Show with our men in the service T north africa aug 4 1943 I 1 dear mrs ogden just a line to let you know that I 1 receive the paper and to thank you yeu it seems grand to read about the many friends back home and what is taking place I 1 am well and hope everyone there is the same it is very hot here very unlike the cool atmosphere of san juan but the wind is surely a godsend god send san juan I 1 assure you cant be beat I 1 understand many big changes have been made there since I 1 left it will seem like entering a strange world to return be that as it may I 1 shall some day return wilh my wife and resume my life where I 1 once left off having little time and less space I 1 must say so long wishing you the best of everything I 1 remain sincerely yours afe jim 1 I black 0 dear mrs ogden seeing I 1 have had a change in my APO A PO I 1 thought I 1 had better let you know so that I 1 could keep on getting the paper which I 1 en joy j I 1 oy so much I 1 have been lore a little over a year now and will soon knew w more about england than I 1 do about the states state I 1 have visited about all the points of interest there are here I 1 have a brother in australia now so between us we hope to see till all the world what one does not sen se the other should I 1 wish to thank you again for the record also the many people w who ho have been so good as to write t to 0 me in e As ever your friend pac eldon K johnson 0 letter from army wife dear mrs ogden we wish to express our sincere thanks to you for sending us the newspaper we read it very thoroughly and pass it on to our friends here in long beach we see lyle jensen and his wife often also geneil kermode who is attending business college here my husband morris E nelson who graduated from the U S coast guard academy in new london conn as ensign last october has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant jg ig his assignments sign ments have been varied from instructor on a full rig sailing ship to antisubmarine anti submarine patrol he is now the commanding officer of a guard battalion attached to the captain of the port each afternoon we spend hours caching wa ching the he ocean breakers and enjoying the warm weather of california but even though our new friends here have made long bach beach a home for us we still long for the mountains and old friends back home thanking you again mrs morris E nelson 0 0 almon P lyman of blanding graduated from the army administration school enlisted branch no 6 at huntsville tex upon successful completion of an eight weeks course covering all phases of army administration he was a member of the ath class of men to attend the school and his course began on june 17 1943 the graduation took place on august 11 1943 at which time the commanding co officer cathe school col john W crissy charac characterized teri ed the work of the class as e w wl le lent t men of the ath class A we been assigned to duty with s some ome branch of the army service forces where their duties will be in administrative work for which they have been specifically trained during their course gulfport Gulf port missi miss pat howard B nielson son of mr and mrs freeman nielson of bluff has reported for trai training nini as an airplane mechanic at this large army air forces technical training command school for airplane mechanics specializing in cargo and transport type airplanes before beford entering military service pat nielson was employed by the consolidated air craft as an operator in sheet metal N t t y |