The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-08-20
LETTERS FROM
SERvIcEMEN

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Pvt. John B. Chiabotti, HQ Bly,.
342 FA Bn., seth Div, Camp Carson
Colo, writes:
Have been rather busy getting into
the army and now that I am in, still
have plenty to do. Today being Sun
day, while all the others, or rather
most of the boys, were off for the
day happened to be on KIP so really
put in days work.
my records, or in fact all the boys
that left Fort Macarthur didn't have
the records follow us here to camp,
so We were just assigned to the diff
ferent branches of the army and was
put in the field artillery. While in the
kitchen the mess sergeant discovered
I was cook so tomorrow I may start
in the kitchen as pastry cook. He
spoke to the master sergeant and to-
morrow am to see him about being
put into the kitchen. AS it is they are
short of cooks and don't have time to
train them as they previously had
"This is a new company, very mod
ern and the location is very nice, near
the mountains. It's going to be several
more days before the camp is filled
and shortly after that We will be able
to get into town.
"The high altitude sort of makes a
little difference for some of the boys
but so far hasn't affected me. Have
not had time to myself to miss Ely
but suppose when I get more settled
shall.
by the way most of the boys from
the states of Washington, California,
and Louisiana almost got placed in
camp in California and I had wished
to be but was told I had better
chance in this new corps"
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NEW ADDRESSES.
Correspondent Stanley Pechaver
sends in the following: Pvt. Martin
Krall Bly,. A, 56th Bn, and Peter
Doran 51st Bn., Bly,. A, both at Camp
Callan, Calf. All the men at Little
Ely" at the camp really enjoy the
paper" Pechaver writes.
Pvt. B. j. Hutar, naval training |
station, Co. E, USAC, Logan, Utah.
Pvt Matt j. Skube, LIST Med. Rgt., |
Co. D., Fort Ord, Calf.
Pvt. Frank j. Fink, 363rd Sch. sgd, |
Bar. 705, Lowry Field, No. 2, Colorado. |
Seaman Joseph G. Svetin, 20, son of |
Mr.. and Mrs. John Svetin, has started |
his recruit training at the Great Lakes
naval training station, near Chicago.
Sgt. John L. Schiltz, ASH 37272624,
Co. A, APO, care PM, New York City.
Words of appreciation come to the
VFW from Cpl. John Kordish, Bly,.
D, 217th CA CAD, 1881 Center ST.,
Berkeley, Calf.
Received The Miner and it's nice
to see what's going on back home"
Pvt. Stephen Lund, HQ Co., 1st Bn.,
Eng Shore Rgt., Camp Edwards, Mass,
writes.
"This is a nice camp" he says,
land the weather is swell. Sun shines
about every day. Cool wind from the
ocean. Can't say what we are doing,
but you can be sure that we're busy.
I'm the only Ely boy here"
A civilian" soldier, Allan C. Dewart,
is working as craftsman for naval
contractor at San Francisco. He spent
four years, 1887 in Co. 701 at Nc
Dougal lake CCC camp. His address
is Central YMCA, RIM. $40, 900 Golden
Gate Ave.
Attention: Albert Pruse. The adj
dress of buddy of your is as fol-
lows: Pvt. Warren E. Peterson, Co.
A, sc 1861, Camp Lockett, Calf.
"Tm at a new station seven miles
from Wadesboro, N. c." writes Pvt.
Toivo j. Tuomela, Co. A, 51st Med
Bn., APO, ellsworth, NJ C. ct was
supposed to be on maneuvers, but got
here too late.
when I left Camp Robinson, Ark,
left some of the best friends I have
They too were waiting to be shipped
out. Where? Some knew, and some
didn't. Now the only way and the
quickest to get in touch with other
servicemen is through this page Hope