{"id":465,"date":"2017-09-04T18:46:26","date_gmt":"2017-09-04T18:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/?page_id=465"},"modified":"2018-11-05T00:03:31","modified_gmt":"2018-11-05T00:03:31","slug":"30-august-2-1943-santa-ana-california","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/letters\/primary-flight-training-1943\/30-august-2-1943-santa-ana-california\/","title":{"rendered":"August 2, 1943, Santa Ana, California, Sunday Morning"},"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                            Elaine has written Tom, describing her visit with their father, Dr. Cartmell, and stepmother, Cleda. Tom passes the examinations and is moved to pilot pre-flight training. His friend (and former roommate), Sam, washes out because of the eye exam. Tom describes the pre-flight training process.\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\n<p>Sun. morning.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_468\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-468\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/August-2-1943-Page-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-468 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/August-2-1943-Page-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"August 2, 1943, Page 1\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">August 2, 1943, Page 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dear Folks,<\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<p>Have \u00a0been trying to write for some time but all this moving has kept us all busy. I hope you really had a swell vacation, and I really enjoyed your cards and the letter from home. Did Karen and Dad get to be good friends before you had to leave or wasn&#8217;t it enough time? You were plenty lucky on your train connections. How did Karen make it with the younger generations at home? I didn&#8217;t know that Charles Easley was a bombardier. One of my buddies from N.U., <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_465_1('footnote_plugin_reference_465_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_465_1('footnote_plugin_reference_465_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_465_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_465_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Northwestern University<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_465_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_465_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Robert Casey, was classified as a bombardier and will probably go to N. Mex. for his training after pre-flight here. I am glad the folks had <a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/people\/the-perkins\/\">Mrs. Perkin<\/a>s for dinner, Dad had told me that Cleda wasn&#8217;t much in favor of it.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_471\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-471\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Cleda-Karen-Elaine-and-Dr.-Cartmell.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-471\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Cleda-Karen-Elaine-and-Dr.-Cartmell-300x215.jpg\" alt=\"Cleda, Karen, Elaine, and Dr. Cartmell\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Cleda-Karen-Elaine-and-Dr.-Cartmell-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Cleda-Karen-Elaine-and-Dr.-Cartmell.jpg 648w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-471\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cleda, Karen, Elaine, and Dr. Cartmell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Stan, I wish I could have been loafing in Greenville with you. You asked about where my pre-flight would be. We get it right here, in fact we are in pilot school now and start classes Mon. I don&#8217;t know all of our courses but some are: aircraft identification, gunnery, code, etc. We will supposedly be here 9 weeks and from what I hear the course is really condensed. After pre-flight we go to primary and it will probably be here in Cal. \u00a0The way things look now we will probably get all our training in the West Service Command.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_469\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-469\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/August-2-1943-Page-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-469 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/August-2-1943-Page-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"August 2, 1943, Page 2\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-469\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">August 2, 1943, Page 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I sent Dad a letter while we were on bivouac which was for all of you, I hope you got to see it. They kept us plenty busy while there but the last three days were the hardest. Wed. morning we had a 7 mi. tactical march,<\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_472\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-472\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/020903-o-9999b-059.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-472\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/020903-o-9999b-059-300x238.jpg\" alt=\"P-38 Lightning\" width=\"300\" height=\"238\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/020903-o-9999b-059-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/020903-o-9999b-059.jpg 757w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-472\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">P-38 Lightning<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the afternoon we were suppose to have a lecture but a <a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/things\/lockheed-p-38-lightning\/\">P38<\/a> that was spraying tear gas on another bunch set fire to a hill and all three squadrons got in on the fighting. It burned off the side of a hill before it was stopped. Really a lot of excitement.<\/p>\n<p>Thurs. we had a 15 mi. march with full pack and K rations. I don&#8217;t think I will ever make a mountain climber. Fri. morning we marched back to SAAAB which is about 15 mi. and made it in 3 hours and 15 min. We had one 10 min. rest. llThe worse thing about that was that we didn&#8217;t have a thing to drink. As soon as we got back we ate lunch and moved into pre-flight school.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_473\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-473\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/SAAAB1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-473\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/SAAAB1-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"Cadets marching out of the SAAAB\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/SAAAB1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/SAAAB1-768x437.jpg 768w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/SAAAB1-1024x583.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/SAAAB1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-473\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cadets marching out of the SAAAB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I saw <a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/people\/sam-ashcroft\/\">Sam<\/a> <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_465_1('footnote_plugin_reference_465_1_2');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_465_1('footnote_plugin_reference_465_1_2');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_465_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_465_1_2\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Tom&#8217;s former roommate from College Training Program in Arizona State College, Tempe<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_465_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_465_1_2', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> and he didn&#8217;t make it on his eye test, he couldn&#8217;t cross his eyes. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_465_1('footnote_plugin_reference_465_1_3');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_465_1('footnote_plugin_reference_465_1_3');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_465_1_3\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[3]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_465_1_3\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">There is some irony that Sam Ashcroft couldn&#8217;t pass his eye exam. After the War, Sam devoted his entire career to teaching and research on behalf of blind and visually impaired children.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_465_1_3').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_465_1_3', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> It is funny at the number that wash <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_465_1('footnote_plugin_reference_465_1_4');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_465_1('footnote_plugin_reference_465_1_4');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_465_1_4\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[4]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_465_1_4\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">wash out<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_465_1_4').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_465_1_4', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> on that. I think he will go to <a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/places\/scott-field-illinois\/\">Scott Field for radio and gunners training<\/a> which means he will probably see action before the rest of us. In a talk we had by the Col. yesterday it seems that if everything goes well we will be on our way inside of a year. From the time we start pre-flight till we finish training it takes 36 weeks but the way they keep knocking off a week here and a week there on your training it probably won&#8217;t be that long. I don&#8217;t mind them shortening the course as long as we get in our full number of flying hours.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_481\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-481\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Santa_Ana_Army_Air_Base_Cadets.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-481\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Santa_Ana_Army_Air_Base_Cadets-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Ana Army Air Base Cadets on Parade.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Santa_Ana_Army_Air_Base_Cadets-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Santa_Ana_Army_Air_Base_Cadets.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-481\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Ana Army Air Base Cadets on Parade.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We have our usuall Sun. afternoon parade. I wish you folks could see one they are really very spectacular. It is almost time for lunch. Give Karen a kiss for me.<\/p>\n<p>Love, Tom<\/p>\n<p>Use new address.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_470\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-470\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/August-2-1943-Santa-Ana-California.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-470 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/August-2-1943-Santa-Ana-California-300x165.jpg\" alt=\"August 2, 1943, Santa Ana, California\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/August-2-1943-Santa-Ana-California-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/August-2-1943-Santa-Ana-California.jpg 648w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-470\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">August 2, 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_465_1();\">References<\/span><span role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button\" style=\"display: none;\" onclick=\"footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_465_1();\">[<a id=\"footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_465_1\">+<\/a>]<\/span><\/p><\/div> <div id=\"footnote_references_container_465_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_465_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_465_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_465_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\">Northwestern University<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_465_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_465_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_465_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\">Tom&#8217;s former roommate from College Training Program in Arizona State College, Tempe<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_465_1_3\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_465_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_465_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\">There is some irony that Sam Ashcroft couldn&#8217;t pass his eye exam. After the War, Sam devoted his entire career to teaching and research on behalf of blind and visually impaired children.<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"footnotes_plugin_reference_row\"> <th scope=\"row\" id=\"footnote_plugin_reference_465_1_4\" class=\"footnote_plugin_index pointer\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToAnchor_465_1('footnote_plugin_tooltip_465_1_4');\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" class=\"footnote_plugin_link\" ><span class=\"footnote_index_arrow\">&#8593;<\/span>4<\/a><\/th> <td class=\"footnote_plugin_text\">wash out<\/td><\/tr>\r\n\r\n <\/tbody> <\/table> <\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> function footnote_expand_reference_container_465_1() { jQuery('#footnote_references_container_465_1').show(); jQuery('#footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_465_1').text('\u2212'); } function footnote_collapse_reference_container_465_1() { jQuery('#footnote_references_container_465_1').hide(); jQuery('#footnote_reference_container_collapse_button_465_1').text('+'); } function footnote_expand_collapse_reference_container_465_1() { if (jQuery('#footnote_references_container_465_1').is(':hidden')) { footnote_expand_reference_container_465_1(); } else { footnote_collapse_reference_container_465_1(); } } function footnote_moveToReference_465_1(p_str_TargetID) { footnote_expand_reference_container_465_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_465_1(p_str_TargetID) { footnote_expand_reference_container_465_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>Sun. morning. Dear Folks, Have \u00a0been trying to write for some time but all this moving has kept us all busy. I hope you really had a swell vacation, and I really enjoyed your cards and the letter from home. Did Karen and Dad get to be good friends before you had to leave or &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/letters\/primary-flight-training-1943\/30-august-2-1943-santa-ana-california\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">August 2, 1943, Santa Ana, California, Sunday Morning<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":1684,"menu_order":3000,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-465","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-tom-cartmell-to-elaine-and-stanley-hughey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=465"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/465\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3510,"href":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/465\/revisions\/3510"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brooksidepress.org\/cartmell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}