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36 In late spring a new book by Arthur Layton Funk was published by Greenwood Press. Art is professor emeritus of history at the University of Florida and is a recognized expert on American-French relations in World War 11. His latest work is titled Hidden Ally: The French Resistance, Special Operations, and the Landings in SouthernFrance, 1944. The book "gives the first detailed account of the complex British, French, and American operations in 1944," and should be of interest to all of you WW II history buffs.

Paul and Jackie Guibord made history of sorts in late July and early August by visiting some dozen or more cities in England, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and France on a 14-day tour. It must have been a problem remembering which country they were in, to say nothing of keeping track of the various currencies involved.

In mid-July, some 67 classmates, wives, widows, and friends gathered in Mystic Seaport, Conn., for our annual lobster picnic. The weather wasn't great but die crowd was, and it was agreed that Boyce Price did a fine job in making all the arrangements.

As of mid-August, Bill Niss seemed to be making a good recovery from his fall, and he hoped to start rehab training—learning how to walk again—by September.

On a sad note, Tom Parker died August 1 after a long illness. A week later 14 of us associated with the class of' 36, along with many other friends and relatives, attended a memorial service at Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church in New London, N.H. Tom was a member of the class executive committee and was a warm and caring friend. We extend our love and sympathy to Jean, his wife of 54 years.

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