Nesmith, landed in Holland with the 10lst Paratrooper division on September
17. And their brother, Lieut. Ole Nesmith, whe was at the Hutchinson Naval
Air base, has recently been transferred to a naval intelligance school in
Rhede Island. Dean says, "I certainly wish that I ceuld see each of you,

and many times I think of all ef yous Whenever some of the old fellows come
in for a visit we haslrend re-hash the days when you were here. We talk abeut
you, wondering where you are and what you are doing. Good luck to youe"

I almest forgot to tell you that I am a grandpappy new for the fifth
time. Jane Allen Mons and her husband, Lt. E. R. Mons - they call him "Hoot"
Mons, a former stroke on the Princeton crew and now a Navy transpert flier, _
are the proud parents ef a baby girl bern Nevember 8, 1944, to whem they have
given the name Jill. ‘I teld Jane she couldn't have Jack, so she took Jill,
but she said that is net true, she wanted it just that way. But when Mit
came in, he fixed ite He said, "Jane, that is a funny name, and when I think
ef Jill Mens I thin ef “Jill-blains". Jane says that Jill is. Repvblican because
she arrived the merning after election, and I frankly believe that the dis-
appointment ever the election sent Jane te the hespital. But enough for that
pertien ef the Allen family.

Beb is now interning at Bell Memerial Hespital. He and Jean are living
just a few shert blecks away in a lovely little apartment that they were
fortunate indeed te get due to the overcrewded conditions ef the city. Their
address is 3727 Summit St., Kansas City, Me. | 7

I have been the recipient ef two bexes of chewing gum from PhM "Bill"
Winey, and since chewing gum is very difficult for civilians te get I doubly
appreciate Bill's thoughtfulness. Bill is now at the Yard Dispensary, Mare
Island, Califernia. We'll be glad when we can have that game of golf tegether,
Bill.

Lt. Jack Werts, APO 558, New York, former sports writer on the Daily
Kansan, sent me a picture of his bomber group, eof which he is the bombardier.
Jack says, “Last night there was a bey from Kansas here on the base. He has
just returned from Switzerland after having made an emergency landing over
there last spring. His name is Merse and he's from Emperia, Kansas. He informs
me that Vic Trusler, formerly ef K.S.T.C. Emporia, athletic department, is a
Red Cress directer and is in London. . . As of Auge 2nd I've been a member of
the ‘caterpillar club'. We had te bail eut ef our ship, over friendly territory,
upen return from a mission. The ship was in a badly ventilated conditien, but
no one was hite Maybe you think a fellew deesn't get a fluttery feeling in
his stemach just befere he leaves that ship! It's a long way to the bottoms"

Thanks fer the picture, Jack. That is a swell leoking bunch of fellows.
We're preud of every one of you.

Lt. W. A. "Tony" Ceffin, USS Taluga, San Francisce, sends us the address
ef Lt. Jack Sands, MOQD, Naval Air Station, Daytona, Fla. Jack was a pitcher
deluxe on the '39-'40 baseball team. Thanks, Tony, we are happy to add Jack's
mame te the mailing list fer the Jayhawk Rebounds.

Capt. Re Ae “Bob” Hageart, Master of the SS Cleveland Abbe, writes, "I
note that Freddy Harris is gun captain in-a merchant shipe I'd really leve
having him in my ship for just one veyage at least. My present gunnery officer
is a miler from Iowa Univ. He made the Kansas Relays twice and knows you and
your record at KU. . . speaking highly of you and the Kansas Relays. He likes
eur hespitality."

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