Nogales international., 1943-04-23
115th Sig. Rad. Int. Co.
PreSidio-San Francisco
Saturday, April II

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Dear Friend Craig:
Just another note to tell you of
recent developments and an exciting
encounter with a friend from No
gales which was made possible
through the Observation-Disclosures
to you.
Ever since I wrote to you last, I
have received scores of letters from
Noe ales friends scattered all over
the country in Army camps. All ol
them refer to my letter to you,
which I know by now that you pub
1ished in your paper. Thanks for
the publicity char, har) That little
colyum serves its good purpose as
an exchange. A guy just has to
glance through it and find out
where so-and-such guy is:
Well, Just two weeks ago while I
was beating my head against the
wall in class and praying for some
excuse to ditch my afternoon classes
without having to do KIP. as pun
ishment. was called into the Or
derly room by our very tough first
sergeant. Now, when first SER
geant wants you, brother you can
expect the worst. Immediately I
started taking inventory of my lat
est sins? What in hell did the
sarge want me for? When I go
there, he said: There's a friend to
see you
Three guesses Nope, you're
wrong. It was Johnny Peterson.
Remember that fighting, happy-go-
lucky center on our 1910 football
team? Sailor Johnny nearly knock
ed me over He is twice as big.
Well, Johnny put on the old sob
story for our commanding officer
and / was excused from class.
need not tell you what happened
Iater We did cry on each others
shoulder recalling the swell old days
at MIS-. and the grand times we
we used to have.
What nearly killed me was becom-
ing aware of the fact that Johnny
has been in Frisco as long as have,
only five blocks from where I'm
stationed, and this was the first
time we had seen each other in 10
months! Johnny told me that he
had read the International that
morning and had seen letter from
yours truly. He rushed over here.
Being in the Navy, Johnny is do
ing very well for himself. He has
an amazing file of addresses OF his
friends and through him I found
out that another Nogales boy of our
set, Dick Talliaferro, will get his
commission in the Air Corps in
about a week. Talliaferro is sta
toned in Sacramento.
My good friend Alvin Sonny
sSiSk is stationed in Pennsylvania
now. He wrote to me today. He
will go to O.C.S. before long. AS for
me, classes are getting stiffer and
final exams are due shortly. I don't
believe I will be able to get away
on a furlough until october.
We hear that Nogales is doing
pretty good, especially the Sonora
side. I can hardly wait until I get
back there. I have sold our little
town to almost the entire company
and you can expect lot of visitors
there eventually.
You'd be amazed at the increduli-
ty that comes over some Of these
fellows faces when you tell them
you live in town that is one half
in the United States and the other
half in Old Mexico. They pester
me with questions and I think I'll
have to write Martha Guerrero soon
and have her send me some G. OF
c. propaganda to dish out here.
Incidentally, started a class in
Spanish among some OF the guys
here. But, I'm upset about the
huge success it was. dread to
think what will happen if some Of
my pupils wander down Mexico way
sometime and crash into Sunday
School party with the Spanish I
have taught them-heaven forbid!
Well, Craig, regards to all your
folks and Nat AgneW.
Hasta la vista,
PFC. BOB BERRELLEz
P. S.-Incidentally, I have been
promoted to a PFC, all of which
means Private From California
Ifor the duration), or ''glamourized
.;,.I