Letter Details

Date written: 1943-09-11
From: James Hennessy
To: Beatrice Hennessy
Address: St. Thomas, Ontario
Comments: Says he is nearly at the end of his training at this station. Has started up airplanes at least 15 times, and it is quite a thrill. Says they had a sports day and a few planes flew overhead and scared everyone flying upside down. Says he and Frances are getting married in Montreal. Comments on the fact that she's having a hard time getting the crop in. Says it is the same here, some of the boys hire themselves out to local farmers on their 48 hour leaves. Says he received a letter from Papa who told him he had written twice since Christmas but James said he didn't receive the letters.
Envelope: Yes

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