Laurel outlook., 1945-01-31
Letters From
Our Boys
and Girls

ceive it fairly regularly, and us
ually it is only a month and a hal
to two months old-which- is no
too bad at all.
You have been told about all thert
is to tell concerning this particular
island, so I'll skip it. It's &
touchy subject anyway.
AS you know, I've met George
Weber over here. We had some
pretty nice times together at home
and it was really a pleasure run-
ming into him here. He is the only
Montanan I've found besides a man
in my own company. He is from
Billings. l knew him at home,
though not very well. His name is
Elmer Byrnes.
George and l ran into each
other strictly by accident. One of
our boys was operating a pile driver
for some marines and just by
chance l asked if there were any
Montanans in the outfit. There were
and ones name was j. G. Weber.
l gave the pile driver operator my
name-and next evening there was
George.
There are tall tales going through
this hut right now, so I'll knock off
and add my contribution. 1t ought
to be a whopper.
Pvt. George H. Shearer, Assam
Province, India, Jan. %:
Of course l have a selfish Isl
for writing this letter and that as
to be sure that l receive the Out
look. But 1 will also try to make
it a friendly masterpiece to my
friends on the staff and to all in
Laurel.
l shall not try to tell you about
India as / know the boys who have
gone from here to Laurel have told
you all about it much better than /
dirt, and l am sure that the sooner
l leave and eve come back will
be all all right with me.
l am at a new air transport com-
mand base, which has the makings
of a first-class one. We have fell
lows from all over the States, but
few with IS little time in the SER
vice as l. Of course l come in for
a lot of good-natured kidding. There
is n other fellow here from Mon
|tana; he comes from Kalispell.
If my mother could see me taking
a bath from a steel helmet she
would get quite a kick out of it,
as l was always one for a full tub.
1t is also quite a trick to wash your
clothes from the same helmet.
So far we have had fair "chow"
and u Christmas dinner even had
pumpkin pie and chocolate cake.
| have had very little news re-
garding my classmates, so / am
anxious to receive the Outlook and
catch up with the news.
l want to thank you and all the
swell people of Laurel who make .
possible our receiving the paper. :
May God bless you all.
Pvt. Eugene c. Griffin. Oakland, h.
Jan. 81:
L am dropping a line to let you
now my new address.
L now I'M in a military police I
company. My new outfit does tour
patrol here in Oakland and our liv- 1
ing quarters are right in the heart E
Of the city-a very pleasant place I
TO be stationed. C
wish to thank you again for n
paper, which l have received
regularly during my two years of a
6
PFC. James H. Davenport, Jr., L
N. NJ, Jan. 21: II
L am writing to give my newest a
of address. Il
| went to California and spent n
christmas with the folks. They are n
veil and getting along o. k. u
Thanks for the paper. II
Roy Wright, en- PC, Pacific: a
Well, folks, l have moved again
nd am out on another job, but ] II
ant tell you what it is. I am "
DING the same work as before, b
perating a crane. III
We were in - for awhile. Il
hat is not a bad place, but it a.
urely is crowded with service men, nj
'hich makes having fun a little NJ
ifficult. l guess we aren't in this
or fun, so the sooner we do the
'ork the sooner the mess will be DC
yer. That can't be too soon for y
S all. 81
| am somewhere in the Marianas L;
stands. AS you know, we can't say IN
nything, so there isn't anything l al
an write. co
Tell everyone in Laurel hello for pa
le. So long. IN
Cpl. bartholomew j. Schaff, form We
'ly at Stockton Field, Calf, has Tn
owed to Alexandria, La. at