5-15-1944

Dearest Mother, Dad, Shirlee, & Rhoda;
Well, I have had a very enjoyable and then again a very lousy week end. Yesterday about 5:00 PM Don came down and saw me. I had three hrs. liberty and I got it extended to 5 hrs. and we had a heck of a good time seeing each other. Boy, it surely seemed swell seeing Don and I surely hope I get to see him again soon. We got him a room last night in a Motel. I should say we got him a whole house. It was all we could find & it cost plenty but we didn’t care. The place had twin beds, bath, telephone, etc. He surely slept good. We then went out and got a big t-bone steak dinner which was super. We killed the rest of the evening at the USO’s and walking around the small town of San Luis at midnight we left each other & I came up to my brks. & Don went to his cottage. At 0930 we met and went to military Protestant church services. Since it was “Mother’s Day” we had a special service and it was quite nice.
The reason part of the day was lousy is that Don was planning to stay till tonight & then go back to Frisco but my damned narrow minded C.O. made us stay in quarters all afternoon & he wouldn’t even let us have visitors in the Barrack—boy am I burned up at that narrow minded fool.
Well, that made it so that Don had to shove off at about 1500 (3PM) and we missed spending Sun. afternoon together.
Don looks “good” & he especially looks good in his new blues. He says he eats a lot of food & still doesn’t gain weight but one of these days he is going to fill out fast—like Dad did.
I think Don likes his new Radio Electronics school better than his last school. And, after seeing the h_____S______ set up here at San Luis I don’t think he cares about the air corps any more. Boy, he is really learning radio & electronics.
Mr. Bauie got me interested in starting a business after the war & I told him that I hoped Don & you guys & I could get a good radio business going. He said that it was a good idea. I asked Don what he thought & he said it would be a good idea. So maybe very soon we will go into the business.
We start classes tomorrow so I guess after that time I will really be a buisy Cadet, along with the others. I surely hope I can do well in it but if I don’t it won’t be any disgrace because this is really a rough place.
So little Ruth Weiss is getting married. Boy, I wish I were the guy. She was really my idea of a nice gal. and she surely is good looking. I think I will write her a letter & tell her how heart-broken I am.
The sea-bag that I am sending home won’t have a heck of a lot in it besides junk because Don said he could us my blues & Dungarees etc. so I am mailin ‘em to him.
Well, I guess I had better write a few more letters—I hope you are all well—Don & I are fine.
Love, Bill
P.S. Mother—I hope you had a good mother’s Day & tell Aunt Lou the same------Bill