Show Around The Tho t Word 4 id M M MANTI A ANT N T I- I b bAll All AIl News Welcome WOUNDED Merle Peterson i son of Mr and Mrs Parley I Peterson a member of Pattons Patton's I famous 3rd arm army He wrote on I December that on December I 14 1944 he was hit in the leg with what I dont don't know know know-a a bullet bullet bul bul- I bul-I J let I just Just above the ankle I about 4 inches Its It's not too ba bad I but bad enough It fractured the I bone hone I feel fine rIne now and things are all o. o k k so so so dont don't worry He lie Heis i is in a hospital in France and fur further further fury furI I writes have real ther writes They They even ven live American gals In this place and that Is something after seven months 9 Cadet Spencer Cahoon of ot the U. U S S. Air Corps is now at Phoenix x Arizona taking the last phase o of I his training traIning night night flyIng He is s I signed up for or night fighter flying Came the day of Christmas Eve E I Spencer decided to hop home 1 He arrived just in time time spent spent lo Iii I I hours at home He has been in inthe inthe inthe the Air Corps for approximately approximatelY 1 years and expects to to receive his wings about February 2nd I I After three continuous years awa away Alcied Aided Christensen son of ot Mr and Mrs l Ferd Christensen Christensen Chris Chris- really does things thing when he lie gets home Well Welt No Wonder Vonder Its It's really something to be engaged engaged ed ed to intelligently pretty prett Odett Forsyth of Teasdale Utah who i iwas was here this week giving the I folks the once over over or maybe maybe may may- be just being with Aided Alcied and i I getting acquainted with the oth oth- I ers Anyway its it's all set for Cor the next furlough and everyone everone hopes that will win be right away and not another three years ears Alcid went Wednesday to Camp Boyd Texas after about a month at home He He- was 32 months in inre re re l e Aleutians where he took part partIn In the invasion of Attu Things really reany popped after the landing Alcied AIded had to do with an anti anti- tank gun which was not aimed at tanks but at pill boxes of which there were quite a number He spent considerable time at Shema which Is 25 miles from Attu and was way back at before I that I j According to Alcied the worst about the Aleutians is the weather er the er-the the mile wind wind the the damp cold cold t One ship shin was lashed to j i I pieces In the Attu harbor and a liberty ship broke In In two about 20 miles out Barracks however however however how how- I ever were comfortable and In the summer there Is fishing on some I of the tho Islands and In the sea 1st Looie Alder Henrie and wife Birdie arrived in the Temple City at an opportune time namely Christmas Eve He Is spending his 10 days in Ogden and Manti He is in the Air All Corps and ang at the present is stationed at San Bernardino Bernardino Bernardino Ber Ber- I nardino Calif Cali where he is is- In I statistics part of supplying an Important Important important Im im- part of the army anny He did I basic In California and was transferred transferred trans trans- to Hill HilI Field Shortly tranS I after after after af af- ter he lie applied for far officers training training training train train- ing and was sent to Miami Fla He was then schooled at Harvard for 5 months and from there sent to his present station where he lie has been for a year and a half Alder is the son of Bishop and Mrs Irs A. A H. H HenrIe Z i JANUARY BACK The family budget was budged by byI I counter attacks I I VA v vA A nine year veteran of ot the army 1st Snit Sat Russel Dennison son of Mr and Mrs Ed Dennison recently recently recently re re- re- re spent 20 days das In our fair city He is stationed at the great Field school at Fort Sill Okla where he lie is an instructor Russel l made madee e t the tho o trip in his own car I I Continued on page 5 I Manti Around I The World v Continued from page o oe o. o c It seemed good to see Staff Max rax L. L Bradley of Sterling son of Mr and Mrs George Bradley Bradle who Is home for tor the first time in 3 years on a 30 day furlough not including g traveling Max left Manti lanU with the Nation National 1 Guard and has been overseas In Hawaii for for three years He was transferred transferred transfer transfer- transfer transfer- red from rom the field artillery shortly after arter arriving in Hawaii and has been working at Headquarters Headquarters Headquarters Head Head- quarters Central Base Com Corn Command Command mand ever since He Is now Chief Clerk for the Procurement of Officers Officers' in the Pacific Ocean Areas and also keeps records on onI I I all Reserve Officers in that area He Ile likes it quite well there As Asa a whole the people are quite nice and the climate is ideal He will return to the same station and hopes to remain there Just to 1 f keep the record straight Max t Max is s snot not married V v Since about last October his mothers mother's birthday Dan Keller Kellerson son of Mr 11 and Mrs Clark Keller KeUer J Jis I Is suspected of taking his turns as j Jt 1 front or belly gunner on a n big bomber In flights over Germany He lIe has mentioned seeing the great cathedral at Rhiems from the air j I i I When off duty he lie gets around I Recently he saw the name of at Von Madsen Manti ManU Utah on the Red fled Cross Canteen regist register r. r He writes Sunday morning we went to London again again- on pass We Ve got U up earl early but had to wait walt for a train I I so didn t get there until after 12 I After making the necessary arrangements arrangements ar ar- arI I I for lodgings etc we wo went to see Madame l Wax Vax Museum and spent the entire entire en- en tir tire afternoon there Its It's really I II I something something to see see see-a a huge place I I filled with size full-size exact lifelike lifelike life lIfe- I like Images of famous people of Jf I I the world They had lots of of I Americans in it from it-from from F. F D. D R R. R I I and and Eisenhower to Charlie Chaplin Chap Chap- I IUn Ilin lin and Mae rae West Nest I saw sawall all the English kings and queens as well as Hitler and his gang etc Some of them looked so real It almost shocked me Out in one of the I halls I stared at a man and lady sitting down because I that I saw them move That was the trouble they they were real Ill I'll bet bot they were wondering what was wren with with me I When we first entered the Museum wo we couldn't tell whereto where whereto j to start start first so 80 Matt Kisicki said saidI said hed he'd he d ask the attendant standing I II just up the stair stall a little way Matt Malt went over to him started to I II II I speak and then stopped all of ot a a. a I sudden the sudden the old boy was wax I It being Sunday I had hoped j to find rInd an L. L D. D S. S meeting but butI I it was too late I Monday morning we e went bowlIng bowling bowling bowl bowl- ing and then took in the tower I of or- London London- It really is an nn Interesting interesting Inter Inter- esting place The guides were all dressed in bright lt colored old- old I I fashioned uniforms The one wo wv had I couldn't understand or hoar hear i very well however Only service servicewomen servicewomen f women and men are allowed to go thru the Tower now and the tour isn't nearly as extensive as it was before the war About everything we saw or were told about was connected with somebody b being I I be Anne was beheaded beheaded be bo- headed here Sir Waltor Walter i was held prisoner In that tower before before being executed etc It t made me wonder if it was safe to tobe tobe tobo be bo waling around in the place after after after af af- ter hearing all the tho stories about it Monday afternoon we went to see a light opera The Lilac Damino Dom Dam Domino ino to It was good W Wo came carao back to tho the base late lato Monday night night night- and really had a hectic time getting gettIng getting gett gett- ing back v v |