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Oi 3. VISITORS FROM THE UMITED STATES ARMED FORCES PFC rJiELVIN' ffOOLARD; After more than one long year in Italy and France, Melvin has returned to the States* He stated that Italy offered tough battle terrain* Southern France was described as a beautiful country with beautiful girls. Pfc. Woolard has been Injured two times. He was first Injured during the Anzio Beach invasion. He recuperated in ample time to participate in the invasion of Southern France where he was in jured again. He was awarded the Purple Heart and Oak Leaf Cluster. Melvin will undergo an operation while in the States. Pfc. Woolard looked fit as a fiddle, having acquired additional height and weight. We are surprised that the southern French belles allowed him to escape. home, Pfc, Woolard. We are grateful for your fine record. Visit us again soon. NEWS FROM MEM AHD WOMEN IH SERVICE ‘ This news is obtained from many Interesting letters received. Write us a letter to-day. S/soT. LESLIE W. ADAMS; Sgt, Adams is a prisoner of war in_Germany. Leslie H. Adams", his father and a Caromount employee, showed us a letter receded recently from the POW Camp where Sgt. Adams is Interned. ^ p-ettine- alone o.k.« Naturally the space was scarce and he did not have an opportSnitrto tell much more. We are glad to get this news from Sgt. Acams and hope things go well with him. PFC. RICHARD BRADLEY: Richard Bradley writes that it _l8 pretty cold writine letters in a fox hole which is a good reason for not writing, RichaxI is in the B4th Division attached to the first army and at the time he wrote this letter he had just come back from the front lines in Germany for a little rest. He states that those shells come might Jr close at times but be has been lucky so far and we hope he will keep the same good luck. PFC. R. M- BRANTLEY: • Randolph writes that he is in the ''36th Division” in France and that hi~has been moving so fast that he has not had time to write. Pvt? LLtley thinks the CAROMOUNT NEWS is ”a very nice P^per" and it means ' a lot to him^to get it. This letter was written on December 10, 1944 and «al reported mieslng on December 15. He ere hoping to heer good news of his whereabouts, SGT MARGARET F. BROWN: When writing us, Margaret had just completed her ^ird boat trlp^ Aftern leaving the States, she first landed in Brisbane, where she had quite a time, then from there to Dutch New Guinea -- and now the Phillnnines. Margaret says the natives and the jungles she has were w^ise thin anrpictures, 0" ^®^ ^®^ destination they
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