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sm»atnJWnr D^pnftnirntpel In lt;1uty11.station Camp s, lt;;a iif„spending »furlough d* Wife at*t Seventh, Is parents, Lint Ml*. Stiles of Hulcliin-Gets News Of Son By RelaySailor Homrittlirrs Thnf Auatrnliuti AtldrrssmissISIke many Francisco r act with * poputa-*wcomers*natter ofihysically, lip of uNot only Is her sailor son n charming young man, but he also has been In Australia recently. Mrs. Blanche Wittorff, 120 East Eighth, learned in a round-about way.Mrs. Ed Rospuw — Bernice Stuckey before her recent marriage—has received a letter front Rita Connors, a pen-pal in Sydney, Australia, in , which Miss Connors writes that Charles Wittorff, U.S. navy man, recently called at her home. She was away, but her mother pronounced Wit-lorff •■charming.Training Station at Farragut, Idaho, were Fred L. Squire, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Squire, 201 West 17Ih; Dale Eugene Shackleford, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifton C. Shackleford, 821 North Washington, «nd Donald Earl Sharpe, son of Mr. ad Mrs, Roy D. Sharpe of Chase.The future bluejackets will take their recruit training at the station and on graduation will be given an opportunity to qualify for one of the service schools available for navy enlisted personnel.In AustraliaMrs. Goldie Grissom of Sterling lhis week received a loiter from her son, John, who is with the US armed forces in Australia. It was the first word she had had from him for three months. The soldier wrote that lie is well and getting along fine.He's Sold On NavySidelights on life in naval training from Loren Collett', seaman 2-c, who is at the USN Receiving Station, South Boston, Mass. Collett is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Collett of MullinvlUe.“Boy, do we have it easy up here! In fact, it is n lazy man's life, I put on a gas mask the other day and went into the gas chamber, and I was really seared that the mask might leak, but it didn’t, so I mode out all right.Everybody is anxious to go on the boat. The whole crew is up hero now, with the officers and captain, and we are all getting acquainted before we soil, NVe go on the boat in three weeks and live on it four weeks before sailing.They sure have swell chow here. Wc get pic and icc cream every noon, and anything else we want.II certainly looks as if Seaman Collett is sold on the navy*at the Advm Yuma, Ariz. and Mrs. Arl Archie Haivilie, to 2 It. He will rehi with his pni Henry Harms Jim L. Stn: Mrs, W. M. fireman 1 c, the southwest George Pet* Peters of Prr therford, Okl;Tom Lowei Leonard Woe son of MBr. a of Dodge CiljTransfersLt. (jg) A. Canton from Olathe.Lt. Donald Ft. Denning, lei's, Texs.Lucian N from the Fair at Jamaica, NN.C.Pvt. Donnie from Ft. Lem Beach, Fla.FurloughsEdgar C. G cr 3 e, stntli at Toledo, O leave visiting vently underv St. Elizabeth’*Corp. Dona oral days In 1 and has repor whcre he wi school.Harry Och; a 15-day sho parents, Mr. a of Alexander.Pvt. Vernorair corps, is sj
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Hutchinson News Herald
Hutchinson, Kansas, US
Sun, Mar 21, 1943
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