often but the truth is I just never
quite regularly and was very much
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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.
FROM FIELDS AFAR
No More Fighting
Dear Mr. Editor,
: I suppose I should start out by
- making all sorts of excuses and
apologies for not writing you more
took the time. From now on I'll
do my best to correct that error.
I have been receiving the Post
interested in its contents especially
the Outpost section. Very often
I run across a letter from one of
my old pals up that way. Some
are in the Pacific, others in Ttaly
and still others in either France
England, or even Germany. It sure
is amazing how the army can dis-
_ 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.
Herbert Kemmerer June 23
Stephen C. Lord June 23
Lloyd R. Protheroe June 23
Florence Rusiloski June 23
James A. Sorber June 23
Robert F. Dietz June 84
Stanley E. Fabian June 24
William F. Cairl June 25
John T. Carey, Jr. June 25
Robert Evans June 25
Allen Kittle June 25
Dean D. Kocher June 25
Roswell T. Murray ~~ June 25
Arthur L. Hunsinger June 27
Mildréd Loveland June 27
James H. Fritz June 29
Peter P. Sesock June 29
Robert H. Uskurait June 29
Joseph W. Woolbert = June 29
- June 29
June 30
June 30
Richard Williakps
John M. Fink
Irving Ashton July 1
David S. Costine July 1
John D. Edwards July 1
Howard Kuyttle July 1
Sealer W. Oberst July 1
Frank Townend July 1
Charles F. Wagner July 1
Robert Allan Henderson
July 2
Larue M. Swayze, Jr. July 2
Howard Culp July 4
Frank Tworek July 4
John Brin July 6
~ Ernest Carey July 6
Rosemary Ford July 6
Dana Campbell July 7
Guy M. Arnold July 7
John H. Downs July 7
Benjamin L. Brace July 8
Willard T. Hinz July 8
John T. Owens July 8
Amos Swire July 8
Russell G. Wall July 8
Howard G. Young July 8
David J. Lohmann July 9
Freas Lord July 9
Thomas P. Gibbon July 10
Lewis G. Evans July 10
Robert McGovern July 10
Victor J. Nienius July 10
Kenneth L. Terry July 10
Gilbert Tough July 10
Albert Crispell July 11
John G. Link July 11
Jack P. Covert July 12
Harry Edwards July 12
Wilmer D. Evans July 12
George Morgan Lamoreaux
July 12
Henry S. Sobieski July 12
Evan H. Evans July 13
W. G. Gosart July 13
Evan H. Jenkins July 13
Alan Kistler July 13
Theodore Laskowski July 13
Glenn D. Kocher July 13
Arthur Reese July 13
Floyd J. Hontz July 14
Michael W. O’Boyle July 14
Robert A. Ray July 14
Andrew Kozemchak July 15
perse a group of fellows.
At the present I am in Ger-
many, just outside of Munich. We
aren't doing much yet except pull-
ing guard and patrol duty but I
think we are about due for a
change. It isn't customary of the
army to give a fellow this type
of break for too long a time. Surely
they must have something up their
sleeve.
Two days following the surrender
of Germany I had, and took advan-
tage of, the opportunity to see the
city of Munich. The tour was
made on a bicycle which gave me
look at the things. However, no
matter in which part of the city
one went you could always find
ruin and destruction, the majority
of which was caused by bombing.
Judging from buildings that were
not touched by the bombs, I am
inclined to believe that it was a
fairly beautiful city before the war.
Not until one sees for himself the
destruction brought on by war can
he be fully thankful that it never
came to the homeland of America,
not to say anything of the many
lives of helpless civilians it might
involve. Truly we should thank
God for the protection he gave
us as a Nation. May America re-
frain from following in the foot-
steps of Europe!
Today I received a bit of mews
that filled me with more joy than
did V-E Day. I read in the Stars
and Stripes that by. order of Gen.
Eisenhower any E. M. who took
part in actual combat in ‘either
Sicily, Italy, Corsica or Sardinia
would not go to the Pacific. I guess
that’s enough to make anyone hap-
py, knowing that he has no more
fighting to do. However I hardly
think Tll be getting back to the
states for at least another six or
seven months yet. I won't sweat
much over that though for I know
I'll be back someday.
Perhaps I had better be closing
but before I do I'd like to thank
you very much for sending me the
Post despite the fact that I never
wrote you before. As some of the
other boys have said, it's like get-
ting a letter from home. At times
I would receive no mail except
your paper and with it I would be
perfectly content. It's like getting
many letters in one. Thanks again
and keep sending it, you're doing
a fine job I assure you.
Closing with best Regards,
“Jim” Evans
w= Munich, Germany
Nothing To Worry About
Dear Mr. Editor,
It's been quite a long time since
I've written so I thought I would
write you a few lines. It seems
so nice and peaceful since all the
firing has ceased. Nothing to worry
about except wondering when
you're leaving for the C.B.L now.
I only have 61 points so T guess
I'll be headed there within the
next couple of months. I'm hoping
I go by the U. S. but I guess there
are thousands of other fellows
wishing the same thing.
When the war ended I was only
a few miles away from where I am
now. We just finished taking Linz
it ended.
ended. “Obermaldau is only a small
Linz.
miss it very much.
mail somewhere or what
reason.
pretty. soon. -
As ever,
Fred Schobert
Obermaldau,
Czechoslovakia
On A Post Card
Hello Howard,
Sure is a lot to see here.
want war amazes me.
or should be.
Your pal,
Herb Updyke
f / ‘Germany
“ Big Day In Philippines
al] the more time to take a good |
and were headed for Prague when
Just 9 months to the
day I set foot on France the war
town near Winterberg on the Mal-
dau River, about 40 miles north of
For the past couple of months I
haven't received the Post and I
I am wonder-
ing if it is getting held up in the
is the
I'm hoping I get it again
Why
anyone in so rich a country would
Man’s want
is one of the wonders of the world,
CONTACT
Lieut. Conyngham
Is On British Ship
Lt. (jg) William L. Conyngham
is Liason Officer in Communi
cations on H.M.S. Tenacious which,
with other units of the British
Pacific Fleet, has made repeated
attacks on the Sakisha Islands,
protecting the western approaches
to the Japanese mainland, and
played a large part in support of
the Okinawa campaign. Admiral
R. S. Spruance, Commander of the
U.S. Fifth Fleet, in a message to
Vice Admiral Rawlings, task force
Commander, said, “The work done
by the task force is typical of the
great traditions of the Royal
Navy.”
The Tenacious was also part of
the force which brought Vice Ad-
miral Rawlings, on HM.S. King
George V, for his talk with Ad-
mira] Nimitz.
Lt. Conyngham has previously
(Continued on Page Seven)
got so interested in reading it that
all] I got for dinner when I went
was some bread and iced tea to
drink, but I felt just as good as
if I had a big dinner for I sure
enjoy the Post and hear some
news from the home town again.
I thought maybe you had forgotten
me but I know you didn’t.
I am in Manila in the Philippine
Islands but there isn’t much left
here now after those Japs left and
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A few lines to let you know I
received my first issue of the Post
and was I ever glad to get it. I fe
% Pvt. Joseph Riehl, U.S.A.
% In Armed Serviee.
Dear Mr. Risley,
I guess maybe I've written you
Letter Of The Week
this letter ten times or more but
FROM CAMPS AT HOME
Well, here I am again, and first
always thinking it not very important and I let it go with just being
sealed in an envelope, then to be destroyed. However, this time it’s
“to do or die”.
Who am I? Just a former Dallas resident, Helen Sullivan, former
employee of Hislop’s restaurant before moving here. I'm not in the
service and not important; about all IT do for the war effort is donate
blood to the Red Cross, three times in the last two years. I suppose
most people think I need to be given blood instead of giving, but as
long as I can spare it, it’s going to be given. Then I belong to three’
different service clubs, you donate your time to them after work. It's
not all pleasure but, sir, it’s one of the toughest jobs I've ever had.
You meet some of the most lonesome kids you'd ever want to meet.
There's another thing, mostly why I'm writing you. It's about what
papers, like the Post, do for those kids. It's like a link in a chain,
keeps them posted on all their school chums and pals. I've talked to
these fellows and this is all true, their way of feeling. Paper means
a lot, news of home.
I know each and every person who gets your subscription to the
Post feels as I do, that you're doing one of the most wonderful things
in this war. You'll never be forgotten for it nor should you ever be!
You've thrown many friends and fellows together by just this. It
sure has kept me posted on pals and believe me, it means a lot. I've
been writing pretty regular to Lt. Stanley Hanson and two days before
he was reported missing I had a letter from him. Then I read the
Post and there it was, “Missing In Action”. It was quite a shock but
was better than having the letter return first with it marked on. I had
a letter from his major so I guess maybe there's not too much of a
chance. He was very well thought of by the fellows. I missed see-
ing him on your Remembrance List.
I think they ought to present you with a medal, you're so deserving
of it, and don’t ever stop. If my sister didn’t already send me up
the Post I'd most certainly subscribe to it. Even people who don’t
know Dallas will know it all over the world, thanks to Mr. Risley.
You're probably saying right now you haven't done anything, but the
letters printed from the boys have sure proved different.
If ever any of those fellows who know the Sullivans, even the ones
who don’t, get up this way we hope they drop in at the ‘Journal
Canteen”, one of the biggest canteens here, run by the newspaper.
That's where I'm hostess; I'll sure try to help them have a good time.
At Newport
Dear Mr. Risley,
Well, IT should be mad at myself
for not writing sooner, but I was
so busy and the Post came in very
handy because I did enjoy it very
well when I did not have anything
to read. I like the Navy very
much and I hope I can still lose
more weight.
Well, I thank you very much
again and I hope I will still receive
it.
Very truly yours,
Dick Oliver
Newport, R. L
Wide Open Spaces
Dear Mr. Risley,
of all I want to thank you for the
Post, as I really enjoy reading it
very much,
Since I last wrote to you I have
seen a little of the country, from
New York to Texas. It was a 66
hour ride coming out here. I
didn’t think I would like it here
at first, but I am beginning to like
it more every day.
Boy, talk about your wide open
spaces, Texas sure has plenty of
it. This base, Corpus Christi, is
the largest Naval Air Training base
in the world.
When I left Sampson I thought
maybe I'd be sent to school here,
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All this sounds quite mixed up
in the mail box. You can
I bet this is the longest P. iS. you've
because of the glowing things
so as to make some kind of sense.
into words what I feel but then, you'll have an idea.
Good luck to you always, sir. I remain,
P.S 1 always include a P. S. in a letter; what's a letter without it?
I just wanted to say I feel better now that I've finally got this letter
see for yourself now that it’s not only
service people who appreciate the letters; there's all of the rest of us.
“Being away from Dallas is almost like being in the service. Say,
® A darn nice little letter from a nice little girl, published here not
she says about us,
know all of her Dallas friends will be glad to hear from her.—Editor
but I hope you can un-mix it
I'm not very good at putting
Helen Sullivan
Providence, R. I.
I'll drop off here.
Helen
ever read.
but because we
Discharged
Purther Comment 0 i i ion no Joy iia a
our bombing. Boy, it is the hot-
test place I was ever in. We have
good roads and sidewalks so it is
much better than the place I was
before and we do see a few white
people here.
I want to thank you all for the
Post. It is a wonderful paper and
full of good home town news that
I like.
I also want to say hello to all
those good neighbors and friends
out in good old Idetown and all
my buddies wherever they may be.
Good luck, pals, and hope we all
get home soon to live happy once
more.
That. is about all for this time.
Thank you again for the Post.
Good-bye, with my regards to all.
Cpl. Walter Meade ;
* Manila
Brothers Meet
Dear Mr. Risley,
Gee, I've been getting an awful
lot of letters from folks in Dallas
these days. I usually try to answer
each of them but lately I've been
so busy that any time I have a
few spare momeuts I try to catch
a few winks of sleep. Until I get
a chance to write letters to every-
one I hope {this one will spread
what little news I have to give.
When you stop to think of it,
I do have quite a bit of news at
that. The other day I had a strong
hunch Td better. scout around this
island. After considerable check-
ing around I managed to find Dick.
I sure was happy about that. I
got 5n a little boat and went out
to that. ship of his. Where do you
think I found him? At that wash-
ing machine that he’ writes so
much about, and it was his birth-
dey. He said that would be his
last day at the washing machine.
His skipper gave him the rest
of the day off so he came over with
me to spend the rest of the might.
Unluckily I had to go out on a
mission late that night so I had
to let him shift for himself. Guess
he made out OX. because I saw
him the next day. He came over
again to spend the night with me.
The other day I went over to his
ship and spent the whole day on it.
That Navy chow sure is good, com-
—. pared to the Army chow. Haven't
seen him since but I expect to see
him again in a day or two.
In the last few days I have been
on four missions to Japan; one to
Tokyo, one to Yokohama, one to
Osaka and the last one to Kobe.
Al] of them were fire raids and we
sure did set that part of the world
on fire. Of course, we lost a few
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