The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1944-01-28

Dear Dad
i am IN q position to write you more frequently and
hope hs being - that I car dispell any worries YOU may
have been having concerning my welfare. Your weienfne
letter Of Dec 2 was very muchiy enjoyed THIS was last
Mtter frum you DIRECTLY but my last letter from nome
was one long one from Mother. dated Dcc. e.
Censorship has hecn lifted 60 the extent that am
permitted 10 write participated IN the initial LANDINGS
al Empress Of Augusta hay on Bougainville island. THIS
is as you supposed Now I've got that horrible title
behind my name battle seasoned troop. which means
that III probably Be- able tc pull time before tins Is over
On the BRITISH Eighth Army. Before November l | had
written YOU repeatedly that it was my opinion that an-
other year would see the end of 4 Now I'm forced 70
sdsnii that my conception Of the time was very wrong.
~ 1915 perhaps b 1919 maybe BY 1852 more than
Akelys To p~araphrase kilmer On Beugainvilie the
pain trees grow, between tho crosses row on row BE.
fore this ~ over, On every little speck ~ ROCK. purple aha
misty In the morning ait. from one end of the Pacific
~ tine other there viii % q spot marked 90 Our Hnnufeu
Dead. Who Live b Deeds. Not Years Our enemy Is
clever He knuvs his lnh. his weapons, and ne L de
voted with 4 religious fanatirism TO his cause But ne
can b. beaten. We've proven that A hungry Japa
morale becomes Just Is low as the morale Of a hungry
Marine lie cracks up under bombing or shellings . he'll
Of a 10, sooner than We do. He's not dangerous dead
That's the only kind I've secn-dead ones and they
aren't suparmen then. But enough Of this
Tell Mother. Grandma. Helen and Jean that ali ni
their swell packages have arrived Okay and have been
muchly enjoyed BY all The toilet articles etc are be
ing put 10 good Use.
Paragraph q personal nature omitted here1
trust that you had . pleasant Christmas and hoh-
dav season and that Won feel we'll Marys being home
was probably sear heaf Santa Claus In her last letter
To me she showed much promise Of having developed
into a very sensible. sincere Young woman What Is
your impression 81 fhe newest Marine IN your family
or course, / wish vou al Tire best during the coming wear
Tennyson wrote ~ sIn Memuriam a rhymn - the new
year dont recall Al If Il hut a part ! can remember
These two verses represent my PRAYER for the future.
Ring out the theuasnH wears IF strife Ring "a the tllou-
sand wears oi peace
If YOU VII pou might eutsnd Is soms Of nv friends
the stncerest best wishes Ter the future. Be sure and
include Ar Bacut. ~. Wmferton. Charlie Kuhn. and
M. and Mrs Tom Wells aud Joe Brumiield, John ana
Nick Nlahos A. the 0leandcr Cafe, and Father Carey
You viii notice b the address ] have nov thai
am back IN the infantry T guess ] am sort If pfedestlued
70 have mud behind ns ears liked duty with the
engineers and vas wifh them when ] received my bapz
bam of fire. + haven't felt ans too well for quite some
time now. Il Is the first time since I've been in the serV
zee thai I can actually say I'm not up 10 par. NJ stoms
ach rs on the bIiuk The medtcs have been doping me
with . lpt Of temporary relief and are now going after
it-whatever Il as-IH 3 Big way ] didn't bring tins II
b. alarm vou hul I've beeu 50 damn miserable without
actually beina SICK that / probably want some overseas
which probably accounts for my present discomfort Re
that as n NAV. / nope IL fee better soon.
am enclosing II tins letter $4,000 IN money orders
mace out r. vet Use TINS IS you see ft Buy bonds IS
YOU have been doing 4 YOU wish Money Is one thing !
have no use for uuf here On Christmas morning Insf
Is the sun was coming over the gray hills r. brighten q
quiet earth kueIf unan the Rad with q large gathering
Of Young. tired faces and heard Mass and went = Hos
Communion. / offered ny PRAYERS for you and mother
and the girls and Bernard and Grandpa and Grandma
God has been good u me / was alive and had beeu
unharmed And 50 ! thanked HIM not 50 much for ny
self but for each one u 8ou. Before the Mass Was okeT
we had Joined voices loudly and sincerely Il nol haT=
moniouslv. II singing Come AL Ye Faithful and sHaHk
the Herald Angels Sing Upon the completion ~ ne
ceremony. the priest turned from the hood - the Ieep
which had served IS tie altar and read the story = S.
vation. For fhIs ga there burn unto yeu q Savior
who is Christ The Lord. Glory 90 God in the highest