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"Bob, 59 tnan id were both stationed at Pearl Harbor for tno or len aii
around the last of the year. irs. Gilliland has two sisters living in Honolulu, ‘The
boys were able to spend quite a little tire. ‘during their leaves at the home of: one-or
the other of these aunts. About the middle of: January Don, ona B-29 on his way to
the Mariannas, stopped in Honolulu for 48 hours, He managed, & pass ‘and the three ©
boys spent some time, together at the home of. one of thier aunts. _. ;

"Both Bob and Don are stationed in the Mariannas; Bob about half way be-
tween Guam and Japan. On a return trip from Japan Don stopped at Bob's station for
fase Having three eye” nee period: One up, he was permitted to Wise 48 hours
theres

| be A, Oatmeal oC Oktay: USNR, XVJ-25, FPO ~ Now York, N.Y., was the Big”
Six Champion golfer in '36 and '87, when I went to Chicago to attend the neeting of
Rotary International’ I was pleasantly surprised en route to find Glen Oatman, who was
on his way from the Pacific to Washington, D.C. I told Glenn to have a‘visit with ..
Brig. Gen. Julius Holmes, an old Lawrence boy, Glenn roports that he had a nice — |
visit with’ our fellow townsman and writes, "We were in Washington only a short time
when I was. transferred to XVd~25, Atlantic Fleet for duty. ,Ihad a long talk with
Lt. Comdr. Shannon at the Harvard Supply Corps School in Boston, I hope to be sent
back to Boston for discharge proceedings, which I should ue ere for soon under
the 44 critieal point requirement."

<0 nte I an discharged in the near future, ‘Both aid I will probably return to
Lawrente for a*short visit with my Dad, While there I will endeavér to see you and —
my other old friends. I might even play a round of golf with you at the Country Club,
though I probably couldn't break 80 after three years of absence.”

I fear that is an understatement. Glenn,- because _ remember your fine exhi- ©
bition on’’the K.U. Golf team when you, won your letters in '36 and “'37, and later when
-you won the Kansas Open -s1.teur and the lissouri Open Amateur Championships: At. any
rate, we shall be imnensely pleased to have you back with us for some of our varsity
games this Fall, ek :

t/s Jack Adans, 37512893, Btry. - 777 Acliche “fit a APO 758, IN PB, Me
New York, N. Y., writes on June 26, from Germany, "It looks as if it will be some
time before I can drop by and see you, as I have 70 points, and I have to stay and
watch after these Krauts. Germany is @ nice country. A fellow wonders how anyone
like them would want a war, I've been in the sixth armored division. TI: ‘suppose you
have heard plenty of it, like Brest, Nancey,’ Sasrbrucken, Frankfurt, ‘and many other
places. Please send me the Rebounds so I ean follow you, it is. the finest —
paper I've seen so far. Hope met see you by Christmas." ell tema :

Cae

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Just this morning, meade" @ “Loas, I an Wey to se sity gs a letter from
Lt. A. D. "Don" Cooper, USNR, U.S. avy Pre«Flight, St. Marys College, California, |
who was a brilliant half-back on the Kansas. varsity, in '27 and '28, Don writes me
that it-‘looks as if he will soon be in civilian life one more. Don states, "I have
been in the Navy now for over three years. During this time I was eleven months at
Iowa Pre-Flight, «s an instructor in Gym and Tumbling - coaching,. ete. I served
fourteen months in the South Pacific and have spent the rest of my duty here at
St; Marys Pre-“light. it am teaching Gym and Tumbling and Relaxation here. This Re-
djaxation is a course put in to teach the Cadets how to relax. sis you ‘probably know, =.
I have my Masters in Physical Education from Ohio State University."

"This Navy life has been a wonderful experience, but I an eager to get
back in my field, Regards to lirs. Allen.