Lt*-Cta4r* T. J. Kelly 
U.S.S, BEA203 
c/o The Postmaster 
Son Pedro, California 
3«as:» lellys 
You are Just about the best friend a fellas? aver had! 
I m flattered, complimented, and deeply grateful for your hind 
thought of me* There is nothing I would rather do than to get back 
up to Alaska, 1 have been there only twice in ray life, but it is 
really fascinating country, and for ICodaohromo pioture-taking there 
is none better, I call it the land of gorgeous sunsets and beauti- 
ful rainbow®* Tilth eomeroial gear, two gets fish up there by the 
ton and, for your sake, I hope it pans out for rod and reel* 
Just now the Uttsarn is tied up with Latin iaaeriom pro- 
jects, and one of them Just took me down to the Galapagos and back 
this nest month* I had the groat pleasure of going out on the UkUAED 
under Captain Picking, who ms in coamaad of the little squadron of 
submarines that wade the trip. This trip, it soens, will lead to 
another shortly, which will tie a© up, 1 as?, afraid, the balance of 
tills year. 
Hang it all, I would leva to go with you! i.c oonaaodations 
wouldn’t . faze me, for on the MALLARD I ‘slept on a cot in the pilot 
house* They wore full up with a special survey party, ILybo one 
of those days we’ll get together again, 1 sincerely hope so. You 
should have been with us in the Galapagos, Thor® was some grand 
fishing, and I believe we got six or eight species that we did not 
get in ’38* On© of them was a big, two -and-a-half— foot goggle— eye, 
as it is called in Salford’s book. 
I trust all goes well with you and yours. The Schmitts 
are all in fine fettle and getting sore war-minded every day* !Iy 
young hopeful, wiio is up in the twenties now, is down at Port Denning 
getting special training m a national Guard lieutenant, H® i® look- 
ing forward to a regular army job. He ha® applied for it, and if they 
