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PHOTOCOPY
GB HANDWRITING
Friday.
HOTEL Tuller
45
ON
GRAND CIRCUS PARK
DETROIT MICHIGAN
Dear Mam,
I got hour from the bose
early today and Bar is donnet a ans far
minutes doing in which to write to you
her laundy, 20 I have tell
what is happening and that your
middle sized' stall loves you very
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GB HANDWRITING
much.
Bar probably total you we had
room have at the Hughes' home is
Due Charch Place in Trentor. It were
on that and we but
it why costs 14 ped week and are
a nice to get room it the first day; don't
get kitchen prive leges; 20 now
that have time we are bio hing
aword we for something else. Out lace 2. at
the base they help us find /
The main difficulty is I don't Lnow
how long me am going to he here.
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I eat at the box for livel and
early breakteast (I get up at 645,
catch a 700 bus to get are out
an time) It's about y to miles
to the base and about 1/2 with
to the carton of tom. Bar walks in
for lunch and then we walk in
together ton supper. They have one
small townish restaurant, but
its not too bad. It is sont of a
loudy existence for poor Bor, but
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she docsn't complain at all, and I am
just in heaven having her here.
The base itsett is nice- larly
shating int with music, swimming
pod, big gym etc., but the
routine is famile. we get
treated Who cadeto, muster have
water there grand school (example,
combat lectures by use never in
combat) It: really 20d. So for
I have just been checking in
but Monday I tart work. we do.
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GB HANDWRITING
my with thing- a for ins
Lopo nu about all. As yet I haven't
Flown HOTEL Tuller
and
to Fly
ON
at this - are GRAND CIRCUS is PARK 12 hours DETROIT. MICHIGAN 20 I can
get my back flig ht pay.
Milt and I have applied
for FYU's (consains) as fig hber
bomber piloto. I don't think
will get them ,but I am hoping
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The Coroain is much forter and
more exciting plans the to to that
it will be more intereting thing
>
a new plane. It I get F4U's
I probably won't go to Lanford
but I will get fast Coast
It I stay in VT will probably go
to Quomset and then Zartond. In any
case I should be in the State
For 5 months anyway.
Bar has refuned from then
laundwing and is now sitting at this
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GB HANDWRITING
table maling CR puzzle. Tonomon The
is going out to check on a new place
to live.
This is the Advat spot in this
would. Yestenday it snowed a and Lot
Then again a little today. I
inagine in then zumver it is
beautiful at Grosse IW. There
are a lot of lovely Louses and
theme planty of places to yacht
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GB HANDWRITING
and etc.
Yeahudy I had a day SH
and milt, Bar, and I went to
Betroit Saw works a a = how, disnered
and came out- good Sun
Trenton in about 14 miles from
Retroit - map. N
Oct
Some A the Fillows
Desition
3
wyandotte
live at Monroe and uy andothe
but they have caw. This is
the best place (not counting
monrot
Goozz I/C itself) for a wather. (spun)
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GB HANDWRITING
Unche 5th Jr, - Ann called
The last day at North
HOTEL we Fuller
as we
up
Am
were Teaming ON Ste
are at contowouth GRAND CIRCUS DETROIT. va., MICHIGAN now not
Va. beach. They said Time was
5 till at Nortalh so I waite
done to the picas, only to find
such Stee n an all wet - Tims
ship had sailed
twe don't were ug nation
so could complain don't
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GB HANDWRITING
points Barn Lool. we it
send need in here but we
move or may
The address to write to
is c/o GHWB Box That 10
have - Grown FL. is
N quicker AS thath FPO NYC. and
safer than 2004 check place
50 please use that In case
can work the Nary will Lorward
from then
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Our landlady has on electric
massager which I love - I have
had a 20ml shoulder for a week
we but it's well on to was to
memory. Ban is in good health, and
is a perated with It is such
for to com home and Find leve
him- abc always is in a good
heror rial when worryin Pop
appears on the Icene she always
decess him up.
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GB HANDWRITING
Give with love Is Gamy 0
Gamps. we are ancion to
know about the roosting not
door- Low did Ganys Wegram go
over with no. Grace.
Think I shall stop and
catch a quick bath betone
dianer
Muh - bue to you Num,
already it seems the ages 3wee
I've Zeen you your eur long,
P.S. Its now raining What with Cop
Dear Mum,
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GB HANDWRITING
Monday
arrived at the station. In case you didn't
We got your 15t letter today - It
get the new address, it is Box 10 NAS.
Ban and I roaved over the worrying.
It is two, I do wonny foolishly. but
No 200ml had we finished your letter
then I started working again, for Bais
nation book and the letters new did
arrive. Alas did you get my letter
asking you to mail the alows promots
out. If not, I'll and you the addresses
again.
WE have been having much a two toy-
ing to find a more reasonable place
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GB HANDWRITING
to live. Every day I inquire at the boxe
and Bar looks in town. Today at woom
I wathed out to a place on Grosse Ik,
we
only to find it full. would be per-
featly satisfied with the place here
it are unit paying no much money.
#18 par week with no Litchen pricleyes
mmo into a sizeable sum in the end.
Our landlarly is funny - nice and
friendly and I Feel Fine having Bar
with her all day, but alu is
so odd. She thinks she is being 20
patriotic having these 2 room for
rent, when actually I he is making a
mint on us. She can thinks shio making
a huge sacrifice when She lets Bar use
the launday. If she were a mosty 20ml
I'd report her to the OPA, and have are
can some trable. Mayber something clac
will time up 200n. west - McCanter we
living way on the otherside of Detrork. They
Love Mac's can 20 can manage it alright.
It I could buy a good car Ba a
Fair pince I would do it, I believe,
but that too is quite difficult seen has
in the carter of the outs industry
I Them yesterday for the First
them - The wather has been terible
but late pertudy dears char and
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GB HANDWRITING
today the zum came out it
really was nice. The 2000 stated
welting though 2 it was rather sloppy.
Toworrow Bar -I are going rut
to the base to zee National Velvet.
Then wed. we may go to a u20
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dance In Grozze Ik. They have
dances wed and 20mday- There we
no decent places to cat in Town and
to cat at BOO
the base doesn't punit unives a ed upt
and inter; 20 Bar hasn't been
cating too well. I usually get up as
630 - hitchatte out w time for breathers
at BOQ before unstering at the
squadoon at 745.
This week ace have montly ground
school and swiming 2 hours of
swim per AM and / in the PM-
The pool is tremenators and really
wonderfull but 3 hour borders on
The too much side. The ground school
is everything from engines to etiquette and
is mostly dull-
though.
I applied to a ation book
today and toworrow Ba goes to the
board to get it over in Wyandotte,
next town. Bar is quite the with-
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GB HANDWRITING
launders, irons, cleans well etc. The
only thing she hasn't twicel in cooking,
but purchase shill get a chance at
that soon.
well Min, thes was are off for the
PHOTOCOPY
Trenton Restaurant for disney -
GB HANDWRITING
Cute Bar is fininched drasing 20 I
better stop and get rady to go.
I am 20 very why having my little
"bieber" have with we. In spite of
we had wo asof over our hads I would
being a worked offen things even it
I shall they not kunden her with
still be happyjest having Bar have.
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GB HANDWRITING
my wonying. Men- I aswe you
all my love to you and Dad
and give Gamy a hiss From is
Loth Iven 20 happy she is 20 well
improved.
puch love,
P.S. I won't worry but I will
"sweat in " Bar's booh and Those letter
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GB HANDWRITING
Dear Mum and Dad,
AS Moday 2/26/
Time 200ms to be whipping
right by but still no orders. I am inclined
to believe will be have a fur more weeks yet.
152 tones 2002, but we are not going with
them it seems, inspite of Commodore Montin's
endorscment. They go from have night to
Mains. Where my orders will take
we I do. not know. There are memory going
around that a big Nite Tompedo outstits
is Farming - may get stuch in that
I wouldn't like it too much, I Find
it enough work fring of a carrier during
PHOTOCOPY
GB HANDWRITING
the day. Wonse them the into part though is
the possibility that it way Form at
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GB HANDWRITING
Boca Chica, way done in the Florida Keys
where you can't taken wivez. That would
be too web to take. I am hoping I won't
get a uite group. Thus's a possibility
on the The hand that I may gt in
a CUB tompido agreedion. That mans a
squadoon to go about the new super
carriery (CUB) They one Bigger them the
wasp class by quite a bit. That would be
a perfect dial for we it I could get it
Lo far - have waved no more about my
transfer to Fighter bombus. I still am
ancious to make the awitch. The F4U is
a meh more versatile plane - fast as
blazez, Cactually one of the fastest in the
would.). In UFB and would carry
bombo glide bounking lite in a TBF, them
atto dropping them with I'd have a good
speedy fighter Also there is no caponsibility
for a yone clais life will the Corain is a
singh scates. Milt and I both applied
for VFB, but 20 for we have hard
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GB HANDWRITING
nothing. It I and VFB I'll go in a
aquadion to go about a ship same as
in VT.
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GB HANDWRITING
Zaturlay was a chan day and I
Flam two TBF hops. It WED cont of the
to get back to flying above, though I was
contrass I was a sit nervous.
Today is a days rainy me. All
the smore has disappeared leaving a
widdy zea of also L. The tield is togged
in and it books as it I'll got to f home
cauly this attenwood we still are going to
= asses and athletics Nanigation, scalogy
Medical Extress etc-
The package arrived The value Gorban present
was from Ma Olaca - a ^ serving 2p00x.
Milf White his unite- Lou Grab is
completely out of the picture
Am still boling for a can it I can
gets a good one I thile is would he servit
to do it- save noney on towelling, and
besides that if would 6 20 contenient.
I wouldn't by one from w dialer, and
they usually nob you rbut it I could find
one directly from a private onnen its
would be OK.
Am going down to check on my
mions tax today I8 comeo to around $100
GB HANDWRITING
thank to a $1500 servicements deduction.
PHOTOCOPY
Yestudy we my day off- Ba and
stayed in the whole day - just restal
and read the p apail and Narswech
Cousin Rity's Fruit = ahe arrived
today - It was maried to the that last
fall.
Int't that Line about Reddog
and Datoy - I am 20 Lappy for Red. He
is such a wonderful guy.
Bar had a little cold a Far days
ago but the is now completely cured
PHOTOCOPY
GB ANDWRITING now. The other
Her is mally a good
day we had Frucy 2 hirred 2992- No is
/ ood on vegetables too. Yestorday are
had zansage, beets, and mashed potators
a real good lunch. the always as the
120 DOB Full of with- we daid about
3t 4 quarto a day, and that counts
my cating lunch net here
Rad, I really d want to see
Fighting Lady 200m- sounds wonderful
to we
Must get goof to Aerology
chase much much love to Buck,
John, now- Name, pres atter when you conste,
and to yours hous -
your was loving, Pop
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