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Pinishes off the Nips. ‘He closes with a very extraordinary flourish when he says,
"See you when Japan joins Hitler in hell". POL, > |

Otto's teammate, Big, good-natured "Jocko" Ballard, APO 263, Now York,
writes me von april 24-from Germany - He says he has beenin the kraut country
for some time. Jack says, "Have just firished the battle of the Ruhr, peckot and
‘am at present (several.words deleted). Wish I had the Pfleugorville Pfiash's
address as I might run across him and never know 4%." We'll enclose it for you,
Jockh. - ' ; ;

Daisy -Qentinuing, Jack says, "After going thru the Siegfried line, which 1
might add is really something, I had the honor cf being one af the first to cross
the Rhine from my Division, Made my first crossing at Worms just north of Man-
heim. The next timo, crossed. just south of Coblenz and have been all over east=.
ern Germany. -1t has been an education in itself. but I°would rather see the
country witheut running. inte an escert of 38's every time yeu comesto a crcss~
roads ‘@useoe 1inever.really appreciated the Constituticn with all its freedoms
until I. saw the; pesple of Germany. Really they are in 4 saa condition when, they
don't know what's happening to their country until the Allies’ strike, and, doy,
do they hit tem. Wet all towns are bembed. some are taken intact with the ex-
ception of a few minor reparations, but the majority of the lerger sities look
like a brick factory, they are so flat. . .. 1 speak for all of ny buddies over
here when I say the passing of President Roosevelt came asa complete shock. We
first heard it-over a Spanish broadcast and then BBC came on the air. I was on
the front at the time and could scarcely believe my ears. Hitler's remark about
fate taking the world's greatest war criminal made me burn with onger. I'd sure .
like to be the lucky..guy to settle with him, Well, spring is in the air, both
at hame and abrcad. The old fomilia> call of “play Dall! is echoing from the
many ball parks at home.. ‘Sure would enjoy seeing 6 good game. . < » Tell Dr.

R, H. Wheeler. that I'1l,be arcpping him a line as soon as I can, "

My good friond, Lt. Commander A. We “Jadk" Hefling, who was with, the
Seabees in the Aleutians and who is now at the Public Jorks Dept. of the U. Se
Marine Corps Air Station at Cherry Point, N. Cs, adds rather an interésting line,

"W411 see you shortly after the Yanks black out ‘the Rising Sun".

Lt. (jg) arthur L, Nichols, NC, USNR, APA 90, ‘San Francisco, writes
from far out in the Pacific to say that he enjoys redding the Rebounds. Art
says they are passed along from Kansan to Kansan, and “the copy I now have be-
fore me has been on four different ships to my knowledge, and as scon as I have
it completed I'll hand it on. There is no greater morale builder than news from
home. I recently had the opportunity to have a real old-fashioned bull session
with Dr. Dean Brooks, Dr. Francisco's son, Dr. Dave, and Phil: Nohe - all are
Kansas medics - but that. get-together wovld surpass any Saturday night quarter-
pack club. We replayed every game in the past Big Six basketball conference.
Duties out here as a medical officer, don't keep one too busy + at times there is
plenty to do = such as in the recent Iwo Jima’ invas ious All-of us there regretted
the loss of Fred Eberhardt, 2 boy that all Kansans canbe proud of. With the
recent good turn of events in Europe, we aro all hoping things out here will soon
be at anend, Jgain let me say that your effort in keeping us informed of the
athletics there at K.U. really help to make one forget the combat out here."

; be: Thanks, Arte We will put you on tho mai ling list, and if you know of
ether Kansas Jayhawkers that would like the Rebounds have them drop us a line
and we will respcnd pronto. oo e :

Its Gordon Stucker, who lottered in both football and basketball ‘two
years prior to his entering the service, has received his commission at Fort