U. S. NAVY PRE-FLIGHT SCHOOL

IOWA CITY, IOWA
October 10, 1942

Forrest Ce Allen
Director of Physical Education
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear "Doc" :

Received your letter of September 15. Iam enclosing
a covy of the letter I wrote Frank §. Allen. I thought some
of the information in his letter might be valuable to you at

a later date.

There is some rumor thet they are thinking about starting
another Pre-Flight school and if they should I know they will
be needing more officers.

I find my work here at the Pre-Flight school very interesting.
The different personalities that I come in contact with certainly
will be an asset to me when I get back to civilian life in
Physical Education. .

Every three months I have a new group of cadets to bring
into the Navy and take them thru their indoctrination. Incidentally,
this next Wednesday we have a new croup coming ine Just 453 men/
The laggest Battalion to enter. Our old Battalion leaves Wednesday
and the new comes in the same day. Every two weeks a group graduates
and they are replaced by a new incmming group. Up to now our
Battalions have been from 200 to 300 so it looks as tho' we will
be plenty busy. I happen to be a company commander so T will be
responsible for 225 of the 453 cadets.

I am sorry that I didn't get to see you at the Kansas-Pre-Flight
gamee I was very busy here and couldn't pet away. I hope I will
have an ovportunity to see you during basketball season.

Very sincerely yours,

:

Maurice Cannady
Ensign, Us Se Ne Re