March 29, 1943
Dear Mom:
I guess you have been wondering what on earth has happened to me, well, you must remember I wrote you what all I had to do and how little time they gave us to do it in.
Mom, I shall be even busier in the future, I have been promoted from Cadet Captain to Major. I am in charge of the new group of boys that arrived last Saturday morning.
I am in charge of their drill and seeing that they are properly trained, it is a pretty big job and I hope I can hold it down, all I can do is to try.
They are really pushing us in our studies; I am taking almost everything you can name and the some. I am getting behind in some of my work but I know it is not me because all of the boys are, we just do not have time to study and I don’t know what they will do about it. Time will tell I guess.
Mom, I was invited out to dinner last Sunday by some elegant people that I met up at the church.
They gave me a swell feed and then put me in their big long Buick and rode me all over everywhere. I really had a chance to see the town.
They took me out to the airport and one of the instructors that are going to teach us to fly took me up for a ride over the countryside. It is really pretty from the air. I really had the time of my life.
I got a
letter from Aunt Rene the other day and one from the boy I used to work with in
I hear from B.J. right regularly and she says that she misses me lots, sounds as though she means it too.
I sure
would like to see her again, she really is a sweet gal, why don’t you write to
her sometimes, she’d be glad to hear form you, she likes you very much.
I am well
and happy Mom so don’t worry about me. I lost about 10 pounds in
Will have to close for now so until next time give my love to all.
Your loving son,