June 1, 1944Dear Ma,It has been another hot day here today and we have had a little rain. That cooled the weather off a bit but not too much. We had some more shots today and these are suppose to be the worse ones we have to take. We took a lot of exercise after… Continue reading

SERVICE SCHOOL U. S. NAVAL TRAINING CENTER GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS June 20, 1944 Dear Ma, Got your letter today and was glad to hear that you got home alright. Don’t have to worry much about those things when you have Junior along. He sure is hardy. We had a real bad storm here Sunday and… Continue reading

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