1 October 1950

Dear Mother, Herman, Ruth & Ed:

Did I include everyone? well I promised to write so here goes. In case you havent heard, I will give you all the news I know.

Arrived here early Wednesday morning after a fine trip. I just received my assignment as Wire Officer for the 15th Air Force. The 15th has the Strategic Air Command fields in the western U. S. Pacific, Japan etc., also some in England. It looks as if I will be traveling some but not too much as my job is a staff job. General “Rosy” McDonnel is my commanding general. By the way please do not at any time release any information of my duties etc, to any newspaper as SAC is very strict about it.

The base is situated very much like Tuscon, desert with mountains around it. The Sierra’s are in the back yard here. The climate is warm by day cold by night. It hasnt rained for some time here,

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and as I understand it, it does not rain too often. Irrigation seems to supply water and when you buy property you get so many water shares with it.

I am going to have Lois try to sell our house and move out in about a month. In case we have to loose too much on the place we will keep it and rent it.

Housing seems to be plentiful here. About a hundred homes for rent in areas near March field. We wont have any trouble finding a home.

It is hard to say how permanent my job will be, but it looks as steady as any in the Air Force today so I guess the family will be better off out here.

How about some news from Canada?

Bill