like a museum now and has a flag in it that was carried by the Eng- —
lish at the Battle of Bunker Hill.

Sincerely,
Bill Bradford. "
Chase Be. Black, Ae, January 2, 1944.
Class 44E, Sqdne lA,
Lemoore Army Flying School, Dear Doc:
Lemoore, California. Have been here at Lemoore four

weeks now and am still flying basic
trainers. I go into a new deal where we get advanced trainers in
basice So next week I'll start in on the At 17, a twin engiw trainer.
These babies seem to require more coordination ‘ence I've gote They
sure give me a fit - but even so I'm still enthused about flying. I
just finished an instruments course and can see how tough it: would
be to fly blind.

I heard from T.P. and he talked about spending Christmas in a fox hole.
Also heard from Bill Bradford who is over in England. Its good to
hear that Ray and Ralph got an opportunity at 0.C.A. They really
deserve it.

Charley. ”

Charley Black, our all-American casaba thrower, writes about SP...
Bill Bradford, Ray Evans and Ralph Miller. Charley, Ray and Ralph are
still at Scott Field, Ill., so far as we knowe I am not sure that they

will be called for 0.C.S. I kmow they will appreciate the nice things you
say about them.

Regarding those AT 17 babies - I know that you can handle thene You
handled everything that you have contacted up to now, so I am suretthat
you will de a swell job with the twins. We are always delighted to hear
from you and we hope tmt you will keep the letters coming when you have
an opportunity, but we know how busy you aree

Hub Ulrich, captain of the Kansas footbaill team of '42, writes that
where he is there is some dam - - - - - p bad weather. He didn't tell me
this story, but someone else did - or maybe it was a cartoon in Colliers
where there was a fleet of battleships and a terrific storm was raging -

@ hurricane, in fact, and the weather was the worst that could be experienced.
The boats were churning in the ocean terrifically, but one boat seemed

to settle serenely on the ocean's gurface, the sun broke through, and

almost as a spotlight the swum shone on the ship showing the name of the ship
and it was U.S.S. Californiad So, Hub, get on that U.S.S. California and
ride through the sunshine. Good luck, Hub.

Ense He J. Ulrich, January 15, 1944.
Com. M.T.B. Srd Fleet,

c/o Fleet Postoffice, Dear Coach:

San Francisco, Calif. I haven't been away very or but

can téll already how much things like
‘ your Jayhawk Rebounds help out. I left the States in December and am
temporarily stationed here awaiting further transportation. It is one
of the many islands out here and is very beautiful consisting of very
dense foliage and many flowers, shrubs, and other tropical life. If
the circumstances were different it would be a very pleasant vacation.
Haed

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