Tuesday, September 29, 1942
Dear Diary,

Again we have potatoes and I saw an apple and almost had drink of milk. Stayed out until 10 p.m. – the latest since the Blitz. Boy sure was strange. Rain, rain, more rain, but we love it and boy, wind, heat and mosquitoes. Went into a cooler system and brrr was it cold, reminded me of home.

Here”™s one tire that I hope won”™t wear out (cute no?) Oh wouldn”™t you like to get your hands on it? (Just try bud)

Received a letter from the Auzzie, he states he has been doing a lot toward getting this war over and I”™ll bet he ain”™t just a kiddin. After spending two years in England and almost a year in Australia, guess he is getting a mite tired. Went up on the trail with Baby and Miss Wilkie after the band from the YMCA played.
BAND PHOTO YMCA bank KAM School August 1942

Looks like the beginning of a blackout. No?!?! Um-um could be. Remember when we said “oh they can”™t get into Pearl Harbor?” well they “Dood it” and they got a lickin”™.

PHOTO SUB The sub that got in but didn”™t get to do anything.

PHOTO US LOSES LARGEST PLANE CARRIER PHOTO AIRPLANES Then there was that awful day they came, yup the rising sun rose December 7th. The boys standing for retreat at the 147th General Hospital at Saint Louis College taken over since December 7th by the Army.

Well the battle for the Solomon”™s is still raging. The WASP went down that was Smokey”™s ship, saw him yesterday he was going down again. He is a gunner on a bomber, things looks black in the Solomon”™s, then they look good said the Japs were retreating yeah, but they went after more help.