The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-17

the the South PdClf1c LndL he
has seen Cpl. Earl Newcomb. Il
am still little excited from it"
he says; and hope we are able
to see each other again, and
spend more time together 1 wish
1 could explain the set up here
to you, but it is forbidden to be
put into words, so it will just
have to wait until L get home" "
Warren is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Darlington.
1t. WAYNE w. WUERTZ,
serving with the 18th AAF in the
South Pacific, is the subject of
an official communication receiv-
ed this week Wuertz was award
ed an Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of
an additional air medal, by 1t.
General Millard F. Harmon, COM
manding United States army
forces in the South Pacific area
it states. Wuertz has served as a
navigator in the U. S. army air
corps from August 18th to Nov
ember 23rd, 1914. Oak Leaf Clus-
ters in lieu of an additional air
medal, lthe communication states,
are awarded by direction of the
president for meritorious achieve
ment while. participating in sus-
tanned missions and when flights
are of a hazardous nature. Num-
.erous air medals and Oak Leaf
Clusters have been awarded to
members of the 18th AAF, who
wage a tireless fight against the
Jap air and ground forces, ac-
cording to the communication
Their efforts exhibit courage and
reflect the highest credit on the
military forces of the U. S.
PVT. HOBART o. GILkEY
writes from Camp Luis Obispo,
California, 81 understand you
folks are kind enough to send the
paper to us fellows. 1 saw my
picture in the paper awhile back,
also my name on the honor roll.
I wish to thank you and l would
like to get the paper. My address
is: Pvt Hobart D. Gilkey Co.
154th Engn. Combat Bn. Camp
Luis Obispo, California"
1t. EDWARD r. FELIZ, Eng
land, relays clipping about 1t.
James Hadnot, which was sent to
him by his wife, 1t. Vera Sea-
bohm, serving with the army
nurses corps, in Africa. Hadnot
is flying enemy planes for prac-
tice purposes, FeliZ explains. The
clipping follows: aside from hav-
ing 25 hours flying time in a
German ME-109, 1st 1t. James
West Hadnot of Coolidge, Ari-
zona, is just another P-40 pilot.
But his hobby of zooming about
in a captured fighter plane has
brought up problems that most
of his fellow pilots in Italy don't
have. Every time 1 go up in the
ME-, 1t. Hadnot says; Every
pilot for miles around wants to
play. They want to dog fight to
see what their planes will do
against the German one. It's
painted a bright yellow so every
one will know it's a captured
plane. But the color seems to
have the effect of a candle on
moths. I think I'll put the swas-
tikas back on it. Maybe that will
scare some of them off"
WILLIAM PIERCE, r 1IC,
writes from somewhere overseas,
that he received the first news
in over three months from his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. D.
Pierce, the latter part of Febr-
uary. And 1 sure was glad to
get your letters. They must have
held the mail up some place"
Pierce has lost over 20 pounds in
the past four months, he says,
but gives no reason. There is not
much we can write" He is inter
ested in hearing about what's
going on in Coolidge and wants
to be remembered to his Coolidge
friends.
GLENN L. LooPER, S &c,
serving with a fleet air wing
force, writes from somewhere in
the South Pacific that he is
"meaner than an old hen with
40 chicks!" But there is still
time for relaxation for he was
mighty glad to get the new gui-
tar strings his parents sent him,
as those he had were all worn
out. 1t may be a mighty long
time before he sees his folks
again, Looper says, and he gets
lonesome thinking about it.
Il haven't got the Coolidge pa
per in quite a while either and I
sure get lonesome without it. I
never have got the school paper"
Looper tells his folks, they can
brag about him if you want to,
but don't go over the limit-and
I'll try not to let you down." He
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. S. L.
Looper who make their home
west of Coolidge. He attended
Coolidge and Florence high
schools and enlisted in the U. S.
Navy, June 28th, 1943.
GEORGE r. SELLERS, S &c,
is now in a Hospital Corps
School, Balboa Park, San Diego,
after having been moved around
a good deal. He has been in the
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