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Ruth of Lyons, Ga., for j?5,00 contribution. She loves you g\.iys so much,. OUR IDEA OF A REAL HERO ’’Dear Editor: «The fellow members of the infantry company to which. Sgt, Wil liam. Hudson, one of your local citizens, belongs, wish to^ inform you of his recent decoration, t)ue to his modesty we know that he would not Inform you of ^t'he. .occasion himself, so we have decided to let you Imov/ by this, iBtter,' ’*0n Aug, /27 ceremonies held at our battalion headquarters, Sgt. Hudson- was awarded the Bronze Star 'for gallantry in action "Bill”, as all ' the fellov/s. know him, has not missed a single, day of action in which his company has'been engaged since the Africm landing. He has amassed the amazing figure of over 300 actual com bat days in which he was actively engaged with the enemy. To every one of us ”Bill” is a real hero,» \ ^ (Signed) S/Sgt, C, ¥, Lewis and the rest of the boys,, ■ (sgt,. Hudson'is the son.of Norman Hudson,) A-genuine letter,from'Marine. Lawrence Morris in Pacific, Says ho Just./misses Tobie Webb, but will soon take him in, .l^pves his HFN (Same to you, Lawrence) Luther Hears wtites from Anniston, (AlaO Air Ease and says for 'evex’ybody to write him, G-, G-, Harrell at Bainbridge and with, help of ' Waves and Nurses hopes*to get through M/Sgt, Frank Arens throws party in England with cheese and crack ers sent by lovely wife. Says his Pathfinder outfit truly ”put- ing out». (HFN. says 0,K,, -and spread It on thick). Mn.rk ¥• Webb with Inf, in Pacific Theatre, Says dark gals beginning to bright- ^en i^p a bit, Careful-Mark^'i (Dig you ever see that boys south paw 'daddy pitch? Truly.,, a major leaguer. Could really send 'em down'there), //Cpl., W* 'B. Crisp^ is ■ over and eating up HFN. (So :glad we can favor‘you GI.'s, ’’cause some of ^s know the score cut there.) Cpl, Sarah Berwick in post Office at LeJeune, HFN says LuoMarines there, ” She writes us a grand letter and thanks , Sa.rah,v John Pollard in State of Washington and says 0, K,, but rather be back here, Cpl. Charlie Newell in France - has seen Oscar Edmondson. We>can*t decipher his letter. Says no place to go^to have a good'time. Our comment - France has ^ surely changed- Charlie, Lt, Henry- Slaughenhaupt at Benning - trained with Air Corps at SioiJix City, ."^Was, Asst^ G-unnery officer there. Called on HFN recently and seemed to be in fine fettle. Not often we get a letter like, we received from Irvin Adler, Yl/C, with U. S, S, Tus- cana in Pacific, Hears about Hula girls, but that's all. Has been to Saipan, etc, Oy, Sgt, Joe Harper with Marines in S. Pa.ci- fic, on isle formerly occupied ,by Japs, Frank W. James writes, "much ‘oblige” for HFN from USN Charleston, Cpl. Jas, R. Cra.tch at Crowder. Ha's seen Babcock and Hornthal. Sends regards to all Excerpts from letter from Capt. Herbert Taylor in Nev/ G-viinea, for^ mer Judge of--Recorders Court. ”I hpVe Just received and.read from cover to cover your July ^th issue of HFN, It was, like having the morning dope at .zceller's and an evening in front of the Tovm Hall, and a stroll through the Courthouse with a ch_at with Miss Ellen, Miss Bal, Mace, pill Babcock and the. rest of the crowd. It was like the usual^ con versation Just before and after services at the Howard Memox’ial Presbyterian Church, and the nineteenth hole at Hilm,a. It lack od only the beverage occasionally found at the latter place, but nevj-s from home was stimulant enough. When I heard that Bill Babcock had Joined up I was afraid that HFN would suffer. But you and the others certainly have the spirit of the thing and the paper improves vjith age, although there is very little room for improvement. Every other night we hang a small screen betv/een two palm trees and enjoy I6 milimeter movies. ' They j^re not Hollywood’s latest^ (We Just saw »Ruggles of Red G-ap", year 193^) but v/e^put on our helmet and panchos nnd gladly sit through,the heaviest of down pours, Say"hello*‘ to the Rotarians and others for me, and don’t let the presses stop] It’s all a far cry from that shingle I had home and the seat t used t0"have. in the courthouse. Still, there* 11 come a, day,"
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