Hadley Technical High School - Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

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Dominic LICATA Nick has spent the last half year studying at the Army's Enlisted Special- ist School at Camp Callan, California, majoring in the clerical Held. He's proud of the fact that he can now type 59 words per minute. When, oh, when, will he reach the sixty mark? Nick has kept up a lively correspondence with his friends at school: I have visited San Diego quite frequently. I have relatives there whom I hadn't seen since they left St. Louis seven years ago. Last week I was in Los Angeles and had a wonderful time, and soon I plan to go to spend the week end at the Hollywood Canteen. Our battery is scheduled to go to Del Mar. We are going to jump off a pier into the ocean. The drop is about thirty feet. We will have life belts, but looking down thirty feet into the great, wide, beautiful blue, Pacific Ocean isn't going to be any fun. The boys that have jumped it tell me that after you start going down you don't mind it. Clsnit that a laugh?Y' Nick says he will be eligible for a furlough about the the time of the grad- uating exercises. Here's hoping he get's it. Pvt. Dominic Licata 37617548, A57-A A Tng. Bn, Camp Callan, San Diego, California EUGENE WOLF Remember Gene Wolf and his lovely red hair? He and his pal Jack Cooke are in San Diego, California. California seems to be a popular spot with our boys. Gene says: A Everything is swell here. It isn't easy, but nothing we can't do. I have to get to work on my rifle right now. Pvt. Eugene M. Wolil Pt. 1043 R. D. M. C. B., San Diego 41, California JOHN Cooks Jack added afpostscript to Gene's letter: Please tell everybody to write. Notice girls. His address is given below. Pvt. John F. Cooke, Pt. 1043 R. D. M. C. B., San Diego, 41, California Thirty-one

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Thirty 'T' 'Yi ir The Boys Write Home On the evening of January 27 when the graduates of January, 1944, re- ceive their diplomas, some of the members of the class will not be with us. We are sorry-and yet we are proud! Our boys are off to war. Army, Navy, Marines, Merchant Marine-all these uniforms would be evident in the class procession if by some miracle the boys could return to St. Louis for the graduating exercises. While these classmates haven't been in school during the past few months, we have been exchanging letters and have enjoyed hearing about their activities and telling them about our affairs. GEORGE W1LL1s George was one of the first boys to leave. He is in the map and instru- ment section at Camp Gruber. He says that there is a lot of figuring to do, but it is easy after you know how. He writes: This army is really nice. The other day I was walking down the street and didn't salute a captain. He stopped me and said, Didn't you notice me uniform? I said, That's nothing, look at mine. Remember when Eddie and I used to go wolfing through the halls up at Hadley? Them were really the days. You don't miss them till they are gone. It wonit be long and we'll be agreeing with you, George. Pvt. George Willis 37621488, B Batry. APO 411, 2320 Field Artillery Bn., Camp Gruber, Oklahoma

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Thirty-two DoN KECK Don Keck is training for duty in the Merchant Marines at Camp Scott, in Farragut, Idaho. Don finds the life rough and rugged, but he seems to like it. He gets up at 5:33 A. M. and begins an endless chain of duties. It seems as though the decks and bulkheadslfioors and walls to youj are in constant need ofscrub- bing. Don finds the food substantial, if nothing else! And those haircuts-well, he used to have pretty waves! I Donald Russell Keck App. S, Co. 972, Camp Scott, Farragut, Idaho. Bos FIENUP Bob is another one of the many St. Louis boys developing his sea legs at the Boot Training Camp at Farragut, Idaho. He is ranked as an apprentice sea- man and is stationed at Camp Bennion. We are wondering if the Navy has done anything about Bob's habit of blushing? We hope not. Robert A. Fienup .App. S, Co. 930-43, U. S. Naval Training Station, Camp Bennion, Farragut, Id RICHARD VALENTINE Richard Valentine left recently -also for Farragut, Idaho. He says that all you can see there is mountains. Richard F. Valentine A. S., Co. 944-43, Camp Ward, U. S. Naval Training Station, Farragut, Idaho STANLEY KAZUKAITIS Stanley has written several letters to some of our teachers and students. He asked that the fellows please write him. Well, boys, it's up to you now. Let's see those letters go to Stanley. Stanley Kazukaitis, Co. 960-43 11 Bat. B. 3A 15V, Camp Bennion, Farragut, Idaho CARL LOUSI-IA Carl's first letter from the Amarillo Army Air Field reports that he finds Texas much colder and windier than St. Louis-so windy, in fact, that all ofthe barracks are cabled down to preventthem from blowing over. He says, The train- ing is quite rugged, but I'rn sure I, like all the rest, will learn to take it ....... I'm hoping to see some of the Aero class down here soon. Do you suppose he wants to enjoy seeing them take it, too? Pvt. Carl C. Lousha 37627509, 905 T. G., B. T. C. 12, Flight 543 A. C. Brs. 1224, AAAF, Amarillo A word from these classmates is like a letter from home--always Welcome. Their schoolwork was completed long before the end of the term, and they valiantly accepted the challenge to fight the battles of the world and blaze new trails for us to follow We. are with them in spirit and we will eagerly await their return for our first class reunion.