Letters Home

In this episode, we talk about Bruce's flight training, including cross-country flights and instrument flying. We also discuss Red Skelton, pheasant hunting on Reservoir Hill, and Bruce's night at a H...

5 Sep 202429min

After the McMahons visited, Bruce moved on to Basic Flying School in Merced, California. In this episode, we read a letter describing his first few days at Merced Army Air Base flying the Vulture BT-1...

29 Aug 202431min

In this episode, Bruce plans a cross-country road trip for his parents to come visit him in Tulare at Rankin Field. We also talk about Bruce’s trip to Sequoia National Park, how he avoids card games, ...

22 Aug 202430min

Bruce has made it to "Primary" at the highly-competitive Rankin Field in Tulare, California. We talk about his time in Tulare and his admiration for the newly-constructed Golden Gate Bridge. We also w...

15 Aug 202429min

In this episode read letters from the end of Bruce's time at Santa Ana Air Base. We talk about some of Bruce’s adventures in southern California, his new St. Christopher medal, and how those on the ho...

8 Aug 202431min

Bruce got a weekend pass to visit Hollywood and in this episode, we read a letter about his trip. We also talk about Bruce's class on poisonous gasses and how he really wanted a cottage on Murray Lake...

1 Aug 202435min

In this episode we go through two of Bruce’s letters in depth, and in the process we learn about Bruce’s siblings, life in Santa Ana, and reminisce about old Ledger ads for Hattie Scott’s. We're joine...

25 Jul 202433min

In this episode, we read Bruce’s letters about the many uniforms he wore, his homesickness for his family after his first couple of weeks at Santa Ana, and how he wanted all the “dope” about what was ...

18 Jul 202434min