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Letter from Fort Sill, Oklahoma, February 1, 1942
Ralph Mouw
Ralph dug a trench and slept outside in cold weather.
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Letter from Camp Bowie, Texas, February 7, 1942
Ralph Mouw
Ralph moved to Texas for additional training.
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Letter from Camp Bowie, Texas, February 15, 1942
Ralph Mouw
Ralph described his duties as an officer’s orderly.
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Letter from Camp Bowie, Texas, February 22, 1942
Ralph Mouw
Ralph received many good sweets from home. They marched in cold weather and many men suffered from frostbite.
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Letter from Camp Bowie, Texas, March 1, 1942
Ralph Mouw
Ralph hiked in snow and rain, received pay, and went bowling and shopping.
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Letter from Camp Bowie, Texas, March 8, 1942
Ralph Mouw
Ralph described the different types of gases used in training.
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Letter from Camp Bowie, Texas, March 15, 1942
Ralph Mouw
Ralph had his feet bandaged in the infirmary. He discussed the difficulty of digging foxholes in Texas soil.
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Letter from Camp Bowie, Texas, March 28, 1942
Ralph Mouw
Ralph’s battery was the only one to fire effectively on targets due to accurate surveying.
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Letter from Camp Bowie, Texas, April 1942
Ralph Mouw
Ralph encouraged his dad to “keep your chin up and have faith.”
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Letter from Camp Bowie, Texas, April 12, 1942
Ralph Mouw
Ralph celebrated his first Lord’s Supper since entering the Army. He estimated he hiked over 113 miles carrying full pack and a 9 lb. rifle.
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Letter from Camp Bowie, Texas, April 19, 1942
Ralph Mouw
Ralph experienced training under “alert” conditions.
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Letter from Camp Bowie, Texas, April 25, 1942
Ralph Mouw
Ralph measured distances and angles for surveying and attended a demolition school.
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Letter from Camp Bowie, Texas, May 24, 1942
Ralph Mouw
Ralph told of travel plans to Sioux City, Iowa.
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Letter from Camp Bowie, Texas, June 8, 1942
Ralph Mouw
Ralph felt blue on his 30 hour trip back to Texas. He was grateful for furlough.
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Letter from Camp Bowie, Texas, June 14, 1942
Ralph Mouw
Ralph described being Sergeant of the Guard. He also got into trouble for wearing fatigues to Saturday dinner.
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Letter from Camp Bowie, Texas, June 21, 1942
Ralph Mouw
Ralph participated in a two-day practice war. He described mosquitoes, chiggers, and ticks. Ralph also taught mathematical principles involved in survey procedure.
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Letter from Camp Bowie, Texas, June 28, 1942
Ralph Mouw
Ralph was accepted into Officer Candidate School.
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Letter from Camp Bowie, Texas, July 5, 1942
Ralph Mouw
Ralph was selected into Field Artillery Officers Candidate School at Fort Still.
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Letter from Fort Sill, Oklahoma, July 19, 1942
Ralph Mouw
Ralph claimed his classes were pretty tough. In 10 days he learned about big trucks and military road marches.
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Letter from Fort Still, Oklahoma, July 27, 1942
Ralph Mouw
Ralph passed his exams on Army motors and next will study guns.
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Letter from Fort Sill, Oklahoma, August 2, 1942
Ralph Mouw
Ralph took 4 exams over guns. He estimated that his training costs the government about $8,100.
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