October 25, 1944

                                                            Oct 25
                                                            Miami, Fla.
Dear Folks:
            Got here about 9:30 this morning. That’s surely the way to travel. No crowds & they really take care of you. Everyone looked at the battle jacket & I think it kept me on the plane instead of a priority! Yes, meals were served on the planes. They were box lunches held in your lap. I changed planes at Dallas and Atlanta, each time taking a different airway company — Braniff, Delta, & Eastern in that order. On way down landed at Morrison Field where we left for overseas. We are staying at a former resort hotel on the beach. Haven’t started processing yet. Saw Sgt. Hale soon after arriving. I’m writing Arlan and Marvel Lee. More later.
                                                            John