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John William Graham letters, October-November 1944

1944-11-12 John Graham to Mr. & Mrs. W.J. Graham Page 2

and when we were stationed in Idaho he could get home on a three day pass.  He's got the top bunk all right, tho I have had one about half the time I've been where we had double deckers.
Craig Whitney must be flying high alright he kind of kicked over the traces when he got away from home.  So often a kid that is so darn nice and never gets into any trouble at home gets it out of his system sooner or later.  Yes I guess there are a lot of fellows in the service who don't care about their jobs.
Yes we have a squadron doctor and infirmary also a group infirmary and field hospital.  Besides that there are some very fine hospitals in the larger towns which are staffed by American personnel.  That's one thing they are really good about.  I haven't had any colds but do have some Vicks which I brought over with me.  The Kleenex you sent will come in handy if I do get the sniffles tho.
As I remember there is a small sack in the dash compartment with fuses in it for the car clock.  If that is the trouble it is easily fixed.  It has done very well as car clocks go anyhow so I reckon if it is played out we can't kick, they usually don't seem to last more than a couple of years.  Glad the car is still working well, wish you could have a new one but no more gas than you get you couldn't drive far anyhow.  Do you plan to drive it this winter?
From the general tone of your letters it must have been a lovely fall and I notice by the Des Moines Service edition Iowa is to have the second largest corn crop in history.  From the indian signs it looks like an open winter too - corn husks open etc. hope there is something to it.  Will keep warm all right for our stove is a grand success, we burn a mixture of used oil and gas in it which makes a mixture much like fuel oil used in oil burners.
We can get salt and some grease to pop our corn with okay, the fellows in the mess hall are pretty good about that.  We might try lubricating oil or grease if we can't but I'm afraid that wouldn't be too tasty.
I wrote to Adeline and King, I wish it could be a

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and when we were stationed in Idaho he could get home on a three day pass. He's got the top bunk all right, tho I have had one about half the time I've been where we had double deckers. Craig Whitney must be flying high alright he kind of kicked over the traces when he got away from home. So often a kid that is so darn nice and never gets into any trouble at home gets it out of his system sooner or later. Yes I guess there are a lot of fellows in the service who don't care about their jobs. Yes we have a squadron doctor and infirmary also a group infirmary and field hospital. Besides that there are some very fine hospitals in the larger towns which are staffed by American personnel. That's one thing they are really good about. I haven't had any colds but do have some Vicks which I brought over with me. The Kleenex you sent will come in handy if I do get the sniffles tho. As I remember there is a small sack in the dash compartment with fuses in it for the car clock. If that is the trouble it is easily fixed. It has done very well as car clocks go anyhow so I reckon if it is played out we can't kick, they usually don't seem to last more than a couple of years. Glad the car is still working well, wish you could have a new one but no more gas than you get you couldn't drive far anyhow. Do you plan to drive it this winter? From the general tone of your letters it must have been a lovely fall and I notice by the Des Moines Service edition Iowa is to have the second largest corn crop in history. From the indian signs it looks like an open winter too - corn husks open etc. hope there is something to it. Will keep warm all right for our stove is a grand success, we burn a mixture of used oil and gas in it which makes a mixture much like fuel oil used in oil burners. We can get salt and some grease to pop our corn with okay, the fellows in the mess hall are pretty good about that. We might try lubricating oil or grease if we can't but I'm afraid that wouldn't be too tasty. I wrote to Adeline and King, I wish it could be a