Page 3 and 4 of this scanned letter belong to the May 4 1944 letter
May 2, 1944
Tuesday
Hi People,
I’ll start this letter now at noon and maybe I’ll be sure of getting it finished tonight.
For the first time in a good while I have something to tell you that I am happy about. You wouldn’t guess in a long while what it is. Yesterday noon they came around asking for men to become radio operators. This is just a fancy name for operators of the little walkie talkies, but nevertheless it was a chance to learn something.
I volunteered and started right away yesterday afternoon. There are five or six of us from each company taking the training. The classes are conducted by the communications sergeants from each company and by the regimental and battalion communication technicians.
Yesterday afternoon we learned about communications in an infantry regiment, battalion and company. We started right in this morning learning about ham radio and a little about sending messages.
This is supposed to be a ten weeks course but it seems that we are going to complete it in about half that time. It seems that we are going on maneuvers or something soon in which we will be using the training.
Tonight.
I suppose that by the time you get this letter Ben will have started back. By the way at what port is he stationed?
There are a lot of rumors about our getting furloughs. I only hope that this radio school doesn’t mess it up. I don’t really think it will though. I got a box of cookies from the ladies aid so I am not out of something to eat now.
Well, I hope everything is ok with you.
Love,
Donald