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he will repor’ for his next assirnment. He was wounded by shrapnei' from a Gernan
88, and was taven prisoner on Havch ll. Howover, he ovsared for. ‘cho Gernans and
returned te tae dtserivon lL nes on larch 28. ie has iho Pm ao licart, . the Unit
Presidential Citation ard anovhow ducovetion, the name of watca we do not know.

There ard tio ocbor brethers, noither of whom many. oth yeu roplors will remember.
However, many of vea Delta Taus witl renonber my nephew, Leourt Le alten, Jre, at
presont aixger in che /rav medical corps, where ne $3 chief cf surgery with tao
168tn Evrourticn Tosnitwl. iinjgor dxbevt gracuesed. From KnUs in 195% with his A.Be
degree, got hic li, D. ac Tulane University in 1956, internod.at Kansus City General
Hospital in’-1956-137, and for three years was a residars in Ob. and Gyn. at St..
Louis Maternity and Bornes Hospital. He is a menbex of the .meriesn College of
Sargoons, and.just before going jmto tho irmy was a teacher at Norvhwestorn Univ-
orsity. His wifo, the former Roberta Brabant, graduated rrom K.U. in 1954. . They
have two children, Hubert Lee, III, age 7, and: Benjanin Brabant, 5. oo

While attending tho International Convention of Rotary in: Chicago on June 18
to 21, I visited with my brother, Hubert, Sre, who is ouditor for the Northorn
_ ‘Illinois Colloge of Op‘sometry, and he. gave moa lettor: from: Hubert, Jrs,.a part of
‘whien I quote to show the. strong.:affeotion between. brothors... Major Hubert’ wes
“writing to his brothor Willian's wife, Claire. Before catching my train, I drove
owt. to his home and visited with: Willien, Signeiman 3/o, who had just returned on
‘leave from the Pacific. He was with’ his wife and baby girl, and we had a splendid
whew oe o ob of wr ienraogge pits -ovl T° ynws toad. OF io Rae
Major Hubert has been: in the Pocific two yeors this July. In his letter to
“Cloiro ho was. attempting to assure. her that o11 wos well, but. recounted the fact
that Bill had lived dangerously. I quote oxcerpts fron his letters

"19 have beon working ol) day and up to 11 or 12 at night lately, and I have
little timo to write, But I-shall-writo this letter in detail, little: by. little
if necessary, until it is complete. Because,. you sec, I havo soon Bill. and talked
with him, and I know what it will ean to you and the folks to hear..ot first hand
all about our meetings In this letter 1 shall not montion oither the name or
numbor of Billts ship, because I intond to desoribe-certain details. which would
violate seourity if coupled with Sdontificntion. «.e «js I approached, I was able to
make out on the bow the nunbors I had boen looking for o11 over the Pacific Ocean.
Imagine what a thrill it was$ ‘oe came alongside and I hoiled the Officer of. the
Deck and requested permission to cone ‘nboord, . When he loarned that I had a brother
aboard, he was most cordial, and: called Bill over tho announcer systems: ‘Seaman
first class Allen, report to the quarterdeck Smmodintely!. Wo chatted while woit-
ing for Bill and suddenly I looked up and thero he stood} We stood and looked ‘at
each other for a moment. I had the most curious sense of unreality, : To. 866. that
boy, aboard a wicked little war ship, anchored. in one of the hottost spots: in the
world, the straits between two fomous islands, We. shook hands and sort of embraced
each other, and then I stood off to got a good look at hiri, “» « L of course Was
acutely conscious of the passing minutose « * You will. nover know my emotions a8 the
time camo when I could colay no longere. lie shook hands again and looked at each
other, I had called tho picket boat alongside. Bill's ship is so low and. strean-
lined that oll. I.had to do was step over tho rail and onto our boat, which js a
gonvorted cabin cruiscr. ‘We had talked of plans to see each other today. Hither
ho was to como ashore or I was to roturn to the ship. But even while wo talked, ‘
think wo both felt that it wasn't going to happen thot woye I can't get out to hin,
and I know something of his mission and don't expoct hin to be able to come ashore,
‘That's the way things are out her@s ¢« e «8 oid,

"Let mo tell you what I lmov of Bill's combat exporicnce. They have been in
many campaigns. They wore ot Kwajalein, at Truk, thoy wore in the great naval