"Personnel inspection was made by the Commanding Officer at 8 A.M. All four companies formed in front of the library, and we stood at attention while the CO checked every man in the outfit for unshined shoes, no shave, no haircut, lint on uniforms, etc. I got a kick out of the reviewing lineup, as formed when it passed me -- first came Lieut Soderquist, CO; next Lieut. Morrissey, Ass't CO; third a yeoman; and bringing up the rear was a nondescript mongrel dog."
-- Letter from my father, Navy V-12 program, Cape Girardeau, Mo., to my aunt, Bloomington, Kans., Sunday, December 5, 1943.
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