8-1-1943

Aug. 1
My first anniversary in the Navy

Dear Don;
Well I’m taking life easy today as I am on liberty and just in my shorts sleeping and now writing to you. I haven’t got too much studying to do but I guess I will start it as soon as I finish writing to you. Coon is laying here trying to decide whether to go down in the hold and wash or stay here and sleep.
You say you guys might come to Logan! Boy that is only 80 or 90 miles from Poky and I could get an overnight pass every Saturday or drop down Sun. Morning. Try like hell to get there because it is a good place to be.
So all you guys have to do is take Sun-bathes-hahaha-Boy what an easy life, huh?
Bill Bullough’s parents are up here seeing him today and his girl is here too. She is really a cute lil’ gal.
Hellllllll Pocatello is a lousy place. I’ve never seen such a filthy place in my “hole” life. Gambling, drinking, etc. is all that goes on at night. The only way you can enjoy liberties is to stay in your quarters and sleep—ahhh sleep. Coon says he’s always so sleepy that If his feet didn’t stink he wouldn’t know which way was down.
Well Don that’s all I can think of right now as I don’t get much news up here. I am O.K. and I hope you are well & still doing fine.
Best of Luck
Bill