November 2, 1942 – A Rather Humdrum Existence


Monday Afternoon

Dear Mom + Dad,

This will probably be a short letter as not much happens to me these days. Eat, sleep, read, write and go to the movies. A rather humdrum existence. I only hope it doesn’t keep up to long as it get rather tiresome not having anything to do.

A bunch of air cadets boys left or rather got notice of their departure. I wasn’t on the list. The ones that are leaving are being sent to San Antonio, Texas. From that there is a chance of my being sent to someplace else beside Santa Ana. Of course, chances are very slim that I’ll be sent to the east. But at least I now have hopes of moving a little closer to home than I am now. So cross those fingers again maybe my break in the army is coming. At least it is a little brighter now than it was before.

I went to the movies last night and saw “The Major and the Minor” with Ginger Rogers. If you get a chance go to see it as it is one of the best comedies to come out of Hollywood in ages. I went into that picture last night with a slight case of the blues but it promptly made me forget them and I came out feeling fine again.

Tomorrow the old professor Kay Kyser makes a personal appearance here. I naturally will be there with bells on to take in the show. I think I told you Jack Benny will put on a show here soon.

I often wondered if you wondered why I crossed out all the junk on the envelop. Well the mail regulations of this post require that it contain no advertisements, U.S.O. Red Cross etc. So I have to cross them all out.

That’s all for now. I’ll write tomorrow.

Love
Bobby

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