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Show Imprisoned Hero Consoles His Son Prom: L&Jor J. P. S. Deveroux, USMC- Barraoka No. 0. rtoora Ijo. ol . j Snonqna'l War-prisoner's Camp. a jwtt I rTo:. Mr. Fatrlok Devareux L I J I oo colonel J. P. weloh QMC., u. 3. Army I Oorernor's l&land, Hew Xork. I , Dear Faddy: 1 Our loss mist nav Indeed oeen a shook to you; It was to me. J bota lovea nor so much. I only wlsn tnat I could oe wltn you T tut you an lnaeea rortunate to Have your crand-parents to watoh OTr you. I made a toroadoaai reooralnff to you laat fall. Do hope f . a --.-'.-yi"-"'B- r.-.W '' ; ' Tiin'anenv .-l-nihii In your motner'a letter she said you were doing well In ' church and sohool. Keep up the good worlc. You will find both Y . extremely neoeasaxy In later life. . sf?fy?&p?TMML-MfMivw j SSSg's effi1' ' 't,'M")( rj r Your uother wrote that you were "throwing your weight around the post on aooount of the rtake Ialand Marines, 'rhey did quite tV well and 1-aia proud of then but remember that it Just so happened V' that we. were there. Anyone else would hare done the same. You ' 'must remenber that the work done behind the lines is often more E - Tltal than that at the troatjjft. mtfm" i iimwM'. iwspttjp jl Be sure and write everyone saying you have heard from me audi I give them wy love. f Your affeotloaatefather, ! jr V-Jtf Y Exclusive photo of a letter by Lieut. Col. James P. Devereux to his son, Paddy, 10. He received it at the home of his grandmother, Mrs. J. W. Welch f Burlingame, Calif. Devereux was a major stationed on Wake island when the Japanese attacked. When Devereux was asked if he wanted anything any-thing he replied with the now historic phrase: "Send us more Japs!" |