3 HEADQUARTERS
ARMY AIR FORCES FLEXIBLE GUNNERY SCHOOL
DEPARTMENT OF TRAINING
TYNDALL FIELD, FLORIDA

2 January 1944

Dear Dr. Allen:

I just received your copy of the "Jayhawk Rebounds", It certainly is nice
to get these from home, It is quite difficult to find out just how the the
old school is making out during the war. The papers here carry very little
about the mid-west,

As you know I was home for a few days the early part of Bedember. It was
certainly swell to the ear to hear the band blazé forthe with the 'Alma
Mater' ,'The Crimson & Blue', and Mr. Wiley's version of'€he Star Spangled
Banner.' It has been quite some time since the inspiration of these ever
famous tunes hase tingled this old boy. May it be but a short while until
all the boys will be able to be back and listen to them to their hearts
content.

When I arrived back from my leave, I found i had been promoted in duty.
However, I am still a 2Nd It. The duty affords a wonderful chance to
learn more of the Army, and I can now see some of what actually makes
it run. Yet there is a good deal of the information that I have to
keep secret--which is quite a job for me, since I at all times try to
keep others ‘informed as to my intelligence and just how much I know,
At least it gives me the impression this way that I am quite important.
Insignificant as I may be in the total set up.

I was quite surprised to the spirit of the basketball team. Although the
boys don't possess the height and other such characteristics of the former
K U fives, they make up for it in spirit and fight.It is a team one might
well be proud. And the speptsmanship of the Hutbhinson Naval Team was of
the worst possible, They were a disgrace tocthe service. Such conduct
shouldn't be permitted.

But enough of that, --perhaps I can make the rest of the letter more of
interest. 7

Ruth (the wife) rather like Kansas, It was the first time for her in the
state. However she still prefers her home state of Calif. But with proper
coaching, and a visit during the beauty of a Kansas June, I think I can
persuade her that it is one of the better states in the Union.

I was somewhat disappbinted when home as I didn't get to see many of my
old buddies. I guess the Army and Navy had all of them. I would have
liked to have been able to go out with them again. But I guess that can
wait as there is more important business which must be dispatched and
properly handled at the present.

Dr Allen, I have a request to make of you. When home, I talked to Mr Wiley
the band conductor, and asked him if it would be possible to get some records