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Both World War I und World War II has been a very interesting oxperience
for Colonel adrian H. Lindsey, O-200836, Hdq. 96th Inf. Division, J.PO 7:96, c/o Poste
master, San Francisco, California. It is unnecessary for anyone to introduce "Ad"
Lindsey, as he was so well known on the Kansas Varsity an 2914,°'18,; and 116, «It
wos ad's punting that beat the Cornhuskers at Lincoln 7-3 in 1916. Then jd Lindsey,
George "Potsy” Clark. and Howard “Scrubby" Laslett, played on the 89th Division A.B. Fe
enempionship football team after the close of World \ar I hostilities, Upon his
revurr to the States, iid was assistant football and baseball coach et the University
of Kansas, played professional ball for o, few years during the summer, and then
concned petnciav College, the Univorsity of Oklahoma, and then came back to the Univer-
sity of Kansas as head football conch for seven yuars, "Jia" was in the insurance busi-g
ness before hostilitios began ond thon entered the service in World War II. Bofore
hostiticies ceased, Col. Adrian Lindsey was in chargo of operations for the 6th
Division; In othor words, G-3 on Genernl James L. Bradloy's staff, ‘Ho was promoted
to the rank cf fuil Colonel on May 20th, 1945. He received the bronze star tho month
re Isnded on Okinawa. i, yoor xgo last April he was sent with the Fourth IHovrinos as
an Army Otserver to Saipan. He also has scen action on Leyte with the 96th Division,
His wife, Heien Friend Lindsey, togethor with his on eit: is residing in
Lawrence for the duration.

While thinking of old timers, I ren across an old sporting: comment of the
Jayhowker bascball téam.- Fred A. Deichmonn led the Jayhawk Sluggors-with a batting
average of 346, The Kansas line-up included such old’timers as Hutch Walker - pitcher,
Ward - 3b, Wilson - 1b, Deichmamn - c f, White - s s,: Buzick ~ 1 f, Coolidge - 2b,
Davis - r f, Ogdon and Benkleman - cntchor. "Dike" was described as "the Warot
wno hit thom a mile." Fred is one of the most enthusiastic of Jayhawkers on the west
corst. His agency is the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the U-S; He resides at
607 South Hill Street, Los :ngeles 14, California. Fred Deichmann has a son, John,
who hes been with "Blood and Guts, Patton". John is a Notre Dame man and we have
carried on a rather intoresting correspondence reger ding the outstanding players and
teams of the country in basketball. John certainly Imows his basketball.

Fred Deichmann wrote saying that he had scen Ir. and lirs. Bert Ober. Bert
and Mrs. Ober have moved to 338 Tamarack St., Carlsbad, California. We regret seeing
the Obors leavo +uwrence, because for forty years or nore, Bert Ober and his ee
store has been a real institution in Lawrenco,-

From Lt. Comdr. W,s H, Shannon, SC, U.S.N.R., Navy Supply Corps, School
Soldiors Fiold Station, Boston, Ifossachusetts; comes acknowledgment of the receipt
of the Rebound. Cormannder Shannon never never misses’ with his usual good chcer. He
writes, "Ililton is gotting nlong fine in school, We (the faculty) play his softball
_ team tomorrow evoning -- he is an excellent pitcher. I saw the Red Sox dofoat tho

Tigers last Sat. P.I{." Bill, wo shall be anxicusly awaiting your return so we can
have some more guod ganes of the anciont gane of ‘the Scotts at the Lawrence Country

Clubs

We in Lawrence were immensely pleased to have Shipman Winter, Jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. Shipman Winter, and Roger .llen, Jr., son of Mir. and Mrs. Rober Allon,
home on thoir furloughs. Shipman had been wounded by shrapnel fragments, and it was
. great delight to know that these two boys would nut be facing the hell that wo
fecred might await them. The Nip's capitulation did the job for us.