The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-02-03


ents that he is well. In his letter he
said that people in the United States
don't realize what war conditions
really are. He wrote that on
Christmas Day he saw people on
their knees, thanking God for the
food they had to eat and offering
up their thanks for even shelter
over their heads.
Here is more news of the two sons
of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. f. Gelwicks,
613 North Mulberry street-Carroll
and William
Carroll writes from his Alaska
base that he is OK and that he still
hopes to get back home this year.
William, or Billie as he is known
to the gang, is taking gunnery
training and writes that he has met
up with several boys that he played
ball with last summer His mother,
by the way, has also received let
ter from the post chaplain, telling
her that Billie is getting along fine
and is regular attendant at the
post church services. His address
is: Pvt. William Gelwicks, 33900359,
407 Trng. Group, Flight A 200, A, A.
F. 7. c. No. /, Miami Fla.
Here is the address of air cadet
Fred Kretzer son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul d. Kretzer, Williamsport,
Route 2, who we reported last week
was training at Coffeyville, Kansas:
A/C Fred p. Kretzer, 13l42514,
Flight r, Class "A d, c. A. A. F.,
CofTeyville, Kansas.
Fred, by the way celebrated his
Dist birthday on January 28th.
Pfc. Richard +. Ludwig, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Ludwig, 739
Maryland avenue, has arrived back
at his base in California, after en-
joying a 15-day furlough at home,
part of which, however, has to be
spent getting home and getting
back. Richard, who is graduate
of Hagerstown High, class of AZ,
completed his first year in the Serv-
ice on Jan. 81. He is in the Tank
Destroyers division and was at both
Texas, before being transferred to
his present base. Before entering
the Service he was employed at
Moller's.
His recent furlough was his first
visit home since joining up and his
mother said that although he was
six foot two when he entered the
Army, she believed he had grown
since. But one thing she was sure
of-he looked fine. Here is his adj
dress: 333661588, Hdqrs. Co, 8l9th
T. d. Bn., APO 1856, Los Angeles,
Cal.
Pvt. Samuel M. Foltz, son Of Mr.
and Mrs. S. E .Foltz, 451 West An
tietam street, is taking training at
Keesler Field, Biloxi, Miss, as a
pre-aviation cadet. At the conclus-
ion of this phase of his training he
will begin a 5-month college course,
preparatory to becoming an air ca
Diet.
Cpl. James William Murray, Jr,
whose wife (the former Helen Lew
isl and son Johnny are living with
Mrs. Murray's parents, at $50 Ham
ilton Boulevard, and whose mother,
Mrs. Carrie Murray, lives at 40 West
Side avenue, has recently been pro-
NOTED to his present rank and trans
ferred from Arkansas to Missouri,
where he is taking 3-month surgi-
cal technician course at O'Reilly
General Hospital. Writing home,
Corporal Murray said that the hos
DlIdl Is VI Tic llIlGSJ etlll Illdt III q
recent exam he passed with mark
of "a.
BY the way, corporal, here's bit
of news for YOU We understand
that the only time you saw your son,
was when he was born and that you
remarked at the time, Say he looks
like a flea! Why not enter him in a
flea circus? : Well! for your infor-
nation, you had better hurry home
and take another look at your son,
for today he looks more like prize
fighter than a fieal
The corporars address is: 33720802,
Co. C, M. D. E. T. S., B. K. 255,
O'Reilly Hospital, Springfield, Mo.
Pfc Harold B. Nunamaker, hus-
band of Mrs. Freda Nunamaker, Ais
Linganore avenue, and son of Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Nunamaker, 900
Spruce ST. has arrived safely in In