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David R. Elder letters, October-December 1945

1945-10-25 Lt. Ed. Brown to Dave Elder Page 1

Pittsburg, Calif.
October 25, 1945
Dear Dave,
We're not going any place, (darn,) but Ed's address was changed from Composite Command Group to Training Division months ago & since the postal clerk is getting tired of changing the address on Scuttlebutt, tho't it about time to notify you of the change. Be sure to keep it coming Dave, as we certainly enjoy it.
How's things at the Journal & speaking generally? From all reports we've had sounds like Washington has a terrific housing shortage. We know definitely that Washington's the place for us. Ed has hopes of getting his discharge come spring, but with only 48 points it maybe longer.
There's a lot of activity at Camp Stoneman with all the returnees. One evening we went down to the docks to watch the Catalina dock & embark. We looked for a familiar face, but failed to see one. It's quite a sight to see the boys, their expressions & how they touch the earth of good old U.S.A. Most of them have lots of soviniers & such they've brought back. We have no more Japs here & soon the Italians will leave. Some of the Italians get
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Pittsburg, Calif. October 25, 1945 Dear Dave, We're not going any place, (darn,) but Ed's address was changed from Composite Command Group to Training Division months ago & since the postal clerk is getting tired of changing the address on Scuttlebutt, tho't it about time to notify you of the change. Be sure to keep it coming Dave, as we certainly enjoy it. How's things at the Journal & speaking generally? From all reports we've had sounds like Washington has a terrific housing shortage. We know definitely that Washington's the place for us. Ed has hopes of getting his discharge come spring, but with only 48 points it maybe longer. There's a lot of activity at Camp Stoneman with all the returnees. One evening we went down to the docks to watch the Catalina dock & embark. We looked for a familiar face, but failed to see one. It's quite a sight to see the boys, their expressions & how they touch the earth of good old U.S.A. Most of them have lots of soviniers & such they've brought back. We have no more Japs here & soon the Italians will leave. Some of the Italians get (over)