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ENS. GHW Bush
uss San Jacints
Feb. 7, 1944
F.R.O./NY.C. NY.
Dear Mum,
I was glad I finally got a chance to talk
to before shoring off. I'm afraid I wohe time you I
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both you up but I figured its was the only
could get through
room
I one for support which at Ensigns 7,
writing this in the we For my
is while waiting to aite. to J.G's and above eat
at 8 at 8 since the wandwoom have is to so wear smoked
with all offices the weal which would is but the
ensigns present. we not
bluco for evening thing in the out fre
pulicips wood commint they'll change it atter wire
awhile.
off since are were at quarters but The
we didn't stually get to see us
show land tade away- of
we did w hows the on so the instion on the this
Bust 8 a bit of will and pitch seasich
ship class (quite ship) had we Feeling positively I
I in got y first sea ago been
but we a couple of the fellows have
sick hope. and the weather is not what you'd
call
rough. is how little to he Even
It suprising always seen loving
general time are have. quarties, They flight quartions on something. mnd our
Then Too we have own squadion jobs
our plans to. watch out for We are required
to supmise the loading of all commistion which
& in is depth changes and to you aminition
Own room is pretty via I am
in am (the better of the 2 uppus anyway)
with apper anyth but very little but charance. the
The pollow good is like anto a rock,
hed is not bad.
Cannely = havento are Free the - they
a ships stone, gaws in at
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wandooous have a tur madios movies
rite -
is mally quite a selay of one to
a It be at 2000 - wort by
steally thing one standing 5 wave time in
time is spent but we do and
the ready on room the / thight dech was one ally
to go ago Today the water reminds
Look anite a bit of it
are beautiful. of our tup to Bennda - including
7 ill
Lichigs. daw will thing herpond- plane
Today cared a probably! who my maintains
goind have the entisted used of repairs
my cdptain plann converting small items mandel
etc - is an It alian Fellow
Salvatore Versachi. He is a Scanom First
claso He required we a good due of Alic deal
in - ways. He doesn't here a grst interested -
way plaws but his always what you
always about eager to help. He is
but simple
aught call a simple Bellow
actions trace of ludicincity. to
the any with an cam up the Hive his
The I had the duty and sister told an
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mother her was 5 would com at once. I hant anvanged
when LU and that his
an survingment the tellow as he there,
said Eace for him. My stood
ached from his eyes, nevously and When anaiously he
than in his cap in his hunds. wine
twesting twom as leave I Law he saw
intervised on the as law and alon a bitt
working are coming towards him her got
theatred and culcurased.
on
I asked live if he got he sid how thanks and
Lis mother ass and
are.
have for to getting his have the home
we etc said "Me Bush, above I told aftay we
Then he was wh better and = as well
mother tell you 'God Bluss you! a new are
to can imagine how I filt. not For Er, Mu,
you like that is easy. this
I to say ununed southing a good deal from
have Rewhaps Es W is
is
Versachi nothing to brag about, tab pulaps
it quick wetthol In ceptionary advoit in lis
but he has a buty of spinit from
ou onk,
which I awa alot.
= an this yet but will salt which a it little
(I time goes will not on add till we get some place
I
can be postid.)
2/10/441
later and yet it of seems this in like other yesterslay
Three Lays wrote the first part Before I - can
that words I time has didn't flown. see - how we This could is
abound I day but on Ma- airite
have a both full the fust free Lop I a
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citively I have Florer one about 3
have had. regularly - the hops last quarters
hours. day Also we have have to mah flight to ready the ready every room
Few hows and to be in the at 6
room. we well have where it is now) 6 where AM
(I Loson are free after about I have had
The usings have squadion work. with orderance into
quite you a litt to of keep work re busy at assion
p Today hotography had I our went Lighter out on with er ploto ue. Had to
I
having pleased to we the slip again - of
ate out and back And was Mosts wighty
the hops are search and auti wb patrols.
I had a close call on larly Wy A
Today time blew out and Z thought twin.
nght was gove but I was checked in
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The wather has been calm, sunj,
and all around beautiful. that It's it
wasn, haven my only wish is of this.
really were or usdding typ instead like
My best, I'm so tred softened Rock"
sach at into teels "The
my Simmon's has actually not Brue
pillow, I don't wed notice is. Air
but gives US a lot. of The
Rights combat Into usually between
hope - movest land, field, twain,
every if any tc. You can tell Mo.K
his doin' fine.
on the flight decle in the sun baseboll
Today we had some excrcise
catels. Capt. water joined no.
He is a tries man and well mumber - liked.
had the usual of
crachiups are have / bet all in all its been postly
Live
I - hope to have from you io. soon
when we hit post that
they I'll close for now-
Im surbassed, well happy. healthy, Bar,
you all, miss gets 5ach.
Sea and in fact if could my 30mal think
wis anxious to
life is were Fine - altered I 2'11
of status nothing I'd like later better - puleps
get sich of it
Much much love,
you ever lorry 2014
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George
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Dearet Main,
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2/13/44
Just back From lunch with planty of
for a letter, since I flur this AM and been
time don't have to fly this atternoom (Ther has a
slight dall. It was enteronmented by are around of the those
delay - just mshed Poside Lon our
Irequents abouton rain ship squalls which are powaliant
1
parts.). The Lope this AM attain. was most we mountaintus Plan itvesting for = and has
a group over Familiarization the countyside. It hot is up in the air avoid
Looking It was tribly closed to
beautiful. our Latches old sweet
today. we Lave to conscription keep so the morning
excessive List out. It was a lovely underl
just powed alroand and one all wishop planes and that
safily. for landing I blone Law out had Two only on landing. ,o bit but
reary was a - no damage however.
Lawn't been ashoul, ats next time.
I think isn't So the for web section I to do will they make say' been it will be
fun Twe to 202 the place.
had a dech watch outher soft wome
AM. lost It was into bourly I and colon, with a tip -
this How I wish This were my widding the
wayhe vounday we letter with from come down Box two into way. at ago home and
one from I you got yeste day a & I Fel rights prestically.
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I bevieve have hunned burns. Tro bady. some
2 the Luckily new have real none cooking
about is really O.K. some of the
hips of them air group _It is
officers Life (not many Interately) seem a to long resent
the presence problem, but here it not bad. Thy about that
standing the ships His are really swell. tus who
- well, too. Its just are on
us dawn buhaps small in caurois that officer they
are P one being 20 IN their ship. The fellow. aire
resert is really a manelos 'He
counds. Hab are crazy about a him. do anything is
Fair all and the piloto undustrunding to and The
for
actorn us. We is wo Whahis breen without was blue to for at cite. breakfast 01
and luch.
the visit to Barnwell was that
I You hope letter instributed your Grove being Lane the
good tolay. one. - but I'll zent this to
satity's sale
Much boxy Miam dear POB -
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Feb.18 1944
Dear Man,
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received 2 letters from you a couple of the
I and was so thatted to gt "Little all Drvic's
days I ago laughed for hours over
news. up in the can - also practically
acting the thought of him ,lying on his hont
cried at cause you income leaving. I know about
bed felt, crying Mus, I do so love to have all
he and Buck. They are good boys - Borbara
John to have children first the ins she to 3 oup,
wants father informed we that you were off
Your so as I write this I can picnic picture
socarolina having are of those heavenly down
nice lauches, having - hope that coweet. Your mail-it mail
you just finished arowing V- on
atter on too form that you you
big covey a the same as average wrote air is
came the same I guess they just gotten P Lotografes
regular handwriting. ones to certain places. I have
quite certains the letters (about 5 days service) been
I a Feel quite happy. Barbana has
so sweet selt about writing. I when do
have usual is out A school on can get would out be
hope I she have (if I do.) It her away. agony
pet my and have way
I to have an so 3 excited on 4 days for ps B.Jr. - such good ners,
I Lope they at him off 20 an can see Beth and trap
her.
little was from here. I are love Five, the
Now terribly for a halthy, well sunkward, I have
Fuling although it is real work- I expected.
Flying lot wore hows them and clear
gother in a have all been beautiful and on except and
for The the days rain squallo which occur oth
loat two mutter.
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only a spent 3 crites ashore at the of this air
I have into at the beginning
station back thus, abound 2 For wed. and the ashove, last nite
week, The first two we were sent we (anded
after aslow the slips waiting to land. suits. we
circling clean cloths just our Phying plans etc.
with were then no two days work checking our plans and with filthy- a result -
we did our we our returned our here we sove of were the goys
bathless, that celum shavedees, etc. lishity bought a tue bed Vingo to on
had a lettle wony paid so for we and make and were
the base, quite large - on quarties etc. The
oh- mosquito one into dive tion only so they them on the
The had is over the hids build
usial is from in stead of walls - drops
buildings above with the screens and is from you Nights can were
the side to Leep the rain out. have am sples air
custains cool, but down days scorehing They
thenter on the base which is really sweets. ass -- covern
it powed for 3 mints off and on - so we sat there
the whole show completely Same for Two. into.
ant into our of the cities Two. afformoon. The
we in from a short While . It was to as
Just had went to drive 16 wills in am open trick Cand. get
we good chare to we the and
there Had a is think - country sick gueen "Hi
The ugetation toopical. The native all yelled 'Chief' to
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typically we passed. wive 'Joc' or without
Joe" as black fellows Buch's ago and
them. little ma out outs the sad
astitch on 'Hiya Joe'. I get twish of cavying waving
Lack. wave yelling The sights were interesting. and Prope
Lusheto to bavefoot; on ; Women black Eraceteto cigars.
their heads; old with young
up alike to their going elbow and smoking big Form
In town to Luts none could be expensive Mos
we wanded around tooling towal.
of souvenios this would are you imported can buy and at cat overly May's, 4 the only
The same things we didit dare any disease
costing move. of disease stupendows. the A
products for veneral) fear Leave the is
rate < wath insted Hunn't spots, had
so get I to baun't when I nate ciberty. tomorrow
one but yets tend but pulops we get to as
the natias, though black pitch, the
speak advisible 50m of English One fellow - on
informed he had 4 sono, all by different women, and used
ashed if we thy'd sloot line in the States for that! He
such words as "diplomatic " and thes as a regular part 2000
of his
vocatarlary. I don't like shurry on suyar came- thist
and it was
too such thats about all all for very now. web
Well please, all and Love you
I wiss - you celle devotity, pn
adved
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ENS. G. H.W. Bist USNR
UNITED
uss San JACINTO
STATES.
POSTAGE
Fleat PAST office
1944
N.V.City
A.M.
-823-1824
N.Y.
6 CENTS 6
NAVY
VIA AIR MAIL
BL NAVAL
MRS. P.S. Bush
ARt PASSED CONNOR
GROVE LANE
GREENWICH
CONN.
U.S.A.
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2/22/44
Dear More,
Not who was so this '11 be a
any shout letter.
Still Flying clear and antially hot, its especially not
Everything quite a bit- wather still
is going clorg O.K.
beautiful and On the flight dech a am.
when Flying. the air its really bowever
bad but in are wise and cool
Ow the moons are most construtuable. saw
50
into I tell you I wite- Jimmy
for a few out for a visit. He Hale, is this our
Rid wints the then
He cave He met Comola had
I think and several others. He He said
air officer, around air plot. too. his leave.
he a hopes look to to Greenwade I on am
get earching for things different,
aboved This tell you is wost the
To was above the town and
day for - swelly (5 of us)
Oh yes liberty went into and dirty
it was was attle any to do so we From
There to an officers to the
there misipal want we out wanded playing fields our and watched MAIL AIR
the nature playing crelet and handball.
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such a refueshing change
Two was after Town Heve all the natives white
companied in white ducho - Haweds and
were all charges smout. seleveas award. in town
shirts it - just the Then wg the
Offices lub warnt in to town again
ucs After a good diver at
and heard some & this native
It was really for. They waler Times. up
wait. as they go along at the
They the song sing one all subjects, ito and
moic is a style all of our
in to above ou think these of little
liberty Riding bages wakes we
the good old "Tomboy" days.
wait to get to ach to you soon all
Cait I will call you a as have
as and I Bov - I hope to get good
arrive bace been having very
worres an we the hangar dech.
alw, not web doe for now.
My love woll, to all the Family,
are devotedly,
By
5xt Feb. 26th
Dear Num,
Got 4 letters (2 from Barnwell, m
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train, and one from hour) from you
the today - also one toom Bar and Dad,
so I Feel well caught up, and generally
my happy.
I laughed till tears came to
eyes over the "parachutist". have
my the funiest thing I Buck cure
It's heard. I can just priture the
ready Lon the hop Think mind of
things (well do muning I remarks there his trying try just that)
to have it break - oh Mine
Then honestly have new laughed it so
I hand at anything. I wonder
you have been getting my lettors - I
Lope you have.
The Elying has been going
along postty well. Beginning to
get back as little confidence in
my Carelings which I lost for a
Few hopes. The lost For have been
OK.
Tomorrow we rate liberty and
AIR"
I cinagine I'll 20 into Town
MAIL
even though it will be sunday -
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Had a chat with Ed Breaster
today- Ste is a dam nice guy
Today we had a dress inspection It we
on the flight dech - whites had
was hot up there we
our squadoon picture taken.
I never received I bank
deposit - slip from (ast worths #,43
It should have your to the
abtornet The one this worth will come it in to
bash. - will you please deposit could please
you account Also you with
ask my the bank about my Jamary's
allotimate Baha It pottably
but I'd like to how
for sue.
Sorry this 20 little was, - but
I'll see you before nuh too love long Munday
my