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and intet light tonia pre-Ab-; five iiy toscor-; few e la-give i and other game . But ir the it.11 the •evils’ eriod showRelatives and friends are invited to send in for publication in this column, news of interest concerning the boys who are serving in the Array, Navy, Marines or Coast Guard. Addresses of ail service men are also wanted. Letters to this newspaper from service men will be published.IT IS NOW MAJOR WARREN WILKINSONarson ways a 14-quar-first, pass-The following letter received by Mrs. Ted L. Eurey from her brother. Major Warren S. Wilkinson, who is located somewhere in the war area, will be of special interest to hundreds of Maj. Wilkinson’s friends in Lin-colnton and the surrounding community. where Jie will be remembered »;s one of those hard hitting, scrapping Wilkinson boys, who went far in the Golden Gloves tournaments and brought many trophys back to Lincolnton:ck in third : was ? Jer-' out-» Lin-i the g act. ubsti-i likeFebruary 14. 1943“Dear Lillie:It has been some time since I have written, and as usual, I must plead “too busy,” although this isn’t al-I ways true. How is everyone and . everything back there? Well and I happy, I hope.“I recently received a very nice letter from Jackie, and I must admit , that I was surprised. It sort of shocked me to realize how long it hasPRPfc. promo He relt; 605 C. ery, C the so late \SOLD Pvt. 5264, Bn., CCor]Canto:Va.Pvt.3-P-APvt412thFla.Pvt34380' Bn.. ITP131010210i400830Wal-ngTP550441I2o20J!215IV VI HIV UIU-V »»been since I have seen any of the relatives in Bedford. Must be seven or eight years.ight.received orders relieving me from duty in this area, and to repott toment. Needless to say this made me rather happy, as the past eight months have been somewhat of a strain—both physically and mentally. Don’t get the idea that I am returning with broken health or nerves, as I am in really good shape. It is just that I knew my luck was due to turn, and that I would soon be among the missing. There was some technicality wrong in the orders, and they werePvt transj Fort Pvt. ! Barra FortMr.colntoservicPvt670thLewislmoreeeper, *. Er-lethy, unior the itonia •eived dnton ■eived Todd, r of pre-oolCross *s of $50. someuriesgaveorder will be issued soon.“Transportation back to the states will be a big problem, and it may be a month or more before 1 get back. On the other, if I am fortunate enough to secure air transportation back, it will he just a few days. Then on returning. I will of course apply foi a leave of about thirty days. If all of this is approved and goes through on schedule, I may be home before this letter reaches you. I hope the situation will pan out that way.“I suppose that you have learned from Forney that 1 was slightly wounded, and received a couple of more medals. Since writing to him, I of major. I was vaguely expecting have also been promoted to the rank this promotion, but at some later date. It will mean quite a bit of added responsibility, but I feel confi lent of being able to carry the weight.“Hope to see all of you very soon.“Warren”.PfcM.P.Pvt Sv. h ard VPvtInfantC.PvtProv.OrleaiFC(tachmDecatPvt 226 CST ATSENDS FAREWELL VERSEPvt. J. D. Ingle, who gets his mail now care Postmaster, New York, sent the following verse in a recent letter to home folks along with a re-ciuest that it be nublished in this ua-Let' food \ ing/ fo time t cne of from ] erwise trimm as wre fromYou quests fat fr cons id bone ? chieke steaks traditi to ad\The
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Lincolnton, North Carolina, US
Thu, Mar 11, 1943
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