Eleanor's wedding must have been ® very impressive affair from the
way you described it. You and Mrs. Allen are just about back where you
aterted, as far as children are concerned, aren't you? Well, the Bible
says, “It is good to marry", and I think I'll try it myself some day.

I hope '44 ~will see them well on their road to happiness.

The athletic situation sounds good. Wish I was in the big middle of
it. We may have a little athletic activity around here pretty som.

Thanks to the boys that remembered me in their letters.
Yours truly,
T-Hambone ."

T.P., they will have a tough time striking you out, brother. When you
begin to bat those eyes the opposition had better look out, and I know
you are throwing a lot more stuff at them than basketballs and baseballs
over theree I remember mighty well when you went down to try for your
commission in the Marines. Mit Allen, Bob Allen and a host of other boys
that I talked with said, "I'll bet old TP. makes a great officer", and
they weren't missing a bet either on that guess. Everyone of us would
put our last dollar on you, old fellow.

The Kansas basketball team played the Fort Riley C.R.T.C+ on
February 7 at Junction City and we stopped in the bank to see the dad of
our former scintillating star in basketball and track, Fen Durand. Captain
Fen writes as follows:

Capte F. A. Durand, 26 January 1944
H-S Coe, 2nd Amphe Tr. Bne, Dear Doc: :

2nd Marine Division, I haven't written lately so I'll
c/o Fleet Postoffice, drop you a short note. Bill McKinley
San Francisco, California. dropped over for a few minutes this

afternoon, and in discussing K.U., I |
recalled that I hadn't written for sane time. Your news sheets, Rebounds,
have been coming in regularly and I really appreciate them. a

I was roughly indoctrinated into action on 20 November when I landed
in the assault wave against the Haps on Tarawa. After having my landing
craft shot out from under me when 100 yards from the beach, I spent
nearly two hours swimming in the water before reaching shoree These

Japs are worthy opponents and we Marines don't underestimate them. I

was lucky to survive since about one-half of those in my craft were
killed and several others woundede

At present we are ina "rest" camp (so-called), where we are again
undertaking strenuous training in preparation for the next operatione
We manage to work a couple of hours in our schedule daily for athletics
and have organized basketball, baseball, and volleyball teams.

I have been following K.U.'s current basketball team and again you
apparently have a wimmere Good going, Doc{ Heard from Cappy Miller
recently and as far as I know he's still in Florida.

There's very little other news hereabouts. Having been overseas for
16 months, I'm plenty anxious to return to the states, but I doubt if
such a miracle will happen until we concisively whip the Japs. Is

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