Tuesday, July 28, 1942Dear Diary, We now have a new gas alarm. All you have to do to become the center of all action and raise all hub-bub is tap it like you would your ole dinner caller at home. Go ahead “dood it.” Sure the Colonel or the General is probably taking a shower…

July 30,1942 Congress authorizes the women”™s naval reserve, known as the WAVES. An Album of Memories pg 2235

Sunday, August 23, 1942Dear Mums and Dad: Gee, golly, six weeks an no letter how about one, huh!?! You don”™t know I look for any kind of a letter. I had a few words from Elaine. I sent here a few little things and the first of the month I will try to send you…

Saturday, August 29, 1942Dear Diary, Really a beautiful place. Here we sit here on a high windy hill far away from everything and everyone. We have a shuttle bus here, an Army truck, it”™s a first cousin to a wagon, same difference, only the truck has a motor. It shook all the fillings out of…

In some places an additional fabric was needed to make blackout curtains. Once up, the heavy, dark curtains had a mournful effect, but (as with other problems), the media offered advice. One writer suggested that “funereal blackout curtains ”¦ will take on life with the addition of greenery. You might ”¦ do something giddy like…

September 8, 1942Dear Folks:Well, yes I”™m really writing. I have been in a rut and very unsettled for a few days, but time will take care of that. Very beautiful up here, reminds me of the Black Hills. We have beautiful walks and trails to follow here on our time off. From where we are…

Friday, September 18, 1942Dear Diary, Flash Extra. We can now get married and stay in the service! Well what”™s going to happen? Another blitz I”™ll betcha. And we are going to have 72 hour passes. Lord what is happening? We have a new Commanding Officer, Colonel Smack and he is 4.0 and I do mean…

Tuesday, September 29, 1942Dear 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…

Friday, October 2, 1942Dear Mums and Dad, I have been rereading all your old letters and found a lot of questions to answer. No. 1 -My crooked tooth is still crooked. The brace came off -I chewed too hard on an all daysucker that Jr got me.No. 2 -No, I didn”™t get my ring from…