UNITED STATES MARINE CORPSSOUTHERN RECRUITING DIVISION

HBADQUARTERS, DISTRICT OF SAVANNAHPost Ofice BuildingSAVANNAH, GA.

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['1r. and itirs, Thomas F, Bell825 Third AvenueDaytona Beaoh, Florida

Dear lrir. and Mrs. Bell:

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Youre very trulYt

am pleased. to inform You that Yourour flnal exanlnation$ for serviceCorps here toclay and was translMarine Barracks, Parrls Island, South Garollnat

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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 thes-""6i"f -fJreiei land.s where Marines are stationetl.

I want to personally assure you that your soq^wlItr beamong 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 ofJ"riouJ-Joofaeni or lllness you wit'I be 1rrygdlalely notifieduV-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{3fistcourses are oifesea for ttre aiklng;-athtetics and physicalaevefofment are-p"tt of one:g $qlly. f}f"' Any yolng man who lsambtriou" o.*-i"iiiri i" civir i{ie" better pieirai'ea to meiet thehartl knoaks of ]lfe'

A news ltem regarding the enllstment of yor11. son ls beingforwafdect, to the Daltona Beach News Journal, ang-shouid--apBearin-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 notrequfre Bosiager &8V be used. for malllng the cllpping.

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