October 21, 1942 – Transferred Back to Camp Young

Wednesday Eve.

Dear Mom + Dad,

I finally arrived back at Camp Young after fooling around for two days waiting for my transfer. I’m at the Station Hospital here again and here I’ll probably stay until they make up their mind that they want me in the air corps. I haven’t as yet been assigned to any job so I don’t (know) just what my duties are going to be. I would like to get into the operating room so I’m going to put in a request for that tomorrow morning.

I’m sending this via air mail so that you will have my new address as fast as possible. I wrote you a long letter yesterday telling all about what I did but this one will probably arrive first. Here’s the new address: Medical Detachment Section, S.C.U. Camp Young, Indio, Calif. You see I already made a mistake so please forgive the scratching.

As I mentioned in my letter yesterday I was supposed to have gone then but I didn’t get off until late this morning and arrived here in the middle of the afternoon. I’m all set up now and ready to go to work. I’m lucky in that a friend of mine from the Fifth Field was transferred over here a week ago for the same reason I am. I am living in the same tent with him so at least that will be a help until I get acquainted all over again and make some new friends. I won’t mind this so much if I can get some time off now and then. Since I worked over here they have acquired a new bunch of men and I think they have enough now. So I may be able to get some time now and then I hope. If I can get a weekend off now and then and go to L.A. it won’t be so bad. I guess everything will work out pretty fine. Even though I’ll still be glad to get into the air corps finally. There is one consolation if I can complete this flying deal I will be here another year without any overseas duty. I would like to become an instructor if at all possible. I intend to work out with that in view. I don’t know how you go about it but I’m going to try if I can. I’m happy about the whole deal and the sooner it goes through the happier I’ll be. In the mean time I just sit tight and hope for the best and speediest entrance that can come about.

Your Friday letter arrived in the mail this morning and I was very glad to hear from you. The carton of Camels arrived in last nights mail and thank you very much. I sure can use them. I suppose my mail will be all messed up for awhile but it will have to be because of the transfer. I’ll plug away at my letters to you as often as possible.

Did you ever receive my driver’s license? I have heard no mention of them. I sent then as I need a renewal and I hope they didn’t get lost.

I don’t know if I get paid this month as I’m messed up. If not I’ll have to write for some. I have to go down and see finance about it and I hope I can get it. If not I’ll call for $25 or $30 and send it back later.

Well that’s all for now.

Love
Bobby

P.S. I sent out a warrant signifying my promotion to tech 5th it should arrive soon.