October 21, 1943

(Letter written from Vic to younger brother Paul, for security reasons addressed simply from 'Overseas' to Berkeley California. A postal stamp from the U.C. Berkeley Sather Gate post office shows it arrived on December the 6th.)

Overseas.

Dear Paul,

Quite a few letters arrived for me this week but the majority were several months old and came viar various routes under old addresses. Among them was a card you'd mailed in Salt Lake City. Thought you said you'd told of your anticipated plans from Racine and latter Calif.? No such luck.

Exactly what western college do you intend attending, when, and for what studies? If it's in the Oakland (Bay Area) around Santa Paula. I can't see where the climate is so suitable in your case. Rudy wrote you were working at a Henry Kaiser shipyard, and I gathered the impression from his letter you were staying with Ray Campbell's brother, Gil? Is he younger than Ray, and what have you heard of sea-dot Campbell?

If you can spare the time to bother mailing me a package or two I'd appreciate the following: a good pocket-knife with one long blade, a bottle of Hoppe's # 9 nitro solvent, some fairly good reading material, a occasional pack or jar of good hard candy - such as Horlicks malted milk tablets (but, please! no hard candy such as Xmas type).

Most candy bars and chocolates are a washed out mess upon hitting the tropics but not the harder types. Comply with postal weight requirements and see that everything is properly addressed. If you're busy drop the hint to Rudy or Ed.

Films shown here are improving somewhat tho many are still of ancient vintage. Have seen "Arsenic & Old Lace" "Shadow of a Doubt" "Revelie with Beverly" "Manificent Dope", etc. Won't mention the bum ones. Please write often via air-mail!

Your brother,
Vic