Salt Lake Telegram | 1944-11-09 | Page 2 | Army Frees 400,000 Gi Letters Held Pending Leyte Strike

a lArmy I Army Frees G Gl I L Letter Held Pending Leyte Strike I t WASHINGTON Nov 9 UP UP- UP When letters didn't reach the United States this fall fail the wives wies mothers and sweethearts of or men stationed in the south Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- due had several anxious months of waiting But in recent weeks the mail has been pouring pourIng- out of the south Pacific and a bewildered wife may receive as many as 20 letters Jelter at ata a time She is relieved and so sois sois sois is the war department They didn't like sitting on the servicemen's servicemen mail man for several months but they knew it was necessary for reasons of or military security G G. G I. I Joe was about to take part In the Invasion of or the Philippines When a large scale invasion Js is in the making letters and parcels parcels parcels par par- cels from the men who ho will take talce part pat in the operation are arc I impounded by the army L J TO 10 teet the lives live an and d the thes sate the thousands of ot men Iq chances can be taken that i Ohl formation will sAy alY leak out Ul 1 t I The army waltz waits until U. U K who wrote the letters ar are at their destination b belore slots Q release the mall The made the recent landings On wrote letters as long a ago o 11 J that have Just reached Un the iM states States- 4