can bet they are plenty interesting. He's right in the thick of it with
Patton and you need have no fear as to the outcome with that combination on
eur side."

We, too, hear occasionally from Lt. John Pfitsch, APO 403, New York.
He is somewhere in France. Inwriting of T. P., John says, “He was one of
my best friends at K.U. and I personally will feel the less. It seems that
so much ef the time our best are taken from us. The same thing has happened
ever and ever again, here. . .« « « So far we have been able to do all that
we were suppesed to do, and a little more. We have been with the 30th”
division for quite a while and ef course you probably know many men in that outfit.
I have met many that know you, at any rate. Its a grand outfit and we are proud”
to be a part of them. . . . Was ina large city the other day and got a bath
and massage in a very fancy place. The masseur wasn't as goodas I am, I don't
believe, but it was good to be on a table again. Reminded me of Dean."

S/Set. Vaughn “Chick" Pontius, APO 4, New York, writes from somewhere
in Germany, as follows: “I received your latest newsletter today and was
sure glad to get it. I always read it first and then pass it on to the rest
of the fellows. I get a big kick out of it, and se de the other boys. I
am with the First Army, fourth division, and it is a good outfite .- . Doc, I
jumped the gun again and am now S/Szt. Every jump is getting harder, but Lae
make it somehow." 3

Major George Mandeville, APO 2, New York, a brother of the famous Frank
P. Mandeville, writes from Belgium: "I received the envelope of Rebounds
the other day, and thamks a million for sending them. As you might realize,
the greatest thing we can get is a few words from home. We are well fed and
clothed, so all we lack is newse « . « I got te see Paris the other day.
Nothing unusual - lots of fine clothes - they sre hungry and crave cizarettes-
& carton of Camels can be sold for 20 to 40 dollars. . . . We were in on the
siege of Brest. It was nice of the Jerries to have quite a bit of good
three-star cognac and some groceries saved up which we took over. They had
their hospitals dug back in the sides of the hills in the rocks - tumnelled
ine i went thru one - they had 750 wounded in there - more like going thru the
Kentucky Caves. . . . Those Jerries are suckers for pincher movements - we
pinch ‘em off, then work on them. This American Army has. become a rough,
tough, fighting outfit, you candepend on that. Looks like we will have to
fight them all the way to Berlin." :

A/c Max Kissell is in the Cadet Regiment at Corpus Christi, Texas, and
says if the weather permits he hopes to graduate by Christmas. He says fur-
ther, "I didn't think I would ever see the time when I would be sorry to get
the Rebounds, but when I received the last issue and learned of T. P. I
couldn't quite believe it. . . . They are getting ready for a big basketball
season heree Sam Barry will be the head coach. There are quite a few geod -
beys - some of them from the St. Marys pre-flight scheol last year and other
older players who are officers. Ralph Vaugh will probably be the main cog."

A/c Otto Schnellbacher writes from Selman Field, Monroe, Las, paying tribute
to IT. P. Hunter, as have so many of his friends. “After reading the news about
I. Pe Hunter I sat down to write but nothing I could say or do would help the
feeling I had for such a great lad, so 1 tore the page up andam now. letting
you know that every one of us thank you for telling us the facts concerning
Te Poe's death. . . « I haven't heard from Armand Dixon for quite a while -
have you? He is probably seeing action."

Snelly, just four days after you wrote your letter, Cpl. Armand Dixon
wrote us a V-mail from the Marianas. His address is APO 247, c/o Postmaster,

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