The Ely miner., 1943-12-16
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were formerly obliged to use only park
ing lights on the highways" Ensign
Gould said in a letter to the VFW.
The weather here is similar to that
of late August in Northern Minnesota
chilly at night, but warm enough
when the sun shines. Poinsettias,
which grow like weeds here, are get
ting their red bracts-and this is about
all there is to remind one that Christ
mas is not far off,"
I'VE marines have been given any
number Of names, and thought you
would be interested in knowing that
the correct title of woman reserve
in the marine corps is simply
marine" writes Pfc. Mary E. Slogan.
During the first war women re-
Servises were 'marionettes' but there is
no longer an official title," she said.
She is stationed in Henderson hall,
Bks. A, Arlington, Va.
An Ely paratrooper, Pvt Martin
Starkovich, tells what members of this
branch of the service must go through
in practice jumps Stimulating actual
battle conditions. Stationed at Camp
Mackall, NJ c., he writes:
I'VE just had our battalion jump
and we were very glad to get it over
with. It was my first here, although
I had five jumps at Fort Benning,
Ga. We had to jump with full field
packs, rifle and rations of day. Most
of the fellows landed in trees which
is at time much better than ground
landing. Casualties were quite heavy
for the day.
"The cooks had to jump with the
cooking material and the firing bat
teries had to Jump with small parts
of the 75-mm. guns. The larger parts
of the 75's were dropped by chute.
When the stuff hit the ground, we had
to assemble it. We have eight men
to gun, the first wearing a harness
and the rest pushing. We move our
guns-there are no jeeps in the para
troops. The men are sure tired after
a hard day, but, as they pull the
equipment, the main subject is what
they are going to do after the war.
81 have had few letters from my
buddies asking about the paratroops.
wouldn't recommend this branch of
the service to anyone-they will have
to find out for themselves. The para
infantry works on the same basis as
the para-field artillery (of which he
is a member), except the infantry
hikes are longer. I was able to find
only one Ely boy, John Shober, but I
was sure glad to see him. also saw
him at jump school at Fort Benning.
I wish all my buddies in the service
good luck"
466th Prcht. FA.
NEW ADDRESSES.
Sgt Frank Mracne, Bty. A, 289th FA
Obsn. Bn., Camp Robert, Calf.
A. S. Paul Yadlosky, HAAF, Har-
lingen, Texas.
Pvt. Vincent Zergaj, Co. A, 814th I'D
Bn., APO 403A, Shreveport, La.
A. c. Ray W. Nyman, 44-4 Fit. Cadet
Det., DAAF. Deming, N. M
Pvt. Bruno Cersine, Troop c, 23rd
Cav Rcn., So. Mecz., APO Az, Camp
Chaffe, Ark.
Pvt Louis F. zgonc, 317-2, Shipment
X-718 AAA, Camp Reynolds, Green
vile, Pa.
Pvt. Alvin j. Viste, Asst Star Unit,
SOU No. 4760, Grinnell College. Grin
nell, Iowa.
Pfc. Leslie j. LaSsila, 36th Repl. Bn
Co. A, Camp Elliot, San Diego A.
Pvt Joseph F. Kostelac, Co. c, 602nd
I'D Bn., Camp Forrest, Tenn.
CPL Toivo Hakala, 401st Serv. So,
wendover Field, Utah.
1t. Fred Woleben, Richmond ASF
Depot, Richmond, Va.
Pvt. Albert j. Lobe, Troop A, 1St
Ting. Rgt., Cav. RTC, Fort Riley, Kan.
Pvt. Uno M. Saari, 1921st ALB Engrs.
Avn. Bn., Bradley Field, Conn.
Staff Sgt. Joe F. Skradski, 478th
FGT Gp, HAAF, Harlingen, Texas.
Fred G. Kanninen, ART, third class,
Bks. 2, Ward Island, Corpus Christi,
Texas.
A. s. Frank Tome, Co. 1016-43, Camp