Written by Felix Swehla on August 21, 1942
Boy it sure makes a big boom noise.
Camp Hood . Texas . U.S.Aug 21, Camp Hood
Dear Ben and All:
I rec’d your letter and box of Apples got the apples this evening. They were beat up a little but not bad they are good sorta juice the peaches were all smashed to hell can’t even tell if it was peaches if I didn’t fine the pits.
This is the photo Felix took of his Half Track mounted with the gun.
Well we were shooting the 75 m.m. gun today it is mounted on the half track you saw that picture I send home well I didn’t shoot but I was driving. Boy it sure makes a big boom noise. The first time up I didn’t have any thing in my ears boy it sure burst my ears so the next time I put cotton in my ears then it was ok. My truck got a awful good score.
They saw we aren’t going to stay here very long but I think it will be a month or more this training was suppost to last 7 weeks.
Your wheat wasn’t so hot that is too bad when its better price the crop is poor. Where was the wheat planted. I guess I forgot. Well I guess I have to lit – our candle its so dark I can hardly see. Well good bye. Felix.
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