I am sure that you will hear from some of those buddies soone We all
know that you are doing a great job with your exceptional skill. There are
too few of you good mene

Ce Spe Donald P. Ebling, Don writes; "I'd like very much if you

USS Farragut, would enclose Gus Nees's folks address.

c/o Fleet Postmaster, I'd like to drop them a linee I was

San Francisco, California. timdeed sorry to hear of Gus being one of

the first Jayhawker boys not to returne
It seems as though we were together up to the last minute although neither
knew of the other's presencee It doesn't seem possible one can be so close,
yet so far awaye We undoubtedly would have been able to re-hash old times
if either knew of the other's whereaboutse That is why I like your letters
so muche I keep them all and am always on the lookout for fellow Kansanse"

Wayne's father's address is - Mre Ae B. Nees, 223 Citizens Benk Building,
Brazil, Indiana. I know that he will be pleased indeed to hear from one of
Gus's teammates, and especially from youe

Cple Jack Ballard, Congratulations on your promotion to the
Troop G, 3rd Training Regt., rank of corporal with your combat instruc-
C.R.T.C. Bldge 2524, torshipe Jack states: "I don't know
Fort Riley, Kansase | how long I will be here as I am slated

for overseas action eventually, I under-
stande « « « I just completed a course in handling high explosivese I léarned
all about anti personnel mines, anti mechanization mines, booby traps,
bangalore torpedoes, the use and handling of dynamitee TNT and many other
explosivese I was somewhat tempted to increase my insurance while handling
the stuff. I have been schooled on operating every vehicle in the mechanized
cavalry from tanks and heavy trucks down to thé jeepe . . « I saw Dick Harp
the other night and we are going out to dinner together some night this week.
e e I saw Ray's and Cappie's picture in the K. C. Star. I understand that
Ray is a Staff Sgt. nowe Boy, that is swell and I am proud of hime His
brother is out here helping coach the C.R.T.C. football teame « « « There are
a lot of boys who pass out with heat eet but old father Ballard
always looks out for his boys, thoughe"

Jack also asked about the gold basketballs and I told him that according
to Julius Marks, the die«cutter hasn't recovered from his shingles or hasn't
caught up on making dies for bullets for Uncle Sam. We will have those gold
basketballs for the boys, but Uncle Sam's bullets come firste

lst Lte Clinton Kanaga, USMCR Clint sent me a jumbo postcard of the
Bldge 16, S$ 0 Q, U. S. Naval Hosépital at San Diego,

U. S. Naval Hospital, and what a shopper it wasI

San Diego, California

Lieute William G. Wade, Bill wrote as follows: "I am flying Bel7
Box 205, Flying Fortresses now and I really like
Hobbs Army Air Field, ite I was over Lawrence last Saturday on
Hobbs, New Mexico. my way to Chicago on cross countrye The

old campus looked great, as did the tom.
I went off my course about 60 miles just to fly over Mt. Oread. Little did
I think while I was in school there that I would ever be over it in a B-17.
It was a thrill."

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