The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-12
News Exchange Column For
Coolidge Men In The Armed Forces

jugle, he says They are on the
coast of the Gulf of Mexico, where
the weather lis very changeable
and can really be cold" when a
fellow gets up at a. m, which
they do. They have some B-29's
and quite a few seaplanes, as the
gulf comes right into the field,
Aros writes.
1T. MARTHA j. WORD writes
from Dibble Hospital, Menlo Park.
California, 'to tell you | received
the Christmas Edition and enjoyed
it so much 1t was nice to see and
hear about all the Coolidge men
and women in service. | realize
how much work it represents, but
you may feel sure it is appreciated
by all of us from home" 1t. Word
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. J. Jones. She entered service
in October of 1943.
PVT. Hiding A. BERQUlST
writes from the Central Pacific,
where he is serving With the U. S.
marine corps. to let us know that
he has received his third copy of
the Examiner and gets quite a bit
of enjoyment from reading about
all the folks at home and the other
boys in service. The copies you
send are doing double duty, for
every one l get / take over to my
friend, Alex Wolven, in the End
Bn., and we shoot the breeze about
the good old times we've had in
Florence and Coolidge" Berquist
says he would like to tell us about
the island they are on and some of
the interesting things he's seen,
but he thinks the censor wouldn't
like the idea. At Christmas they
had turkey and everyone has
Clipped in for New Years party, "
so things should not be too bad.
he says.
1T. D. G. SHOEMAKER, bomber
pilot, landed safely in England on
. Christmas day, according to word
received by his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar Shoemaker. Friday.
"And it sure Is lonesome" he
wrote.
CLARENCE HARRIS, S 2/c, has
just completed boot camp at San
Diego, California, and arrived here
Friday on five day leave to visit
his mother, Mrs. Della Harris.
Harris, IT, was born in Faragould,
Arkansas, February 25, 1927, and
came here from Missouri four years
ago to make his home. He is a
Coolidge high school student and
enlisted in the navy October 4,
1914. At the conclusion of his
leave he will report for duty at
San Diego, from where he expects
to be sent to naval training
school. Five Coolidge boys were
at San Diego base with him, Ernest
Lee Giles, Larry Corbitt. Bob
Rhodes and Herbert Ferguson.
STURGEON r. O'DONNELL,
RIM SIC, writes from the South
Pacific for two Coolidge friends.
Bill Pierce, Joe EspinoZa and him.
self-"We three are still together
and they asked me to write for
them, too. We are still o. k. There
isn't much to do where we are, but
sleep, stand watches, and look for
mail" The Examiner doesn't reach
them as often as it used to, and
they usually get six or more in a
bunch O'Donnell writes, "but they
are sure welcome when they get
here" The Christmas Edition
reached them and 'it is as nice
present as anyone could receive
thanks to everyone who helped
make it so fine. 1t was sure nice
to see all the boys pictures again. :"
II any of them ever run across the
USS Fulton, ODonnell asks that
they look Us up. We aren't hard
to find-uless there is work to be
DONE" They had as nice a Christ
mas as possible and a big Christ.
mas dinner, but there wasn't any
thing to do after getting off watch
but sleep. tits 4:15 a. m. now
and still three hours to go, so I'll
close for this time and get cup
of mud. really believe this mid
watch mud would kill a civilian. "
so,Donnell Is the son of Mrs. Lima
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