The Coolidge examiner., 1944-05-12

expects to be out in three or four
weeks. If any of his friends wish
to write him there, his address is:
Station Hospital, Ward 1859, Camp
Mccoy, Wisconsin. Dunbar heard
from his younger brother. Glen
Dunbar, S 2/C, recently, "and he
said by the time l received his let
ter he would be way out on the
high seas. The letter was pretty
well blotted by the censor, but l
could read most of it." Dunbar
asks to be remembered to all his
friends.
PVT. REECE DUNAWAY left
Sunday to report for duty at Camp
Beale, California, after spending a
week with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. j. Dunaway. He is serv-
ing with the field artillery.
SGT. CALVIN M. ASHCRAFT
writes his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clinton Ashcraft, from the Admir-
atty group, to let them know he IS
O. k. latter rounding up a few
Japs." The country Is plentiful
with cocoanuts, he says, he has
all he can eat. His letter Is writ
ten on Jap paper.
LIT. CARL A. THOMPSON left
Tuesday to report for duty at Colo
RADIO Springs, Colorado after spend
ing a few days en- route from Mi
ami Beach, Florida, with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Thomp-
son. 1t. Thompson, who gradu-
ated Saturday, April 90, from MI
ami Army Air Base, was accom-
panied by his wife, the former Miss
Agnes Mcdonnell of Washington,
who will remain in Coolidge until
1t. Thompson can arrange for liv-
ing quarters at Colorado Springs.
Before attending OCS, 1t. Thomp-
son was a warrant officer.
LETTERS FROM THE LANG
FORD brothers. George, MN 1/C,
and Gordon, MN &c, to their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Langford,
bring news from the South Pacific
that they are all right, and tell of
recently failing to see each other
by a very short time. AS Georges
ship was making port he recog-
nized, from distance, the ship his
brother, Gordon, Is serving on. AS
his ship pulled into port, Gordon's
ship pulled out. I'VE were really
disappointed that we didn't get TO
see each other, when we were as
close as that" Both boys, who
have been overseas for almost a
year, write how glad they will be
when the war is over and they can
come home again. ~ hen we'll be
one big happy family again." Cor
don wrote. Georges letter stated
that he saw three white women
recently at USO entertainment,
the first white women he had seen
in nine months.
MARTIN ITALIA, ANN 2/c and
Mrs. Talla arrived Saturday from
Norman, Oklahoma, to spend a
weeks leave with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Martin Talla, Sr.
GEORGE r. SELLERS, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. James P. Sellers,
was here on weekend leave from
San Diego, California.
JACK HUBERT DILLON, sac,
left Wednesday to report for duty
at Camp Perry, Virginia, after
spending a weeks leave with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Dill
Ion. The Dillons have made their
home in Coolidge for four years
and Jack enlisted January 10, 1943.
PVT GERALD JUAN writes his
sister, Mrs, Ina Antoine, from the
theater of operations, that
he surely would like to have some
candy, if she can manage to send
it in a hurry-that, and the home
town paper. There Is very little
he can say, he tells her, except
that for the present he Is well.
Gerald was born at Biackwater
and attended Sacaton school. Both
MS parents are dead and he was
raised by his grandmother, Mrs.
Josephine Eschief, of Blackwater.
PFC. HOBART D. GlLkEY
writes from California to inform us
of his change of address from
Camp San Luis Obispo to Camp
3eale, where he is serving with a
combat engineer battalion. Il don't
want to miss the paper" he writes,
'as l do enjoy it very much" He
IS the son of Mr.. and Mrs. H. H.
Gilkey of California, former Cool
dge residents.
PVT. DANIEL T. LEWIS sends