Hello darlings!
Your morale builder letter came today-gosh! It’s good to hear from home. I’m glad to hear you showed the two infantrymen such a fine time. We have to keep up the morale-and that’s the best way to do it. I know now how much we men at war appreciate the thoughtfulness of our fellow Americans.
Gosh, my outfit is really moving I guess-isn’t that wonderful? Now will know if we will be H.P’s (Hot Pilots) or not.
I’m terribly sorry about my lack of photographs. Really, mother, it’s no fun taking pictures out here. Everything is so desolate and barren. There are no backgrounds for pictures at all (as you can plainly see).
But I promise that as soon as we get to primary school-I will send some good ones home. I’d like to take pictures of myself near a airplane. I promise mother-I will send some of them.
I’m enclosing a little wings and propeller pin to Jocie. This is our regulation pin-it is worn on our field cap and the collars of our shirts. Be sure, when you put it on that the hubs are on securely-they may fall off if not.
I hope you like them Jocie-this is what your big brother wears on his uniform-I wish you would wear them on your sweater or coat. They certainly aren’t very expensive but that doesn’t count does it?
Well darlings we are really on the go now-I have two finals left-if you pray for me then I will pass them I hope. If we don’t pass our subjects we don’t go that’s all.
It will be lights out pretty soon so I better get down for my evening shower.
Love Jim
P.S. Thelma and I are going to buy silverware together.
Happy birthday-Dad!