Laurel outlook., 1944-02-16

Pacific, Jan. IA, to Laurel Com
mercial club:
This is to inform you my Christ
mas present of cigarettes arrived
in good order.
l wish to thank all members of
the Commercial club for the gift
and their remembrance of the Lau-
rel boys in our armed forces-the
U. S. marines, navy Seabees, coast
guards and army, who are on the
seas and battlefields of the world,
giving their lives for what they all
love.
l hope the year 1914 is a prosper
Gus one for everyone at home and
that we will bring the axis to their
knees in a sure victory.
Cpl. Chester Herbert, Italy, Jan.
7, by V-mail to Laurel Commercial
club:
Even in this part of the world
time flies without leaving much OPP
%rortunity to write or carry on the
necessary correspondence to keep in
touch with the home part of the
world. The Christmas present ar
rived on Christmas eve and was put
to good use. I do not smoke, so
gave the carton of cigarettes to an
English officer.
| was very fortunate in receiv-
ing an invitation to Christmas din
ner with the mel of a battery of
the Royal artillery. 1t was a Christ I
mas l will never forget. 1 find -,
the English soldier is a swell guy. :
This started as a note of thanks, +
but l am afraid it has begun to
look like an army newspaper. 1t
is good to know the people at home
have not forgotten.
E. A. Vogelpohl, ANN &c, Pac- !
ific, Jan. 81, to Mrs. Charles C.
Giblin:
1 had quite a surprise a |
few days ago. Shorty Schenk,
Russell Kurk and Bill Davis
came in to see me. That seemed
funny, four of us from home being
together at one time. We tried to
find Vern Taggert, but he moves
ClONlio dolIC q U1l DOW hllOW I
where he is, but haven't had a !
chance to see him. / thought Kurk {
was gone, as he had changed bar I.
racks. 1 couldn't find him and he l.
didn't know where Shorty and
were until he ran into Shorty again. =
He has been transferred now, y
though. Davis is only a short dist u
ance from me. | was over to see -
him yesterday, and we went to a L
movie last night. 1t seems that no =
matter where | go I run into Lau- v
rel guys. "
O. C. Don Fox, Fort Benning, Ga, =
Feb. 8: u
This is to inform you of a change "
of address to which | hope you will ~
forward my paper. ol
| have been moving around so n
much the paper often goes astray. ~
l enjoy it very much; it is good
company. r:
PFC. John Weber, Pacific, Jan. IN
81: o:
I received two Outlooks today. II
dated Nov. II and "a.
| enjoy the paper very much and
it regularly, so l thought /
drop a few lines of thanks. =
The paper helps keep me informed
about the other boys in the armed l..
.,orces, and about what goes on at CCy
home. ~
| have been in the marine corps
.wo years now, and really like it. r,,
The past year has been spent in ~.
he Southwest Pacific. l have been ~
lany places-sOme are good and IL
'thers will just debut this is war ~
md | am sure We leathernecks are CIT
loing u part. The army gets nT
most of u credit, but we never =
a job unfinished and we are
lways looking for more action. .
| was in the initial landing at
Impress Augusta Bay, and we ali ou
id our best. We were strafed on ;
beach shortly after we landed, l
nd that is quite some feeling. We a.
ere bombed many times and had :
very close calls. Every time eve
1e NipS came over we would saw.
Well, here (name of a well eve
nown washing machine) Charlie n
Their planes sound just mes
ke a washing machine. When L
ley open their bomb bay doors you we
In hear them squeak and click just 5
the bombs drop. You can count +
cry bomb, if you aren't too deep pre-
a foXhole. They have a whistling way
und as they drop, and what you
MT do when they whistle! Look I
1t if you don't hear them, for
are the bad ones. There are
lot of buds. We were fired on @
o by enemy artillery. But most S.
all, 1 would hate to be on the elias
end of our own bombs D
d artillery. 81