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Lloyd Davis letters from family and friends, 1943-1945

1944-02-25 Maurice Hutchison to Lloyd Davis Page 5

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Most of the fellows have over night liberty every fourth day. As cooks work twenty four hour shifts every other day, we have liberty when not on duty. Have been out several times to Oakland. Plan to make San Francisco next time. Sort of like this part of the country but don't see what I might do here in civilian life. Guess I better let that matter rest until the war is over. I'm in for the duration and six months so I'll have a job for some time yet.
How do your prisoners act? Of course you can't answer that. Our few Jap prisoners used to cheer for Japs during air raids. It didn't take the guards long to quiet them down. There is little use to ask questions as censorship forbids answers. I can imagine the main parts and the details can wait until we can talk of them. Thought there might be some chance of your coming back for reasons such as length of foreign service, age, need in essential industry, etc. Perhaps nobody will know until you return.
Looks like will just sit here for a couple of months before we know whether we go out again or not. I can just see myself going across again. Hope this letter finds you well and arrives before too long. Good luck to you.
Yours as ever,
Maurice

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-5- Most of the fellows have over night liberty every fourth day. As cooks work twenty four hour shifts every other day, we have liberty when not on duty. Have been out several times to Oakland. Plan to make San Francisco next time. Sort of like this part of the country but don't see what I might do here in civilian life. Guess I better let that matter rest until the war is over. I'm in for the duration and six months so I'll have a job for some time yet. How do your prisoners act? Of course you can't answer that. Our few Jap prisoners used to cheer for Japs during air raids. It didn't take the guards long to quiet them down. There is little use to ask questions as censorship forbids answers. I can imagine the main parts and the details can wait until we can talk of them. Thought there might be some chance of your coming back for reasons such as length of foreign service, age, need in essential industry, etc. Perhaps nobody will know until you return. Looks like will just sit here for a couple of months before we know whether we go out again or not. I can just see myself going across again. Hope this letter finds you well and arrives before too long. Good luck to you. Yours as ever, Maurice