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Both World War I and World War II has been a ‘very interesting oxperience
for Colonel Adrian H. Lindsey, 0-200836, Hdq. 96th Inf. Division, APO 7:96, c/o Post-
master, San Francisco, California. It is unnecessary for anyone to‘introduce "Ad"...
Lindsey, as he was so well known on the Kansas Varsity in 1914, '15, and '16. It
was Ad's punting that beat the Cornhuskers at Lincoln 7-3 in 1916,- Then Ad Lindsey,
George "Potsy" Clark, and Howard "“Scrubby”. Laslett, played on the 89th Division A.EsF.s
championship football team after the close of World War I hostilities. Upon his
return to the States, Ad was assistant football and baseball coach at the University +
of Kansas, played professional ball for a few years during the summer, and then
coached Bethemy College, the University of Oklahoma, and then came back to the Univer~
sity of Kansas as head football coach for seven years, "Ad" was in the insurance busi-
ness before hostilitios befan and then ehtered the service in World War II. Before
hostilities ceased, Col. Adrian Lindsey was in charge of operations for the 96th
Division, In other words, G-3 on General Janes L, Bradley's staff. He was promoted
to the rank of full Colonel on May 20th, 1945. He received the bronze star the month
he landed on Okinawa. 4 year ago last April he was sent with the Fourth Marines as
an ‘drmy Observer to Saipan. He also has scen action on Leyte with the 96th Divisione
His wife, Helen Friend Lindsey, ores with his: — Nancy, is — in
Lawrence for the duration. .

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3 While thinking of old timers, I ran across an old sporting corment of tho
Jayhawker baseball team. Fred A. Deichmann Jed the Jayhawk Sluggers with a batting
average of 346, The Kansas line-up included such old timers as Hutch Walker - pitcher,
Ward = 3b, Wilson ~ 1 b, Deichmann » ¢ f, White.- ss, Buzick - 1 f, Goolidfe = %b,"°-”
Davis.- r f, Ogdon and Benkloman - entcher. “Dike” was described ‘as "The midget

who hit then a mile." Fred is one of the most enthusiastic of Jayhawkers on the west
eoast. His agoncy is the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the U.S. He resides at ~
607 South Hill Street, Los angeles 14, California. Fred Deichmann has a son, John,
who has been with "Blood and Guts, Betecn™: John is a Notre Dame man and we have.
carried on a rathor intoresting correspondence regarding the outstanding players and
teams of the country in basketball, John yer knows his basketball.

Fred Deichmann wrote saying that he had scen Mr. and Irs. Bert Ober. Bert
and Mrs, Ober have moved to 338 Tamarack St,, Carlsbad, Californian, We regret seeing
the Obers leave “awrence, because for forty years or more, Bert Ober and his clothing
store has been a real institution in Lawrence.

From Lt. Comdr, ‘iW. H, Shannon, SC, U.S.N.R.«, Navy Supply Corps, School
Soldiors Field Station, Boston, Massachusetts; comes acknowledgment of the receipt
of the Rebound. Commander Shannon never nevor misses with his usual good cheer. He
writes, "Milton is gotting along fine in school, We (the faculty) play his softball
team tomorrow evoning -- ho is an excellent pitcher. I saw the Red Sox defeat the
Tigers last Sat. P.Jl." Bill, we shall be anxiously awaiting your return so we can
have some more good ganes of the ancient ap of the Scotts at, the Lawrence Country.
Clube .

We in iM eeet 3 were immensely pleased to have Shipman Winter, Jr., son of
Mr, and lirs. Shipman Winter, and Roger allen, Jr., son of Ur. and Mrs. Rober Allen, |
home on thoir furloughs. Shipman had been wounded by shrapnel fragments, ‘and it was
a great delight to know that these two boys would not be facing the hell that we
feared might await them. The Nip's capitulation did the job. for us.