| Show - 1 - - (rig 5a1t gake ileibune Sunday Morning Lieutenant se'sWay on Long Flight Hunts for Beam as Gas Dwindles Ahrpveport La An invisible radio beam is a 0 kokikikoolm1 k Letters Eorne -' l' 1 : I t - 1 Army Makes c7 November 9 19 orr" ' ' I 1 1— - ' J t -- 1 cNLwv' 4 s6L00: : ''- 1 - - 11---' ' :1 - --- 4- t ' Gob Misses Hot Cakes Most of ' dIfficult trail to find in the sky 1A ''''' ' i '''' -i k Naval Training Academy Fan t t e1 when your instruments are on r' i 4- i i Diego Cal the blink your gas supply is I N Of all things Jack R HanI e t running low and there is noth744 !' f iis : 4 f sen sacrificed when he joined t darkn-esbelow you ) inr but inky 1 he misses hot cakes the I navy it Yet- that was the precarious -' ' most N the 1 7 itt position in which Second Lieu441444" "Gee mom" he writes to his r st 1 :' ' itekm x 1 1 4 !) tenant Ray IPeterson found him) Mrs Emily Hansen of mother i t 4 '':-1Theeler Sack Yield rine Camp f Bountiful "I hope you have a self recently on a cross country I4 9 '" lot of hot cakes when I come I ' New York ) tet ' ' flight 1 '' r home on furlough I haven't t '' 4 i-i t ' Ne "I left my base at Shreveport the A -'kt I plain Crossing IF 1 ' had any since I joined the I :Z2" 14 ''122 i La without the slightest preslr I pioneer custom has been modI k navy" ‘ ZA orrç ' ernize:a by the United States He hastened to explain howe'ek IA monition of danger" he wrote i if Iv 2A t '') ever that "rm getting plenty to his parents Coach and Mrs 141' army' of pie and Ice cream" ' - ':': In place of the long slow 4 Vadal Peterson of 1219 East We get good meals" he says 1 : :77:1'N) "There k1 Fourth South street moving white topped caravans the number Of men "considering NI :1 itt1-'"22-p24 4 the army has substituted fast I was nothing to worry about 1 to feed We get the has t navy 044 4) 1 khaki-toppe- d k caravans lots of k ' and it all moving that I could see since it was everything 4 ii ' ) to Private Samuel K ' tastes as good I1 not but 2 according good across a a flight practice only t L 4 as of Dubois Clark l' your formerly cooking? 144 4 )cr---2small stretch of the South z i 41 Idaho who recently Made a trip 7 'Young Hansen is stationed at 2 with an army convoy not only the naval training station San Instruments Fall 4 V ( across the plains but across Diego Cal where he will re')k 'Even after my instruments well as most ' continent of the ceive his preliminary training r ' ti -1 4 went on the blink I could see 1-- ' "We beat the pioneres' time before being assigned to I ship on great cause for alarm 1"::-I by about 200 miles a day" he 'Boy we are busy around ( a letter to Harry R i—rhie navy in boasted he reports here" nonchalantIC' ' just kept flying 11 state Clark 'senator from Is reluctant even to give us Ham: ly week-en- d leaves Maybe they ' county Idaho ' wtet S And he flew and fie t r b grow-tri- g ''''''Sli 4:t::' - 7'''''''''''' 7 :' t '''' !: "Our trip was made without a won't excuse me to come horns 1tV wolb' is 1 " less nonchalant all the time r ''!' which was very lucky i?'' '' " ' 19 ' after my preliminary training mishap 3000-milor ' "The first honest wrinkle —k e 14 a of for "Time certainly flies fast It convoy 4 ereased my brow" he said t 1 t 4 ' 4 4 k ' Private Clark contZ seems like only yesterday that I trucks" "0 s'when I managed to get off the 1 0 ' 1 444S-'"22- ' I i 4:"r: tinued carre in here as a green recruit t ' 1 ''''-i-beam Of course my compass !'t 00f'':4l''''4 - '' 471 successful the i the The first three weeks were the 1 44 I I convoy longest I was haywire' along with the '11ry74:1: t ' I I :r :: Mt '') JI ' ' 4"''" AI f"e:" '" hardest now the work seems army :ever has made ' m' t t i f ITT I other instruments so I couldn't :' - '' 14 7 tt I ---- 1i4'-4' ' ''''' '''' t: ' tr250 was drive "Our 'I" average easier" 1k f s4('W'4" ' even be sure whether I 'was i 'X''''"'" 4tc t istsmethowto 4 miles a day That doesn't seem t x223r'll 'r'F'4'— Pay days give the young gob going in the right direction b" ) a long way' for a 1 i but it's most of his trouble long "I continued on the same "Tomahawk whose of the Founders field artillery Camp San Luis Obispo Cal — Brigade" I ' are too far between" heavy truck convoy We would course until enough time had 'They ' ' to console medics unarmed start about 5 a m and drive pose purpose is Kneeling Private Edward Harnett Powell he complains "I haven't a elapsed for me to reach my In a group around their insignia They are until 10 a rn Then we would left and Private Joseph C Thompson Standpenny in my pocket now and I destination and return again eat our lunch and service our 4 ' still have four weeks to wait - ( members of the medical detachment 222nd And I hadn't even reached it - ' ? ing Private Earl Wilson trucks The next drive 'would before pay day Gosh feel "Besides it was getting dark be from 11 a m until around 4 like a pauper and my gas supply was running m we were p ' "oh well I haven't pockets By that time 0 low" 7:: call it a day Or perVr t0ready:to : " r'7' :' large enough to hold money so Certain that he was getting It all adds up to the same thing haps I should say that was nowhere in the direction he was e44o when the fun began because we In the end" going the young flight instrucIn his letter young Hansen modern Second A always stopped near a town or Peterson lost Lieutenant an got Ray tor zoomed around and:began recalls a recent visit aboard an city aimless search for the beam from his fleet recently But they left him alone and he "We saw some country that "I could see the lights of airplane carrier: "Boy that was is a came home blinking his tail lights behind him Ile writes Private Thompson to his of us perhaps would never Camp San Luis Obispo Cal many Only unarmed medics with an some ship! It was anchored at me below cities twinkling father Richard L Thompson have seen otherwise I know flying instructor at Shreveport La are eligible North island and we touted it is a soldier withOtherwise everything was inky What complex Inferiority good of 320 Third avenue I never dreamed the east was from aft to stern to Tomahawk black" he wrote "Of course the out a weapon? join brigade "You can't imagine how terso beautiful" "I counted more than 300 I couldn't recognize the cities Priwhich at of consists present buck When at three to be surrounded rible it feels Private Clark stationed with privates on the ship and all of planes by their street lights so I just Luis Obispo Cal couldn't vate ThoMpson and his two the 91st observation squadron by weapons and not have a Cary were bimotored except them crossed my fingers and hoped" at Wheeler Sack field Pine find the answer to that quesweapon of your own" he dechums about 40 which had four Returns Undaunted tion they decided to do somescribes his former anguish "I Camp New York intended to motors as defined its purpose They tell you we were the most meek take advantage of army life to thing about it "Gee whiz navy life Is swell!" Then he looked at the gas follows: Being members of the mediboys in camp prepare himself for a civil servgauge crossed his fingers again aror "We 222nd field cal don't claim detachment when' as or time ice job a radio technician "At inspection any great and hoped harder 'We had a big pow wow about liouston Texas We noble mission on earth tillery they were prohibited everyone hauled out their rifles operator "At last" he concluded "I our old in town" reportmore from Bights next we to a who will our "I and Louis Preece heads little carrying anything guess my hope simply job big provide bayonets hung Corporal flew into the beam and headed ed Corporal Preece be getting sent to school" he in shame and felt like miserable consolation in the life of army dang( ous than a pair of scis- had been longing for a soft bed for home- port I arrived just s i sor r cutting bandages But missies medics who are deprived of their The corporal's chief worry at says "I want to go as soon a few seconds before the gas ever since he joined the army there was no regulation against as possible I think the sooner "Whoever heard of three musweapons in which is gave out" present found one last week in Houston of dangerous one gets permanently assigned keteers without a musket any"The whole idea of the club carryinT pictures Lieutenant Peterson was not he left his skis Texas But it was too soft and will be Is centered around the insignia the off he better weapons way?" daunted by this first narrow "Darn it" he wrote "I can't So the "three musketeers"— "I arn planning to take up We feel that a tortahawk sown he couldn't sleep escape In his last letter home remember whether I strapped a C Thompson is going Privates think on their shirt sleeves or painted radio I there Joseph "Whoever heard of being so he writes: "I took a couple of board between them or not" Wilson Hartand Edward to in be Earl field on their tent will console the radio a With Somewhere in England good nice cross country hops this comfortable in bed that you the lett the training and experience I note: The cartoon medics for not having a real' (Editor's "Tbe Germans are damn poor We tried landing at week in couldn't sleep?" he demanded "Tomahawk Brigade" and adoptget in the army I will be able weapon of war appearing on this page was sent shots" Wiley Howell member of strange fields to see what suca of as and Mr ed a to to an course advanced defihis parents and their insignia picture to The Salt Lake Tribune by take letter "If we must have a more the eagles squadron of the royal tess we would have and what be prepared for a civil service a tomahawk nite purpose let's say we are Mrs A Emery Preece of 2195 Corporal Preece It was drawn mistakes we would make air force and former University "Now we can look a fellow dedicated to the task of making job as al radio technician or opby a friend of his Bob (lark of Idaho (south) athlete wrote "Well we had exceptionally Ninth East street "We 11 that's towithcome in to were two erator back soldier without the when Cal I The eye the artilleryman's heavy work quartered home recently Camp San Luis Obispo good luck and executed a very me to last what night happened civilian life" at Fort Knox Ky) and his light work lighter ering beneath his gaze" proudly gether "One thing Mom" he wrote successful mission Sc we went light from for An letters appeal I nearly drowned in the luxurior42 another How do we propose to do this? 'never hop and took '16 spend any time worryto aid in boosting the home ous folds of my bed but I didn't The only solution we have been we had students with us Again about me rve had a few ing morale for a few of us homesick able to think of is to dodge the narrow escapes but nothing ever good luck sleep a wink So help me I was he comes with when was The comes very close received fellows" sergeant by "Flying may be dangerous at own free a 6 at my up n his list of chores times but it's fun" The only different between Salt Lake Tribune last week will too without a bugle to "P S—So far the army has here and in the states is flying L R Shoemaker from Private rouse me" not adopted the Tomahawk briour Truck-that squadron here does but The of Camp San Luis Obispo Cal most of its work over the water gade officially" corcame the bed with sleepless so navigation has to be more Continuing his letter to his Writing in behalf of the boys poral's hotel room in Houston Private dad writes: accurate I've been lost more In Thompson to he camp supply promised where he was enjoying a short "Last week we took a nine-mil- e times than I can count but I names of buddies the base at his from unhappy camp furlough hike That is rather unusual for always aeem to make my way to any patriotic girl who would Fort Knox Ky who are accusbark sontehow III artillerymen of "Aside from the thinness to him in care of battery to write tomed ride wherever 7" "From the way things Pound go they my wallet I've been having the En route to our destination we Over here the states are getting' D 145th field artillery His letI II time of my life" he wrote "The nearer to war Maybe its just passed the infantrymen's quarter is printed in full as follows: 1 x i I people have been swell about Dear Willie: ters '§ English propaganda" 1 "4 so I haven't r--Agiving me rides Dear Army Camp Editor: f"We were greeted with lusty Mr Howell studied prelimi4 Thank your sergeant for sendAmmoneeded my wallet much any- IP bronx cheers I guess we were and advanced flying at ' nary mono are how z don't know goI ing Aunt Mary that diet for tak4 J1 you way" to routed the the ' of Idaho (south) 11"' infantrymen past i University ' to remember take ing off weight She's ao deflatin Houston ing -this—just During his stay 4:4 0 We found a spot in England boost their morale It certainly ed now We dangerous for her in is the ZINF best interests it himself made Preece strictly Corporal did them a lot of good to see us where we can go to forget every07 Nt-- " am' yq to lean against the door because of our national defense program buacquainted with the servicewonon our feet T s of thing" he continued in his letter to fli the morale in aid a v people start stuffing shirts in boosting reau which he says is ' b f to course be I'll "It's nice to be able to go out "of vot get glad A fellows— us a of few her mouth thinking she's a launhomesick N' derful help to soldiers From home dad but I think the army where there tartio war for a few :: (AA" but here it is: Some of us aren't dry bag the bureau he learned of the Is great You'll hear no squawks We had a family days They give us a leave ocN:mall! best and most reasonable hotels 44 getting enough 'el-me with casionally to rest ourselves as dinner to celebrate your first our -friend back dr Maybe and dining places girl h "T serve Uncle Sam with a things are going pretty tough at home got tired and quit on xis year in the army It was an ft h "Houston's a great town" he our station now" pnlite" Maybe we didn't have a girl to inspiring sight with 32 relatives said "It isn't much larger than RIGHT on we rate with At with me gloves any eating boxing Salt Lake and it reminded begin not becaume they're angry but want some mail - and here's how so much of home that I almost FACE ARMS PRESERT Fcount we propose to get it (with your because Mother can't very cried when I first saw it" well and she hates to check the aid of course) t The Salt Lake atmosphere 14 At EASE — Some time when you have a silver after every party was made even more vivid for were no casualties exsolThere few inches of blank space on met him another when he ' cept when Uncle Ivy climbed up dier in Houston who also came your page just ask any girl who t on the platter to get at the turwould like to serve her country from Salt Lake City j) 1 Fort Leonard Vood Mo IV : to to write to a soldier key better and little Co timin Mar‘11 Y -dr Ar77"27 111 4 16 ' '11-1 Bain! tha almost pulled hie leg off ' ' write to me I'll send her enough I ' o okt Ø 1417 :60""'""''''''' ''' '14'''''"--it'Itiiit" like Ducks farmers it: to names of buddies may thinking it was a drumstick : my 7 keep 414 (1 1:1 411'' (I And Uncle Ed—who knew of kil her (or them) writing so fast may like it But Private Joe jp4 course who it was all the time— J Cecala of Fort Leonard Wood she will have to manufacture her 4 Mo a would : take bath - rather own ink tried to kick the stuffing out of e q I 40e 1 v "The principle of the thing Uncle Ivy on the pretext of getwill be There personal NI nothing ° Lieutenant Colonel Arthur 3 Nol ' is all right" he admits "Ws In it I promise riN iiii ting some dressing y — -McChrystal formerly of Salt the doggone wetness that bothYou know how fast GrandpapWe think we are doing our bit — — now a military '''‘ 1 Lake City but : ers me I want my clothes off 1 Tell do theirs 4' Let them py eats 'Ile almost lynched vow t i attache at the U S embassy in x ‘ and a bar of soap in my hand ' himself when he got his necktie 1 ' them— k i' "it ' '' London is visiting in San Franwhen I take a shower ' me to mixed tip with the lobster New4 write "Just 46 il reto word cisco according we men all smart the "With see wax And We will he had you burgh eating 'No ceived here - 1 ' 1 tv ” 17-- have in the world you would to pry hi x rhoulder apart with a How nice an army boy can lo a in and Born Eureka " ingradu' one iice tongs of could think them that be of In fact the CAMOOFLAGE tt pair one colate of the late All Hallows vent something useful like dry who displayed any presThanks a million i only DIVOUAC ! :— rain It certainly would make lege he was a son of the late L R Shoemaker Private nce of mind was the lobster this earth—and me— a lot more John H McChrystal pioneer D 145th Field who kept hollering Battery man He joined the army 1 comfortable" o '' mining Or maybe it was hollering Artillery Camp San Luis 9' ' ' Err E ti I) 19 le In the last World war and rei ' a In to his sister letter Clara Cal "'Kelp!" because 1 hear lobsters 11 Obispo i 7 mained with it until two years : 31t' like kelp better than anything wit N 147g 1500 Vine street of Cecala East Well — how about it? girl ODER t d He he 40" was when Joe ago resigned it a Private that we haven't complains Sorry any more i rains every night at Fort 'collrecalled last August of that moaquito lotion for the Wood in I to a Salt friends ard In letter 3 Rookie Quenches Thirst "And to think I bites you got on maneuvers but tr Lake City the lieutenant colonel (-may have to Grandma is sending some of her N in terms of the Milk With 18 Pints of highest spoke he 4 duration!" here for the We some tried stay etrRwherry jam the fortitude and courage of the moans on Father last week and it gave s lie : l'ri‘ate Joe J Ceeh Fort Custer Mich British people whom he has ob"1 wouldn1 mind the rain so try 141 Pit he could the the mosquitoes the hives 411 fight -I served under fire and bombings if the drops A Michigan farm' rookie asmuch?" he says All our love Your sister rather Just ha 4 — for 11 months were half way warm Each one Gracie-Alle4 nigned to kitchen police duty in "The courage of the British st mess hall at Fort Custer woncould be worse For instance must be imported directly from d is such a remarkable thing that at ' ' our company vas sent down to the The North be all would if Brrrrl if dered it -pole right c"-7are cold enough at it you can't keep still about it" he the river to build bridges That he drank one of the half-piIlv in Soup — y — nights — It I said "You want to express to seasons two in Mils- is the coldest spot around here are There of bottles milk V 3404 V all who will listen your adCamp Roberts t'al and the only form of shelter The cook who had been noticsouri which young Cecala does 1 t :"ts not and like—summer winter hard "lley Barge" yelled Corporal-' miration I saw the bombing they have is flimsy tents Well ing him working pretty I got out of going with them Everett Cardullo of the Eightyand the fires and the destruc"The summers are too hot said: -- Sure And if you want E ST R 'eso--4 tion And bad as it was it would Yea things could be worse" speond Infantry Camp Roberta and the winters are too cold" another one later take it" t rah during supper "there's a have to be 50 times worse to to Private Joe is driving trucks When him can't he protests they up "Why caught they ff break British morale The at Fort Leonard Wood and athe had put away 36 half pints fly my Pou hit a happy rneditini7 Why can't V14011httiEll REc0:04AlsAtia toA t14 The answer: "NVAI what do British are very grateful for the we make our own weather Ile told his I- P buddies he wits tending sA tiool in his spare time 166Esos Ile expects to return home en Accustomed to drinking more ya wInt me to do about it put a ' United States attitude and I ' telA Pleese don't think I'm an old vleilf t vow At I I I fort" ff:1:7 I I than that at home 1 Vrper on It?" furlough for Christmas grouch I admit that conditions ''' - - s A - m N j 7 1- é: i - 3 I- f ' r" - j - ''-- : - - : ' c -- 4 sl -- 3 - '4 --- -'1 V" 7 I "-- '4 1 4 Plain'Trek s '- 1 Li — Rapid :' s ' ' 1 : 3 1 - -a' o ' ( - " 3 22 '' k 3 1 )‘iiil P 3 '" 4--- ' - - -- 1: tbe I f - - 4- - t14--- 1- - - -2- :1 - - ! 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