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Show fghtin1 inghamites .eport ; Lt Kenneth R. Poulsen, a b unbarUier, has arrived safely at , permanent base in England, i cording to word his parents, ?fr and Mrs. Clinton E. Poulsen, hive received. Lt. Poulsen sent h r parents word on February 20 turn Topeka, Kansas, that he ex-nlted ex-nlted to leave soon for overseas. f& first flew to Trinidad, on to B',zil then to West Africa, to North' Africa and to England. He ported to the air corps Febru-afr Febru-afr W3, was sent to Santa Ana, fjl'if , and then to Roswell, N.M., jLre he received his commis-in commis-in in August, 1943. He was at W;se, Ida., and Topeka, Kansas, bifore he received overseas or- d?-s. rpl. Jay Don Poulsen, another dp of Mr. and Mrs. Clinton E. Paulsen, writes from India that thjp climate is much like our sijiimer. They can hear the drums all the time and one of the boys ; rfently killed a "cat". fireman 2C McKay Pollock wfnte his folks that he is enjoying enjoy-ing his trip through the southwest south-west Pacific and that he expects She assigned to a ship when he ches his destination. He is a g( of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Pol-Iqtk. Pol-Iqtk. Staff Sgt. Charles Ellias left Wednesday after an 11-day visit inj Bingham Canyon with his mpther, Mrs. Bart Allias; sister, Mrs. Guy Della-Lucia, and broth-eii broth-eii Paul Allias. He returned to the army air base at New Orleans, Or-leans, La,. Seaman 2 C Kenneth Wells and Sman 2C Allen Peterson arrived ar-rived from Farragut, Ida., Sat-u$ay Sat-u$ay to spend 15-days with their pients, Mr. and Mrs. George R. Wells and Mrs. Zelma Peterson olfLark. The boys enjoyed their o&eriences at boot camp and a anxious to return. pgl. Ernest Ballamis writes from China that "Everything is : swell here. I will write later and tejl you all I can." He's the sold-ief sold-ief son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis i Blllamis. insign James M. Sullenger w ites Joseph P. Scussel that he ends to print on the next tor-lo tor-lo he fires a line "To Tojo m Joe" and let him know w en he gets home whether or ; nc ; the shell meant a headache ifa the Nipponese war chief. i ( vpl. John R. Davis wrote from I somewhere in Italy" that the Pple are "sure behind the ; tubes. Italians can't even speak ; English and call every Yank 'Joe' ofi John'." The climate is pleasant, pleas-ant, resembling that of Califor- nif, he observes. He hopes to i 'elm the Italian language and ; Premises to send his parents, Mr. a Mrs. John T. Davis, some ; itjlian money. ; leaman 2C Jack Norton and Norton of Salt Lake City sptnt the week-end visiting Mr. W Mrs, James E. Cox and left : nday to visit in Panquitch a Seaman Norton has just completed boot training at Far-: Far-: ratut. ! leaman 2 C Johnny Bolic : rxte a glowing account to his ""tents, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Bolic IjOf his experiences as a sight-J sight-J in New York City. An ex- -flence all snnrts fans nnw iJn is the thrill he had in witting wit-ting the triumph of Ute Red-flns Red-flns over St. Johns basketball ?,at Madison Square garden 3 March 30. John was sent to X York from Norfolk, Va., for pnysical examination to deter-' deter-' mj cth.r he is fit for over-i over-i uty' must be returned to a "ai hospital for further treat- targ1S t0 be given a medical arinuFrank Rafter, son of Mr. Mrs. Frank Shafter, who has "?n m the South Pacific is now an army hospital at Santa Jwra, Calif. A Christmas packs' pack-s' seit by local postal em-jees em-jees was received by Frank ;ol'-r "'j-The package had gone -buadalcanal, Bougainville, 41 uinoa and two hospitals fx? reaching him. Junupd on page eight) o FIGHTIN' BINGHAMITES REPORT (Continued from page one) Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Jensen, Copperton, received a cablegram Tuesday from their son, 1st Lt. W. Don Jensen, with the quartermaster quarter-master headquarters regiment somewhere in England, that he was recently transferred and is very pleased with his new assignment. as-signment. Seaman Allen Peterson, son of Mrs. Velma Peterson of Lark, is spending a 10-day leave from the naval training station at Farra-gut, Farra-gut, Idaho, visiting his mother and friends. Pfc Burt J. Allen, somewhere in the Aleutians, sent his aunt, Mrs. S. T. Nerdin, a V-mail newspaper. news-paper. The feature story concerned concern-ed appearance of Olivia DeHavil-land DeHavil-land at the base and that she was causing much commotion. Other items told of the showing of the Jennifer Jones picture, "The Song of Bernadett", the weekly concert of symphonic, operetic and chamber music; a sports column telling of athletic champs at the post and an item on the new air mail postal rate eight cents per ounce. Seaman 2C Peter Rubich is stationed on a survey ship, which was formerly the J. P. Morgan yacht. Regarding his location he says "the weather is awful hot". He reads and rereads the Victory Flag society letters, which he thoroughly enjoys. Seaman 3 C Frank J. Bernardi has sent vyord to his sisters, Mrs. Frank Rino and Mrs. Sam Pino that he is on dutv in the Pacific. |