Christopher Columbus High School - Anchor Yearbook (Bronx, NY)

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Liffle River, Soufh Carolina Dear Mrs. Helfer: Well here I am in Soufh Carolina. We passed Norfh Carolina yesferday and fhe day before. Chrisfmas Eve we sfopped in a liffle fown called Bel- haven, N. C. If was quife a nice fown. I fried fo call home buf was fold I'd have 'ro waif af Ieasf fhree hours for fhe call fo go fhrough. So fhaf ended fhaf, I fhoughf. A couple of fhe boys and I decided 'lo drown our Chrisfmas Blues. While doing fhe same I happened fo become acquainfed wifh fhe chief of police. Well anyhow, he 'look me over fo fhe sfafion house and fold me I could call any place in fhe U. S. and folk as long as I wanfed as a Chrisfmas presenf from fhe fown, fhrough him. As if was an official wire my call wenf righf fhrough. Boy, was I a happy fellow. Affer making my call I fixed if so fhaf fwo ofher fellows could do fhe same. In fhe wind-up fhe score was fhree happy families, fhree happy sailors, and one proud police chief. We also gof an invifafion fo fhe chief's home for Xmas dinner buf we had fo shove off early fhe nexf morning. We lefl' N. Y. as I suspecfed early Sunday morning I3 A.M.l. We did convoy dufy parf of fhe way down. Well, whaf's new wifh you. I hope you had a very nice Chrisfmas and will have a nice New Year's. Sincerely, CHARLIE GRUETZNER CGC83375 P.S. This is fhe smallesf fown I have ever seen. If is all asleep now l2:0O A.M.l I hope I can find a mail box somewhere. Ff. Monmoufh, N. J. Dear A. J. If was cerfainly a delighfful surprise fo hear from fhe folks back in Colum- bus. Thanks for sending a copy of fhe C.C.I'I.S. News Flashes. You may be inferesfed fo know fhaf Murray Boizell and Anfhony Pace, who gof fheir sheepskins wifh me back in June, '4I, are wifh me here af Ff. Monmoufh. George Weber of fhe same graduafing class is also in fhe Signal Corps, buf sfafioned in fhe Sfafe of Washingfon. Well, l'lI leave fhe resf of fhe gossip fo you. I pulled a fasf one in enlisfing in fhe Army. In my civilian occupafion I was only geffing paid for 6 days work-in fhe Army, I'm geffing paid for seven. Nof bad, eh? Life here is swell-we are only one-quarfer of a mile from fhe ocean, and affer a Iighf rain we sink eighf inches below sea-level. On manoeuvers, now. Jusf repulsed fhe enemy so I'm faking a breafher. Preffy fough, wrifing in a fox hole. Here's chow-a formafion I'm never lofe for. Regards fo everyone and fhanks again, . 5 PVT. SEYMOUR HERMAN, Co. K Isf SCRTC I in 'K Q ' 1: eral ' 2 Q 3 - l mx t' i Y I QPIACERE-Nu al - ' . J 'F Q f 'IQ .'g . - N ' 7,' - F' Q , ' 1 A h ,xl 1 I II- X 3 Here's Chllll'-ll formaliou I'm never late for.

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3rd TSS Loury Field No. I Denver, Colorado Dear Mr. Kavee: I was iusl' siffing and recalling fhe swell fimes I had while I was in school when I remembered fhaf I dicIn'f wrife fo you. I hope you will excuse my fhoughflessness. I lefl' for Camp Dix on January fhe 28 iusf one hour before fhe graduafion exercises sfarfed af fhe 'Loew's American.' We arrived af Dix in fhe midsf of a ferrible hail sform. We remained in Camp Dix for six days, drilling, faking examinafions, and being classified. On February 3, we leff Dix wifhouf fhe slighfesf idea of where we were going or in whaf branch of fhe Army we were fo be placed. Once fhe frain Ieff Dix we were informed fhaf we were in fhe Army Air Corps, buf fhey would nol' fell us where we were going. Well, as fhings furned ouf we found ourselves in Miami Beach, Florida. While we were in Miami, we lived in luxury. We were living in luxurious hofels. Each room had ifs own shower and we had soff hofel beds in place of 'lhe Army's G. I. beds. We wenf fhrough an eighfeen day basic fraining period in Florida, and we were classified as fo whaf branch of fhe Air Force we would be puf info. I chose Aerial Phofography and fhaf's whaf I received. When fhe basic fraining was complefed, we wenf info advance fraining and fhose who had safisfacforily complefed fheir basic fraining were puf onxg lisf of men awaifing shipmenl' fo one school or anofher. I shipped ouf of Florida on fhe sixfeenfh of February and spenf six nighfs and five days on fhe frain. I am now sfafioned ouf here af Loury Field in Denver, Colorado, and fhis coming Monday I will sfarl' a fwelve week course in Aerial Phofography. Incidenfally, iusf before I was shipped oul' of Florida, I received my firsf sfripe. I was raised from a Buck Privafe fo a Privafe Firsf Class. I really like This life a lof, buf fhere are fimes when I gel' so homesick fhaf I iusf don'1' know whaf fo do. I fhink fhal' if I can iusf gel' home 'lo see my folks once I'll be all righf. In my fraveling from Dix fo Florida and fhen here 'ro Denver I have mef quife a number of boys 'lhal' came from Columbus. I hear fhaf familiar chow call now so I'lI have fo bring my leffer fo a close. If you wrife fo me and fell me how fhings are going in good old C.C.H.S. I would be very glad +o gef your Ieffer. l Yours fruly, 1 5 I O -nf Wm I received my jirst stripe. ARTHUR Kukz 79 l n V8 ' 1'

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U. S. Coasf Guard CGR I I20 Dear Mr. Kestenbaum: I found fhe fime fo wrife home and fhoughf l'd drop you a line. We have been on fhe move quife a bif, running convoys up and down fhe coasf. Wonderful life ouf here. lf's making a real salf ouf of me. We puf ashore af Aflanfic Cify and Asbury Park on fhe way. Nice places buf you have fo be a millionaire fo really enjoy if. However, we had a good fime, since fhe girls had plenfy of money fo burn. Very sociable people ouf fhere. They even meef fhe boaf. We have quife a job doing fwo fypes of dufy. Thaf is, fighfing a war and af fhe same fime keeping up fhe morale of fhe girls whose boy friends are in fhe Army. We do bofh, very well, WE fhink. l seem fo have grown fwice as old as l really am. You would never fake me for ninefeen wifh a grown beard. Somehow if makes me look so dis- finguished. l feel like an admiral. lf really comes in handy fhough, in shuffing off fhe cold blasfs of wind and spray from your fhroaf. l may drop in on you some day and scare fhe girls in your fyping classes. Buf I don'f fhink fhe officers will lef me ashore wifh whiskers. Unless maybe -ll join fhe House of David. Goodbye for a while and keep up fhe good work. Words can'f express fhe way we feel abouf fhe work our friends are doing af home. Yours sincerely, STAN CAFARA, B. M.2fc Af Sea K Ar. Kestenbaum, Hi Received your leffer yesferday, and was very glad fo hear all 'of fhe news from school. Maybe fhis liffle poem will explain why you receive such few responses fo your various leffers. Can'f say a fhing, fhe Censor's fo blame. Jusf say fhaf l'm well, and sign my name. Can'f say where we sail from, can'+ menfion fhe dafe. Can'+ even number fhe meal l've afe. X . X Can'f say where we are going, don'f know where we will land. X -ig. Can'f inform you if mef by a band. Can'f menfion fhe weafher, can'+ say if fhere's rain. X .- All milifary secrefs musf secrefs remain. v f' Can'f have a flashlighf fo guide me af nighf. 'in' Can'f smoke a cig., excepf ouf of sighf. ' :tl Can'f keep a diary, for such is a sin. q Can'f say for sure iusf whaf l can wrife, f U E So l'll .call fhis my leffer, and close wifh good nighf. ' . I know you would like fo know where l am and whaf l'm doing. Sorry. if However, I can assure you I am in fhe besf of healfh. Geffing fhe girls fo give up fheir silk -and nylon sfockings musf be like pulling feefh. l've changed my rafe from Seaman lfc fo Fireman Zfc. lf and when I gef fhe opporfunify, l will pay CCHS a visif. Time is geffing shorf so l'll close now, hoping fo hear from you soon. x f ' 0-vnAr'r.u'1Tm Sincerely, JOE DISEGNI, F. Zfc I feel like an admiral.