"rom:. Sgt Don R. Fusco.(Hq l.4th QM TrgBn,Camp LeeVa) 11 ·This is ~ug 9th nnd big news in in the a.irit could mean the end of my career in the armyL L-et's hope it happens within the next few hours-I've been in service 4 years! I met Clp.Jas. ~],a.ss who p~a.yed on the foo!,bo.11· team in 1937:..41 11 • , From:~Sgt '"Jahn w. Conway(Med, .Det 893rd AAA i~w.dn APO 638 NY)"ill.l Elder and I were transferred i~to this outfit which is supposed to leave Germa~y within the next few wee.ks-we hope to get home soon".. From: tt. Joe Bonefest.e ( Cas.. P.0An.P.E. jilmington Calif) "My trip to the Philippines and to Manilla w3s interesting. I always kept a lookout for S.R. fellows but so far PL.&~.3E- kE. e p sending !_n Y.Ollr lat est 1~ 1JDRli'SS- Uany are on the move! Page 3. VB#45 --45th straight month-circulation about 650 •. no such luck.My trip vrns most interesting and It looks as if civilian days r;iight be in sight". From :S_g\_Y!.9-_rren Brandon(CoD-341. Inf.hpo450 Camp Uruber Okla) "We are now in 8 weeks of trainins before going to the Pacific. My furlough could not h:::.ve bE.en batter and I surely did enjoy my visits to the campus". From :.Capt John Hartmo._p(Sq :~ L339Bn 1~po 211 NY) "The news as it reache.s me ov€r here in China sure is very good-soon we shall have that Victory ., Homecoming. If any body ever gets around Kumming loolc me up". From-1T/Sgt G.A.Buzas(CoC 123 OrdMtBn 1st .n.rmd JJiv .h.po251MY) "At pres€nt we are located 12 miles south of Franlcfort ,derm_g.n:v, in a. town called Raunshein. 11 From:, Lt.Lew Hamelly (Hq 59th A.Ii.CS Gr A.po 980 Seattle,Wash) 11 Mighty sorry about the two who lost their"'liv€s-Lew McElroy practically lived with Ken Bunny and me. With the VB asd a few telephone calls I located Lt.Johnny Erich who is also here in the 1~1eutians-did we have a bull session-it was fine to run into himl. I just came bnck from one of my trips-was near t.he outskirts of Russia" ..From Cpl Jalce E-lliott(l06 M.PaPlat Apo443 N •. Y) 11 1 :Je are now at Karlsruhe,Germany, and am now awaiting shippin-s space. so you may see mE. soon-will be over to see you when I get home".l'(Jill. be looking for you1) From:Capt Pete Sowa(l346 Bu SqB Apo433NY)"In.1944 the German war mo.chine was within 30 miles of Naples--complete).y wiped out two American air bases-not a B-25 took off. With many otherm who had been training pilots we started across the long South Atlant~ route in ut;>most secrecy to Italy. Of the first group of 25 B-25s that mo.de it, 5 never got there--the re.st of us W€re feturn6d to US,1. with~ in 30 hours. In two days time 25 more crews were enroute to Italy~ Those two times were my first vie.w of the _black smear that threatened our way of life. I a.m now at Teygoon .air 0 ase, D3cca, Bengal India ". G:.ood letterU From: P.f.g_J_ayFn Brown(CoA 6Th Plat SA1.'V-Apo74 SanFran) . Those Vtts always leave me in a pleasant r eminhH) J nt mood, and I want to return just as soon as I can to the campus•·" :i!'!"om:Ltjg..\.E.(Gene.) Barlett(USS LST 118 FpoSanFran)" ... s I was on transit (heading to P~arl Harbor) I missed sever al VF!s-we are st il 1, u.S I write this( .11.ug 16tln), still under way". From~: §_g_t. Wayne Goss .(CoB 73~ Takn Gni~po403NY) 11 I am now(llug 9th) situated in Rokycany,9 miles from Pilsen in Chech.As the war ended 1 we were 34 miles from Berlin at the only bridgehead across the Elbe. \'Jith three years of service and 4 bronze campaign stam I can only muster 70 pointa. If I dorlt get back soon to finish my . •, course I will have forgotten all I ever learned. The death of \I Lew1) Mc~lroy was a shock~ as he and I roomed toge.ther all the time we were at S.R. except for 9 wee.ks when I was doing my practice teaching · 1n. New Castle. We likely had as much fun as any fe.llows who ever we~t to college. '.-Ji th this letter I nm sending you a rough II log" of my wa.r exp er i enc e m.onth by month. 11 l~ND it m.s very int eresy.ing ! U You 1 1.1 ehjoy your own copy ~11 your life •••• wonder if all of you would no~ profit by mo.king oqt a schedute .QJ. YQ_ur movements-events-a£.Q..Q.!!!plishm.~ 11ts-peo_ple Y-QJJ'vc .met- etc. 1 etc111!L From:Mau__i[.f\ne Hall(i~.R.C.Sis.. s··onne Sub }.reo. Hdq 1\po952NY) "I am nov1 near Rheims ,France( July3} and we are-meeting trains and convoys coming into camp. Two very joyous . ' occasions were: 11 sce.ing off" the 87th and 30th Divisiona-o.nd those felr lows w~re renlly happ~ for they were homeward bound-it was the "grave: eyard shift"( 12 to 6a.m.) and a right occasiorul ~ach time111-. From; L,.t. jg ~ Darlin(i.mp Tr Base Cci>ronado ,.::ian.Jiego 55 Calif) ".rtfter Sept. 5th I 1 11 likely be at Treasure Island, and ,,after Uct 16th like.ly aboa,rd the USS.HempsteadJ~P1~241 Fpo 5anFran." brom: Cpl_Sam Bowers.: 11 By the time this re~ches you I will likely be~on my way ho~e. have. been with the 5th Hrtrid-.iJiv band ,~po 255 HpolJY. 11 From Lt Mary .t!,lizabeth Jackson (BTC ,.NC Clas·s . 52 Fort 0evens Mass) "My orders were received just ,two days, after the vrnr was ended, so I am new at this game.I am a Phy.sical Therapist ih the iv1 edics, nnd right now I am taking basic training. I ran into Lt- ,.nn Sowa in Englcnd Gen Hosp, J.tlantic City nj." F.rom: Lt jg John o. Williams.( now at home n.pt 14a 304-1i 75th &t Nyc23NY) "Likely the most interesting place I visited was the island atall To~ g~ Tabu, a pictur~sque Hol~ywood version of a tropical isle.Several of the n~tive girls invited u? · to the Queerls pnlace( like or akin to any woode.i:1 house iz:i a rural section of Pa, having 12 rooms. We sat on clean grass mats, flowers and beads were put :i.bout our necks, ::md the gir-s · 1s pla.yed guit.P.rs and sang while we ate pineatJples :1.nd chicke.n, s.heelt b~nanas, and limss. hll this fruit grows in profusion there. When a man becomes gnown he is given a plot of groun~ upon which he er:ects a grass hut·, selects ·a wife who does all the work and he sits out on a grass mat all dc..y . ~ong 11 .{The life of Riley I 1 d call it! How do you get there ?) From: Pv~-Nec.l Shira(Rml05 .Jep't of Patients,England Gen Hosp 1~tlantic C)"I have finished my operations and am now awaiting discharge-. · I met Jil1!!!!Y. Cox• s sister . clown here lilY~her e is Jack Offutt ?.11 (-In,.nnswer-address S/sgt John Offutt( ll06Ai1.F Sqi~ Car Divi~Tc Apo845 Miami Fia). From;S1/cr__Rose Jagatich(Waves BarRecStaNYardWash25Dc) "I had dinner some time ago with Loui~'? __"JJl_,_;rnn and F!_o.repce_.§.q_lobay ond L.Duff ord-nll looked happy and we 11" .From Mr. Bill Temple( 741 West End ,1.ve.11.ptlcNewYork25NY} "~7itg my 162 points Uncle Sammy figured that . he 1 TU_t~' 'i'h( fAQt,. 11 Page 4 VB J 45e Sept . 20 1945. did not want me furtheriso 1 1 m here givi~g the . theater a whi:1.I_expec;t to open in · a · new Broadway •show • like·ly in September. My wife is :now one of the rloxy·ettss(precision dancers · in Radio . City)..will open in . · a ne.w iviusicaih. Comedy in Sept 11 .. From .Ehs. 1ll..£1<._!l.QP.~...§(USS Monterey Fpo .. San.Fran)".After :le.aving>it took me 32 days to re a c_h my ship. · Q1=1-art~rs .and food ~r _e excellent, a n d my work,. aris.ing a t 3~45,,,iijcommunicationa · : 1.q.nd quite interE.sting'J From:8apto Miller L,.Il~rr•:C:oT -35...:l~ p.c.• 89N.Y)" _ V'l e -were. in . the battle· ·of the Rhineland and also Central Eur·o paro ~ am now -at Ca~p Ph11liR Mor:ris~Fran--) e 11 ,,.F'.rom .Q..pl,Tony 1..9.n&..q_(Hq-10.thWeather -_~ q Ap o.-•627NY)" ~ ·his find~ me, at Kumming,Chinn.- o. nd now that i tls over w111 •be. home · in 4 or 5 mon,~b. R . In Dec 7 May I was at Chcngtn a nd E;l a w many of , th~ :·B2~s :take off~ on ~,b~ir -raids . against . J a.pan., I have ., be E. n doing a lot ... of cam i.ra · work lat e J. y :, ., F;.-om" SpA3/-JBi. l l Me s smc- r(Navy 3964Bx8 . FPO ·• F _r;j.sco) "I ha.5. 8, W5s ks i:--: t E!1 f: J. V6 trainj n.g--:1n . J.-·~m# ·1~·c~1.dE- ring it' I c .o,uld g~t c~edit . a· n c l) e ge f o1 ~hi s wofk in t e achi ng swim~ ing.tu ~bling, . boxi.ng et •~ .·~·:t 1. r u::.i~h me r e gi:.larly~ (You• 11 g s t a n ans we r f r om tne offj_ce on t h } ~ 13:i.i.J • Se c r.if: ·,, .r ,at in fa.irncss J(JU fel}."®WS shot:11 get, con -' stde.rat,:ion foi· tr ~.:'i. ni r,g uloLg 'your ·. chosr;n f~eld) , Erom: ~ :_.f.,Patnik . _·(so~m47 5 5Bapt ist B.c .J.J_ B3.ldwin ivl a norPgb,?a) a 1 have le.arned that my se•_;. rvices to U::ic:1.E. ~ arnm y V'-'. lll so o n termiro. a t~-tl1 E. n 1 tq return to Physi.ca1. . Education wu.cl;;:, c on-::: hi;, g. c _-: -~ ,1? e r ha ps you m:.ght · help me ~~ cmg the .se linGs.. 1 sin•:!-. you k. '.1.ow o :t my na s.: cxp e:r:i.E-n.ce end work, and _your he.lp will bt c-er t:.1in:;.y a.p pr- 6·~1. ,x, f.:L -,-.cl ;;.a :1 sui' G kc:pt :t' ollowing me '; ,. (Eddie: ·:.! ~ WE. thir.k we c a n pl a c e y ·nt--ci/lJ o7,hE..... s ~c ,-,a •~hLi.e, a.nc. P.E~ i .ns t 1·uctors _are sor e ly n E- aded accocdtng- t a -ail I can fi~d-we feel you w~ll have :q,o t _ro,ub:!.e-o.nd tid.s will l1lrely hold for about +,wo ·yea rs .. so ma ny a,:[ your 'prof e s s ion are in the tH.rvj,cea~ From; Gg,pt_Bo_b Reed(C -- 4th Tal:cnBn 4th i!larinesFpo .,ja,nFr 2.n) "I h a ve not seen my f nmily for · 3 years, P.Od ,. am anxiouq to . 5 E-t home. I sti-11 h .:1ve my original Tank;q9, but, sor:ry ·to SfJ.Y few of thE. originJ.l men ::..re left" .. From 'Pfc , Keith Ston~(l5Sth ,·. 'MCS Sta 2?13Apo21.2NY) 11 1-iUg ~th China ,.and VB has brought home the Thacl on againl Liat e n-Ive just spent my most pleasant half hour since he\z:ig in China.. ·1~ big 1 54 just droppcd. · in · here-Lo nnd b€hold 1 it was Qp.pn Pete Sow.a·,':"~ was on .duty; hE- came ··back ·to our sho.ck-did ·we have .a S. • R .• gab'fE.st uno. a''ba.tt.le bf the: ba.biea:.-t·he only ran.son why h~ · won w•af:i . .l:Je.cp,use he had more pictureao :i\.nd I was as ···happy as ·a kid w'ith a new drum .. 11 Good~t. From;Lt o.nd Mrs.Jim ·• Lytle(402 ir:ro Nevada,Urbana Ill)'~\1116 werE. in_ Denver , a..nd spent an e:vcning ·with Chuck Barnh::1.rt,G'oldie and th eir litt;i.:~ boy, also ~l1t:'.3.nd Mrs.Bob Ramsey ·and . baby. Y/e 1 11 ·come in. a. hurry _if Freq.. Lytle.. comes ho.me- from the s. Pacific". From:S/Sgt Lo.yal Liken( l58Th11..t~CS Apo627NY) 11 11.ftE-r I c ought up with VB, l hew I nt mis&ed .a copy, and ~-ince I expE.ct to be on my way home from China soon. I may just drop in for thE. next copy~(Hope -you doll!). From: ~t.Bill Tallon CPAJ.. F P~mpa,Tex)"Sorry I did 1 nt get up to s e E. you, but I w£fs home and got- marr.i:ed. IJ'l e h:i.d a nice wedtlirig and Pat is here in Pampa with me and we sur e like marri6d lifee,- .T.hings sure hnv.e changed;Bill Kearns & I ere both mo."ttied now! 11 o li'rom l'.hm3[QJ 119K Swetek( USN Hosp Staff Portsm?u~.h.~ V~) "Just missE.d mE-eti'ng 'Ltjg Fred Darlin -was told he le;;ft that _ morning for ,duty.,Now I ,am trying to get in touch with "Di,tty 11 Gr nh...1.m .• "f. sure .t1ope S.Ro gets back "on her fe.E.t;' for it sure must have be;;E.n h2..rd s1E.dding 11 .. (The upturn ~s in sight,Jack-we had our annual F.:iculty·dit.'ecepti.on-la.st Sat.night!;..:)ept 15th) and it was really ireat , . , to s E- e ~o ma.ny new fhcE.a-we nll feel th~t the corner has definutely ~E-en turned.,) From Pvt, JJavid Sa.rcoM(Cannon Go.186Infi~po41SanFran) 11 I :~xpect to be on my way home shortJ..y. Had letters from Lt· JJutkin ,who is now?~ Okinaw0:,.~_rid from DiclcPerkins>who is on Lu&on. To do.te _ I h 1we r .~ce1 ve.d every issue of . the VB whether alb. base camps, in fox holes, & _._I ~-would likE- __to still gGt ·them" o.t 5000 Lytle St Pgh7 _Pa. (You'll get ·· 'tAem --you have b E.E.n on the · list f~om #1) .From~Sgt, Henry Whi te(SqT-5 , , ~63.t..11.FBnGeiG~r Fi eldSpokane 1 Wash) " Vle '.:l.r e in engine er ing work and we . l..,Pr_q~a~ly _will be building air. f-ields all: over the world. ![larence idl ,k.~y is _here nnd W6 h ;:.vE. had .some wonderful times t a tking about old ' fri-ends and S.R. When do. you.-suf)pose we can have the BIG 1£.1.Q1'0RY REU. NIQN ? 11 (Cant quitre say- not. this fall though,as so many are still in I lTI:\\/.lt , f.· oreign parts . Vie .will ha.ve to .wait a. L \{OU . ki. ndly write ir little and if 1QlJ' k6eP s~nding . iP :lQ.l).r ~ . , . . . b9:..i;,L5t addr€.§§ we wi 11 · ke.ep y0u well in soon as you re~e3;-ve this _II forrped _. . Qq.ite a number . of lett ers are co_py~ ... we.a.re revising our ·_ UQW. b...fil:l}g returned_ 1J:.§. tJt~ address b.,as, jl!II ma1l1ng 11st ANJ? we want tc , ·blian ch:mged,: o._nd 1t.§. have not been inf-JI see. that YOlJES is correct .. orm·e d of, the change. PL~.'.iSE drop us a line VJITH El.CH CHi-1.NGE OF iillDREs _s ":o., ... ~f'I.-ND also, 1 i _ ke1L.;;r? 01:e ~inform us whenyo~ ex12 ec'{,:1:.9..._Fe di,_~hl arge~--andi~O_UR lillMJl::.&Q,P.RESS! _Of ~ourse we hope you can dro:p in to. 11 see, us o~ . thE. c.c:.rnpus -whe.n yo-u 2..rr1v6 home ••• the college anxiously 1s :1 awai.ti:n g y'our callt.U!H . And so, .this winds up #45ir.,~45 straight (1101 nt,!,1. of· .he-11-.- -how ca.n ~~. ·thank yot:1 for bringing us V I C T O R y ·r;:.?_?? ::fre _all c~:1.nged now.-•• bett.er days are ahead Tor a.11 of us., 13'e. · 1flThin~s ?f. mighty good cheer, •.. J\. firm hand- cla.sp from a friend. ~fi".'M)t~ 1 . . .