Troy High School - Trojan Yearbook (Troy, NH)

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15 Cpl. Omer Marrotte Qwhen in Sicily! Dear Ma and Everyone, . Where I am sitting I can see snow capped mountains which are pretty high and pretty rugged, that's all there seems to be here, mountains. The houses are all built of stone. Some of it is pretty nice work. Some places here took hundred of years to build, but once they get them up they stay, all but what the bombs don't tear down. . So you are having plenty of oranges this winter. I'm sick of oranges and tangerines. I've eaten so many of them. Over here we get about fifteen tangerines for five cents. These fellows have these two wheel carts with a small mule and just peddle that stuff day after day. They holler all the way down the streets. Well, 1t's time for me to go back on duty so I guess I will sign off once more. Omer Harvey Trombly England Dear Folks, well, how is everyone there in good old New Hampshire? Yesterday I got my eleventh mission in course, I picked a rough one and went to Berlin. It was my fifth wing lead. I now have ten leadsC5 wing 5 squadronl and one wing deputy. As for the rest, you can read it in the papers, about the fighters and all. The Luftwaffe is not dead. well, I'll sign off now and get some sleep. I'll probably fly tomorrow. So good night. ' Your son and brother, ' Harvey Pvt. Barbara Royea IWACD England Hi Kids, At long last your wandering daughter seems to have found a home. I wish you could see it! It's an affair made of corrogated tin, bent in the shape of a half-moon. Inside it's painted blue and cream. There are eight of us to a hut. They put in a little stove today and it's really cosy now. Today we went around on a sort of scavenger hunt and as a result the place is nicer yet. And we're to get bicycles! That's just about the best news. It'll be nice to have one to go when and where you please. Another girl and I had some and we had a lot of fun. These English type bikes are so different to ride and the brakes are on the handle bars. It seems a bit strange and is a good way to take a fall. ' Love, Barbara Evelyn Trombly, Slfc CWAVESD Dear Mom, Dad and Kids, Last night I saw a piece of good entertainment. We saw Bob Hope in person. He broadcasted from here, did you hear him? You know the woman in the movies who is always trying to get a man, Vera Vague, she was with him. Also Marilyn Maxwell and Francislangkmd It wasswell. The broadcast lasted from 10 to 10:50 but he continued the show until aboutID43O.I was oneci'the lucky ones as you had to have a ticket to get in. So they put everyone's name, the 500 WAVES

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16 and drew thirty of them and mine was one. Love, Evelyn P.F.C. Charles Glenday Germany . Dear Dad, g Just a line or two to let you know that I'm O.K. and we're doing fine. Old Adolf will have to count his men again. I've enclosed a clipping from the UStars and Stripes.n You can see that this is sure a swell outfit. Old Jerry has learned to respect us, Dad. As ever, Charley Charles A. Lepisto, Jr. A.M.M.3fc U.S.N.R. February 25, 1945 Well, I'm back here at Daytona again after going out to sea for three days on the aircraft carrier, the U.S.S. Solomons.. We went about 150 miles out to sea and I must day it's just about the most exciting thing that I have ever done. I didn't get one bit sea sick, and boy the ocean was really rough too. It's hard to believe that a F6F Hellcat can take off in about 250 feet and land in about 100 feet, but they do, I wish you could have been there, Dad, you would have found it very interest- ing. Sunday, I rode in a C-47 from here to Fort Lauderdale where we caught a bus to Port Everglades a few miles south and while we were waiting for a motor launch to take us out to the carrier, which was a few miles out, I went aboard a couple of Italian Submarines which were docked there, boy they were really something to see. Then we took the motor launch out there and boy was it rou h. I got all wet as did everyone else as the waves were slashing against the boat. A We came back into port Tuesday afternoon and boy, it's surely an interesting experience to see the tug boats bring such a big ship into dock. Then we took a Load Star or R 50 which is a ' luxury, two-engined air liner back to Daytona. X Charles Martin Glenday S Florida X Well things have been changing around here. we had induction yesterday and got our badges. Cwe have badges with our name and number on, something like the blanket mi1l.J For liberty we'll get every other day off and three out of four week-ends. That is, we have liberty when we're not work- ing, except every other day. ' The sun is shinning out now and it's just like a March day back home. It had been raining since we got here Tuesday night. And when it rains it's a cold, windy rain. Our gear came last night so we have our P-Coats and all our needs. All my love, Marty