The Ely miner., 1943-02-25

complete yet. I'll be taking up gun
merry later on in the year, because it
helps in pay. I've been up looking
over part of Grand Canyon. I'll be
doing a lot of flying this summer
"Was glad to get out of California
(where he was at Chico field. If it
wasn't rain there, it was cold, and if
it wasn't cold it was hot. I like it
here lot better.
There are no Ely boys here, but I
have fellow named Gornick on my
crew. When we're together we talk
Pvt Edwarl j. ErZar, a tank driver
who recently left Fort Knox, KY, for
Fort Benning, Ga, says "I'm down IN
good old Georgia, and like it lot.
I'm a tank driver and it sure is a
pleasure to drive them when we are
out on field problems. We also DEM
onstrate the tanks to the o. c.. S. men
and also to the paratroopers. I'm in
a light tank outfit.
"I met Edward Kotzian in town and
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out that John Bolka is here. Hope
get to see him. am about eight miles
from the main post where most of the
men are stationed.
st hope this letter finds everybody
back home feeling as fine as I am"
Cpl. Albert Pruse is now stationed
at Fort Lewis, Wash.
Pvt. Theodore Frederickson is now
located somewhere in northwest
Canada, "after travelling from Camp
Shelby, Miss, nearly the length Of
the North American continent"
1.-The country here" he said, "is a
lot like northeastern Minnesota, ex-
cept for the mountains we have. I
want to thank you all for the home
paper
A report on the Ely settlement" at
Camp Forrest, Tenn, is made by Pvt.
U. E cap" Ojala.
There are Is boys from Ely here,
including the surrounding area" Pri-
| vate Ojala said. 1.-TWO of them have
corporal ratings, Josiah Cock as a
company clerk and Anthony Popesh as
a chemical warfare squad leader.
Leonard Levar and Tekavec are going
to non-com officer school. Rest
haven't found out much about, as we
are all scattered. 'Cy' Martin and my
self are transferred on paper to the
fourth service command but are at
| tached to our present units for duties,
meals and rations.
II have been going to surgical and
medical school for technicians Che is
in the medical corps. With all the
scientific terms and lack of chemical
knowledge, I find the lessons hard but
| interesting. I have been studying chest
wounds, and never realized what a
doctor must know and how much
science has advanced in late years. =.
Living in the Tennessee climate at
this season of the year is no fun. In
these winter rains, we wake up morn
! ings with icicles clinging to our toes,
which protrude from the pup tents
designed for children. We are out on
a two-week trip now, and, after an
other clinic checkup, will return to
Camp Forrest.
Nov for a few military secrets
concerning few of the boys. Good old
Cy Martin is making quite a few trips
on weekend passes. Leonard Levar
still writes 14-page letters to points
unknown. Paul Devaney is being
transferred to the paratroops. He is
getting pink and blue letters that are
not from his former boss, Harry j.
Homer. Corporal Cock with the weight
of stripes on his arm, is admiring a
photo from someone back home. Cor
poral Popesh, hope, will not get
lame arm from his promotion.
Albert Pechaver is making himself
scarce since his marriage to Bill Cor
don's daughter at Bayfield,, Wis, in