August 10, 1942 - Pay Held Up

Monday Eve.

Dear Mom + Dad,

I waited until evening to write this in hopes that my pay would come through. However for some reason it was held up. I found out this evening that it would be in in a day or so. Just another example of army efficiency. I don’t care much as long as it comes in by Saturday. As soon as I get it I will send my money order home with a few bucks for you.

I hope to get into Los Angeles this weekend if I don’t catch any details. It is just my luck to catch something and not be able to go. I’m keeping my fingers crossed. Of course if my pay don’t come in I can’t go either. It seems like an awful lot of ifs but I guess I’ll make it.

I sent out to New Paltz for a few letters of recommendation. I hope to get them soon and if you can get me a few I’ll be all set to go to work on the air corps thing. I’m willing to bet you think I’m crazy but if you know how bad I want to get in the air corps. you’d understand. I don’t care so much for flying and I’m not really going there for that but I want to be in the air force in some capacity. I feel I’d be in happier there. Then too my main goal is the officers school.

I’m on duty tomorrow again but this time it is an easy job. I’m charge of quarters. I hang around all day and answer the phone and do a lot of junk in headquarters. It will be easy. I hope to get all my duties in during the week so I will be off for the weekend.

I’m still not feeling up to par yet. I’m just a little lazy. It is my stomach yet. I’m going to take another good dose of Sal Hepatica and it should fix me up good. I think it is the lousy food as a lot of fellows feel the same way I do. It isn’t good at all and half the time I can’t eat it. Oh well things will pick up I hope.

There are so many rumors floating around about our outfit that you can just about discount everything I’ve told you. I have no conception of what is going to happen to us now. It gets foggier everyday. I sure hope we move soon though. At the most though we will be out of here by October. I guess I can hold up if I can get out every once in awhile and go up to L.A.

I didn’t look up Leota’s sister as I didn’t have much time. I may do it the next time though even if I have just about planned my whole weekend. I’ll get to see here sometime.

I’ll write again tomorrow.

Love
Bob