Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-09-24

eral Walter R. Weaver. The course
| consists of intensive training in
mechanics and aeronautics and is
designed to produce trained me-
chanic personnel for ground service
| in the army air forces. Pvt. Muir
ply is the son of Mrs. Martha
Murphy of GAINESVILLE route six. He
was indicted into the army April
16, 1912. High army officials and
officials of the school addressed the
graduating class at the commence
ment breakfast on "The Ideal We
Are Fighting For" Pvt. Murphy is
now located at Roosevelt Field,
Long Island, New York. He is TAX
ing special training. He will be
there until October II. His address
is: Pvt. Philip E. Murphy, AAFTTC
Detachment, Republic Aviation
Corps, Roosevelt Field, Mineola
Long Island, New York.
Ivan B. Pennell of Columbus,
was inducted into the army at Co.
lumbus, Monday.
Pfc. Tom w. Gage of Camp Rob-
erts, Calf, is spending the week
with his parents, DR.. and Mrs. j. G.
Gage, and his sister Norma. Tom
is in the air corps and at present
unassigned. DR.. and Mrs. Gage re-
ceived letter last Thursday from
their youngest son, Glare, of the
navy. 1t is evident that he is now
stationed at Pearl Harbor, as that
was the address given.
Two letters were received last
Thursday by relatives from Maurice
Hanlin of the 112th Cavalry, who
is somewhere On foreign soil. Both
bore the postmark u. S. army pos
tai service, Aug. II. He said, Il
know it has been a long time since
you heard from me, but this is the
first time l have had a chance to
write. | am all right. | can't tell
you of course, where l am, but may
be able to later on" 1t is obvious
from questions he asked about
home, that he had not received any
mail up to this time.
A letter from Robert w. Chap
pelear, in part, to l.. w. Williams:
received your letter a few DAYS
ago, so will try to answer it in
spare time. | left Camp Forrest, !
Tenn, Sept. 10 for maneuvers and
it is rather hard for us to receive
mail. We receive our mail every
day but sometimes two days, never
theless we can't expect too much out
here in the brush where we have to
live out of sight where no one can
see US. 1t has been rather damp
here the last couple of days, as it
has been giving us some rain. Ev-
erythlng is rather damp and not
much Of any place to sleep. | slept
in the cab of my truck last night,
and | was a little cramped up and
my feet toe long, so I had to draw
thCm up under me. / could not
stick them out of the window for it
as raining. l was rather f1eshy
when that picture was taken. l.
think | weighed about 1876 pounds.
only weigh about 160 now. / live
out here in the brush and nay waist
gets slim. I guess dad has a hay
loader but ! have not seen it yet
/ wanted to come home to spend
Labor day on furlough, but the
maneuvers came and we couldn't
get Of. imagine that Bert Up
dixie hated to see Gerald go to the
army camp, but he is Just another
Uncle Sam boy. 81 suppose. there
isn't anythine y aidiaak gxdhS tor.
around East Branch rnoE- / xouids.
like to attend xs There : ne
the niaAevvers are oyer, If &c.
thing permits. Iy1a&k the nlonfS
around there soaldsaikesto hsve sIss
badk to help them out. Ny address
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