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Title: Jimmy Ley to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Ley - August 20, 1942
Description: Jimmy mentions his first test and responds to news he read in newspapers from Iowa.
Date Created: 1942
PID: grinnell:11605

Title: Jimmy Ley to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Ley - August 24, 1942
Description: Jimmy has started an Airplane Structures class and he describes a Glenn L. Martin bomber plane.
Date Created: 1942
PID: grinnell:11609

Title: Jimmy Ley to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Ley - August 26, 1942
Description: Writing from the Service Club, Jimmy relays news that Grinnell is going to be used as an Officer’s Training School.
Date Created: 1942
PID: grinnell:11614

Title: Jimmy Ley to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Ley - August 28, 1942
Description: Jimmy explains why Sheppard Field is considered one of the toughest camps with low morale.
Date Created: 1942
PID: grinnell:11622

Title: Jimmy Ley to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Ley - August 31, 1942
Description: Jimmy talks about letters he has received from family and friends.
Date Created: 1942
PID: grinnell:11626

Title: Jimmy Ley to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Ley - August 5, 1942
Description: Jimmy describes a dust storm and his mechanical training.
Date Created: 1942
PID: grinnell:11559

Title: Jimmy Ley to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Ley - August 7, 1942
Description: After completing his first two weeks at Sheppard Field, Jimmy writes about the heat and his postal correspondence with family and friends.
Date Created: 1942
PID: grinnell:11566

Title: Jimmy Ley to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Ley - August 8, 1942
Description: Jimmy is shipped to a different part of Sheppard Field for technical school.
Date Created: 1942
PID: grinnell:11571

Title: Jimmy Ley to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Ley - July 21, 1942
Description: Jimmy arrives in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He has received his uniform and writes about his daily schedule at the Reception Center Division.
Date Created: 1942
PID: grinnell:11535

Title: Jimmy Ley to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Ley - July 24, 1942
Description: Jimmy arrives at Sheppard Field, Texas for training for the Air Corps. He hopes to become a mechanic. He describes the hot desert climate.
Date Created: 1942
PID: grinnell:11539