Aug. 28, 1943 – 0450 – WP
Aug. 28, 1943 0450 WP Gowen Field, ID Winfred writes his 10 year old sister Patsy Ann.
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Aug. 27, 1943 – 0440 – WF
Aug. 27, 1943 0440 WF Gowen Field, ID planes grounded Winfred tells the Folks the planes had been grounded due to a fuel shortage. Winfred’s girl is sensible and he is in good, he knows because he didn’t write for a while.
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Aug. 20, 1943 – 0430 – WM
Aug. 20, 1943 0430 WM Gowen Field, ID Assigned to a crew Winfred tells Margaret he has been assigned to a crew. He is still a P.F.C. but should be ranked higher.
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Aug 12, 1943 – 0420 – WM
Aug. 12, 1943 0420 WM Gowen Field, ID Pressure Chamber Winfred shares with Margaret he has been in the pressure chamber all morning; oxygen is essential! See link to WWII training film on ‘Human Physiology and Altitude’.
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Aug. 7, 1943 – 0410 – WM
Aug. 7, 1943 0410 WM Gowen Field, ID Winfred tells Margaret he has learned Lynn Bartlow’s (Winfred’s cousin) wife has died; he has a pink picture of Clifford; and is going to school & flying daily but not shooting yet. He was part of a big review.
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Aug. 5, 1943 – 0400 – WF
Aug. 5, 1943 0400 WF Gowen Field, ID Winfred thanks the Folks for the cake; up late; kept busy; seeing dentist; shots sting; gets pointers from guys that have been ‘over’; and saw a show with ‘King’ in it.
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Aug. 2, 1943 – 0390 – WM
Aug. 2, 1943 0390 WM Gowen Field, ID Winfred tells Margaret about his week in gunnery school; got a letter from their brother; talks about Benito Mussolini; asks about work; and saw the movie ‘Dixie’.
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Jul. 23, 1943 – 0380 – WM
EDITOR’S NOTE: Below is Winfred’s first letter home from his new base, Gowen Field (near Boise, ID), where he will begin Phase 1- Bomber Training. Jul. 23, 1943 0380 WM Gowen Field, ID Winfred lets Margaret know he is at a new base in Boise, ID – Gowen Field for Phase 1 training (where the B-24 crews are assembled and trained). There will be more processing/classification; he’s out ranked by everyone; there are young pilots and crashes; it’s a good camp, but no furlough. EDITOR’S NOTE: In four days, July 27, 1943, Winfred Maxwell will turn twenty-two. Happy Birthday, Winfred!
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Jul. 22, 1943 – 0370 – CF
EDITOR’S NOTE: It has been 3 months since Clifford’s last letter home. Jul. 22, 1943 0370 CF Fort Worden/Port Townsend, WA Clifford tells the Folks he has finished bootcamp and is now stationed at Fort Worden, WA. He’s okay; on guard again, but at a different post; heard from Margaret; gets to see shows at HQ; and his battery is taking control over Coast Guard equipment.
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Jul. 20, 1943 – 0360 – JBF
EDITOR’S NOTE: The letter below was written by James Bartlow (Winfred’s cousin) to his Uncle Guy and Aunt Cressie Maxwell. James was the oldest child of Cressie’s oldest sister Maude (Eye) Bartlow wife of Granville Bartlow. Jul. 20, 1943 0360 JBF Camp Waldron Farragut, ID Jim Bartlow (Winfred’s cousin) is now in the navy and writes his Aunt Cressie and Uncle Guy (the Folks).
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