December 7 1941

Dear journal

I wasnt going to write but I have to today we have been bombed!!!!!!!!!!!Heres how it started I woke up with bombs and lutinet yelling get up getup we are being attacked by the japenease.so I got my cloths on and ran outside and a ship just blaw up beside me so I ran to ground and men were falling every whareI tried to help them but they all died.som went and grabed a rifle and shot enemy plane down.After that I did not feel good about shooting someone.so I went to a hospital to help our men for the rest of the day.I came here and I dont think im going home now I mdont know what will happen to me now but Ihave to go to bed I dont know if I will get to write again by.

December 6 1941

Its one day untill I get to go home and hug my baby girl I am so excited I could cry.Its almost time for christmas.And this will be a great christmas becalse I get to go home.Ive lost 32 pounds sense training .Well its time to go to bed good night!

November 26

Dear journal

I cant wait to bite in to a turkey today the lutinent said he would cook us turkeys if we did good in training.I wonder what my family is doing right now.Two more weeks till I get to go home.I forgot Ive lost 25 pounds sense I started training.well gotta run its time to bite in to that turkey.

November 1 1941

Dear journal

I have been doing pretty good in training  Ive lost 11 pounds sense last week and i,m doing pretty good in target practice.Oh I forgot to tell you I got a picture from my daughter on  Halloween she was cute little soldier the letter said when i grow up I want to be just like daddy.I cant wait to see her when I go home in about a month and two weeks.Lutinent calls!!!!!talk to you later.

October 22 1941

Dear journal

Today I will start training forthe marine corps up in Oahu.It will be though on me but I know I can do it.sense I wrote you last I have been having terrible nightmares about my family getting killed back at home.Anyways I know its just a dream but all the stuff here is just making it worse.all right i,ve gotta run.Talk to you later.