Show VERN APPLEGATE SLIGHTLY WOUNDED IN philippines A letter written to mr and mrs roland holyoak by mrs holyoake Holy oaks brother vern D applegate in forms them that he was slightly wounded during the battle for the first islands of the philippines the letter written december 23 stated that he tried to get a jap souvenir and got a bullet through his thumb for his trouble he was writing from a hospital ir in the philippines but was getting along fine he asked if we were going to have a white christmas and stated that he was sure they nt over there with sun rain and mud to be their lot he was bouril wounded sometime between dec 4 and 23 as a letter written on the former date mention it he also sent christmas best wishes to all at home vern has been over in the southwest pacific tor for more than a year and a half durl during which he has been in new guigear and other islands besides the philippines |