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Pvt. Jaco Severs - 37812257, Co. "C", 114th Bn., 78th Rect.,Camp Robinson,
- srkansas, writes, "I fecl I an a forner Javhawker, which has always been ny wishe

I want to attend K.U. when this is over. I wrote to Conch Hitt Allen, Ho'll be
shipping out svon I ;uess."

Pft. Severs played on Lt. (jes) Milton Allen's Haskell baskotball tean
last winter after Kansas varsity "K" man, '40 and '41, Coach J'arvin Vandaveer entered
the service. Jim Williams was a star on both the football and busketball team out
enlisted in the marines imaediately after football seuson,

Delmar L. Curry, Y3c, NSD -- Navy 3205, FPO, Son Franciseo, California,
tennis great, and "K" man, '34, '35, and '36, writes on July 31, from tho Admiralty
Islanes. “Arrival of your Rebounds certainly providus one of tho mail highlights of
the month. Seems grund to hour about oll tho fellows wo haven't been ablo to see in
years." .

"Our main duty here at the Naval Supply Depet continues to bo the same-- to
seo that the Fleet gots the million and one things needed to keep the Floet trains
operating. However, we have just oponed a new Recreation Center which is supposed to
be tho fanciest in the Southwest Pacific. Wo huve fivo quonsets siven over. to a li-
brary, writing, reading end gune rooms with indirect lishtiny;, stained built-ins and
other comforts cf stateside duty. Our library has a newspapor section that really
rivals the one at tho Univorsity except thut wo'ro ubout fivo woeks late in petting
them. We pet all the leading papers fron throughout tho country and wo Keep up pretty
woll <n the Kansas nows through tho Kansas City Star and Topeka Doily Capital. I have
ceneral supervision-of the iielfarc & Recreation program and as you night guess I'n.
enjoying it thoroughly. We are completing an claborate athletic field with threo diae
monds, basketball courts, hundball, 2te. Just had Johnnic Bradley addec to our staff.
Ho's from San Francisco and Inows a lot ef our boyvs--Eblin:, Pralle, Wolls, eto. hav-
ing pleyod ayainst them in National AaU tournaments whon lo was with the Olympic Clube

lst. Licutenant We L. Hourh, 0-551460, Co. "B", 32oth Inf. Rect., APO 35,
c/o P.M. New York, N.Y. writes as of July 29th, “Looks like we'll bo taking off for
tho States pretty. soon. It certainly givos a person a rand foolin,;; to. know he's
fretting back to God's country. Bocnuso no matter how much of Europe I have seen,
there isn’t anything here that can compare with the U.S."

Cpl, Janes R, Harris, 37722660, Hq. Co., 2 Bn., 343 Inf., APO 450, Camp
Gruber, Oklahoma, famous miler and two miler, und "K" man in '39 ond '40, says, aT
havo scen a lot of Europe since my last letter to yous It started in January whon
I wont overseas with the 86th Infnntry Division. After six weoks of training I was
on my way with the Blackhawks. I was not ;iving Physical Training, but was lad to
be in condition from the werk, It was quite a let down to go fron the Air Corps to
the Infantry. Tho work in the E.T.Q. svon kept me busy and I forgot my past exper-
fences I was placed in the Hq. Co. and the I & R section, The important duty - recone
naissence, which placed tho section out on patrol, It was intoresting and exciting
sometimes. I was in l‘annhejn, Germany aftor peace came, and ut that tine road ubout
Bill Hargiss and Dean. I was ,eing to attend tho schol, but we shipped t France and
then back to the status," :