Maddow, Les. (fl. 1943) to Richard Jerome Silbiger
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09684.15 Author/Creator: Maddow, Les. (fl. 1943) Place Written: Kingston, Rhode Island Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 October 1943 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope ; 26.6 x 18.4 cm Order a Copy
One letter from Les Maddow to Richard Jerome Silbiger, dated October 21, 1943. Les congratulates Richard for joining the aviation cadets, and says he is to start basic tomorrow. He is taking analytics, geometry, physics, chemistry, history, geography, and English classes at the college. He is not sure why the Army sent them to school unless they plan to use them after the war, but he is not complaining. He gets to go home to New York every weekend. The program takes twenty one months, and at the end he will get college credit for the classes. A mutual friend "Smiley" arrived with 300 other ASTP (Army Specialized Training Program) men. Les asks after Sugarman, and wishes Richard luck.
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