Darlings,
Your letter came today-so you are proud of your big sergeant son. I’m really up there-about time!! Ha! Ha!
Our squadron Commander (a young flying Captain) asked us today which we preferred, single-engine or twin-engine planes in Advanced school. Only six of us out of 47 chose fighter (single engine). Pete and I both wanted the fighter plane. I hope we get it. The Captain asked the other guys what the matter was.
He said, “You can’t have any fun flying a big boxcar around!” My height and weight are okay. We should be around 5’9″ and under 160 pounds. Everyone except one of us that chose single engine hails from good old Minnesota. He also remarked about that too. He said, “The Minnesota boys must be pretty rough boys!” We said, “That’s right sir, the faster the better.”
If we succeed in our choice we will be sent to a single-engine Advanced school. It will probably be Luke Field. Luke Field is well known all over the country for being a tough school. Some of our instructors graduated from Luke. They always kid the other instructors and say “if you went to Luke you probably wouldn’t have those wings today.”
Well, darlings. I hope I do go to Luke Field because it’s one of the oldest and best established Advanced schools in the US.
Well, darlings, I must end my letter-get better little sis, I don’t want you sick now.
Your loving son and brother,
Jim