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NEWS OF SERVICEmen, women fromgalva communityMiiiimiimnisimiimimMMimniiimiimimimmiHiiHitimmtmitimimmiimiiiI In Seabees IiiititiiiiiiitniitttiiiitiiiiniitiiiiiiiitttittitittiiiiiiiitiitiittitiiiiiiittitttitinttitttttHiiliSoldiers, Sailors SendThanks For LocalS ,4V}Gifts.****■ ' ‘ ,Lyle Peterson writes, I have received the carton ■ f cigarettes from Galva friend and must say that a packager 1 tter marked ‘Galva’ is something to be appreciated. Have enjoyed the cigarettes very much and the day can t ■come too soon when I can get back to the good old ‘City of Go.The cigarettes had quit; a hard time finding me, in fact they, were on the move for more than four weeks and had beer to at least four navy camps including New River, North Carolina. If this is an -xample of efficiency, then let’s take up a collection and put Dan Killip back on the ‘Stage Line’ with a team of tan bronchos like he used to cruise into Cody and Cheyenne * with ' in his youngerdays.. All chiefs are also donating, to a fund to be used as bounty for the musician who wrote ‘Carry Me Back to Old Virginny.’ I can vouch thatif they ever catch the person, it will cost him or her at least $1.93 to send a post card home when the chaseends.“This life has been quite a change for me, but have met many fine fellows and have gained a great deal of experience that will always stick with me. Seems as tho that all the work is piled on us chiefs so hUve little or. no time to do much writing home.“Before I close I’d like to quote a poem that a young ’Confused Sea-Lee’ boot wrote that should give you an idea how strict the navy is and how important it is to get on the ball and stay on the team.•“’Listen men and I will tell,•The story of a lot of hell.We clean and scrub our barracks fine But we can’t seem to stop on a dime. We try like sin to get 4-0 But all we get is a lot below.We put our bags where they should go But the Gold Braids say it’s no go. We turn our blankets with ends so(cnAho£Lyle M. Peterson, 37, holds the rating of chief mechanic’s mate in the Seabees and is receiving training at Camp Peary, Williamsburg, Virginia. He is the son of Mr, and Mrs. Manfred Peterson and his wife is Halice Peterson who operates a beauty shop here. He was graduated from Galva high school in 1924 and operated a garage here for 12 years. He entered service in August, 1943.Irri:xr£tt.IsquareBut somehow our officers just don’t care.We clean the ground with conscientious mind,Then they blame us for the grass theyfind.I’ll bet you mates they think we’re mad,They think we’re just a bunch of cads. What they don’t know is that we’re hereTo build a road from want and fear, So that some day they might say *We trained those men to be that way’.” “All barracks are graded every day via the point system of which 4.0 is perfect. One pair of shoes one-half inch out of line under the bunk will knock about 4 points off and a shoe with the laces not tucked in will take off. another 6 points.“Must close now, hope to be seein* ‘you all*.**His address is: L. M. Peterson, C. M. M., PI. 8840 Area D1C, Camp Peary, Virginia.
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Galva News
Galva, Illinois, US
Thu, Oct 21, 1943
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