Howeirerj, being a M, Po is xiot quite so difficult now aa in the beginning
according to Sgto Inscoe. Catch another Jeep going our way* Albertc we
®’^3oy the visits of our service men and vroffisn*
JOHK To LEE; Pvto Lee of Canip Fannin, Texes visited Caromount in
®^Jly Mayo John was inducted at Ft* Bragg in Kov€®ber, 19^3°^ ilrffiy
to agree with him for he has gained 20 pounds and is *'tit as a fiddle «.
the Infantry Lee says a hike of 35 Biliks is not at all unueualr. The
'tret such hike was completed with no soldier falling by the way™ which is
f good reoordc Most of his outfit are Sorth Qarolinlons, A few Mexicans
p the outfit ooBipletely confuse the Sargeont with their Spanish Ohattero
:• wears the medal for rifle marksmanship« Texas being entirely too far
Horth Carolinaj Lae says he will gladly return it to the Indians^ • He
J^8 reporting to Ft, Meade, Md, after hie furlough, Lee is now a "proud
rPA" and of course, he received an emergency furlough to visit his heir,
®®e our way again, Pa,
JESSE^O, PRIDGEN; Papa “Red" Pridgen paid us a visit while home to
his respect to his new son, William Clyde Pridgen, as of April ^3* Ji'
6®*^ was really beaming when he aiinounoed this to us. He is with Army Air
*?^oe8 at Albuquerque, Kew Mexico as ari air plane mechanic. He likes the Array
The defense ribbon for service before Pearl Harbor and a good conduct
gibbon shine brightly on hie uniform, Sgt, Pridgen entered the Army in
July 1941„ We hope his furloughs will be ordered more frequently for "Red
WILBUR Dc WILLIAMS; Wilbur visited Caromount recently on a furlough
f um Camp Carson, Colorado, The Army is doing fine for Wilbur evidently
he has g'aiped considerable weight and is looking fine. In spite of this,
;Ubur was gla,d'to be rel«avecl of Aimsy chores and duties, Wilbur was en
tertained at sevbral parties at home. From Colorado t.o North Carolina in
: long trip and Pvt, Williams was getting rather ir/rpatient and anxious to
^®o^Rocky Mount, We are glad of an opportunity to see him and we hope
Tier furlough will be in order soon.
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NEWS FROM MSN AND WOMEN IN SERVICE
h^^PANlEL E, BORE; Pfe, Bone writes from St, Jacksonj S, C, where he la
6*^ sTat’ioned, Den says, "It was really swell to get back In the barracks
those Tennessee Maneuvera", Everyone in Daris division has been ptting
u^loughs and we surely hope that Dane’s furlough will be next on the list,
IfcjMES A, BO'VDEN? Sgt, Bowden writes from somewhere in India, He states
ft ^ he has been transfersd from the Airdrome Squadrom to the Air Transpoxs
H?'**nTand and libes It fine. This transfer has enabled him to get an aerial
Of some of the Terrain in India and he says that "I have had a chance
ft! ^ly over some beautiful country and some that was plenty rugged , we
^ith Bowden that it must have been a wonderful experience.
Brown wrote to uo from Fort Crook,
As stated her letter.
Kebr, where
Margaret brown; ■ sgt„ - . ^ v
1 ^ W&8 tenjporarilly stationed. As stated her letter, she I’sceived her lur^
and you will notice paid us a visit while on furlough. She was at
Crook for special training and has later been, transfersd to Fort Ogle"-
Georgia,