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2 January, 1945.
Dear Dr. Alien,

I wish to thank you for putting me on the "Rebound"
mailing list. I enjoy reading it very much. I also should
like to join with the many others in appreciation of the
fine tribute paid T.P.. by you and his other friends.

I think that I failed to mention in my last letter
that) one of my good friends at my station in Hawaii was
ga friend of yours. Lt. Commander "Rollie" Wi illiams, for-
‘mer basketball coach at Iowa U., was the athletic dir-
ector at the Naval Air Station where I served for about 18
months. I got to know him fairly well-especially as a
fishing companion-and he is certainly a fine gentleman.

He was very well liked at the station, and many were the
bull sessions which, more often than, not, would end with
Rollie telling vasketball stories..especaklly about "Doc"
Meanwell and Rollies playing days at Wisconsin. I could
always "needle" him a little about that last pasting

the boys from Mt. Oread gave him,but he was a grand
sport about it. .

The naval officer who had the room across from mine
also knows you and you may remember him. He was Jim
Wells, now a Lt.(j.g.) in the Navy, and formerly a
sports broadcaster from Buffalo, N.¥.. Jim told me that
he interviewed you on his program several times when
Lyou_ Were traveling t through Buffalo.

Again I Want to ~ thank you for putting me on the mail-
ing list, md I want to-notify you of a change in address.
I am still stateside, but the present address is Lt.
James R. Surface, c/o General Delivery, Dana Point, Calif.

 

Best of luck in the basketball season. Now that basket
ball season is back, we aaa ae ens hold our own in
the numerous "bull sessions"

Sincerely,