H.Q. S4th Bomb. Group
Hunter Field,
Savannah, Gea.
November 24, 1942

Dre Forrest C. Allen
Dept. Physical Educetion
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansase

Deer Dr. Allen,

I was very heppy to receive your letter in answer to
my cerd from 0.0.8. Since then I was commissioned and
eee? the Sith Bomb. Group as Physical Training
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When I arrived at this base I found physical training
in e drastic state. Lack of fields, poor ground and only
one period a day available for Athletics. The men were doing
alternate running and walking on the hard roads and use of
the obstacle course. The program was distasteful and conse~
quentle the morale was pretty low.

Since I started a well rounded program of comtetive athletics
and ae required progrem of training that is interesting because
of its variety and still is conditioning, it is remarkable to
note the increasing interest and enthusiasm among e211 the men
and officers.

It's funny "Doc® whenever I hit the nail on the head I
have to write end tell You about it as it always relates
back to the basketball Class at K.U. or some material I prepared
from "Better Basketball”

It looked like rain this afternoon, and I took all the
officers into the Gym that was recently made very attractive,
especially for basketball. The Commanding officer appeared
for the physical training class for the first time since
Ive been here, and after the hour of a combination of calisthenics,
sprinting, basketbell relays, "machinegunning the receiver,"
crows and crains" etc. then breaking of into team games, #6.
seemed to be pretty sold on the new seteup. He liked the
idea of getting a special dressing room for officers and build-
ing some treating tables especially for flying officers who se
muscles become so hypertensed while flying. I intend to train
some enlisted men to do the treating. The men who need P.T.
the most are the flying officers, and they have been the
hardest ones to get out. The attendance has been in-
creasing every day and with the new training room, 1 know
theywill be eager to come out. In addition I hope to .
get scales, keep a bulletin board showing the results