Show Around Tho The Wort M MANTI ANT N T 1 All News Welcome f I II I Unofficial sad but heroic word wordIs Is now confirmed by the following telegram to a patriotic ManU Mantl father fath fath- er Mr Mi Frank Hall Washington D. D C C. C March l 12 1945 Luther F F. F Hall The Secretary of War asks that I assure you of his deep sympathy sympathy sympathy sym sym- pathy in the loss of your son pr private private vate Elden E. E Hall HaIl Report received received re re- re- re stated he died thirteen of November on Leyte as a result of ot wounds received In action ConfirmIng Confirming Confirming Con Con- firming letter follows The Adjutant Adjutant Adjutant Ad Ad- General Last letter received from Elden Is as follows s Nov 6 1944 Dear Dad Just a line again today to I let you kno know that everything Is going fine with me here In the Philippines We Wo landed here on I October and It was pretty tough for a few days and nights for they were sending quite a few planes over I saw them shoot six of them down but since then many have not come como over oer So now we can stay on top of the ground for most of the tho time and It sure feels good Vell Well Dad how Is everybody getting gotting along by now Imagine you are having haYing a little snow Boy could I go for some of that for here I am getting so brown Im I'm getting to look like the natives I Well Wen there Isn't much news so sotell sotell sotell tell them all hello for me mo Love Lo Elden Elden went with the National Guard in 1911 1941 and fought In the various battles across the Central Pacific HONOR TO HIS NAME I I got a big thrill when I saw OLD OLP GLORY waving from the top of From From Ted Tuttle of ot the Marine Corps now on Iwo Jima Ted wrote a aletter aletter aletter letter on February wherein he further tells that due to blastIng blasting blast blast- Ing just 2 miles from where he I was he ho ate OK slept some but but I Iwas I was always afraid his hole 1 I I I couldn't take It Ted reports he has a beard but gives no further details Little Pose POBe Clair Glair Anderson Anderson Anderson An An- derson was the Captain of the ship that took Ted from Hawaii to Iwo Jima Ted Is a Liason Officer Officer Of Of- I I attached to Company He was one of the first to land landon on Iwo y V I I LucIan Bown Field Fiel Artillery Artillery Artil Artil- lery is home on a convalescent furlough He will be here until next Tuesday Lucian has been In Inthe inthe the the army for about a year How How- However Howver ever ver about the last three months have been heen spent in the Fort Sill Oklahoma hospital He hurt his back by lifting a Ib lb bale of wire too fast v v From the Headquarters Communication Communication Communication Com Com- zone European Theatre of Operation comes word that Clair Glair Alder with the Field Artillery Battalion In France has recently been awarded the Bronze Star Medal for tor meritorious service service service ser ser- vice against the enemy In France Clairs Clair's wife Is Mrs Mary M. M Al Al- der No wonder Pattons Patton's 3rd Army goes places v v vIt's Its It's good to hear that a former l Carlyle Carlle Munk lunk Jr now stationed in New Guinea enjoys this column and other items In Inthe tho the Messenger l Carlyle how about telling us a little about your work v v I Dick Braithwaite t of ot the U. U S. S Army was home recently for a Z week spent mostly In huntIng huntIng hunting hunt- hunt Ing etc He Is a company Clerk at Camp Polk La This has to todo todo todo do with administrative work pertainIng pertaining pertaining per per- to the Engineers or or- Dick admits that he ho could have baye had 3 more days furlough furlough fur tur- lou lough h In Mantl l but he stopped off at Kansas City to see a Continued on last page Manti an i Around raun The e World y v- v Continued from page one oce tain tamn young oung lad lady who lives there Well VeIl we d dont don't n t blame him W We Ve understand she is charming Draw your own conclusions Gordon D. D D. D Ramsey amsey son o of ot f Mrs A. A W. W Shiner writes from lIa Hawaii wall I CI landed a and d m my mos most t earnest wish has bas been afforded me I am in a band now My daB daily schedule goes something like this Arise at G a. a m. m Breakfast Breakfast Break Break- fast la lay around in the mornings morning s I and practice or do anything Usually Usually Usually Us Us- have a rehearsal In the afternoon af at I I dont don't know about th the e playing schedule yet yet yet-I I just go got gothere gothere t here toda today We Wo understand that Gordon Is a skilled trumpeter and an accomplished pianist v v Don Dixon and Bob Doh Larsen o othe of ot f the tho Marines are arc reported to b bon be he beon e i on Iwo Jima t P George Harmon left our Temple City today toda after spending a week here enjoying his family and mothers mother's delicious T BONE J STEAKS George Georgo has completed complete d his Infantry basic training a at t ts Camp Joseph Ark lIe He reports report s back to Ft Ord California Y v Glade lade Merriam a L Lather ather- ather neck is also on Iwo Jima lie i ia Is Isa Isa s a member of the famed 3rd Divi Divi- Division Division sion slon of the Marine 1 Corps Since e joining up with Uncle Sam a year yea r age this month has seen the Marshalls Marshalls Mar Mar- and Pearl Harbor 5 |