Sat. night.

Dear Folks,

Hope this letter reaches you ok. I thought I would chance it.

At the present I have a cold and a sore jaw. The tooth came out ok with the aid of a couple of shots of novacane. The dentist here are good especially the ones we get to go to. The cadets get the same medical attention as do the officers. We are just beginning to be able to tell the distinction between enlisted men and officers. We haven’t heard anything about our classification but several have already washed out and moved to the wash out squadron.^[1]He is in the Classification stage of his training, were extensive testing is done to determine who is suitable for pilot training and who is not. Depending on the results, he might be further … Continue reading There have been 25 out of the squadron so far and there will probably be some more.

The pictures were really swell of Karen, she certainly is something to be proud of. It looks like you got your wish with the curly hair. From the sounds of Dad’s letters he is getting anxious to see her again. I don’t know how things are going at home but I think they have been having a little trouble over Agnes staying. ^[2]I don’t know who Agnes is. My guess is she was a housekeeper, since Dr. Cartmell often had housekeepers at this time. First, I hear that she is leaving, then Dad writes and says that he has talked her into staying and then Cleda writes and says that she thinks Agnes will stay but she can’t understand why. You will probably get all the dope in a number of different stories so maybe you can straighten me out.

I hope you are all enjoying your vacation and I am sure you are. I wish I were there with you.

Has Stan taught Karen to swim yet? Maybe that comes later and Uncle Tom can get in on that.

It is almost time for taps so will sign off. I will will write you at home. Besure and have a good time.

Love, Tom