1944, April 29th Saturday
Pvt Herman Shooster 637 Clr Co Sep, APO 322 % PM San Francisco April 29th, Saturday 1944 Mr and Mrs Frank Shooster 1904 West Third St. Chester, Pa. USA
Dear Mother and Dad,
I’m writing on a very cool and delightful Saturday afternoon. From where I am sitting I can see the blue and white “wavelets” of the ocean splashing and dash- ing up against the huge chunks of coral that line the coast. It looks so inviting that I sometime have the urge to rush down to the rocks and plunge in - clothes and all. Although swimming from the reefs might be dangerous, there are little spots of sandy beach here and there where the water is calm and warm. You need have no fear of my swimming for we always go in a bunch and you know that I can swim well. We’ve set up our day room now and made a long writing table for it. Our short wave radio is there together with our records and record player. It’s nice to sit around in the evening listen- ing to soft music or news while you read. We also get Tokyo’s propaganda. We are having a chess tourna- ment and of all people, I’ve drawn our Commanding Officer for the final set. But, when there’s a will - there’s a lawsuit.
1944, Apr, 29th Saturday Letter to mother and father
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