Dear Kathleen,
Sure was wonderful hearing from you today. Gee! I certainly wish you could have enjoyed the beautiful full moon we had down here last eve. It may just be my imagination but I believe they do have lot nicer moon lite nights down here and also some glorious sunsets.
As you perhaps know yesterday was pay day so today I'm a few dollars richer or something say the least. I take out a ($25) twenty-five dollar war bond a month and also put some money in the bank down here at the field. I feel that some one of these days it may come in mighty handy. While I was oversea I was taking out a $50 war bond each month but since I no longer get that 20% extra in pay I had to cut it down.
Yes C.2. means an extra 24 hours duty but it isn't very bad down here. Whenever you are on it you're in charge or responsible for the whole medical Detachment till the First Sgt and C.O. officer return the following day. Here lately we also have to count the number of persons eating mess the following day after being on C.2. Ordinarily C.2. refers to the barracks but here in the Hospital the C.2. is responsible for the Detachment and the patients indirectly. They have a night ward N.C.O. whom takes care of the wards. At the present time we have about five barracks and about three hundred men in detachment.
My Mother sent me a clipping, "Letter from Home to Boys in the Service, " and it also spoke about Dr. I 2 being in Topeka. I've heard the program but not recently as I very seldom ever listen to any certain radio program. It is strange what a year away from the U.S.A. will do for I used quite regularly. Oh! still listen to hit parade if I'm near a radio but very few of the fellows have one.
Kathleen I really don't know how to quite answer your question. I'll try though. What will I do after I get out? A number of things influence that naturally. I do intend to return to the farm or operate one. My folks are in the position to help me get started on a farm I amy chose or I can return and farm the home place for it has been promised to me. They have another farm on which they can live if I chose to come and live on the home place but that is to be divided and I'd have to buy the share that would belong to the other brothers. I would like to go back to college for a refresher course if I get out in the fall of the year. From what I understand everything will be paid including board and room and married couples are given an additional allowance.
I certainly agree with you that if one has any ambition and a general idea in mind for a goal that additional ideas are helpful and very constructive. I can't help but feel at the present time if conditions are at all favorable returning to the farm would be the best bet. One can be successful there are anywhere else. For one thing you have more home life and the Lord only knows thats what I want for I've been out in the world enough. Naturally if some good opportunity should show that would show more promise then farming one can always get someone to do the farming for you. I like telling people how to do things anyway so perhaps it would work, "Eh". I do hope I've given you some sort of an idea how things stand. Please don't be scared to ask me for things that seem clear as mud to me may be ever so has to you.
I fear I may disappoint you but I'm too for I had hoped to get home in November. I have to write six months from the day I started on my last furlough before I can get another one. I believe I started the second of June so I'll be able to start Dec. 2. One good thing about the new ruling is that I get travel time and that means I'll have more time in which to see you and talk to you. I understand what you mean by mix-ups and I assure you I'll do everything in my power to cooperate with you. We have to apply for a certain date a month ahead of time so if you have any ideas when you would like to have me home in Dec. please speak up. But my dear I hope to win you over to my side.
Say I'll bet Theo's baby is cute and say Grace and Clarence have something to be proud of too. I'm saving up coupons to get one those. Ha!
Those pictures I sent you Kathleen were taken with a 620 Brownie which I sold not so long ago because I also have a 616 camera which will take either 8 or 16 exposures. It has a 4.4 lens, shutter speed 1/100, and adjustable for distance. I'm so glad you enjoyed those last pictures and I hope you get some taken with this camera this week.
Yes. It would be wonderful to be in the 2nd Air Force and be closer home but I have an idea it will be rather nice down here this winter.
I've been out boating the past week and also did a little fishing without any success. I also got my watch back from the factory and it keeps perfect time so I hope it keeps up the good work. Went to see the movie "Since You Went Away" at the base and thought it very good. So long for now-
Sincerely Yours
Milan
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