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and is aware that affairs. or· the great est magrti t ude
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Fellows, a . great many of you. will be in
this spec...tac.le,- many of you will have important parts to play •
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may not read this until the affair is on or on its way~ Fellowa, do
your darnd·e st to be b'rave stalwart soldiers, doing your duty in k.e en ,
exactness abd in poise •••• but don't lose the larg~r valu~a or perspec- .
tive of things. •.•.•: don'tle-t soldiering make you forget that you are a
gentleman and a Christian. · -In all probability your job will make it
necessary , for you to kill ..... but it need never make you like killJng.
You will see horror and aoarsenass, suffering and hardness, destruction and utter ruin of people, nations and things~ but you need ne~er allow yourself ·to beciome callous to these things, nor allow thi& lo get
you down. War, artd certainly·this one, is-hell in all its fury to the
very depth, but you need not emerge~ devil from it. Right now the
picture looks dark,Jorbidding and gnuesor.rn, but it is not going to remain this wayforever .. One day (pray God it comes soonl)a, bric;hter- s.pectacle\will a\Vait us, and we will need men back here with great and.i. fine
visions and ideals to carry on the building of a greater, a sounder,:and
a more glor _ious America. What crime and thugs have torn down, you who
return and we who anxiously await you, are going to unita in rebuilding into the greatest - nation -the world has ever . known.
And now may
God in His great infinite wisdom bless every last one of you as yo~
steel yourself for this enga g ement, be it -long_ or short •. Come bac,k to
us ••• come back to us as unspoiled gentlemen~L

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Warra drizzling rains a nd a friendly suh has -~oaxed out the tirty
leaves and stick:y buds on .t he 1'uckey~ trees in front, of Korth Hall,, and
today as· I write the lavm mower is leaving gr 9 at wide swaths as it ·
chug gs over the velvety gre~n for th~ first _~_ime this _year. Varioua
birds ser,enade of an early morning wh,en one wishes to sleep,, bpys. play ·
at marbles on the playground nep.r th.e .Lab.school, girla swing gracefully along ·on roller skates .. over the walks, studE;;nts stroll along of an
evening -· in li g hter clothing, andtmore colors. Earth worms wi g gle over
the side walks after a shower, golden ,Forsythia blooms near South Hall
and ~pring in · all its. loveliness is juit now . pushing its~lf out of
winter. :rrout = season, opening , April 15th, was the quietiest we have so
far ever seen, a few f a rmers plow their fields bet~een sho~er$ an~ sun~
shine, and any number of gardens neatly planneq, have so far g·otte!ri ·no ·: .. ,·
futher than that. Many alumni will att~nd .the Baccal~ureate seivi~e~ ·
at a .; 30 Sunday May . 2.Bth . and the inf qrmal. te:a in _the g·reat lounge qf
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!'Jorth Hall foll.owing it, an:d Com·menqement. will follow on Monday mqrning_,
11I ay 29th. The display of your photor;raphs... i:h uniform -, with your nanie.
(no titles .,or rank) beneath, are mounted.on a large placque on tha
1st floor of Old Main, and is attracting much attention. If yo~ h~ve
not sent iii your picture, will. you pleas~ look_ to this .matter at your
earliest ccilnvcnience •.•• your folks at home will cooperate with you if
you ask them.
PLEASE--will you· look at your envelope. If you~ ada-ress has been changed · or if vie have it wron,g ••• PLEASE WRITE il! at _, your
earliest convenience •• ·•.vB desires to re2..ch you ~- qnly a handful of
cadets now remain at the college •• ~as. soon as : they g et . in t~eir hbUrs
in th~ air, they too . will leave, and that, so far as we know~ wilL end
the armys pro g ram here.
VISITING on t.he CAMPUS • .Bride and Groom::
~pock Dunlap and Peggy Griffith,. Bill -Nesbit and Glenna Cleeton, Eddie
Cottrall and Millie 'vV.§.§d~••-COl:GRAT.lJLATIOHSl l Also . to Paul Butler and
his wife: LeJ],_a Ivt~r.Y- }:Yeiser of Las Vegas Nebraslcs,
· :Bob Varnum: and
wife visited. the college-Bob will. soon b.e a deck officer aboard. Kensley Mille_r and wife spent an afternoon ·11sre ••• Kensley w90 has one
German plane to his credit( others . unrecorded) will -soor1. reenter overseas duty once again, after resting ,and instructing in Florida~he fl~~
88 sort.i.es over enemy territoryl1J Art . Ammon is out on account of
physi·ca.l cond.i tions.;he and his wife wil.l live in Butler and itrt will
edit the Sporting Page of the Eagle. Capt. Frank Ware ( Faculty) is
now in England .. Mrs DuB.e.rd is in the Alle 0 heny Hospital in Pittsburgh,,
Joe Henning is teaching PT •in Berry College, Georgia, 1l'!id1 n Tom . JO:os
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having been a11· over the ·g·lobe vdroppen" in for a visit,J'dr and Mrs Ted
Bukowski spen'-t a few days at the lattet's home near here,. Sgt. Warren
Bran.don, soon ·~o mov.e, was here,amd Lt, Jimmy Gallagher, now stationed
at Middletown~Air Port called. And so, its a pin-up girl forMr. and
Mrs Bob Sr11ith( 1·,i abel Davis) , and she weighs 6Lb, 1 Oz and her name is
Judy---Hello Jt:tdy _ 1 Lt.Bob (JLI:d]s papa) is now Ex. Officer in charge of
trainina a rid has his hands full--soon his outfit will move, and Mrs S
and Judy will rc'mai-n for a little while. Last Sat.night the, Seniors_
e.ntertain~d 1:,he., faculty at a well appointed dinner i~ North Hall with
much fun ~nd 4ri: element of sadness with the men gone.
AND NOW for a
peek into ~_-t he OLD . IvIAIL SACK : •From c·pl.John Offutt(Bks 521. Alliance
Nebl "I am now assigned to the TroopCarriE.rs Command, towing gliders
and paratroopers ••• we are soon to be headed across.This';r&ther a bleak
country about here _with many bluffs .:1nd some Indians around'~ •From Gcq:t
Bill \-Jeaver(APO)" fhe sun has been out fully 4 days here in England,ard
I hardly know whert these 11 months have gone since I landed here.The
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Star_s and Stripes" carried an articl6 about "Babe'' Denbow peing one of
the high scorers of a basketball club, and I have not seen or mat.· a
single S.R. Irian--perhaps we shall soon meet in Berlin .. " •Fr·om Pvt Fr.
hI. Dennia (447East Hall F&M,Lancaster Pa) 11 Dont Yrnrr~ we will soon let
you know if we don~ receive. VB-they have been co'ming regular.Bob Buxtn:
and I went trouting, with strings and cut poles .... met a man who loaned
us his fine outfit, promised to take us fishing any time we could go.
V.e got no fish, but I still hold I'm a better trout er than Bob Lewis!"
•From Sgt. Fi,l Nocera(CoK-9thGrCamp.i:i.eynoldsGre6nvill&Pa) "At the pr~sent
my wifE. and I are living in Gree,nville-how long we do not know, but I
sore would like to hear fromDutkin,Aikey,Sample,KaufmaL-i.,Cox,Carey,.. J.J_m
Howley, ~,IcNertney, 0 arcone ,Perkins and the rest--my exp'erienc E. has not
been so spectacul a r as mo.ny"
•From Lt,ColDonald Dunlap(Hd4thAir Force
>,JanFrancisco(&)Calif) "I am in the officE- of Director of Operations. of
the 4th .ili.ir F·o rce, and we are eng rossed in very interesting work, the
nature, of which demands that I make frequent fl ig:1ts to our instal.la.tions. I ri1et a clo.ssmate Lt.Helen Booth in Santa Maria a few days C4ll:,O
and we had a nice evening ~eviewing memories of S.R.and I sent her . a
recent copy of VB 11 -Than~cs for .the pictur·e Don. •From Pvt. VirginiaSrorin
(RecDepot,29tl1BnCoFBksll8CampLe·jeuneNC)"I\ve only beE.n here for a 11J10nth
and the last 2 VBs h:i.vc reached me.Out of 525 new recruits our platoon
of 29 was awarded t h E. banner for excellence .in close order drill-that
was a thrill~ ~From Pvt.JohnRobak(HqJetSecL4Sto.CompCampSibertAla) 11.I ha· ·
completed L7 we~ks Chem 'f /arfare Basic Tr, and am now working as radio
technician with a controlled targ~t crew.t.ately I h e:.ve acquired SC)me
expE:r i enc e in 35mm.pr o j ect i_on work n t one of the post thea ters.. 11 •Fr-om:
Lt.Frank Nocera(Naval Tr School,PurdueU,Lafayette,Ind) "Guess who reported for duty here at Purdu_e? None other than John Ribka. Sp(A)2/c,as
you re.call he was quite a gymn~st at S.R.and I was a senior when he
enrolled. My duty 2 s ~thlE-tic Officer is to see that our 800 students
are properly conditioned before g~ing to sea, and my o~her duties a~~
Officer in chargE- of Navy Post Office, . Drill Officer, . Ordnance, and
Ships Co off icE-r; so you see.. I co.n keep quite busy"- Ani from many
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quarters we have heard exc e llent reports of your work Frank. •Froq.1 SJA
2/cJohn Ribka (NTSPurdueU,Lafa.yetteind) 11 From Great Lak&s I was se~t t.o
Bainbridge ,Md, then sent here. Lt Nocera told me about VB and gav(f; me
sev~ral back copies he had on hand~I see the S.R. lads are far sc~ttered" -You~ on the list JohnnyB.ibka.•. •From::tst Lt RobtE.Parka (APO) "Last
i!Ia. rch 23rd m.:trked my 18th month overseas, in the Pacific area. After
spending H:t mo. L.1 'Hawaii, I was transferred to Fiji-then to my pr-esant
position which is a - military secret. I hav e faced th~ Japs severa~ tim•
ss, and they are waging a lo sing b~ttle, and this they know. Battling
in the deepest jung1e,, in muc(,_ rain, sleeping in fox holes half fl.lled
with water and battling r:ept'iles and mosquitoes nll_ h_ave left an !impression of depth upon me, then seeing yo~~ bE.st buddy falling on e~therr
side of you never to rise again and wondering if you will be next-this
too has given me ·.:1 picture. God has bee.n with me, and I look to Hltm
each night for guidance and daily help. I am engaged to an Erie, Pa
girl and we are planning to marry as soon as I return. I have seen maiy
sights over ·11ere > from the Hula.1-fula Girls of Hav1aii to the bL::tckest of
island natives ••• it will tie grand to return to civilization againm.
•From :Sl/cAMM Gail Vlarnock(Waves Bks 82Alameda, ,Calif) " I received mr1
boot training in Hunter Col1E.._g,Gj t r1en I wa.s sent to Norman Okla,and I
am now an Avi a tion Machinist Mate out here.Life in the barracks, stand~
ng in line. for c.how,, associating with a c.r.qss section of. personalities
is a new experience. _••certainly a change from the class room.We have al.
kinds of p la~1es to servi~e here, . _and we. do all kinds of work from . timd.ng
magnitos to installing gas tanks"~ If you get a furlough com.e around,
Gail~: there's a knocl< , in my Che_v's differential.1! ·•From Lt. Loyal Brig~ c~PO) 11 Even thoug h we h 2.v6 be,en thought to be at the end of the wo,rld
Ilfe in China has been good to us. Our squadron team, ~fter winning 22
games of basket ball has been known as the "Champi ans of China"--our men
play hard and they fight even harder-see you at that Big~ Homacomingl 1,..
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w'From H/S.gtDoug Lehm o.. n(Englancl) "Th6' little boolc that t11ey gc..vs ma when
I was a freshman telling me"that friends ITTad& in college would be true
friends•was true. I hear from LtBill ~anke, Jake Elliott, Lew Bagnato,
and thE. D,G,Porters ,' and _Qt~1~rs. Once \.n' o.. while it g6ts a bit noisy
from"Jerry~ but •,,e dodt mind it, even when on watch, as I am, now. u
~ From Lt Chuc..k HoughC~PO) "I o..m soms•:1hcres in Africa, G.nd it bear& no
resemblance to lovely S.R. \"/hen coming over I r an. into Lt.Pete Sowa
(FerryingCor:mand) and believe n1e we had a great time tc..lking of S.R.
and later ~hooting. the bull with Willie Romsto the past week as he is
stationed h~re where I am delayed. He has been~showing my whole crew a
goocl time~and Willie is de~initely sold on S.R.-~e really □ isses h~r a
gre ~t d eal. Vhile waiting Ive been swimming, deep sea fishing, und we
hunt big ~ame in a j~ep, and . shoot from the hip-its great fun--must
closG ns Im to ri1eet ';~illie at the PX-lrnep those VBs coming!"* Frcrm:
Ens Fred Lytle(NavyYa.rdPortsmouthN .H) "Y/e only ha.VE- 5. nrnn in this Communication Office, and we are on duty 24 hrs. a day,7days g week.We do
lots of construction here, launching a new Sub every --days and ~e
expect to build ·-~-during 1944. Had my first ride on a Su1.b, last Thur.
and never enjoysd anythin3 better ••• we made 7 divEs a nd believe ~ewe
ca.me up after each one~!\ ~s m~y leavE hsre on a momcnfs notica. As to
my fa i: 1ily:thE- l9Jla.old twins are co.11in.; along fine antl our little: 8½
mo. old girl ·is also a darling ••• wonder what S.R. will be, like vJhen
they are, old E-(1ougb to ntten·d? '[le :are making plans f .or thsm already by
Har Bonds. 11 - Shall \'!€ enroll them as Sec. or Health E PfcBob C)phert(2nd TSS-Lowry Filed#2Denver)"Upon leaving, my wife(~"!::i.ndaKrupar went · to visit her sistsr in Louisville,K~ and I cnme her~ to
JJenver, c..nd s.Jon hope to go to gunnery school or central fire control.
1'he B-29s here c.rE- monstGrs ancl make a. B24's lool~ sma.11-";
FrQ.Fg_:. Lt CJ.
Bnrnhart( 9Valley PlaceNewHavenConn) 11 On G-ood Friday we(Bessie and I[)
went to Bridgeport to hear a choir diredted by U~ Yingling-and gawe
the latter and his wife all the S.R. news-we will spend a wesk ena at
Storrs, Conn.~ith tbem soon.Will send some photograph• · soorlL.• &gt.Mary
Aiken(WacDet-4thCharting PhotoSqtiarch FlclCalif) "Have been getting V13
and enjoying it very much-I am now c:::. S.gt. 11~ Thanks for your picture 1
From Lst Lt.~:;m K. Bunney(L8th Co-lstSTR,Ft.BenningGa) "I will return
to C2.mp F8.nning,Tex after I finish this course for future Bn, a.nd ftegt.
staff officErs in Inf~Sure like to read about my former college matesl
From Harry Trur.mn (Red Gross-Iran?) "L::i.st wselc I vms on a trip t:o Luxor ,Egypt, the tombs of the 'old kings ::i.r1d queens are really somet1ht..ng.
It is a little quiet here as we are fur from the fighting £ront-bqt I
r~ther imagine TIME refers to the Lliddle East as thE Tinderbox of politics-I would say"ha.nds offi.iicld_le East politics~~ '"t11ere see;·.1s.. to be: u
lot of knife throwing and. so1:1etimes. they lani:l nro·und the ~pina.1 column".
~ From Lt.C .E.Gladcl(.tiPO) "India is truly a lc..nd of mystery, with t'ha
inany intcrpretntions given to religious things, including cows, peacocks and monkeys wl:dch a.re sacred. the women are not supposed to have.
soul.a, and are used for brec.ding purposes--there ;e. r ·e; many Indian&·• We
are billited in an Americc..n Car:ip near a. 12.rge cit'y, .:i.nd our food i~ O.K •.
with mcny orangE-s, b ~nanas, pineappies, and · cocoanuts. Our hut □ ents are
of bamboo framework. cov6red with cement and a thatched roof. The b~ds
nre of latta.cE.d rope c..nd r,e sleep under a . net· :ts · protccti ·o n ago.inst
mal~riu. I ar.1 writing this lGttE.r by - candle light.The days here are hot
but the everiin,3 s cool. 11
From. I.Irs. G.C .Shiclc " rle knov, t,hat our son
reachEd the point of crabarcntion in California but since . that tine we
ha.ve. had no word'' Ha.s any one henrcl f romDan Shick'? ~Wrot:1; Ens B6n Rebe.1.
(.hPO)''Liy i:1ail wls held up hers until we made port-then I -rec'd 2 copies.
of VB. I am on the, lookout for Bill Tc..llon but haverlt '·sE:.en him yat.--tall
him to look for LCI --- ~nd !11 set him up to a good rn~~l. Had letters
from Ji:nmy Kea.rns-·he is just~o. little .. too fa.r away to visit'~ Your wife
brouGht a ilice group of prospective ~~s. s~niors to. the• college last
we6k -gletd to SE-6 her •. ~-From Fvt·::r.1R.Schr.1idt(2nd ;!feather SqStoutFiled,Ir.iclia.napolis Ind) "Hope you heard the 1tJed,..:.ir1g bells on · Marchll-Robcrta
(Walker) and I were married then; •• ~nother S.R.ronance. blossomedtl I'll
turn on the right valves here in__the .i_enther Sq. to _bring you the kind of
weat iHX you G.esire.-let us know 11-wie will,. and I' 11 so.y '·' h!3llo" to Roberta
the L1tter pa.rt of this month-I' will speak in her H.S.*Fror.1 Tom Thompson (.·~Po) 11 Now I'm h2..lf way c.round the worlcl, ancl r · received 2 nur.1bers
of VB-::..nd were they welcomcL'u1y news fro1a SR is always welcomew ~f Front
Pfc Stan I~Iarsha.ll(HitchcockHall-UofCb.iChicagoill)"Im still in Pre-hied.
o.ncl t1.:1ve,n't much to say-not like the f cl lows who are rsal1-y in the warthe a.rmy is determined to nake a dei1tist out of r:rn-a.s ~ohn .Hallstein
( who is in the sa□ e program) put i t- 11 Ir;1 just c. school boy"- §.!d..t your story is just as welc.J □ e to VB renders as any 11 *From:Ens Jim Howley
(Rm322Brown HallPrinceton N.J) 11 I ara a darn busy fellow and hctve . to keep
a.beam of 4 courses with 2-hrs of study-FT and dr'ill round out the day"
~-From PfcTony Frisi.i.1.a(A?O} 11 Engl::md is ve·ry benutiful, a nd ,I hope I' 11
meet some SR fellow Mere s~on to discuss mGmories that are very dear to
me'!<:lenty of tnem thers Tony-G.11d addressY~'r-aul Re.ardon(2628Hosp .Sect 1o
Pm NYC) ~lad to s2y Paul is recuperating nicely, but he will b& there
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for a. m.::>nth or so-wounded in right foot and leg-Pnul will be mighty
glad to hear from you-or any one.~! ➔~From Lt .Bob McGregor(APO) "I am now
with another outfit, and it is a dandy-we nre just now in the midst of
special training-soon to be put into a.ct.ion away out here in the ~.Pacific .No news give.s me grenter pl~o.sure . than news of SR•i:t-From, Lt .11.,mdy
Petach(England)"Im, in the southern part of England-h.:went been near:
a pla.nG in month,f-the· Adj just lookeq, _a.t my reca'rds, srw I w<;-s c:i, .B.S • .
in H.Etl-so now Urs Fetach's little . boy -1s the Base PhyTr.Off1ce~(And
how often this has happened "•ndy!?)I'vs done about evetything that I
did'nt exp ect to do and it~ been a pretty go od education.Ha.4 . lett ~rs
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from I,Ienochsr ,rough q.nd St.R 2, msey-and l o ok for Chuck and Johnny hE:.re
any time •.hHD, dont m~san t .'.J miss that reunionY: ➔~·From Mid'n Bill Eeiae
( 820 Tower CourtChicagqll~ll) 11 1:Je o.re · about to ·tp.k~ :Jur 6 wlc fino.ls and
our graduation is set for MaylOth-the work has been pressing, but I
havs liked it a.t that" ~~ From Pvt. Erma L. Moore( 1!JacDet~F,'.tMonmouth NJ)
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I read every word of the VB you sent me.,. and soon I sha.11 ~end .you a
picture"'* PfcPaul Grine(APO)"I. now weigh 12stone 9lbs,so you know I'm
in England-pass VB on to two fell ows fromNewCnstle and Ellvwod C,ity
who know SR faintly~Have been here a long time and so far have not
seen o.ny vv0ath6r fit to mention in the s_arne brea.th with Pai}:\'esJ I
have r.iet some :really f:i.ne_ ·psople who cha.rm and enchai:it me..U* From ,r'vt
David Sarcone(iiPO) "I ar.1 back oq New Guinea again,. and in the neo.r fu~
ure expect to be very busy. Hae ti.. oocko furlough in Sydney. ~nd that is
a garden spot of heaven.Count me in on tho.t reunion° -~,-From Lt David
Thaler(APO)"I am still in Englnnd and risht now living in a tent .with
3 other men-alild not q o ba.d. 'Ne have a rttdi o, c.nd I am now list ~ning to
Duke Ellington" ➔~·From a/c BillTebay( Bldgl236rensac ola Fla) 11 Hope :to
be finished with thi~ part of my training ~oon and will then pay you
a visit when this happens,nfter 17 r.io.as o.n a/c..---I SQ.W 9JJJ:...l .Sinkulci'.S
picture in the hc:.ng Gr but hear he is away on sick leave just now".
~,-From S/3gtc.F·.swartz(Ba.r 953Trua.xFieldMad'.7is) "I am very busy with r;iy wo
work here at 'l'ruax Sield, and time passes very rapidly.I saw Li ajQf B.9,sche some days ago but he is move.d again to Yic.1.shington DC I hear" -;;-F~
om .§.ylvan H. Harria S1\3/c(AFO) 11 Severa.l tJf the VB.'s h 2 ye gone astray
but the last 3 hnve· re4.-ched me. away out here in the S. rac if ic. . It
was U good ide.c\
se:n d ·thf..tn also to the girls 1.:md We like to know
where they ars t!o-J ~a0 .no ~ in Hawaii, and.assign6d to the sup~ly dept
and am getting a liber a l E.ducation in ~tore~E.eptng,Aloha..11 j{loha:i. to yoµ
Harris. ¾From Ens Gene ·ac..rlett(Ar0) 11 i .. fter -I \':as comuissi'oned. I reported to New OrlennsJ:for duty on LST-then came gunn6ry and ::1a.neQvers and
then we arrived in NY~Ttie convoy I came over on ·was rather large,abou~
the size of three of y6ur art classBs, a nd the c~ossing not too bad~!
was at no time sea .$ickj by golly r•m an old salt~A lot of lovely dark
nig !:1 ts nll by r:1yse~f up .in the ''conn' keeping st .7 -tion with the other ships-it was really~ Gi~a.t ex ~eri&nce-no troubls with the enemy, but we
are now ri ght next d o or to the louse. Our crew is y oung-none over 34
and I I m th0 · bo.by _of . th e s r oup-wE- c1:r riv t:d in England happy and in good. _
heo.lth" ~1. darn good letter Genet *I:ror.1:Ens Betty Brown( VJOQ-An6ll'Jorfol
k Va.) 11 S0 1,1.etimE-s when I read about al.l the th·ungs,tho.t the S.R •. boys.·.
o.re doing I feel ~hat -my littl.G bit couldn't help mucI+".'"keep those VBs -.·.
coming tho ugh 1"' ~-:. From · S/Sgt John O. Ka uf mnnn( 102D AAF-Uni tR .s .. t1iamiBe ~
chFlo.)U·My work
now with fie~urrie'a s frcm ov~rseas.,-getting them: from
all theaters of opero.t~ons.,. fo.r rea.t and rea.,! 3signme.n1i--we give: ther:1
d.eep sea fishing, , boa.ting, golfing, picnic,s., sunshine and swimming,
and a ll the sports equ~pment poss~ble. The married men have their wives with them o. nd the ; set up ia good. I have ,h l.\d~hand in the nd.r.1inistra.tion a s well a.s supBrvision , ,a.nd thc.t .may be beneJicio.l_ someday. '!le
hear we mo.y go oversea.a soo~, and :since hearing o.bout Stnn and Do.n and
the. rest I fsel · like a .l apping somebody around.Don wus very close to me
ancl I shall al.ways", remembGr him as a ..!llQ..ll•"' J~TTENTION r.:rnn in EnGlo.nd:A
letter was jirit rec6ived here from a Rotary Club over there-stating
that they rather w~ntsd t6; know you fellows better. England is full of
Rotary Clubs ::~~ek_ out the nearest and ni_ake yourself. known\ t I. Itls. a.
baby for Gao, Kline _and hi_s ,\'.'Jife(Etta YJnlters), [\nd its a b~by girl for
Mr o.nd Mrs Kelly of · Yocmiistown 0-she was 11 Pat."Shearer,Its a baby f~r Dr
and Mrs Curtis Ruf.f~maktn·g · C.C J.nd his wife Grandma D.nd Granda.d .G:toria
Dondero is now wit~ her ·husband Keit~ itoner .in ~.J. As this l~st page
is being typed ths blosso1~1s o.re · out, . the air. clen:I c.nd cool, the' -.$Un
bright and t~e leaves just .forming ,on the trses-its really a clay to
~ivel.1 !. Regrets-~that all t -h e 'fine letters that ·come . in cannot be ,·even
1n a few words 'srecorded-spa.ce prevents; .;,From CpJ_Jimr.1y _Hnrkina: I nm
now in Corsica., nnd it i.sn't so bad.,. J.S it .is ·much r,1ore qL~iet tl~q.n :-in.·:
Ital;y wher6 I ,.left. There has been little fighting _done· here, . o..ntl · the
pe0ple seem incl.cp.endent, have mol)ey J; but not so much to buy. In. Italy
we had our lqundry done by the nativ~s for pfaoticully noth~ng;bere it
would cost you o. inontrts wnge.s ·.to . g~t a .montHs washing done•• Shull we
send you o. washboctr'd.Jimmy?_ - ~t-_Yro'm ·1tjgBob Booz.er'(AP._O )"'!!hile serving en
9. different ships in 2 ~u~ies Iv~ collt~ted 2 \ stars f0r ~y ~e~~ice rib.
bon.• I want to .&et home to see Daughter #R born 7 /17J44-I lE.a,rned -~
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