October 25, 1942 – AWOL in Palm Springs



Sunday Morning

Dear Mom + Dad,

I am now in the Palms Springs U.S.O. writing this letter. As soon as I quit work yesterday I washed up and come over here. I hitched into Indio and had no trouble at all making it. I then decided I’d rather take the bus over here than hitch as it would be more convenient. I finally arrived here in Palm Springs at about 5 P.M. I immediately decided to hunt up a room. I couldn’t get a darn thing any cheaper than $2.50. I figured though that it isn’t very often that I get out so I wanted to get the best I could.

After getting a room the first thing I did was go out and get me a steak about an inch thick. Another $1.50 shot. While on the subject of money I’m going to write you and air mail letter tomorrow requesting some. I’m afraid I won’t get paid until the supplementary pay roll comes out. So I’m going to need about $25. Then when and if I get paid I hope to send it back. I don’t know where all my money went to this month but I got out a few times and managed to spend it. Oh well I owe myself all I can get when I have the chance.

There is no more paper available here for some reason so this will have to be it for now. I’ll write again more but what can I do about it.

Love
Bob

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