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Lt. (jg) Frank M. Bukaty is with the Armed Guard. lo played on our football
teams of 1938 and 1959, and hascdull in 1939. "Buck" writes: "Since coming
aboard this vessel 1 lot of weter has gone under my feet. Have visited many for-
eign perts which was an exrerisnce to seo but have seen entirely too much water, —
which I wouldn't say is enjoyable. Not being ahle to mention the port, I can tell
you that I have been to India. It is beyond comparison the worst country I have
ever visited. ‘When the good Lord laid i+ out He surely must have had an off day.
Some of the sights you see are hardly believable unless one witnessed: it himself.
People by the miilions, diseased, undornovrishod and explcited, mill around the
country evervwhere. uch has been written about their customs, mores, and. reli-
gious beliefs, by more qualified men than myself, so I'll not venture into detail
in this regard. I am only thankful that we departed from the country before con-
tracting some form of deadly tropical disease. Before returning to the States wo
will have circled the world covering more than 25,000 miles." Buck, I too om
sorry that I didn't get a chance to visit with you when you were home ona short
leave. -

Lt. Curvin H. Greene sends a change of address to Naval Air Station, Pensacola,
Florida. He's the guy. who told me they weren't going to shoot the Japs: -.they:
were going to throw rocks at them! : y ra - SRE * gees

Sgt. Armand L. Dixon, aPO 247, San Francisco, says: "Things have quieted down
considerably from what they were a few months ago. The Jap planés have kept pretty
clear of these islands, so I don't expect that we will be hampered by air roids.
There are still a few snipers on the island, but they are being taken care of ‘very
nicely by patrols. Before long they. may be cleaned ‘out-completely.” ° armand, ~~
thanks for your good wishes regarding the Big Six. We fell just one game short
and that was one game too much. Remember, uirmand, we are counting on you coming
back, along with Schnelly, big Jack Ballard, Ray Evans, Charlie Black, Hoyt Baker,
and a flock of fledgling Jayhawkers that aro going to.bé tougher than a boot when |
this fuss is over. ee on | n6 ee ee

From good ole -"Pappy" Nesmith -."Somewhore in Italy. . It-is cloudy today but
I guess it is the: first in a month. The things you. sce here really open your eyes.
Pesple begging for whatever you will give them. They are driven to it by hunger.
Women working in the fields and oxen pulling plows:‘and carts. -Dirty, ragged, hungry
little children playing in the streets and begging -for'scraps to ear. ‘The Red —
Cross is doing a fine job. My hat is off to them» ’ Basketball-and basebali ‘are
the main sports. Chance of men being hurt in football too great. They want them
to work and fight. ..." ~ Dean's address is AFHQ,-APO 512, New York,

Dean, I don't know whether you are going to.make:.it back in three months or.
not. From the time it took you to get over, I'm-wondering if jou: have .been mud-
crawling in that ocean! How is deep-sea fishing? @ 0

We often think of our three Navy "musketeers" - Lt: Ernie Vanck, Lt. Ifurray
Brown, and Lt. Gerald Barker. Ernie ‘y still at Norman, ‘Oklahoma, and is doing
a swell job at the Naval «air Technical @raining Contor.:. "Bark is out in the
Pacific with an LST. "Bark", your lettor was vory interesting. Thonks ‘a ‘million.
You are a regular guy. I wish I might have opportunity to answer’ in detail overy
one of the letters of all you boys. But gosh, I would be working ddy and night,
and you would get tired of reading them, So-this Jeyhavile Rebounds will take the
place of personal letters until this fuss is over. oe ee