1 Hi Kid,
Well of all things I first got in form Japan this morning and found I had a letter from you guess I had better start from beginning his. I left for Japan Oct 31st a couple days late on " " of the weather got thre the next day. I took a case along with me so have the hell we stayed in the air I don't knwo guess its because I wnat to be a little longer. I was only supposed to be gone 7 days but the flight chied and all of us were having such a good time so we kept putting the shops on 500 hr . Jus an got to stay till Nov 24th amost a month I slept $1,200 while I was there of course I hit the hard stiff pretty

2 but mary the less I sure had a hell of a time flew over horoshima where the atom bomb hit and it sure is a mess got to see a few places of intimage but mostly the gisha tower(tavern) stayed in offiecers club and got officiers privilages and the gishas girls tied my shows pressed mty clothes and waited on us like we were kings. ON the way look the navagator wasm well we will say sick so I navagated the shiip back as a result I am not a bartender anymore I am working at service center "E" whcih is the mounntana line for C-46 C-47 B-29 B-25 B-24 B-19 & F-6 and a few others my job is Radar and cmomiations, so I am a big wheel now when say a plane can't take off that is what I mean

3 a Col. I had some trouble with when I first came here . Well I fixed him as he doesn't get his flying he doesn't get his flying time in this month as I grounded his plane and don't think he isn't < sore at me. I still have my jeep with a 24 hr dispatch and they gave me a pretty range play with radar on it, so I can drive it on the runway. Well other thean that I have told you I really can;t say much more. Is ure do like that picture you snet me I see you still montina that pretty smile with those two dimples when did you get the plants. Donna you did not mention Kenny in you letter have you heard from him? How is Mary suppose she almost finished with her training (ans)

4 guess I should drop here a line and will you tell her when I get back that I sitll want to have that bar with her. I will offer you on too but suppose you will be "momied" by then. Well ou asked you about the wonmen ot here well in Lipan and Japan they are plentiful but here I have only been able to dind one that I can anythign about, She is a real cross nurse and from Illinois to she is a service gal I see here every nit and wel general go for a ride down to the border and watch the ships and the moon rise on the Pafic all in all it is very romantic. I have som picture of her ans I taken at the beaches but could not sen you

5 as a Y.I picture with a women unless its your wife he cartralan through the mail and another thing is well I better not say nit they dont' have any swimming suits here on this Island if you know what I mean, How ever if you won't I willl send you some pictures I have taken off the island and of the illages if you will write and let me know. Donna about these wings will you wrtie and let me know if you still want them is os let me know I will see that you get them. Well kid I realy don't know what I can write about but this one sure fixing up this Island the " " are putty ub hand top roads and the buldonzers are cleanig this island of the

6 jungle and soon most of it willbe first rock will donna gess I ahd better close for now as I must get be as we haave been invite d out b a coft for dinner with his wide and I don;t waaon't to be late my first night back. Say hello to you mother and father and Mary and I will have a shot and battle of now for you. Well lets hear from far and ans that couple questions for me thanks again for the picture. By th way I am a PVT again as I picked up a motion give in my jeep and it stted to rina so I told her to get untder the canvas roos and she did and the MP caught me and there wen my PFC stripe for the second time, guess I won't get to be

7 jungle and soon most of it willbe first rock will donna gess I ahd better close for now as I must get be as we haave been invite d out b a a capt. after are, oh well I still am a civilian at hear . Will let me know about you little or bug marrage we have some over here but they seem to be dying off one byt one no kidding. I think the 20th air force has taken hea out here.


P.V.T James P. Casey #46073231
56th A.E.S. 31st A.S.G.
A.P.O. 334 c/o P.M>
San Francisco, Califonia