Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 14, Number 17, DeMotte, Jasper County, 10 March 1944 — NEWS of our Service Men and Women [ARTICLE]

NEWS of our Service Men and Women

Dear Mrs. Peterson, Just a line to let you know I’m now located in India, the land of love and mystery. I can account for the mystery, but it beats me where the love originates. So far my ex? perience has been very interesting and I’ve seen quite a bit of country. Out here the women do most of the work and I do mean work. It’s supposedly the winter season here now but the nights are rather cool however. Seeing as how my space is run out I’ll close hoping to receive the K.V.P. soon. Sincerely, Chris (Sgt. Chris Walstra) S Sgt. Robert Tillema, of Wheatfield, is home on a two weeks furlough from Colo. Springs, Colo. He will have a change of address when he returns to Peterson Field there. Headquarters, Ninth Naval Dist. Grate Lakes, Illinois. Lt. Comdr. Robt. Q. White. Among those graduating from an intensive course of metalsmith training at recent Service School exercises here was Gustave E. Bormann, 28, husband of Eloise mann of DeMotte, Ind. This Bluejacket was selected for his specialized training on the basis of his recruit training aptitude test scores. Graduates from the twenty specialized courses taught here at the Service School are sent to sea, to shore stations, or to advanced schools for active duty or further training. Pvt. Ralph Myers and Pvt. Maurice Struble, both stationed at Keesler Field, accidentally met the other day and enjoyed a brief chat. Pvt. Gerritt Van Kley has finished his boot training at Great Lakes and is enjoying a furlough. Lt. Bruce Todd was home on a five-day furlough last week. Sgt. Perry Coberly is home on Furlough. Pvt. Dale Schwanke has a slight change of address.