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Young
Soldier writes his parents from Pearl
Harbor 1945
Art
Porterfield, son of Mr. and Mrs. S.A.
Porterfield of Lyman, who was inducted into
military service about a year ago, writes a
letter from Pearl Harbor under date of July 25th
as follows:
This will probably be the
last time I'll write from here. You probably
will shoot me for this, but there was a call for
three volunteers for sea service and I signed
up.
Yes, I reckon I'm a sap. Here
was darn good duty. If I'd stayed here I'd have
made rate and I could stay for two years and be
safer than in bed at home. But I don't know if I
can explain it, but I had to get out there. I
didn't join the navy for this.
That lamp I made from an
enemy shell more than a foot long is going with
me if I have to throw other things away to make
room. I'll have to get it chromed when I get
back to the states
I'll probably get home sooner
if I'm aboard ship so you'll forgive me for
going out, won't you? It's going to be rugged
dirts, I know. If I go out on a big ship I'll
perhaps be a laundry stricker, if things work
out.
I'll send my new address as
soon as possible. If there comes a time when you
don't hear very often, don't worry, I'll be
alright. It will just be that we don't hit mail
ships very often. Boy, I'm all excited about it.
Maybe I'll run onto
Dick LeClerc's ship, I don't know. I may
not make 3-1/c yet, but I passed the finals. If
they get it on my records before I'm gone, I'm
ok.
Well, keep then home fires
burning and write me about the
harvest.
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