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lir. Clyde E. licBride, in his Sporting Comment of March 31, pone
the following: 5.

"An Honor Citation for K U.'s T. Ps Hunter, Former Basketball Guarde

"\hen T P, Sate was a splendid guard on K.U. basketball toams he
may have.been a trifle shy on the sccring end of the game, but from all in-
dications, .as a marine he is heavy on the offensive.

"If you have any’ Jingering doubt on that point, nies a Sock be. the
following citation for meritorious service awarded to First. Lieut. Thomas P.
Hunter, jre, of the th S. Marine Corps Reserve, by ide ee He Turnage of the
Nearigeae: 2% 055.

On Movember 2 “1943, you ¥ were the leader of a Scan .diibat Seu: sent
beyond your bottolicnts lines in the areca of the Numa Numa-Piva trail, Bou-
gainville Island, British Solomon Islands, for the purpose of gaining ine
formation as to cnemy installations and troop dispositions. Encountering
the-rear of a Japanese company, you aggressively led your men in an attack,
during which they at.times engaged in hand-to-hand combat with- the onemy.
Throughout this engagement you and your men were subjected to heavy machine-
gun, grenade and-rifle firé, and you performed yopr duties at great personal
risk.. Your. ‘patrol put two Japanese machine guns out of action and killed an
estimdtod ‘twenty-five enomy soldiers with comparatively minor losses among
its own personnel,:: ‘Upon the conclusion of the, engagement you: withdrew the
patrol with its wounded to your own lines, where you furnished valuable in-
formation, obtained during the reconnaissance, to your commanding officer.
Your conduct was’ in. re with the highest srad ere of. the United, States
naval service.’ ~

"Lioutenant Hunter was a Pi K.A. at Kansas, where he played basket=
ball on the squads of 1939-42, He was graduated in 1942 and entered the
marine corps. in. duly of wage years, BO Star te his commission at Quantico, Va."

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_ We "tees the cue ee oitizen of. seer amal, on (Oklehome’ City,
Hutchinson, Kansas, Centralia, Illinois, and the University of Kansas would
never got off the.Japs' tails once:he started after thems His: latest.
address is Co. E, 2nd Bn.e, 9th Mar., c/o Fleet Postoffice, San Francisco.

Since we have used so much space. in giving sport dope, we find it
the best means of conserving paper, the number one bottle neck at the
present time, to merely give the addresses of some of the boys =~ your friends,
so that you may ccmmunicate with your buddy when the time and opportunity
permit.

A/c Otto 0. Schnellbacher, Ens. John C. Krun,
Sqd. 83, Bks C, B-N School, USS Frederick Funston,
SA AchoBo, leas vg c/o Flect Postoffice,
Santa wna, California. (2) . 8 . Sem Prometises, California, —
Bus. i. Ms Brown, Lt. Dave Shirk,
Cadet Regiment, Athl. & Rec. Officer,
Naval air Station, Hq. ncad. Regiment,
Grosse Ile, Mich. Ft. Benning, Georgia.
Pvt. Nelson H. Sullivan, Ens. Me Le Breidenthal, Jr.,
APO 7582, c/o Pill, U.8.8. Pits 190,
New York, N.Y. c/o Fleet Postoffice,

New York, N.Y.