The Coolidge examiner., 1944-04-14

share in buying war bonds. Ever!
| fellow in my outfit feels that he
has done his part-and believe me
it helps to know we are being
backed up by the folks at home
1t also burns us up to hear of the
fellows at home who are taking
it easy while the other guy does
the fighting for him"
GEORGE r, SELLERS, S &c
writes that Kenneth Chesley and
he will finish hospital corps school
at San Diego in about eight days
and don't know where we will &c
from here" He asks to be remem
bered to all lis friends.
M. e. SWEEPER, M. M. 1/C,
en- route Monday from Gulfport
Miss, to a port of embarcation
from which he will leave for over
seas duty with the Sea Bees, dis
covered at 4:30 a. m. that the
troop train on which he was pas
senger would pass through Cool
idge. He was writing a letter to
his wife and hastily added a last
paragraph telling her that he would
throw the letter off as his train
passed through, hoping that It's
finder would see that she received
it. The train went through Cool
idge at $50 a. m. and Mrs. Sweep
er found his letter awaiting her at
the post office when size called for
her mail that morning.
BASIL WoFFoRD, back from
nine months duty in the South
Pacific with the United States
Navy, arrived in Coolidge Satur-
day to visit his grandmother, Mrs.
D. w. Reynolds, and other rela-
tives. He stopped en- route from
the coast to visit his parents in
Ray, Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Wofford,
former Coolidge residents. While
in San Francisco, Wofford saw
Mckinley Magness,. coxwain, he
said, and also several other boys
he knew during the time he was
at sea. His brother, Sgt. Delbert
Royce Wofford, was. in Ireland
when his parents last heard from
him, Basil said. The Wofford boys
made their home in Coolidge for
a number of years and both at
tended Coolidge schools.
HOMER GLENN DUN BA r,
S 2/C, writes from San Diego that
his recent meeting with Guy Mil
Ter makes the fifth he has lad
with boys from home" since his
enlistment in January, 1914. Dun
bar is II and joined the navy in
his junior year of high school He
sends us his new address, which is
in scare of fleet post office, San
Francisco. He is the son of Mrs.
Mamie Dunbar.
LLOYD BRANNON, S 2/C, ar.
rived Saturday on a 15-day fur
Tough to visit lis parents, Mr.. and
Mrs H. C. Brannon. He has been
serving in the Asiatic and South
west Pacific, in anti-aircraft and
submarine patrol. Adding to the
pleasure of his visit is the fact
that his brother, Howard Brannon,
M. M. 1/C, is also here on leave,
after three years overseas duty.
A third brother, Gordon, G. M. BIC,
was in New Guinea when his par.
ents last heard from him.
FRANK WOODY, radio techni-
clan third class, arrived Saturday
from San Francisco on a 12-day
leave to visit his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. G. Woody, former Coolidge
residents who now make their
home at Williams Field, where Mr.
Woody is employed in defense
work. Frank has just completed a
course at specialists school and
expects to leave for oversees duty
at the conclusion of his leave. He
and Mrs. Woody spent Monday in
Coolidge visiting old friends. He
is graduate of C.U.H.S. class of
Al and enlisted in November of
1912. A brother, Cpl. Carlton
Woody, is now serving with a sup
ply squadron in Italy.
S/SGT. WILLIAM BERGUM is
home on furlough visiting his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Bergum,
Sr.
CHARLES D.. ELLEDGE, serv,
ing with the Sea Bees, has been
promoted from carpenters mate
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