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Thursday, April 29, 1943
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Messages To From Men In
The Home Folks Uncle Sams Forces
Phe Herald-News will welcome letters direct from the men in the
service, or letters received by their families or friends, for pabU
eation in this column. Bring or mail such letters to ust They will
be published in order received as space permits. Letters will be re
turned if requested.
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stripes and insignia of a top ser
geant, which is Mr Norgaard's
rank. It is a clever piece of
work and a memento well worth
keeping. Sgt Norgaard is soon to
go back into Australia to take
three months of officers training
and the insignia on the alum
inum will have to be changed
to lieutenant’s bars.
WAAC ENLISTMENTS
HIGH IN MONTANA
As Lt Col Irwin Clawson, dis
trict recruiting officer points out,
Montana women have a record
of which this state can be proud.
There have been a total of 360
women enrolled in the WAACs
in Montana in the last seven
months and considering that no
recruiting was done until Dec
ember of last year, it is a re
markable record. Wolf Point has
furnished its share with eight
known WAACs from this terri
tory and possibly there are
more unheralded ones.
HENRY McKEE PROMOTED
TO CORPORAL TECHNICIAN
Henry McKee, formerly of
Wolf Point has been promoted
to the grade of Corporal technic
ian in the 12th Training regi
ment of the Branch Immaterial
Replacement Center, Camb Jos
eph T Robinson, Arkansas. He
has been at Camp Robinson
since September, 1941 and is a
member of a permanent cadre.
TOM KELLY SENDS
GREETINGS
Tom Kelly, who is in Uncle
Sam’s Air Force writes from
“Somewhere in Australia” and
sends greetings to all his town
and farm friends in and around
Wolf Point. Having been in bus
iness here himself, his thoughts
wander to the old home town
Main street perhaps oftcner than
most of the boys and we want
to assure Tom that we too, miss
his cheery “Hi” and the million
dollar smile that went along
with it.
long GRADUATES
FROM AIR SCHOOL
Corporal Leonard K Long, son
of Mr and Mrs Ray Long of Os
wego. who previously graduated
from an airplane mechanics
school, has now finished his
course in the maintenance and
repair of planes. This qualifies
him to take his place as a mem
ber of the combat crew of an
Army Air force unit. Corp. Long
worked on his father’s farm be
fore entering the service las
August at Fort Douglas, Utah
STANLEY BROOKS TELLS
OF ARMY LIFE
The following letter was re
ceived by the Chris Jensens ot
the south country, and Mrs Jen
sen was kind enough to bring
it to the Herald-News that oth-
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here's what is left:
Dear Friends:
Well, I'm glad to report I’m
well and like Army life alright.
Have been here nearly 6 months
now so I’m beginning to feet
like an bld veteran. Don’t seem
but a short time ago that I was
just a lowly rookie. Arrived
here on my 23rd birthday and I
recall wondering idly whether
that was a good omen or oth
erwise. Seriously, tho, it's quite
an experience to enter a new
sort of regimented life and of
course, I wondered as to what
it would be like, difficulties to
surmount, mastering the good
art of soldiering, etc. Didn’t have
much time to speculate tho as
the next day we were launched
on our basic training program.
We had as our Corporal a Mon
tanan. so that made everything
OK. In fact all the officers were
an understanding bunch. We
were 1-B men so some of us did
not do so well on the rifle range
on account of poor vision but
we at least were up to the oth
ers of 1-A class in all other lines.
I am now in the administrative
branch .or D E M L of the camp.
So far I've worked as clerk at
Hdq. here, as an M P fiot to
mention KP and on certain de
tail work away from Camp Cal
lan.
We have movies every nite
here and travelling shows now
and then and libraries and all
sorts of outdoor and indoor
sports, so anyone can find his
favorite type of recreation. I’ve
only been to San Diego twice,
tho its only 15 miles from this
camp. There's sure some beau
tiful country about camp. Just
like one sees in pictures. There’s
an especially neat pretty little
town, La Jolla, near here that
my chums and I go to every now
and then. Nearly all the towns
buildings are of Spanish style
architecture. red roofs and
white walls. And the green-blue
waters of the Pacific sets the
town off just right so that it is
really picturesque. I’ll spend my
winters there when I get rich.
We also go to the beach and
watch the big breakers roll in,
quite a sight for us land-lub
bers.
Hope I can get back this year
and see all the folks back home
on Cow Creek. You mentioned
something about not getting tc
read the last poem I wrote, so I
am enclosing one I wrote the
other evening. I think it express
es how most Americans feel.
Don’t forget that mail call is
the one thing we never miss and
tell all my friends to write and
I'll surely answer them all.
So long. Good luck and ans
wer soon.
Your old friend and neighbor
Pvt C. Stanley Brooks,
Camp Callan
The poem follows:
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The Herald-News Wolf Point, Roosevelt County. Montana
ANSWER TOKIO KILLERS
BY BUYING WAR BONDS
By HENRY MORGENTHAU. JB.
Secretary of tho Troasary
Every American can take a hand
in exacting American justice for the
Tokio savages who murdered our
flyers.
Our people are thoroughly angry.
Ohr anger will mean nothing in the
fight to crush the Japanese war
lords unless it inspires Americana
to action.
We are now in the midst of a drive
to borrow $13,000,000,000 from the
American people. Our theme, “They
'Give Their Lives—You Lend Your
Money,” has been given a stirring
meaning by what has happened to
our brave boys.
I think Americans will want to
scrape the bottom of the barrel to
lend all the money they can possibly
spare to end that kind of atrocity
as quickly as possible.
Our flyers gave their lives. All
Americans at home are asked to do
is to lend their money. Let your
War Bond purchases today answer
the murderers of Tokio.
TO STALINGRAD, A TOAST
To the men of a far away, wax
swept land
In a city that stayed the hand
of fate
The bestial hand that threatened
to rule
O'er every world home, and
town and state.
Though hope seemed futile and
fate supreme
Through those dark, dark sec
onds of Russia’s hour
You never faltered at blood,
flame and steel
And ne’er once did cry for
mercy, nor cower.
But you held the fort and hold
on you will
’Till ,we of the new world and
Britian-land
Can ready our forces for clim
mactic blows
That'll crush down the bloody
fascistic hand.
Like lightning we'll strike and
like thunder
The onrush of our soldiers and
hot roaring steel
Shall shake once again the
beaches of Europe
Our liberating forces by foot
and by wheel.
We’ll march victorious through
France, then Norway
On battlegrounds for distant and
wide
To strike fear, regret to the
Prussian’s heart
And remove their dagger from
Europe's side.
Our long promised relief finally
will be there to lift
The terrible burdens of war so
long you have borne
On your aching and blooksoaked
shoulders
Thru your years of struggle, just
for the peaceful morn.
That’ll come when war’s terrible
roar has been stilled
And with liberty and equality
established again
Then the tears and the heart
toleed of Europe's war vic
tims can dry
And sweet peace will settle like
a blanket of rain.
Then we’ll think of Russia's
Stalingrad and be grateful
As the peoples of free lands
everywhere do
For your sacrifice for liberty
and Mother Russia
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Has aided us, and other mations
to stay free too.
So to you and our frontline
boys, we'll all drink a toast
To all democracies’ soldiers, sail
ors, across land and sea.
To you Cossacks, our Yankees
and Britian's men
All brothers in blood, now and
ever, for Liberty.
—Pvt C. S. Brooks, D.E.M.L.
, Camp Callan, Calif.
JOHNNY DOUGHBOY WRITES
FROM NORTH AFRICA
This “sample” letter from a
soldier serving in North Africa,
telling the things we’d like to
know about the country, customs
and habits, is a real treat to all
who have boys in that part of
the globe, who have no time or
opportunity to write of these
things. So, here it is:
Dear Folks:
I’ve been pretty darn busy
lately and perhaps my mail has
shrunk to a point where you’re
assuming that the mermaids are
holding it up for inspection, but
here’s one to keep you inform
ed.
First, let me say that things
are running smoothly here and
I hope things aren't too tough
in the States.
For a time we had a bit of
trouble making the natives un
derstand us. No more] They do
not speak English yet, but their
“American” gets better every
day. The only time they can’t
understand us is when we try to i
knock down their prices—that’s
when they come up with a ‘‘no |
spik” routine. Believe me, they- j
ve got business on the brain. As
I’ve probably told you, there is
n’t much here to spend our mon
ey on because of ithe German
policy which prevailed before
our landing. The Nazis milked
this country of everything which
once made it a wealthy land.
Don’t worry about our food,
—we’re getting plenty—although
there isn’t a man in the Comp
any who wouldn’t trade a three
day pass for one honest-to-good
ness American hamburger—with
onions. The army has been issu
ing us our cigarettes, mints, raz
or blades, shaving cream, tooth
paste and all that. Of course, its
not always my favorite brand—
.but as the French say ‘‘e’est la
Guerre" which means (if you
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“after all, this war.”
j What’s this country like, you
ask? Well, from what I've seen
so far, if you took away the
Arabs, camels, donkeys, and you
added a few roadside stands, you
would have something a lot like
southern California. The land is
rolling. Trees are kind of scarce,
but the country as a whole is
good to look at. We do see a lot
of funny sights. Imagine a man
in the States riding a donkey
while his wife walks behind, a
load of fagots on her back — a
common sight here. The Arabs
load their donkeys to a point
where you think you see a tree
walking down the road, until on
closer examination, you see it’s
just one of those guys in long
white cloaks who’se been shag
ging wood for his fire.
Civilian gasoline is scarce here
and it’s queer sight to see a slick
i looking Lincoln Zephyr rolling
down the road with a trailer on
. back, mounting two big tanks.
.The tanks are really little furn
aces which burn charcoal—a sub
stitute for gasoline. It makes an
awful small, but the worst comes
when the fire runs out and the
driver has to stop and build up
a flame. Incidentally I read that
fuel oil rationing in the States is
increasingly severe. Well, they
don’t have any at all here. I’ve
been in several homes without
one degree of heat.
I There’s an American Soldiers
and 'Sailors radio station over
here and although we don’t have
many radios, we get in on a lot
Of programs—and eagerly wait
for more radios which we hear
are on the way. T hope the mer
maids don’t hold them up for in
spection, because we certainly
miss the news. We do get a mim
eographed news sheet every day
and “The Stars and Stripes” (the
army’s African newspaper) once
a week—but there’s never too
much. «
I guess you were all surprised
to read that President Roosevelt
was here in Africa. Some day
Fil be able to tell what my part
in the deal was.
By the way, you’d better
write me on a V-mail form be
cause most of it is flown and
I’ll be getting your letters lots
faster. Don’t let any one kid you
—there’s nothing like mail from
the States. So please keep the
pen flying. The guy that’s writ
ing this is low on ideas so he’ll
just say: So long!
Johnny Doughboy.
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scrap drive.
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Page Eight
BILLY REICHERT NOW Ist/
LIEUT. IN TEXAS CAMP
Wm. Reichert, former Wolt
Pointer, has again been promot
ed and now holds the rank of Ist
Lieut, at Camp Barkeley, Texas,
meet they had had in many a
administration.
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