Dear Dad,

I haven’t got an awfully lot of time but wanted to write you tonight because from what I hear next week’s schedule is pretty tough. I am sending a clipping from the L.A. paper I thought you might be interested in The Col. was really interesting and told us all about his experiences with Rickenbacker. The navy flyer, Lt. Eddie, who rescued them was an N.U. Man and had graduated from engineering in 1934.

I guess you received the letter I wrote from the hotel. We were supposedly going to be on M.M. Today and wouldn’t get passes, however, it was changed at the last min. And we have M.M. Tomorrow. I am going to write Aunt Mollie and tell her I will be to see them next Sat. Night. I know it will be late when we get in there but it’s is the only way that I will be able to see them. I wish it didn’t take so long to get to L.A. Do you think they will mind my not being able to get there till 10:30 or 11:00?

Dad, there is something I would like to discuss with you, and that is that Zoe and I have talked some of getting engaged. I didn’t want to do anything without your approval and I would never do anything behind your back. It would be quite awhile before she would get married. She wants to work a year or so, and I would consider it till I finished training. However, I would like to know what your opinion would be. I do know that Zoe is the finest girl I have ever met and I think the world of her. If you want to, and get the chance, you can discuss this with Mr. and Mrs. Foran^[1]Zoe’s parents, who live in Sorento, Illinois, outside of Greenville, but I’d rather that’s all the further it went for the present.

Our pilot school class is 44-D and all the C classes had their graduation Fdri. So we are next on the list. We will probably leave in about 4 weeks. Say, I was wondering if you have ever received my $10,000 government policy yet?

Well Dad Tattoo  just blew so I had better get to bed. Goodnight –

With love,

Tom