May 30, 1943 2030

Dear Jerry
  Thank you for your letter describing Pappy's bunco. I bet you had a good time up there with all those girls around..
  Say, how are the 84 St wolfs?
  Just wait until I get home. Maybe I will be able to give you a few pointers on distinguishing planes. Now, I am able to pick the right plane in 1/5 of a second. We had a test the other day and I had 14 out of 15 right. The only one I missed was the P.B.M. Mariner. I mistook it for the P.B.Y.S. Catalina.
  They haven't paid us yet but when they do I will send you a Naval Air Corp pennant that you can hang in the parlor.
  Two cadets just came up the dorm street driving a horse and buggy. I have no idea where they got it but they are running the horse all over the place. What jerks.
  Someone is running down to the mail box so I had better close if I want to save some shoe leather. Lazy cuss ain't I?
                                                                      Your loving brother,
                                                                                        Jim
P.S. Nothing can stop the Naval Air Corp.