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Nile Kinnick correspondence, September-November 1942

1942-10-28: Page 02

in training at Jacksonville and that he had first learned I was out at Cecil Field. He also mentioned that Jack Young was a Marine private stationed here. Being brothers is the bond from Iowa Alpha of the grand order of Phi Kappa Psi we all got together last Sat. night at the Geo. Washington hotel for dinner and a bit of festivity. We had a fine time, so fine in fact, that I was sad, because Ben and Gus are without the pale of this supreme fellowship. I hope George won't make such a regrettable error. 
Have had four or five hours in the F4F now and find it a good plan, stable and easy to handle. Seventeen new ones were ferried in today, so the tempo will soon be increased. While at Miami Bob didn't fly the Brewster as I did, but just the F3F biplane, nothing but a souped up N3N. Remembering how I had felt the first time I climbed into the F2A

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in training at Jacksonville and that he had first learned I was out at Cecil Field. He also mentioned that Jack Young was a Marine private stationed here. Being brothers is the bond from Iowa Alpha of the grand order of Phi Kappa Psi we all got together last Sat. night at the Geo. Washington hotel for dinner and a bit of festivity. We had a fine time, so fine in fact, that I was sad, because Ben and Gus are without the pale of this supreme fellowship. I hope George won't make such a regrettable error. Have had four or five hours in the F4F now and find it a good plan, stable and easy to handle. Seventeen new ones were ferried in today, so the tempo will soon be increased. While at Miami Bob didn't fly the Brewster as I did, but just the F3F biplane, nothing but a souped up N3N. Remembering how I had felt the first time I climbed into the F2A