Show jp OUR oun BIHN and d WOMEN UNDER the COLORS assigned to destroyer CLEVILLE circleville CIR in a letter received by mr air and mrs V R johnson from their son morris who Is serving in the U S navy they find that he has been attending a gunnery school in norfork virginia and was recently sent to goston boston mass where he has been assigned to a new destroyer desti oyer and Is waiting to go on convoy duty stationed at caina mr mi and mrs airs george IT II fox have received word woid that their son shirl who lett left last month in the selective the service group Is now at camp jie peery ery virginia and is training with the seabees heals about son in africa the nhe fell following ow letter was rele received rel elved ived recently lecent ly by mrs airs laura bridges from algiers Al gleis north africa in reference to her son pat alinen N bridges of the U S signal corps who she has not heard from tor for over four months alanen en acred the service lu in august 1342 1942 and received ills his basic training at camp crowder AT missouri misouri he was sent overseas in march of this year el blar blai ner nei algiers Algi eis sept 18 1943 dear deal madam we have hae been very pleased my family and myself to get acquainted with your son some months ago he comes often to our home and we try to entertain him and to let him forget tor for some hours daily his soldiers life tor for he Is very busy and generally when he is calling upon us he wants to rest and have a family life I 1 suppose that perhaps you would be pleased to receive news from his from his usual hostess that Is the reason why I 1 am writing you today to day I 1 am happy to tell you that he continued on page five our men and women UNDER the COLORS continued from page pace one Is in good health and in tho the best 0 spirits here heie in ul EI blai biar we have had tine fine herbut rather hot these last few days but exceptionally tio nally it Is raining today to day usually when your son is at our home sitting bitting with his ti lends ind and us ui we 0 o talk gaily laugh or 01 listen to the programs iams on the radio which cirs are olten often ver deiy y funny and we are pleased to see your son sometimes bursting with laughter laugh tei my aly father speaks and writes very good english but mine Is rather poor and needs to be improved my mother has not learned english and very ery often she Is reg regretting letting it v very ery much my two sisters sl si lucle and ranee anee write an speak it as myself I 1 hope dear deal madam abadam you are in the best of health as well as your family and I 1 sincerely wish that you see your son again very soon yours very tery respectfully helene sen 0 ir brue corput el EI blai biar alger anrique du nord d |