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with Henry Shenk, Dean Nesmith, Corlett Cotton, Dolph Simons, Mit
Allen, Mike » Prof, Guy Smith, and a host of others repeatedly marveling

miraculous escape on the hehead at Tarawa, Hope you still hang on
to that horseshoe, brother!

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Lite (je) Roy Edwards (c/o Fleet P, 0, San Francisco) writes us as follows:
"I have received a few added responsibilities since I took over command July 1,
It is a very interesting job and we spend very little time in one place, The
best part is the different people we work with and with whom we associate, For
the past three months I have tried to catch up with Clint Kanaga dnd it seems as
Se We have planned a K.U,. reunion for
some t @ ; oe

Thanks, Roy, for placing our Jayhawk Rebounds along the highly efficient
and much circulated Kansas City Star in the importance of your mail,

We were gladdened to learn that Pfc. Walter "Buddy" Herriman, who was
reported missing in action in France, is now reported as being taken prisoner,
He was with General Patton's infantry division, We trust such good fortune will
come to Lt. (jg) Howard Burnett, Navy Air Corps, formerly of Coldwater, Kansas,
who played end and tackde on the K.U. football team in 19363; and Lt. Lawrence
* Johnston, Marine Air Corps, who lettered in baseball at K.U. in ‘41 and
42. Both of these boys have been reported missing in action over the Pacific.

From acréss the Atlantic we hear of our boys in France and Englands: —

Lt. John A. Pfitsch (APO 403, ¢/o PsMe, New York) sends @ Vomail from
France and says; “The towns and villages that we roll through are certainly dif-
shower the convoys with flowers and fruit. If you stop you are immediately swarmed
by people who I believe are sincerely joyous to see us. By the way, Doc, France
has many beautiful girls to its credit, and their greeting system isn't just a
rumors « + « The picture is changing fast and we are well on our way home,"

Johnny Pfitseh from Pfleugervill, Texas, and a Kansas postegrad « you
are a first class fighting mans And are we proud of you!

In an earlier letter Johnny said, “The men of the infantry are the boys,
Doce Boy, they have it rough and how they go$ You would be proud of them if
youcould see the teamwork,"

Chiek Pontius is one of our boys in the infantry over there in France,
and we are proud of the things he is doing. Chick was awarded the Purple Heart on.
July 15. He writes, "I am well now and am back with the company, ‘They released
me from the hospital on July 29. I received a promotion to sergeant August 14,

I have a great deal more to think about now than I had befores" Chick is Sgt. —
Vaughn We Be Pontius. APO ay New York.

Chick, all of the boys at the Country Club will be proud of your achieve-
ments over there. Congrats on your promotion, Mit and Bob Allen are both being
told that you are too tough for Frits, Their nicks are not as bad as their blasts.