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Aug. 26, 1945
Sunday
Hello Smitty
Or should I address you as “Mr. Smith”? Well, here is your ex-gunner, finally getting around, to writing to you. I’m sorry about the delay but I’ve been having a tough time, down here, trying to get organized. Ever since I left your “protecting wings,” I’ve had nothing but hard luck, everything is SNAFU’ed. (And I thought, Dilbert had a tough time in the Navy.)
I hope this letter, finds your wife, Rich and yourself in the best of health. There are quite a few things I want to say but it’s hard to find the words to say them with but I’ll try anyway.
First I want to thank you, for being so lenient, with me, when I gave u enough reasons to send me before the “man”, like the time I missed all those hops in B.P., I’m really sorry about that, it wasn’t done intentionally. Just ask Rich, how long it took him, to really get me awake.
I know I wasn’t the ideal gunner but you’ll have to admit, I was loyal and added a little ballast in the rear end, (don’t forget my singing either.)
My folks and I want to thank you for bringing me back, so many times and in [one] piece. Rich and I are also convinced that you are the hottest pilot, in the whole “God damned” Navy. (Pardon the expression.)
Wish I had the pleasure, of meeting your wife, from the descriptions, I’ve been getting from the boys, she’s really 4.0
Too bad, we never pulled a liberty, together but we may meet again, in the future and really raise some good-old 48 hell!
I’ve been sweating out a pilot, whose name is Redmond, he’s in class 48, which is leaving in three weeks, for a base in Mich. or San Diego. There is a 30 day leave involved so it’s not a bad deal.
I’m working on the beach range, while waiting. Can you imagine me working? Things are getting bad. I sure do miss you guys and have bad feelings, for the guy who decided VTN, should be minus gunners but to the navy we are all just numbers.
Time to say “so long” but the best of luck, to you and take care of Rich, radiomen like him are more than just, hard to find.
Your Ex-Gunner,
Bob Harmon
alias
George Devlin
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