The Ely miner., 1943-12-09
NEWS ABOUT
SERvIcEMEn

Sgt. John Rozman of Camp Howe,
Texas, home this week on furlough,
tells how he ana Cpl. Paul Lobe faith
fully kept in contact with each other
by letter only to find out that they
were but THREE BLOCKS APART in
the same camp.
Y The two, now both stationed at
Camp Howe, were sent to Camp Clai-
borne, La.
IT knew we were both at Claiborne"
Sergeant Rozman related, but I had
not learned the disposition OF the var
ious units, and finding anyone with
out this information is like searching
Chicago's loop district. We kept on
writing until we finally found we were
but three blocks from each other"
Sergeant Roman, who is member
of the Med. Det., 410th Inf, APO 47O,
says that another Little Ely" has been
set up at Camp Howe. Its members
include Fred Startz, Bruno Cersine,
John j. Petric and Waldemar Niikola,
besides Lobe and Roman. Sgt. Jack
Gianotti was also there until trans
ferred to Camp Claiborne. Other Ely
ties may also be at the Texas camp.
Sgt. Glenwood j. Hallow has COM
pleted the aerial gunnery course at
the army air forces flexible gunnery
school, Laredo, Texas, and has re-
ceived the aerial gunner's wings now
proudly held by half dozen additional
boys from this area Sergeant Hallow
will now assume position as men,
ber of the army air forces combat
crew.
Non CONS and officers alike at Fort
Crockett, Galveston, Texas have to
use plenty of elbow grease to keep their
brass bright, according to Cpl. Stanley
Pechaver, who, with Mrs. Pechaver, is
here on furlough.
Situated on an island two miles Oft
shore, Fort Crockett has climate
very dulling to uniform decorations
The luster is gone in no time and it
takes plenty of rubbing to restore it
Corporal Pechaver said. He employees
a special blitz cloth to keep his brass
up to inspection caliber.
Mrs. Pechaver had been visiting at
Fort Crockett since October, but will
remain here when her husband returns
next Wednesday to his station.
Incidentally, Corporal Pechaver says
he has been depending on this page
rather than letters, to keep informed
on what local servicemen are doing and
where they are stationed. SO keep the
letters coming in, even if they are but
page in length.
Friends of Thos j. Supantich car
reach him by addressing him in care
of p. o. Box GA, Ely. The letters viii
be forwarded. His address cannot bt
printed.
Pvt. Harold A. Niemi, Co. B, 32ne
Med. Bn., Plat. 2, Camp Grant, Ill.
sends greetings to his friends.
Eugene Marines, pugler, second class
formerly with the Camp Hill band al
Farragut, Idaho, has been transferred
to the fleet music school, destroyel
base, San Diego.
Pfc. Leslie j. Lassila has completed
his training at the combat intelligence
school, Camp Elliot, San Diego "A
Calf, where he is a member of Co
D, Inf. Bn., TIC.
The Big Springs, Texas, army all
forces bombardier school, at which
Aviation Cadet VIM. ]. Lindgren is ir
training, graduates new class Of
"hell from heaven" men every three
weeks, and its record in safety has
earned it the reputation of being the
safest school of its type in the country
| Bombardier cadets like Lindgren
spend many long hours flying over the
vast Texas range country on practice
bombing missions, eliminating their
intensive training activities by making
bivouac out on the plains and engaging
in maneuvers that simulate actual
combat conditions.
When Lindgren is graduated, he, and
others of all classes, viii leave with
the knowledge and experience equal to