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Show LETTER BOX . . . e y England, April 2, 1944 d t Mr. John L. Peterson, e Delta, Utah. Dear Mr. Peterson; As your son has told me you toe e are an American Legion member we no doubt share many points 0! a view in common. One in particulai ? being the matter . of proper behavior be-havior under any and all circum- a sances. e. Having worked for a period o: time with "Pete", as he is knowr lr by his friends and associates, I an in a position to pass some sort y judgment as to his general con " duct. 0 Of all the boys I've met during : these past 18 months of military service none have more favorablj 5' impressed me. He certainly is do ing his duty as an American anc :' is a credit to his church. Though he would much prefe: ' to be an airplane pilot he applie: s' himself conscientiously to the worl he has been assigned to. The in terest he shows in his church ant y what he chooses for recreatior certainly rewards his fine parent: bounteously. If it were possible for Mrs Broome and I to have children suet a son as yours indeed would be i rich blessing, i- With best wishes for Mrs. Peter t- son's and your happiness, I remain is Yours truly, r. Sgt. Victor T. Broome. it " Word has been received that Car d Smith of the USN, is now a Lieut s ( J" g' Mr. and Mrs. Ishmael Tippett! received word that their son, Lt e Joe Tippetts, had arrived safely a l' his destination in Italy, if June Johnson, son of Mr. anc 11 Mrs. Earl Johnson left Friday t report back to Farragut, Idaho aft er spending his furlough here. n Uncle Sam called three mon a boys from the Senior class of thi d Delta High school for their exam S inations. They are Larry Clark s Gordon Nielson, and Sterling An derson. They will be able to finisl e school, and then they may leavi n for the service. We, the student: ,e of D. H. S., wish them all the lucl s in the world. r' 1st Sgt. Lennox Finlinson a n : n wife of Casper, Wyoming; Mrs. W J. Lyman, Mrs. Evan Christensei and daughter Karen of Rexburg n Idaho; Mrs. Geo., A. Faust of Sal ;e Lake City and Mrs. George E. Fin ' linson of Oak City, visited at thi " home of Mr. and Mrs. Oaklani , , Dutson on Wednesday, it , Pvt. Lawrence R. Hilton, son of Mi ;s and Mrs. Roy P. Hilton, of Hinckle; y left for South Carolina Wednesda; after spending a two-week fur ls lough at his home. His folks tool '" him as far as Provo. d . i W-0 Grant A. Greener, former resi ;T dent of Hinckley, in a letter o Mrs lt William T. Stapley, states that he is stationed in North Africa. H c j says he has often paid SI for a bai " of soap, SI for a pound of potatoei l" and 20c for an egg. He said mucl of their food was dehydrated anc a that often they would go out or e their own and cook their own food The people were 1,000 years bacl 'r in their methods as they still usee 5 a slick to plow with. The lette: " on V-Mail came through in 19 day: Mr. and Mrs. Oren Bliss have re ceived word from Sgt. Ferron Blis: n that he is in New Guinea and ex pressed in his letter that after see ing that land he could realize wh; it had taken so long to drive thi Japs out. He said he was well anc happy. Ferron enlisted on March 1,194: and spent two years training mei in California camps. Last fall he was advanced to 1st Sgt. For thi e past several months he has beei " receiving commando training. N. L. Petersen received word tha l" his son, Sgt Ward Petersen, that hi L7 is in Africa among the Arabs. it " . William P. Perkins. S 2c is nov 7 stationed at Dearborn, Michigan "' where he is attending a metal smith class, d '" 1st Lt. Garth Whatcott. son o Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Whatcott i; home on furlough. He has jus graduated from Luke Field, Arizo e na' |