Laurel outlook., 1944-10-04

stressed during ne 1lnal training
phase, but from flyers now arriv-
ing on foreign duty he learned that
training was greatly improved in
all departments.
Morale is always raised at the
field when men go to combat and
then return after completing their
missions. The entire crew flying
with Lieutenant Evert returned to
the states without loss of a man.
Only one man of his crew was
slightly wounded and that was
minor. The man was back in COM
bat within 10 days.
Lieutenant Evere's home is in
Laurel, Mont. His wife accompan-
led him to Dyersburg.
Army service forces, ninth service
command, Fort Douglas, Utah, Sept.
26:
Cpl. Louis Beslanowitch, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Beslanowitch,
Laurel, Montana, is due to arrive
in the United States soon on fur
Tough from the Asiatic-P Pacific thea
ter of operations where he served
20 months with the Army Coast
Artillery Corps.
PFC. Clarence R. Benin, u. S.
M. c., Oceanside, Calf, Sept. 81, to
Mrs. Henry Benin:
We, some buddies and I, met
some really nice people the Last
time we had a liberty in Los Ange-
les, and when we go there again we
are expected to let those people
know in advance so they can have
a chicken dinner ready for us.
/ may be going overseas again,
and probably pretty soon. 1 took
the physical examination and pass
ed. So 1 guess l have finally made
it; l hope so. Editors note
Benin is a veteran of the Pacific
and was in some of the early ac-
tions.)
1 just now read in the Laurel
Outlook that Fred Herman is a
prisoner of war. That is pretty
tough.
You asked how many fellows are
in my tent. There are six.
Sgt. r. w. Edwards, France, Sept.
Is and 10, to Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Edwards:
(The first letter had been riddled
by the censor, but the second was
Excerpts are taken from
both for presentation here.)
1 am still in France and have
seen much of the country lately.
Last Saturday night I went for a
nice long truck ride to a place
where we worked all night to get
set UP
1 wore out both arms waving to
the French when we passed through |
a town. A lady brought her little |
girl out to shake hands with the /
fellows. She vas a cute little girl {
and blonde. She threw her arms E
around our necks and kissed us. !
Paris hasn't been touched by the :
war except at the outskirts. l !
would like to visit the city in peace {
time and have plenty of money. 3
What a city Paris is! 1 spent some {
lime there recently. We had a lit {
lie trouble getting in and lost a +
little time, but we got to see a {
title of the night life. The lights 4
been turned on yet in Paris, &
90 everything closes quite early. &
From 9 to $3.50 every night the 4
electricity is on. We weren't allow 4
ID to eat at any of the restaurants 4
there still is a food short 4
age. We took our X rations with 4
is. II
The Red Cross building where we 4
tayed served coffee and doughnuts 8
n the morning, but that was all we 4
ould get. The building was a hotel \
'efore the war and really is beau 4
iful. l had trouble sleeping on the 4
oft mattress. Pm not used 70 q
heets and a mattress. IN
l saw the Champs de Elysees, the n
;hurch of Madeline, the Palace de q
,rand Concord, and the Arc de Is
'riomphe where the unknown sold n
er is buried. Before the war a Is
orch burned there day and night, n
ut the Germans put the torch out.
also saw the Eiffel tower and
lany other places l don't know the Fl
ames of. We
The streets in Paris are wide and
cry clean. The women are beauti- Tn
ii and wear nice clothes. Everyone tn
ides a bicycle. There is a shortage ed
{ gasoline, but there are many cars .
n the streets. WI
The black market flourishes in
arts, but the military police is
down. The French people a
! seem to have money. One fell Sc
W 1 know sold seven packs of tn;
garettes for $24; another had a ito
lance to sell his flashlight for $50, se'
1t the flashlight didn't belong to