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3Vi .AM in ikin meB 7 D. A.iMMlWhen Corpl. George J. Marquis, of New Haven, recently won nationwide publicity because of his miraculous recovery from a Jap bullet imbedded in the wall of his heart sac . . • he also won a friend in the hospital at Denver, Colo., where he is convalescing.Pvt. Harold C. Engelman. mayor of New Baltimore who resigned to don a uniform, is stationed at Lowry Field. Denver . . . and when he read that splash of Page 1 publicity given George in the Denver^Post Jan. 17 . . • he headed for the hospital . . . We’ll let Harold continue this narrative in the words of his letter to*•us . • •“Although I didn’t recognize him, he knew me right away, and was so glad to see someone Jrom so near his home. He looks in perfect health and expects to be released soon to go home and visit his mother.In my conversation with him he said that he and his bunch (signal corps) landed on Leyte Oct. 20 and he was shot on Oct. 23 about 7 p. m. It was while he was helping to lay lines of communication that he was shot. He said that the infantry landed first and fought their way about 400 yards inland, but some of the japs were hidden in between the American infantry and the shore . . .“They suddenly popped up and began shooting at the men trying to lay lines, said that an American Red Cross ship followed the invasion fleet in and was sunk almost immediately by the Japs. After being shot through the heart at 7 p. m., he was not picked up until noon the next day . . . but had nothing but praise for the Medics. He also said that the insects and rats and snakes were worse than the Japs to combat/9Thanks Harold for your swell reporting . . . and your thoughtfulness in every way.. . . We know that Mrs. Mar* quis and the folks around New Haven will appreciate your kindness.• • •CHRISTMAS DAY in central Burma is well described by Pvt. Robert Klein, 20-year-old former Mount Clemens softball manager and player, in a letter to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Klein, 42 Grove Park. . . , The boys went out and shot a calf to pinch-hit for a turkey, and “chewed on it all day/’ They decorated a tree with bullets, shell cases, trinkets and bits of Christmas wrappers from home. ... It would have been complete, Bob says, if they could have had some of the popcorn balls “Dad used to make for us at home/* . . . Fortunately, he' writes “the Nips were peaceful that day” and a lonely Christ-lie also mas *n a P*ace *world seems to have forgotten was bearable,although not merry.• * *Klein's brother, Seaman 2/C Donald . . . who was also a Leander team manager, is now at an advanced radio school overseas . • . having finished his University of Colorado radio course with honors. Hg rated second highest in his class. . . . The best wishes of
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Monitor Leader
Mount Clemens, Michigan, US
Fri, Jan 26, 1945
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