Headquarters Co

1166 Eng @ Group

APO 18 629

C/o PM San Francisco

California

April 25, 1945

Dear Father

Today the sun is shining brightly. We are too far from the sea to get much of a view; I am looking forward to seeing it some day. Tonight I am in guard as a Corporal. Tomorrow I may get a chance to get to town. It all was in the cards. There are many stories that this town is rough. Well I figure to find the Harvard Club and call it a day otherwise. There are no other possibilities.

When you get the chance would you send me the names and addresses of all the Mutual Savings Banks along the west coast? I am toying with the idea of opening accounts by mail with those located in the various port cities so that when I return I will have a set up as far as money is concerned.

This place as far as heating arrangements goes is pretty poor. It is one of those coal deals. The one in the guardhouse was out when we came on. I called to mind the way I had done last winter up in Omaha while I was in school. At present we are being sweated out of the blame place. Up there Old McDonald and I kept from freezing to death. For a while I was afraid that I might have to chop down a building for fire kindling wood but I found a little old 2 x 4 unguarded so it is burning merrily.

Things are pretty dull at present so not much to say that can get bye the censor.

I figure to write a few letters tonight to keep things cooking. So far no mail has come through

John