1. UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
SOUTHERN RECRUITING DIVISION
HBADQUARTERS, DISTRICT OF SAVANNAH
Post Ofice Building
SAVANNAH, GA.
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['1r. and itirs, Thomas F, Bell
825 Third Avenue
Daytona Beaoh, Florida
Dear lrir. and Mrs. Bell:
llarch B, L9'5?
son, Howard,
in the Units6 gtgtes
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for
Youre very trulYt
am pleased. to inform You that Your
our flnal exanlnation$ for service
Corps here toclay and was transl
Marine Barracks, Parrls Island, South Garollnat
Captalnr U' S.
Reonrltlng
PSr
trainlng ancl dutY.
The tralning perlod for those entering-tltg ltgr19 corps.
ls about two monihS' Upon the oompletlon of nis lnitlal traln-
ing your
"on
wifi have tne prfvlfe$e of requestlng quly aboartl
shlo. at some no"t ln the Unttea $iates or in one of the
s-""6i"f
-fJreiei land.s where Marines are stationetl.
I want to personally assure you that your soq^wlItr be
among young rnen'of the highest tyBet a+.d uncler officers oare-
fui$ ieie[tea-to-fGtruoI new nbn in the Corps' Cood footl'
ued.toal atteniion a"a excellent living quarters are provided'
at all trflarine iosts under norrnal conditlons' In case of
J"riouJ-Joofaeni or lllness you wit'I be 1rrygdlalely notified
uV-ine conrnaandiie-ofit"er of"the post to whlch he is asslgned'
to *$*lls ?fi ;il:3f"13 **i,Hiii''3"3"ilHipl3EtirT"F13!:e effi 3t{3fist
courses are oifesea for ttre aiklng;-athtetics and physical
aevefofment are-p"tt of one:g $qlly. f}f"' Any yolng man who ls
ambtriou" o.*-i"iiiri i" civir i{ie" better pieirai'ea to meiet the
hartl knoaks of ]lfe'
A news ltem regarding the enllstment of yor11. son ls being
forwafdect, to the Daltona Beach News Journal, ang-shouid--apBear
in-litn"t publlcation ln the near future. I[e shai] greatly
"ppre*fate
if yo,t iina_it_convenient to mall us a ctlpplng of
th;-iten. The"enclosed add.ressed. envelope, wh_19h d.oes not
requfre Bosiager &8V be used. for malllng the cllpping.
br"kXNALL,
htarine Cot
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