{"id":3083,"date":"2018-08-02T13:33:19","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T13:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/?page_id=3083"},"modified":"2018-08-02T13:37:10","modified_gmt":"2018-08-02T13:37:10","slug":"august-30-1943-santa-ana-california","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/letters\/primary-flight-training-1943\/august-30-1943-santa-ana-california\/","title":{"rendered":"August 30, 1943, Santa Ana, California"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\r\n Tom opens a discussion with his father about Tom’s possible marriage to Zoe. It is a private letter only to his Dad.\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>Sun. Night.<\/span><\/p>\n
\"August<\/a>
August 30, 1943, Santa Ana, California, Page 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dear Dad,<\/span><\/p>\n

I haven\u2019t got an awfully lot of time but wanted to write you tonight because from what I hear next week\u2019s 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.<\/span><\/p>\n

I guess you received the letter I wrote from the hotel. We were supposedly going to be on M.M. Today and wouldn\u2019t get passes, however, it was changed at the last min. And we have M.M. Tomorrow. I am going to write Aunt Mollie<\/a> 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\u2019s is the only way that I will be able to see them. I wish it didn\u2019t 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?<\/span><\/p>\n

\"August<\/a>
August 30, 1943, Santa Ana, California, Page 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dad, there is something I would like to discuss with you, and that is that Zoe<\/a> and I have talked some of getting engaged. I didn\u2019t 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]<\/sup><\/a>Zoe’s parents, who live in Sorento, Illinois, outside of Greenville<\/span><\/span>