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John N. Calhoun family letters, May 1942 - February 1943

1943-02-02 Page 5

my surprise when the fellow said: "30 miles". I surely covered that 30 miles in a hurry and got here about 1:00. Found a place to store the car about 3 blocks from here. I went in the lady's house (where I store the car) and changed into my good clothes & came on up to the school & reported in. Then took me about an hour and a half or two hours to answer questions and fill out forms. Finally got that all done and then was assigned a room. I am with Lt. Frank Moss from Salt Lake City. He was in the Quartermaster Corps at Ft. Warren, Wyoming a very fine fellow  and we get along swell. He shows me all the ropes he knows and vice versa. 
We have twin beds and a wash bowl--two closets and two dressers -- a double desk with reading lamp in center and a study chair for each of us and two easy chairs. There is a

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my surprise when the fellow said: "30 miles". I surely covered that 30 miles in a hurry and got here about 1:00. Found a place to store the car about 3 blocks from here. I went in the lady's house (where I store the car) and changed into my good clothes & came on up to the school & reported in. Then took me about an hour and a half or two hours to answer questions and fill out forms. Finally got that all done and then was assigned a room. I am with Lt. Frank Moss from Salt Lake City. He was in the Quartermaster Corps at Ft. Warren, Wyoming a very fine fellow and we get along swell. He shows me all the ropes he knows and vice versa. We have twin beds and a wash bowl--two closets and two dressers -- a double desk with reading lamp in center and a study chair for each of us and two easy chairs. There is a