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October 9 1942 :

Frank Ss Allen
315 Se Fuller
Independence, !issourt

Deer Franks

I am sorry thet I have been so lone in answering your letter of —
Sept, 21. However, the delay was due to the fact that T have been trying
to get the latect information about the Navy set-up that you wrote about.

Frank, even after ny two veeke of 'rleaning' for Navy news, I still
do not have anything too definite to tell you. But here ie the situation
too dates

A class of 125 officers craduated from North Carolina lact weeks —
20 of these men reported aboard yesterdays Their information was thist
"There would be no more classes for quite some time." Now the rumor ie
thet they will have a small clases in about four or eix monthes In this
men's Navy they might have a class next month««you can never tells I am
just etating the facte as I know theme 7a

In order to get into this program you have to be recomended by Lte a
meander Hamiltone fic addrese--Navy Department, Bureau of Aeronautics,

Washington, Be Se 3
"Here fis an angle thet must be teken into considerations should you |

a pass the physicel examination required of the flying cedets, should you
‘be under 27 years of age and unmerried-«you will not Be considered for

this progrem, inetead you will become a cadets :

Before my comission in May, I was a chief in the Physica! Fitness —
P rogrean under Commander Tumneys Dre Allen “came to bat” for me, and was

‘largely instrumental in getting me into the school at Norfolk, Yas 1 feel

confident, Frenk, thet if you wieh to get inte Tunney's seteup it can be domes
Ensign Jack White who is no w doing the recruiting, was e chief back at |
Norfolk with me so I kmow I could help you heres I think “re White is now
on a reeruiting tour as I have written him and as yet, have not received any
word from hims If you should want to write fnsign white his address ist
Navy Department, Bureau of Navigation, Washington, D. “+ § Somdr, Tunney.
They have to have an interview with every one they take--s0 T would suggest
when you write ask when you could get an interviews Please feel free to
use my names

Thies is all the informetion I have at this times If I should hear of

anything I will certainly let you knows If there is anything else you want
to know don't hesitete to ask mes :

Yory sincerely yours, ©
veurice Cannady