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				<title>Zeller letter January 13, 1943 (b)</title>
				<author>John Zeller</author>
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					<persName>Susan Falciani Maldonado</persName>
					<resp>University Archivist and Director of Special Collections</resp>
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					<persName>Diane Jakacki</persName>
					<resp>Digital Scholarship Coordinator</resp>
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					<addrLine>Lewisburg</addrLine>
					<addrLine>Pennsylvania</addrLine>
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					<dateline>FORT BRAGG, N. C.
<lb/>					OCC #56
<lb/>					Ft. Sill.
<lb/>					Jan 13,1943</dateline>
					<salute>Dear Mother + Dad</salute>
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					We got paid sooner than expected -- so I'm in the
					money again -- and with January payday just 15 days
					away -- I have much more then I need just now. Consequently I'm
					Sending home the inclosed money order for $45. Place deposit it
					to my checking account.
					Yes I wrote to Emma H. + thanked her for her
					Xmas present -- also to most everyone except a few
					hundred who sent Xmas cards.
					For the answer to your question on clymate
					consult my this week's letter to Alice. She asked much
					the same question. However it is much dryer than N.C. --
					so not as disagreeable and damp. Not yet, anyway.
				
					Glad Bob Rishel is in OCS too. What
					branch of the service and where?
					The peanut butter cookies didn't carry too
					well. The chocolate ones were delicious however. I ate
					the crumbs of the others and enjoyed them too.
				
				
				
					Well the 1st week of gunnery is over. We've had
					two tests. I had a perfect paper in one and only
					only one small mistake in the other. Monday I'll get my
					1st chance to show what I have learned in a practical way,
					for we go out on the range to fire our 1st problems.
					We fire three times next week -- so I'll really have to
					concentrate. It's a lot different from paper firing, for
					on the range we have to carry all the figures in our head
					and make all our additions &amp; subtractions mentally. Hope
					I make out all right.
				
				
					This afternoon - Saturday - we were out firing
					anti-ancraft machine guns at balloons. It was fun, but
					I didn't do too well. Guess it takes practice. We also fired
					the revolver, carbine, and Tommy gun. I did best with
					the Tommy gun -- 7 out of 8. With the small arms we
					did combat firing (not aiming) jut quickly pointing
					in the direction of fire &amp; pulling the trigger. I did
					all right.
				
				
					Young's wife is due to have a baby this week-end.
					He's all on edge. Doesn't know whether he's going to be
					a father or a mother, he says!
					I hope to get into town tomorrow afternoon to
					mail the package and to look for an Indian bracelet.
					for you, Mother. Don't know whether I will or not.
					I guess that's all the news.
					<closer><salute>Love,<lb/></salute>
					<signed>John</signed></closer>
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