eperations against an enemy ef the United Sta tes at --- France, on 23 Nevember 1944. In the early morning hours of 23 November a leng range enemy artillery shell struck a truck leaded with 40mm and small arms ammunition setting it ablaze. A mearby gasoline truck caught fire and seen the cenfrlagratien threatened te destrey ether vehicles parked in the vicinity. Lieutenant Pfitsch at once rushed te the area and dreve away twe vehicles which were in immediate danger, disregarding the hazards ef expleding ammunition and flaming gasoline shewered over the terrain by bursting gas cans. Altheugh the heat arid smoke was at a maximum, Lieutenant Pfitsch returned te assist in tewing away a third truck which had become ignited, and | helped te quell the flames. He then pested himself in the danger zone umtil the fire had been breught umder centrel, making every effert te prevent further damage. Lieutenant Pfitsch's courageous and resourceful actions and his disregard fer persenal safety re- flect credit upen his character as an officer and upon the military service. Entered military service frem Texas." Captain Bill Bevan, the peerless pele-vaulter in 1939-'40-'41, had re- turned from many dangereus transport missiens ever Burma. Last summer he drepped inte the effice, leeking fine and fit as a fiddle. And only three weeks age he crashed near Rene, Nevada, ending a wonderful career. We extend eur deepest sympathy te his bereaved family and his leved ones. I might mention here that we received pictures of T. P. Humter frem his Cd mether, and we are geing te have a shert memerial service in his hener between halves at ene ef our Big Six games here in Hech Auditerium. “We recently had a visit with Lt. Ralph Miller and his wife, the fermer Emily Jean Milam, and Ens. Dick Miller, whe has been in the Aleutians the past six months. Dick was going en te San Francisce, and yeu can guess what his mext mission will be. Ralph is still lecated in Flerida. They were just geing threugh Lawrence en a shert furleugh. | Others whe have been in recently iwclude Capt. Vincent Graves, ef the Air Cerps, Pvt. Max Falkenstien, whe is stationed in Canada, Major E. R. Elbel, and Dr. Rebert E. "Beb" Allen. Beb saw our game with Nebraska en the 12th, the first heme game he had seen us play in feur years. He and Jean ran dewn frem Kansas City om a three-heur leave. He still has the eld fight and it was difficult fer him to retain his seat om the frent rew acress frem the team during the time ef seme of the hectic Cernhusker-Jayhawk milling. He is expecting te see seme other games here befere his internship is ever and he leaves with the Army Medical Cerps. I recéntly received a V-mail letter frem Majer Rebert I, Simpsen, the old University ef Missouri werld champien high-hurdler. Back in the early twenties at Franklin Field in Philadelphia I saw Beb Simpsex break the world's high hurdle recerd. Beb says, "I have been semewhere in France since last August. New and then I rum inte a fermer Jayhawk. I now have a boy (18 yrs.) in the Army, se new I knew hew parents feel." When at Columbia on January 5 I saw Mrs. Beb Simpson and their daughter. They were attending the Tiger- Jayhawk basketball battle. Lets ef geed luck te you, Beb! Our cengratulations and best wishes te Lt. (jg) Den Ebling, whe is now the Radar and Senar Officer en his newly cemmissiened ship. We were delighted te receive the picture ef the ship, Den. We nete the change in yeur address - c/o Fleet Pesteffice, New York. Lite (jc) Ernest J. Vanek alse has a change ef address. He is new at the NeA.T.T.C., at Nerman, Oklahema, in the swimming department. It was 144. Ps