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Lt. (jg) Howard Engleman (S.0.Q. Navy #10, San Francisco) is safo, although
injured. ‘Je havo had so many inquiries from his friends that wo want you to know
that we received a letter from Howard datod Juno 10. Ie says, “Excuse my handwrit--
ing but try putting on 4 pair of boxing gloves. and then write left-handed, and you
will see. I an new in tho Hawaiian Islonds in a swoli modern hospital, onting ice
crean and drinking malts, (They: don't make you throw free throws for then either.)
Well, Doc, I thought for o while I was going to see old Te Pa put I guess my number
wasn't on the ticket. We took a suicide off Okinawa lay 8th which put me on the :
sidelinos for a whilo to come, I can't tell you our casualties or damages othor
tran thot she is still afloat ond will fight again. I think I will be back in the
Ssates soon and if I get homes I'll try. to drop by oend.sce you, Dos. I've nissed
she old Rebounds, I hope all the boys will bo-as lucky as‘ was, Doc, because
there's thousands of lives to be lost yot. Give ny rogards to irs, Allen, Bob and
the whole family; also your largor femily. I always think of you and the Univer=_
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Previously, we had received | letter from Howard's mother, Iirs, Beulah Englo~
man, 1003 South 2nd Ste, ‘Arkansas City, Kansas, in response to my .lettar: to “her
regarding Howard's injurios, It was reported that Howard’ was. burnod ‘badly and : that
he had had four blood transfusions, and we wore bombarded by inquiries regarding

Howard's real condition. His nother wrote moe as follows: ‘"I. have just received

a letter from Howard dated June ‘6th: saying, "Well, here I am in the Hawaiian -Is-:
lands ofter a 3500 mile flight from tho Marionas. This hospital {s more modern .

than: most in the States. I have a room end bath'and get milk, ice cream and nows-

peperse But mostly it 4s heaven because: you don't have to worry about Jap: plancs»'
His letter was short and he is still writing with his left-hand. Ho has-had no |
news of his ship nor has he had any mail from home. In closing he s#id,.'I’m . —-
getting plenty, salty with this loft hand. Glad Itm not from Newton, those guys .

never could shoot left-Handed.’ I. wag glad for that. little spark of humore « e »

I havo seen Howard Engleman in joy ond pain ond sorrow, but Howard never for-
gets. his sense of humors. Arkansas City and Newton were always creat rivals in.

- basketball and he couldn't pass up this pportunity +o pay his neighborhood town &

left-handed compliment.

Howard, i+ would be one of the highlights to have you back here, oven for, o#
Wttie hive. Wa .would go down ‘in that old supply room -~ ‘do you-remember when .
yor usec. to biianee thoso handballis: 12 of thom, up on & sill, and,I tried for 20
wrses end oovidn’t got one to stay up. Boy, you were a suporyisor of Harley
Anéarcon and ara the boys, You ware the suporintendont, ard when: I say s-:porintend=
Re, 4 mean supesimtendont: : And then do -you remember whon you visited in Dre |
Psoka’s hone in Monae City, you and Bob Allon, potwoen somostors, and you called

‘Disk Hacp whe wos the captain of the tean, and told him you wore Clydo MoBride,

spcrss odivcor of tho Kansas City Star. tT TeBrido wartodto~know how-Dick-Harp--
felt when he just rozeived word that Ralph Millox had flunked (which he hadn't).
You vcaliy had Dick Harp sweating?! He refusod to say.a worde. Told Howard. Englo~
mar, a lat ie8ride, to call up Doe Allen. ile would do the talking. -

Thon, Howard. re you reniorber when we were walking along the streots of Phila-
dzipic.a ond I said, “Boys, “snnt ig whore Benjamin Franklin ~ — —' That is one on
ma, xcwards as " . eae ee Ho es oR,

Capt. F. Re “Rusty” Frink (APO 84,:New York) wroto 4s follows on the 15th of
June: "I just roceivod your Vay 26-Robounds and roally onjoyed 44. Your account
of BLil Jchrson's gate against Oicla. hac mo almost as entranced 45. did the actual
geome. I was one of the iucky Boy Scouts “tho got to ushor at that game. I shalt
never forget the traimendous ovation Billi received when he loft the game near the
onde Iwas avfully sorry to learn of Rope Englenan's injurios and I, like you,

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