The Coolidge examiner., 1945-02-23

it was difficult to write under the
circumstances Il guess it's as
sandy and windy as ever in OLD
Arizona, but l sure would be glad
to be back there and get my eyes
full OF that sand" In speaking
of a young friend who is contem-
plating enlisting, Porter says; He
better go on and finish school, il
he gets the chance, because that
going to help him out more later
on in life than just being able to
say, 1 served with the Navy in the
last war" Porter enlisted in the
navy in December of 1943.
SGT. WILLIAM o. MOORE, serv-
ing with the L. s. marine corps
in the South Pacific, writes to lei
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Moore, know he is o. k. and that he
sure would like to get the Exam
iner every week" He hasn't run
into anyone that he knows, Moore
says, but is always on the lookout
when there is a chance. He needs
a pair of heavy lace-top boots and
hopes his mother can find a pair
his size. The Moore family came
to Coolidge in 1888 to make their
home. William enlisted in the the
marine corps the day after Pearl
Harbor and has been overseas since
June of 1914.
PFC. JACK (. COOPER writes
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. w. G
Cooper from the South Pacific to
let them know that he will be re-
leased from an overseas hospital in
the near future, "and then letters
will be few and far between for a
while. Everything where | am is
like a graveyard, but guess | will
be in a bee hive soon. Boy, that
outfit of mine is going to be hard
to take after all this bed, mattress,
sheets and good chow-good for
awhile, but it gets tiresome as hell
lust the same" Cooper says he
may be home for awhile by the end
of the year, but warns his parents
not to plan on it, because he does
not know. If it happens. good
and if il doesn't, we'll that's that.
Cooper is a CUHS student and
made his home with his grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Nichols,
for a number of years.
PVT. JESSE VAsQUEZ writes
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fidelo
Vasquez. from the South Pacific
that he is in good health, "and |
hope when you receive this letter in
your hands it will find you in the
best of health" He sends them a
picture of the natives" which he
assures them "go around dressed
like that" The VasqueZ family has
lived in Coolidge for IA years.
Jesse entered service in September
of 1943 and went overseas in May
of 1914. He has a brother, Pvt.
Ralph VasqueZ. who is also serving
in the South Pacific.
SGT. JAMES r. URTON, air
craft and engine mechanic, is serv-
ing with the 392nd Bombardment
Group, a Liberator unit recently
cited for distinguished and excep-
tionally outstanding performance OF
duty" on 200 missions according to
word received from a Liberator
station in England this week.
Commanded by Col Lorin l.. John
son of Payson, Utah, the group has
been overseas for more than a year.
The 200th mission was made on
Armistice Day, the Tooth on D.
Day. The citation, issued by Major
General William E. Kepner of Sec
ond Bombardment Division read !:
During this period of 200 missions,
the 392nd attacked 120- targets in
Germany and so targets in enemy
occupied territory despite adverse
conditions and inclement weather
at times overcoming fierce
enemy fighter opposition on many
occasions in order to reach assigned
detectives. Targets attacked by
392nd Liberators include Berlin
Gotha, Politz, Bremen, Hamburg
and other objectives in Germany
France, Norway, Holland, Belgium
and Poland. Urton is the son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. W. R. Urton.
EDGAR r. ALLMAND, S lie.
writes his wife, the former Bertha
Mode, from the Philippines thai
the men on his ship have not gotten
to go ashore yet. THE natives
come out to the ship to try to trade
things they have made for covers
and food. They want rice mostly
l guess they have had things pretty
tough. We have sure been work
ing today-up at 2 a. m. this morn
ing loading supplies, then Clipped
paint the rest of the day anc
loaded some more supplies tonight
He had plapned to write Other
members of the family, but it wa: