| dc.description.transcription | 1-17-45Dear Folks,This is Joe (Somewhere in England) Hays writing to you. I can’t tell you very much about anything so don’t expect any news. I can tell you that we left _____on ________date. Our name was _______. We crossed the ocean in ______ days and landed at _______. We are now at a distribution center, (ha, I got in). It probably won’t be long before we arrive at our permanent address and get down to work. We probably won’t do any flying for a while on account of so much ground school. There is so much to be studied around here concerning navigational aids, weather, etc., that flying is put aside until they are mastered. Their navigational aids are not the only things that are different here. I haven’t been to town yet and spent any of this money, and whats more, I don’t know whether I will or not. One trip to the P.X. messed me up enough. Ha’ pence, thou’ pence, shilling, crown, pound, bah!I will say this much, the country side is beautiful. That is, the part we passed through coming from the boat to here. The farms were prettier and better kept than any I ever saw in the states. The train didn’t stop very often but when it did kids would come out and ask for candy and cigarettes. The cigarettes were for their father or sister of course. I was about to give one of them some candy until he called me a yankee. I pulled my candy back and started to give him a lecture but the train pulled out before I could so I guess he’ll just have to stay ignorant.From what they tell us we won’t get any mail for quite a while but write it any way because I will get it eventually. The reason for the delay is because the A.P.O. I have now is not my permanent one. As soon as I get settled my mail should get to me pretty regular.I’ve about run down so I’ll bring this to a halt so I’ll have something to blab about tomorrow.All my love,Joe | |
