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THE POST, FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1945
THE
OUTPOST
Where those at home and the men and women in the armed services from the
Back Mountain Region—in camps and on the fighting fronts—keep
contact with their fellows throughout the world.
ception of westerns,
‘someday I will break down and
Howard A. Wilcox
Joan Gabel
FROM FIELDS AFAR
Hold Your Hats, Boys
Dear Mr. Risley,
This gob has hit upon a post-war
plan that is really solid stuff. What
I mean, it’s out of this world. The
idea is to set up my washing ma-
chines in that Back Mountain Li-
brary so the people who bring me
their washings, can read while
standing by for their duds to dry.
1f I had more time I might even be
able to think of something to do
with a stone monument.
To be disgustingly truthful, I
have been doing a little reading in
my - spare time. (That generally
amounts to about two hours per
day) Since I came aboard I have
read something like 17 books (and
not little ones either.) That almost
covers our library with the ex-
and maybe
read two or three of them.
Do you really have any idea of
the power of the press? So far I
‘have heard of three people who are
changing from ordinary washday
soaps to that wonderful Duz, just
because they think the Navy uses
it. While we do have a wonderful
1508p; it ‘is really not Duz. My idea
PUT THESE IN YOUR
BIRTHDAY BOOK!
The Post assumes no responsibil-
_ity for the accuracy and complete-
ness of this list,
compiled each
‘week from the card index of soldier
information on file at the Post.
March 10
March 10
March 10
Russell Rishell
Donald Wilson
Clarence H. Besteder
, March 11 Dick . 5
Paul Bi Smith = March 11| {5 /< Dick Phillips
Russell Snedeker = March 11 : HE
Earl D. Fritzges March 12 PS. The paper is coming in fine
Wi i Rho Jes Jr March 18 shape now. Thanks for everything.
~ : LE By AT March 13 @® Duz, does it. Brother do I
Loe H. He the a 1 3 wish you were here to help me with
Be ¢ oe Jeuh He 7 debyant the spring farming.—Editor.
March 15 Enjoys England
Warren A. Johnson March 15
Jasper R. Kocher March 15
Marion Disque March 16
Edward E. Holcomb March 16
Albert M. MeKeel March 16
George Russ March 16
Robert N. Jones March 17
Robert B. Price March 17
Marvin J. Sweezy March 17
Alvin L. Shaffer March 18
William Fletcher March 19
Gerald M. Schultz, March 19
Herbert R. Williams, Jr.
March 19 in school. The most impressive
Rob R March 20 thing about a tour of London is the
obert Lace March 21 bombed areas. It is really amazing
John Laity Willi are how cheerful the people are in
Rhoslyn Major Wi “Mon h 21 spite of all they have been through.
F LH. Bill ! March 29 Two weeks ago, four of us attend-
Pont] Br Mor Bojed "thy ‘services uf ei
Phivip Cheney York > be impossible to describe on paper.
Wis, d BR el Moreh 23 After the service we roamed around
> i ) th
Doruin E. Husted | March 2% looking at the tombs of the famous
Frank C. Kuehn
Gustav A. Kabeschat
March 25
Robert rr. Morris March 25 who lived to be 159. He was born
James J. Borton March 26|in the 16th Century and lived
Harry P. Hart March 26 through the reigns of five Kings
John Helfrick March 26) and Queens. 7 |
1; d Hoo March 27 I promised you in my last letter:
00NT Der that I'd tell you a little about
James J. Knecht March 27 myself and what I'm doing. There
Charles DeWitt March 28|really isn’t much I dare tell because
William H. Renshaw
Robert D. Major
Harry A. Sweppenheiser
March 29
March 30
Arden Steele
Franklin. T. Hemenway April 9
March 24
March 25
March 28
March 29
of the spelling would take the rest
of the letter and is of uppermost
unimportance so we shall skip over
it. I will tell you it comes in nice,
easy to handle, packages of fifty
and one-hundred pounds, while it
takes only a bucket full for a week
of washing. Now I am not saying
Duz doesn’t do everything, just let-
ting you know that I don’t use it.
Washing does take up a lot of my
time, but I do have one or two
other tasks. Signal, security and
gangway watches to stand, and al-
together too much painting. If you
ever remember any time I was
painting at home (which wasn’t
‘often) I always ended up with most
of the paint on myself. The Navy
has been teaching me a new and
better method, so that now it turns
out 50-50, which isn’t bad.
On the envelope of the last letter
I got from my brother,the return
address read‘“Cpl. G. W. Phillips.”
That's what I like to hear, (Don’t
let him ‘know this, but if he is half
as good as I think he is, he will be
a General in almost no time—per-
haps even before I get to be
‘Admiral. )
You should have gotten in on the
swell box of cookies 'n stuff Mom
sent. They were some cookies! Not
only a swell cook, but a swell gal,
my Mom.
Oh yes—I changed that darn ad-
dress of mine again. Always pulling
that fool stunt, but I won’t do it
again for at least two weeks—may-
be even longer.
Looks to me as if one of these—
officers is going to catch me
now. No, I am not writing on,
working hours, but one of the
officers hates to see me relax or
enjoy myself.
Hasta lluega and all that,
Dear Mr. Risley,
My last letter to you was written
on the high seas. Quite a bit has
happened since then, the most im-
portant being that I arrived safely
here in England. I find.it a great
deal like home over here, but of
course it could never replace it.
Having visited London quite a few
times, I naturally did some sight
seeing. It seems so strange, seeing
things that we studied about while
Abbey. It was so beautiful it would
Englishmen buried there. The most
Mich.
With Ferry Crew
Mobile, Ala., Mar. 5—Forrest R.
Stevens, . Machinist's mate third
class, husband of Mrs. Jean Stevens,
R. D. 2, Dallas, is stationed at
Chickasaw, Ala. assigned to Ferry
Crew Number Five.
Prior to enlistment in the Navy
on October 24, 1943 in Detriot,
Stevens was employed by
the Broach Co. of Detroit.
Bombed Railway Yards
An Eighth Air Force Bomber
Station, England—Sergeant Robert
F. Moore, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. R. Moore, Dallas, radio operator
and waist gunner on a Flying For- |
tress, received his baptism in aeiral
warfare during an Eighth Air Force
bombing attack on railroad yards
at Chemnitz, Germany.
The assualt, coordinated with the
fighting of Russian troops invading |
Germany, was part of the concen-
trated effort of the AAF to cut
Nazi supply lines.
The Pennsylvania airman is a
member of the 34th Bomb. Group,
a unit of the Third Air Division,
the division cited by the President
for its mow historic England-Africa
shuttle bombing of Messerschmitt
aircraft plants at Regensburg,
Germany.
"We
Richard LeGrand, electricians
mate 3/C, is spending a furlough
here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis LeGrand.
Aviation Cadet, John Davies who
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me most of all was that of a man
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I'm in the Troop Carrier Com-
mand at present after flying in other
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a year and a half. It's a swell out-
fit and is made up of a good bunch
of boys. Our main job is re-supply
Howard Boice March 31| and evacuation, but so far I haven't
Glenn E. Moore April 1|been out of England. At present
George Salansky April 1|it’s the weather that gives us the
Robert Covey April 1| most trouble.
Alfred G. Davis April 2 Speaking of weather, we have
Hubert W. Jones. April 2| 1,3 some fairly cold and stormy
Al Rinken April 2 days lately. I understand that this
James Brace April 3 is the first time it has snowed here
- Samuel Brace April 3| tor some time.
The mail has been very slow
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‘Robert Anderson April 8| {4 7 fred James
Robert W. Lauderbaugh
(Jimmie James)
April 8 Street, Trucksville.
Trevett N. Dickson April 9g 1s good to hear from some
Irving A. Thomas . April 9|one who. is enjoying England and
Leo Yascur April 9 (Continued on Page Six)
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HOWARD W. RISLEY
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Letter Of The Week
This article is written in the form of a letter to a Paratrooper,
who lost his life trying to save several buddies who were trapped
on the opposite side of the Ohr River in Germany. Due to Mili-
tary reasons his name cannot be mentioned and the name, Hugh,
is entirely fictitious. He was loved and respected by his com-
rades. The author of this letter is a Dallas boy who lived and
trained with him, and fought beside him in combat at Bastogne,
and Luxembourg.—Editor.
A Letter To A Pal
February 18, 1945
France
Dear Pal,
I packed your personnel belongings last night, Hugh, and carried
them to the orderly room to be sent to your parents. Every little
article seemed so familiar to me. You see, all those months you slept
by me, worked and made plans with me, gave us both a chance to
learn each other, our personnel traits, characteristics and peculiarities.
I found one of those peculiarly designed pipes you smoked; can see
you so plain; your helmet sitting on the back of your head, that wool
muffler bundled around you, and with that pipe. I believe that par-
ticular pipe was the only one of its kind in the Regiment, Hugh. [It
was so characteristic of you, Pal; I knew you'd want that sent home.
I also found that little pearl-handled pocket-knife from the World's
Fair. It was put.in the box along with so many other little odds and
ends you always carried around in your bags.
You know, Hugh, I just can’t get over the change that came over
you when we went into combat. You were always the quiet type,
the big brother of every boy in the section. You were the one we
went to with our confidential problems, the one we asked how to spell
a long word or “what were the seven wonders of the world?” Then,
came combat; you volunteered for patrols, then you went to D Com-
pany. Every time a Second Battalion unit went to the River you
were with it . . . I remember the first night.
It was cold and raining bitterly; we carried the assualt boat over
some of the roughest terrain I've ever seen. We got across into the
Siegfried Line, but four men were wounded, after a bitter fire fight.
It seems so plain, you were helping me carry Johnson two miles over
those hills where you couldn't see three yards in front of you. We
made it back to our lines and carried the wounded with us. That's
the night I noticed the change in you. Two nights later I saw you
again, that was when we lay along the River pinned down by enemy
machine guns. We finally got the boat across; you were covering the
approach to the River. I left at 7:30 the following morning with my
men to report to the Regimental S-2, to give him the good news, ‘no
men lost, in enemy lines two and a half hours, and still advancing.”
After the report, I went to bed.
In the afternoon I heard the rumor that you had been seriously
wounded. I checked with the Medics and confirmed the rumor; all
the boys were very much distrubed and upset. Then I heard the de-
tails” of ‘your: actions from the Major. The patrol met stiff resistance
at the upper end of the peninsula; after killing 39 of the enemy, the
patrol received orders to withdraw. Well, you know how it was, Pal,
better than any of us. The patrol got across by discarding their
equipment and weapons, and swimming to our side of the river. Two
men reached the boat; they were wounded. You volunteered to go
down to the river and pull the boat and line with the wounded in,
back to safety. That’s when you got hit.
We've heard the story how the enemy mortars laid a barrage on
you and wouldn't let up to let the medics treat your wounds or carry
you out of that exposed position. They gave you five pints of blood
plasma while under fire. Finally, they carried you to safety, but even
your strong heart, the strongest heart God gave to a man, was too
weak from loss of blood, and you passed away. God rest your Soul,
Pal.
wanted to die, for your comrades and your country.
Your Pal,
Cpl. Ralph Antrim
Hq. & Hq. Co. 513 Pcht. Inf.
P.S. We're at a Rest Camp now, we left the following morning after
the patrol along the river. Just twelve hours after you were wounded
and passed away.
the front lines but contributed tna-
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You died a Proud Death, the kind of a Death you would have.
FROM CAMPS AT HOME
Back From Overseas
Dear Mr. Risley,
I would like to subscribe for the
Dallas Post. I really enjoy reading
it. It also gives me the news of
what is going on at home. It ‘also
gives me the privilege to find out
where some of my buddies are. I
was raised at Harvey's Lake and I
always did like to read the Dallas
Post.
Mr. Risley, on this application
form for the Dallas Post, I put my
camp address instead of my home
address. My address is Cragg E.
Wetzel, Pittston, R.D. 1, C/O H. L.
Hunsinger. I am making my home
with him. I am not sure whether
my own folks’ address is right or
not because I haven’t heard from
them in over a year. That was
their address when last I heard
from them. So if I have made any
mistakes I would appreciate ‘it very
much if you would overlook them.
I have been overseas for 2%
years and now I am back in the
States. I am stationed in Lake Char-
les, Louisiana. I also like it a lot. I
am going to get married pretty soon.
Mr. H. L. Hunsinger is also a sub-
scriber of the Dallas Post. He is my
uncle and I am going to stay with
him after the war or near his home
anyway.
¢ Yours very truly,
{ .~"Cpl. Cragg E. Wetzel
Lake Charles, Louisiana.
@® Don’t forget. We want her
picture and a story on the wedding.
If you'll send it to us we'll call it
square for the Post.—Editor.
Saw Great Quintet
Dear Editor,
I think it is about time that. I
drop you a few lines letting you
know that my address has changed
again. We all thought that we were
settled down in the 19th after we
had our embarkation leave, but we
weren't. I am now in the 11th bat-
talion and it is a swell outfit, a lot
better than the other one we were
in. I am now on mess duty and
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HARNESS
WORKERS
has been taking his pre-flight train-
ing at Chapel Hill, N. C., has re-
turned after spending a brief leave
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Stanley Davies. John is one of
the cadet wrestling team.
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Bwarded Purple Heart
Corporal Durwood Splitt, son of
Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Splitt of Jack-
son Township was awarded the
Purple Heart for wounds suffered
as a result of enemy action on Cor-
sica. He was with an Anti Air-
craft Outfit and was on Corsica
during the invasion of Elba and
Southern France. He also took
part in the African and Italian
Campaigns.
Corporal Splitt wears the Good
Conduct Medal, Campaign ribbons,
and two Bronze Stars.
He has been overseas twenty
two months and is now at the
front with the engineers in the
First Armored Division.
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Pvt. Paul H. Lyne, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Royal Lyne, formerly of
Trucksville, now of Annapolis, Md.,
has arrived safely in Northern
France.
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France. — Cpl. Lawrence Murray,
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did the bulk of its fighting behind Vault Boxes For Rent,
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careful attention.
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