New Years Day
Dear Mom +
Dad,
So starts
another year. Let’s hope that 1943 will
end up with peace in the world. We get
no time off today except for 2 hours this morning. Of course we don’t actually get this off as
we are subject to the upper classmen’s whims.
However, they have a test this afternoon so they are leaving us alone. Thus I figured I’d start the New Years off
right and write to you.
I’ve got
some good jazz on my radio and I’m getting my kicks at the same time I’m
writing this letter. My radio is really
swell. I can’t really tell you how much
it is appreciated and how much pleasure it is bringing me. It is the nicest thing I could get.
I wrote you
a short note last night. I was a little
sad being New Years Eve and all that and I don’t imagine it was much of a
letter. These darn holidays have been
hard on my morale. You seem to miss home
more than ever around this time of year.
So I can’t help being a little nostalgic now and then so please forgive
the tone of my letter. Your never realize
how good your home was until you have the privileges if it denied to you. However, now I know just what it did mean.
Well I haven’t
very much more time as an underclassman.
I don’t know exactly but it is only 10 to 12 days. Then I will have a little time to myself and
the routine will be a little easier than it is now. Of course you are still under rigid discipline
but you have a few more privileges and you are not bothered all the time. That is the main thing I just want a little
time to myself so I can do some of the things I like.
My school work
is going fairly well as I have had a lot of it in school before. I’m going to have a little trouble with
aircraft recognition as that calls for memorization, at which I’m not very good
at. However, I think I’ll get it all
right, and I’m not worried. I’ll have my
real worries when I get in primary and start flying as that’s when your make it
or you don’t. You either can fly or you
can’t. In primary over 50% are washed
out because of the flying. If you get
through the primary you can feel fairly save that you will make it all the way
through. . It will be nice to know that
if you can make it or whether your abilities are not for flying. This training I’m getting is no fun as they
really mean business here in the air corps.
Sure there is a lot of baloney (that) goes on too but they are really
doing a pretty good job.
Well I guess
that’s about it for now. This is a very
long letter for me. I very seldom get to
a second sheet written. Well may the New
Year bring you the best.
All my love
Bob
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