The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1943-07-22
NEWS ABOUT
SERvICEMEN

Because of his college work in math-
ematics and science, Pvt. Calvin S.
Herrala has been taken into the air
corps as a specialist, and is now study
ing at the University of Oregon, Eu-
gene, where he is member of the
T. D., AAFTTC, Fit. A.
II was chosen to attend a special
course in meterology," he says, sand
if I pass I will get commission in
the ground crew as a meterologist. The
course lasts 20 months, one year of
which will be spent at the University
of Oregon. The last eight months will
be spent in a college in the East.
I'VE (250 others like MYSELF live
here in truly grand style. Our quarters
were formerly a girls dormitory. We
are probably the best fed soldiers on
the face of the globe. No army chow
for us. We have our own cafeteria
which offers more than restaurant,
for coffee, sugar and butter are
not rationed. And also, as is true of
the whole army, you can eat all you
want. When I entered the army !
weighed A3 pounds, and now, in spite
of a two-hour drill of strenuous ex-
ercise every day, weigh 160.
II remember reading this page when
I was home. What many fellows
missed most were the Ely girls. Here
on the campus WE AREN'T BOTHER
ED WITH SUCH PROBLEMS. The
only persons attending college now-a-
days are GIRLS, soldiers and 4-Fs.
Oregon is a beautiful state, and it
resembles home very much. For in
stance, there are nice forests similar
to Minnesota's. But at home we don't
have very much Oregon sunshine,
thank heaven. You Elyites would call
it RAIN. Since we're so near the coast
and the high Cascades, any weather
man would predict a heavy rainfall,
and that is what we get. 1t rains here
on the average of once every two
days."
Pfc Louis j. Senta has graduated
from the army administration school,
enlisted branch, at Huntsville, Texas.
Tlxyf &c a
member of Co. D, 18th Inf. TT. Bn.,
Camp Robert, Calf After leaving, he
says I'VE went through many states
getting here, but none could compare
with Minnesota The climate here is
very hot in the day and cool at night.
This infantry training camp is sup
posed to be the toughest in the U. s.
Louis Lesar and Andrew Lab are here
with me in the same barracks.
1.-The food here is good, and we get
all we want. guess they're are just
fattening us up so We'll be in top
shape when we start training. The
last 10 days of it we will march 20
miles from camp and stay for the 10
days and then march back. We Will
be training with rifles and machine
gune."
Sgt. Frank j. Zaverl, now in the
4th TT. So, 18th RCD, Daniel Field,
Ca, says: This is large
center, with men coming
in and going out every day. I'll be
taking lot of rifle practice and some
basic training here
Lubbock, Texas, was q paradise
with Daniel Field. The field
is fine, but the heat is terrific. We get
out at 5 a. m. and don't get through
until 10 p. m. Chats II hoursD /
spent 14h months at Lubbock, and
my brother, Louis, is still there. Sgt.
John Skradski is also in this group,
but so far I haven't seen any other
Ely boys. Is is over 100 in the shade
every day and it rains nearly every
night. I send my best regards to the
boys and girls in the service"
Sergeant SkradSki, a member OF the
same unit at Daniel Field, says: THE
country here is much prettier than