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Dear friend wit.h the colors,:
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springs dried up. Albeit, Autumn in all
("'~_I_IJI 11=-;vits tranquility has been beholden , and for a
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good fortnight Pennsylvanians have feasted their
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souls upon every tint and shade of oLd rose and
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gold, scarlet and orange, mauve and green that the
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r.',Maples, Oaks and Poplars could muster. The clinging 1
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Ivy on the Chapel has taken on hues of soft red, and thal
shrubbery near North Hall and Old Main, delicate yellowa. Then cam.e
the rain to refresh the streams and springs> and down came the leav.es
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tan and brown, carpeting in a day, this lovely spot, a.,nd
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leavin3 the trees bare-limbed for the blasts of Winter yet to come,.
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The colle g e pro g r · m, as with the cadence-stepp_i!'lg __ _q~q~-~~-' __ b_~th pold.
firm, with groups of the latter arriving and departing at interval$.
Recently, Kitain, a celebrated Russian violinist thrilled both the 1 st~ < ' udents and Cadets _in a rare program of music, and last week Bailey~ a
ti) ~ magician entertained with slight-of-hand and incidentia~ly Dr.Str~~n
who came to be entertained, left tne stage-Presto-Chang~, having iost
his very shirt 11 l 1 \ Deep embarras1'uent an.d scarlet blushes--and hQwls
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of laughteri Victory Bell awards a new purple shirt to Dr.Strain • .
..; Instead of oiling up the Garand., mortar, or anti- aircraft, thousands
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f in Pennsylvania hav9 been oiling up the shotgun and kraig for tha coming game season. Small game comes in iat.Oot 30--but with fihelves fmpty of gun shells, thous~nds will oil and nothing ~ ,, until soma +ong
looked for ammuniti~n arrivea r-if indeed it doe$.
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~...Q.E...E.§:ld and stunned were. we•'. 1a'st week as the Butler Eagle brought
he news--Lt. William Stanley Robson has ·been killed in the South
,• ·~~ Pacific.. At"present no details a.re ava.ilable, and we know not where he lies~-we only know that a ·radi~nt persQnality has passed
r' from our circle. 11 Friendly and warm of personality, dinamic. and
~ · . . friendly was'\sto.n Robson.to many of us who now read these words:.
rl •~ Rest in peace~Stari Robson--the \orch flung from your failing hand
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- , has been c~ught by your comr~des. Until these pr.aoious freedoms
are won will tnoy curry it high J To his m~th6r, Mrs Neila Ro ~\ son and to his bride-wife, Mo.rgueri\e , and to his many rn~ny
iends a benediction, a soothing word, Qnd n gen~la prayer.
Amid all the heartaches and sorrow of this dizzy world ( and incident. ial.1.y in comparison to many places we know l:_i ttle of rQa.l war~ ~ -Ot'Cl- c.t
homa), our hearts are gladdened most when those of yt>U in unifor~, of
whom Y!_e ~ so proud,, come o.-visi\i'n to the campus. Would that we
h:i.d more spc.ce to .:i.dd comment for eaeh of you-but you will understand
c..nd thats a.11 that is necessary. I hope I h ~ve omitted nnt a singla one
of those who came since th& last issuQ went au\ : H!•k Bilowick, Bob Smith,, S.H.H:-..rris,, Snmbo Ristich, Sterling ·Ra.msey, wife a.nd little fe.11.er,. St6rling,you re.member> hnd n plane ernsh-reent.ered the bla.zing mc.s.s
helped 9 others to snfety-his co-pilot was killed by his side-Sterling
wa.s thrown clear. H2D2~ t~ ~~~r!!~e ~~m~e_y 1tt Bob McGregor to plc.c&
c.. spCtrkler on the hc.nd of ·Anna. M. Sancferoeck , Mr and Mrs W.R. Miller
from Bc..inbridg& Md, i'v1r nnd ~{r~. Ernie Hnrrison from Orlando Fln.,, Kfr and
' Mrs D~le Liken from Phil~, Al ~enrow ~een in Butler, ~nd Bill Meise fr'JQJ Bloomsburg--tells us thnt o.11
he ·o-.hers there will soon visit. our
C~Mpus--wslcome these others whe.n you eome ltL
And now, as space
will psrmit~-lets have a peek at a sampling (only) of the splendid let~ers that have come in from all over the world:
F~ Lt. Chuck
Hough; 11 ?.E.grct on this furlough I could. not visit the campus, so thia
letter will have to do for this time. Lt. Kensley Miller was homa from Nor~h Af rico. be a.ring quite a few honors. He wa.s a.wa.rded the D istinguishod F'lying Cros~, the Air Medctl with 8 oak lea.ves clust~, o.nd the
campaign ri.hbon for the African thec..ter--So our boy reall~~okny by himself. It ~Qs fortunnte that I arrived home before he left~for his new
fieldJfor I Wt\S present a.t his little sons(KenDee) bnptism, o.nd ~m now
the wee cha.ps Godfather. Kon looked fine, in fact you wouldent know
thC1.t he wns overset\s 11 months. For me-soon to Sult Luke City for an
a.s s ig nmE.nt, then ave.rs ea.a in sev 6ro.l months-keep those VBz; coming_ 11
- To Lt. Ke.nsley who h~s s&en so much action in N. Afric~ Honor and
G_l.9.!:·y-- for Godfather "Chuck"·-a. toy rattle..
From Alm,Uke.l\laca.luso
~ 44r3-Fl32.CocklanFld,,Mc.conGn) 11 Never thought Id' miss. school so much unt✓
I recd that VB-its grec.t to hen.r nbout the f0llov'/S o.nd what they'r uJ.J
ta.-IJ.1 struggling ci.long for .:-., po.ir of wings.. in Bo.sic Flight TrD.ining, ·1
-Soa.r up hers when you get them Miko..
From Sgt .Don McCork..l& ( 12th
B -'J.S C Hd.&AB SqRa.ndolph Fld,Tex.) 11 .F'rom those VBs one con scG
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Y b~·Y,s from SR '.'..re ._nll ovE.r the globe. Im1 mru-ric.d no\"- .'.".nd looking forwnrd to th~ d:c,.y vvhon I C'.'..n b.t-:ing Lc..urcn0. b:'.ck to· s ·. R.c..nd meet c.11 of
you pcopl~ thGre. 11 -ComE- soon.
From:E11~.!. ..!?.Qb V:-.rnum (521 Cuyler Hc..11
PrtncE.ton NJ) 11 1 rcport~d h<:.re: Oct. 10th for trf>..ining-I see -T~hq___q..QY &
~-d'_P0tnik every dc..y-they'r he.re for instruction too 11
From Ale Tom
Q__r"..h:\m (44F-SqA-l•Fl3Mc..xwell Fl.Aln)" The dc.y I left N:'..shville Bdb. Cy
phcrt ·hc:i.ndE.d me._ his copy of VB-I fe.el vu-y b::'.dly ·-.. bout loosing c. friend likE. Don Pri tcha.rd. I c.lso sn.w Bob Lind tl:'1ere-he mnrried cl N~shvill6 girl-soon to move. to Kessler Field ,Miss. Did you lcnow that BL~ir -Hildebr0.nd ',:ms plo.ying foot bo.11 for · Frnnlclin &1U:.1.rsh2..ll ? Those VB
sure do rin.g in the news and I wcmt to help when I cnn" -Thci.nks Tom•
F:r:o~ Ens. Ary ·Ho.zen. (l!TS Sag~53-l~hico.NY) 11 I am here studying eleotr ic c_.l :::u;id diesel _engines-quite different from NotreDc.me - here we hn.ve
eng~nes of ~very size-~ grent ·1c.baratory, I suppose you know that
~~01:' 1.. (Radk~) and I were m~rr ied on tie pt. 23rd-she r12.s with me here
gnt~l,., l:;st Sundr-.~ .• I rc.n into 'Dqn Nesb-it-he i.s here in Cornell also".
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From Lt. Ern~st D~Su~ (Cr!S Ellington Fl
rt~i~ur~ht who should wnlk i~oafoet8"~ ~0~1e-8h1le hnving dinner in a
: ~· . ~b.out S .R-;K • Stoner -:nd Br
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ut eo Kn.luge..r_-r,e hfl.d a long
~~ Pt uch.a·, ( South Seas:) ~, Thos~cVB~·dp~1s" larle both here _.
~rom Q agt
in~ Y reach us even 1f we m ve
from one _plap t-0 ·anot~e~-they Qatch up with us. As for myselr r o
no-t have mu~11 to sa.y. . his tr o pie a~ c 11.ma~ e ha_s tr ~mme~ me down from
200:to 180-Ah what a figure l The Jungle 1s a fascinating place and
fet~.
~ n~~ld ~~lit it, at!ihanc e does things to you. I have leo.rned to pract'e 1
in
e Jungle, appreciate beautiful flowers~ butterflys
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~~~8.f-erzon~sthave ..1iscon?eptiona, and feai.rs
Geo~Wa_genhorst You c
t an. in q an old friend-none other t ,han
. i t-_v,e h~v & met se; eral
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. a.in_ o carrying t 1e eff9I".t to Tojos po.lace soon---so naturally we
-op~ned a b~1,~le of _____ (Si .ze, brand, and potency of said flask
~~~~·ttdd~m1ll~~; ~1c.5et.Ed.) w-1-~ich a~ded in the strategy. \7ith deep
3- gro.nd fellow.' l i,Iy 'th~n~,.,~er th -he Wlll re.main aJ.l'l our memories aa
une.26t~" For a fiae ·1~tt;r
now a pr?ud ~apa-a baby boy born
Cadet.Vairo.~ SenecaJ. (SOQ-lOPhilaaNks,,TloHtne bi$ boy-~oo GOO. From:.
ent \th't!e in training and . d d
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osp.Ph1la.Ua) II I had an ace id
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ofen eel bonai dol.lble dislocation- of tli ' b ...
re . racture and: brgndah10 ft fal .-a brick-where· I landed .dt.:m ·:'!:!.nd .. bruises as the result
elo ) ;ve peen here 6·weeks and s
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one the damage--I have a cast
sur~ c'c.1 a1:~mf 0 Ill go bacl< where
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IfcI dont dev. ' read about Don- h
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·a 1~1 r. orps--It was
-ui11 c E 1 ett er Vance-good wishes fro: was one ?f :. :my best friends II
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--i~~.Roddy Brad..Y..,,(Sgt) is at 65th ki~li .Q..i \-l~ • From i'virs Brady; my
Visa1i!Il8-~l}?i i!.ddie. Cottrefl(Class
R~~~~-~ 1 ~~ 5 ?hool Brookfield
really , like a am _n~w at Primary an·d . expect to solo t liAF'FTDSeq.poia Fld
in a privai~ dini~o ern count~y clu~ ~e live in smal~mgrrow. his is
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England) "Imagine ·the ~~~~is~~~J~Kn c~~~~;~~s
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las-t week at the Rainbow Corner Cro.55Jloaa°111aunbd ~ cr:;amed fa9eJ to f.ace.
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Hl . on 011,-- olin -½POKas fine as ever, and we had quite a chat over old friends at S.H.
From ·: Pvt Tom E. Y!atson(Hd Qr 2nd Sig B1:1Fort Ord· Cal) This outfit
·has its headquarters· i'ti mid- Pacific so if I move out you will have a
fair idea ·where 1 1 11 be.I have seen all the historic signts about
___ onterey Bay· j~st . 5 mi away" Thanks Tom,Mrs M.is much better now after a sever.e time of it. ·From; At.. J.ndy B. Petach (800 Bomb S.q •.470 Gr
·Mt,.Home ,Idaho) 11 VB reached me forviarded from New Haven-tod.a y just af'
ter reading a let.t-ar. from Dick Jones ·your le.tter came · telling me of
Dons death -very sorry1 t
We have little but sage bru 9 h about here &
ill dliss the autqmn coloring-Ill be awaiting that next VB 11
None oth
near tnere tha.t I know off Andy. From: Ale, W.F.Nesbiit (SqF-a/c PreTE.
ch Sc3eymour Johnson FldN.C) "J"..fter 12 v,iceks of hasic training as gro
·nd Technicians . we go to Yale U for 20 mar'? weeks.-my bran<?h will· likely
be communications. please relay to Kenny Nelson in Sicily(?) T0 - 1:JATCH
filHE FO..~EIGN GYM EQUIPivIENT".fTh(.c)re you are Ken} I sure miss the campus"
From : ~Ummi e Welsh.( Dir.Red"cross USNB Gulfp_ortMiss) ~•Cannot express to
you my thrill at reading my first issue t>f VB 1 and ·it brought back fond
memoriea of ·nore pleasant times.My job here is primarily '.' trouble shooting for the men in the services, that is laison between the men &
their familieS:i. I have a staff of 3 assistants and 3 ·stenographers.-the
exper.ience is· excellent. My 'wife and son Jimmy age 20 mo. were here untill ,~ug when I too}< t.i.rnm ·back: to Butler.I hope to reach Micky Boal &
Hats !teown through VB·.I ·know of nothing better than news to the men
in th·e services as a morale factor, and we need more of the. thing your
trying to do." Come again Papa Jimmy.
From W.S.Held a/c (Class 44E
Sq 2773-rT-San•. ntoni oTex) " J, i:JE:av~r, M_ark ~~ne ar-e with me-:-J. Grossman is one class behind us.To-near aboutl:Thn Pritcharda death was more
t~1an a blow to me-ili s pass ins 'l: i 11 be iuourned all ov_~ r the world by
those w.i.10 knew hi ra as I did 11
From S/Sgt ·:!alter R ....ia,JJSey(22base Hdq
11BSqLowry Fld,DenverCol) "Ive spent 1.4 months here and still like it,
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I hope to be home for eithe.r· Thanksgiviag or Xmas. and Ill be up to
pay you a :vis i tu -And we 1 11 be expecting you l
From :.Ens Daun W•
Nesbit(llO s. Baker Ha1icorn~ll-Ithica N.Y.~I am studying the work done bi a deck officer-my detatchmeht dat~ will be about Nov24th-~rt Hazen is here studyi,ng diesel engines-that shows the versability of a
health-edder. Bt ijam Ristich an army. navigator, is temporarily at Rosacrans Field, St.Joseph, Mo. Frank Rogers was in Sic.ily, John -Robalc was
at Camp SibertAla i ~ the Chem·~itfare 0 drvice RepoCtr. Your ~ribute t~
Don Pritchard-though difficult to write- was superbly done. 11 Come again
with a newsy letter Daun.
From: Sgt T. Greiner (810University Cornell
IthicaN.YY) "Ylhile there are only a few ,- ;ientioned in the last 2 VBs
th a t I knew personally, still I sure like · to read agout·what the others
are doing--ti1ey are trying to · teacfi me · the Russian Language up here-why
Im darned if I know:also Government and Geography 1 the last time I hear
-d from Clark McClelland he ~as at·George Field _Ill -he iQ a Ll nowcontinue ori'°"""with t iwse VBs 11 . · From "Speed" rlastings uncle in Map,le
Heights Ohio II Harold is now a Captain_ -he· has had a lot of f l'ying and
lost one plane-he was in the water 4 hours-we will try and get you a
picture in uniform of him. 11 -t•address Ca}t Wm !:tastings VM~-123, Magll,
USN 140 foFle et P-master SanFran.ci scoCal
From.: Lt H.P .Mos 114 ,MBDAG-41ElToroSantaAnaCalf "The old S .R. bonds are as strong. as ev:er-last week 1st Lt Bob Reed (of Gamp Penc.1-e.t ·on Cal.) stopped .into
our squadron along with Steve Horton-right now Im looking fo·rward'. to.
a reunion with"'!'.iger Joe."Lytle(now at Camp Dav.is N.C)which will l.i)<.ely
be c uite interesting.--You can -tell Jimmy Kearns to be on the llokput,
for ·Fi ghter Sqdn #114-we ecpect to move s.hortly_. Ive been here 4!affio ..
and as -yet have seen no rainu Keep us informed Herb-well try and get
VB to you right aiong.
Fr-om : Lt · Keith V'looster (Hq.SqTBTU-MAG--:12 .
Goleta,Cal) "Mrs Vioos·ter and I are livin-g in Santa Barbo.ra-about . 7 . mJ.
from my base. Ermina(Peck) and I were greatly shoclced at Dori.s dea...tltl
-we like it here but' 1/-(e ·would like Penna better"
From: Lt Fredt .A.
Parlin (I.TB Little Creek.Va) "Im now in the iunphibiart branch now ·1 i ts ,'
the Navys ideo.-we began to train for ~ weelrn-then are given 3 barges. &
12 men to train for the same peiiod artd · you know the rest-Ill write
again II OKB'red-wish you were here Sc1:t. for the first day of hunting
-you know where Ill bel.1
From:-Pvt· iVLieha.el -Min1ch (TG912Sql23 Fl,.1)
Miami Bec.chFla) "Hello Ur M~heres my ·a ddress · and say "Hello" to ev _eisy
body including ~rover_ Watson. down at the corner-will be ex pecting. eo
get my next VB soon" Here it ·is Mike·~ · From; . S-gt .C .F.Swartz. ( 47th . Ac
SqBox2.420rruaxFldHadison( 7)'iHs) 11 I at·tended' radio schoo"l h e re and . stayed on as an instructor.Hats MaON1n was
·Pn Tr instructor h ere-now
gone and Ned En~le _. :iiG an instructor in cod:e-1\Ia,jor Rasche is here . and
is doing a very fine job. 11 !Chucl<'-send me ·Eng·les.... address or - have r,iimi
write me • -· From PvUiohn Hallste:j..n (2.ruiGoSCU-341~ ASTP Clemson _C oJ.
Cl e m.sons.c) 11 Therc are college f e llows frO'm all• over down-here but .Im
the only ·one· from S.R.-loolc for me on the .. camp.us.- abo.ut .the __f irst. w.e.ek
i .n Nov:·"
Eyes are p e eled Johnny. ·Fr·om ·52/cJohnH.Cassidy(Cottage 9ai
AL1burnAla) 11 Thos e Vbs are just short ' of •a -reunion-cant .tell you how l
a p preciate_ them-hope the time soon com.e.s .. whf.)n- _w.~ ... can a.11 get tog ether".
for that BI-GGEST VICTORY at S.R. arid yoli can c:ount r:n~ __ in. ~ith the rest
for tha t reunion"
FromPvt Tom Carey (rlariger Pl.63rd Div.Camp Van ,
Dorn Li iss) ''Thanlcs for helping me fol1ow. thr·o ugh'. with the fellows I knew 1:1-t S .R. -11-vi th.dutVB iit' be l _ost as f a.r as . .he.y... are ; co1:cer:ned-ka ep them!
-coming"
From Sgt J.·B.Evans (Med D-e t.-317 -nf Camp Ph1ll1ps Kan) "Im
a wa.y out in Kansas-just finished maneuvers·and 15 day furlough-some one
a.sked for "Acs"Hovi§_~s addres~-here it is~a/cJa.mes Hovis(USNTS 3(C)C
Corpus Gristi-,·Tex)"
· FromS.H.Harris Sc2/c(CMBU-531 Camp P.arks Cia1.)
The navy is te~lly good to · us -just imagine sending me to Cal for the
winter 11" ·
Frorri Lt jgJohn E. Davis ·(foCommndl2th Naval Pis:t.SanFrancisco
Cal.) . " It \'1 as · J'uesdCl.y night 6ct5th nearing midnight when I arr.i ved home
from the l?~se._1 was rather ttred and serious-so -up to bed,-and the first
thing ·my · wif~ said wo.s- 11 You got another· VB · from Slippery Ro.ck today and
Don Prttchard was lcilled 11 That last phru~e; Mr Miller, froze me in my
tracks. I just plopped on the bed r ·ead- the ticcormt ·, then lay th e re perfecty qUite . _thinkii1g·, thinking. I ct·oubt is -there we re many who felt
closer to · Don· than I did-we waited on ·the tables together · and kidded .
o.11 the time-we often went to aa.mces together·there-and when we met in
Florida in th~ service we went on picnicf t6ge(h e r. This sort of thing
.i s the "hell" of war Mr I.Iiller-God Bless hi-'s soul, I dont believe. 1 ev~r
heard Don swear. I expect to be shipped 9ut · of . her_e in th e near fnt url
• -Good to hu1.r from you.Jack-keep your address with · us • From- En-.s Be n
P. Rebel u- Im · waiting here for transportati'on and. my new a d dr&ss- will
be U~S LCI(h)340foFleet PmasterSanFranciscoCal and a hello to everybody"
From Cpl.,Ronald He adland 4th Weather SqGunt-erFld.Al'rl.) "I apprectate
hem~ing wh ere my old pals from S .R. a.re. I · work with 1y!L~t ~Toh n Tp.omp.so:1 , i~ , this bUzfj:t-hoping the VBs wi:1,1 - k&~.p c.oming 11 • . Frgm 1,~__f.t .
J • .A.Amm?n C-853 igSerCoDeRidderLa) " ~ad a letter from Lt ~ erb 1!2_t~t,ze ll
at Hq.l'\/ Corps, Bend l.iregon- and he bure must be doing an " inte1·esting_
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job in thls ma.ns nrmy. My ·best re.g['.rds to a.ll at S,.;R." From: Lt H.F.
~£.tZ€:ll ~HqltV. C.orpBendOre) " Im still borps ltD.dio O'fficer"winn1 ,n g the
wc.r with a. fount a.in pen"--:i.s some wa.g put - i t - recently addressed 4fto.jGen
10 B.Gen a.nd . ov;er · 100 C'.ss·orted fiols and Lt. Col's on ra.dio topics ~<%G e n ..
P a.tch, hero of Guo.dc..'lco.nal~rree ,· I was scared but I felt honored. p:-1 C1. J to
see so many''old t'imers'' no.mes mentioned in VB-I:n wondering if•rvad:-K er r
is in the service-we ·ha:ve lived in ·g diff ere.nt stntes in Li-yeo.rs--wave
decided .to become gypsies"
And tell fortunes Herby? .From \,~t ...Q.l.a:·k
E, McCle.l:lpnd ..(' my military address is: Post Dir.Phy Edo A.. F Pilot s~,..
Georse Fiel.f. Lawrenceville Ill"•
From: Pvt Lewis B.?.gna.to{4li7 TGoBTG
4.. FlLiviio.m'i Be ·a ch Fla) "This ba.sic training keeps one "on the ball 11 and
weve -really le::i.rned to ac-clima.te · 0urselves here in Floridr.-we can-stand the hottest· climate and last night we slept under bla.nketsn
From
;, Mr o.nd Mrs F .r.I~Ra.ine:,:,Brom'l\'"'.OO'd , Tex. announcing the marriage of
their -da.ught ·e r'Yor·ma Gene to QAp~ Charlef? Edwin Temple of the Army
of the United Sta.tea.· Congrats Norma. Gene and "Bill". From _Ens. Marg,nr-et V. Rhoa.ds; (BOQ USN.AS LambertFld,StLouis(2l)Mo)(-and you'll re.memiber - her ::i.s "Mi4hs Rhoc.ds11 of the H.s. ·~fothema.tica.l Dept) "VBs were good
t-0 re·c.d . before I left S .R. but · they mea.n more to one when they a.re
a.way from hon;ie~ke.ep up the good work" From Lt .Ed.Brenner (Na.pier Fld
Dothan Alo.)Im - now t.aking - a · ten· day course in Instructor Tr.-ill get, mrt
first ·bunch :of .cadets · next month- you con bet whe.n this mess is ov~r
a.nd S.R.- hns that big reunion Ill be right there- wouldent miss i t for
a.nythingll · ·From Q.E.~ Ho.roldD.Ellia,tt(MP Plat.APQS28foPm NYC)"Another : cha.nge -of a.dq-ress-and _this one should be the la.st one-I wish I could 1 say
where. ·. r run-but· all is finen Good luck"Ja.k.e 11 - will try ond pull down
a. grouse. for the 28thMPs t· From Sgt Do.vid Fro.zi er ( Hq&SerBr 221F J. Bn
APO . 716 -f.Pm- S'ti.nFra.n) "About a month ago I recd c. letter from YJa.lt %1r,GiltY, who·. is 'he-l_ping ho1d this side of the world down-he is now c. Lt jg"
Come. . ag·cd-ri ·David. · From:his- sister:utldress ~ jg £r..e...d ("Ditty"to ~ou)
Q_r~We1f are--Of ficerLion3B Ca.mpAl lenNOB Norf olkVa:-Hello" Ditty" ]from
F~~P.d.·P. D.iMiola. . (At sea)"Tho.nks a million for receiving VB away out
her.~ . q 0 ome day: Im going to buy the Uss _ _ _ _ _ just to sa.il up the
Slippe.r-Y ·R ock · creei",S' Cant we help p~ddle Fred?. i\ddress: Je&,S6 R • '{l'Jor1.ey .Co 14.36 USNTS reat Lukes Ill~ also Ji!& jg Ellsworth Kunk]._e Armor:-ed
Guard ..Sc Co.mp ~Shel£onRoute60Norfolk( ll)Va. Ens Francis P .. Rog s s ~A1I'B
LCi(L) · Flotilla Office Solomons. .Md. Q..2rp R,N .Pauley Med Det 3 3 In1r
A.PO 4o0 .Ca.mp · Howa:e:. -Tex. Lt F.H.Crowley Ba.se Vieather Sta J~TC Long Seach
Cal.. !:.hE.12/q~Frank llarkowi tz USNAS (LTJ\)Dispensa.ry Glynco,Go.. Av/~
Geo ~lUP-01" Gr24B . 0 q7,f'l2 Elli_n gton Fld Tex. vlavne Goss C:el- CoB 7·· 6
Tank , Bn(:KIT° ., F.tc;.) Pm-- S-a.nFran Cal-Hello 11 Eggs~l nr am o.t sea. most of the time c.nd cent . get
n pictllre . f.or your collection-its on my mind though-wish I could te;ll
you m·ore of vvner.e .: r . a.m o.nd wha.t its all a.bout-lrnep up your excelle:r.it
job''· .: 1st , Lt ·,Robt 1!. Boa.l MF Pilot School Tuscon })ri~.
Pfc Ga.br,-iel
i--.. Buz&..s SCSU '1149 Yo.le U New Ho.ven Conn.
2nd Lieut Alex Dutk L1 .
TBTU . IvL1.G_-42 · M1~CS G~leto., Cal •
. Lt Tim Ehlies BOQ i.V
la.rine AS. Che·r-ry
Pt.N.C. " ~ · jg John H. Grahura Hq5th Reg USNTS Srunpson N.Y. Lt Le1-2i..§~ Ha.melll RTC Hq -- C&,.- Co.mp Sibert, .t\lo..
MidnTom Joos fc,Wa.r Shi ppin,r;. 1.d
R,AoNicolCol.7 Bo.ttery Pl N.Y.C.
Pvt Andy E. Krivonp.k CoA 343 Med. Rgt
Mo. cl cl-1 s on B~'r N• y •. Pfc Ed D. Krauae.- Bet 2nd Weather SqAir Fld Rome N•• y fl
~~ Fr~nk J. Ludesic 454 Bomb Gr 7378q AAB Cho.rleston s.c. Lt~~Vb:£..
_; ~,::._~f,J.-? AP.'Jt,S Ca.mp Da_v is N·. c • •fvt J.:i.ck, Lotte..§_C'o'B ASTP State College ii:ltat,e.
--. Coll oge .,Miss·• .Lt Jnrl.es L .. Lytle. Cho.nM,te Fi_e ld Ranto.ul ,I11.,.., Jo:b.nny
. ¥~4..cl~J.l Box 246~tville Ca.1. o./c/ Henry White ,)CPTS SqL ;:;eymour. Jo ...
hn:s")n FldN~C.
'Pvt Norbert Wa.gn~l1.11FCC Sqlo4,FlJJ SunhntonioTex. ,
h"~.t~t9-n . M;;1.rsh411 . 3666SU CoJ.... i1.STP 3401 s. Ylentworth J..v. Chicago. S'Q..3/c
J:Ll.:~1~1 l.9:§._2j,,riP_n~n.r 115Sq5l USNTS ~a.inbridge Md. a./c Carl 'fl, B_p1;. ~..!!1..0.'...1..8: Cl uss 440... q3 1-.AF Mo.lden Mo.
AMM2/cW.E .. Rohl~ VP l. Nh.Stia 11~ Dieg c, .C:o.1 •. · · Co.pt 5 C.J.Reinhnrdt ,-1.ir Corps... Ni..AF Newport .h.rk. C32l Ed w§-rd
..l. .J ...9.r~.fil: -33rd E.So Co Fort Mea.da Ivl~Kenneth J. Peeples Hq QMS Up p,e rNT.3 Sc. ms .:m N.Y.
;Ens Geo ll.qismith ~ NTS U of Minn, Minneapolis Min.not
Lt ,,S i. l_~~~cGa.rvey -906 B. Dn.1.lo.s .h.V Mc.i~llen Tex. lsL,Lt John A. H~_ih_
'"'Coi, 812.~,.JBn Cump Pickett Va... · Tomi Care Pvt)ltangcr Pl.63ra Div.
Ca.:nB V~n _Dorn. Miss AP0-~10. Q_ , sp Al J.
J.L1.J,1y1 ,1 Thal.fir 358th Fighter dr J..,po 4874 fopm N.Y.C. Cpl Gray~ .
!.9~ ·1-1.s1le,:; s_ B.S.Co-65th Med Reg··i-.PO 4929 ~ Pm N.Y.C. From Cpl .:-1.rn.rll~
Hci;!' i•~1~ Tlst Bn Hq213 C.A. APO 4.64foN.Y.C) "To let you know that Vo~
huv e ·been reaching me pretty regular-it sure is good to know where . my
old _p a ls are-sorry I missed Kvn Miller up on the "cape" as I waa around. there a good· deal. -I ran into Howard Chambers up there" C or.ie c..sain ,Titn,mY.-I . see the '7oung· l _a.d" in .the car with pour wife now and the11·•
all O,K. reach Johnny Menog:er Hq· & HqsSq JJ~FSAT Orlando FLa. Lnd s.o
as 'this. message lea.ves. your . · old. campus, all is well,, were po.yi'hg
a ,sood d~ul atttention to r1:1-tiori .books., were vmtching every sec t.o r of.
the wo.r theater., were · all working ,hard and were hoping liic e h e,.,k
that Germo.ny .wil.l soop crack. 1:. hearty handshake old timer to~ Y~v i.::J l
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Dear friend wit.h the colors,:
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Weath_er. in the extremes has been
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~ ni ty--last Spring_ a solid month
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9r for their stock) since dependable
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springs dried up. Albeit, Autumn in all
("'~_I_IJI 11=-;vits tranquility has been beholden , and for a
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good fortnight Pennsylvanians have feasted their
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souls upon every tint and shade of oLd rose and
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gold, scarlet and orange, mauve and green that the
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r.',Maples, Oaks and Poplars could muster. The clinging 1
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Ivy on the Chapel has taken on hues of soft red, and thal
shrubbery near North Hall and Old Main, delicate yellowa. Then cam.e
the rain to refresh the streams and springs> and down came the leav.es
~ of painted
tan and brown, carpeting in a day, this lovely spot, a.,nd
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leavin3 the trees bare-limbed for the blasts of Winter yet to come,.
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The colle g e pro g r · m, as with the cadence-stepp_i!'lg __ _q~q~-~~-' __ b_~th pold.
firm, with groups of the latter arriving and departing at interval$.
Recently, Kitain, a celebrated Russian violinist thrilled both the 1 st~ < ' udents and Cadets _in a rare program of music, and last week Bailey~ a
ti) ~ magician entertained with slight-of-hand and incidentia~ly Dr.Str~~n
who came to be entertained, left tne stage-Presto-Chang~, having iost
his very shirt 11 l 1 \ Deep embarras1'uent an.d scarlet blushes--and hQwls
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of laughteri Victory Bell awards a new purple shirt to Dr.Strain • .
..; Instead of oiling up the Garand., mortar, or anti- aircraft, thousands
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f in Pennsylvania hav9 been oiling up the shotgun and kraig for tha coming game season. Small game comes in iat.Oot 30--but with fihelves fmpty of gun shells, thous~nds will oil and nothing ~ ,, until soma +ong
looked for ammuniti~n arrivea r-if indeed it doe$.
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~...Q.E...E.§:ld and stunned were. we•'. 1a'st week as the Butler Eagle brought
he news--Lt. William Stanley Robson has ·been killed in the South
,• ·~~ Pacific.. At"present no details a.re ava.ilable, and we know not where he lies~-we only know that a ·radi~nt persQnality has passed
r' from our circle. 11 Friendly and warm of personality, dinamic. and
~ · . . friendly was'\sto.n Robson.to many of us who now read these words:.
rl •~ Rest in peace~Stari Robson--the \orch flung from your failing hand
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- , has been c~ught by your comr~des. Until these pr.aoious freedoms
are won will tnoy curry it high J To his m~th6r, Mrs Neila Ro ~\ son and to his bride-wife, Mo.rgueri\e , and to his many rn~ny
iends a benediction, a soothing word, Qnd n gen~la prayer.
Amid all the heartaches and sorrow of this dizzy world ( and incident. ial.1.y in comparison to many places we know l:_i ttle of rQa.l war~ ~ -Ot'Cl- c.t
homa), our hearts are gladdened most when those of yt>U in unifor~, of
whom Y!_e ~ so proud,, come o.-visi\i'n to the campus. Would that we
h:i.d more spc.ce to .:i.dd comment for eaeh of you-but you will understand
c..nd thats a.11 that is necessary. I hope I h ~ve omitted nnt a singla one
of those who came since th& last issuQ went au\ : H!•k Bilowick, Bob Smith,, S.H.H:-..rris,, Snmbo Ristich, Sterling ·Ra.msey, wife a.nd little fe.11.er,. St6rling,you re.member> hnd n plane ernsh-reent.ered the bla.zing mc.s.s
helped 9 others to snfety-his co-pilot was killed by his side-Sterling
wa.s thrown clear. H2D2~ t~ ~~~r!!~e ~~m~e_y 1tt Bob McGregor to plc.c&
c.. spCtrkler on the hc.nd of ·Anna. M. Sancferoeck , Mr and Mrs W.R. Miller
from Bc..inbridg& Md, i'v1r nnd ~{r~. Ernie Hnrrison from Orlando Fln.,, Kfr and
' Mrs D~le Liken from Phil~, Al ~enrow ~een in Butler, ~nd Bill Meise fr'JQJ Bloomsburg--tells us thnt o.11
he ·o-.hers there will soon visit. our
C~Mpus--wslcome these others whe.n you eome ltL
And now, as space
will psrmit~-lets have a peek at a sampling (only) of the splendid let~ers that have come in from all over the world:
F~ Lt. Chuck
Hough; 11 ?.E.grct on this furlough I could. not visit the campus, so thia
letter will have to do for this time. Lt. Kensley Miller was homa from Nor~h Af rico. be a.ring quite a few honors. He wa.s a.wa.rded the D istinguishod F'lying Cros~, the Air Medctl with 8 oak lea.ves clust~, o.nd the
campaign ri.hbon for the African thec..ter--So our boy reall~~okny by himself. It ~Qs fortunnte that I arrived home before he left~for his new
fieldJfor I Wt\S present a.t his little sons(KenDee) bnptism, o.nd ~m now
the wee cha.ps Godfather. Kon looked fine, in fact you wouldent know
thC1.t he wns overset\s 11 months. For me-soon to Sult Luke City for an
a.s s ig nmE.nt, then ave.rs ea.a in sev 6ro.l months-keep those VBz; coming_ 11
- To Lt. Ke.nsley who h~s s&en so much action in N. Afric~ Honor and
G_l.9.!:·y-- for Godfather "Chuck"·-a. toy rattle..
From Alm,Uke.l\laca.luso
~ 44r3-Fl32.CocklanFld,,Mc.conGn) 11 Never thought Id' miss. school so much unt✓
I recd that VB-its grec.t to hen.r nbout the f0llov'/S o.nd what they'r uJ.J
ta.-IJ.1 struggling ci.long for .:-., po.ir of wings.. in Bo.sic Flight TrD.ining, ·1
-Soa.r up hers when you get them Miko..
From Sgt .Don McCork..l& ( 12th
B -'J.S C Hd.&AB SqRa.ndolph Fld,Tex.) 11 .F'rom those VBs one con scG
tho.t th e
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Y b~·Y,s from SR '.'..re ._nll ovE.r the globe. Im1 mru-ric.d no\"- .'.".nd looking forwnrd to th~ d:c,.y vvhon I C'.'..n b.t-:ing Lc..urcn0. b:'.ck to· s ·. R.c..nd meet c.11 of
you pcopl~ thGre. 11 -ComE- soon.
From:E11~.!. ..!?.Qb V:-.rnum (521 Cuyler Hc..11
PrtncE.ton NJ) 11 1 rcport~d h<:.re: Oct. 10th for trf>..ining-I see -T~hq___q..QY &
~-d'_P0tnik every dc..y-they'r he.re for instruction too 11
From Ale Tom
Q__r"..h:\m (44F-SqA-l•Fl3Mc..xwell Fl.Aln)" The dc.y I left N:'..shville Bdb. Cy
phcrt ·hc:i.ndE.d me._ his copy of VB-I fe.el vu-y b::'.dly ·-.. bout loosing c. friend likE. Don Pri tcha.rd. I c.lso sn.w Bob Lind tl:'1ere-he mnrried cl N~shvill6 girl-soon to move. to Kessler Field ,Miss. Did you lcnow that BL~ir -Hildebr0.nd ',:ms plo.ying foot bo.11 for · Frnnlclin &1U:.1.rsh2..ll ? Those VB
sure do rin.g in the news and I wcmt to help when I cnn" -Thci.nks Tom•
F:r:o~ Ens. Ary ·Ho.zen. (l!TS Sag~53-l~hico.NY) 11 I am here studying eleotr ic c_.l :::u;id diesel _engines-quite different from NotreDc.me - here we hn.ve
eng~nes of ~very size-~ grent ·1c.baratory, I suppose you know that
~~01:' 1.. (Radk~) and I were m~rr ied on tie pt. 23rd-she r12.s with me here
gnt~l,., l:;st Sundr-.~ .• I rc.n into 'Dqn Nesb-it-he i.s here in Cornell also".
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From Lt. Ern~st D~Su~ (Cr!S Ellington Fl
rt~i~ur~ht who should wnlk i~oafoet8"~ ~0~1e-8h1le hnving dinner in a
: ~· . ~b.out S .R-;K • Stoner -:nd Br
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ut eo Kn.luge..r_-r,e hfl.d a long
~~ Pt uch.a·, ( South Seas:) ~, Thos~cVB~·dp~1s" larle both here _.
~rom Q agt
in~ Y reach us even 1f we m ve
from one _plap t-0 ·anot~e~-they Qatch up with us. As for myselr r o
no-t have mu~11 to sa.y. . his tr o pie a~ c 11.ma~ e ha_s tr ~mme~ me down from
200:to 180-Ah what a figure l The Jungle 1s a fascinating place and
fet~.
~ n~~ld ~~lit it, at!ihanc e does things to you. I have leo.rned to pract'e 1
in
e Jungle, appreciate beautiful flowers~ butterflys
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of . 1tf
~~~8.f-erzon~sthave ..1iscon?eptiona, and feai.rs
Geo~Wa_genhorst You c
t an. in q an old friend-none other t ,han
. i t-_v,e h~v & met se; eral
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. a.in_ o carrying t 1e eff9I".t to Tojos po.lace soon---so naturally we
-op~ned a b~1,~le of _____ (Si .ze, brand, and potency of said flask
~~~~·ttdd~m1ll~~; ~1c.5et.Ed.) w-1-~ich a~ded in the strategy. \7ith deep
3- gro.nd fellow.' l i,Iy 'th~n~,.,~er th -he Wlll re.main aJ.l'l our memories aa
une.26t~" For a fiae ·1~tt;r
now a pr?ud ~apa-a baby boy born
Cadet.Vairo.~ SenecaJ. (SOQ-lOPhilaaNks,,TloHtne bi$ boy-~oo GOO. From:.
ent \th't!e in training and . d d
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osp.Ph1la.Ua) II I had an ace id
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ofen eel bonai dol.lble dislocation- of tli ' b ...
re . racture and: brgndah10 ft fal .-a brick-where· I landed .dt.:m ·:'!:!.nd .. bruises as the result
elo ) ;ve peen here 6·weeks and s
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one the damage--I have a cast
sur~ c'c.1 a1:~mf 0 Ill go bacl< where
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-ui11 c E 1 ett er Vance-good wishes fro: was one ?f :. :my best friends II
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--i~~.Roddy Brad..Y..,,(Sgt) is at 65th ki~li .Q..i \-l~ • From i'virs Brady; my
Visa1i!Il8-~l}?i i!.ddie. Cottrefl(Class
R~~~~-~ 1 ~~ 5 ?hool Brookfield
really , like a am _n~w at Primary an·d . expect to solo t liAF'FTDSeq.poia Fld
in a privai~ dini~o ern count~y clu~ ~e live in smal~mgrrow. his is
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England) "Imagine ·the ~~~~is~~~J~Kn c~~~~;~~s
From:
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las-t week at the Rainbow Corner Cro.55Jloaa°111aunbd ~ cr:;amed fa9eJ to f.ace.
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Hl . on 011,-- olin -½POKas fine as ever, and we had quite a chat over old friends at S.H.
From ·: Pvt Tom E. Y!atson(Hd Qr 2nd Sig B1:1Fort Ord· Cal) This outfit
·has its headquarters· i'ti mid- Pacific so if I move out you will have a
fair idea ·where 1 1 11 be.I have seen all the historic signts about
___ onterey Bay· j~st . 5 mi away" Thanks Tom,Mrs M.is much better now after a sever.e time of it. ·From; At.. J.ndy B. Petach (800 Bomb S.q •.470 Gr
·Mt,.Home ,Idaho) 11 VB reached me forviarded from New Haven-tod.a y just af'
ter reading a let.t-ar. from Dick Jones ·your le.tter came · telling me of
Dons death -very sorry1 t
We have little but sage bru 9 h about here &
ill dliss the autqmn coloring-Ill be awaiting that next VB 11
None oth
near tnere tha.t I know off Andy. From: Ale, W.F.Nesbiit (SqF-a/c PreTE.
ch Sc3eymour Johnson FldN.C) "J"..fter 12 v,iceks of hasic training as gro
·nd Technicians . we go to Yale U for 20 mar'? weeks.-my bran<?h will· likely
be communications. please relay to Kenny Nelson in Sicily(?) T0 - 1:JATCH
filHE FO..~EIGN GYM EQUIPivIENT".fTh(.c)re you are Ken} I sure miss the campus"
From : ~Ummi e Welsh.( Dir.Red"cross USNB Gulfp_ortMiss) ~•Cannot express to
you my thrill at reading my first issue t>f VB 1 and ·it brought back fond
memoriea of ·nore pleasant times.My job here is primarily '.' trouble shooting for the men in the services, that is laison between the men &
their familieS:i. I have a staff of 3 assistants and 3 ·stenographers.-the
exper.ience is· excellent. My 'wife and son Jimmy age 20 mo. were here untill ,~ug when I too}< t.i.rnm ·back: to Butler.I hope to reach Micky Boal &
Hats !teown through VB·.I ·know of nothing better than news to the men
in th·e services as a morale factor, and we need more of the. thing your
trying to do." Come again Papa Jimmy.
From W.S.Held a/c (Class 44E
Sq 2773-rT-San•. ntoni oTex) " J, i:JE:av~r, M_ark ~~ne ar-e with me-:-J. Grossman is one class behind us.To-near aboutl:Thn Pritcharda death was more
t~1an a blow to me-ili s pass ins 'l: i 11 be iuourned all ov_~ r the world by
those w.i.10 knew hi ra as I did 11
From S/Sgt ·:!alter R ....ia,JJSey(22base Hdq
11BSqLowry Fld,DenverCol) "Ive spent 1.4 months here and still like it,
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I hope to be home for eithe.r· Thanksgiviag or Xmas. and Ill be up to
pay you a :vis i tu -And we 1 11 be expecting you l
From :.Ens Daun W•
Nesbit(llO s. Baker Ha1icorn~ll-Ithica N.Y.~I am studying the work done bi a deck officer-my detatchmeht dat~ will be about Nov24th-~rt Hazen is here studyi,ng diesel engines-that shows the versability of a
health-edder. Bt ijam Ristich an army. navigator, is temporarily at Rosacrans Field, St.Joseph, Mo. Frank Rogers was in Sic.ily, John -Robalc was
at Camp SibertAla i ~ the Chem·~itfare 0 drvice RepoCtr. Your ~ribute t~
Don Pritchard-though difficult to write- was superbly done. 11 Come again
with a newsy letter Daun.
From: Sgt T. Greiner (810University Cornell
IthicaN.YY) "Ylhile there are only a few ,- ;ientioned in the last 2 VBs
th a t I knew personally, still I sure like · to read agout·what the others
are doing--ti1ey are trying to · teacfi me · the Russian Language up here-why
Im darned if I know:also Government and Geography 1 the last time I hear
-d from Clark McClelland he ~as at·George Field _Ill -he iQ a Ll nowcontinue ori'°"""with t iwse VBs 11 . · From "Speed" rlastings uncle in Map,le
Heights Ohio II Harold is now a Captain_ -he· has had a lot of f l'ying and
lost one plane-he was in the water 4 hours-we will try and get you a
picture in uniform of him. 11 -t•address Ca}t Wm !:tastings VM~-123, Magll,
USN 140 foFle et P-master SanFran.ci scoCal
From.: Lt H.P .Mos 114 ,MBDAG-41ElToroSantaAnaCalf "The old S .R. bonds are as strong. as ev:er-last week 1st Lt Bob Reed (of Gamp Penc.1-e.t ·on Cal.) stopped .into
our squadron along with Steve Horton-right now Im looking fo·rward'. to.
a reunion with"'!'.iger Joe."Lytle(now at Camp Dav.is N.C)which will l.i)<.ely
be c uite interesting.--You can -tell Jimmy Kearns to be on the llokput,
for ·Fi ghter Sqdn #114-we ecpect to move s.hortly_. Ive been here 4!affio ..
and as -yet have seen no rainu Keep us informed Herb-well try and get
VB to you right aiong.
Fr-om : Lt · Keith V'looster (Hq.SqTBTU-MAG--:12 .
Goleta,Cal) "Mrs Vioos·ter and I are livin-g in Santa Barbo.ra-about . 7 . mJ.
from my base. Ermina(Peck) and I were greatly shoclced at Dori.s dea...tltl
-we like it here but' 1/-(e ·would like Penna better"
From: Lt Fredt .A.
Parlin (I.TB Little Creek.Va) "Im now in the iunphibiart branch now ·1 i ts ,'
the Navys ideo.-we began to train for ~ weelrn-then are given 3 barges. &
12 men to train for the same peiiod artd · you know the rest-Ill write
again II OKB'red-wish you were here Sc1:t. for the first day of hunting
-you know where Ill bel.1
From:-Pvt· iVLieha.el -Min1ch (TG912Sql23 Fl,.1)
Miami Bec.chFla) "Hello Ur M~heres my ·a ddress · and say "Hello" to ev _eisy
body including ~rover_ Watson. down at the corner-will be ex pecting. eo
get my next VB soon" Here it ·is Mike·~ · From; . S-gt .C .F.Swartz. ( 47th . Ac
SqBox2.420rruaxFldHadison( 7)'iHs) 11 I at·tended' radio schoo"l h e re and . stayed on as an instructor.Hats MaON1n was
·Pn Tr instructor h ere-now
gone and Ned En~le _. :iiG an instructor in cod:e-1\Ia,jor Rasche is here . and
is doing a very fine job. 11 !Chucl<'-send me ·Eng·les.... address or - have r,iimi
write me • -· From PvUiohn Hallste:j..n (2.ruiGoSCU-341~ ASTP Clemson _C oJ.
Cl e m.sons.c) 11 Therc are college f e llows frO'm all• over down-here but .Im
the only ·one· from S.R.-loolc for me on the .. camp.us.- abo.ut .the __f irst. w.e.ek
i .n Nov:·"
Eyes are p e eled Johnny. ·Fr·om ·52/cJohnH.Cassidy(Cottage 9ai
AL1burnAla) 11 Thos e Vbs are just short ' of •a -reunion-cant .tell you how l
a p preciate_ them-hope the time soon com.e.s .. whf.)n- _w.~ ... can a.11 get tog ether".
for that BI-GGEST VICTORY at S.R. arid yoli can c:ount r:n~ __ in. ~ith the rest
for tha t reunion"
FromPvt Tom Carey (rlariger Pl.63rd Div.Camp Van ,
Dorn Li iss) ''Thanlcs for helping me fol1ow. thr·o ugh'. with the fellows I knew 1:1-t S .R. -11-vi th.dutVB iit' be l _ost as f a.r as . .he.y... are ; co1:cer:ned-ka ep them!
-coming"
From Sgt J.·B.Evans (Med D-e t.-317 -nf Camp Ph1ll1ps Kan) "Im
a wa.y out in Kansas-just finished maneuvers·and 15 day furlough-some one
a.sked for "Acs"Hovi§_~s addres~-here it is~a/cJa.mes Hovis(USNTS 3(C)C
Corpus Gristi-,·Tex)"
· FromS.H.Harris Sc2/c(CMBU-531 Camp P.arks Cia1.)
The navy is te~lly good to · us -just imagine sending me to Cal for the
winter 11" ·
Frorri Lt jgJohn E. Davis ·(foCommndl2th Naval Pis:t.SanFrancisco
Cal.) . " It \'1 as · J'uesdCl.y night 6ct5th nearing midnight when I arr.i ved home
from the l?~se._1 was rather ttred and serious-so -up to bed,-and the first
thing ·my · wif~ said wo.s- 11 You got another· VB · from Slippery Ro.ck today and
Don Prttchard was lcilled 11 That last phru~e; Mr Miller, froze me in my
tracks. I just plopped on the bed r ·ead- the ticcormt ·, then lay th e re perfecty qUite . _thinkii1g·, thinking. I ct·oubt is -there we re many who felt
closer to · Don· than I did-we waited on ·the tables together · and kidded .
o.11 the time-we often went to aa.mces together·there-and when we met in
Florida in th~ service we went on picnicf t6ge(h e r. This sort of thing
.i s the "hell" of war Mr I.Iiller-God Bless hi-'s soul, I dont believe. 1 ev~r
heard Don swear. I expect to be shipped 9ut · of . her_e in th e near fnt url
• -Good to hu1.r from you.Jack-keep your address with · us • From- En-.s Be n
P. Rebel u- Im · waiting here for transportati'on and. my new a d dr&ss- will
be U~S LCI(h)340foFleet PmasterSanFranciscoCal and a hello to everybody"
From Cpl.,Ronald He adland 4th Weather SqGunt-erFld.Al'rl.) "I apprectate
hem~ing wh ere my old pals from S .R. a.re. I · work with 1y!L~t ~Toh n Tp.omp.so:1 , i~ , this bUzfj:t-hoping the VBs wi:1,1 - k&~.p c.oming 11 • . Frgm 1,~__f.t .
J • .A.Amm?n C-853 igSerCoDeRidderLa) " ~ad a letter from Lt ~ erb 1!2_t~t,ze ll
at Hq.l'\/ Corps, Bend l.iregon- and he bure must be doing an " inte1·esting_
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job in thls ma.ns nrmy. My ·best re.g['.rds to a.ll at S,.;R." From: Lt H.F.
~£.tZ€:ll ~HqltV. C.orpBendOre) " Im still borps ltD.dio O'fficer"winn1 ,n g the
wc.r with a. fount a.in pen"--:i.s some wa.g put - i t - recently addressed 4fto.jGen
10 B.Gen a.nd . ov;er · 100 C'.ss·orted fiols and Lt. Col's on ra.dio topics ~<%G e n ..
P a.tch, hero of Guo.dc..'lco.nal~rree ,· I was scared but I felt honored. p:-1 C1. J to
see so many''old t'imers'' no.mes mentioned in VB-I:n wondering if•rvad:-K er r
is in the service-we ·ha:ve lived in ·g diff ere.nt stntes in Li-yeo.rs--wave
decided .to become gypsies"
And tell fortunes Herby? .From \,~t ...Q.l.a:·k
E, McCle.l:lpnd ..(' my military address is: Post Dir.Phy Edo A.. F Pilot s~,..
Georse Fiel.f. Lawrenceville Ill"•
From: Pvt Lewis B.?.gna.to{4li7 TGoBTG
4.. FlLiviio.m'i Be ·a ch Fla) "This ba.sic training keeps one "on the ball 11 and
weve -really le::i.rned to ac-clima.te · 0urselves here in Floridr.-we can-stand the hottest· climate and last night we slept under bla.nketsn
From
;, Mr o.nd Mrs F .r.I~Ra.ine:,:,Brom'l\'"'.OO'd , Tex. announcing the marriage of
their -da.ught ·e r'Yor·ma Gene to QAp~ Charlef? Edwin Temple of the Army
of the United Sta.tea.· Congrats Norma. Gene and "Bill". From _Ens. Marg,nr-et V. Rhoa.ds; (BOQ USN.AS LambertFld,StLouis(2l)Mo)(-and you'll re.memiber - her ::i.s "Mi4hs Rhoc.ds11 of the H.s. ·~fothema.tica.l Dept) "VBs were good
t-0 re·c.d . before I left S .R. but · they mea.n more to one when they a.re
a.way from hon;ie~ke.ep up the good work" From Lt .Ed.Brenner (Na.pier Fld
Dothan Alo.)Im - now t.aking - a · ten· day course in Instructor Tr.-ill get, mrt
first ·bunch :of .cadets · next month- you con bet whe.n this mess is ov~r
a.nd S.R.- hns that big reunion Ill be right there- wouldent miss i t for
a.nythingll · ·From Q.E.~ Ho.roldD.Ellia,tt(MP Plat.APQS28foPm NYC)"Another : cha.nge -of a.dq-ress-and _this one should be the la.st one-I wish I could 1 say
where. ·. r run-but· all is finen Good luck"Ja.k.e 11 - will try ond pull down
a. grouse. for the 28thMPs t· From Sgt Do.vid Fro.zi er ( Hq&SerBr 221F J. Bn
APO . 716 -f.Pm- S'ti.nFra.n) "About a month ago I recd c. letter from YJa.lt %1r,GiltY, who·. is 'he-l_ping ho1d this side of the world down-he is now c. Lt jg"
Come. . ag·cd-ri ·David. · From:his- sister:utldress ~ jg £r..e...d ("Ditty"to ~ou)
Q_r~We1f are--Of ficerLion3B Ca.mpAl lenNOB Norf olkVa:-Hello" Ditty" ]from
F~~P.d.·P. D.iMiola. . (At sea)"Tho.nks a million for receiving VB away out
her.~ . q 0 ome day: Im going to buy the Uss _ _ _ _ _ just to sa.il up the
Slippe.r-Y ·R ock · creei",S' Cant we help p~ddle Fred?. i\ddress: Je&,S6 R • '{l'Jor1.ey .Co 14.36 USNTS reat Lukes Ill~ also Ji!& jg Ellsworth Kunk]._e Armor:-ed
Guard ..Sc Co.mp ~Shel£onRoute60Norfolk( ll)Va. Ens Francis P .. Rog s s ~A1I'B
LCi(L) · Flotilla Office Solomons. .Md. Q..2rp R,N .Pauley Med Det 3 3 In1r
A.PO 4o0 .Ca.mp · Howa:e:. -Tex. Lt F.H.Crowley Ba.se Vieather Sta J~TC Long Seach
Cal.. !:.hE.12/q~Frank llarkowi tz USNAS (LTJ\)Dispensa.ry Glynco,Go.. Av/~
Geo ~lUP-01" Gr24B . 0 q7,f'l2 Elli_n gton Fld Tex. vlavne Goss C:el- CoB 7·· 6
Tank , Bn(:KIT° ., F.tc;.) Pm-- S-a.nFran Cal-Hello 11 Eggs~l nr am o.t sea. most of the time c.nd cent . get
n pictllre . f.or your collection-its on my mind though-wish I could te;ll
you m·ore of vvner.e .: r . a.m o.nd wha.t its all a.bout-lrnep up your excelle:r.it
job''· .: 1st , Lt ·,Robt 1!. Boa.l MF Pilot School Tuscon })ri~.
Pfc Ga.br,-iel
i--.. Buz&..s SCSU '1149 Yo.le U New Ho.ven Conn.
2nd Lieut Alex Dutk L1 .
TBTU . IvL1.G_-42 · M1~CS G~leto., Cal •
. Lt Tim Ehlies BOQ i.V
la.rine AS. Che·r-ry
Pt.N.C. " ~ · jg John H. Grahura Hq5th Reg USNTS Srunpson N.Y. Lt Le1-2i..§~ Ha.melll RTC Hq -- C&,.- Co.mp Sibert, .t\lo..
MidnTom Joos fc,Wa.r Shi ppin,r;. 1.d
R,AoNicolCol.7 Bo.ttery Pl N.Y.C.
Pvt Andy E. Krivonp.k CoA 343 Med. Rgt
Mo. cl cl-1 s on B~'r N• y •. Pfc Ed D. Krauae.- Bet 2nd Weather SqAir Fld Rome N•• y fl
~~ Fr~nk J. Ludesic 454 Bomb Gr 7378q AAB Cho.rleston s.c. Lt~~Vb:£..
_; ~,::._~f,J.-? AP.'Jt,S Ca.mp Da_v is N·. c • •fvt J.:i.ck, Lotte..§_C'o'B ASTP State College ii:ltat,e.
--. Coll oge .,Miss·• .Lt Jnrl.es L .. Lytle. Cho.nM,te Fi_e ld Ranto.ul ,I11.,.., Jo:b.nny
. ¥~4..cl~J.l Box 246~tville Ca.1. o./c/ Henry White ,)CPTS SqL ;:;eymour. Jo ...
hn:s")n FldN~C.
'Pvt Norbert Wa.gn~l1.11FCC Sqlo4,FlJJ SunhntonioTex. ,
h"~.t~t9-n . M;;1.rsh411 . 3666SU CoJ.... i1.STP 3401 s. Ylentworth J..v. Chicago. S'Q..3/c
J:Ll.:~1~1 l.9:§._2j,,riP_n~n.r 115Sq5l USNTS ~a.inbridge Md. a./c Carl 'fl, B_p1;. ~..!!1..0.'...1..8: Cl uss 440... q3 1-.AF Mo.lden Mo.
AMM2/cW.E .. Rohl~ VP l. Nh.Stia 11~ Dieg c, .C:o.1 •. · · Co.pt 5 C.J.Reinhnrdt ,-1.ir Corps... Ni..AF Newport .h.rk. C32l Ed w§-rd
..l. .J ...9.r~.fil: -33rd E.So Co Fort Mea.da Ivl~Kenneth J. Peeples Hq QMS Up p,e rNT.3 Sc. ms .:m N.Y.
;Ens Geo ll.qismith ~ NTS U of Minn, Minneapolis Min.not
Lt ,,S i. l_~~~cGa.rvey -906 B. Dn.1.lo.s .h.V Mc.i~llen Tex. lsL,Lt John A. H~_ih_
'"'Coi, 812.~,.JBn Cump Pickett Va... · Tomi Care Pvt)ltangcr Pl.63ra Div.
Ca.:nB V~n _Dorn. Miss AP0-~10. Q_ , sp Al J.
J.L1.J,1y1 ,1 Thal.fir 358th Fighter dr J..,po 4874 fopm N.Y.C. Cpl Gray~ .
!.9~ ·1-1.s1le,:; s_ B.S.Co-65th Med Reg··i-.PO 4929 ~ Pm N.Y.C. From Cpl .:-1.rn.rll~
Hci;!' i•~1~ Tlst Bn Hq213 C.A. APO 4.64foN.Y.C) "To let you know that Vo~
huv e ·been reaching me pretty regular-it sure is good to know where . my
old _p a ls are-sorry I missed Kvn Miller up on the "cape" as I waa around. there a good· deal. -I ran into Howard Chambers up there" C or.ie c..sain ,Titn,mY.-I . see the '7oung· l _a.d" in .the car with pour wife now and the11·•
all O,K. reach Johnny Menog:er Hq· & HqsSq JJ~FSAT Orlando FLa. Lnd s.o
as 'this. message lea.ves. your . · old. campus, all is well,, were po.yi'hg
a ,sood d~ul atttention to r1:1-tiori .books., were vmtching every sec t.o r of.
the wo.r theater., were · all working ,hard and were hoping liic e h e,.,k
that Germo.ny .wil.l soop crack. 1:. hearty handshake old timer to~ Y~v i.::J l
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