March 24
Dear Jean
Well we finally got mail out her in this "hell hole" Since we left Long Beach the first of March we have rated one night liberty and then it didn't start until 4:30 in the afternoon and was up at 10 oclock at nite. Since then we have been underway all the time. We took a load of civilian workers out to midway islands and haven't come in yet. They sent a airplane in after the mail.
The one liberty Malc & I made he said it isn't so bad but he will have lots of time to find faults with it.
No, I hadn't heard Bud Dann was married I'll bet that is really some lash up. Do you ever hear from Jean Dann?
Boy, this place is really the bunk every nite we have "darken ship" all of the lights are put out. One of my best friends on here that is a cook scalded his feet and legs the night before last. He stumbled and spilt boiling water on himself. The skin from above his ankles just kind of ran down and bunched up on his feet. It really looks bad. I guess it will be a quite a while before he walks again.
Have you heard from Doug since he left. I'll really bet they have a good time.
Did you hear Dave Keyes broke his hip? I really feel sorry for him. I'll bet he is pretty lonesome. I think I'll drop him a few lines one of these days. I don't know if Earl & Gordon are out here or not. We are never in so don't get the chance to look them up.
Malc says to tell you hello-
P.S. Smile at the office gal for me.
Well Jean being at sea all the time don't help my writing, so I'll close for now.
Love,
Don
Malc says to tell you hello-
P.S. Smile at the office gal for me.
