12/2/43

 

 

Dear Dad,

            I told you I would write the results of my machine gun score and here it is. (184 Expert.) I shot the carbine. Yesterday and machine gun today and I made 186 on carbine which qualifies me as an Expert to. They are going on a hike tomorrow (9 miles out and 9 miles in) and boy it’s going to be rough. It’s going to be cross country instead of having our ordinary highway hike. The march 10 to 20 miles every Friday night and get in around 5 to 6 o’clock in the morning and then we get Saturday off. Gee I sure hope I get that furlough in January. I have invited Gustavo to come and spend Christmas with me and Jim Darr. We hope to have Friday afternoon (24th of Dec.) to Monday morning off so that might give us a little time to get together. I received your telegramita algo como las cartas mias. Yo le escribi a Gustavo hoy y le diji que tu ibas a mandarle una carta dentro de poco.

            Euscribreme cuando puedas.

 

                                                                        Tu hijo quete quiere

                                                                        Mucho

                                                                                    Miguel +

 

 

P.S

Dad, please write to the aviation cadet board in Walla Walla & find out what is wrong with my papers.

            Tell Gram I will write as soon as possible.

 

 

[English Translation…small telegram that are like my cards. I wrote Gustavo today and told him that you were going to send a card to him sometime soon. Write me when you can. Your son you loves you very much. Miguel.]