Timeline from 1943 Letters
Read the full text of the Letters. This timeline is at the beginning of the letters file and has links to those events in the letters.
Highlights:
January 1943
- Jan. 11, 1943 Arrived at New Cumberland, PA
- Jan. 12, 1943 Army Placement test
- Jan. 14, 1943 Shipped out of New Cumberland, PA
- Jan. 16, 1943 Arrived Miami Beach, Florida (Bob Boal and Bob Womer also with Bud; Housed at Oceanside Apartment Hotel; Basic Training)
February 1943
- Feb. 15, 1943 Transferred to Chicago, Illinois
- Radio Technical School
- Housed at Stevens Hotel
March 1943
- Mar. 8, 1943 Date with Marion Lubanko
- Mar. 10,1943 Physical report: 20/20 eyesight -- 5’10.5” -- 140 pounds
- Mar. 12, 1943 Promoted to Private First Class
April 1943
- Apr. 3, 1943 Moved to Congress Hotel, Chicago, IL
May 1943
- May 14, 1943 Maude visits Bud in Chicago
June 1943
- Jun 8, 1943 Moved to Stevens Hotel -- 1002 Squadron
- Jun. 11, 1943 Hospitalized with cold and fever; given sulpha drugs
- Jun. 27, 1943 St. Louis Cards, Chicago Cubs doubleheader in Chicago
July 1943
- July 3, 1943 Graduated Radio Operators’ School
- July 22, 1943 Shipped out of Chicago, IL
- July 24, 1943 Stationed in Salt Lake Army Air Base, Salt Lake City, Utah. In 2nd Army Air Force
- July 28, 1943 Bud tested in pressure chamber
August 1943
- Aug. 15, 1943 Arrived Ephrata, Washington
- Aug. 16, 1943 In 588 Bombardment Squadron
- Aug. 26, 1943 Bud flies for the first time
- NOTES WRITTEN IN NOTEBOOK WHILE FLYING
- Aug. 30, 1943 First day of gunnery training
September 1943
- Sept. 6, 1943 Begins training at “Little Siberia” near Alkali Lake
October 1943
- Oct. 11, 1943 First letter we have from Maude to Bud
- Oct. 16, 1943 Listened to the Navy-Penn State game
- Oct. 22, 1943 Leaves for Ardmore, Oklahoma
- Oct. 26, 1943 Arrives Ardmore, Oklahoma
- Oct. 31, 1943 War Gas Lecture
November 1943
- Nov. 11, 1943 Bobby’s First Birthday
- Nov. 19, 1943 Turkey feather in envelop with letter from Stanley
- Nov. 25, 1943 Flying in Formation
December 1943
- Dec. 13, 1943 Flight Description
- Dec. 25, 1943 Maude describes Christmas on the home front
- Dec. 28, 1943 Maude reminiscing about Christmas past
- Dec. 29, 1943 Bud had tooth filled
- Dec. 31, 1943 More dental work