George Ferguson Clegg

July 6, 1944

Two more 18-year-old Flagler County boys leave next week for induction. GEORGE CLEGG, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Clegg and Joseph Slovak, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Slovak.

July 20, 1944

GEORGE CLEGG, Junior Dunson and Jerry Slovak are in the outfit now. They went to Blanding last week and were accepted.

September 28, 1944

Five other Flagler county men left here Monday for induction into military service. They are GEORGE CLEGG, Jerry Slovak, W. L. Dunson, Jr., Hal Murray and Lloyd Robertson.

October 19, 1944

A letter from Hal Murray at Camp Robinson, Arkansas, tells us that four of the fellows who left here recently at the call of Uncle Sam are all at Robinson. They are, in addition to Hal, W. L. Dunson, Jr., Lloyd Robertson and GEORGE CLEGG.

The letter was signed by each of the four. It said "This is a letter from four soldiers in the infantry. This soldiers’ life is new for us, but we like it, although we are working very hard. We would like to have the paper sent to one of us, please.

We are all in the same battalion, but in separate companies. George and Hal, however, are in the same company. We have just had some more shots and our arms are quite sore. Tell all hello for us."

February 1, 1945

Privates Hal Murray, Junior Dunson, GEORGE CLEGG and Lloyd Robertson, after basic training at Camp Robinson, Ark., are here on a short furlough.

February 8, 1945

Infantrymen Hal Murray, GEORGE CLEGG, Lloyd Robertson and Junior Dunson who trained at Camp Robinson, Ark., and were here on furlough, left this week for Fort Ord, California.

Pvt. GEORGE CLEGG who is enjoying a furlough at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Clegg, spent the past weekend in Lakeland visiting his sisters, Miss Elizabeth Clegg of Boca Grande and Miss Ruth Clegg who is a student as Florida Southern College at Lakeland.

March 1, 1945

Hal Murry, Junior Dunson, Joseph Slovak and GEORGE CLEGG, infantrymen, and who were here on furlough recently, now are getting their mail in care of postmaster, San Francisco.
March 15, 1945

Infantry Privates Junior Dunson, GEORGE CLEGG and Hal Murray are in Hawaii, and Dunson is down with measles.

March 22, 1945

This is one of those weeks when we have very little news about you guys and gals in service. And it means that each of you are too busy winning the war to do much writing. However we have a letter here from Hal Murray, he writes:

"Guess by this time you have already learned that we are in the Hawaiian Islands. GEORGE CLEGG and I had a pass yesterday to town-Honolulu. Had a very nice time. After we arrived there decided to go to the beach - Wakiki. We then went in swimming. Had a good time and started back to Honolulu and whom do you suppose we saw? A Marine named Dexter Knight. Boy, did he look good to us! He seemed just as glad to see us, and we know we were glad to see him.

Please send me The Tribune. If you can't read this address get it from mother.

Give our regards to all the folks back home. Will be back soon." (Surely glad to learn you and George ran into Dexter. Incidentally, Dexter is now back in the" States, his parents here got a wire from him last Saturday saying he was in California then.)

May 17, 1945

And here's a letter from a fellow who was graduating from Bunnell High about this time last year, and comes from the front door of Japan – Okinawa - from GEORGE CLEGG who says:

"I have been on the move so much the last three months that The Tribune hasn't had time to catch me.

As I finished supper tonight I thought how nice it would be to sit down and find out all about Flagler county for the last few months.

I was put in an outfit the other day and now have an address which will stick with me and should help me receive all mail easier.

During the last three months I have really seen the world on the Pacific side. I had my first boat ride from Seattle to Hawaii. I left there and went to the Marshall's for a few days and then on to Saipan. I’m now on Okinawa. Of all these places none equal Flagler county.

I'm in Tenth Army, __ regiment, __Company. I hear that it is a swell outfit and although I just joined it I agree with them.

Please send the paper to the address below. I guess you will be hearing from Hal as he came to this island about the same time I did. I surely would like to know how many more are here that I know. The paper is practically the only way to follow all the boys." (We are changing the address, George, and certainly hope you get the paper OK).