The Ely miner., 1942-10-15

and more coming right along. So the
U. S. navy is certainly going to clean
up the 'Yellowjackets' when We meet
up with them"
Pvt. Arvo Kaasalainen has COM
pleted his training at Camp Wallace,
Texas, and expects to be transferred
soon. st hope you folks keep up the
good work." he says, "for many an
Ely soldier has been cheered by read
ing the home paper. The soldiers here
are doing what they can to help
about 100 per cent are BUYING WAR
BONDS. We've just about reached the
$4,000 mark for the camp"
Av. Cdt Joseph R. Kapsch, USNRAB,
9B4, Cadet Rgt Hq., Gardner, Kan,
in his travels around the country, has
met so many persons who had been in
Ely that he shares his copy of The
Miner with them.
I1CIC GllCIC lC1OWo
besides myself who have been in Ely"
he said, land we all read The Miner.
"We were sent here for our primary
flight training after three months of
pre-fight work at Iowa City. If sue
cessful here, we will be sent to the
advanced bases, Pensacola, Fla, or
Corpus Christi, Texas, for our final
training. I like it very much and have
hopes of completing the work success
fully. Regards to all the folks in Ely"
Pvt Fred Pucel, who was stationed
at Camp Callan, Calf, received an
extra long letter that stretched
nearly across the barracks" from Ely
friends.
"We boys all had enough to read,"
he said, "and they all helped me
along want to tell you (the writers)
how sorry I am that I have not had
time to write all my friends back
home. know how happy all men in
the service are to receive letters, and
I wish you people would write as many
letters as possible to the boys you
know. 1t sure gives lot of encour-
agement to a fellow, and we'll guar
antee to keep them rolling
81 want to thank all of you sent
that extra long letter. 1t sure was ap-
preciated. I'll remember every one of
you, even though I'm not able to send
a reply to each one."
Words of appreciation come to the
VFW from Frank S. Childers, at the
coast guard training station, Alameda,
Calf, Pvt. Oreskovich, Camp Gordon,
aG., Pvt. Theo. Frederickson, Fort
Warren, Wyo., and Pvt Abel A. Ander-
son, Camp Gordon, Ga.
FAT MEN, attention. Pvt. Joseph
F. TOmsich, Camp Roberts, Calf,
has word of advice for you. "The
army" he says, "is the place for
fat men to reduce"
Sgt. Joseph F. Skradski is certainly
seeing the country these days and also
getting a taste of various climatic
He's been in st. Louis,
then was sent to Tyndall
Field, Florida, then on to Hendricks
Field in Sebring, Florida, then to Salt
Lake City, Utah, and now he is in
California.
He greets all his friends from Ely
and thanks The Ely Miner and VFW
for the paper.
Clarence A. Hedloff, 20, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Archie Hedloff, is now
stationed at Camp Elliott, Calf, as
a private first class in the marine
corps.
Hedloff enlisted in the marines in
in 1910, and recently re-
turned from Iceland where he spent
eight months on duty.
Before joining the corps, he played
football, basketball, hockey, and base
ball at Ely high school. Hedloff was
an expert ski jumper, being offered
two scholarships before he joined the
corps.
With an opportunity to gain a petty
officers rating, Edward H. Johnson,
"a, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Vern Johnson,
is stationed at the naval training
school for machinist's mates recently
established on the campus of the Uni
versity of Minnesota.
The 16-week course includes instruc-
ton in the operation and repair of
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