The Ely miner., 1942-03-26
Letters FROM
SOLDIERS

corp joe Il. JdueZlCn WTlUeS ITOHl
somewhere in California" that 1--WE
are here on the coast more or less as
guards. There have been no incidents
out of the ordinary other than a few
scares.
81 have been made acting motor
supply sergeant because the other was
sent on cadre. 1t is a lot of extra
work, but I still find time to do many
of the things I used to before the
Rising Sun decided it hadn't risen
enough. When we get through with the
Japs, they'll wish their national en-
blem was night instead of rising
SUM-"
CT am now in a search light div
ision," writes Pvt. F. B. Kuhar from
San Pedro, Calf, lard it is lot easier
than working around the guns.
Before war broke out I was train
ing at Camp Callan on a 155 nm.
gun, but they sent me and others
here to Fort Macarthur"
I
veteran in the selective service army,
comes the following note:
Received your letter announcing
that I would receive The Ely Miner
for another year. I thank the VFW
and The Miner very sincerely. I have
enjoyed the paper very much. I'm
sure that the other boys do too. In
fact can't wait from week to week
for it.
81 am still with the Field Artillery
Observation in the topography section
as computing corporal. Like my job
very much. I would like to write a
long letter, but am afraid it might
be censored"
st wouldn't trade military for civil
ian life" Stephen Rom declares in a
letter to The Miner.
Member of technical school squad
ron at Jefferson Barracks, Mo-, Rom
F, in military life, especially when led
| by sergeant like ours. During drill
| he's all business and a very strict dis
ciplinarian, but off duty he's a movie
| in himself. He sure gets a kick out
| of watching us old bucks march
| Rom herewith blasts the popular con-
ception of the army sergeant as a
hard-boiled shouting, sarcastic slave
| driver on and off the drill field who
| likes nothing better than to catch un-
| suspecting recruits off guard.
| His letter follows:
| "After a week of processing, con-
/ sisting of lectures, tests in mechanical
movements and mathematics, etc.
we're finally settling down to eighteen
days of strenuous military drill. After
that some of us will be sent to school:
and others will be by-passed who have
trades closely related to the various
branches of the Air Corps Most Of
the students in our squadron are
elderly fellows listed as educated Of
skilled or have both qualifications.
"My stay in the army air corps 81
far has been most enjoyable and
consider myself fortunate in being 6
soldier in the highest branch of the
army. The food is good here, the drill
masters the best, and the personnel tht
finest.
"To date the 35th Technical Schoo
Squadron has kept the shield for clear
lines and good order fir consecutive
day which is a good indication of tn,
calibre of soldiers that come from
Minnesota. We take much pride in tina
plaque and the other squadrons vii
have to produce to take it away be-
cause we Minnesotans are stubborn
lot"
From John Sustercich comes the
following note:
"I have received The Ely Mine
every week since I have been in tn
army. I sure do like to read about al
that is going on in my home town.
"We left Camp Wallace, Texas, ant
Il arrived here at Camp Davis N c. w