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
Euscribreme cuando puedas.
Tu hijo quete
quiere
Mucho
Miguel
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P.S
Dad, please write to the aviation cadet board in
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.]