SERVICEMEN WRITE (to Joy Hanson, Editor of the Ellsworth News)
Tucson, Ariz.
Dear Joy:
The News has been arriving regularly and I have enjoyed it. I was quite surprised, however, to see that article about my graduating from this school on March 15.
As you can recall I spent fifteen days with my family at Cedar Rapids during the last of January and the first part of February and because of my absence from here for a period exceeding ten days I was held over “in the interests of further indoctrination” for an additional month.
Immediately upon reading said article I contacted our publicity director to prevent the same information from going out for the next battalion, but he informed me that it had already been sent to you. I hope that by this time it has found its way to your “round file.”
I expect to be back in Iowa by April 15, but at present I have no idea where my next station will be.
This a wonderful place to spend the winter although every one tells me that they had had a cool winter here this year.
Cordially,
Ken Johnson
Source: Ellsworth News, April 5, 1944
Kenneth Mervin Johnson was born July 27, 1921 to Edward Thornton and Marie Randine Ellwood Johnson. He died Nov. 22, 2007 and is buried in Story City Cemetery, Story City, IA.
Kenneth served with the U.S. Army in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
