September 17, 19^5 
D1-18-064-AMC-58-A 
AIRMAIL 
Mr. James Lud^rig 
c/o Elans Officer, Midway 
Navy 5080 , FPO 
San Francisco, California 
Dear Jim: 
Received your latest letter to the home office. Glad to hear 
you have finally reached Midway. I thinlt you will find that your 
troubles are not cme of Army as compared to Navy but Midway versus the 
rest of the military. Do your bit to keep up the good will on Midway. 
!Ehese talks to the Chamber of Ccsamerce are always good. By the way 
how do you like the Exec’s wife? All you hare to do is dance with her 
each Saturday night and the S.I. image will be safe.„^ „ 
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Hope the trucks have reached there by now. Maryanna is tracing 
from this end but I imagine you can do more frcsa there. I don’t 
really think this is too unusual that they have not arrived. Have 
faith. 
Disturbed about your remarks on banding. Frcm your letter it sounds 
like there are unlimited Red-tailed Troplcbird^ Fairy Terns and Hawaiian 
Noddles to band. Set up mist nets and go to ■v/ork on the terns. The 
Bonin Island Petrels which you have been collecting can also be banded 
ahl they should become more and laore nmerous. Hotirever try not to 
collect banded birds. Most of the banded birds on Midway will be 
ones -vdiich have been banded there and therefore the value of a band return 
is very small if the bird is killed.rather than released. The partictilar 
plot where you have been taking Bonin Island Petrels from is one of 
Chan Robbins regular bandiiig Spots and in past years he has tried to 
band all birds in this area and has recoi-ds <xi many birds tracing 
back 5-6 years. 
Glad to hear about the abundance of shorebiivis. Advise working the 
unusual things now as they certainly are not there later in the Winter. 
Again don’t sp«id too much time collecting. Remember Bristle-thighed 
Curlews are rare in the wild and coamion 4n collections and should be 
treated accordingly when collecting. 
