Show The 1 o i Iq r M MANTI A AAll ANT TIr TI- TI 1 I IAU All AU Ne News s 's Welcome I It was was really a Happy Birthday for John Bartholomew Bartholom when son j Won Don Tech Tech 4 th grade managed a n 21 da day furlough h and arrived last Sunday in time to celebrate his dads dad's birday Don has been training at Camp Polk La lie Ito lieis is a radio operator In a Cavalry Squadron and he vouches ouches for the fact that their training is more rugged than that of or a paratrooper The August issue of the American Magazine enlightens us on this tough branch When you look at the war maps in your newspaper you OU may wonder wonder wonder won won- der sometimes who is at the point of those black arrows you see thrusting towards Germany You Yon may ask yourself Who Vho are tho the nien non I In se s I T. T nr r u I p nee y J spearhead there are many different different different differ differ- ent types of combat troops i try try and armored forces of artillery and engineers If you want to know who are right at the tip lip of these spearheads however I will tell you ou Its It's me and guys lIke liko me Lt Casimir L. L Lenard U.S. U.S. U. U S S. S Cavalry Don reports that at times they are 50 to 65 miles in front of the Infantry v Bob Daly of the tho U U. U S. S Marine Marine Marine Ma Ma- rine Corps is here for the tile deer hunt Bob Dob is the son of the late Dick Daly and Fanny Daly Mrs 1 Daly now resides at Salt Lake v Marine Miles Jensen of Sterling who was in the tho battle of Tinian and Guam is now hospitalized hospital hospItal- in the Hawaiian Islands Itis It Itis Itis is reported he ho has rheumatic fever I y Not much excitement going on now but there is always consolation consolation consolation consola consola- tion that if one wants a lot of I action he lie only has to move a little I closer to the and he lie obliges I most willingly So says Master 1 Merrill Andy Anderson with the 3rd army in 9 Germany I Petty Officer 1st Class Lloyd Lowry U. U S. S Navy Is home until Sunday Sundar Lloyd Is a Seabee Of his ils 28 months in the NaY Navy 18 months have been spent over seas In in Hawaii He does carpenter work painting mechanical jobs etc At the time present time he lie is stationed at Fort Calif He says it really feels good to tobe tobe tobe be home home His favorite sport is baseball v 3rd Class Petty Officer Edward Johnson U. U S. S Navy has to do with Radar He likes his work He is on a destroyer His Ills birthday birthdays Is s the time same day dar as Leslie Ander Ander- son He attended the Manti ManU High School Girl friend Olive Angel resides at Salt Lake Her letters are a great source of cheer and comfort to him He is taking up shorthand in his spare time and andis ands is s also looking towards the tho future by buying a bond every month and putting 30 30 in the savings bank Edward is the son of Mr 11 and Mrs E. E L. L Johnson who now live in Salt Lake City I Iv v 4 I Dan Keller Is now stationed in Ye Olde Lande of Fogg and I Drizzle For 01 recreation he lie goes oes to the and plays Bingo This club chili Is sponsored by the Red Cross and Is similar to the U S 0 O Clubs we have have here He certainly has his eyes open to the styles because at the dance he went to lie Jie he observed that the English English Eng Eng- lish Ush gals gal were pretty but they wore their skirts tC too tea long He thinks the country is beautiful except except except ex ex- the sun sill doesn't shine enough and tho the weather seems to go from bad to worse when It starts They have a potato patch on the base and he loves to cook French FrenchI fried potatoes in his helmet He I wants to visit some sonic of the old churches He has seen a lot or ot otI I 1 from the tho air I v I Con Keller Kelle has been een tranI transferred trans tran- to 0 the Signal Corps and will willI I now now train at Camp Crowd Crow dar r Dlo Mo 1 I Con was home this week fc cr l' l six I days He has been at City College College College Col- Col lege New York for 15 months lie had a good time limo while here and I of course would like to have at stayed stay stay- a aed y I ed longer He took tool In the last lasit end of the deer leer hunt In Salina I Canyon and a a. few clays daJ's of pheasant hunt However the deer and tho the thoI I birds seemed scorned to be ho too loo smart for him and he didn't have much I luck at getting any of them Wo We VoI hope you have beeter luck the next I I season Con and wish you OU could 1 have stayed with us longer there Is is still the goose hunt coming up I v Elliott R. R Peterson reportIng reporting reporting report report- ing from the Mariana Islands has hasa a theme song that sounds something some some- thing like Ill bo be Seeing You An Anyway way he thinks i if the Rotation Rotation Rota Hota tion works he is due for a furlough fur- fur lough soon Probably In Decem Decem- ber bel He has been gone gono 3 years i now and is anxiously waiting to see seo Manti ManU again Is afraid If ho he doesn't soon get home the people here will forget what he lie looks like and will wonder who that strang strang- er Is when he lie comes walking down the streets of our fair fall cIt city I He says We Ye are really doing things timings In Europe and the South I Pacific We Ve will cinch things up pretty prett soon i if we can take this I same satire old routine of arm army life Ufe long enough to do that I dont don't know I what we would do If it wasn't for forthe forthe for the picture shows we have here j every night 1 We Ve a have pretty good II shows The latest hits sure hits sure tho the latest getting here But then we weI enjoy them and will even sit out outa ut utI I in a heavy rainstorm for two hours I just to get to see one I On the 11 th of September Chaplain Gerald L. L ErIckson visited visited visit visit- I ed us on Tinian and organized our I Branch of the church He asked for our addresses and said he lie was wasI I going to write to our parents I II Ij I j have been sending him the pamphlets pamphlets pamphlets pam pam- that have hae come from the I church church and also the Deseret News Church Section There were about 40 men there i Hero is a COP copy of the letter Chaplain Erickson wrote to Elliotts Elliott's Elliotts Elli Elli- otts lotts ott's otts parents Mr 11 and Mrs George Georgo Peterson I am m happy to write to you and Continued on last page Manti an i Around The World or Continued from page one inform inform you OU that Just recently I havo iivo lead hid the of ot t meetIng meet meet- J Ing g. g your eon eon Tech 1 4 2 Elliott lliott R R. I Peterson eterson in a a Latter r. r J Day y Saint t Sacrament meeting I was thrilled thrill thrill- edat ed d at our ur service e as ns I am ea each h time timo I chance e to moot mf the Latter Day Saint aln t p pD ien men len h in 5 service rj e. e jAs As an L. L D DS S S. S ph Chaplain I h have vo served In inmany many ny locations but hut never where 7 there were ere as many of our menas' menas men menas as as' as tI there ere are nrc in this theatre of oC op- op orations 1 As As AsI I met t With and the tho theother theother I m your our son o. o other ther L D. D S S. men of of his area r I I organized an ah M. M M I I- I A. A group which I is In keeping with out church chulch pol- pol fer icy Now that that this organization has be been en effected ted the men may go do go l ahead holding thi-ir thi own meetings meet meet- s Inge ings and studying the fundamental principles principles of r the gospel I Your Yount son was in good health when when I saw hi him hini l' l and ho he seemed Ito I Ito to be shouldering his responsibility I In this war effort with tho same I spirit that has hus alwa always s 's characterised character character- c tho ho L. L D. D S. S people I r am proud proud of or those superior officers in hl his unit unit and the initiative he is Put Put- f 0 putting chaos forth during this lute of I I 1 have e been deeply gratified b bythe by bythe the response of ot the I L I. D D. D S S. S men here re As I have held meetings with them the they have havo portrayed a aI I definite interest In the tho gospel I The They have havo been eager to meet to toI together together to- to I got gether her and to become bettor aeI ac- ac ac I with the doctrines of the I church This response has ledl- ledl I l 1 to me that scores of our men have haye caught the spirit of this great and important work and that they will be willing to carr carry carryon on regardless of the obstacles they i nh 4 u ab c 1 l I You have every ry reason to to be he beI proud of your son son He is doing I his its work well May the blessings of oC the Lor Lord Loid continuo continue to be bo with I i you and your family Sincerely your our brother L. L Erickson I Chaplain Capt Captain ln You are arc c certainly doing a fine work yourself Jerry Jerr keep it up Captain Erickson Is originally from Mt lH Pleasant and it is really a thrill to hear what a good goo job our Cell fellow 0 are doing 1 I We Ve are keeping keepin our fingers crossed for you Elliott and will willbe willbe l be glad to see seo you ou in December 1 t I |