Leatherneck
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News From That Leatherneck
Back home in the US after his six-months trek in the foot steps of the wartime US Marines through the South Pacific, Robert C. Hayes, former Marine Colonel, writes to thank all who helped him in compil ing his series of articles for the Marine Corps magazine, “Leatherneck”.
The magazine had a six-page article on the New Hebrides in January, and items on Bougain ville, Tulagi, and the Coast watchers, in March. There was to be one on New Caledonia in April, on Rabaul in May, on Melbourne in June, possibly one on Wellington in July, and a final one on Guadalcanal and Fiji in August. Other articles have appeared or are to appear in “Travel Agent”, “Travel”, and the New York “Herald- Tribune”.
Since returning home, “Leatherneck” Hayes has married a Texas girl, and the couple are now living on a residental island suburb of Seattle. The address is 2414 West Mercer Way, Mercer Island, Wash., USA, and Mr.
Hayes would appreciate hearing from any of the many persons he met during his recent tour.