SERVICE SCHOOL U. S. NAVAL TRAINING CENTER GREAT LAKES. ILLINOIS June 21, 1944 Dear Ma, Sorry to hear that the strawberries weren’t so good this. Was planning on eating a lot of them when I get home. Sure don’t get anything like that here. Sure would of been a swell day to pick them. That… Continue reading

SERVICE SCHOOL U.S. NAVAL TRAINING CENTER GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS June 22, 1944 Dear Ma, Don’t feel much like writing tonight but will drop you a few lines. We have drilled a lot today and were on our feet quite a bit so I am pretty tired. They sure are giving us some good training now.… Continue reading

SERVICE SCHOOL U. S. NAVAL TRAINING CENTER GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS June 23, 1944 Dear Ma, Did good today in the mail call. Got four letters, one from Agnes and Beryle; Mrs. Booty and Virginia. Virginia said she had a letter from Pat and he was coming home on furlough. Sure hope he gets home when… Continue reading

UNITED STATES NAVAL TRAINING STATIONGREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS June 4, 1944 Dear Ma, Here it is Sunday an another hot day. There is a nice breeze blowing out now, but we don’t get much benefit of it in the barracks. One thing it is always cool at night, because of the lake. You will probably be… Continue reading

HawaiiJune 29 Dear Ma, Had better write tonight for I have missed two nights writing now. Wednesday evening Ernest was here so I didn’t get a chance to write and last night it was bedtime when I got back off of liberty. I went down to where Ernest is stationed and had supper down there.… Continue reading