Lt. Jahn A. Pfitsch,
APO 403, New York.

Lt. Rebert W. Trump,
Boston, Masse

Fe Fe Schimenz, A/S,
Pasadena, Calif.

Re He. Malett, Si/c,
Great Lakes, Ill.

C/M M. Rex Arrowsmith,
c/o P, Me, San Francisce.

Cpl. Hareld E. VanSiyck, USMC,
Quantico, Vae

C/Sp. Ralph E. Hayes,
Nerthwestern Ue, Chicage, Ill.

Lte Le Be Kappelman,
APO 423, New York.

Lte We Ae Coffin,
Fleet P. 0O., San Franciscoe

Emse He Je Ulrich,
Fleet P..0., San Franciscoe

Midn. Re lis Turner,
Danisville, R. Ile

Lt. E. Herriman

44th Gen. Hospe, San Franciscoe

Jewell M. Campbell, Sk3c,
Fleet Posteffice, San Franciscoe

Pvt. Jee Ryan,
Camp Rebinson, Ark.

Lte Sidney S. Salt,
APO 520, New Yerk.

Lt. (jg) Fe M. Bukaty,
Fleet P. Oo, New Orleans, La.

And then we have received many letters from others ef yeu whe took a
little time to write. I am queting seme excerpts from these letters se that
@1l ef yeu may appreciate the humer, the ceurage, the vision, and the desires
of these valerous lads whe left their hemes and everything they held dear

fer an eppertunity toe de their bit.

Our sincerest desire is that they may

return te a lamd as fine as the ene they are dreaming and planning for. In

eur tewn, here in Lawrence, we have erganized a Civic Action Committee, and

the primal purpese is te make Lawrence a place te which veterans will return
and say, “This is the way we wanted it." Our purpese is twe-feld: te have a
construction and city face lifting plan which will encourage veterans te re-
turn te Lawrence and te previde many ef them with early employment; and, te
areuse greater civic pride threughout the cemmunity. The. only requisite fer
membership en this hand-picked cemmittee is that each man shall be a werker,

ef ceurse, with ne cempensatien only te give te eur returning beys the best
tewn that we can make it. That means rehabilitatien work, pesitiens, preper
reception - net when ceming but when staying, and te let the beys knew that we
darn well appreciate what they have deme fer use There will be me maudlin
sympathy and ne tendency te treat the returning veteran with anything but the
highest respect. You get the idea, boys. Yeu just want te be a regular guy and
you want your place in the cemmunity, a right te live and leve and fight fer the

things you believe are right.

incidentally, fer the whele country.

That is what we are hoping fer Lawrence, and
The American Legion men whe are in

Lawrence, and others whe were a little tee eld te fight, want to preserve the

things here that you want.

Te Lte Jehn A. Pfitsch, ef Pfleugerville, Texas, whe used te ceach the
"“Pfleugerville Pflashes" here on Mt. Oread, we want te say that we are darn
preud ef this fighting Texan who-is an adepted Jayhawker by reason of his -°
taking his master's degree here in Jayhawkville. Jehn is with General
Patten, whe has been socking the devil out ef the heinies. And we, with
hundreds ef his ether friends, cengratulate him on this mest meriterieus award
ef Bronze Star Medal (Oak Leaf Cluster). His citation fellews:

"First Lieutenant Jehn A. Pfitsch, 1047728, Coast artillery Corps, °
United States Army, fer héreic service in connection with-military

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