The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-04-27

Cpl. Ernest l.. Bell, whose wife,
Mrs. Virginia Bell, is residing at
1923 Hamilton Blvd, is now sta
toned somewhere in Italy. On
April 10 Mrs. Bell received her first
letter from the corporal since he
sailed, telling her of his safe ar
rival, but the next day she got sew
en- more (most of them written
aboard ship. In between the hea-
Willy censored lines NATURALLY the
boys want to tell everything that
happened, and just as naturally the
censor has to watch out that they
don't tell too mueh) Mrs. Bell
cleaned the following amusing incl
dents:
On the trip over, Ernest was
standing in a doorway on deck. The
sea was quite rough and all of
sudden a box of chocolates fell
down from somewhere and hit him
on the head The corporal related:
1T happened on April FOOLS Day,
but, just the same, have the chloe
olates slowed away"
The second incident concerns the
Italian natives fondness for Amer
lean cigarettes, for which they will
pay as high as S. Commenting on
this, the corporal wrote: AS / don't
smoke, am fast becoming rich
man"
Anyone wishing to drop Ernest
line can obtain his address by call
ing Mrs. Bell. The number is 1927
MIR. and Mrs. William II. Boward,
800 Summit avenue, have two sons
serving overseas with the Army Air
Corps, while third son was ac-
cepted for the Navy on April 10 and
will report for duty in the near flu
ture.
St Sgt Kenneth w. Boward, who
is in the Air Forces Service Squad
ron, is veteran of two years serv-
ice. Before going overseas he
moved around this country quite a
bit, being stationed at different
times in Florida, Fort Logan, Colo
radio; Jefferson Barracks, Missouri,
and in Kentucky, from where he
was transferred overseas, arriving
in Italy about the middle of Febru-
airy. In his letters home CHS too,
= were heavily censored) he said that
they had quite an exciting trip
across, and, since arriving in Italy,
has had many amusing incidents try
ing to understand the Italian peo-
pie and their customs. The SER
geant, before entering the Armed
Forces, was employed by the Mon
umental Insurance Company.
Ed. note: Say sergeant, we hope
you enjoy The Globe Independent.
How about dropping us card?
Sgt. Robert w. Boward, an Air
Corps mechanic. is also 2-year
veteran. After taking his basic
training at Keesler Field, MISSISSIPPI
pi, he taak special training course
at Niagara Falls, N. Y, after which
he was moved to Florida, from
where he was transferred overseas,
arriving somewhere in England last
November. Robert, who before
joining UP was employed by the
Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Bal
timore, says that although Kenneth
is in Italy and he is in England, he
hopes they will soon meet up with
each other. somewhere over there"
The third son, Glessner c. Bow
ard, who is married and has sew
en-year-old boy, expects shortly to
leave his job in the post Office and
don the Navy-blue of another
branch of Uncle Sans services-the
U. S. Navy-having been accepted
on April 10.
Pvt. George D. Brey, son of MIR.
and Mrs. George R. Brey, 1903
Hamilton Blvd, is now stationed at
Camp Cooke. California, where he
has been assigned to the 490th Ar
mored Field Artillery b., unit OF
the Eleventh Armored Division
Private Brey, graduate of Hagers-
town High School, class of '43, en-
tered the Army on June 20, 1943
After being stationed at Camp
Ham, California, he was accepted
for the Army Specialized Training
Program, but when the classes were
discontinued, due to the Program
being reduced. he was assigned to
his present post.
Writing home. since his transfer
George says that he likes his new
outfit very much indeed His adj
dress is: 337273O, 49Oth Arm. Field
Artillery Bn., 18th Armored Div.
APO 261, Camp Cooke, Cal.