Show r. r NEWS NEWS OF OF OUR DUR UR M MEN WOMEN I IN U UNIFORM I. I ORM R T Tech ch Bill BUI Kerr Home me on Furlough After Two To Years Years' Absence Te Teth Bill Kerr Millard County a Mrs Mrs- Amanda anda Conk and a nep h h w of or Elmer Caning Catling has been in SoUth Pacific war var theatre foJ fOI fo J the e past 11 months he returned to Ms hs home in Ely recently af te ar an absence of two years Kerr enlisted in the Marine Corps and while in the South Pa Pa- Chic cic has been working as an avla- avla uon machinist He wears a presidential dentini citation for being a member mem- mem bet ber per of the best fighting squadron in the Pacific and two sharpshooter er medals o one e for rifle shooting and the other for pistol Two stars p on the bar evidence that he Ie has been in two battles While on furlough at Ely he bought a war bond Ted red Harris HarrisS S Sends nd Tongue Twisters Ted Harris now in Washington D D. C. C sent his mother a very fine set of pictures in natural color of oC Washington D.C. D.C. D.C. D. D C. C one of them is a photo of oC Ted himself in white sailor suit and Jaunty cap Ted is studying Japanese in the schools under Japanese instructors and wrote some words in that language language lan Ian guage which translated were to the effect these photographs were taken by Edward Harris It read to us Also he heIs heIs heIs Is mussing up Russian and the there re return return return re- re turn card on his envelope gave his name flame and address as spelled in Russian it looked suspiciously like well like like well like Ted was drinking A of letters letters letters let let- and the word Washington resembled Baumgarten on the or something like that Whatever it was both the Japanese Japanese Japanese Japa Japa- nese and the Russian are tongue twisters to us I Ted got bit by the once no no known cure allergic to a snapshot physicians say and lasts a life time No vaccine known except except except ex ex- ex- ex more film which allays the i 1 1 pain aln but the spells come on again I 64 LETTER BOX October 3 1943 Dear Mr Beckwith I have finally found a little time I In which I can write you vou a line or two and tell you how v much I enjoy enjoy enjoy en en- joy the Chronicle that my sister sends me every week I am always I glad to get it and see what is happening happening happening hap hap- pening at home 1 I really enjoy reading it and it is one thing I look forward to receiving every week At the present time I am in the Naval hospital recovering from rheumatics All Is well now and just waiting to start back to class They keep us on the go most of the time tImS but ut it seems good to be all the time r n Z vy vy- has taken over the university here and the sailors live in the dorm dormitories t rl s 's which are very nice living quarters We Ve hav ha very good chow and plenty of exercise I cant can't tell you much about the radio radin school it is all nil pretty secret and we cant can't let any of it out It is very interesting work and I sure enjoy It A person sure has to be beon beon beon on his toes to get it all I should 1 If all aU goes well graduate around the latter part of oC February and from here be sent to some ship or orf f foreign shore station I have a chance however of oC going to radio technical school or aviation radio school school providing that m my grades are allright and there is a school open Well that is all I can think of now and it is about time for chow I remain a contented reader of the Chronicle Claude Warnick S c 2 Jefferson A. A Woods F 3 c. has been transferred to the fleet operating operating operating oper oper- in the Pacific we are not permitted to give the name of oC the vessel Edmond M. M Wellington has has has' been advanced to the rank of sergeant He Is stationed on the east coast He lie has been gone two years years- in January Private Gain Garn R. R Woodall 21 21 of Hinckley Utah Is now enrolled Inthe Inthe in inthe the U. U S. S Marine Corps pre officer training program at Colorado Colic College College Col Col- ic lege ee I Colo Colorado do Springs He will Kis f studies and military SOU lr U until called by the Marine Ma rine for basic training as an rV Baymond d Jackson w who Ii 0 is 15 in remington from Honolulu gave a avery avery avery very interesting talk in Mutual Tuesday night He told of the beauties o of the islands and gave gaven musical selection on the accordion accor accor- a n dion dion Friends will remember hImas him himas himas as a member o of N Nephi orchestra Dern ern Williams William left Saturday for lor Douglas Fort ort Ensign Carl Coil Ashby left Thursday morning for San Diego where he heIS heIs hethe IS with the U. U S. S Navy Glenn Allred Alired re has been advanced i to Lt it- Senior Grade in the Navy Is stationed at Washington He e D D. C. C Roger er Walker has been transferal transferred transfer transfer- the air school at Livermore Livermore Liver- Liver al from red Calif to Corpus Christl Tex- Tex 5 more as Roger Roger is in the tIe Navy air force force A a farewell party w was a s held on Thursday evening e for Raymond son of Mrs Ines Damron curtis v left Monday for the Aed Armed who was given and Services A program the he rest of the evening was then t th n spent d continued on Page 8 9 t c fc f.- f. l J J t c r A f. f I. I |