Show on Writes ather From lap ap Prison J M Barger Hears From Lester Wake Island Hero Recently J M Barger recel the following letter from hn hl- hl hi n Ii Plc Lester Lesler Barger who ho is a oner of war In Shanghai and ais 55 drawn two presidential cn cit for his bravery in action d one from Ire t ie commanding of the U S 8 marines Dear Father FatherA A I am well We are treated Byll as asI asU LS U 11 as fl can be expected We WeI Weve lye ve a garden gard n and some chickens chicken 8 hope everyone Is 15 allright some at orne ome I am hoping I will be horn home hope Is t at al alIth nIth ith you yuu soon oon Hopefully Lester Lester enlisted in the marines sn s after his graduation from frome n Ie e Uintah High School In 1940 1941 3 the age of ot 19 He was reported dead on Wake Wakeland land and after the Pearl Harbor at atack The ck Red Cross found he was wasUl wasill Ul ill alive ve and in getting gettin g ord his from rather through tt it im and now a letter to his lather father Lester has two brothers in ser serice serIce ice Dale Barger who Is now non the Solomen Islands and fought the battle of Midway and thearl the earl Harbor attack Another rather rother Royce Barger Is with a Tank Battalion Virginia I I I I i I I I I I I I I I I |