May 7, 1944
(Camp Crowder, Missouri)
Dear Mother and Dad,
About now you are probably wondering just where in the hell I am. Well, it seems that I’m going out on C.P.X. whether I like it or not. I guess they still think they can make a radio operator out of me. If so it’s all right with me. It seems like a big waste of time but on the other hand time is something I’ve got loads of.
(Camp Crowder, Missouri)
Dear Mother and Dad,
About now you are probably wondering just where in the hell I am. Well, it seems that I’m going out on C.P.X. whether I like it or not. I guess they still think they can make a radio operator out of me. If so it’s all right with me. It seems like a big waste of time but on the other hand time is something I’ve got loads of.
This C.P.X. as I’ve told you before is supposed to be pretty soft. I’ve found out that I’ll have no trouble at all writing or receiving mail so that’s OK. I don’t know exactly what they’ll do with me out there but I can’t see what good I’ll be if I can’t send and receive code over the radio.
Along with this note I’m sending another note I wrote yesterday in school.
From what I make out this furlough business is really going to be swell. I’ll probably be here in Crowder for another 3 or 4 weeks and then go to Leonard Wood where I’ll get my furlough. These new furloughs (they call them “delays in orders”) allow a minimum of 12 days at home and a maximum of 18. Oh Boy!
That’s about all I can tell you right now.
Best Love,
Bill
CPX stand for Command Post Exercise, maneuvers for the headquarters types.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info. I did a "Google" for C.P.X. and came up with nothing relevant.
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