The Ely miner., 1943-12-23

ing his boot training at Camp Peary,
Va, as a member of the Seabees.
Staff Sgt. Earl c. Bird has just COM
pleted two and a half months OF
maneuvers in the Louisiana "jungles''
and has been sent to Camp Maxey,
Texas.
Edwin E. Anderson, seaman, second
class, Air Transport So. VR-4, USN
AAS, Oakland IA, Calf, reports the
following menu for Thanksgiving,
which home folks can assume will be
repeated for all servicemen on Christ
mas day: Hot rolls, bread and butter,
potatoes, gravy, turkey and dressing,
ham, peas, celery, BRUSHES sprouts,
lettuce salad, olives, coffee, ice cream,
cake and pie, topped off with one
package of cigarets.
Anderson says he has been working
as yoeman Clerk in the engineering
office handling air transport reports,
a temporary job while he awaits for
assignment to sea duty. He says he
met Seabee Charles Dahl in San Fran
cisco Dec. 5.
AC Paul Yadlosky has been trans
ferred from pilot training to aerial
gunnery and IS taking a seven-week
course at Harlingen, Texas, where he
is stationed with the student reception
pool HAAF, Bks. SIS. Upon gradua-
ton, he viii be sent to bombardier
school.
While Elyites shivered in the sub
zero weather Of week ago, Yadlosky
said, "It's very warm here in the
southern-n1ost tip of Texas. The
weather, however, is very changable.
Now it's cloudy, aten it will rain, and
then the sun shines again. The camp
has its orange and grapefruit orch
ards, and I believe that it is the only
one in the nation with this distinction" !"
Christmas greetings have arrived
from Anton j. Skraba, boatswain's
mate, second class, stationed at a ma
val air station on the West Coast
Friends wishing to contact him may
do so by mailing letter to him in care
of P. o. box GA, Ely)
Christmas greeting cards have ar
rived from Pvt. F. Calm, So. c, 34th
Tr. Gp., Jefferson Barracks, MO-, ana
Staff Sgt. E. G. Lobe, 536th FGTS,
Yusca Sub Base. Kingman, Ariz.
Chester ]. Anderson, seaman, second
class, s. Main Postoffice, Farragut,
Idaho, has been confined to the hos
pital here, he writes, but he expected
to be at his work in the postoffice at
Farragut within a short time.
Pvt. Mathew Stukel, Bty. D-26, AA
RIB, Camp Wallace, Texas, writes the
VFW, as follows: II am in an anti
aircraft unit and am stationed near
the Gulf of Mexico. My basic training
is completed with the termination of
two weeks maneuvers, and expect to
be moved to a new camp. There are
quite few Minnesotan's in my OUT
fit, and they would all like to be back
in the Gopher state. None of them like
the Texas climate. We have seen no
snow yet. We were on maneuvers
Thanksgiving day and ate dinner out
of our mess kits. A mess kit dinner
is something to behold. The cooks put
the potatoes, meat, gravy, salad, and
dessert on one on top Of the other.
You mix it up, close your eyes and
swallow, washing it down with a strong
liquid called coffee. We were all very
glad to return to camp"
NEW ADDRESSES.
RENO NJ Hakkna, MN &c, Plat
2876, Area D-10, Camp Peary, Va.
Roy j. Leroy, USMS. TS, B-4,
Compt. R, Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn,
NY.
AS Dolores A. Wiley, Rgt. 81, Bldg.
Apt. 4-D-2, USNTS, (WR), Bronx,
New York City
AC Ray w. Nyman, So S, Class AS,
AAFBS, DAAF, Deming, N. M.
AC Kenneth w. Korpi, 35th TSS,
Bay H-301, Chanute Field, Ill.
Pvt Keith Brownell, 6o1st Tr. Gp.,
63rd Wing, Fit. "a. Sheppard Field,
Texas.
CPL Werner A. Kaija, Co. F, S5tin