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David R. Elder correspondence, June-July 1944

1944-06-21 Page 1

87679763 P.T. Bill Hammer 262nd Repl. Co. 11th Bn. 5th R.D> APO-711 c/o P.M. San Francisco, Calif.
Dave Elder Washington Iowa
New Guinea 6/21/44
Dear Dave,
I sure want to thank you for sending the "Scuttlebutt" to me. I've received two copies since I've been here and frankly I don't know how they got through. You see our mail is all tied up someplace over here and we haven't recieved much. You really cover the news for such a small paper as the "Scuttlebutt" is. It sure is great to get all the events that happen back home. I hope your not to confused with my change of address. I've had four in the last two weeks. This island is much the same as you might expect. We've sure got lots of work to do over here before we get this mess over. You can bet your life we'll do it though and good. Thanks again Bill H.

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87679763 P.T. Bill Hammer 262nd Repl. Co. 11th Bn. 5th R.D> APO-711 c/o P.M. San Francisco, Calif. Dave Elder Washington Iowa New Guinea 6/21/44 Dear Dave, I sure want to thank you for sending the "Scuttlebutt" to me. I've received two copies since I've been here and frankly I don't know how they got through. You see our mail is all tied up someplace over here and we haven't recieved much. You really cover the news for such a small paper as the "Scuttlebutt" is. It sure is great to get all the events that happen back home. I hope your not to confused with my change of address. I've had four in the last two weeks. This island is much the same as you might expect. We've sure got lots of work to do over here before we get this mess over. You can bet your life we'll do it though and good. Thanks again Bill H.