1938

Promotions this month Major Morris Kantzler, Capt. Mike Sullivan, Lt. Murray Levinsohn, Lt. Dallas Dobelbower, Second Lieutenant Holden, Lt. (jg) Don Badger, and Ens. Dick Tisdale. Lt. Al Boerker writes from Presque Isle, "Just completed a 13 months' stretch of duty in Newfoundland, most of the time in charge of an outpost." Fred Seaver is stationed in San Diego with the Navy, Lt. Bill Schopflin is with the AAA Bridgade overseas, and Capt. Bill Comfort with the Tank Bn. Jake Renchard, now a (jg) and still at Great Lakes, hit the headlines on January 6. The girl Mary Mabbatt, Lake Forest, Ill., Miss Spence's and Katie Gibbs. That's what I call making progress. Cranbrook School in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., still boasts among its faculty Merrell Condit. Johnny Rand is still operating with the 87th Mt. Inf. The 87th hit the jackpot with the boys from Hanover. Back from the watery deep somewhere is Nate Straus. My wife reports him pulling a stretch at the Brooklyn Navy Yard now.

It was a great blow to hear of the death of Ralph Merigold in action. He was navigating a bomber at the time.

Lt. Sid Cardozo is with Hq. ARTC at Ft. Knox. I'm glad to hear that Francis and yours truly aren't the only ones in RTC work. Fortunately for the former I won't speak of his weight. Where Gyreno is at this, point, I don't know, but last word was at Christmas card from Alexandria, Va. From. Herm Holt (husband of Rosalind and father of Carol, seventeen months) comes, "I hear vague reports of Jim Chandler on a. carrier in the Pacific, nothing at all from Vat Cravens, saw Sheehan in Jacksonville, and afew others in Bermuda. As for myself, I'vebeen in the Army ERC for seventeen months,, received a medical discharge in November,, and am back with Willard Pictures grinding still with Fairchild Aircraft, adds a note tohis letter, "George is a fine baby, fit and', tough, and we are very proud of him." L almost hate thinking of another relative for Eml to talk about.

This is supposed to be true. A resident ofQuonset, R. 1., asked a seaman, "What's that ugly insignia on the side of the building?""Shhh," said the seaman, "that's Lt. Kereseylooking out of the window."

Frances Jefferson, Larchmont, N. Y. and'the Blue Network, took over the reins as Mrs.George Nichols, January 5. Ushers included'Lt. Bill Bronk, Lt. Tom Roberts and Sgt.Clem Sandresky.

There's undoubtedly more news for thismonth, but if there is I don't know about it

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