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David R. Elder correspondence, April-May 1944
1944-04-16 Page 2
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think Sheppard Field (running true to form) made a mistake in sending us here as all the W.T.S. boys who took Radio Mechanic (from other fields) were sent to Madison Wis. So I doubt if we will start here & if we do it not surprise me if we are yanked out & sent to Madison. If we finish here the probabilitie are we will get air field tower operation. That isn't bad & I think I would really like it. We get more radio operation (code) than we do mechanics. The boys that graduate from here are turned Radio operator-Mechanic. I certainly was shocked to hear of Cloyce Babcock's death. I got to know him quite well when he was instructing Secondary at
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think Sheppard Field (running true to form) made a mistake in sending us here as all the W.T.S. boys who took Radio Mechanic (from other fields) were sent to Madison Wis. So I doubt if we will start here & if we do it not surprise me if we are yanked out & sent to Madison. If we finish here the probabilitie are we will get air field tower operation. That isn't bad & I think I would really like it. We get more radio operation (code) than we do mechanics. The boys that graduate from here are turned Radio operator-Mechanic. I certainly was shocked to hear of Cloyce Babcock's death. I got to know him quite well when he was instructing Secondary at
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