Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-03-09
WANDs Carry
Cheer To Soldiers
AT Fort Hospital
By EMMA CREWS

By EMMA CREWS
Do you remember the soldiers
that were in the train wreck at
Mandan, N. D., about two weeks
ago? They have been at the Fort
Smelling Station hospital for the
last three weeks. The WAND's are
doing a wonderful job of cheering
them up, distributing books and
candy and the boys are an appre-
ciative lot.
On Wednesday, March seventh,
the WAND's took out some enter
tainers and put on a grand stage
show for the boys. They asked for
more, so you know, it must have
been all right. There are about
twenty boys that were unable to
come down to the recreation room
and after getting their names we
promised to send them the st. Paul
Recorder this week.
They are: Cpl. Willie B. White,
of Los Angeles, with wife and
five girls, and he really misses
them. Sgt. Jess Morris, of San
Diego, Calf, has a wife and one
child. Cpl. Charlie Nesbit, of Los
Angeles, received a telegram Sun
day from his wife, as it was their
second wedding anniversary. First
Sgt. ellis C. Jefferson, of Austin,
Texas, who was making out the
company payroll at the time of the
accident. Pfc. James T. Willough-
by, of Greensville, North Carolina,
has head injuries and broken leg.
Cpl. Tvs N. D. Crimes, of Birming-
ham, Alabama, has a wife and four
children back home. Pfc. Kermit
Mcdaniel, of Conway, Arkansas,
also has a wife and four children,
and wishes so much that he could
see them again. Pfc. Percy Ed
wards, of Berkeley, California, is
married and has two children. He
thinks the food is wonderful out at
the Fort, and says even though he
has head and back injuries, the rea-
son he looks so we'll is because of
the delicious meals he gets. Cpl.
T/5 Woodrow Williams is from
Houston, Texas, and back home he
has a wife and two lovely children
waiting. Cpl. Williams body is
encased in a cast, and he says the
only trouble with it is that he can't
scratch his back when he wants to.
Cpl. Tvs Henry Hayes is from
New Orleans and besides wanting
to be back there because of his
wife and two children he likes the
weather there much better than
our snow and North winds. Cpl.
T/5 C. D. Fowler, of Houston,
Texas, left a wife and three children
in Texas. Pfc. James A. Kelly is
not married and says he will wait
until after the war to choose his
blushing bride. Pfc. Kelly halls
from Flushing, New York. Cpl.
Charlie johnson is from jefferson,
Georgia, and he is married with
three children. Cpl. Royal Harris
is a single man from New Orleans.
Pvt. Herman Wilson of Beaumont,
Texas, is also an unmarried man,
but would like to be married. Sgt.
Percy Tillis is from Clausdale,
Miss, and hasn't married as yet.
Staff Sgt. Obie Taylor is from
Bimington, New York. Cpl. Wardell
Ray Scott lived in Baltimore, Nary
land. Cpl. James Loupe from Los
Angeles, says if we think we are
having bad weather we should have
been in Tacoma, Washington, where
it rains every day and all day.
Cpl. ]. T. Mccarthy is from Nava-
sofa, Texas, and complains of get
ting too much rest. Cpl. Charles
C. Morgan of Crisfeld, Maryland,
and Pvt. George McGraw of Balti-
more, who both claim to bachelor
hood. These soldiers were all sta
toned at Fort Lewis, Washington
and were on their way to another
destination when the accident hap.
pened.
On Sunday, March 4, Major and
Mrs. Samuel Ransome, Mrs. Geneva
Wesley and your correspondent
visited the hospital with the
WAND's.