5 October [1945]
Dear Mom,
I ship tomorrow to Brooklyn, N.Y. I probably won't be there long ours is the 3rd or 4th crew on the list. But it means I'll be home all the sooner.
I'll send my address as soon as I know it. I think our mail piles up in the home port, so
I'll be bereft of that necessary article for long periods. I'll mail letters from all the ports I . . . as
to have a record. All the little ones will like it.
I'm finally in a position of slight responsibility, since I'm crew chief of our 3 man crew
and in charge of the radar on board. So far there's no indication of change of rank unless, of
course, I enlist in the regular army. All I care about it getting our, anyway. I have only 23
points, so I'm liable to have trouble when two-year men are discharged. Points stopped on V-J
day, Sept 2nd. I think this traveling around on transports may be fun for awhile. At least I'll see
plenty of ocean.
I'll write again soon.
All my love,
Linus
October
5, 1945
