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ACCORDING ^oG.I. JO Lt, Bob Currin III paid us a very pleasant how-de~do. Bob Just in from Foster*" Fie Id, Texas where he won his pilot wings A fine kid, pnly 19 years, v/ith a splendid past record in Edgecombe* , Excellent family and was a leader in Highschool and Boy:* Scouts, Loves his commission and despite his 14 months* service, is cheerful and all set to go. Canit beat lads like this, not in a thousand years, i' ' ■ ' . YOU should have,seen old Joe Wagner with'his wings when he blew,ini He has won his commission for flying, is as husky as Babe Ruth, and boy the beam on that map of hisj Don't^ blame you, neighbor Joe - get in there and give *em hell, as you did/on the grideron. We all will watch this boy with in ter est, V• Had a short talk with (J, p. Killer who is at home on fur lough from Gordon-Johnson of Fla. Miller is in a very inter esting branch of the service, Harbor Craft of the Amphisious Dept, He is an electrician and Jjays he likes hie work fine (G-.y P, married Catherine Lancaster, very efficient assistant to health officer, Dr. W.K, MoDowell) The H. F.N, was . signally honored'iDy a visit from. William Fur man Mathis now'holding medical discharge from US Navy after 2 yrs. serivice, willia.m was a tail gunner of a dive bomber and attached to the illfated Aircraft Carrier Wasp. He -was aboard her in the Solomans when she was attacked and sunk by a pack of Subs, , Saying that he was on the flight deck when orders came to go over, his jump was feet. He had on Kapok life preserver, that saved his life since he v/as knocked out on st^riking, the water. He remained in the shark infested waters for 3 hrs,, suffering sharpnel wouMs and terrible shock, William was ' awarded 6 C-^Jnpaign ribbons, 6 stars and purple hearts. His rank was 3/C Petty Officer. His description of the bomb decks and bomb loaded planes, exploding along with thousands of gallons of fuel oil, x^rill long remain with us William married pretty Alice Sllis of Leggetts and has beau~ tiful red headed baby boy. Ching Marrow, a swell guy, takes it on the chin right on at Embarkation Camp Shanks. Has seen lots of youse guys passing thru. Rotarian Ching*s brother, Buck, ox Detroit American League pitcher, with s|ilpyards at ^Jex^rport 'News, Remember good-looking Sam. Dunn? Well, he, paid us a visit 'after k years in Service, three spent v/ith Marines, - Is with First Marine Division, 2 years in s. I^acific, was G-uadal^ . canal and Cape G-loster - new G-ulnea and really tells hp.ir ■raisers. Rank now ph. Mate 1/c M, S.N, ' When'in Pacific ®iw ;' »Elleanor», Joe, E. Brown, Gary Cooper but says best time of all is «mail time'». Saw Vincent Batts out there, (ilad to be .back (on rotation plan) but could take more if dealt out to ■ him,,. , ■_ ■ ' ■ ' ■; Buddy^yerett on Shore Patrol at Norfolk tells this one- •that.iie and ano.ther guy on motorcycles picked up' suspicious car on Harnpton Blvd.- a chase resulted- says speedometer hit 100 m.p.h. went thru stop light, at 67 that ,car had 3 sailors aboard anci finally wreoked at high speed tearing up car but not injuring sailors. Car proved to be stolen job Buddy, you : can hnve all this you want but not us, "Says hJls brother Dick was in French invasion, , In conversation with. Lee Ruffin and remarking that I was a member of the Array of occupation in World War I, spending ^^ix .months in Germany, Lee replied that he also was a member of ■the same Divisioh, the Fifth, Lee was with a machine gun com pany and I was with the 21st Field Artillery, incidehtlyl was a member of the pitching staff of the' 5th Division base ball team and really toured Europe, Some of you Joe’s might see my tracks up around Coblentz when you cross the'Rhine* , m, — —
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