testifies that Lacy is constantly en the jeb, endeavering te make Jayhawkers
mere happy and comfortable, if at all pessible. Lacy during peace times never
missed a feetball or basketball game. In fact, I believe that he has enly
seen the Jayhawker basketball team lose ene game in all the time he has been
coming. He is our geed luck charm.

Ens. Don P. Ebling, at 339 Virginia St., Hellyweed Beach, Flerida, wrete
me en May 29th. He says, "They are still preparing me as an officereeseeel
haven't seen many fellews frem school except Jehn Kline. He is scheduled te
beeeme a gunnery efficer on a DE, but his school will last fer abeut feur more
months."

Ens. Jesse Paul Turner, c/o Fleet P. 0., New Yerk, drepped in the effice
in May en a very shert visite. On June 1, he writes, "When I returned te the
ship we had a new captain and twe ether men had been transferred, se we have
a smaller happy family. I have assumed the positions of ass't gunnery
efficer and the 2nd division officer now, so I have some mere duties that will
make our future voyages more interesting."

Lt.e We R. "Dick" Channel, is at Camp Fannin, Texas, Hdq. 12th Regt., and says,
"I have a plateen of men most ef whem are 12 years older than I. They have a
teugh time ef it but they work hard as the dickens and really try. They remind
me ef a K.U. basketball team that always works hard and puts everything it has
inte the game." Dick asks us te add to our mailing list the name of Pvt. E. K.
Crewley, Fert Jackson, S. C., which we are happy te do.

Cpl. Jack Ballard is now with the 135th Armored Division at Camp Bewie,
Texas, and says, “They couldn't have picked a better place te send me. I am
only 125 miles from Ft. Werth where I was raised...e.. 1 saw Dick Harp before
I left Ft. Riley. He was leaving for Adj. General's School in Washingten on the
9th oe Tay We had a great time discussing seme. ef the eld gang from the S.A.E.
house.

Geed old "Jecce™ Ballard was the cause of our getting a goed licking
in basketball at Fort Riley on February 7th. Jack is a greatly impreved
basketball player and when Jack returns the basketball brethers had better raise
that basket te a height greater than ten feet. You knew the rest!

Lt. C. W. "Chuck" Elliott, is now at Greenville, 80. Corolina, and asks
that we mail a Rebounds te Jim Alley, ef Augusta. He wrote Chuck from the
Aleutians asking hew he could get it, and we are glad to put him en our
mailing list. We started eut te write te the boys who had played en our
teams, but the mailing list has been enlarged se that it is for any Jayhawker
er any friend of the Jayhawkers. Chuck says, "We picked eur crew for our
B-25 the first week so it may net be permanent, but my ce-pilet is a
Battenfeld bey frem Junction City, Marvin Zoschke."

Ens. Rey Edwards, c/o Fleet P.0., San Francisco, Calif., wrete on May
16, and says, in part, "We are working in the greup ef islands where Fen
Durand made his last landing. The entire island is cevered with evidence of
the terrific battle which was feught."

Mre L. N. Andersen, traffic representative ef the Missouri Pacific Lines
in Kansas City, wrote me on May 11 and gave me the address ef Capt. Harley
L. Anderson, and asked that the Jayhawk Rebounds be sent te Harley, a
member ef eur varsity basketball team in the balmy Heward Engleman days.
Harley and Howard will beth remember the wonderful telephone cenversation

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