Somewhere!
June 4, 1944
Dear Mom & Dad,
I have a little time on my hands tonight so I thought I had better try to catch-up on my writing home.
We had a good fight yesterday but I missed it. I was off schedule and spent the afternoon working on the tent and played a while on the beach. We have a beautiful beach here to take full advantage of, and believe me we surely do. Also, that is our only way of keeping clean.
I am sure you have been keeping up with the activity over here. We are in the thick of it and have been really doing lots of good. We are flying nearly all day long and getting in lots of time.
June 5, ‘44
Mom, I got so sleepy last night I had to stop & go to bed. I don’t know why, but by 8:30 every night I am ready to hit the sack. They had another fight last evening while I was writing this letter. Still keeping an unbelievable average. It is a wonderful feeling to watch the boys come in and do a victory roll over the field. Makes a big lump get in your throat, too. You certainly realize there is a war going on and that we must win and that we are going to win. We still have a long way to go but it is gradually getting shorter all the time.
Thelma has been very sweet to write as often as she has been recently. I hope she keeps it up. I get mail pretty regular from you Thelma & Barbara, and of course, I.H.C.
I have been thinking lots about flying professionally after the war but I have about decided to stay with I.H.C. and be a family man and raise lots of boys. What do you think?
Well, Mom, I guess this is it for now. Please write often and tell me when you received your package from Australia.
God Bless you all and keep you well and happy until I return.
Love,
Son