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Pae 2Letters FromVSMmUmaServiceammecMen• A *V * v/J0M' - 'sis*1f~“A%Ky ‘£*3■mxy1tetL|^r'3OKIE OF THE BUSIEST OFFICERSIN THE MARINE CORPS, HEADS THE PROCUREMENT DIVISION OF THE MARINE CORPS DEPOT OF SUP LIES, PHILADELPHIA, Rr WHICH BOVS JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING- OUR. FiemiNGr i iATHI. WECHS NEEQHE MSA PIONEER DEVIL-DOS-Al/IATQR IN WORLD WAR T ..lt;~ - .VewsUOMOM 1MKJM* '■oweUAOAUAMAL (M7ET7j^lH - -J T ■ •iY1^J^236^I —,iMon Fob 1. 1.043.Soim w hoi c m the* PacificDoiii Lc- ,ind FriendJu-1 di oppuig .i feu line- tolot von .iiid all im friends knowI’m still alive .nid kicking around. I'm taking time out for awhile and dr .pping lt;i lino toyou all I want 1o fit-I say “Thank-*’ to \ou I.e- foi the way I \ e rec-i\ed the Stai Progress so mam times I sure enjoy reading it and Us -well towhat anil who'sARINE9 IN THE’ SOLOMON ISLANDS HAD THEIR OWN BULLETIN BOARD WHERE WAR NEWS AMD SPORTS NEWS ISPosted s soon as »RECEIVED.read of wh.if ...................who at home. I hope I keep get-i Cloud luck to those who are®ting it I hop - this article will h-i\ing soondo justice m expressing my Well, b fore I elo.se, I want Ip Iiy thunk.s again, Les, for serfw* tto you ami the paperthanksAho I want “to rhfffifc“tf,TP Trmny ! M|R die tjie- paper I look forward pejjfe dan'g foF aWFff fewrote m-. A letter means ane\ cry one.C ?*awful• lot to fellows in the service Letters and the Progress are all we have to kkeep us in touch WTth things at 1mm-Well I’m sorry 1 didn’t get a furlough at least once and get to see you all Instead I got a trip overseas I’m not angrythough, as I’ve seen and learned plenty More than 1 ever dreamed I could I always did like totravel 1 would have liked to sec the town ami .ill my friends, ami most lt;i all my folks, just before- I came o\ it Oh well, wishing doesn't do any good, soI’ll see you all after this is all over and we get hac k That will make the c; lobratlon double I would like to tell you where I am at hut I can't This is the second place I've been to since I came o\ r I was m an Hngh-h speaking place lit st. and n »w amon a French speaking Island Where am 1? All I can say isPm over the equator, across theInternational Date Line, on aFrench speaking Island, some*-wheiv in the Southwest PacificIf any of you know where' I am at. why do me a favor Send acouple of cases of beer, as thisis a dry place Well ITU e los now the’-e'isn't much more to s.iv I'm in best of health and m good condition 1 hope* you arc all thesame (loel bless vlt;ui all alwaysIf any of .you would like to writeto me* \y hv go ahc'.icl I'll -c, that your le*tte*i ' are- answered Iwould like to hear from anyfriends .tnd .il'lt; tin- fellows mser\ ielt;. They t an get my address from the Siar-Progressoffice-I wt'h o\orYlt;ne of nn Bud-'dies m the- services, the be»st ofluck, w-ht reever they may he orwhate*\ el tlle-Y are eloing. I know they aie doing their share- to win this v\ar Bellwood can heproud of its hoys and girls and women whu are helling, m thecommon lt;ause of freeing the worlel fraii bjrbaiisin ami slavery.The families m town are sending their own. as oui family isJ* - IIn’s) ahoi Belhvootlian.P F C. John Justus. P S 1 w;uit to Bish ah the hoysit Iiggs anei Kempfs a lot of juekIIoyy’s th^ beer boys, have oneon me*, make it two I hear the town is looking sort of dead. With all the old fellows only around and the young onesgone*. I guc*ss ail the men 40 or lt;\er an* playing hard to get. (ha ha i I don't blame them.\★IOurFighting★tWe* re*ei*i\c*d a letter from a friend of oui w-ho is in the navy Hi* asks us not to use it in the* paper. hut the* part in which h tells what he is doing wasrather interesting—1\•'i'm playing nursemaid to a couple of horses--namely Mon-!': key Wrench and Peg Top Since sonn* of the hlt; s have gone. I ] fell heir to the* e horos in thehorse* barn \long with a friendwe* manage* to keep thlt; nf ship shape 1 get to ride the* nag'bareback'* to the* water Today we* removed a load of used •hav' '•4* * *I•kStaff Sergeant^ Ha\mlt;«d L P i c s t | y. 338 Tw ni\-fourtli avenue. h.is beenptomote'd f B i m the grade* of t’orp to the grade of Staff Set .at Fdge*wood Arsenal. Mel.He w is lt;hoslt;*n for this prlt;-m’i.M h\ hi' -upet ior officershot ause* of excellence in mili-t.ii v itH-ord education and ehar-ae I oiKg’ P'ostloY was graduated11 “m 'lie I*ro\ ise High School inl!f37 While there he starred in basketball. baseball and football He has coached his company’s championship football team andIetdoing M folks are becoming j also played the position of quar-veteran* There are 3 of us in . terback♦ * *Hospital PatientsJames Williamson, son of Mrand Mrs. Jerry Williamson, 620Twenty-fourth avenue, who is in the army, is recovering fromalready ami the fourth will be in soon, either in the Navy or Army I know how hard it is onmy folks and it is the same on you folks who have, loved onesin the Services here and there, i m uie army, is recovering from IKeep your chins up and we'll a minor surgical operatien-hrrrfsall he together real soon. It will, Santa Barbara lt;*-' '— • 1be over real sonn. I .predict we!lU *' * *see ehristmas at home this yearNick Kafka, son of J Kafka
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Bellwood Star Progress
Bellwood, Illinois, US
Fri, Feb 12, 1943
Page 2
Full Page
Clipped by
James O.
USA 04 Jan 2020
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