The Ely miner., 1943-06-17

lows I used to pal around with are
leaving and guess Ely will be quite
a ghost town.
Have been in the marine corps for
six months. Am cook and baker
which isn't as easy as it sounds, espec-
tally after feeding 1000 men day.
II can see now why the lady of
the house also has her troubles.
"It really is lot of fun, though. I
have gotten my Pfc. stripes and am
now in advanced school to make cor
poral in six weeks. We spend two
weeks in the galley, one on the baking
watch, one on the butcher block, one
on the desert and one in school to
study mess administration. have only
one more week to go. I hope I make
it because ratings are difficult to get
in the marines-almost as hard as
leaves which seem to be impossible
"Met few fellows here in San Diego
from Ely and it sure was swell to
see them. Got quite a few addresses
from this page and have written to
these boys.
"Was pleased to hear about the Eff
FORT ELY PEOPLE ARE PUTTING
INTO BUYING WAR BONDS. If ev-
eryone would do as well, the war
would end much sooner. I guess SOME
PEOPLE ARE JUST INTERESTED IN
MAKING MORE MONEY OUT OF
THE WAR.
"If they only knew how hard the
boys are trying over there and how
eager we all are to get over, they
would feel lot different.
wish I could return to Minnesota.
but we all have to forget something
for this cause.
Hope my pals and friends WRITE
TO THIS COLUMN, because would
be glad to hear from them"
Tech. Sgt. Charles Pusovich, 3513th
Ord. Auto. Maint Co., APO 4O2, care
PM, Nashville, Tenn, is now on ma
neuvers. He says "hello" to his friends.
Pvt. S. L. Pertz has been transferred
to the 866th BITS, SAAAF, San Angelo,
Texas.
Pfc. Elmo Wirta is now stationed
with Hq & Serv. Co., 321st Eng. Bn.,
APO 96, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Aviation Cadet william H. Rikhus is
continuing his flight training at the
Brayton Flying School, Cuero, Texas.
1t. Anton F. zaverl is now with the
9Th HB Pr, AAB, ,Herington, Neb.
Sgt. Albert F. Musich and transfer
red to Louisiana State University, Ba-
ton Rouge, La.
Pvt. Gustave A. Hill is with the
186th Genl. Hosp, Camp Phillips, Kan.
Aviation Cadet John Korosec, Jr., is
continuing his pilots training at the
Parks Air College, East st. Louis, III.
Sup. Depot, Lubbock, Texas.
F. A. Bolka, G. NJ, third class, Plat.
2919,, C-3 Area Co., Williamsburg, Va,
extends my regards to the 'civies' and
to the servicemen of Ely. The Seabees
are good outfit. The drinking water
and heat are the only drawbacks at
this camp. There are % states and
the District of Columbia represented
in my barracks. None from the range
that I know &c"
1--WE been in Texas a long time but
still they can't sell me on the Lone
Star state. The heralded Beautiful
Texas is yet to be seen by me. I'm
still 100 per cent for Minnesota"
Thus writes CPL Albin Mavetz, Co.
G, 379th Inf. APO 95, Fort Sam Hous-
ton, Texas.
He continues: "The training we re-
ceive is really tough. After day of
work soldier really appreciates 60
ing to bed on bed of rocks. We must
sleep with our clothes on and always
be on the alert-one eye always open.
A snake or lizard may crawl over you
but you are too tired to be bothered. |
We are training to know and operate |
all infantry weapons. Hello to all in
the armed forces. Keep up the good |
work"
Pvt. Vilho A. Nykanen is on desert |
maneuvers in California. His address |
is Bty. G, 447th AAA Av. Bn., APO 439, |
care PM, Los Angeles.
Cpl. ]. F. zupec is with Co. H, 422nd |
Inf, APO 443, Fort Jackson, S. c..