Nov. 14, 1943 0840 WF March Field, CA Winfred just finished a lecture and has time to write the Folks; is glad Clifford is home; heard from (Uncle) Roxie; was questioned by officers from Bomb Command Headquarters – thinks he passed.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Two letters were written and sent home by Winfred on November 12, 1943; one to the Folks and one to his sister Margaret. Nov. 12, 1943 (2) 0830 WM March Field, CA Winfred writes Margaret they are near the end of training; hopes to get a new B-24-H soon – it is bigger with more guns; might get home for a short visit; just got crew photo taken in front of a plane; and bets Clifford is home now on his furlough.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Two letters were written and sent home by Winfred on November 12, 1943; one to the Folks and one to his sister Margaret. Nov. 12, 1943 (1) 0820 WF March Field, CA Winfred lets the folks know he is near the end of training; has not received a plane yet; and is writing from the parade ground.
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EDITOR’s NOTE: Yesterday’s letter (Nov. 9, 1943) from Winfred to the Folks was written in the afternoon after Winfred’s BIG SCARE! that morning. There is no mention of the near-death experience. Nov. 10, 1943 0810 WM March Field, CA THE BIG SCARE! Winfred writes to Margaret about his BIG SCARE! He begins by complaining on not getting his ratings yet but will hold off on applying for Cadets. He then goes into great detail about how he nearly fell out of the plane at 12,000 ft yesterday and tells her not to tell anyone!
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Nov. 9, 1943 0800 WF March Field, CA Winfred tells the Folks they are really getting a start on third phase. He guesses Cliff is on his way home; they are having nice weather; he has a cold because the temperature in the plane at 20,000 ft is well below zero; and his lips are still sore from the oxygen.
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Nov. 8, 1943 0790 WF March Field, CA The Crew Winfred writes the Folks about the effects of oxygen when flying at high altitude. He introduces the crew and tells a story about each. He has a good crew; they have a lot of fun but each man knows his job.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Two letters were written and sent home by Winfred on November 7, 1943; one to the Folks and one to his little sister Patsy Ann. Nov. 7, 1943 (2) 0780 WP March Field, CA No Env Winfred writes to his little sister Pat. He hasn’t forgotten her, just been busy. He asks about her school, if she ever plays “hooky”, and about her boyfriends. Even though it’s cold in Missouri, he would rather be there. Says to tell Clifford ” Hi” and encourages her to be smart not like he is.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Two letters were written and sent home by Winfred on November 7, 1943; one to the Folks and one to his little sister Patsy Ann. Nov. 7, 1943 (1) 0770 WF March Field, CA No Env Winfred writes the Folks he is doing okay – caught up on sleep; will not make it home to see Cliff; and hopes for a better rating soon.
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Nov. 5, 1943 0760 WF March Field, CA Winfred writes the folks he has been doing a lot of flying; 6-to-7-hour missions; flying in formation; gunnery and bombing practice at 20,00 ft over the ocean. There were pursuit planes, like the real thing.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Two letters were written and sent home by Winfred on November 12, 1943; one to the Folks and one to his sister Margaret. Nov. 3, 1943 (2) 0750 WM March Field, CA Winfred thanks Margaret for the candy; the whole crew shared it. He’s been flying 6-hour missions every day and sometimes two a day; trying to catch up on flying and aerial gunnery. Also, doing some search missions because a radio operator did not report their location before going down. He no longer gets his daily letter from Lois.
Nov. 3, 1943 (2) – 0750 – WM Read More »