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From the BoysAwayShort excerpts from letters received from Washington County Boys serving in the armed forces.PVT. ELMER E. CROM. APO84 7, Care Postmaster, New York(In letter to Mr. and Mrs. Luther Crom, Mar. 8;—“The country is nice around here. Everytiling is green and it makes nitthink how things look hackhome in May and June. I enjoyed my trip on the boat verymuch and didn’t get sick either.The second day out I was lightheaded. That was the roughestwater we had. Some of the boyswere sick most of the time during the trip.”PVT. JOHN YV. CROM, 10UArmy Air Base, Alpena. Mich.(In letter to Mr. and Mrs. Luther Crom —“I'm fine but have asore jaw. I was boxing with oneof the fellows in my hut lastnight and he gave me a sock onthe chin. It was all in fun, buthe can really box. He was a Golden Glove champ before hecame into the army. This is asportsman’s heaven up here. Ourcamp is right on the lake, and ariver runs right through camp.Lots of deer, some bears.”
Newspaper Details
Washington Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa, US
Mon, Mar 15, 1943
Page 2
Full Page
Clipped by
Beverly S.
IA, USA 12 Sep 2020
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