Thursday, July 30, 2015

July 30 1940

7/30/40 

Dear Jean: 
     I haven't much time to write now as I'm going ashore in a few minutes. I'm just waiting for a fellow to get ready. 

Friday, July 3, 2015

July 3, 1940

July 3rd

Dear Jean:

Well here it is almost 4th of July again & its plenty warm out here. I supose its pretty hot back there now?

I've only been ashore once since we came back from Guam. I've been staying aboard and doing a little studying. Yesterday I took the exam for second class machinist, there were 12 of us. I think I wrote a pretty good exam but being quite new on the ship might hold me back but in a month or two I'll know.