Milford chronicle., 1943-10-01
Service SIantS

Babe Plummer writes the follow
ing interesting letter to George S.
Grier:
August %, 1943
Somewhere
Dear Mr.. Grier:
/ sincerely hope that you and all
! are well. am honestly ashamed
of myself because / haven't written
sooner. 1t is only because l have
been so very busy. I have had a
few misfortunes since we met in
Virginia. Was interned at a hospi-
tai in Fort Bragg for 81 days before
coming overseas. 1 was forced to
give up my rating at that time.
Since then / have been feeling
quite well. however, l am not up
to par. Mother told me that you
often ask about me. I'm happy to
know that my many friends think
of me- 1 suppose things are quite
dull around the good ole town of
Milford. Aren't they?
/ am quite a seasoned Yankee"
no wthat 1 had a very successful
combat jump in Sicily. When l
made my exit from the plane l
thought / had leaped into a 4th of
July. Somewhat like we used to
celebrate at the beach, except not
quite so pleasant. l truly was very
fortunate. I am no walking a break
for a while getting a very good
rest. Miss Elizabeth Stidham wrote
and told me of the beautiful change
at Plaza Square. Sure will be nice
to return to see all the improve
ments and all of my many friends.
Perhaps it won't be much longer.
Please give my regards to every
one. Please write so that l may
know how you are. For this time
l must close.
Always remaining the same.
/ am yours truly,
Clarence (Babe) Plummer
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Another boy writes in his ap-
probation for receiving the Chron-
icle:
September 26, 1943
Dear Sir:
l would like to thank you for
sending me the Chronicle. 1t sure
is great to keep up with all the
news from home. Also it helps to
follow the travels and advance
ments. in the service of close
friends.
When | was in Benning, l didn't
receive it for three weeks and /
really missed the news. 1t was held (
up here at Mackall. But reading all I
three at one time sure made home
seem closer.
AS you know Bill Williams is
here and we are in the same bar
racks so / pass the paper on to
him. He also enjoys the news from
home and most of all the Service
Slants."
We both enjoy the paper and /
wish to thank you for sending the
paper so regularly.
Bill and / look forward to Satur-
day as that is the day the paper
usually gets here.
Thanking you for your service
and trouble.
Sincerely.
Bill CdEduduSH
Private Mark Wiley recently fin
shed his basic training at Green's
boro. n. c., and has been transfer
red to Chanute Field. Ill.
Corporal John Z. ArgO has been
home on a 16-day furlough visiting
MS parents. Harry H. and Clara j.
Argo. He has returned to his base |
1t Battle Greek. Mich.
AT
Midland Army Air Field. Mid
and, Texas-Picked as one of the
nen whose job it will be to train
Americas deadly bombsight on
Axis targets, Cadet Samuel A. Ar
nour. Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel A. Armour. Sr.. of Milford,
las reported at the nations num-
,er one bombardier school, here
or twelve weeks of intensive train
ng. In the process of winning his {
liver bombardier wings and COM \
mission as second lieutenant or ap- I
,ointment as flight officer in the i
army Air Forces, he will undergo /
What Army officials have described S
S zone of the most thorough, all S
round courses of training ever de- /
ised for fighting men," In addition e
0 acquiring an intimate knowledge +
f the complex workings of the t
amous bombsight. this tyro Axis
laster will study navigation, cam
ufiage detection, automatic flight p
ontrol devices, enemy ship and +
ircraft Identification. He will a
tudy maps and charts of vital p
nemy targets; he will learn how T
} load and fuse his bombs, as well Y
s to drop them. a
William B. Pearce S 2Ic
Bait. 412, N. o. B. A. A. T. C.
Dutch Harbor. Alaska Il
clio Fleet P. o., Seattle, Wash. e'
September II. 1943 b.
ear Mr.. Townsend: CT
Words cannot express how much 81
receiving the Chronicle Of
nd how fortunate l am in receiv-
e it weekly. 1t gives me more
ian the news back home. Your n
,lumn on Service Slants" helps g
e to locate many of my old Ie
lends now in the service. F
/ appreciate your taking interest M
mailing the paper to me. Many Ar
anks.
Bill
a &%
Pfc. Harry S. Raughley has been fir
omoted to sergeant and awarded th
5 silver gunners wings. He is II,
w stationed at Salt Lake City. A da
other. Sergeant Clarence E. at
is stationed at Fort
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