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thE- OFFENSIVE w·ill bE.. in thE:._h:-·!19-S of the. UNIT~-~,
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dost pGoplc .fE.E.l, .. t.h_._t . '1/h<:,n 1t •Cetn ~ told,
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somE- of the- br~vc..st o..ctions ·h2,,vE.· be.E.n to.king pL:::.c~'-&ncl
c0,rtc.inly none of us should be· c..hything elsE. but hc..ppy--we
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must clo E.VE-rythin&!
irr · our unitul power to kscp thE- offensive
in our i1-J.ncJs·-•·i.".Dd b°E,c:t·"thcm to o. stc.ndstill l !. ! ! OJ_-J~_MQBE D11.Y TCJ.JA.RDS
VIGTOnY~l.lU.lE.11, \~·inter of '.J. s_prt h~is sE.ttle,_1 in up hcrc''on·this li~tlE.
pin poi11t on the. m.-1.p"· since wc h .. VE. he.cl snow flurrie.s, winJ._,_rc,111
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~eek ~ □ out ci.n inch of snow rcm::-.ine.cl on ths ground ovsr night
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-1.nJ-the chilclr1;.11 ,:;ot out their slE-cls--oEly to put tr.ce.m be.ck ,igc..in, for
:::.s I writE. this now, the sun is our bright :J.gc..in :mc.l t11E.rE. is nc..ry o.
tretcc. of sno·rJ, Huntin3 SE-a.son is nov1 in full sv1i.ng, ::ncl most·--::.d.l the
sports~cn c..rE. bringin3 in rc.bbits, phE.Cl.Sc.nts i ~nJ squirrel cvery ~~y,
exccpt',"thosc bc.J cl;.;.ys, eve:.rythin3 ··s:-..t ti._sht·. The -le'.J.V·E-S .'.:'.re mostly off
t11E- tr2.cs, people c.rE. · ·:1E.::'..Tin1.::; top coCLts, :tn\..1 gc..loshe.s , emu SE.ncretlly ,
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F2.r ..1\..rs -::-..rE- still llus~:::in3 corn, \·1hE-n the 1;K:-:.ti1er pE-rr:1i ts,
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cvc.rybo..:',, is lookinr::: forr::'.rd to Th:-..r.k~n,s.
CollE-SC ,•Jill c1ismiS'.S
TucsJ::-.y~ ifov24th c.fte.r thE. le.st ~ s , c:n~wc will rssu.ncNov 30th ~~t
l;p.m. Coffee is now h::-.r2 to GE.t --soon to bE. r:.tioneJ, l~st weE.k we
sic;nE-d Llp for g::1.soline. rc.tioning--::-.llowinc; us 4.::;o.l. per we.E-k, with o.
little._ b.ook of tickets ci.s pcruits . 0 u_:;'..'.r is still :.t:. prE.miu.m, :.nc.1
quitE. C1.. riuinber of t~1in:;s of this sort ~.re sc.:.rcc .. • BUT we ml.lst bs content to put up with . these thin:3s--VICTOrtY -~IUST _;a: OURS ••• Nothin 0 L-,ESq__~
LIFE Hi-.GJ.. Zll-TE flew two rE.prcssntettivcs hE-re ci. wc..ek :.:::;o le.st S:J.turdC'.y a,-,
toseE- us mop up Grovs City in o. fiE-h1. of nucl---c.n,~ they say thci.t over
100 picturE.s were tc.ke.n. IF the. :::.rticle cets in the □ :.G~ZinE.. (nnJ the.y
cxpcct the~ t it will) look for it .'.J.bout Tho.nksGi v inc t i:;1e or c. lit tlE.
L:,tE-r •• or whenE.vE-r you c~n set thE- copy--I ii.1C'..t;ine. LIFE is -'.J.t o.
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pru1iur.1 with s01~1c of you c-.w;--,.y out thE.re in forE.i:;n fiE.lds. 11.t le:~st
WE- will tell you ".bout thE. :::.rticlc , oncE- it c.ppsc-rs, c-;nc: the c.btte of
thc issue.
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th2.t tbcre ~ c o. nw:1b&r of our m0n in
North ,~.fric;.1 now--J._L:§..2. I woultl juc:3e th['.t Ke,nsley l':Iille.r, DOUG Lehman, Jel Grossm:::.n~ C'..nl Chuck Krause woulJ likely bE- :::.none thc list as
thE:.y hive etll beei.1 st'..'.tione1.: in En,:-;lCJ.nd or Irclc.n-1 or ''someplCJ.c
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the '!~::1.y" .J~ look for-v.::-i.rc.: witti- ~n E.J...C
OJ?- the locc.l w:::.ilmnn for worJ
from thescl.. or other fellows v-1ho-evE-r-they-u~,:ht-bG) of our [1e.n sto..tio~
eL: thE-re in Alc;iers or E-lsu:usre--likcly it will be"e.lse.wheres 1~ THE
lCJ.st footb~ll ::::.mE- of the ss~son wc.s plC'..ye2 nt E~inboro, ~nJ t~ey took
:::. soo2 olJ f:::.shioneJ l:::.cin3 from the Rockets- quitE. n nuobe.r of Our
sRnior ~E-n ~l~ye~ th6ir l~st f~rcity Ge.me in this one. VISITING ON
TH2 C,,,:r'US: Bill TE.ti1Qle, now ::.-s: 'Lieuten:::.nt, ::-.nc.'. soon to so on m9 nE:;uvcrs
in v~liforni.:J.-hcre for CJ. :1y or so c.n~ lookinG fine. Bill is-C1.ll pcptJc,.: up :::.bout thG outfit thc:.t he is with, c'..n('. s'.:'..ys
ti-wt t:1e.y are very
vJc.11 tr"..inc:,,_: :::.n-: th:::.t the.y will :;ive c. GOO<.l ('.ccount of the □ selvcs:; once
- -'-hE.y ,___,e.t the opportunity.
John · 'ntson : still st:::.tion5,_1_ :::.t the :Jew York "..,.1.'.re.ss <'.n:'. home. for -'.J. few '.·;ys huntin;:;-le.ts hope you cot:::. ::ooc1
bc.Q; fu.11 Johnny~
?Jt.Ei':~~HI_f • • • ;ts you look bc'..Ck on your colle3c.. ~C'.Y'J.
wHh ttE. mc:.ny frie.n:::Snr2s-you surely [We.le !'lere, I think you will -'.'..;:;ree
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thE.se WE.r"" some cf thn i3E11L worth while thinr;s cf Ufe-'-t:r;ese
~E.o~ls ~re the onGs that you enjoy thinki~; ~bout, thE.se ~re the ones
"'.,b·:~t, you enjoy corrcspon--1inc with, n.nc'.. these c'..re the ones you ,1reC'.m
lone; ,.. rc,"..:::1 ::'.bout ---thsse vou lonr to rnE-et one<.. ;,,,,:;c'.in-thssc r.re the
ur..ss ,1ho ?_C?J_l.Qt i_n Y..Q!-!r 1:j._f_c, l,cc6r,._1in~ly ·you 7.rc n"..kinG fri cn-1.s with
ycur fellon □ wn in the service •••• h"..VC no 2oubt --,_bout it •• these will
bE- L.r:tin 1_; f_rie.nclshi,)s .'.7.ls.9 ~ Soi:-1c.~1.y the.re v.1ill be reunions, picnics,
1~jnc1c..; 2 1 ccJebr::tiom; , :.11~ you ni'll be th(...rc with them in r.11 your
c;J 'JJ':' -' ~ .Jt-i- h sone of 'uhcsc., nGw fricn,ls you will h-:cve in C?tnmon, some
c.,f ui--c.. r;-,o--:L unusuC'..l, soi;1c of thG r:10st hui:10rous, .C\n•.1 some. of the most
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-':ib::t you h:~vE. ever E-xperiGnce.r.l---;->.n,.l the:ose close
~is·· r.:-_~<.--. fur fricr"l3~11p-for 1::-.stin~ frien.1.ship,.----- BUT, ( 2n.l hcre
J :•,lPL. +,0 Jffcr y::,u .- .:. bi-:, of ::1.L:vice )B E SlE',E YOU .DO m:'.kE. CL lot of
_'~i··.i1·,:.. .n ... b _tih_-: 1~1i..-nJn your outfit. If pJssiblc>keE.p c.. little bock
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~~E.,;_ .,~l,;11:ys •• 1t □ :-l.y be ?e.st to senL: thE.se .ho,ne for s2.fe ke.epL1G r.ow •·•
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or '..JE.COri1(;. 1nc::.pci.cie1.tecl in i..:.ny Wr'.Y, it mci.y be wise. for you to recorcl a.
~E.~ n~mE.s of the. men who witn~sseJ the m..,_tter--the.se m~y nlso come in
~:::.~n h~ntly some. dr'.y ••• but we hope. likc heck that this Jo~t occur.
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.• r:.c..rico.n Let;ipn ·dc..sc.zine, noticE:s fro-,n so :ilE. sGrvi_cE. ri1en c.::,.ll i-n .-:; ':t'or
in:or ..11.tion ··.::.s to just t~esE;. thinc,s in~-,__t :1 ,h~.v_e ·• GlE.nt i.Jne. th ' .t s·ome of your friends-:-your· .clos 7 f_r:iE.nds in - the. outfit·. m2.y lrnl·p
you w_h_cn Y..Q.U most 11§'._6cl he_lp-:there.for_e . )11:-.k_e mc:.ny · fri0ncls t t In this
c~nnsction, I rec ell tnq.t fr1enJs.
~er~rnnc..liy mci.d€.. in the service 24
ye -. rs c:.go ':!.re ::..monc iilY closest fr.1ery ,.J.s:-,..:.'.::n\l some. of these- exchn.n~e.
visits wtth us sever2.l time.s, ~ ;yeq.( ' nnd~bl~ ~h(:.se 24 yewrs we h ::.ve
kept ~rr,pk of ec:.ch other
,c6rr~s.p,ap:le_nce . 0-n\.l. home, visits. They say
a.JvicE- is ."s01i1ething the othE-r " fE.l)ow Jo~.s I}.ot .ne.-eJ, so he t,ivE.s it to
yourr ••• I h~\~f. given you somethin[;'.-~$ JulKLERS.: Ruth Jones of Butler, o.
S.rt. ,: r:-..J. wsc..rs o. c.li".mond fr_:-om Hownrr Irons J::e.nn State but did his
Jr o. ctice tenchins under Heaa · iti the 8.S.--he ,is now c.t Officers Tr. Sc
it1 V:.for the •.J.::i.r -i n:e·s·-:- .. they• ·.plo.n·to ' mt\rt:Y, se-c,tle 1.1
. own c.ftsr the \"Jo..r
:me.: r-ii_se. s .o .1e. o{ '.t:hos€ th_ings a.hout thr.t hig;h th".t run o.r-ound 1,ne
house-- -.T ms~n a hedge--n ft,.r·m for .t.hem t ~ 1 Hilly ~l&~cl--yes ..~:n1..1 you 0 u e ss e.J. it:, ·~Echli Et.· Eler:.no.r Dahof f ,' cin in the heck do you r~te
those lenvss Teddy? Dorothy Steel--o.nd Chuck
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J.)hnny ~.Io.nocher, -Be-rhice Pizer ·\n.J. 3.o.y Brown, Opc'.l Ci-ilcr is t ..,_n,l_ ,Jr -HcCc.rl of Lrrove Lr i ty.. • nniJ . ,_
nu::-iber 1 o.f others t uG.t just hnvent be:en pqrsunJea •. just •c:.s we i::;o to mir:1eo::;r c'. p~-~'J1-t~.IES;1.KE: A son born lJ.st month to Hr unc.1 Urs John Hickey . of
New Br1shton r-1 .1.s nc'..rJe<:l DJ,VID, c.fter his : re.::.t bi.z Unc1 8 ')c.vic.1 Frazier
now in New Cnli . .1onici. •• con '-" rc.tulr:ti on~ 211 ~r :c.nrl. _,U;.J FjzLLO'.'v'S, :i.llow
mE. to thank you for those Rhoto.71 re.phs o·f y:Htrsalf in uniform thc.t
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with every -1et t er-- tl1ey ·h nve _. b een
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etnc: so -h::.ve y'bur lett£rs, o.nd your person:n.-1 nuto.c;rnphs h~ye been very
much a.pprec int-ed. Sor:1e of you lV'..Ve pi ct ur es coming fr om_·h ome, n ntl o.
few others hnve not just at this time been ~ble to get n _picture, but
I o,r:1 _sure you __will_.~~nt _ your picture.shown with a~l the other· rden.
from thG college--we have a numbEr of uses plnnne~ f?~ them---so put
this item c.own 111 your memory book for somethin.:; TO I:QQ K . ·.FTER NO'.'! !!!
WELL--you hnve noticed the new format of . this N·fll Victory Bell-we
now have more space and we hope to give you more excerpts 'fr?m
letters --this hnsbeen@".de possible because we were able to g et the
lon; 0r pc..per to t<'.'.ke the full stencil.
EXCERPTS FROLT LETTE?.S: From
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so h1. 1)tJeneJ tbnt LieuH ::mfbrc.1 ,iri s ht ·.:1n,l I are worlcin r:; in the sa.me.
Jep\-in f1.ct he is my ~uperior off1qer :1nd : evcry time th".t he receives
th6 V.B.he orin3s it to me to rea.tl. Y:)U c'.'..nnSti · re::1.lize thE. r:10 ,. 1€nts wE
si..1c.n--: toGether .: iscLtssing thE- V".ri a us i:>E-0pJ;e i'n S.7.. U 1 ~t WE. knew, ::-.. nJ
tll€ c.ssoci:i.tions wG he.cl with th€m there. lt is•-r! : re~t pleasure for
sllnll I sc..y , G.11 thrE-E:. of us, f or Betty(Bl~h~) is often in on ~~e d iscussions a1so(You will recall men th~t Betty ~nd Ham were m~rrieJ in
JJenvr..r l~st ,.u_; ust) --- 11 1 nr.i 2. physic nl instructor i.o. the nir cqrps :-i.nc~
I c ive cal.to c..11 of , thE. officers i~ the fiE-1~ Gym.I h ~ve ~o outsiJe
clnsses., neither llv '.T hnve c..ny enlistc J men in my clt'.sses-to be bri e f
-I love itl I mi '-'ht sa.y ·_r see quite c.. bit of Bull Hess and John Pc:.tterson too-they .::,re both in the photo,__;rc.phic section here 1i II Thanks fcir
your l6tter Bob-::.nJ tiny .:,ur little bit of 3.R.continue to ~ ive :i. very
Goo2 ~ccount of itself there in Lo wry Field--inclu: inG Betty of course.
Can you sen~ a ~icture of yours~lf ~ivin ~ cal.to the officers? FROU
~/~_;tEl.2,l( ££E_A( ~~h1,_o.ch tcr )( 350 ~srv ic G &q c1324Service S p.,.~my .. ~ir tort
f2Lc.kelo.n,1 Fl o rida} 1111 I couhl writr:. y o u 7.n ,J t,ell y 0 u tln t Ir;1 this a n rl
,. 1t,-, th::~t'!..in other worJs 1 c o ul ,.l II snow y o u un c1.er" but theres o nly one
thin~~I know whc..t Im ~oins 7.nJ thats 2 chcn~e t o Get my turn to ficht
th6 nxis-nnJ i 2 ont think I\1 hnve lona t o wait either. I~e been in
the .t-rmy 2 years n o w, enJ Ive only . b ec.n ho t:16 : once. If ::my one. v1ants to
know who.t Im Joins just tell t!lern if,1 in tht 11·UnL1e~ r.:;roun L1 Bnloon Corps"
-the ~-.ir Corps fello~JS
will u.n1.l erst".nr.1' 11 • Thnnks Dick for your letter
c'..hr.l also fe>r the nut_o.:1.r'.'.J?ll_~_s_l _ oic_t~1:: ~...:-bot,t1• wer_e 1.pE_r::._~~ -i2..ted-Be sure to
keep in t::>uch v;ith us -ri Ght <'.'.lonG• FROLl P.v-t · .u.,.VID S . .R.COl'J~(e,--,.,nnon Co
186lnf •.• ?01¥41PmSa.nFrunCal) '' 11 Jrtti,1.:_; t :J let you know , 1,lr di lle,r, th0.t
o.11 ... s well in .,·.usTa.,·.LL~ •• I wo ul~ li k e t ::> tell you ".ll about our trip
::>ver-c~rit-The people here nre very friendly,anJ they tre~t the Y~nks
.2s they woulJ one of their own boys in unif~rm. I h~ve bEen rr:.ceivinG
the V.Bs richt '.:1.lonG ~ntl also the coumencemeni pro s rnm- ~nd you, I hope
will rG~lize wha t this me~ns te> us--to le ".rn wh,t our ol ~ frien~s ~re
J oinG. ~any of the boys inste'.:1.J of tE~chinc Gym,hist.etc will be s o::> n
te1.chinc; our enemies o. lesson or. two-keep those Bells cominG 11 " ... n L: now
~ellows tn.ke n minute off , and Wille o. letter to Dave o. 1;my out "there
in i•Ustro.liu-hes a. lone; 1..1isto.nce o.w:-..y frornTouth Hn~ll ••• <1.nc: .Jnve senc:
us a kanG~roo or two--:i.nd your picture if possible- h ntl write a c ~in.
FROI.I S:;t D.1.VID FRHZIER( 33117028 HqBtry221F. ii.. Bn !.POit502PmS.::i.nFrC'.aC o.l)
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wc:.s , very gl2cl to receive two more VBs toJay ... s ~.-- RESULT ·oF Ta£ NOT E
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..J V .B • #'1, the fol lowinc; wrote me: JohnHc:.rtmnn;Lew Hm1elly, :-..nc1 C'l<'.ir
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I c.m. now occupying the position that t-:1.kes·' :-1. -'l'ech S s ts rci.rtiinr;
Cl:1J. hope te> c;et this ratins soon.Bue to the sti·ict .. qenscirsliip I c ~nnot
:'.:i~ve you .c. better description e>f th:i,s plc..ce(ne.w C:1liclon.i'a:) 1111 Co me:,soon
Wl.th ::-..notner letter ...iavid-nnL.l c:. picture of yourself, if th~t is ~) erm1tt~l.
If ye>u send d picture I hope they G~nt cut h~lf of it out ~s
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e:1::ine -::.11 w0ll o.t hOt.18. FP.8,,I '..'./cc:mcK B1JRCH( 3q _ln6c lC'.S s42I{Si)CDCE.r Fie l,l Gu..) 1111 1 see s::>r,1e of thE. _;c..n.3 n:m o.n:.. tnen-c..n.: hE.~.r fr:::i,.1 'JttE. rs1'He'.-:: Smh1t G-eo J:{line, Bill ,.ianlrn, Thor Olson, Bob LinL1, Bill «E-c.v~r,
Fr-;-nklhc ;l ett-i-;-Tete S owe. o.n,-1 his brother li:tVE. ri.l 1 been throu;:;h dc.Xwel l Field.Terry i.by hc..s his cot:1ti1is~ion now '..'.nl: is fl;y~n::; with obs. sq.
sJ,:lE.tJle.ce,.The first time I toJk my instructor for:-. r1.us , 1 _-:;~t soraethin_: in ray eye 2..11. . .l it wouhlent come out--i ts ,u l1crn .::;~oc tl11n~ th~
bi~ bE._utiful~35000 ship new its way home or itl be m~k1nc ap~l1cc'..t1on
f o; I st hG.rpi st in thE. etl1 &r enl symphony--i ts· queer-. I never int enc.1ec1
likin;: S.n.--now I look on tha.t as the plc.ce where I"',1ic1 the first
,leccnt work in my life--one of the thii1:.;s Im fi::htinc; for :i.:._s thc.t ~ 11
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plc.ce like S.R. C..filLCOntinue t_Q_ JQ._fQ..r others, whc.t it ill f,..2r ~•. ;!
.. n.: tl1'.:'.nks for your newsy letter Chuck-come 2..~c..in -c'..lS o 'i'li th t hc:.t ,iHCture of you in uniform~ll FROU EnsiGn JOHN E.D.~IS~r(Jr B.0.~.-800
,~:i.v-:1 .... ir StaJc..cksonville Flo) 1' 1'i':Iy work here as .. sst/,.,,thlstic arn1 '.,elf.:'.rE. officer is 3oing Great-I nm co~chinG ~ footbnll tso.m of s~ilors,
::tnJ. they won their 3r1.."l str:1.iGht i:;:t.me toclc..y, JDc1_ hew~ yet to be s~o~:ec.l
upon-they n.re n. [;rent bunch of men~ 11 • Thanks acK-nn:' con ...:;rn.tul::..t1ous
upon your marriuc;e to the southE.rn r.;1rl Nov27th com1n.3-c..:?-d heC'..rty con3r::1.tul:i.tiond t_o 1.@ l!~ FROU CLYDE DOUBLE-?vt.(BtryD-12 bnF,.RC.Fort
Bragi::;N.G .) 1111 1m likeing .army life r:rnch more th,::-..n I thouGht I woulc1,~.rn.,
Im in perf1::ct health-entin::; 3 hu::;E. mea.ls :i. dc~y nnd I me"..,Q HUGE. Im in
the r::dio btry of the Field '"rt. I v1as selected for Off .Lr. but turnec.1
it ,.1own sincE. it woul.1 to.ke me out of rc..,_1i::i c cr.1pletelyd.t pn=.sent Im
a.n c..ctin_; Set. ~ncl help instruct code clo.s·ses; 111 Come ;'.G.:'.in Clyde-a.ncl
believe me I know how you have l,Jve . 1. your radio work for YE..RS-no 1J11onJer you stuck with it.How about ::t snap sh~t c..uto~r~phe~? I see yo~r_
1o-1 on the street every now nn . 1. then-all O.K. here Cly,:e. FROTl J..l.J,..fi
KEaRNS(P.F.C.USLIC-Unit;t600/oPm So..nFr,o.nCal) 1111 0f course since I move so
oftenpeople alw.:-,ys write whet e I ·,int-:,.n,l the rno..il is ~lwc..ys comin; but
lute~-I listen to the news for the scores but,ss6ms s.a. JiJent fl'l.y
or t~ey lost anJ JiJent tell the Tiorld :1bout it.This is the first Home
C;o,nine; I h -:ve mis se J in 4 yenrs-I 11 mcl<.e up for this one in the future.Just think of o. .:;r:111:11;1 crG.cker pie with crec.m fillins- 1 ,..1 ·;1:J.lk 5
miles for some ice cream. You are probcbly wontlerinc; ~hy I hnvent told
y'.Ju the ,ion..::ers of ou r c2.mp-cc..n 1 t-o.11 mili te1.ry secrets c.re to be told
to no cme , nnc1 they s2..y o. colle_;e professor is just like n vrnmc.n nfter
10 yonrs" 11 ,.11 ri,)1t--,J..L_ RIGHTJimmy -Im lDpinc to h-::.ve a J"..nu ta.lk with
you ~bout your expE-riences 1/HEN y~u cc.n tell us nll ~bout it-any ho~
sen,_: :'..l-JnG tlv.t 1.Jhoto_:;r:1.1_)h • FRO,.I c./c'Bob LIND(Sq F-..Jec2-....FCCIJasl:J.ville
TiMJ)"I,;1 receivin~ theV.B. nnJ enjoyinc it thorou~hly, 'l.11 ...l Im c.1130 enj.Jyin~ some a.rt too-hore is a pictur6 of the:-':::.rt11enon 1111 s1:;n,_:.inc; fr:..;m
11erE.o1" l'hc.nks Bob-a.n._: sent..l .o.lonc thnt nice bi~ pb::ito of y)Urself --nnJ.
polisi1 up the buttons!!! FROLI BILL i:Ii~NKE - 2..n invitation to o.ttenJ his
_r~,Juc-,tion fr □ lil "'"''·lv'l.ncs Flyin~ School of Craic; Field, ...:>elmc.,J~lo. . on
Oct9th-Class 42-I --6 oncr:1tulntio~s ti~u Bill, nnJ th-:nks for remember
in'.:', me. FROl'.I ~OHN B ...L,JJDEN an 1.l .. lIClC.R.J F. JONES (C.Sp,.th. o.nr:1 rlec ..
0fficE--~av:i.l lr. Sta.Newport R.I.) .:'. jJint letterns they ~re both
-loinc; the sc:i.me kinC.. )f worl\. 1111 ...11 of our work c.lenls with Ph. E . .1 •. \'le
lsn,l £".S nmny ns 2000 men, s0!;1etimes 3000, in r,10.ss physicnl drill.Its
rea.l ly c.. t hr il 1 to be on the stnnr.1, c..1v.l hci.. ve s:J nr..ny men foll ~win3your
commands. Thsse ~rills last l to l½ hours--our tr"..inin. 1.t S.R. hns
hE-l~ed us more thnn you know. Your V.B. is one of the best thin~s ws
h.::tve rec E-i ve cl since be inG in the s ervi c~ 11 " 1-bw we woult.1 like n picture
of you fell)ws befor6 3000 ~€11.- pJssble John? Both ssnd pictures ~LSO
e>-f y:)urselvos.
KElJSLEY JULLER-Lieu ( OG59147 ..P03280 87th Fi :hter Sq 1n
79th '"'rJup /oPm N.Y.C.) frou his m:::ither in McKeesport 1111 1 ,Lmt know how
::tny '.Jne woulLl kno1 v11here '\ensley vJent - we ourselves •.lont know-he left
fJr overseas ~uty 9ct 22 on n ~an ~m Clipperto some 1estinati0n, but
-?,is.,wife ( wo.s .Q.oris_:i=Lh.lerici-: of ~foffeE.sport) cot c. lstter from some pl.
in °outh H1;1E.ricn.. after he receiveJ. his win· s K ·.:ient to Bostcn.,th.en to
.ti.::..rtford, Cho..s Hou,h •ms !{:ensleys best r:rn.n ~t the we--1'--linc.'' 11 Th::i.nlrn to
drs Ll~K. Hiller .bout her· son ~ensley v,ho is evi,Jently hnvinG a. _:;reat
exper1encs--~e hope this reach~s hihl where ever he is-conJrntul::i.tions
on the m1.rr10.~e-o.n,1 we hoi)e to hec..r from him. FROI.1 i.lrs Herbert R.,SCHE
(~11~ dinsro.l Pt. Rom1, 1j-:idison \Jis) 11 1·.Iy hush".nd C·o.pt.H.aosche is now
1n 1 E:X'.'.S Join:; some school work to b-etter prep.::tre him for his work in
the Intelle~ence Service. He will likely return home to this acl(:ress
where he is the Coom~ndin2 Officer in the Intelle:ence work here at
Iru~x Field--he likes the work very much. Eddie is off to school nnd
the nouse is quiet just now 1111 FROM i.Ihl.H.H;BECKERTC.ThlshipmnnyqNli. Furn
-.al,1 Ho.~l .• Columbir. U.N.Y.C) 11 '' .. t prE-sent I hri.Vt:. two weeks remnininG of
1,1y
tr::-:.1n1nG-then I hope to be 2n Ensic;n.I hc.ve nn inquiry-'..'here is
JnckR. Florn?-..L hE.ar hE. is in New York o.n•.1 triecl to look him up-1<.E.ep
those V.Bs cominc:; 1111 Sorry I c:i..nt Give you Floras £'.:dc1.rcss-h2..s nny one
he'.l..r,_1 from him? If so~Jleo.se sen•J in his o.c1c1ress or for thri.t 111:1.tter the
nr~:ress ::>f ::my other S.R.men -vho :1.re not on the list. '.'.'ord just co.me
v11: the 11 ,:rf'.pe vine 11 th'l.t Johnn Hac1--1en (see letter this issue) w~s
~u1~e s~riously ill with the
heumntic Fever--he spoke ~bout h-:vin:
1~ 1c his letter--wns well nGain -evi ~ently has has n set-b~ck-we hope
it has cleared up by this time. Antl now ns this issue ~ □ es to the
mi,:1eo:._;r.::.ph-nll well on the cnmr»:s--and DO write o.n,-1 DO ~encl in those
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l~.1.TI~NS •.• ~ncl 9_1c1 Hit,lcr o.np. 'riitut,rn -~re .runn~ng etrou?d ·'
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c0,rtc.inly none of us should be· c..hything elsE. but hc..ppy--we
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irr · our unitul power to kscp thE- offensive
in our i1-J.ncJs·-•·i.".Dd b°E,c:t·"thcm to o. stc.ndstill l !. ! ! OJ_-J~_MQBE D11.Y TCJ.JA.RDS
VIGTOnY~l.lU.lE.11, \~·inter of '.J. s_prt h~is sE.ttle,_1 in up hcrc''on·this li~tlE.
pin poi11t on the. m.-1.p"· since wc h .. VE. he.cl snow flurrie.s, winJ._,_rc,111
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~eek ~ □ out ci.n inch of snow rcm::-.ine.cl on ths ground ovsr night
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-1.nJ-the chilclr1;.11 ,:;ot out their slE-cls--oEly to put tr.ce.m be.ck ,igc..in, for
:::.s I writE. this now, the sun is our bright :J.gc..in :mc.l t11E.rE. is nc..ry o.
tretcc. of sno·rJ, Huntin3 SE-a.son is nov1 in full sv1i.ng, ::ncl most·--::.d.l the
sports~cn c..rE. bringin3 in rc.bbits, phE.Cl.Sc.nts i ~nJ squirrel cvery ~~y,
exccpt',"thosc bc.J cl;.;.ys, eve:.rythin3 ··s:-..t ti._sht·. The -le'.J.V·E-S .'.:'.re mostly off
t11E- tr2.cs, people c.rE. · ·:1E.::'..Tin1.::; top coCLts, :tn\..1 gc..loshe.s , emu SE.ncretlly ,
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F2.r ..1\..rs -::-..rE- still llus~:::in3 corn, \·1hE-n the 1;K:-:.ti1er pE-rr:1i ts,
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cvc.rybo..:',, is lookinr::: forr::'.rd to Th:-..r.k~n,s.
CollE-SC ,•Jill c1ismiS'.S
TucsJ::-.y~ ifov24th c.fte.r thE. le.st ~ s , c:n~wc will rssu.ncNov 30th ~~t
l;p.m. Coffee is now h::-.r2 to GE.t --soon to bE. r:.tioneJ, l~st weE.k we
sic;nE-d Llp for g::1.soline. rc.tioning--::-.llowinc; us 4.::;o.l. per we.E-k, with o.
little._ b.ook of tickets ci.s pcruits . 0 u_:;'..'.r is still :.t:. prE.miu.m, :.nc.1
quitE. C1.. riuinber of t~1in:;s of this sort ~.re sc.:.rcc .. • BUT we ml.lst bs content to put up with . these thin:3s--VICTOrtY -~IUST _;a: OURS ••• Nothin 0 L-,ESq__~
LIFE Hi-.GJ.. Zll-TE flew two rE.prcssntettivcs hE-re ci. wc..ek :.:::;o le.st S:J.turdC'.y a,-,
toseE- us mop up Grovs City in o. fiE-h1. of nucl---c.n,~ they say thci.t over
100 picturE.s were tc.ke.n. IF the. :::.rticle cets in the □ :.G~ZinE.. (nnJ the.y
cxpcct the~ t it will) look for it .'.J.bout Tho.nksGi v inc t i:;1e or c. lit tlE.
L:,tE-r •• or whenE.vE-r you c~n set thE- copy--I ii.1C'..t;ine. LIFE is -'.J.t o.
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pru1iur.1 with s01~1c of you c-.w;--,.y out thE.re in forE.i:;n fiE.lds. 11.t le:~st
WE- will tell you ".bout thE. :::.rticlc , oncE- it c.ppsc-rs, c-;nc: the c.btte of
thc issue.
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th2.t tbcre ~ c o. nw:1b&r of our m0n in
North ,~.fric;.1 now--J._L:§..2. I woultl juc:3e th['.t Ke,nsley l':Iille.r, DOUG Lehman, Jel Grossm:::.n~ C'..nl Chuck Krause woulJ likely bE- :::.none thc list as
thE:.y hive etll beei.1 st'..'.tione1.: in En,:-;lCJ.nd or Irclc.n-1 or ''someplCJ.c
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the '!~::1.y" .J~ look for-v.::-i.rc.: witti- ~n E.J...C
OJ?- the locc.l w:::.ilmnn for worJ
from thescl.. or other fellows v-1ho-evE-r-they-u~,:ht-bG) of our [1e.n sto..tio~
eL: thE-re in Alc;iers or E-lsu:usre--likcly it will be"e.lse.wheres 1~ THE
lCJ.st footb~ll ::::.mE- of the ss~son wc.s plC'..ye2 nt E~inboro, ~nJ t~ey took
:::. soo2 olJ f:::.shioneJ l:::.cin3 from the Rockets- quitE. n nuobe.r of Our
sRnior ~E-n ~l~ye~ th6ir l~st f~rcity Ge.me in this one. VISITING ON
TH2 C,,,:r'US: Bill TE.ti1Qle, now ::.-s: 'Lieuten:::.nt, ::-.nc.'. soon to so on m9 nE:;uvcrs
in v~liforni.:J.-hcre for CJ. :1y or so c.n~ lookinG fine. Bill is-C1.ll pcptJc,.: up :::.bout thG outfit thc:.t he is with, c'..n('. s'.:'..ys
ti-wt t:1e.y are very
vJc.11 tr"..inc:,,_: :::.n-: th:::.t the.y will :;ive c. GOO<.l ('.ccount of the □ selvcs:; once
- -'-hE.y ,___,e.t the opportunity.
John · 'ntson : still st:::.tion5,_1_ :::.t the :Jew York "..,.1.'.re.ss <'.n:'. home. for -'.J. few '.·;ys huntin;:;-le.ts hope you cot:::. ::ooc1
bc.Q; fu.11 Johnny~
?Jt.Ei':~~HI_f • • • ;ts you look bc'..Ck on your colle3c.. ~C'.Y'J.
wHh ttE. mc:.ny frie.n:::Snr2s-you surely [We.le !'lere, I think you will -'.'..;:;ree
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thE.se WE.r"" some cf thn i3E11L worth while thinr;s cf Ufe-'-t:r;ese
~E.o~ls ~re the onGs that you enjoy thinki~; ~bout, thE.se ~re the ones
"'.,b·:~t, you enjoy corrcspon--1inc with, n.nc'.. these c'..re the ones you ,1reC'.m
lone; ,.. rc,"..:::1 ::'.bout ---thsse vou lonr to rnE-et one<.. ;,,,,:;c'.in-thssc r.re the
ur..ss ,1ho ?_C?J_l.Qt i_n Y..Q!-!r 1:j._f_c, l,cc6r,._1in~ly ·you 7.rc n"..kinG fri cn-1.s with
ycur fellon □ wn in the service •••• h"..VC no 2oubt --,_bout it •• these will
bE- L.r:tin 1_; f_rie.nclshi,)s .'.7.ls.9 ~ Soi:-1c.~1.y the.re v.1ill be reunions, picnics,
1~jnc1c..; 2 1 ccJebr::tiom; , :.11~ you ni'll be th(...rc with them in r.11 your
c;J 'JJ':' -' ~ .Jt-i- h sone of 'uhcsc., nGw fricn,ls you will h-:cve in C?tnmon, some
c.,f ui--c.. r;-,o--:L unusuC'..l, soi;1c of thG r:10st hui:10rous, .C\n•.1 some. of the most
(...Y2- ~-- in~- /1 ~,)pFniri~s
-':ib::t you h:~vE. ever E-xperiGnce.r.l---;->.n,.l the:ose close
~is·· r.:-_~<.--. fur fricr"l3~11p-for 1::-.stin~ frien.1.ship,.----- BUT, ( 2n.l hcre
J :•,lPL. +,0 Jffcr y::,u .- .:. bi-:, of ::1.L:vice )B E SlE',E YOU .DO m:'.kE. CL lot of
_'~i··.i1·,:.. .n ... b _tih_-: 1~1i..-nJn your outfit. If pJssiblc>keE.p c.. little bock
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~~E.,;_ .,~l,;11:ys •• 1t □ :-l.y be ?e.st to senL: thE.se .ho,ne for s2.fe ke.epL1G r.ow •·•
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~E.~ n~mE.s of the. men who witn~sseJ the m..,_tter--the.se m~y nlso come in
~:::.~n h~ntly some. dr'.y ••• but we hope. likc heck that this Jo~t occur.
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.• r:.c..rico.n Let;ipn ·dc..sc.zine, noticE:s fro-,n so :ilE. sGrvi_cE. ri1en c.::,.ll i-n .-:; ':t'or
in:or ..11.tion ··.::.s to just t~esE;. thinc,s in~-,__t :1 ,h~.v_e ·• GlE.nt i.Jne. th ' .t s·ome of your friends-:-your· .clos 7 f_r:iE.nds in - the. outfit·. m2.y lrnl·p
you w_h_cn Y..Q.U most 11§'._6cl he_lp-:there.for_e . )11:-.k_e mc:.ny · fri0ncls t t In this
c~nnsction, I rec ell tnq.t fr1enJs.
~er~rnnc..liy mci.d€.. in the service 24
ye -. rs c:.go ':!.re ::..monc iilY closest fr.1ery ,.J.s:-,..:.'.::n\l some. of these- exchn.n~e.
visits wtth us sever2.l time.s, ~ ;yeq.( ' nnd~bl~ ~h(:.se 24 yewrs we h ::.ve
kept ~rr,pk of ec:.ch other
,c6rr~s.p,ap:le_nce . 0-n\.l. home, visits. They say
a.JvicE- is ."s01i1ething the othE-r " fE.l)ow Jo~.s I}.ot .ne.-eJ, so he t,ivE.s it to
yourr ••• I h~\~f. given you somethin[;'.-~$ JulKLERS.: Ruth Jones of Butler, o.
S.rt. ,: r:-..J. wsc..rs o. c.li".mond fr_:-om Hownrr Irons J::e.nn State but did his
Jr o. ctice tenchins under Heaa · iti the 8.S.--he ,is now c.t Officers Tr. Sc
it1 V:.for the •.J.::i.r -i n:e·s·-:- .. they• ·.plo.n·to ' mt\rt:Y, se-c,tle 1.1
. own c.ftsr the \"Jo..r
:me.: r-ii_se. s .o .1e. o{ '.t:hos€ th_ings a.hout thr.t hig;h th".t run o.r-ound 1,ne
house-- -.T ms~n a hedge--n ft,.r·m for .t.hem t ~ 1 Hilly ~l&~cl--yes ..~:n1..1 you 0 u e ss e.J. it:, ·~Echli Et.· Eler:.no.r Dahof f ,' cin in the heck do you r~te
those lenvss Teddy? Dorothy Steel--o.nd Chuck
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J.)hnny ~.Io.nocher, -Be-rhice Pizer ·\n.J. 3.o.y Brown, Opc'.l Ci-ilcr is t ..,_n,l_ ,Jr -HcCc.rl of Lrrove Lr i ty.. • nniJ . ,_
nu::-iber 1 o.f others t uG.t just hnvent be:en pqrsunJea •. just •c:.s we i::;o to mir:1eo::;r c'. p~-~'J1-t~.IES;1.KE: A son born lJ.st month to Hr unc.1 Urs John Hickey . of
New Br1shton r-1 .1.s nc'..rJe<:l DJ,VID, c.fter his : re.::.t bi.z Unc1 8 ')c.vic.1 Frazier
now in New Cnli . .1onici. •• con '-" rc.tulr:ti on~ 211 ~r :c.nrl. _,U;.J FjzLLO'.'v'S, :i.llow
mE. to thank you for those Rhoto.71 re.phs o·f y:Htrsalf in uniform thc.t
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with every -1et t er-- tl1ey ·h nve _. b een
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etnc: so -h::.ve y'bur lett£rs, o.nd your person:n.-1 nuto.c;rnphs h~ye been very
much a.pprec int-ed. Sor:1e of you lV'..Ve pi ct ur es coming fr om_·h ome, n ntl o.
few others hnve not just at this time been ~ble to get n _picture, but
I o,r:1 _sure you __will_.~~nt _ your picture.shown with a~l the other· rden.
from thG college--we have a numbEr of uses plnnne~ f?~ them---so put
this item c.own 111 your memory book for somethin.:; TO I:QQ K . ·.FTER NO'.'! !!!
WELL--you hnve noticed the new format of . this N·fll Victory Bell-we
now have more space and we hope to give you more excerpts 'fr?m
letters --this hnsbeen@".de possible because we were able to g et the
lon; 0r pc..per to t<'.'.ke the full stencil.
EXCERPTS FROLT LETTE?.S: From
.: ... LTFR R. R,u!SEYS.4S1jt(22 l3 .1.seHJ,c;&J•• B.Sqc.1Bl,lG349Le>\try Fielc1Col) - 11 ~t so
so h1. 1)tJeneJ tbnt LieuH ::mfbrc.1 ,iri s ht ·.:1n,l I are worlcin r:; in the sa.me.
Jep\-in f1.ct he is my ~uperior off1qer :1nd : evcry time th".t he receives
th6 V.B.he orin3s it to me to rea.tl. Y:)U c'.'..nnSti · re::1.lize thE. r:10 ,. 1€nts wE
si..1c.n--: toGether .: iscLtssing thE- V".ri a us i:>E-0pJ;e i'n S.7.. U 1 ~t WE. knew, ::-.. nJ
tll€ c.ssoci:i.tions wG he.cl with th€m there. lt is•-r! : re~t pleasure for
sllnll I sc..y , G.11 thrE-E:. of us, f or Betty(Bl~h~) is often in on ~~e d iscussions a1so(You will recall men th~t Betty ~nd Ham were m~rrieJ in
JJenvr..r l~st ,.u_; ust) --- 11 1 nr.i 2. physic nl instructor i.o. the nir cqrps :-i.nc~
I c ive cal.to c..11 of , thE. officers i~ the fiE-1~ Gym.I h ~ve ~o outsiJe
clnsses., neither llv '.T hnve c..ny enlistc J men in my clt'.sses-to be bri e f
-I love itl I mi '-'ht sa.y ·_r see quite c.. bit of Bull Hess and John Pc:.tterson too-they .::,re both in the photo,__;rc.phic section here 1i II Thanks fcir
your l6tter Bob-::.nJ tiny .:,ur little bit of 3.R.continue to ~ ive :i. very
Goo2 ~ccount of itself there in Lo wry Field--inclu: inG Betty of course.
Can you sen~ a ~icture of yours~lf ~ivin ~ cal.to the officers? FROU
~/~_;tEl.2,l( ££E_A( ~~h1,_o.ch tcr )( 350 ~srv ic G &q c1324Service S p.,.~my .. ~ir tort
f2Lc.kelo.n,1 Fl o rida} 1111 I couhl writr:. y o u 7.n ,J t,ell y 0 u tln t Ir;1 this a n rl
,. 1t,-, th::~t'!..in other worJs 1 c o ul ,.l II snow y o u un c1.er" but theres o nly one
thin~~I know whc..t Im ~oins 7.nJ thats 2 chcn~e t o Get my turn to ficht
th6 nxis-nnJ i 2 ont think I\1 hnve lona t o wait either. I~e been in
the .t-rmy 2 years n o w, enJ Ive only . b ec.n ho t:16 : once. If ::my one. v1ants to
know who.t Im Joins just tell t!lern if,1 in tht 11·UnL1e~ r.:;roun L1 Bnloon Corps"
-the ~-.ir Corps fello~JS
will u.n1.l erst".nr.1' 11 • Thnnks Dick for your letter
c'..hr.l also fe>r the nut_o.:1.r'.'.J?ll_~_s_l _ oic_t~1:: ~...:-bot,t1• wer_e 1.pE_r::._~~ -i2..ted-Be sure to
keep in t::>uch v;ith us -ri Ght <'.'.lonG• FROLl P.v-t · .u.,.VID S . .R.COl'J~(e,--,.,nnon Co
186lnf •.• ?01¥41PmSa.nFrunCal) '' 11 Jrtti,1.:_; t :J let you know , 1,lr di lle,r, th0.t
o.11 ... s well in .,·.usTa.,·.LL~ •• I wo ul~ li k e t ::> tell you ".ll about our trip
::>ver-c~rit-The people here nre very friendly,anJ they tre~t the Y~nks
.2s they woulJ one of their own boys in unif~rm. I h~ve bEen rr:.ceivinG
the V.Bs richt '.:1.lonG ~ntl also the coumencemeni pro s rnm- ~nd you, I hope
will rG~lize wha t this me~ns te> us--to le ".rn wh,t our ol ~ frien~s ~re
J oinG. ~any of the boys inste'.:1.J of tE~chinc Gym,hist.etc will be s o::> n
te1.chinc; our enemies o. lesson or. two-keep those Bells cominG 11 " ... n L: now
~ellows tn.ke n minute off , and Wille o. letter to Dave o. 1;my out "there
in i•Ustro.liu-hes a. lone; 1..1isto.nce o.w:-..y frornTouth Hn~ll ••• <1.nc: .Jnve senc:
us a kanG~roo or two--:i.nd your picture if possible- h ntl write a c ~in.
FROI.I S:;t D.1.VID FRHZIER( 33117028 HqBtry221F. ii.. Bn !.POit502PmS.::i.nFrC'.aC o.l)
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wc:.s , very gl2cl to receive two more VBs toJay ... s ~.-- RESULT ·oF Ta£ NOT E
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..J V .B • #'1, the fol lowinc; wrote me: JohnHc:.rtmnn;Lew Hm1elly, :-..nc1 C'l<'.ir
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I c.m. now occupying the position that t-:1.kes·' :-1. -'l'ech S s ts rci.rtiinr;
Cl:1J. hope te> c;et this ratins soon.Bue to the sti·ict .. qenscirsliip I c ~nnot
:'.:i~ve you .c. better description e>f th:i,s plc..ce(ne.w C:1liclon.i'a:) 1111 Co me:,soon
Wl.th ::-..notner letter ...iavid-nnL.l c:. picture of yourself, if th~t is ~) erm1tt~l.
If ye>u send d picture I hope they G~nt cut h~lf of it out ~s
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e:1::ine -::.11 w0ll o.t hOt.18. FP.8,,I '..'./cc:mcK B1JRCH( 3q _ln6c lC'.S s42I{Si)CDCE.r Fie l,l Gu..) 1111 1 see s::>r,1e of thE. _;c..n.3 n:m o.n:.. tnen-c..n.: hE.~.r fr:::i,.1 'JttE. rs1'He'.-:: Smh1t G-eo J:{line, Bill ,.ianlrn, Thor Olson, Bob LinL1, Bill «E-c.v~r,
Fr-;-nklhc ;l ett-i-;-Tete S owe. o.n,-1 his brother li:tVE. ri.l 1 been throu;:;h dc.Xwel l Field.Terry i.by hc..s his cot:1ti1is~ion now '..'.nl: is fl;y~n::; with obs. sq.
sJ,:lE.tJle.ce,.The first time I toJk my instructor for:-. r1.us , 1 _-:;~t soraethin_: in ray eye 2..11. . .l it wouhlent come out--i ts ,u l1crn .::;~oc tl11n~ th~
bi~ bE._utiful~35000 ship new its way home or itl be m~k1nc ap~l1cc'..t1on
f o; I st hG.rpi st in thE. etl1 &r enl symphony--i ts· queer-. I never int enc.1ec1
likin;: S.n.--now I look on tha.t as the plc.ce where I"',1ic1 the first
,leccnt work in my life--one of the thii1:.;s Im fi::htinc; for :i.:._s thc.t ~ 11
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plc.ce like S.R. C..filLCOntinue t_Q_ JQ._fQ..r others, whc.t it ill f,..2r ~•. ;!
.. n.: tl1'.:'.nks for your newsy letter Chuck-come 2..~c..in -c'..lS o 'i'li th t hc:.t ,iHCture of you in uniform~ll FROU EnsiGn JOHN E.D.~IS~r(Jr B.0.~.-800
,~:i.v-:1 .... ir StaJc..cksonville Flo) 1' 1'i':Iy work here as .. sst/,.,,thlstic arn1 '.,elf.:'.rE. officer is 3oing Great-I nm co~chinG ~ footbnll tso.m of s~ilors,
::tnJ. they won their 3r1.."l str:1.iGht i:;:t.me toclc..y, JDc1_ hew~ yet to be s~o~:ec.l
upon-they n.re n. [;rent bunch of men~ 11 • Thanks acK-nn:' con ...:;rn.tul::..t1ous
upon your marriuc;e to the southE.rn r.;1rl Nov27th com1n.3-c..:?-d heC'..rty con3r::1.tul:i.tiond t_o 1.@ l!~ FROU CLYDE DOUBLE-?vt.(BtryD-12 bnF,.RC.Fort
Bragi::;N.G .) 1111 1m likeing .army life r:rnch more th,::-..n I thouGht I woulc1,~.rn.,
Im in perf1::ct health-entin::; 3 hu::;E. mea.ls :i. dc~y nnd I me"..,Q HUGE. Im in
the r::dio btry of the Field '"rt. I v1as selected for Off .Lr. but turnec.1
it ,.1own sincE. it woul.1 to.ke me out of rc..,_1i::i c cr.1pletelyd.t pn=.sent Im
a.n c..ctin_; Set. ~ncl help instruct code clo.s·ses; 111 Come ;'.G.:'.in Clyde-a.ncl
believe me I know how you have l,Jve . 1. your radio work for YE..RS-no 1J11onJer you stuck with it.How about ::t snap sh~t c..uto~r~phe~? I see yo~r_
1o-1 on the street every now nn . 1. then-all O.K. here Cly,:e. FROTl J..l.J,..fi
KEaRNS(P.F.C.USLIC-Unit;t600/oPm So..nFr,o.nCal) 1111 0f course since I move so
oftenpeople alw.:-,ys write whet e I ·,int-:,.n,l the rno..il is ~lwc..ys comin; but
lute~-I listen to the news for the scores but,ss6ms s.a. JiJent fl'l.y
or t~ey lost anJ JiJent tell the Tiorld :1bout it.This is the first Home
C;o,nine; I h -:ve mis se J in 4 yenrs-I 11 mcl<.e up for this one in the future.Just think of o. .:;r:111:11;1 crG.cker pie with crec.m fillins- 1 ,..1 ·;1:J.lk 5
miles for some ice cream. You are probcbly wontlerinc; ~hy I hnvent told
y'.Ju the ,ion..::ers of ou r c2.mp-cc..n 1 t-o.11 mili te1.ry secrets c.re to be told
to no cme , nnc1 they s2..y o. colle_;e professor is just like n vrnmc.n nfter
10 yonrs" 11 ,.11 ri,)1t--,J..L_ RIGHTJimmy -Im lDpinc to h-::.ve a J"..nu ta.lk with
you ~bout your expE-riences 1/HEN y~u cc.n tell us nll ~bout it-any ho~
sen,_: :'..l-JnG tlv.t 1.Jhoto_:;r:1.1_)h • FRO,.I c./c'Bob LIND(Sq F-..Jec2-....FCCIJasl:J.ville
TiMJ)"I,;1 receivin~ theV.B. nnJ enjoyinc it thorou~hly, 'l.11 ...l Im c.1130 enj.Jyin~ some a.rt too-hore is a pictur6 of the:-':::.rt11enon 1111 s1:;n,_:.inc; fr:..;m
11erE.o1" l'hc.nks Bob-a.n._: sent..l .o.lonc thnt nice bi~ pb::ito of y)Urself --nnJ.
polisi1 up the buttons!!! FROLI BILL i:Ii~NKE - 2..n invitation to o.ttenJ his
_r~,Juc-,tion fr □ lil "'"''·lv'l.ncs Flyin~ School of Craic; Field, ...:>elmc.,J~lo. . on
Oct9th-Class 42-I --6 oncr:1tulntio~s ti~u Bill, nnJ th-:nks for remember
in'.:', me. FROl'.I ~OHN B ...L,JJDEN an 1.l .. lIClC.R.J F. JONES (C.Sp,.th. o.nr:1 rlec ..
0fficE--~av:i.l lr. Sta.Newport R.I.) .:'. jJint letterns they ~re both
-loinc; the sc:i.me kinC.. )f worl\. 1111 ...11 of our work c.lenls with Ph. E . .1 •. \'le
lsn,l £".S nmny ns 2000 men, s0!;1etimes 3000, in r,10.ss physicnl drill.Its
rea.l ly c.. t hr il 1 to be on the stnnr.1, c..1v.l hci.. ve s:J nr..ny men foll ~win3your
commands. Thsse ~rills last l to l½ hours--our tr"..inin. 1.t S.R. hns
hE-l~ed us more thnn you know. Your V.B. is one of the best thin~s ws
h.::tve rec E-i ve cl since be inG in the s ervi c~ 11 " 1-bw we woult.1 like n picture
of you fell)ws befor6 3000 ~€11.- pJssble John? Both ssnd pictures ~LSO
e>-f y:)urselvos.
KElJSLEY JULLER-Lieu ( OG59147 ..P03280 87th Fi :hter Sq 1n
79th '"'rJup /oPm N.Y.C.) frou his m:::ither in McKeesport 1111 1 ,Lmt know how
::tny '.Jne woulLl kno1 v11here '\ensley vJent - we ourselves •.lont know-he left
fJr overseas ~uty 9ct 22 on n ~an ~m Clipperto some 1estinati0n, but
-?,is.,wife ( wo.s .Q.oris_:i=Lh.lerici-: of ~foffeE.sport) cot c. lstter from some pl.
in °outh H1;1E.ricn.. after he receiveJ. his win· s K ·.:ient to Bostcn.,th.en to
.ti.::..rtford, Cho..s Hou,h •ms !{:ensleys best r:rn.n ~t the we--1'--linc.'' 11 Th::i.nlrn to
drs Ll~K. Hiller .bout her· son ~ensley v,ho is evi,Jently hnvinG a. _:;reat
exper1encs--~e hope this reach~s hihl where ever he is-conJrntul::i.tions
on the m1.rr10.~e-o.n,1 we hoi)e to hec..r from him. FROI.1 i.lrs Herbert R.,SCHE
(~11~ dinsro.l Pt. Rom1, 1j-:idison \Jis) 11 1·.Iy hush".nd C·o.pt.H.aosche is now
1n 1 E:X'.'.S Join:; some school work to b-etter prep.::tre him for his work in
the Intelle~ence Service. He will likely return home to this acl(:ress
where he is the Coom~ndin2 Officer in the Intelle:ence work here at
Iru~x Field--he likes the work very much. Eddie is off to school nnd
the nouse is quiet just now 1111 FROM i.Ihl.H.H;BECKERTC.ThlshipmnnyqNli. Furn
-.al,1 Ho.~l .• Columbir. U.N.Y.C) 11 '' .. t prE-sent I hri.Vt:. two weeks remnininG of
1,1y
tr::-:.1n1nG-then I hope to be 2n Ensic;n.I hc.ve nn inquiry-'..'here is
JnckR. Florn?-..L hE.ar hE. is in New York o.n•.1 triecl to look him up-1<.E.ep
those V.Bs cominc:; 1111 Sorry I c:i..nt Give you Floras £'.:dc1.rcss-h2..s nny one
he'.l..r,_1 from him? If so~Jleo.se sen•J in his o.c1c1ress or for thri.t 111:1.tter the
nr~:ress ::>f ::my other S.R.men -vho :1.re not on the list. '.'.'ord just co.me
v11: the 11 ,:rf'.pe vine 11 th'l.t Johnn Hac1--1en (see letter this issue) w~s
~u1~e s~riously ill with the
heumntic Fever--he spoke ~bout h-:vin:
1~ 1c his letter--wns well nGain -evi ~ently has has n set-b~ck-we hope
it has cleared up by this time. Antl now ns this issue ~ □ es to the
mi,:1eo:._;r.::.ph-nll well on the cnmr»:s--and DO write o.n,-1 DO ~encl in those
l? ic t ures.
Your friend
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