Laurel outlook., 1944-08-23

parts of the mainland and some of
the Hawaiian Islands.
The other day when we were out
key, and we both were greatly sur
prised. | had just finished cooking
dinner for the men in my outfit.
We two just sat and talked about
home. Later he came to see me
and we had supper together twice.
Again thanks to you and the
others at Laurel who join in send
ing the paper to the boys in the
service.
Sgt. Fred Lofing, New Guinea,
Aug. 8:
Just a few lines to let you know
! am still thinking of you.
/ promised l would write just
rs soon as we reached our new
base. I'd like to tell you where l
am, but that is impossible.
The climate is very hot, in fact
too hot for most of us, but l be-
lieve l am going to like the situa-
tion much better once we get our
own hospital set up. We are work
ing day and night. It's nice to
work at night, but in the daytime
one can't sleep because of the heat.
/ am enclosing a picture of the
ship that brought us here. 1t is
q new ship, and l mean it really
is up-to-date. 1 enjoyed coming
here on it; in fact that was the
first time | had slept in a bed since
! had been over here, and 1 did
not want to leave it.
It's dark now and we haven't
any lights, so I'll close for this
week. l wish you all the very best
of luck.
CIVIC. A. A. Moser, Atlantic
overseas address, sends information
by V-mail regarding his new adj
dress.
Pvt. Lois Mehling, Fort Des
Moines, Iowa, Aug. IT:
Now that l am in the army 1
would like to tell you I've seen two
girls from Laurel who are here.
One is Dorothy Bourne and the other
is the eldest Chopper girl. Both
look swell and we all think the
army is wonderful. My mother, Grace
Warfield, was here with us awhile
before she shipped. She is in Cal
ifornia.
We would love to see the home
town paper.
Public relations office, first WAC
training center, Fl. Des Moines,
Iowa, Aug. IT:
Evelyn L. Chopper, Laurel, Mont,
is a member of a woman's army
corps unit which recently left first
WAC training center here for duty
with the army at Army Air Base,
Fairfield Suisun, Calf.
WAC units now are at work with
the army on more than 268 posts
in all 48 States, the District of
Columbia, and in Africa, England,
Italy, India, New Caledonia and
Hawaii.
The expanded WAC training pro-
gram is resulting in a rapid in
crease of supplemental troops, the
WAC members of which are taking
over more and more army jobs.
Hundreds of trained WACs go out
each week from WAC training
centers and specialist schools, to
take their places with the army.
WAC companies on duty with the
army are self-sufficient. In addi-
ton to the women trained to do
army jobs, WAC companies also
include mess and company person
mel.
Jobs with the army in which
WACs now supplement soldiers, !
number in the hundreds and range
alphabetically from accounting to
weather observing. /,
Pvt. Donald F. Segler, Camp
Roberts, Calf, Aug. 10: t
1t is about time l wrote and
thanked you for sending the Laurel
Outlook to me each week. Gee, g
folks, even though our home is in
now, it sure is good to
be able to read about all the folks I
PACK CneTe. AlSo, l. muSC say at '
this time that / surely hope to be /
back to good old Montana when the {
war is over. Il
I am in the field artillery here :
Camp Roberts as a clerk spec g
alist. We have almost completed
BUR basic training with the ex-
.eption of a few must subjects, and
lave started our schooling.
Last week while in another Sec
ion of the camp I ran into Robert
Iall from Joliet.
I am enclosing a little pamphlet G.
oncerning u camp. a
Give my regards to all the folks.
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