{"id":1349,"date":"2018-02-07T17:31:29","date_gmt":"2018-02-07T17:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/?page_id=1349"},"modified":"2019-01-20T09:13:40","modified_gmt":"2019-01-20T15:13:40","slug":"71-september-11-1944-salinas-california","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/letters\/transition-to-night-fighter-training-july-1944\/71-september-11-1944-salinas-california\/","title":{"rendered":"September 11, 1944, Salinas, California"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\r\n Tom is working on gunnery practice. He describes a weekend off with his friend, Mort Blaisdell<\/a>, at Mort’s parents house in Berkely, California. Tom has another date with Barbara Price<\/a>.\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>10 Sept. 44<\/p>\n

Noon<\/p>\n

\"September<\/a>
September 11, 1944, Salinas, California, Page 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hello Folks,<\/p>\n

Here it is one of those real lazy Sunday afternoons. Good music on the radio and a good time to write a letter. I just finished eating with a bunch of the fellows that got in from Lemoore<\/a>. Some of the boys we left there when we came here. Needless to say, they are glad to be here.<\/p>\n

John Erickson<\/a> and I came back from Morts’<\/a> Fri. afternoon because we supposedly had to go to a gunnery meeting Sat. morning. We went down there Sat. and they told us to report at 8:00 Mon. morning. It is little things like this that makes a person dislike the army. Mort is coming back this afternoon, his mother is coming with him and I am suppose to have dinner with them here at the club this evening. We really had a nice time at Morts’. The three of us had a 5 day leave.<\/p>\n

\"September<\/a>
September 11, 1944, Salinas, California, Page 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We got into San Francisco Mon. night about 11:00 P.M. and went out to the Blaisdell’s home. Tues. I went with Mort to do some visiting around Berkeley. Stopped in at the Campbells, Kaye and the baby were asleep but talked to Larry and everything is OK. Wed. night we went to the Claremont Hotel<\/a>. I wish\u00a0all of you could have been with us. The Blaisdells went with us, Russ Morgan<\/a> is playing there.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Claremont<\/a>
Claremont Hotel, Berkely, California, in 2006<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Russ<\/a>
Russ Morgan Claremont Hotel Garden Room Poster<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

https:\/\/youtu.be\/MkbS4NZQNcE<\/p>\n

I’ll send you a picture that we had taken. Thurs. Mort and his girl, John, I and Barbara<\/a> all went to San Francisco and —– in the ——. Had lunch at the Cliff House. I sent a package to you folks, I hope they weren’t broken in the mail. We then went to Chinatown and had dinner at the Cathay House<\/a>, really a swell Chinese dinner. Chinatown isn’t like it was when we were there in ’39, that is the stores weren’t stocked like they were then. We were able to get 5 gal. of gas apiece for the B’s car with our leave papers which made it nice in getting around. By the way before I forget it, Mr. Blaisdell is going through Chicago sometime in Oct., he has your telephone no. and address. I don’t know how long he will be there but I wrote Dad and you folks could see him or get him to come out. He is really a very interesting person to talk with. I think I told you that he was President of the International House out at the Univ. in Berkeley.[1]<\/sup><\/a>Tom has several dates with Barbara Price. Barbara’s father, Ernest B. Price, was President of the International House at the University of Chicago. The fact that Mort Blaisdell’s father … Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span>