{"id":2914,"date":"2018-06-29T16:43:15","date_gmt":"2018-06-29T16:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/?page_id=2914"},"modified":"2018-07-02T20:34:44","modified_gmt":"2018-07-02T20:34:44","slug":"july-9-1943-santa-ana-california","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/letters\/classification-stage-july-1943\/july-9-1943-santa-ana-california\/","title":{"rendered":"July 9, 1943, Santa Ana, California"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class='dropshadowboxes-container ' style='width:auto;'>\r\n                            <div class='dropshadowboxes-drop-shadow dropshadowboxes-rounded-corners dropshadowboxes-inside-and-outside-shadow dropshadowboxes-lifted-both dropshadowboxes-effect-default' style=' border: 1px solid #dddddd; height:; background-color:#edf2f9;    '>\r\n                            He is being tested for his general airworthiness. He describeds the weather in this part of California as cold at night (2 blankets), foggy in the morning, and cool during the day. He encounters a fraternity brother from Northwestern.\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>Friday morning.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2951\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2951\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/July-9-1943-Santa-Ana-California-Page-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2951 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/July-9-1943-Santa-Ana-California-Page-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"July 9, 1943, Santa Ana, California, Page 1\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2951\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">July 9, 1943, Santa Ana, California, Page 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dear Folks,<\/p>\n<p>All these letters will have to be interpreted because we only have short periods with nothing to do. In a few minutes we go to take our psychological motor learning tests. Yesterday we had aptitude tests 1 + 2 which took from 7:20 AM. Till 4:20 P.M. About 2:00 P.M. you begin to wonder just who is crazy. (Time out.)<\/p>\n<p>Just returned from taking the tests and if I wasn\u2019t crazy I am now. We aren\u2019t suppose to say what they were like but if you can imagine a bunch of screwy pin-ball machines you will have a pretty good idea. I think we have our interview this afternoon. The physical will either be tomorrow or Mon.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2987\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2987\" style=\"width: 289px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-19-at-2.03.54-PM.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2987\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-19-at-2.03.54-PM-289x300.png\" alt=\"Measuring Eye Hand Coordination\" width=\"289\" height=\"300\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-19-at-2.03.54-PM-289x300.png 289w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-19-at-2.03.54-PM-768x798.png 768w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Screen-Shot-2018-05-19-at-2.03.54-PM.png 968w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2987\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Measuring Eye Hand Coordination<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I wrote <a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/people\/aunt-mollie-smith\/\">Aunt Molly<\/a> and have tried to find the telephone number to the house they were living at but I guess they haven\u2019t any if they have and you know what it is let me know.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2952\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2952\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/July-9-1943-Santa-Ana-California-Page-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2952\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/July-9-1943-Santa-Ana-California-Page-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"July 9, 1943, Santa Ana, California, Page 2\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2952\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">July 9, 1943, Santa Ana, California, Page 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The weather is really swell here even though it is awful foggy every morning. The nights are really cold and after the fog lifts in the morning the rest of the day is nice and sunny. The food is good (that that we get) but there isn\u2019t enough However, we are now on field rations but as soon as we are classified we start getting a dollar a day for food.<\/p>\n<p>We had a talk yesterday by Lt. Bell the fellow that dropped the first bomb on Germany. It was really interesting.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2957\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2957\" style=\"width: 242px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Screen-Shot-2018-06-30-at-11.23.09-AM.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2957\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Screen-Shot-2018-06-30-at-11.23.09-AM-242x300.png\" alt=\"Bob Compton, Sigma Nu Fraternity Brother\" width=\"242\" height=\"300\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Screen-Shot-2018-06-30-at-11.23.09-AM-242x300.png 242w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Screen-Shot-2018-06-30-at-11.23.09-AM.png 604w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2957\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bob Compton, Sigma Nu Fraternity Brother<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I about passed out last night in the mess hall when I saw Bob Compton on K.P. He was the boy from\u00a0\u03a3\u039d<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_2914_1('footnote_plugin_reference_2914_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_2914_1('footnote_plugin_reference_2914_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_2914_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_2914_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Sigma NU, Tom\u2019s college fraternity at Northwestern. Bob survived the war and earned his bachelor&#8217;s degree in psychology from the University of California in 1949.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_2914_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_2914_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> that went with us when Mr. Luther took you and I to lunch at Cooley\u2019s. He washed out on his physical and doesn\u2019t know just what he is going to do. It was the first time I had seen anyone I had known since I had been in the army. He is going to come over here tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Last night they had a band concert and there were so many fellow there you couldn\u2019t get near enough to hear.<\/p>\n<p>We haven\u2019t been drilling or having much calisthenics lately and as a result I am getting stiff. However, we will probably start off in high next week again.<\/p>\n<p>Cleda, I received your letter last night. I will try to write John if I get a little time.<\/p>\n<p>We have lunch in a few minutes so will have to close. Will try to get a letter off soon.<\/p>\n<p>Love, Tom<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2953\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2953\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/July-9-1943-Santa-Ana-California.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2953\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/July-9-1943-Santa-Ana-California-300x163.jpg\" alt=\"July 9, 1943, Santa Ana, California\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/July-9-1943-Santa-Ana-California-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/July-9-1943-Santa-Ana-California.jpg 648w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2953\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">July 9, 1943, Santa Ana, California<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"speaker-mute footnotes_reference_container\"> <div class=\"footnote_container_prepare\"><p><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_label pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_2914_1();\">References<\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button\" style=\"display: none;\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_2914_1();\">[<a id=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_2914_1\">+<\/a>]<\/span><\/p><\/div> <div id=\"footnote_references_container_2914_1\" style=\"\"><table class=\"footnotes_table footnote-reference-container\"><caption class=\"accessibility\">References<\/caption> <tbody> \r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_2914_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_2914_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_2914_1_1');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>1<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Sigma NU, Tom\u2019s college fraternity at Northwestern. 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Dear Folks, All these letters will have to be interpreted because we only have short periods with nothing to do. In a few minutes we go to take our psychological motor learning tests. Yesterday we had aptitude tests 1 + 2 which took from 7:20 AM. Till 4:20 P.M. 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