Families of the Lost Battalion are waiting for word on their loved ones. Seated on a sofa, left to right, are Mrs. Naomi Smith and Mrs. M. M. Kelsay, of Jacksboro, Texas. Mrs. Smith is waiting to hear from her brother, Sergeant Herbert A. Lucas, who has not been located. Mrs. Kelsay recently received a telegram from the War Department. The message states that her brother, Sergeant C. R. Jonson, has arrived in the States after liberation from a Japanese prison camp. Mrs. Smith is wearing a button-up blouse and a skirt. Mrs. Kelsay is wearing a floral dress.
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