Laurel outlook., 1945-10-17
Letters From
Our Boys
and Girls

ana 0InS
Pvt. Wayne S~cheidecker, Fort
Lewis, Wash, Oct. 7:
I've only been in the army n
month and already 1 have received
two copies of the Outlook.
Really do appreciate the paper
and wish to thank all the people
in Laurel who make it possible for
the servicemen to get the paper.
Thanks again, and keep 'em COM
ing my way.
T/5 Marion K. Dawson, Pacific,
Oct. 3:
Just to let you know of my
change of address. About every
month or two we receive a new
APO. l have been receiving the
paper regularly regardless of the
frequent changes of APO's.
At the present time my outfit is
located about Is miles out of Ma
Mia. We are handling Allied pris-
onors of war as they come here to
be prepared to be sent home.
The Americans prisoners of war
are sent to another camp about
three miles from here. 1 located
Ellis Slater who was a Jap pris-
oner, one afternoon before he left
to go home.
hLo.~l Al IT G G Dancnaa1n OF
Ominato (Delayed):
Alex S. Schmidt, radarman, third
| class, USNR, son of David Schmidt,
80 Yellowstone avenue, Laurel,
Mont, witnessed the establishment
of Jap harbor pilots when they saw
this cruiser at the surrender cere-
monies off Ominato, Japan.
The Japs at various times in the
last three years had reported
sinking the "Gray Ghost" five
times. The first time was at the
battle of Santa Cruz, in October,
1912. Then off Guadalcanal, at
Saipan, and at Okinawa the Gray
Ghost was either hit, or near hit,
prompting the Jap sinking reports.
AS Jap surrender emissaries
ventured toward the flagship of
Vice Admiral Jack Fletcher in the
harbor, their whale boat passed
close beneath the Pensacola. 1t
was here that crew members of the
"Gray Ghost" saw the amazement
of the Japs that the Pensacola was
still afloat.
PFC. James Hodges, Nurnberg,
Germany, Oct. 1:
This is to let you know of my
change of address.
/ have long been intending to
write but up until now with rede-
employment a big and undecided
issue my future has been pretty
uncertain. Now it is a bit clearer,
but not so good.
With the needs of the infantry
diminished and so many going home
with more points than l can must
er l have been called upon to leave
the branch of service 1 have been
in all during my career and become
a truck driver-whether l like it
or not.
l missed two chances to return to
the states this summer as a re-
placement for the fourth and
eighth infantry divisions because [
was in England on a seven-day
furlough. Now me and my %
points must "sweat out" at least a
part of the winter over here.
This is a rather brief letter but
1 have quite a few changes of ad-
dresses to notify so 1 will close for
now and try to write a longer and
better letter in the very near fu-
ture.
Calvin Barthuly, MoMM3c, USS
Forester, Sept. %:
l am writing to inform you of
my change of address from New
York to San Francisco, Cal. I have
not had the pleasure of receiving
my copy of your paper for approx
imately two months, and l feel that
it must be due to my negligence IN
not informing you of my new adj
dress.
l consider myself lucky in hav-
ing met, since my coming to the
Pacific, my brothers Edward and 1
Henry. l met Eddie in Pearl Har-
Dor, the day following my arrival
there. l was able to spend every !
other day with him for a period ,
two weeks. J
1 met Henry at our next stop, /
Eniwetok, in the Marshals. Our 1
time together was very enjoyable.
I was very glad to see them both 1
and find them in excellent health. }
We left Eniwetok and are now }
Ulithi in the Carolines, and from
mere we are expecting to go to i
Okinawa, and eventually maybe
even Japan.
l hope that the other men and }
myself can be home for Christmas. }
This is all for the time being. |