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Service Men News From Our Service Men
Brief items from soldiers on leave and in training. Oris Umpferman, radio technician, and Pvt. Mike Stogdill visit in Memphis and Camp Dodge respectively as Roy Maring writes from New Guinea about jungle life and changing seasons. Edwin Carlis details a London sightseeing trip. Sgt. Garl Catherall’s train stop in Moulton allows a rare home visit with his mother.
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Ae Umpferman
C. Oris
Wm. Umpferman
Memphis
Farragut
Idaho
Oris
Bill
Mrs. Umpferman
Cris
Pvt
Mike Stogdill
Camp
Dodge
Mike
New Guinea
Iowa
Roy
Roy L. Maring
Co. C
Care
San Francisco
Calif
Moulton
Sgt
Garl Catherall