Letters from George

Dear Ann

Everything is O.K. here at Camp. My experience at the shipyard helped me get in a pretty good outfit. I made good marks in my tests? [illegible] anyway?. The engineers is a good outfit. you have a better chance for advancement and you get out of a lot of marching. But we are the first to go over seas.

The camp is so high the air is thin. we have a hard time breathing and run short of breath quick. I could have taken a typing test if I wanted for an office job but I couldn't stand that.

Let me know how Franny is doing. I don't like to ask Sarah too much about him for it might make her feel worse.

The fellows I am with are mostly married men. All of them have a trade. There are a few younger men from New York and Newark with me. Everybody here is sociable. We were the first bunch of eastern men ever at this camp. We seem as odd to them as they do to us.

The lights are ready to go out so I will close. They put the lights out at nine o'clock and get us up at five. you get used to this in a few days.

Write as soon and as often as you can. I won't be in this country long and would feel better receiving a few letters from you. Tell Charles to write too. Give my best regards to Mr and Mrs Engler.

With Love, George

P.S. Be sure to address the letter right or they tell me about it.