From
Norman L. Smith Pvt.
Co. C. Reception Center
Fort Lewis, Wash. TACOMA
Nov 9
1 PM
1943
WASH. 11/43 Free
BUY WAR SAVINGS BONDS AND STAMPS Mr and Mrs. H. J. Smith 6011-35th Place n.w. Seattle 7, Wash. 11-43
11-8-43
Fort Lewis, Wash. Dear Folks;
On the possibility of my not being able to find time to write all I think it a good jesture if you forward this letter to all to whom I owe mail.
Well to start off the day right I shall procede from the time I received my unifrom, which was November 6, my wardrobe includes 3 towels, shorts, pants, 2 pr shoes, overcoat, helmet liner, soxs, handkerchiefs, fatigue outfits, gloves, field (jaket) jacket, + mess kit, Oh heck I could go on and on!
Yesterday, Sunday, I had my first duty as a K.P. It was not much different than working in the lunch room at school.
The work itself is everything from washing pans to guiding the ment to the proper tables.
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The water here is a little worse than putrid. It's so full of chorline that I hold my nose when I drink it. You can imagine what the coffee tastes like.
The grub here is O.K. by me, but as usual there are a few gripers who figure they could do better down in the skidroad!
We had aour first shots now, 7. They were for Tetanus + Tyfoid. The Tyfoid got sore as @#! but is o.k. now.
We took a general intelligence test here now, 7 + I did pretty good. Only those who were above average were asked if they cared to
