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ARMY AND NAVY YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION "WITH THE COLORS"

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S.S. Nanking Pacific Ocean Sept 31 - 18

Dear Ma.

I suppose you received my postal from Honolulu by this time. We only stayed there overnight but it is some town. It is nothing like you would imagine it was. Every thing is as clean as a whistle and the homes are beautiful. That night I did not go to bed but layed on the grass in the front of the Y.M.C.A for about an hour. At five I got up and had a good shower in the Y.M.C.A. and was ready to see some more of the town.

We had to be back to the ship at eight oclock and you should have seen the boys every one was loaded down with pineapples and bananas, as much as a whole

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bunch in each hand.

This is our tenth day out of Honolulu and expect to land at Yokahoma to morrow evening or early the next morning.

I don't think we will stay there more than a half of day. But another sailor and my self are going to Tokio when we land it is about an hours ride from Yokahoma.

We make two stops in China and won't get to the Philippines till about the tenth of the month

When we were two days out of Honolulu we had a storm and nearly every one was sea sick It hit me early in the morning so I did not eat that day and after I vomited a few times I felt fine again.

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I don't know if you could make out that last letter as I had to turn it over before I had it half written. This letter I will mail in Japan and try and tell you all a little about what I will see there.

Will send two small photos of Honolulu one is the Y.M.C.A the other is at the beach of Waikiki. If I get any pictures of place we stop a in Japan I will send them along.

Will be glad when we hit the Philippines because this been a Chinese ship every thing else is Chinese about it. We can not hardly eat the meals. They cook. You can't imagine how a mothers home cooked meal would be to us now. Say for instance

PS Will forward you Dicks letters with request to return promptly as of course we hope not to lose them –

Letters from Nor & Helen (to her Mother) say she was preparing to leave on March Transport but had at time of writing not received definite permission. We probably won't know until the transport arrives whether or not they will be on it – unless they come from Honolulu. I think [underlined] they will be on it probably – It is likely to be here in about a week I think –

Fondest love dear, from us all

Lovingly, Mother

[Written vertically in left margin] Don't worry about Commission. The base hospital will do as well.

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I mean its hard on him being away from home & as your [you're] about the only one he knows, it will make him happy even if you go up and talk to him, now & then.

Req. Vaughan told me that Ken says that all seniors who were to graduate & that went into the service were given their degrees. Thus you get yours. Swell stuff. I hope its true & I am trying to find out.

Howard Days wrung up last night & asked to be remembered to you when

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I next write.

Kinkajou is a huppy gone a duddy. He dumpy all over the floorey.

While in the T.&D. last night some damn fool back up into our bus & mashed the fender. Just our luck. Some people are idiots.

Tommy Allen & Ish Smith are in Aviation at Berkeley.

I'm going to try & work my way to Honolulu on a Matson ship if I can sooner or later. Just for the trip.

I have to register for draft June 5. Swell isn't it.

Hoping your well & happy Edward old fellar & with love

Jocelyn.