War Letters – NW Australia: 16 Aug 1943, Fenton Airfield; With the USAAF 380th Bombardment Group
C/o DPR Unit,
APO Darwin
Monday
[16 Aug 1943]
Darling.
Just a note – I haven’t much time to write at any length as I’m only staying at this American bomber field for a day. This will be fully occupied getting around & having a look see. It is a big camp & takes a lot of covering. Will let you know more about it later.
Won’t be getting back to Darwin until Wednesday which is unfortunate as I can’t get my mail until I return. Hope everyone got my letters OK. Unless Mrs Jackson1Alice Jackson; editor of the Australian Women’s Weekly gets up here before I leave I expect to be home fairly shortly – am getting to the stage of saying Thank God for that.
The yanks do themselves pretty well in the way of food – they have more variety & pay much more attention to its preparation than do our own troops.
Expect to be making back along the road tomorrow and to complete a couple of notes I have taken.
Christ it’s hot here. Sweat is just cascading off me. However it is not all distressing – feels quite pleasant as a matter of fact as the breeze evaporates it almost immediately. Nothing like Sydney’s heat – i.e. Sydney’s summer heat to you.
Lots & lots of love honey. Am looking forward to getting your letters – I feel quite out of date.
A bloody bushwhacker, that’s what I am.
More love from
Bill
P.S. A booful flower from a NT gum tree for you.
Notes:
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Alice Jackson; editor of the Australian Women’s Weekly