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Pfc. Healy was in a Baltimore street store buying several items required by civilians and met three local • newspapermen . who were having lunch, at the. store lunch counter. They were ail old friends, having known each other since the days when they carried the Evening and Sunday Times papers.After the usual greetings were exchanged Pfc. Heaiy, a six-foot Irishman with the typical Irish liumor began his story of the legend of the South Pacific which he believes was started by Pvt. John R, Jack” Kilroy. who resides hereon Greene street, prior to going to the South Pacific where he served for almost three years,-All through the South Pacific at Army bases or battle fields the legend* Kilroy slept here,” or Kilroy ate here” is seen chalked up on trees, in barracks or any other places which could be used as a signboard.” Pfc. Healy related. ’That sounds like It must have been Jack KHray,” Henly commented. Very soon the “Kilroy legend spread throughout the Pacific, he added.'.‘‘When I got off the plane In California after a 37-hour flight from Manila I met n soldier from Brooklyn who also knew of the legend. Kealy explained.“Whose dfs bold Klrloy,” the Brooklynite asked Henly. ‘‘Everywhere I bin dnt name is scrawled,” lie added with a puzzled expression. Henly told him that he was almost positive tbftl the '•Kilroy” in ques-llon was » friend from his home town..The lacnl Kilroy saw serviiw inInmt' IK— - tv*ijl j.i LtU tUn. IO Moauiei;;';:;Lv '' vr \_iiiinca. NtlW iLif’firein and Bougainville atidcrcitf.* — • 11a..vctLts.;:: ii-.i?\ -J = ”■: ;ablcy did start the lettering of, his name which may have beenf continued by other soldiers who; were intrigued by the idea.- Pfc. Hcalv thm wantf-H fn 1
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Cumberland Times
Cumberland, Maryland, US
Sun, Aug 05, 1945
Page 6
Full Page
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