Pacific service magazine . ts of Washingtonto build railways and open up this por-tion of the world so that the spruce canbe easily transported to the airplanefactories. In Vancouver I received a regular mili-tary training, but as I have had some ofthat before (at the University of Cali- fornia) I speedily received a promotionto the grade of corporal. After havingcompleted this preliminary period I wasagain promoted, this time to the grade ofsergeant, and sent out in the field with aregular organized squadron of 150 duty in this squadron is to look afterthe paper work and red tape end o
Pacific service magazine . ts of Washingtonto build railways and open up this por-tion of the world so that the spruce canbe easily transported to the airplanefactories. In Vancouver I received a regular mili-tary training, but as I have had some ofthat before (at the University of Cali- fornia) I speedily received a promotionto the grade of corporal. After havingcompleted this preliminary period I wasagain promoted, this time to the grade ofsergeant, and sent out in the field with aregular organized squadron of 150 duty in this squadron is to look afterthe paper work and red tape end of mili-tary affairs. I have charge of the officeforce of this squadron and you would besurprised at the amount of clerical workinvolved to keep tab on 150 men. I would greatly appreciate it if youcould send me the Pacific Service Maga-zine each month as I am anxious to learnwhat my friends in the company aredoing. You might be interested to know thatI have some of my magical stunts alongwith me and often amuse the men here. Lieutenant Leon F. de Fremery, Aviation Corps, Ellington Field, Houston, Tex. (Formerly of Rate Department.) after their day of work is over. We getvery little amusement of any kind here,and such things are always welcomed bythe men. Here in the woods we live the sameas the men in France do. We have theregulation field equipment and movecamp from time to time as the workprogresses, carrying our equipment withus. They try and send a motor truck tous each day with the mail and fresh beef,etc., so we are not so bad off after all. Writing from England, Lieutenant Mal-colm L. Hunt, formerly in the ElectricDistribution Department in Oakland,says: We had a wonderful trip over andyou can tell your friends that if theythink the United States had no protectionfor her men while at sea they are verybadly mistaken. We were so well pro-tected that it was an impossibility for asubmarine to get within two miles of uson the whole trip across. You wouldthink the ships were a
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