Show Families of Men Overseas Asked to o Report Addresses News concerning men overseas overseas overseas over over- seas of vital importance to their families is often oCten delayed unnecessarily unnecessarily due to failure of ot dependents dependents dependents depend depend- to notify the war department department department depart depart- ment of ot changes in address the Ninth Service commands command's adjutant adjutant adjutant tant generals general's office Fort Douglas Douglas Doug Doug- las declared this week In one month as many as telegrams were returned to Washington D. D C. C because the addressee could not be found official reports reveal Practically every case of non non- delivery was due to failure of the addressee to report the correct correct correct cor cor- and complete address In keeping records of Americas America's Americas America's Amer Amer- ica's leas millions in service the adjutant adjutant adjutant ad ad- generals general's office accepts the responsibility of notifying families as soon as possible after attel atter at- at ter tel a serviceman has become a casualty Receiving this news late or from other than official sources is is a great hardship to a soldiers soldier's family Telegraph offices receiving recel ing lag messages for delivery cooperate cooperate cooperate co co- co- co operate fully tully in attempting to locate addressees and exhaust exhaust every means prior to returning them to the war department However it is necessary to return return return re re- re- re turn thousands stamped Address Address Address Ad dress Incorrect Emergency addressees who have moved after departure of a soldier for overs overseas lS duty or for other reasons are urged to inform In Inform Inform In- In form the Adjutant Generals General's Office Office Office Of Of- fice War Department Washington Washing Washing- ton 25 D. D C. C Attention Casual Casualty Casualty Casu Casu- al alty ty Branch Both new and old addresses should be given giyen in addition to the soldiers soldier's full name rank serial number organization and his APO number |