Japs in the Pacific. He says, “Pilets deliberstely attempt te crash dive

ships, rather than make a bombing run, strafe and scrame To meet such an

attack you literally have to kneck ‘tem eut of the skies, otherwise they

keep on coming. Happy to report that the APA 163 is still undamaged and afleat.
We have experienced many clese calls, but are still fighting! . ..I1 just hada
visiter - Alvin McCey who is covering the Pacific war fer the K. C. Star drepp-
ed in fer a visite « . « You might also be interested in knewing that I ran

inte Lyle Armel, whe is skipper of APA 210, which is eperating in eur transpert
division. Visited with him recently. Boy, it was sure geod to see a familiar
face from KU." | :

Lyle Armel is a top favorite with us alle He has done a sterling job
and is still doing ite He did a great hitch in the first World War and it
appears te us that he has earned his early return here to Lawrence, to the
University, and te the State of Kansas.

I have just today received a V-mail letter from Commander Lyle Armel,
APA 210, San Francisce, in which he says: “We sort ef lese track ef time
- eut en the water and it hardly seems possible I was heme about a year ago
enroute te get my new ship with a new gange In athletic parlance, they have
whipped inte shape and have been giving a geod account of themselvese These boys,
most of them youngsters, are playing a man's game and winning. I often think
that by the time these boys are grandpappies, the experiences thru which they
have gone will make swell ‘listening te' around the old family fireplace when
the passing ef years will have enhanced their hindsight."

About two menths ago I received a very interesting letter from Dr. Earle
G. Brown, whe made a great record as director of the Department of Health for
the State of Kansas, before being lured away te more lucrative fields in the
easte He is new the Commissioner ef Health of Nassau County at Mineola, New
York. Dre Brown writes ef his two children, Richard and Josephine: "Josephine
finished her course at Presbyterian Hespital Schooi of Nursing on December 20,
wrete her State Board examinations the last week in January and returned to
Presbyterian on the 2nd ef February, where she is on duty in Sleane Maternity
Hespital. The day she finished she mde application fer the Army Nurse Cerps
and expects to be called te duty about May first. Richard received his se-
cond wound on the 17th of December, this one a sheil wound on the ieft fere-
arMe « « « Apparently he received this wound in fighting in or near Sarre-
gueminese A telegram from the Adjutant Generali said that the weund was re-
ceived in action in Germany.

Dr. Brown's many friends will be happy te read through the Rebounds of
his interest in Kansas athletics. Dr. Barle, we have covered our failure to
win the basketbail championship in anether section of this letter, but we
want you te knew how very proud we are ef you and of your childrens’ accom-
plishmentse I amsending you the last Rebounds which tells a beut Milton's
Naval affiliations. And Beb is going into adive duty in the Army medical
corps July 1. He is finishing his internship at Bell Memorial Hospital.

I should have mentioned earlier in my letter that the K Club put ona
big dance in the baliroem ef the Union Building te entertain the visiting
high school athletes whe were here fer the Interscholastic Meet on April 21.
Les Brewn and his well-known band thrilled the swerling Terpischoreans who
swayed rhythmically to the beautiful music. Gordon Reynolds and Dan Chase were
the K men whe carrbd the lead of responsibility, and Governor Schoeppel c rowned
the queen, Polly Rae Staples, from Ft. Madisen, Iewa. And it fitted perfectly
inte the scheme ef things because Pelly is Gordon's girle Gordon is a lien
with the ladies, voted by them the best-looking man on the campuse The K men
picked the queen,

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