Thursday, October 8, 1942Dear Mums and Dad, Received your letter stating you haven”™t heard from me. There are some things we can”™t help you know, but never fear you”™ll hear soon ”˜cause letters have been sent. You know sometimes I get one of your letters and then the next day get four or five you…

Monday, October 12, 1942Dear Dooley,I got home yesterday night about 4:30 p.m. and had eight inches of snow here. I got snowed in; a regular blizzard. A snow plow had to come out. Ten miles north of Mission had a little rain or snow and it snowed all the way in to Rapid City. Today…

Tuesday, October 13, 1942Dear Mums and Dad,You need to write to Staff Sergeant Lenard Galis. Lettermongen, Hospital San Francisco California and tell him you are rather anxious to receive your books. He may have forgotten or maybe thought he would keep them himself. He is funny sometimes. I am saving pictures for Elaine. I may…

Friday, October 30, 1942Dear Mums and Dad, A few lines this morning, 1:30 a.m. and all is well. Your PS”™s were swell the pictures grand, the flowers are really pretty. The horse should be named Bomber. Most of the dogs over here are named Tujo and Blackout. The colt isn”™t as pretty as Queenie was.…

Tuesday , November 3, 1942 DATES TO REMEMBER: My first overnight pass since December 7, 1941.

Friday, November 6, 1942Dear Folks,Well long time no hears from you, but then we are used to it by now. Saw Slip the other day, we went dancing. He still is ok. I heard from Doris Green, she is going to Montana and Wilbur is in the Air Corps or trying to get in I…

Friday, November 13, 1942Dear Diary, Friday the 13th nothing much happens until about 9 p.m. Then one of our Corp men, an Indian, drank three cans of shellac and got into the nurses home and put on a bra slip and wrapped one around his head ran around down in the sub basement for some…

Friday, November 20, 1942Dear Diary, Is a year ago today I got here. Went out to Pearl Harbor. But couldn”™t get in so we took to the hills, pretty up there, only the altitude was too high. Yep I went outside this world for few minutes, scared the Sergeant. Then we went to the Good…

Thursday, November 26, 1942Dear Diary, I am thankful Jr”™s head is fastened on ”˜cause it”™s a problem to try and keep his gas mask on. Had Thanksgiving dinner at the Wagon Wheel with Gerald. Good dinner too. Turkey, mashed potatoes, giblet gravy, dressing, mashed squash, carrot salad, cranberries, tomatoes, French onion soup sliced carrots, onions…