Show the letter box fort leonais Leonard wood missouri december 16 15 1341 1041 dear frie fileck d I 1 liae have thought of writing you several III times I 1 es since I 1 finish finished ed my basic tra training a ing to tell you how much I 1 have enjoyed the paper each week and also to give you my future address at present I 1 am not at liberty to do the latter on november ember our oui battalion had its final di diess ess parade and review leview the following week its evacuation to tactical units of the regular army ann in texas teas california and washington began I 1 was tentatively assigned to an aviation ablation battalion at alarca mm ch field near riverside california as a a demolition specialist in the meantime I 1 had volunteered for the seii and mountain troops being recruited in the noi northwest invest and was ordered detained temporarily at this post last week that order was rescinded and I 1 became eligible for ti transfer anster elsewhere today I 1 passed the physical end and y mental examinations as a candidate tor for officers ti edisol in the corps ot of engineers of the regular army aimy successful candidates will receive tin an intense 0 o three months training at fort Dely Delvo lr virginia when completed they will be cloned 2nd and lieutenants in the regular army aimy without reserve status one day before our govern ment declared war on japan the E T had been replaced replace e d by new recruits recruit from all parts of tile the nation their training period begins officially today their morale Is definitely better thaia that of the last group at any anytime timeo during their training period the taine same seems true of the men ol of the he sixth int division and th ahti b S sixth i x t illner fjeld y brigade stationed s t a t on this post I 1 am a anxious to start travelling tra velling west surely hope I 1 get my marching orders before long wishing you a merry christmas and a happy new year sincerely adrian B cuff by darrell lulie luke stationed at camp san luls luis obispo from kingston utah camp san luls luis obispo california dec 16 1941 parents of boys in tile the service since japan started the con illet in ill tho tha last east uncle sam has moved his armies along the california coast this is to persuade tile tho to stay on their side of the water here is a round up of the fellows henry dennis of Marys yale be longs to the medical division he recently returned from attending a ni medical edical school in texas henry espedia especially lly liked the people in oregon while there on maneu vers chork cla rk davis mso also c 0 the medics Is driving a truck loaded with medical supplies u alles prom from what I 1 can find out he is somewhere near los Arl anegley egles dark clark thinks california 1 la swell rollo hollo fullmer ot of Cir circleville cleville la Is jn camp san luls luis HAs he Is guarding camp keeping the lionie home tires fires burning rollo keeps the moral going with splendid work on a cornet carling allen alien of the dana band Is a d also a guarding camp carling isaas he mind a change ile he made the remark that lie he thought living in a grass glass house be halt half bad alma dalton of Cir circleville cleville Is somewhere where along the he coast line the boys bos all said they loved to see sun sets japan Is the land of the rising sun right now they are very interested in seeing the sun suj set in japan I 1 know that I 1 speak tor for the boys from plute in wishing the people and parents of 0 the fellows u merry christmas the soldiers wish of today la is tills this to rid the world of tyranny to again see tile the world in peace practicing freedom of speech and of liberty that the bill of 0 rights nights might live on forever that not only the wonderful land in which we live but also the wr world I 1 d might enjoy peace a peace dedicated dodican d to the rights of all 0 to men regardless of creed or color that this nation will always be a nation ruled by the people of 0 athe the people and for tile the people |