The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1943-04-29
NEWS ABOUT
SERvIcEMEN

!. en- route to another whose location he
did not know (soldiers are seldom told
in advance where they are being sen;
: to-.
Last May Q942) I joined this outfit
at San Luis Opispe. Calf. and took
part in two desert maneuyers," Private
. Hren pointed out. The second one,
which lasted two and q half months,
took place on the Arizona California
Line.
1T was there that we battled
now pushing steadily ahead In Tu-
nesia under General Patton.
General Patton was in command
Of the entire maneuvers at the time,
and he sure knew how to use his
tanks and at the proper time. I
thought that my outfit would be leav-
ing for overseas duty, but we were not
sent. We were given well-earned fur
loughs instead.
/ Our next move was to Fort Ord,
Calf. and we left there and returned
three times. One one Of the trips, made
recently, we went out Of the states.
This maneuver was mostly on beach
landings
u have made a number Of visits to
San Francisco, where I met number
Of Ely boys and girls: Miss Josephine
Slogan, Miss Mary Jerich, Pvt Wayne
Iankanen, Matt Sever, Robert Slogan,
Rose Mesajedec CNdrs. PassD of Sou
dan, Mary Mondatti Mrs Puncher of
Souddan), Mrs. Agnes Markovich (the
West coast mother" of countless Ely
boys), and others. They were all very
nice to me and made my weekend visits
very pleasant. want to say hello
to all my friends"
Attending officer candidate school
at Fort Belvoir, Va, is Frank M. Gla- |
van, Co. U, 33-1, Plat 1, 3rd Eng. Sch. |
Rgt.
Pvt. Torsti W. Franti is now a men,
Der Of Co. 4, Oak Branch Sta, New
Orleans.
Pfc. John NJ. Vessel, writing from an
unknown station through the New
York postoffice, says he met Opt
Lawrence Golobich land had a nice
visit with him"
Cpl John Klancher asks that his
friends write to HIP. Co., 742 Tx. Bn.
%, APO 545, care PM, Los Angeles.
He says that his is not an overseas
address
Pvt j. A. Stalcar asks that his pa
per continue TO be sent to It'll Cd. Co.,
Rehab. Cntr. Camp Philips, Kan
Pvt. Anton J. Colarich, Bly,. A. 481st
CA (AA) Sep. Bn, has moved from
Camp Davis to Camp Fisher, N. C.
Sgt. Joseph Lanfranchi, AT Co., 10th
Inf, 9Th MID. Div, APO 6, care Pm,
San Luis obispo. Calf, regular con-
tributor to this page until the past
few month, explains why he hasn't
been heard fnom.
due to the inconvenient ways that |
We have had to live out in the great |
Arizona and California DESERT" he
said, "and the different ways and /
means the people Of southern Cali
fornia and our neighbors, Mexico, pro-
gress on the home front, quite a bit |
Of time during our free hours it taken !
up. It sure is a great deal different |
from our own beloved state which all !
Of the men In the armed services will |
stand by no matter what happens.
81 have been transferred to one of |
the oldest camps in the q. 8. and have |
been here for three weeks. The train |
ing being given Us Is on the same or
der Of that which we had during our 4
Is weeks Of basic training. It is old |
stuff for US veterans who have been
In the service for two years already.
But there is nothing like review to
refresh our minds and make US a |
crack combat team which can strike |
like RATHER.
Our outfit is going on the range to |
fire the 80 caliber rifles, so ealiher
machineguns, rocket grenade, called |
the bazooka, and the 81 nm anti
tank gun. It is three-week course
and win give us expert training in 4
the different types Of weapons"
Cpl. VIM. g. Reko has been trans
ferred to Camp Murphy, Fla.
Pvt. Louis ]. Senta is now stationed
with the Goth TT. Gp, 10th sgd,
Keesler Field. Miss, and he COM
ments that army life is great"
Pvt. Addison NJ. Parker writes from
Miami Beach, Fla, that he is slated
for M P. school and will be transferred
soon
Student Cadet Paul r. Yadlosky,
AAF Student Det., Creighton o., Om-
aha. Neb., writes that he win soen be-
gin flight training. He is in So, 2,
FIT. D.
Pvt Thomas C. Stember is a mem