The Knittin' Kitten: WWII

Saturday, August 23, 2014

Letter #2

Dear folks,

I really don't have time to write much.

Today I got my uniforms & shots- last night I took my tests and made very high grades however I am to be a chemist- where and what it is to be I don't know. I will be given a chance to get in the ski troops after I am assigned. I'm to talk to my C.O. when I get there to arrange if it's possible.

I'm really having fun. The Army isn't bad at all. All out fellows in Company E are pretty nice.

I can't have mail here so don't write, I'll let you my next address and you can write then. Don't forget this it's important.

I'm entirely O.K. so don't worry. Take care of yourselves and be good!!

Love,

Bob

P.S. Will write all details later.

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

{Air Show}

I've been MIA because..

On April 25th I went to the Ramona Airport because The Collings Foundation's 2014 Wings of Victory Tour was in town!!

I'm a big history nerd, my grandfather was an Army Infantry Combat Medic plus the 1940's are my all-time favorite time in history so how could I saw no?

I've always wanted to see big Bombers in real life!

Wanting to represent the American Red Cross since I actually do work there in real life, I put on my 1940's-era American Red Cross uniform and went.

There was a B17, a B24 and a P51.

One of the tour coordinators liked my ARC uniform since it went with the planes and the Rosie the Riveter and plane mechanic reenactors there.

He asked me if I wanted to come to Palomar Airport on Sunday the 27th to pose with the planes and talk with people.

Naturally, I agreed!

I went and had a blast seeing the planes again and talking with people. A lot of them asked to take my picture since I had my Red Cross uniform on (best $65 I ever spend). Quite a few had grandfathers/fathers/uncles that had been bomber pilots during the war. I even got to have lunch with a Flying Tigers pilot! We had peanut butter sandwiches and milk.Everything went so well that I was asked to come the weekend of May 9-11 to the Lyon Air Museum in Santa Ana.

I already had that weekend off anyways since I was supposed to go to the Submarine Ball with my boyfriend but he dumped me on Easter morning so my weekend was suddenly free, so why not?

Plus I met a pretty cute Swedish flight engineer too ;)

I drove up on Friday, checked in to my hotel, and headed over to the Lyon Air Museum and got to work posing with spectators for pictures and talking with people.

I met 3 Pearl Harbor survivors; one of them even worked in a Naval Hospital Pharmacy just like I do!

I'm supposed to join the traveling/flying tour next spring so I'll be out of town for maybe a month or so.
I'm trying to get a few different ARC uniforms together as I don't want to wear the same one every day!

From the Ramona Airport and Palomar Airport: