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Show fond memories. 4 I guess we'll be spending most J of our time here in camp, from : what I hear, the towns are not ! very exciting nor very large. Well, the follows want to leave now, it's getting late. As always, Ronda Jenkins. Blaine Brailsford Goes To Treasuret Island Blaine Brailsford, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Brailsford of this city, has returned to his base at Treasure Island after a very pleasant 33-day furlough spent with relatives and friends. Among the many complimentary entertainments enter-tainments in his honor was the Thanksgiving dinner by his parents par-ents to which ten guests were bidden. Blaine has been in the midst of the Pacific turmoil for the past twenty-six months and has participated partic-ipated in thirteen major battles, beginning at Kiska Attu and then down to the South Pacific at Tarawa, Tar-awa, the Gilberts, Marshall islands, is-lands, Enwetok, Russel islands, Tinian, Yap, Bonin Isles, Halma-hera, Halma-hera, Timor and at Palau where he received his transfer, coming home on a transport with wounded wound-ed marines. Blaine has served as a radar technician on the large battleship Tennessee where he had many an exciting experience. His brother, Melvin Jim, who is now serving in the office of inspector general at Camp Swift, Texas, was also given a fulrough home, the two brothers first meeting in two years. Germany and Japan could collapse col-lapse but they won't unless we hammer them incessantly. ing to go on into very heavy bombardment, bom-bardment, or B-29's after getting my first pilot rating here. I have my 1,000 hours of flying time so meet all qualifications. We had a light s'now storm here yesterday and did it ever make me homesick for good old Utah and Springville. Thanking you all again for the wonderful news that I receive each week. Good luck to you all, Lt. Rowland. Armed Forces Word Comes Of Franklin Kelsey An Eighth Air Force Bomber Station, England Cpl. Franklin E. Kelsey, son of Mrs. Annie Kelsey, Kel-sey, 340 West Center, is an aircraft air-craft sheet metal repairman with an VIII Air Force Service Command Com-mand sub-depot which maintains and repairs B-17 Flying Fortresses Fortress-es that are stationed at this base. He attended Springville High School and prior to his entry into the army, Jan. 7, 1943, at Fort Douglas, he did construction work. Cpl. Kelsey has been stationed sta-tioned in the European theater of operations one year. His brother, Arvery, is a corporal with the army in France. Rontla Jenkins Changes Camps Fort Bragg, N. C. We arrived here at Fort Bragg yesterday afternoon. I though Ft. Dix was a large place, but this camp is about five times as large. The service camp I am in tonight is the best one I have seen in any of the camps.. The camp is 25 Maurice Manwaring Gets Promotion An VIII Air Force Command Station, England Cpl. G. Maurice Maur-ice Manwaring, son of John H. Manwaring, 488 So. Fourth East, has been promoted from private first class for efficiency in his duties at this strategic air depot bomber repair base where he works in the fabric section repairing repair-ing the fabrics of B-17 Flying Fortresses. He is a graduate of the Springville high school and prior to his entry into the army miles long ana is a regular uj. city. The buildings are mostly hj'ick, very well kept and lots of grass and trees. I don't think we will be here very long, just for a little intensive inten-sive training. North Carolina is very beautiful beauti-ful with lots of rolling hills and southern pine. I saw my first cotton fields yesterday, with the colored families out in the fields picking cotton. It's an odd sight to see a complete white fluffy field. Pope Field is located here and is a very busy place. There are a lot of Airborne Infantry troops here at Pope Field, I enjoy watching watch-ing the gliders being towed by large C-47 transports. I sort of regretted leaving New York City. I really had a wonderful wonder-ful time in the seven months I spent at Dix. We are now assigned assign-ed to the Second Army, so I'll have to change my shoulder patch again. . This club is certainly a homey place. I'm sitting in front of a large open fireplace with a nice hot blazing fire. There is a large group of fellows over around the piano singing songs brings back April 6, 1942, at Fort Douglas, Utah, he was a construction worker. work-er. Cpl. Manwaring has been stationed in the European theater of operations 16 months.; Officer Sends Interesting Letter Dear Friends, Just a note giving my change of address and sending my thanks for the Springville Herald that I've been receiving the past year and a half. I've been stationed at Roswell, N. M., for a year and have received my paper every Monday morning, really something some-thing to start the week out with. I am here at Hobbs taking a B-17 B-17 course of construction and hop- |