The Ely miner., 1942-12-10

Pvt. Louis +. Sever is now IN heeS-
ler Field, Miss, a member of 395th
Tech. Sch. Sqdn., Blk. 33, Box 67O.
'Tts sure nice sleeping on bed
once again after being on maneuvers
for over two months" says Pfc. Will
liam Hernesmaa, "and it's also nice
to have hot water to shave and wash
with"
Hernesmaa is now in Camp Cara
belle, Fla, and says, Joe Mertel and
Nick Starkovich are still with me.
This is new camp and is couple of
blocks from the gulf Wish to say
hello to the boys in the service"
Pvt. VIM. G.. Nicholas, 17155O06
Casual Detch., Minter Field, Calf
writes:
"At this field they train pilots for
pursuit ships, and there are scores of
planes in the air all the time. They
fly day and night and remind me of
hornets nest.
"I am assigned to the air corps
ground crew as a specialist and will
| attend school in the near future for
specialized training. At the present,
am undergoing couple of long weeks
of basic training.
1.-The climate here is very nice and is
like our summer weather in Ely. We
are living in tents, and use small gas
heaters to drive out the chill in the
mornings. The food is very good and
consists of a great variety of nutric-
ious things. I my opinion the army
has done very good job of taking
care of its men,"
MANY thanks for the paper" writes
1t. q. Co. E. j. Harri, marine corps
base, San Diego. He is a physician at
tached to the marine corps.
1.-The Miner arrives here every week
on the dot" declares Pvt. j. G. Shu-
ster, Bty. c, 533rd Sep C. A. Bn., Fort
Bliss, Texas, "and I take this means
of thanking you and the VF'W for the
swell job you are doing. just noticed
it was Friday, the 13. Hope it dosent
hold any bad omens for The Miner
The paper is what keeps up the morale
of this army member. There Is gOOG
news If there isn't news from home
Keep up the good work and We will
keep up ours"
Robert Richards, seaman first class
U. S. coast guard, care central barge
Joliet, H., says, temporarily, We art
stationed here on the Illinois river
Haven't had chance yet for cracl
at the Japs, but hope will get on'
soon. Appreciate getting the paper"
Word of appreciation come to th'
VFrW from Pfc. j. S. Simonick, Hq.
Hq. So, End Air Force, Fort Georg'
Wright, Wash.
Two more Ely, Mimi, men, sworl
to avenge Pearl Harbor, have reportet
to the u. s. naval training, Grea
Lakes to begin recruit training.
At Great Lakes, the new recruits vii
be physically hardened, and thorough
ly schooled in the fundamentals o
seamanship, and naval customs ant
procedure. They will be given serie
of aptitude tests designed to place eacl
man in the job for which he is beS
fitted
Upon completion of their basic train
ing they will be given nine-da
leave, after which some will be sent +
a navy service school for advances
training, and others will be sent di
rectly to active duty at sea or Naya
shore station.
The new Ely recruits are: Kennetl
Dale Smith, 20, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Walter Smith and Albin Kotcheral
20, brother of Mrs. Frances Priyatel.
'I'm in the 18th Arnd. Div. Main1
Bn., but I don't know how got here,
declares Pvt. Walter S. Matthew.
who is in Camp Campbell, KY, APt
262. I'm here listed as a GIN aut
mechanic. We are on basic trainin
now and the way I understand it W