Russell Thompson

October 15, 1942

RUSSELL THOMPSON has enlisted in the Coast Guards and left here Wednesday for Jacksonville where he will be assigned to a station. Russell has been a student at the University of Florida for a year.

December 24, 1942

RUSSELL THOMPSON, member of, the Coast Guard, is now located at West Palm Beach.

April 29, 1943

RUSSELL THOMPSON, with the coastguard at Palm Beach, spent last week-end here (on a 48-hour pass) with his folks. This was Russell's first time at home since going in a number of months ago.

July 29, 1943

RUSSELL THOMPSON, with the Coast guard at West Palm Beach, is home for a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Thompson.

October 7, 1943

RUSSELL THOMPSON of the Coastguard and who is stationed at Palm Beach spent a short leave here with his sister, Patsy, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Thompson, at Deland.

December 16, 1943

It sure is swell for so many of you fellows to remember us with Christmas greetings from "all over." We received just this week beautifully executed V- Mail Christmas greetings from S/Sgt. Alfred Tucker in England and from Raymond Smith with the Seabees in the Southwest Pacific. In addition, Pfc. Owen O. Thomas sends us a nice one inscribed "Greetings to you up yonder from Down Under." Also Dan Dechman at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md., AMM2/C Joe Tanner at Kingsville, Texas; RUSSELL THOMPSON, coast guardsman, at West Palm Beach; Sgt. and Mrs. Andrew Thompson in California; Seabee Herbert Anderson (also down in the Southwest Pacific); Victor Cyzycki who is an air student at Amherst, Mass. Also one from a guy we haven't heard from in a long time - Dell Bradberry, in the army and at Vallejo. Thanks a million, fellows!

February 24, 1944

RUSSELL THOMPSON, coast guardsman, reports from down Key West way that he recently completed a two-week course at sound school in New London, Conn. and that he was one of five holding the highest grade and was sent to Key West for further training. Russell said that he had been stationed at Ft. Lauderdale for over a year and had ridden over 7000 miles on horseback doing patrol duty.

December 28, 1944

Well, Christmas has come and "went," and now 1945 is just around the corner for all of us. Let us hope all of us will be able to celebrate Christmas of 1945 together once again.

The editor of this column feels today about like "Father Time" looks, acknowledges with appreciation greeting cards from more of you fellows scattered around the world.

Other cards received included those from..... Coast guardsman RUSSELL THOMPSON in the southern end of Florida......

December 13, 1945

RUSSELL THOMPSON, in the Coast Guard for three years, is here this week visiting friends. Russell has been at his home in Deland for a couple of weeks on sick leave, but will return to his station soon to enter radio school and sweat out a discharge.

December 27, 1945

We extend our thanks to, the following for their nice Christmas greetings: Roland Wilson, USS Wasp at Naples, Italy; Ralph Novak, USS Caratret, in the Pacific; Lee Drazba, with a USA unit in the Philippines; Wilfred Hunter, USS Furse, in the Atlantic.

Also a card from Dell Bradbury in California who did not state whether he is yet in the army or not, but who did say "I am coming to Florida soon."

From Cpl. Vera McCraney in Germany; Pfc. Carroll Leggett, then in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va., in Ashburn General Hospital; and Coast Guardsman RUSSELL THOMPSON at Atlantic City, N. J. Thanks a million for remembering us.