May 23, 1944

Dear Folks:                                                May 23
            This letter is a little late because we were on pass Sat. and Sunday. Horridge and I went to another town to see his brother, a colnel in the ground forces. Horridge has several brothers and he refers to this one as the one that “out ranks me”. We spent most of the time on the train and was it crowded! Just like U.S. The colnel was about as tall as Horridge, and a captain, friend of colnels, was a little taller than I so every time we went thru a door it would be the colonel, 1st Lt., Capt., and 2nd Lt., like the 3 bears. The colnel also graduated from West Point. He had to razz Dick about being in the Air Corp.
            Lt. Olshak (“The Mad Russian”) bought a pup so have a dog in the hut. Its 6 weeks old and as cute as a bug. It looks like a little bear and jumps around like a rabbit. There’s nothing he likes better than to crawl into our fleece lined jackets. Trying to get him house broke and it’s a job. His fur is tipped with black like Cappy’s and has a extra dark stripe down his back. He sleeps in a paste board box under Ray’s bed. Have a hole cut in the box for him to get in and when anything scares him he runs for the box.
            The film and flashlight arrived on 22nd. Thanks. Got a letter from Rev. Ellliot. That horse must be smart. You’ll have to fix up a few booby traps around there.            All for now.
                                    Yours truly,
                                                John