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J scarce, %Spencer Is Free—j! lt;Continued-from Page 1)* 'company 'man to return; 1 o' the* United States since the defeat of* ‘Japan, The first to arrive, bgt. . Emerson Rex, is now in Vaughn *■ -General hospital, Hines, ni. ;t: i A • w ire from Sgt. Durner, also '|he second tank company man 1 o ?tj* liberated after V-J day, told -his ^parents, “Arrived at iAtterman ‘.General hospital, Frisco, Oct. 3. Well and happy. Will he home ‘.soon. Write or wire. Love, Her-4 Sgt. Nolan wrote Sept. 24, “Dear- Dad and Bink lt;a brother, Vin-: cent ): I hope you can read this. -1 haven’t had much practice in the* last few years due to Jap interfer-* ence but that’s all past now, thank‘God. ,. “I haven’t received any word- from you since the surrender. Please write and tell me about* home and Bink and all the kids.Flown to Okinawa* “I was turned over lo theAmer-* leans on the fourth of September. The navy picked us up. They took us out to a hospital ship and then by destroyer to Yokohama, We“1 flew from there to Okinawa by C-54 and from there to Manila by . C-47. We stayed there 11 days ' and sailed on the USAT Yarmouth «. lor San Francisco. I am six days* at sea now.^ “In Manila everything was free* to ut In the army canteens and we » drew all new clothes and we gotour. citations and awards. I’ve got abotot six medals. I look like a ’ Mexican general on parade. We ; will dock in Frisco on Oct. 8. I* don’t know where we will go but ' as soon as we hit the slates, I will* send you an address,“When I say ‘we/ I mean Del lt;Bushaw, Alva Chapman and Louis Wallisch. We have been together for the last four years and have* become pretty close buddies. DeJ and Cliipper (Chapman) are still inManila. They will probably catch—the next transport back.......“ “Write and tell me about conditions and prices of autos and tell ^me aboitt the girls in the neighborhood and if a car is available or “not. Love, Bill.”* Mr. and,Mrs. Orjin Burchard, *41,3 Linn street, Thursday received £a government telegram confirming •the news of the liberation of their son. Pfc. Lester Burchard, which -had reached them earlier in a let-£ter from him.
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Janesville Daily Gazette
Janesville, Wisconsin, US
Fri, Oct 05, 1945
Page 2
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Clipped by
James O.
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