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American Veterans Comnittes “ALPEN, Secreta WILLI AY J, Xe im, + ARTE ein «Noa , Ure, 23 July 1945 554 windison Ave., N. Y., Ne Ye The founde the organizatica is generally considered to be Gilbert a. ("e411") ARRISON, ASN 19181014, ry Corporel in the army Air Forces. RARRISCH/A aaid to be well connected and foosee smong “bis - friends euch prominent. individuals. ap lire. E Focstvatt Secre— tary of Comzerce HENRY A.Y ALLACE; and TALTRA aCe, motion picture execftive. He eflopted the ‘prectice of describ 2 his army cereer in n series of letters which he mimeogrephed end sent to ea group oF his friends, mostly former students et the University of Southern Galifornic. After HAHRISON wes trensferred to Mew Guinea (there ie is presently re= ported to te attached to an Intelligence Unit), he eontimied to write of his career, sending lettere to a friend and former business essoci- ate, ADELAINE (adaline)XGCUNTHER, a well known University of Southern Californta tampie-#reure, who had the letters mimeographed and mailed to HARRISON? s friends under the title, "The Berometer", ff J Copies ef this ciren iar lette eached CHARIFS Wap iviraee, ho ~ at that time did not know HARRISCN. BCLTE eubsequently ollewed 2 civdlar wlen in reporting his own army ewreriencce efter re enlisted - a _in the British Army. He continued doing se following his discharge end return to the United Stetes early in 1943 and, it is cleimed, the letters were 80 well received that he commerced printing the corres pondence. The combined efforts of HARRISON and BOLTE thus became the foserunner of the organizeticn's present publication, "The Bulletin", Currently, activities e¥e under the direction of a rlanring ng: CsaPLES G. BOLTE, Chet rrani ZSPuIT FRANK, LINCOLN a LAUTERSTEIN, GRANT “GRANT ‘« The following out-of-town ‘representatives are liated i the organization's literature; Washington Representative, eed new Jerse,” Representative, VARROLLER; Ohio Representetive, ARTHUR' FREEDAN; West Coast Reprerentc tive, MENTS LIEBERMAN» ST: CHARLES G. BOLTE, the principel sactor in directing the activi- ties of the orgenization, wae born in New York on 19 Januery 1920 and leter moved to Greenwich,’ Connecticut. From June, 1935, to'Septenher, 1937. he worked ms a reporter for the Greenwich prees there. He then extered Dartuouth Col lege, gredurting in June, 1541, with an a. B. de- gree, magna cum laude. The following month he entered the EPritis: army and because a Lieutenant commanding a motor platoon of thirty wer. At El Alamein, on 27 October 1942, B BOITE was wounded, svveequently loet e leg, and was discharged. On 7 August 19/17, he became an assistant news editor with the Office of Wer Infcruntion in Few York, resigniug 15 June 1944, Shortly thereafter, he bean to devote his time to the effairea of the subject organization. While with the Office of War =~ 2 « jah eo - . (°" WT Lt aye nein sae neta in mens Fat Ae acipmtn a eninmmaatnetn + - . oe me — ete ry le Py . sare . ve we of . -. . : aoe woe ‘ : _ ae ay ot - Coe ty * weet Foo; lt . . et et . wr . f ve net ” : 1 : . . Spt we be wT. wee: » s eT “