Pfee Otto O. Schnellbacher, Otto writes = "Today I saw 500 crew

629th TSS, Flight D, ae chiefs leave the field for shipment.
Box 64, That means the government has five
Gulfport, Misse hundred new planes for these boys some=

where - for as soon as they leave here
they are given anew plane to take care of. Imagine seven schools in the U.
Se turning out that many a month or even more, and for every boy they have a
plane waiting for hime It doesm't seem possible, but theyare doing it and
they still are bringing in new men for A and M schoole" Uncle Samcis surely
arranging some additional headaches for the three gangster countriese

Pfee Jim Reed, Jim, formerly clever sports writer of
Hge, Hge Squadron, the Topeka Daily Capital, sent us his
2nd 0.T.Ue, AA.B., A.T.C., kindest regards. We reciprocate with
Homestead, Florida. our very best to Yim.

Maje Maurice Clavelle Holden, Clavelle was one of our outsten ding
Box 414, sport writers on the Kansan and he had
Carmel, California. an uneanny ability to get the news and

put it out in a most attractive way. Ib
was here from 1934 to '40. Congratulations to a successful Jayhawker who is
moving profressively aheade

Lte (jege) Horace Mason, Greetings to another sports writer, the
Hollis Ne 27, walking wthletic encyclopedia of the
Harvard Yards, Sports Publicity Bureau of the Athletic
Cambridge, Masse Association§$

Capte Re Ae Durand, Fen says he is still where he kas been
Coe Cy 2nd Amphe Tre Bne, and he is anxious to hear from home folks,
2nd Marine Dive, as alwayse We are hoping that your good
efo Fleet Postoffice, luck holds out, Fen, and we know it will.
San Francisco, California.

Cande W. R. Channel, Dick Chamel writes: "I em busier than
7 Btye Srd Plat., 79 AAA, OCS, I ever:thought I could possibly bee The
Student Brigade, sweat and weight have been pouring off
Camp Davis, North Carolina. me = I weight about 196 now and am still

going downe I saw Hodges and Hardman the
other day. Harlan Altman is in my outfit. Just before I left Eustis I
played a basketball game with some boys from Texas and Virginia against some
boys from Indiana and Michigan. Naturally we won."

Dick did better against those Indiana boys than we did in 1940 in the N.CAAcd

lst Lte Me Fe Griffin, USMCR Mel writes - "Through the chennels of the
OTS 8, MC.A.S., Jayhawk Rebounds I find a letter in my
Cherry Point, N.C... box from one of our former boys, Freddie

Harrise He was surprised to hear that I
was @ leathernecke . . « A few days ago we killed a rattle snake on the
B.0.Q- porch with 14 rattlers and a button. We have a nice place tw stay
and our food is very good. That sounds as if we are eating snakese" But
when Mel Griffin sees snakes he really takes care of theme

Capt. James K. Hitt,
l4lst A.A.A. Bn.,
Camp Edwards, Mass.

Capt. Hitt was our former registrar,
succeeding George 4, Foster, deceased,
Jim writes - "Since I saw you that fine

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