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His store,, t-he inost .popular student e .~,nter_
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the r _a illery, banter, and witty- sallies from · behind the counter · ~ver~'
answered all day back and fDrbh by the c~stomer~. No . dull moments wefe
there in the n.C.McClymonds st·ationery a.nd News., E1npo~ium . in Slippery
Rock, Pennsylvania. 1 \ Coming from another, "?'ops" salty . ret·or-ts\m:tght
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Friday, - t:arch 17th saw lines ~of people, both · young
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he had , silently s1ept away in a coma, ·and they laid.him gently to rest
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Three inf orma:\( VERY1.) 0-~gc:1.ni~atipns. h a ve :a ppeared Ori the campus
· all among ' Health Edder girls, ~nd whil~ the infnrffiatiort is most diffi- ·
cult to corrall, we · learn t ,hat the JUNIOR COt:DJAND03 'is a pseud6-military-epi~urean group of juniors. Every member : is top~ready and also top,
ranking, for all are o f ficers. They eat in rbbms, restau~ants, on the
march, on picnics.••• in fact anywhere.Ever ready are th.ey' at the wellguardBd sign to assist in addressing or other~ise helping with V.B.
·let t er s or work. H'li i 1, a 11 ha i 1 , Jun i or Co rn man dos i ~ 1
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OI1IRICON GAlvlMAS are gastronomic first a.nd last, from. Alpha through Omega each day, every week; through the semester. - Midnight DINNERS (a
snack? not . ust~1) are their specialty ••• and any menu, s ,o that it's ample. These soph girls -weai:- . \heir emblem, daily; a little porker ••.• and en-tir:ely . in - k,eeping .with th~members ,•we11 ·' fed. Every member is a .P resident, whos~ duty is to arrange, for ••• another feed1 The English initials
for this society are H O , G--tl1ey adr.iit it..
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dark,$.inJ~~er secrets is TELDA BELDA -- FHI. · ... Jt• has pass words, signs,
symbol.s ,and . regal pomp, and meeti'ngs every novv and then at . 9-~yj,.ous pla,
•..'\ Ces •. These f,reshm~n girls are· so cl-ose--r..1outhed about -t~-:ieir well guar· ded order that no one everi knows what the name signifi~s, s~ve those
members.,••. a,nd, t}1ey guard . i,;t jealously.
At tb,is writing college ·
loolcs ,. ahead~ t:o. Easter · Va'c'ation,, the· faintest green grass blades now
tint the campus a~ iarly Sp~ing moves in, and as ·the · cadets .~ove away
in groµpS!.
Married: Roberta Walker and Pvt.B:i.l'l Schmi'dt,. Marilyn
Bur·c11c·k ab·d· ·servicemari, Eu;;ene Rider •. Broadcas.t: From ingland, Sgt.
"ijabe 11 Jenbo'W 1·s address on the work' of his sp·e cial Serv,i ces C.o. was
heard. by Mrs. McCandless of Earth Hall.
Visiting 4H1 the C~mpus, an •
always welcome : : Joe Bower, on -his vmy to Columbia U, 1'Bob 11 . IvlcCl:ymonds
soon ? overseas,. Jack Merritts, R.Headland ,· J-ene . She ·a r h9me to see
his _young SXll'j.;1·: Eug~ne ·. Jr .. age ,- 3 .~ vveeksL.Diqk L.Casse:rly _1340 S.U. l'~ ed.
Det .Aberdeen Pr .Gr .IvLd.) and Lt .Jimmy Lytle/wife --~leanor( Banks), and 18
mo. old Eleanor Jr~
And now, for a peek inside_the : oLD .MAIL BhG ~
•From; Cox,Ja:ck Flora(USCG RecStManning Sec ,Gov.I~land, Alamedc;,Calif.)
"I le.ft St.Augustine last' week c1n,.d have bee.n .here 011 Government Island
for 5 days ••• soon L hope to be assiinid . to ri Frigate. ~iberty in San.
_Francisco is much different than in St. ~ugustine. As ·r rib~ write th~
letter I am ri ght outside the brig guarding 3 fellows who are now on
bread a nd water~·
Pass the bread and water, and please turn page.
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•From: +;i.!!jgQlycle· Scheidemante~l( 144Brucf;{ St.Flint311iich.) I have returned
from 10 mo.in'the Med. ~heater ·overse~s on ' an LCI boat. Was in the
assault waves on Gela,Messina, and S~lerrio. Saw En~ Bob Miller ( 2i.
Pres.Hiller's son) but have made c·on.tact . with no other S.R. people.On
my way home I flew frdm Palermo to Cassablanka, and took passage on
the first transport to N.Y •. Boarded a plan.6 in N.Y. and in several
hours ·~uprised my folka _in Zelienople. I am very happilly married and ·
would not wish for a sweeter wife. I am now instructing Mava~officers
in Diesel engines!' ••• Glad to hear froll1 Clydei •From S1<:3/c Mary Wood
(~aves-Treasure Island Calif)"It gives me a thrill to look out toward ·
Golden Ga~~ bridge and see mighty ships headed for duty ••• I enjoy being brou3ht clo·ser to my old college days through the news of my old
friends"' -And we' 11 be looking for that picture Mary--they have been
coming in with every maillll.'From Lt.James R. Stewart(Officers P. ,S c.
Ft.Sill,Okla)" I was riding a pack mule this morning when al), .of a
sudden up he went.- •• nearly threw me.''· VHil expect to get your picture
when your able to sit for" itt after riding mules so long.•F'.rom P:fe
Dick Perkins(APO) 11 Everything is just the same in the jungle but now
it is hot, but it won't 'last long ns the rainy season will. soon set inj_
then we will havs ·_rain all the time. In thE- last tvv.o: months I have seen
Gary .C.ooper ., and John '.Haync J the m?Vic stars-they had nice troops of
act re s s es wit h the in , ah. d ,t he. y were t he f i rs t whit~ wom en ;·✓ e had. s e en
for almost a yearli\ ~e have movies nearly every night-and are they
jammed with soldiers--out only recreation. How about sending me a
bushel of snow-t,Hit would be something over here. Soon I will get a
furlough to Austri1l'ia, and I can hardly wait ... " •From Olga Lon& ( Per.
Tr.Unit Am Red Cross,'!iash:Q6) "I am now working as a·..Staff Asst and I
soon expect to be sent overseas, where l ho,0e to ru·n into S.R. folks
if VB v-.;ill follovl me and keep me informed. Plcase Let Dr.N'iJ~hols : know
I re'd my l'u1A from U. of Mich. last year 11 -And · he was de;J_ighted:-·:..vB 'will
try to follow you-rlease keep us informed w.ith your :interesting letters and latest address. •From S/3gt H.E.Keown(Det.Lied. De~tpta, Hopp•
Coral Gables 1 Fla) 11 l\ly address is the same, my work stil~psys.iot-herpy1
which I studie:d at the Mayo Clinic sE.veral y€ars after leaving s-.R. I
send best wishes to all and~ especially to Bill Manl<:e 11
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deck officer on board, and the work so far has oeeri very interestLng
chiefly because it is an innO'vation. I learn that§g_t.Frank Rogers '4¼
is studying coramunications in England after having beaten Ro8mel , in
Africa and Nussolini
in Italy. Lt.Chuck Burch '41, is flying in the
"Pacific, and CaP.•'P Dick Hammerle'41,is recoverin,s from tl1e flu in Italy II For a fine letter-THANKStThis letter from Ens D.W.Nesbit .. •From:
Pfc 3lair Hildebrand(MAD Navy Pier-DieselSc.Ghicago.) 11 Just a marine. now
studying diesels II
From,: Lt .FT But 1 er( Class 44-1.3 Las Vegas ,Nev.) •~At
present I am at Gunnery school. in this fly.ing training. I hops to get·
assigned to a B 29 some _day, as a bombagata.r--figure that one outl I ·
can well see how our fellows are knocking down so many-enemy aircraft
with this Jreat sight~I served as a ground officer in Ferry Command
for 8 ·rno, 11·•From :.Lt. pqb Reed (APO) "I am on my way back fr·om : the Marshall invas i on •.We had a 1 ot ,of fun and played hel 1 with the J aps. Ourcompany of tanks was one of the first outfits to· hit thE. ipland. .Ve
fought on Roi and :i'J arnur islands a.n.d. never stopped until eve·ry Jap vJas
accounted f_or. I hc.,ve bsen on the water 23- days,destined for another
place, and thE. ocean is starting to bor,e me~' Arm we were all wondering where Bob Reed was 1 ! ! From A./S J .R-.l1.shcom(Box279BloomsburgPa) " I
can give you a little news for the boys as Bili ilsssmer,Danny Carroll
and Chuch Fitzgibbons are all here,. ta.king the- course for entrai."lCe:: t',O
Midshipm~n School.Bill Meise went to Mid'n school at Northwestern·u,.
Joe Bov1ers to N. Y. John oroo.ks to Asbury Park, Frank Campbell to the_
Brooklyn Navy Yards, John Beving'tQ.n_ to BainbridgeJMd. I have non~. of
their correct addresses. I sure want-this affait over with soo~as I
want to get back to college-I know there will always be an opening in
a school for me to teach." ThanksL~ •From Ens.C.Vi.Nallon ('At sea),
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The last VB reached ri1e !:lfter traveling a l •o ng wa.y-and I have seen
many strange sights and have been many places since I last saw yoct oh
the 3rd floor front of Old Main. I recently saw Ens Chuck Moore in N.
Y. before being shipped out-and I also saw Henry Ott(Ens.). In the: 8
mo. I have been to sea I have traveled to England, South W4lss and to
clcotland, and Guba. The more I see of the 0orld \he mci~e . I like t~e
USA- a nd t·hats _' Gods country t I sure was pleased to. r~ad .of the g;reat
successes of harold Hastings, Bill Manke, Joe Fuszek and I am gra~ef- •
ul for having known these great men-and to read of their adventur~sand bravery. Other men on -the ship read VB with t.iuch interest e+nd I
never fail \o mention S.R. to them, 11 Come againi~ and thanlrn for the
picture~ •From i.t,R.J: derzberger(CBtry840 AWbn(suffolki1.B.Westh 2rnp"t,on
Beach NY) 11 1 havedt vrun across a sir1gle S.R. man in the army;aoVB ~s a
welcome piece of maiL. My wife Virginia and I are looking forward ~o
that big re uni on-c o unt on us t ~ We meet in 1{:l most every wee le nov.v."
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•From Pfc Paul Reardon (ASN ·l.3089L76-2628th Hosp Sect ,1 Pm N. Y.C) The.
following written Feb 20.;, "I ._am now in the hospital with a vvound. I rec.ei ved from one of the enemy shells. that landed near me during_ some of
our assauL~. I would like to tell you more 1 but the censor would only
cut it out. I have received the"Purple Heart."r11edal for the vrnund received during action.It has only been a year ago that 18 of us left S.R.
for ti1.e service and I hope that I m~y be around at the finish," Then on
March 10th "I had an operation, but the doctor came around today and
said they would operate again in a few days. I sure hope it comes out
QK so I can do a little swi~min~ for s,R. when this war is over. I
received letters from Cassidy_, 3enecal~ and John Lewis. It is nice th ...
at they are making plans there at the college for the great Homecoming
Day. Ii.s for. ideas, well I will try and think about some ·wliile lying
here in bed 11 _____ Paul wJre all \l'JiiSh you to a man 1-~ ·:1e most certainly
hope all cocies 6ut well, and we look daily for another letter~ • • fellow~
.a Paul~s address is above--Im SURE you will want to write him!•From Lt ·
jgE !..? • Mehaffey~ 11 I can now ment i op o_ur first st op; t ~wt was at Tarawa1
where we escorted a transport filled with _troopa. I am now at another
hot spot in more ways than one. Since we-have no place in particular
to go I have a nice beard §.nd a mustc.che-you wou1hd~nt recognize nT.e." .
from §gt 1!\ialter rlamsey(22 . 0 ase HqLowryFldC01) 11 :r11 sure be ·glad to return ·to the campus for a re1.J.nion after this conflict is over 11 •From:Cap.
Dick Hammerle (APQ) "Yie are acting as both AA and Field'Art •. here on .
the _Italian .F'ront)mat.ching shell f.or- . shell with the ener.iy-and the rain
falls da'y by-day and the mud gets deeper 2nd deeper". •From. Ens Clair
.s.xtell(NTS(Comm)IIarvard,GambridgeJ·Ias.s,). 11 Uncl0 Sam changed his mind and
I am now at Harvard studying Comrnunications •• ~I had expected ·to ship •
out, but here I nr.1. Thanks for Trumans address·-!' have writt~n him"
From T/Sgt_ i\Jick Bilowiclc (APO) "I cant t-ell yo,u much about some of the
missions I have flown, but • . you probably' re.J.d of the 2nd Regensbhrg raid
_over Ger,nany? Well I was on that one-and the ·- article in SatEvePost was
very ~raphic, and will give you some impression. An air battla turns
out to bi not at all a~ you would i □ agine it to be-it -is the most exciting thing in the war, but not like the :-.iouie .· version. From a plane
a_bombing mission · is , like a hodgepodge of disconnected scenes ••• bombs
flas}Jing and __f?l,lling, a cripµled plane smoking and lo...,_.3ing altitude,
a bombardier µushinz a button. to send his bombs away as calmly as if~
wer_e turning on the hall . light, t·iny . specks li lee dots before your eyes,
which turn out to be enemy _plariss circlirig before tr1ey cone roaring at
yo,u, the black puffs of smoke . t.i.1at look so innocent, bl ossor,iing in . the
air all a~oupd you--tha.t1s flacl~-and all this in a dull monotone that
is the roarin3 of your engines , brokEn only by the shudder vibration
of the plane as · onQ machine gun after another lays ti. line of fire in
the path of an attacking fighter. The interphone talk fr6m tail gunner
to pilot: 11 f'.ourteen enemy planes~figl1tersjlow at 6 oclock;they'r now
moving up to 3 odlock ••• ke ~p your eye on them~ ' Nick, ev~ry one who reads this discription co.n say "Swell -sure Ive· been on a bombing mission myself- -with Hi clf 11 ·.•Fr om Ens ~c. J. Swick( BOQ.Rm,1 12aAt lanta · Ga) 11 J:i.f ter
beinc:; sent vi'a ·catt+~ ·car to ,Norinan; Okla, vvhire I took my basic train..:
ing ,I was sent to _Pensaqola. Soon I expe6t to rirrive in Roanoke Va
from here and then o. 15 day furlough and you cari -bet your best -paint
brush youll see me at ?,·.R .. ·:Ple2..se tell ''.Ace Hovis, ;Jick Jones,, .;.ndy
Peto.ch aad Bill Ritter to v,rite rne-..-I would love to ·contact the old
gang. I met _Bill Tehq,y in ~ensucola but we bniy had a few moments.''-Fronr
Pvt Wm ~1ometo(APO) 11 Well here I ani in French ~'1,frica wor :dng in the
mail transfer. vvho should I meet but Sa,.1 Ristich and blike Mamula last
week over h'ere-we talked- 0 bout SR till the - wee hours .• V-li.11 send you some
pict4res as soon as ·r ge't :the camera ••• i11teresting natives'' Be loolcing.
•From. §gt Loyal K. Bri_gg~(APO) "The last VB traveled about 15,000 miles
to ~eac~ me over here in.China as we knock at the -~1ps back door with
a bun_c.h of ;fe,llows wtio kn-ow how to•i·knock" ••• we are trying to shorten
the time until that Victory Honecoming-and 1-et·s make it SUPER 11 1.menL
•From Pfc James C. Kearns(1i.PO)" Did you know that I was wi tJ-1 Q..aP.t Petu ...
Ohl.and did .dt know it ••• wsll according to VB,. I was! It will be a great
day when I meet up with him-~ ~m planning to get·you a picture of ~on
Pritchard1s; grave~ Hope your all fit by nbw_, Jimmyi•From . Lt, Bill Tallon (i\PO) 11 I am now flying attacl<. in .a medi-um: bomber, and it is a lot of
fun 1 if y6u Tiant to call.this fun ••• believe me)the boys are doing h'Sood piece of work too~ I may be a little late in getting to the reunion
a~ my folks have move~ to Florida and Dad is dverseas as a c.a. of a
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·When I do. come ba.ck itw.ill be ' wi-th my old H •. S •. girl as.
my · wif~, ind I wili tc:.ke pfide in introdu9ing her to good old S.R. of
which she ha.s ·heard so much!'· Good~.~ •Fro □ .Lt Sam Ristich(6tb Ferrying
Ap:..Long Beach Calif)" lifter q. prolonged dangerous trip 'f am headed for
Long Beach one~ more~ I covered 20~000 milts visit~d : S. America, 0 ahara, hfri6a, England,Scotland. I saw Bill Rometo
aHd-Mike Mamula in
D~klr~Mike · was a ~~dio - op~r4tor· on one ~f the~ships--strange places to
meet _f__r\;i.._e.r,i.:9,s..-<5p..?v .~§.d Nicoletti· a~ Baer Field;Ind~ .. sambo ••• how. you do
get around i l •From a/s Tom Care:t,( 308CTD.Sq:12.1ElACollege Station Tex)
Keep sending in those pictures, and turn the page •.
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This time it is in Texas ••• and with a progrnm ic.~entical to the one.
at S.R., so, you know pretty wel-1 w:lat I'm doingu •From, Pfc ~Tohn 0.
Halls-tein(CoB_ St Louis u,st.Louis I.Io). "I am· still a school boy in per,ed. and I do enjoy hearing from the gang,~nd the fine work they are
doing" •From Ffc Geo E. SipsC"ro) II I l_ike to read of the Victory Reunion we are going to have ••• that makes rae look forward to things and
something to thin~c. about. Ho.cl a letter from JjJn_j-{ark.ins over hez-:e;and
. would like to hear ,from D. Sa.rq_Q.DQ. and John_iL~h.~~::__GJ:tg_y:_1 and I dont want
· to miss- an iss~e of VBII ~From .Cp_1_J.,yle Koe1'11g(fl:) )( ll37TrGpGreensboro
NC) 11 ~~gt C lars nc E- Aikey a.nd I vver e in the same wing Giving P.T~ t.o the
coloreJ troops nncl. bE-lieve r,1e. th'.lt was a job"_ ~F'rorn Lt . Frank J ~ LadesicC1.PO) " ·.nt present Im in I\aly ..-flying my own B-24 11 1fotRock 11 my crew
so far has ans G~rrnun ·Fighter chalked u~besid6s t~s nany bombs we've
delivered to various places.. Vir,_'',ve rigg~d up aur tsnts to rnal-<.e it vrry
confortableu.aftE-r: t:1e war I think IlL get a pa-pent on our gasoline
stove-its colossal!'' Goa.d luck Fro.nklt •From Pvt .J1ck Sprowls.(~36East
Hi.tll .La-ncc.st-erPa) ~"F:rank Dennis, Bob Buxton and I o.re hcr.e at. Fran·klin
;J.nd Mars-hall until r.:'.bout July lst-yoL1 will sursly hear from us the -eery time when we ::1iss a VB" c.From C-aJl!, Bill Wenver{APO) 11 12..st Friday I
went to Londdn for i change and rest;the ReJCrosa &ot the chnnge and
the night clubs go1, the rE.at-.(Whod. Bill1) · I hr.'.ye hc.d ]_..ettsrs from i.ndy
Carnpbell(now n civill~n- Since coht.......acting m~leria in Panama, nnd from
.Jimmy Cox ,whanI. believe is headed this v;ay.We h;:i.ve · g_ood quarters:,,; go6d fooci, _r.w.ny conven.iencE.s. tl1ci.t the men raust miss in other sectors =, but,
the sun has,N'at peeped throu._sh . to warm us for weeks, nnd "·Spnm." i.s st,i 11 our favorite mE- ~ t 11 -•Fr om .~/iT lvl. E. Co.rl 6 ss ( 6o.r·r.T-13C ourt 1£1nd,,-i1.la)
''At last I haVE; "fot,1nd SOli18 one-with whor:-1 I _ccm sing thE: Al.mn Hate.r.:-,as
vve ·have two men who atte,n.d.ed S .R ~ >LlS Cadets, nnd tr~ey can never shout
her. praises.. high enough, for the swell trent,:isnt they received there~
,From .CSpLeroy - Brest(F,.P.O)"I ctm - now back c:~t work .after a grand 21 lGave home in thG Statss, but disa.ppoint'ed in tb.:1.t I got no further
to S.R. that to phon~ hl~ Miller from Sharon~Last week ilra.Roosevelt
Qarae through this ~e6t~on on an i~spection tour of recreational facilities and I had the honor of putting on a swioraing exhibition for he~
-.From Lt Chuck. Hour;h(Soon?,\.FO)"I gusss I should-have told you that I
was to · be metrried ~-we11 · 1':Iildred and I he1.d a. beautiful double ring cer..emony 3t ~he base chapel at Alamogordo, and 1 heartily recomierid □ar
riE..d life to_ one··an.d · a.11. I've told her ·so t.1uc·h about S.R. ti.1-at she
thi.nks i' ts the 6 rC1.ndest school in the U~3.A-which it certainly is."
Congr~tulations Lt. Chuck and Llildred~and we'll be expecting to hear
from you "?ver. th_erell_ soon. _•Fro~1 98....1 Jt::1 l-lark~.risc·so) 11 .-.fter- getting
your note 1n with VB I r.rn.de· 1nqu1ry an-ct·.111 1\fr1ca had the good fortun& of me et ing C np' n Di ck Ham::1 erle-,:::i,t ths. t ·t L:1e he wG.s n 11.Il.t, so I.
see he's now cli~bing thE: lndJer. We have the same ·APO, but it co~ers
a lot of -territ·ory, altho us ,the crow flies he is ·MCtt _far away :in 1one
of thsse -Italia.n _v4tlleys, or hills. Its bsen ·3 yea.rs since I have ibee.n
on the campus~arid ttat ,will be one of ~y first ~t6ps when I get bcick.
I happen to be in ari Qutfit .t.he..t ha-s been in for.pre.cticnlly all of
the 11 Big Shows!', and it rl'.,th,er r,1<;1.l~es- rrre -~smi'le 1nhen I - rend of those
fellows 1!fG.ntin6 to. · see pct ion~' ,•From §/~gt, LB on E. Scowden (i.PO) 11 Im
in England 2nd so fir hav~nt seen any S.R. Tellows, but have my eyes
open for I lcno11_ there are quite 3. number here ;...I'Ty job wi llJ in all prob-'
ability) ta.lee me to r.w.ny_ quaint placE=-s on th8se' isl.es--though I will
probably- o.lso see . ths sights only fro ti1 the road"~- Jimmy Cox nnd Bus
Bower . Qre still likely with you Scowden ? •:F'rom Lt Ernie Desue (~oon
APO? -~We have taken 6ijr _ov&rseas physi6al, so I Qo not exp6ct to be
at Ellington - Field mUch ~anger-so I'll ij8nd you·my new address as soon
as I c anti - DO 1, -· :::i,n-d · thG.t i:-vi 11 help V.B. to- keep coming better. Fror:, .Nit
3/cJ.S.Craine(i.TB .CnmplFt-PierceFla). 11.r met Ens. Fred Darlin here and he
showed rn~ the first 6opy of VB and it bro~ght back mefuories of 1940
when I attended S.R • . I saw combat . action iri the invasion of Sicilyt&
it was during those' _dci.ys that, ;n_y mind wondered back to college. I . sure
would Ji ·k e t_9 heo.r from the fellows•.t· Yottr on the · 'list Jay •. •From _l?vtil.n·
thooy Forte(EiedDe~-285F.11..Bn FtSi.llOkla) · "Hy wife~f~orence ~·l.gnew). o.nd
I surely l.ikBd ·o ur first C'?PY of VB.~hope to receive r:10re. l-i.fter being
in sountl observntion ~orkJI transfErred to th~ Nedics--look forward to
Victory Hor.iecor.1ing and l]g.ck to ,t:eaching 1t •And iri TODJ\YS maiL From;rfc
Jim Kecirn.s(.i~?O) ,r.,,;,c·complished . two things these last two weeks ;,got o.
picture of Don P_-ritcho.r_ds g-r:ave, and t:iet· ·and to.1kecl t.o Q.p.P.' n Fred PtY.c.ha .... and talked S.R •.. to h~r.i for a r-enl ses.sion_••• really swell to ·_be
able to discus_s sor:iet,.hing dear .t o you with one who knows; it in and ou:. ..
I am back on dQty no~~ good as ever, raring to go~ Where St~n Rob§qn
is buried the _y · hti.ve an inscription ·,rwe. 11._v:e ~ Deeds_,; Not Years". . B§.n
Rebel is·up around . New Guinea,4nd ho~e~·to run into _Tallon, who wi.11
soon be here a ye:i.r··.Rebet \:ms in the Cape Gloucester scrape. I met: Ed
Ballnrd (Westr.iinste:r;- Col) who wants to be reii1ember:-ed tQ r::Iosco.,,Sti t '. zin~r,D.Jones ,.Duttjn,Ca.rey,Hauley&Nocera--I met '_Pete Care_y,:;I'ops cous:in
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His store,, t-he inost .popular student e .~,nter_
1n the .metropolitan area,,(he made it that way l) attracte~many, and
the r _a illery, banter, and witty- sallies from · behind the counter · ~ver~'
answered all day back and fDrbh by the c~stomer~. No . dull moments wefe
there in the n.C.McClymonds st·ationery a.nd News., E1npo~ium . in Slippery
Rock, Pennsylvania. 1 \ Coming from another, "?'ops" salty . ret·or-ts\m:tght
hava miffed many a customer, but no L, they l~~~d it, and came back
for more.
Friday, - t:arch 17th saw lines ~of people, both · young
and old, pass his casket . across the street at Uber~~•. Funeral Home, for
he had , silently s1ept away in a coma, ·and they laid.him gently to rest
.g,.ut · under the mqrmering · evergreens.,• ·on c.emeti3fY Hi11.. ·••. ~ •.. ~; •• Let him ~.n St~ Peter 1 . A11.d ey~ntually, ; i~ you hear him
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Three inf orma:\( VERY1.) 0-~gc:1.ni~atipns. h a ve :a ppeared Ori the campus
· all among ' Health Edder girls, ~nd whil~ the infnrffiatiort is most diffi- ·
cult to corrall, we · learn t ,hat the JUNIOR COt:DJAND03 'is a pseud6-military-epi~urean group of juniors. Every member : is top~ready and also top,
ranking, for all are o f ficers. They eat in rbbms, restau~ants, on the
march, on picnics.••• in fact anywhere.Ever ready are th.ey' at the wellguardBd sign to assist in addressing or other~ise helping with V.B.
·let t er s or work. H'li i 1, a 11 ha i 1 , Jun i or Co rn man dos i ~ 1
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OI1IRICON GAlvlMAS are gastronomic first a.nd last, from. Alpha through Omega each day, every week; through the semester. - Midnight DINNERS (a
snack? not . ust~1) are their specialty ••• and any menu, s ,o that it's ample. These soph girls -weai:- . \heir emblem, daily; a little porker ••.• and en-tir:ely . in - k,eeping .with th~members ,•we11 ·' fed. Every member is a .P resident, whos~ duty is to arrange, for ••• another feed1 The English initials
for this society are H O , G--tl1ey adr.iit it..
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dark,$.inJ~~er secrets is TELDA BELDA -- FHI. · ... Jt• has pass words, signs,
symbol.s ,and . regal pomp, and meeti'ngs every novv and then at . 9-~yj,.ous pla,
•..'\ Ces •. These f,reshm~n girls are· so cl-ose--r..1outhed about -t~-:ieir well guar· ded order that no one everi knows what the name signifi~s, s~ve those
members.,••. a,nd, t}1ey guard . i,;t jealously.
At tb,is writing college ·
loolcs ,. ahead~ t:o. Easter · Va'c'ation,, the· faintest green grass blades now
tint the campus a~ iarly Sp~ing moves in, and as ·the · cadets .~ove away
in groµpS!.
Married: Roberta Walker and Pvt.B:i.l'l Schmi'dt,. Marilyn
Bur·c11c·k ab·d· ·servicemari, Eu;;ene Rider •. Broadcas.t: From ingland, Sgt.
"ijabe 11 Jenbo'W 1·s address on the work' of his sp·e cial Serv,i ces C.o. was
heard. by Mrs. McCandless of Earth Hall.
Visiting 4H1 the C~mpus, an •
always welcome : : Joe Bower, on -his vmy to Columbia U, 1'Bob 11 . IvlcCl:ymonds
soon ? overseas,. Jack Merritts, R.Headland ,· J-ene . She ·a r h9me to see
his _young SXll'j.;1·: Eug~ne ·. Jr .. age ,- 3 .~ vveeksL.Diqk L.Casse:rly _1340 S.U. l'~ ed.
Det .Aberdeen Pr .Gr .IvLd.) and Lt .Jimmy Lytle/wife --~leanor( Banks), and 18
mo. old Eleanor Jr~
And now, for a peek inside_the : oLD .MAIL BhG ~
•From; Cox,Ja:ck Flora(USCG RecStManning Sec ,Gov.I~land, Alamedc;,Calif.)
"I le.ft St.Augustine last' week c1n,.d have bee.n .here 011 Government Island
for 5 days ••• soon L hope to be assiinid . to ri Frigate. ~iberty in San.
_Francisco is much different than in St. ~ugustine. As ·r rib~ write th~
letter I am ri ght outside the brig guarding 3 fellows who are now on
bread a nd water~·
Pass the bread and water, and please turn page.
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•From: +;i.!!jgQlycle· Scheidemante~l( 144Brucf;{ St.Flint311iich.) I have returned
from 10 mo.in'the Med. ~heater ·overse~s on ' an LCI boat. Was in the
assault waves on Gela,Messina, and S~lerrio. Saw En~ Bob Miller ( 2i.
Pres.Hiller's son) but have made c·on.tact . with no other S.R. people.On
my way home I flew frdm Palermo to Cassablanka, and took passage on
the first transport to N.Y •. Boarded a plan.6 in N.Y. and in several
hours ·~uprised my folka _in Zelienople. I am very happilly married and ·
would not wish for a sweeter wife. I am now instructing Mava~officers
in Diesel engines!' ••• Glad to hear froll1 Clydei •From S1<:3/c Mary Wood
(~aves-Treasure Island Calif)"It gives me a thrill to look out toward ·
Golden Ga~~ bridge and see mighty ships headed for duty ••• I enjoy being brou3ht clo·ser to my old college days through the news of my old
friends"' -And we' 11 be looking for that picture Mary--they have been
coming in with every maillll.'From Lt.James R. Stewart(Officers P. ,S c.
Ft.Sill,Okla)" I was riding a pack mule this morning when al), .of a
sudden up he went.- •• nearly threw me.''· VHil expect to get your picture
when your able to sit for" itt after riding mules so long.•F'.rom P:fe
Dick Perkins(APO) 11 Everything is just the same in the jungle but now
it is hot, but it won't 'last long ns the rainy season will. soon set inj_
then we will havs ·_rain all the time. In thE- last tvv.o: months I have seen
Gary .C.ooper ., and John '.Haync J the m?Vic stars-they had nice troops of
act re s s es wit h the in , ah. d ,t he. y were t he f i rs t whit~ wom en ;·✓ e had. s e en
for almost a yearli\ ~e have movies nearly every night-and are they
jammed with soldiers--out only recreation. How about sending me a
bushel of snow-t,Hit would be something over here. Soon I will get a
furlough to Austri1l'ia, and I can hardly wait ... " •From Olga Lon& ( Per.
Tr.Unit Am Red Cross,'!iash:Q6) "I am now working as a·..Staff Asst and I
soon expect to be sent overseas, where l ho,0e to ru·n into S.R. folks
if VB v-.;ill follovl me and keep me informed. Plcase Let Dr.N'iJ~hols : know
I re'd my l'u1A from U. of Mich. last year 11 -And · he was de;J_ighted:-·:..vB 'will
try to follow you-rlease keep us informed w.ith your :interesting letters and latest address. •From S/3gt H.E.Keown(Det.Lied. De~tpta, Hopp•
Coral Gables 1 Fla) 11 l\ly address is the same, my work stil~psys.iot-herpy1
which I studie:d at the Mayo Clinic sE.veral y€ars after leaving s-.R. I
send best wishes to all and~ especially to Bill Manl<:e 11
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deck officer on board, and the work so far has oeeri very interestLng
chiefly because it is an innO'vation. I learn that§g_t.Frank Rogers '4¼
is studying coramunications in England after having beaten Ro8mel , in
Africa and Nussolini
in Italy. Lt.Chuck Burch '41, is flying in the
"Pacific, and CaP.•'P Dick Hammerle'41,is recoverin,s from tl1e flu in Italy II For a fine letter-THANKStThis letter from Ens D.W.Nesbit .. •From:
Pfc 3lair Hildebrand(MAD Navy Pier-DieselSc.Ghicago.) 11 Just a marine. now
studying diesels II
From,: Lt .FT But 1 er( Class 44-1.3 Las Vegas ,Nev.) •~At
present I am at Gunnery school. in this fly.ing training. I hops to get·
assigned to a B 29 some _day, as a bombagata.r--figure that one outl I ·
can well see how our fellows are knocking down so many-enemy aircraft
with this Jreat sight~I served as a ground officer in Ferry Command
for 8 ·rno, 11·•From :.Lt. pqb Reed (APO) "I am on my way back fr·om : the Marshall invas i on •.We had a 1 ot ,of fun and played hel 1 with the J aps. Ourcompany of tanks was one of the first outfits to· hit thE. ipland. .Ve
fought on Roi and :i'J arnur islands a.n.d. never stopped until eve·ry Jap vJas
accounted f_or. I hc.,ve bsen on the water 23- days,destined for another
place, and thE. ocean is starting to bor,e me~' Arm we were all wondering where Bob Reed was 1 ! ! From A./S J .R-.l1.shcom(Box279BloomsburgPa) " I
can give you a little news for the boys as Bili ilsssmer,Danny Carroll
and Chuch Fitzgibbons are all here,. ta.king the- course for entrai."lCe:: t',O
Midshipm~n School.Bill Meise went to Mid'n school at Northwestern·u,.
Joe Bov1ers to N. Y. John oroo.ks to Asbury Park, Frank Campbell to the_
Brooklyn Navy Yards, John Beving'tQ.n_ to BainbridgeJMd. I have non~. of
their correct addresses. I sure want-this affait over with soo~as I
want to get back to college-I know there will always be an opening in
a school for me to teach." ThanksL~ •From Ens.C.Vi.Nallon ('At sea),
11
The last VB reached ri1e !:lfter traveling a l •o ng wa.y-and I have seen
many strange sights and have been many places since I last saw yoct oh
the 3rd floor front of Old Main. I recently saw Ens Chuck Moore in N.
Y. before being shipped out-and I also saw Henry Ott(Ens.). In the: 8
mo. I have been to sea I have traveled to England, South W4lss and to
clcotland, and Guba. The more I see of the 0orld \he mci~e . I like t~e
USA- a nd t·hats _' Gods country t I sure was pleased to. r~ad .of the g;reat
successes of harold Hastings, Bill Manke, Joe Fuszek and I am gra~ef- •
ul for having known these great men-and to read of their adventur~sand bravery. Other men on -the ship read VB with t.iuch interest e+nd I
never fail \o mention S.R. to them, 11 Come againi~ and thanlrn for the
picture~ •From i.t,R.J: derzberger(CBtry840 AWbn(suffolki1.B.Westh 2rnp"t,on
Beach NY) 11 1 havedt vrun across a sir1gle S.R. man in the army;aoVB ~s a
welcome piece of maiL. My wife Virginia and I are looking forward ~o
that big re uni on-c o unt on us t ~ We meet in 1{:l most every wee le nov.v."
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•From Pfc Paul Reardon (ASN ·l.3089L76-2628th Hosp Sect ,1 Pm N. Y.C) The.
following written Feb 20.;, "I ._am now in the hospital with a vvound. I rec.ei ved from one of the enemy shells. that landed near me during_ some of
our assauL~. I would like to tell you more 1 but the censor would only
cut it out. I have received the"Purple Heart."r11edal for the vrnund received during action.It has only been a year ago that 18 of us left S.R.
for ti1.e service and I hope that I m~y be around at the finish," Then on
March 10th "I had an operation, but the doctor came around today and
said they would operate again in a few days. I sure hope it comes out
QK so I can do a little swi~min~ for s,R. when this war is over. I
received letters from Cassidy_, 3enecal~ and John Lewis. It is nice th ...
at they are making plans there at the college for the great Homecoming
Day. Ii.s for. ideas, well I will try and think about some ·wliile lying
here in bed 11 _____ Paul wJre all \l'JiiSh you to a man 1-~ ·:1e most certainly
hope all cocies 6ut well, and we look daily for another letter~ • • fellow~
.a Paul~s address is above--Im SURE you will want to write him!•From Lt ·
jgE !..? • Mehaffey~ 11 I can now ment i op o_ur first st op; t ~wt was at Tarawa1
where we escorted a transport filled with _troopa. I am now at another
hot spot in more ways than one. Since we-have no place in particular
to go I have a nice beard §.nd a mustc.che-you wou1hd~nt recognize nT.e." .
from §gt 1!\ialter rlamsey(22 . 0 ase HqLowryFldC01) 11 :r11 sure be ·glad to return ·to the campus for a re1.J.nion after this conflict is over 11 •From:Cap.
Dick Hammerle (APQ) "Yie are acting as both AA and Field'Art •. here on .
the _Italian .F'ront)mat.ching shell f.or- . shell with the ener.iy-and the rain
falls da'y by-day and the mud gets deeper 2nd deeper". •From. Ens Clair
.s.xtell(NTS(Comm)IIarvard,GambridgeJ·Ias.s,). 11 Uncl0 Sam changed his mind and
I am now at Harvard studying Comrnunications •• ~I had expected ·to ship •
out, but here I nr.1. Thanks for Trumans address·-!' have writt~n him"
From T/Sgt_ i\Jick Bilowiclc (APO) "I cant t-ell yo,u much about some of the
missions I have flown, but • . you probably' re.J.d of the 2nd Regensbhrg raid
_over Ger,nany? Well I was on that one-and the ·- article in SatEvePost was
very ~raphic, and will give you some impression. An air battla turns
out to bi not at all a~ you would i □ agine it to be-it -is the most exciting thing in the war, but not like the :-.iouie .· version. From a plane
a_bombing mission · is , like a hodgepodge of disconnected scenes ••• bombs
flas}Jing and __f?l,lling, a cripµled plane smoking and lo...,_.3ing altitude,
a bombardier µushinz a button. to send his bombs away as calmly as if~
wer_e turning on the hall . light, t·iny . specks li lee dots before your eyes,
which turn out to be enemy _plariss circlirig before tr1ey cone roaring at
yo,u, the black puffs of smoke . t.i.1at look so innocent, bl ossor,iing in . the
air all a~oupd you--tha.t1s flacl~-and all this in a dull monotone that
is the roarin3 of your engines , brokEn only by the shudder vibration
of the plane as · onQ machine gun after another lays ti. line of fire in
the path of an attacking fighter. The interphone talk fr6m tail gunner
to pilot: 11 f'.ourteen enemy planes~figl1tersjlow at 6 oclock;they'r now
moving up to 3 odlock ••• ke ~p your eye on them~ ' Nick, ev~ry one who reads this discription co.n say "Swell -sure Ive· been on a bombing mission myself- -with Hi clf 11 ·.•Fr om Ens ~c. J. Swick( BOQ.Rm,1 12aAt lanta · Ga) 11 J:i.f ter
beinc:; sent vi'a ·catt+~ ·car to ,Norinan; Okla, vvhire I took my basic train..:
ing ,I was sent to _Pensaqola. Soon I expe6t to rirrive in Roanoke Va
from here and then o. 15 day furlough and you cari -bet your best -paint
brush youll see me at ?,·.R .. ·:Ple2..se tell ''.Ace Hovis, ;Jick Jones,, .;.ndy
Peto.ch aad Bill Ritter to v,rite rne-..-I would love to ·contact the old
gang. I met _Bill Tehq,y in ~ensucola but we bniy had a few moments.''-Fronr
Pvt Wm ~1ometo(APO) 11 Well here I ani in French ~'1,frica wor :dng in the
mail transfer. vvho should I meet but Sa,.1 Ristich and blike Mamula last
week over h'ere-we talked- 0 bout SR till the - wee hours .• V-li.11 send you some
pict4res as soon as ·r ge't :the camera ••• i11teresting natives'' Be loolcing.
•From. §gt Loyal K. Bri_gg~(APO) "The last VB traveled about 15,000 miles
to ~eac~ me over here in.China as we knock at the -~1ps back door with
a bun_c.h of ;fe,llows wtio kn-ow how to•i·knock" ••• we are trying to shorten
the time until that Victory Honecoming-and 1-et·s make it SUPER 11 1.menL
•From Pfc James C. Kearns(1i.PO)" Did you know that I was wi tJ-1 Q..aP.t Petu ...
Ohl.and did .dt know it ••• wsll according to VB,. I was! It will be a great
day when I meet up with him-~ ~m planning to get·you a picture of ~on
Pritchard1s; grave~ Hope your all fit by nbw_, Jimmyi•From . Lt, Bill Tallon (i\PO) 11 I am now flying attacl<. in .a medi-um: bomber, and it is a lot of
fun 1 if y6u Tiant to call.this fun ••• believe me)the boys are doing h'Sood piece of work too~ I may be a little late in getting to the reunion
a~ my folks have move~ to Florida and Dad is dverseas as a c.a. of a
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·When I do. come ba.ck itw.ill be ' wi-th my old H •. S •. girl as.
my · wif~, ind I wili tc:.ke pfide in introdu9ing her to good old S.R. of
which she ha.s ·heard so much!'· Good~.~ •Fro □ .Lt Sam Ristich(6tb Ferrying
Ap:..Long Beach Calif)" lifter q. prolonged dangerous trip 'f am headed for
Long Beach one~ more~ I covered 20~000 milts visit~d : S. America, 0 ahara, hfri6a, England,Scotland. I saw Bill Rometo
aHd-Mike Mamula in
D~klr~Mike · was a ~~dio - op~r4tor· on one ~f the~ships--strange places to
meet _f__r\;i.._e.r,i.:9,s..-<5p..?v .~§.d Nicoletti· a~ Baer Field;Ind~ .. sambo ••• how. you do
get around i l •From a/s Tom Care:t,( 308CTD.Sq:12.1ElACollege Station Tex)
Keep sending in those pictures, and turn the page •.
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This time it is in Texas ••• and with a progrnm ic.~entical to the one.
at S.R., so, you know pretty wel-1 w:lat I'm doingu •From, Pfc ~Tohn 0.
Halls-tein(CoB_ St Louis u,st.Louis I.Io). "I am· still a school boy in per,ed. and I do enjoy hearing from the gang,~nd the fine work they are
doing" •From Ffc Geo E. SipsC"ro) II I l_ike to read of the Victory Reunion we are going to have ••• that makes rae look forward to things and
something to thin~c. about. Ho.cl a letter from JjJn_j-{ark.ins over hez-:e;and
. would like to hear ,from D. Sa.rq_Q.DQ. and John_iL~h.~~::__GJ:tg_y:_1 and I dont want
· to miss- an iss~e of VBII ~From .Cp_1_J.,yle Koe1'11g(fl:) )( ll37TrGpGreensboro
NC) 11 ~~gt C lars nc E- Aikey a.nd I vver e in the same wing Giving P.T~ t.o the
coloreJ troops nncl. bE-lieve r,1e. th'.lt was a job"_ ~F'rorn Lt . Frank J ~ LadesicC1.PO) " ·.nt present Im in I\aly ..-flying my own B-24 11 1fotRock 11 my crew
so far has ans G~rrnun ·Fighter chalked u~besid6s t~s nany bombs we've
delivered to various places.. Vir,_'',ve rigg~d up aur tsnts to rnal-<.e it vrry
confortableu.aftE-r: t:1e war I think IlL get a pa-pent on our gasoline
stove-its colossal!'' Goa.d luck Fro.nklt •From Pvt .J1ck Sprowls.(~36East
Hi.tll .La-ncc.st-erPa) ~"F:rank Dennis, Bob Buxton and I o.re hcr.e at. Fran·klin
;J.nd Mars-hall until r.:'.bout July lst-yoL1 will sursly hear from us the -eery time when we ::1iss a VB" c.From C-aJl!, Bill Wenver{APO) 11 12..st Friday I
went to Londdn for i change and rest;the ReJCrosa &ot the chnnge and
the night clubs go1, the rE.at-.(Whod. Bill1) · I hr.'.ye hc.d ]_..ettsrs from i.ndy
Carnpbell(now n civill~n- Since coht.......acting m~leria in Panama, nnd from
.Jimmy Cox ,whanI. believe is headed this v;ay.We h;:i.ve · g_ood quarters:,,; go6d fooci, _r.w.ny conven.iencE.s. tl1ci.t the men raust miss in other sectors =, but,
the sun has,N'at peeped throu._sh . to warm us for weeks, nnd "·Spnm." i.s st,i 11 our favorite mE- ~ t 11 -•Fr om .~/iT lvl. E. Co.rl 6 ss ( 6o.r·r.T-13C ourt 1£1nd,,-i1.la)
''At last I haVE; "fot,1nd SOli18 one-with whor:-1 I _ccm sing thE: Al.mn Hate.r.:-,as
vve ·have two men who atte,n.d.ed S .R ~ >LlS Cadets, nnd tr~ey can never shout
her. praises.. high enough, for the swell trent,:isnt they received there~
,From .CSpLeroy - Brest(F,.P.O)"I ctm - now back c:~t work .after a grand 21 lGave home in thG Statss, but disa.ppoint'ed in tb.:1.t I got no further
to S.R. that to phon~ hl~ Miller from Sharon~Last week ilra.Roosevelt
Qarae through this ~e6t~on on an i~spection tour of recreational facilities and I had the honor of putting on a swioraing exhibition for he~
-.From Lt Chuck. Hour;h(Soon?,\.FO)"I gusss I should-have told you that I
was to · be metrried ~-we11 · 1':Iildred and I he1.d a. beautiful double ring cer..emony 3t ~he base chapel at Alamogordo, and 1 heartily recomierid □ar
riE..d life to_ one··an.d · a.11. I've told her ·so t.1uc·h about S.R. ti.1-at she
thi.nks i' ts the 6 rC1.ndest school in the U~3.A-which it certainly is."
Congr~tulations Lt. Chuck and Llildred~and we'll be expecting to hear
from you "?ver. th_erell_ soon. _•Fro~1 98....1 Jt::1 l-lark~.risc·so) 11 .-.fter- getting
your note 1n with VB I r.rn.de· 1nqu1ry an-ct·.111 1\fr1ca had the good fortun& of me et ing C np' n Di ck Ham::1 erle-,:::i,t ths. t ·t L:1e he wG.s n 11.Il.t, so I.
see he's now cli~bing thE: lndJer. We have the same ·APO, but it co~ers
a lot of -territ·ory, altho us ,the crow flies he is ·MCtt _far away :in 1one
of thsse -Italia.n _v4tlleys, or hills. Its bsen ·3 yea.rs since I have ibee.n
on the campus~arid ttat ,will be one of ~y first ~t6ps when I get bcick.
I happen to be in ari Qutfit .t.he..t ha-s been in for.pre.cticnlly all of
the 11 Big Shows!', and it rl'.,th,er r,1<;1.l~es- rrre -~smi'le 1nhen I - rend of those
fellows 1!fG.ntin6 to. · see pct ion~' ,•From §/~gt, LB on E. Scowden (i.PO) 11 Im
in England 2nd so fir hav~nt seen any S.R. Tellows, but have my eyes
open for I lcno11_ there are quite 3. number here ;...I'Ty job wi llJ in all prob-'
ability) ta.lee me to r.w.ny_ quaint placE=-s on th8se' isl.es--though I will
probably- o.lso see . ths sights only fro ti1 the road"~- Jimmy Cox nnd Bus
Bower . Qre still likely with you Scowden ? •:F'rom Lt Ernie Desue (~oon
APO? -~We have taken 6ijr _ov&rseas physi6al, so I Qo not exp6ct to be
at Ellington - Field mUch ~anger-so I'll ij8nd you·my new address as soon
as I c anti - DO 1, -· :::i,n-d · thG.t i:-vi 11 help V.B. to- keep coming better. Fror:, .Nit
3/cJ.S.Craine(i.TB .CnmplFt-PierceFla). 11.r met Ens. Fred Darlin here and he
showed rn~ the first 6opy of VB and it bro~ght back mefuories of 1940
when I attended S.R • . I saw combat . action iri the invasion of Sicilyt&
it was during those' _dci.ys that, ;n_y mind wondered back to college. I . sure
would Ji ·k e t_9 heo.r from the fellows•.t· Yottr on the · 'list Jay •. •From _l?vtil.n·
thooy Forte(EiedDe~-285F.11..Bn FtSi.llOkla) · "Hy wife~f~orence ~·l.gnew). o.nd
I surely l.ikBd ·o ur first C'?PY of VB.~hope to receive r:10re. l-i.fter being
in sountl observntion ~orkJI transfErred to th~ Nedics--look forward to
Victory Hor.iecor.1ing and l]g.ck to ,t:eaching 1t •And iri TODJ\YS maiL From;rfc
Jim Kecirn.s(.i~?O) ,r.,,;,c·complished . two things these last two weeks ;,got o.
picture of Don P_-ritcho.r_ds g-r:ave, and t:iet· ·and to.1kecl t.o Q.p.P.' n Fred PtY.c.ha .... and talked S.R •.. to h~r.i for a r-enl ses.sion_••• really swell to ·_be
able to discus_s sor:iet,.hing dear .t o you with one who knows; it in and ou:. ..
I am back on dQty no~~ good as ever, raring to go~ Where St~n Rob§qn
is buried the _y · hti.ve an inscription ·,rwe. 11._v:e ~ Deeds_,; Not Years". . B§.n
Rebel is·up around . New Guinea,4nd ho~e~·to run into _Tallon, who wi.11
soon be here a ye:i.r··.Rebet \:ms in the Cape Gloucester scrape. I met: Ed
Ballnrd (Westr.iinste:r;- Col) who wants to be reii1ember:-ed tQ r::Iosco.,,Sti t '. zin~r,D.Jones ,.Duttjn,Ca.rey,Hauley&Nocera--I met '_Pete Care_y,:;I'ops cous:in
--a sm:i.11 worldl 1tt
i~TTENTIO}J .1;.11 .ENK'HES OF i~:,!ERICA_- -Dorlt · trea_d orL us,Dant a:ttem~t to _h_i,n,.der us; ,w_e·- vion't . hcwe tyr~~ny h~re_ in -Fr•ee r~·icd'
: . A war1:i _ hand clasp,,- -g-oo_d· 1uck, .. -rror:1 o. friend ~o:17Mti•
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