Pvt Bernard C E______39215612
TSS 769 Flt 176
BKS 339
Buckley Field
Denver Colo
Mrs. B.C. E______
504 Grand Ave
Las Vegas New Mexico
Jan. 9, 1944
Dear Ma,
Ill try to write you a letter but I don't know how far I'll get with it.
We finished some of our test yesterday but have a physical tomorrow. We really taking a beating on this stuff & I do mean a beating. I really don't think I made it but from what they tell us we will know in about a week today- I hope, in some ways that I made it but in other ways it will be the hardest 14 months I'll ever spend or have ever spent.
We went into town last night but didn't do much of anything.
Jan 10
We took a physical, rather a part of one today. It was a blood test, x ray & etc, on the blood test it felt like they took a gal of blood out of my arm & I know I only had 3 qt of blood to start with. It felt like they were taking my arem off. Ask Jim what a 64 physical is.
I got a letter from Margaret K today but she didn't write much. She wrote a little about Pete but that's all she wrote.
I guess I'll have to send my camera home because I was with Louie & he saw some guys taking picture well he up and took the camera away from them.
Well I'll close now
Jack
Jan 18, 44
--me (pointing to gunner in illustration)
Dear Ma
I guess I might as well write and let you know just what the score is. I didn't make cadets but I guess I must have hit it pretty close because they told me if they lower the standard I'll get a chance at it. I haven't completed it but from what I hear I'll probable go in as a gunner but I don't feel too bad about it because Ill be able to make about as much money at being a gunner as 2nd Louie. I also feel a little better because only 12 made it out of better than 50 in our bunch and some rather most of them had some college.
We sure had a nice day today it got chilly & the wind blew like the devil. We are out in the stick where the dust and sand comes a flying at you and feel like bolders. We also went through the gas chamber today filled with tear gas. We sure had a bunch of bawl babys come out of there too.
I hope Florence likes her job better by now tell her it can't be any worse than the army even at that. Tell her not to forget we also have to run outside to go to the head.
Well I guess that all for tonight.
Jack
Jan 26 1944
Dear Ma
I'll try to scribble you a few lines to let you know just how things stand now. I was officially notified that I was a armor gunner & that I have 45 more days of basic left. I also found out approxamatle how my I.Q. stands in the army. There are 5 groups starting with 1 & going to 5, I had to be at least in the 3rd group to get in the air corp. Mine is in the middle of the 2nd group so I guess thats not too bad now is it for a E_____.
It started snowing some time last night & is still snowing tonight. It is a rather wet snow too. I don't know just how deep it is but I guess it's around 6 in. so you see we are having a pretty nice snow. It will sure be nice to get out & march in I noticed some fellows marching today & when they did an about face they sort of lit on there ---.
Say what about that roll of film I sent you I sure would like to have those things get here so please try to get them back.
Also please send me my Income Tax stuff so I can file a return on it the time is getting rather short.
Well I'll close for now. Oh yes I got nenes letter & tell her thanks
Jack
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