U. S. NAVAL AIR STATION

WHIDBEY ISLAND, WASHINGTON
December 10, 1945,

Forrest C, Allen
Physical Education Dept.,
University of Kansas,
Lawrence, Kansas,

Dear "Doc" Allen:

I've begun to think that you've sort of forgotten about me. I haven't re-
ceived a copy of your Jayhawker Rebound for several months. I guess it's be-
cause you're pretty busy with the team now that the basketball season is in
full swing. How's the old K. U. team doing? I haven't heard any news from
the "Hill" for so long it seems like ages.

The Navy here on "Whidbey Jima" is kind of Seine to the dogs, There are
only a couple squedrons in operation now.and there are thousands of men sitting
around waiting for a discharge. The main thing that is holding them up is
tidiensniatien. They say traveling is really popular now days. I1 guess all
these "war-weary civilians" are taking their long postponed trips now. I won't
have to "worry" about a discharge for about four months at least. It'll be a
happy day when this 1i1' boy gets his "foot-square" piece of paper saying he
cen go home. I expect to be back in K. U. by next fall,

I've run into several guys from the old home state but none that I knew
when I was at K. U. Whidbey Islend is a pretty out of the way place for guys
from Kansas who are used to the wide open spaces to find. Boy! What I wouldn't
give to be back in those wide open spaces.

Liberty is pretty poor here. We get enough of it but the big cities are

too darned far away. Seattle is the closest and it is almost forty miles