5/23/40 After graduation, Cy and his friends Tom & Meg Gerrity have been re-assigned to Barksdale Field in Shreveport, La.
Barksdale Field, La.
Bachelor Officer’s Quarters
Honey:
The enclosure should hold you over for a while. Just watch it, as things are going to be a little close for a few months.
You should have gotten a special a couple of days ago with some dope on the car. Did you?
All married officers in our group live off the post. The rest are in B.O.Q., barracks to you. Tom & Margaret are out looking for something, and we’ll try to swing both halves of a duplex when you arrive, if we can find one.
The post is beautiful, the town even better, and I think you’ll like it a lot. Marje is quite tickled.
As yet we don’t know what we’ll be flying. We will probably start on B-18’s, heavy bombers, and work into the small bi-motored P-38 pursuit job. That latter is the hottest ship in the world, so here’s hoping.
I’m sorry I haven’t done much writing, but I’ve been moving at every turn. Keep me posted on everything. Call Conklin & give him the dirt.
Burt is at Olmstead Field, Middleton, Pa.
Lots of love, Cy.