Papers of the Benjamin Franklin Yancey Family

Roger McKinley Yancey, Jr to Harriet Anna Yancey, Dec 6, 1950

Military

Seal: Department of Air Force United States of America MCMXLII Picture: airplane in clouds

Roger M. Yancey, Junior, tells his grandmother, Harriet Yancey, about his arrival at the Lackland Air Force Base. He shares his impressions of military life.

3703rd Training Squadron
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio, Texas

To: Mrs. Harriet Yancey
Box 105
Esmont, Va.
From: Air Man Roger M. Yancey Jr.
A.F. 12344263
3703red Training Squadron
Flight 6328
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio Texas
Postmark: San Antonio, TEX
DEC 7, 1950
11 AM

Dec 6, 1950

Dear Grandmother;

I arrived here at the Air base saftley, we got here around 4'O'clock Sunday. The trip was very nice, we were feed very well and I slept very well. This Army life is very tough, we have 5 weeks of basic training, and from there we will be send to another base. We get up at 4:45 in the morning and its still dark outside we go to bed at 10 O'clock. Some time we have to go on guard duty but they haven't called me yet. What I am trying to do now his go to tech.school. We also have to shave every day. The food his very good. Tell everyone I send Love and that I am doing find. I will write soon, for right now I have to get ready for bed.

Your Loving Grandson
"Junior"

Published by: Virginia Center for Digital History

Source copy consulted: Papers of the Benjamin Franklin Yancey Family (MSS 11599), Alderman Library, University of Virginia

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