Dear Mother, Dad and Jocie-
I went out solo again today-it’s much more fun out there alone. Four more fellows washed out today. The funniest part is-they were all Jews. I heard from my instructor that the Army doesn’t let many Jews through-I don’t know why but it seems that it’s true. There were six Jewish fellows in our class at the beginning. Two of them quit out right-after the first day and all of the others have washed since. I guess they are scared or something. If everything goes okay I will be flying away from the home field in a few days. We will probably fly 3 hours a day then-all we do in those three hours is practice and more practice. Then when we have 20 hours to our credit-the army pilots check us. The 20 hour check washes out more pilots than any other. I hope I can make it.
So Jocie likes school-that’s good she certainly is a good little student just like her brother-Ahem!
I suppose Dad’s in full swing now or is his fall season nearly done? Poor Dad certainly works hard-I hope his stomach is working okay now. If worrying has anything to do with ulcer-I should have them now.
I bet Minneapolis looks beautiful now-I can’t imagine I have been away from home nearly 4 months. I certainly would like to see the neighborhood once again. I had better quit thinking about home or I’ll hop in a plane and try to make it home. One kid had a bad accident-completely ruined the plane but luckily came out of it unscathed. These ships are very tricky-we must be on our toes at all times.
Well darlings, I have taken Dad’s advice and say a prayer before going up each day. I never go up without your pictures in my flight jacket. It just makes me feel confident.
Goodbye-
Love, Jim