Leilani :D

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Eugene Roe thinks the U. S. Para-troopers are a grand outfit. He got his wings April 28 at Fort Benning, Ga., and was then transferred to Camp Mackall, N. C. Since then he has had a ten-day furlough [mandatory leave] at home with his family and friends. On Tuesday night of last week - his last night here - his friends gave him a party at the Hub Club. Rowena Rutledge, Jenny Fergerson, Jackie Abbot, Theno LeBlanc and others were there to give him a good send-off.

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Pfc. Eugene Roe of this city was one of those plucky paratroopers who landed in France on D Day. He wrote home after the invasion to say: "We were really scared but they were more afraid of us. They call us "the Yanks with the big pockets who don't know how to stop". I wish I could have taken pictures from the time the "show started". No one will ever believe the story we could tell. I came thru the invasion without a scratch but there were times when I wouldn't have given 2c [??? Anyone know what that means] for my life."