Ben,   How very sorry to be informed of Floyd Polk's passing. Our
prayers and sympathy go to his wife and family.  I met Floyd at one of
our first reunions. I believe it was in San Antonio, Texas, and at our
annual Fla. reunions.  Upon leaving Fla, we always went up North to
Umatilla to visit dear friends of ours. Floyd always gave us several
bags of oranges to take with us for an assisted living facility, owned
by my friend's daughter and son-in-0law. Later my friend became a
resident of the home. The cook would cut up the oranges and serve them
to the residents at breakfast and lunch.  What a true and wonderful
friend he was. I will miss him very much.
                                         Jim Royer

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Gene Brissey,
Mail Call 1078 Brought sad news. The loss of Fritz Coffman, whom I did not know, Orville Stubbs a close friend in Company E, Floyd Polk, a 2nd Bn. friend who I came to know quite well at reunions, will make our reunions less enjoyable, to say the least. Orville was probably with us when we liberated Sospel. I know Floyd was and he lost a leg during that mission as I recall. I received a slight wound which is not worth mentioning in the same paragraph in which we mention, Floyd. My deepest sympathy goes to the families of these men.
Gene

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Another item in Mail Call 1078, which I did not want to mention in the same paragraph as the one about the loss of our friends, pertains to the "crickets." We had them but we used them very little because we feared that the Germans may hear them and go cricket hunting.
Gene

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