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John William Graham letters, July-September 1942
1942-09-11 Page 1
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Sept. 11, 1942 Wendover, Utah Dear Dad & Mom: It is a cold dreary day, it's raining, a real rain not just a sprinkle like we got before and the wind is blowing hard. Got a little wet servicing a plane just now and we've built a fire in the barracks to dry out. Our roofs leak like sieves they are slate coated roofing poorest ever made. The beds and foot lockers are at all angles to keep them out from under the drips. The fire really feels good. This morning a little Jenny Wren flew in thru a window, open just a little. It is quite tame and is still around flitting around the barracks and not even attempting to fly out thru the glass. It is the only bird Ive seen out here except a couple of crows I cant imagine what it is doing out here. Wasn't much work this morning only oiling and gassing up the ships nothing was wrong with them and they were up most all the time. We had to move all the equipment into tents so it didn't get too wet. Air compressor, jacks, tool boxes, electric energizers etc etc. Tomorrow we get paid unless something comes up to stop it. Twice we have expected to be paid but something was wrong in the way the pay roll was signed or something else and we were disapointed. I hope we get it thats always a high spot in the month Had a letter from you and one from a friend from the Shep.[?] Field who is in McChord Field Washington he was very disgusted because he was serving a weeks K.P. He's a nice fellow wish we might have stuck together Also ran on to some more fellows from down there at the Camel Caravan last night, was very glad to see them. The show was very good altho I didnt get
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Sept. 11, 1942 Wendover, Utah Dear Dad & Mom: It is a cold dreary day, it's raining, a real rain not just a sprinkle like we got before and the wind is blowing hard. Got a little wet servicing a plane just now and we've built a fire in the barracks to dry out. Our roofs leak like sieves they are slate coated roofing poorest ever made. The beds and foot lockers are at all angles to keep them out from under the drips. The fire really feels good. This morning a little Jenny Wren flew in thru a window, open just a little. It is quite tame and is still around flitting around the barracks and not even attempting to fly out thru the glass. It is the only bird Ive seen out here except a couple of crows I cant imagine what it is doing out here. Wasn't much work this morning only oiling and gassing up the ships nothing was wrong with them and they were up most all the time. We had to move all the equipment into tents so it didn't get too wet. Air compressor, jacks, tool boxes, electric energizers etc etc. Tomorrow we get paid unless something comes up to stop it. Twice we have expected to be paid but something was wrong in the way the pay roll was signed or something else and we were disapointed. I hope we get it thats always a high spot in the month Had a letter from you and one from a friend from the Shep.[?] Field who is in McChord Field Washington he was very disgusted because he was serving a weeks K.P. He's a nice fellow wish we might have stuck together Also ran on to some more fellows from down there at the Camel Caravan last night, was very glad to see them. The show was very good altho I didnt get
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