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Air Forces Officer Candidate School Miami Beach, Florida

9/18/42

Dear Mr. Barclay -

I was so glad to hear from you and to receive the data on this cruising season. I sent the ticket applications to Dad in hopes that I will be able to use them. The last I heard was that the army restriction on large crowds attending football games had been lifted. Is this still the situation?

The school here is hard as are all service schools of necessity: We have to take over 30 courses in three months and pass them all with creditable grades. The courses are not difficult and not too comprehensive due to the time element but are complicated by drill and extra activities which always result in fatigue and loss of study time respectively. And so the problem here is to learn to

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quickly be examined and pass on to the next course and to try and get as much rest as possible to eliminate fatigue which always presents itself during lectures. After experiencing the instruction, by such able men as yourself, at Stanford, it is hard to adjust yourself to an awkward presentation which occurs often here. However, the school is doing a good job in turning out men for officer jobs on the ground in the Air Corps. My work afer I graduate around Oct. 28. will be in the administrative end - to handle the volumes of paper work for the flying officers so that they may devote all their time to flying duties. There is a possibility I may try to regain flying status myself in navigation later.

I haven't met anyone from Stanford yet. However, did run into a Deke from Wesleyan who lived near me.

Have to meet a formation so will save other remarks for later.

Best regards - Richard

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