"Yesterday
a Lieutenant Commander, who had just returned from the Normandy invasion, in
which he participated aboard an LST, attempted to get us all enthused about the
amphibs. He made a good speech, but I
was amused at certain statements. 'Study
hard while you're here. If you can't
pass the test, which we give at Solomons (an amphib training base) we'll send
you back to school. If that happens, you
may never see any action in this war.' The foregoing words approximately sum up
a portion of his speech. He also went on
to say that a high grade average here is necessary for that duty. Heretofore 90% of the men from this school
have gone to the amphibious forces.
However, after that speech the boys are contemplating discarding their
books for the rest of the term and getting by with a 2.501 average to avoid
this assignment, which necessitates top grades."
--
Letter from my father, Notre Dame, Ind., to his family, Bloomington, Kans.,
Wednesday, August 16, 1944.
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