{"id":437,"date":"2017-08-30T22:39:33","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T22:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/?page_id=437"},"modified":"2018-07-02T19:39:08","modified_gmt":"2018-07-02T19:39:08","slug":"28-july-12-1943","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/letters\/classification-stage-july-1943\/28-july-12-1943\/","title":{"rendered":"July 12, 1943, Santa Ana, California, Saturday noon"},"content":{"rendered":"<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                            Tom describes his flight physical and psychologic testing.\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Sat. noon.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_441\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-441\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/July-12-1943-Page-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-441 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/July-12-1943-Page-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"July 12, 1943, Page 1\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-441\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">July 12, 1943, Page 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dear Folks,<\/p>\n<p>Received your letter the day before yesterday but this is the first chance I have had to answer. This morning we had part of our physical and our interviews, so far so good, however, I have to have a wisdom tooth pulled Mon. morning and I don&#8217;t know when I take the rest of the physical, maybe Mon. afternoon. You can imagine how I will feel then. This afternoon we have drill and parade. From what I hear we are due for M.M. (<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">m<\/span>ess <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">m<\/span>anagement which is the same as K.P.) tomorrow I was sort of hoping for a day of rest maybe I can insist upon going to church.<\/p>\n<p>It sound like Karen is getting as many shots as I have geen getting. We had another one today which was for desert or valley fever, that is a new one on me. They put it right under the skin on your forearm and it feels like a wasp sting for about 10 min.<\/p>\n<p>I guess you all enjoyed your 4th of July picnic, I wish I could have been there. As for the 4th here I didn&#8217;t even notice it. In fact I have been losing all track of the days, I had to ask what day this was to put it on the letter.<\/p>\n<p>You should have seen some of the machines we took tests on yesterday. If you can imagine a bunch of real screwy pin-ball machines you have hit it on the head.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_442\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-442\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/July-12-1943-Page-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-442 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/July-12-1943-Page-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"July 12, 1943, Page 2\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-442\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>July 12, 1943, Page 2<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I haven&#8217;t heard a thing about Uncle Harold going back to Miller&#8217;s. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_437_1('footnote_plugin_reference_437_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_437_1('footnote_plugin_reference_437_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_437_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_437_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">I don&#8217;t know who either Uncle Harold or the Miller&#8217;s are.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_437_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_437_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>Dad didn&#8217;t say a thing about it.<\/p>\n<p>The weather here is really a change from Tempe. We use three blankets and the day haven&#8217;t been very hot yet.<\/p>\n<p>It sounds like Westy <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_437_1('footnote_plugin_reference_437_1_2');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_437_1('footnote_plugin_reference_437_1_2');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_437_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_437_1_2\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Westy Westbrook was one of Stanley&#8217;s apartment-mates when he was living in Chicago before marrying Elaine.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_437_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_437_1_2', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script>has been through a few engagements. I guess he is getting a long needed rest. How did the wedding go and did Karen enjoy it? She is doing pretty good going to weddings at a year old.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_447\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-447\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Chanute_Field_-_1939.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-447\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Chanute_Field_-_1939-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"Chanute Field, Rantoul, Illinois, 1939\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Chanute_Field_-_1939-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Chanute_Field_-_1939.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chanute Field, Rantoul, Illinois, 1939<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It will be good to get to pre-flight but at the present we are restricted to an area about a block square. After this time we can go anywhere on the post which is plenty big &#8211; about like the field at Rantoul.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_437_1('footnote_plugin_reference_437_1_3');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_437_1('footnote_plugin_reference_437_1_3');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_437_1_3\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[3]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_437_1_3\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Chanute Field in Rantoul, Illinois was an Army Technical Training site, with 25,000 students in 1943.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_437_1_3').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_437_1_3', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> After 42 days we start getting weekend passes which everyone is looking forward to. If we don&#8217;t wash out we get our cadet uniforms in about a week and start drawing 75 a month, however, we got 75 last month for our flying time at Tempe. Everytime you get more that 4 hrs. of flying time in a month outside of cadet training you get the extra $25.<\/p>\n<p>Will have to close because we only have a short time before lunch. The food is good but not enough of it. At the present we are on field rations so you can&#8217;t expect much.<\/p>\n<p>Love, Tom<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_443\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-443\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/July-12-1943-Santa-Ana-California.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-443\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/July-12-1943-Santa-Ana-California.jpg\" alt=\"July 12, 1943, Santa Ana, California\" width=\"720\" height=\"386\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/July-12-1943-Santa-Ana-California.jpg 720w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/July-12-1943-Santa-Ana-California-300x161.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-443\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">July 12, 1943, Santa Ana, California<\/figcaption><\/figure>\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_437_1();\">References<\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button\" style=\"display: none;\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_437_1();\">[<a id=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_437_1\">+<\/a>]<\/span><\/p><\/div> <div id=\"footnote_references_container_437_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_437_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_437_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_437_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\">I don&#8217;t know who either Uncle Harold or the Miller&#8217;s are.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_437_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_437_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_437_1_2');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>2<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Westy Westbrook was one of Stanley&#8217;s apartment-mates when he was living in Chicago before marrying Elaine.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_437_1_3\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_437_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_437_1_3');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>3<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">Chanute Field in Rantoul, Illinois was an Army Technical Training site, with 25,000 students in 1943.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> function footnote_expand_reference_container_437_1() { jQuery('#footnote_references_container_437_1').show(); jQuery('#footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_437_1').text('\u2212'); } function footnote_collapse_reference_container_437_1() { jQuery('#footnote_references_container_437_1').hide(); jQuery('#footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_437_1').text('+'); } function footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_437_1() { if (jQuery('#footnote_references_container_437_1').is(':hidden')) { footnote_expand_reference_container_437_1(); } else { footnote_collapse_reference_container_437_1(); } } function footnote_moveToReference_437_1(p_str_TargetID) { footnote_expand_reference_container_437_1(); var l_obj_Target = jQuery('#' + p_str_TargetID); if (l_obj_Target.length) { jQuery( 'html, body' ).delay( 0 ); jQuery('html, body').animate({ scrollTop: l_obj_Target.offset().top - window.innerHeight * 0.2 }, 380); } } function footnote_moveToAnchor_437_1(p_str_TargetID) { footnote_expand_reference_container_437_1(); var l_obj_Target = jQuery('#' + p_str_TargetID); if (l_obj_Target.length) { jQuery( 'html, body' ).delay( 0 ); jQuery('html, body').animate({ scrollTop: l_obj_Target.offset().top - window.innerHeight * 0.2 }, 380); } }<\/script> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sat. noon. Dear Folks, Received your letter the day before yesterday but this is the first chance I have had to answer. 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