U.S. NAVAL RECEIVING BARRACKS SHOEMAKER, CALIFORNIA July 12, 1944 Dear Ma, Wrote you a few lines this morning, but will now try a tell you something about my trip. It was a very long trip an we were on the train for three days and nights. In all the traveling I never saw a state… Continue reading

U. S. NAVAL RECEIVING BARRACKS SHOEMAKER, CALIFORNIA July 13, 1944 Dear Ma, Have been busy all day today so I won’t be able to make this letter to long. They came around an put us on a work detail today so we will be pretty busy for awhile. I am working in the chow house… Continue reading

UNITED STATES NAVYJuly 12, 1944 Dear Ma,Well we have finally stopped at last. We got here to Shoemaker, California last night. Didn’t have time to write last, but will drop you a few lines and my address this morning. I really enjoyed the trip out here an will tell you something about it when I… Continue reading

UNITED STATES NAVYSunday nightJuly 8 Dear Ma,Here I am on the train trying to drop you a few lines. It sure is a hard job. I still can’t say where I am going for I don’t know. We have spent all day going through Kansas and I don’t care much for it. The farms are… Continue reading

U. S. NAVAL RECEIVING BARRACKS SHOEMAKER, CALIFORNIA July 13, 1944 Dear Ma, Finished a hard mornings work and now have time off until three o’clock tomorrow. Did some washing and am going to write two letters and then lay around for a while. It looks as if I am going to be posted from my… Continue reading