Sunday

May 7, 1944

Dear Sisters,

I am fine & hope you are the same. I am once more sitting on the ground at field test with a hazy hot sun shining down & quite hot. My mess kit is my disk. I had guard duty and it was a beautiful moonlit night, but as I heard about Texas very cold but when the sun came up and it warmed up me. Nearly passed out in the heat. My face is so wind burnt & sun burnt but I put Noxzema on it and it feels pretty good now, but I guess by to night it will be the same red heat again. I have been used to the sun & mind it you should hear the guys who are not used to being out doors before & did not get in the army until the sun was not so hot. Boy they surely are sore from it.

II

We are studying a lot of things out here all about equipment used on the airfield. It is interesting sometimes but sometimes it is thrown at us so fast that you are dizzy trying to get it all. A lot of the instructors are wise guys & dish out plenty of sh_t I am taking it for one reason that is to get my diploma and out of school. Otherwise I am afraid I should be tempted to till them were to head in at.

I have a bunch of letters from all of you but they are all back at the barracks so I cannot answer them but will try to one of these days.

I am going to sign off now & hope you are all O K.

So Long,

Your Kid Brother

P.S.

I forgot to tell you your cake tin was ruined in the mail so I did not mail it back to you. I hope this is OK but it really was smashed.

J.