SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 
WASHINGTON 25. D. C. 
July 11, 1965 
Dear Maryanne: 
As you can see from the enclosed report I*m not in the best of humor just now 
However will cool off as soon as I admiHister the proper amount of lead shot to n 
these sick tents# 
Life has been one big bed of roses# Six days of seasickness getting down here 
The only similar ssnsatign would be to sit-in a bus station with a bad case of flu 
waiting for a bus whi^jh you knew wouldn’t arrive for 6 days# ' 
Both of the new troops have beOn En^Onderfml'"additXOnr~fhr^ 
upset at having high school students, but now accepts them since they have proven 
themselves equal to the task. He describes them as his little sea scouts# On the 
islands they have caught on very quickly and make up in enthusiasm for what they 
lacked in experiance# They are now seasoned field hands and should really go to 
town on Enderbury. 
Neither one gets seasick which makes mine even worse# As examples of their 
useful ness they liberated 23 cans of beer from Baker which had been hidden since 
1946 # Like the bastard I am I made them leave most of it for the next field partj • 
They have also voted you their mother away from mother# Just makes you feel 
old doesn’t it# 
What’s the idea of letting Bob get away with all these days on Waikiki and ^ 
21 bucks per to chase airlines personnel on wake# 
will without doubt get back ahead of scnedule. Do you get copies of movement 
reports which the ship sends back# Will call f you from Pearl when we get in. 
Thanks for all the goodies at Midway# 
regards until August 
