Laurel outlook., 1944-08-02

is something we can't well dNoiu.
Here's hoping to see everyone
soon. Good luck to all.
Army service forces, office of the
commanding general; ninth service
command, Fort Douglas, Utah, July
81:
Due to arrive in the United
States soon from the Southwest
Pacific area of operations is PFC
Cooney Fox, who served there with
the infantry % months.
While on furlough he will visit
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Philip
Fox, Route l, Laurel, Mont.
Sgt. A. w. Bernhard, Italy, July
%, to Mrs. Esther Hatcher:
1 don't have much time to think
about the weather, but we have had
enough hot weather and sunshine
lately to allow US to swamp out
and be comfortable. Rain or shine
| would like to join you on n of
your fishing trips.
l am plentifully supplied with
stationery. Don't worry, I'll ask
when l need something.
AS to clothes, / can go to the
showers which are especially pre-
pared for us, and after taking a
shower l can turn in all my dirty
clothes and get clean ones. That
is one of the best schemes I've
run into.
l have read about the boys in
the Pacific sending enemy equip
ment home. / don't know why, but
we've been cautioned about that.
They don't like the idea for some
reason. If it were allowed l could
send you hundreds of things, from
a safety pin to a Mark vi tank or
a four-motor bomber. We usually
are the first to see those things,
but we don't NEEDLE with them; the
Heinies are experts at booby-trap-
ping. l knew a boy in Africa who
picked up a souvenir that blew up
and killed him. He was a nice kid.
Public relations office, Chanute
Field, ILL.,, July &c:
Pvt. Clyde E. Pearson, whose
wife resides at 4O1 Cottonwood
avenue, Laurel, has completed train
ing and has graduated from this
school of the army air force train
ing command.
While attending this school he
received instruction in ~electronics
and in other technical operations
vital to maintenance of the coun-
try's fighting planes.
District public relations office,
thirteenth naval district, Seattle:
Jack Darham, %, son of j.. E.
Darham, Laurel, is attending the
navy VIZ unit at Denison univer-
sity in Grandville, Ohio. He is a
graduate of the Occur d'Alene, Ida,
high school, and served 10 months
IN the U. S. navy prior to enroll
lnent in the Viz unit.
The VIZ program was designed
for. a single, all-important purpose
to supply officers to the navy
with the proper training and in
the proper numbers to meet needs
of the service. Students entering
with the idea of becoming marines
have had no difficulty in qualify
ing as desk Officers; engineering
and deck officer candidates have
found it possible to use all their
college training in aviation; and
pre-medical candidates when the
needs of the service demanded, have
qualifid themselves for general deck
duties. Because the qualifications
of all types of naval officers are
basically similar, the VIZ program
makes possible quick readjustments
in advanced phases of training.
A group picture accompanied the
following from the public relations
headquarters, U. S. stategic
air forces in Europe, July 20:
These three northwesterners have
seen the eighth air force grow
great. They are on the Liberator
station commanded by Col. John H.
Gibson and have been in England
months. They are Staff Sgt.
Leon Finney, 808 East Roy street,
Seattle; Staff Sgt. Edward E. Junk
ert, 1921 South Fifth street west, ;
Missoula, and Staff Sgt. Gene D.
Laurel. They are attached
20 a Liberator group that has par
.icipated in more than $50 attacks
On enemy targets and has been .
,wice cited by the war department :
FOR distinguished action.
Erna T. Waltz, formerly operat- :
ng a service station here, has been :
assigned an embarkation address,
according to Mrs. Waltz who is in 9
Nameoki, Ill. ,
MI. and Mrs. w. C. Phillips have
-ust learned that their son, C. H.
an instructor at Kings