We were all0wed 0ff bass 0n 0ur free tinne and it was ab0ut five nnilest0 the snnall city 0f 0rangeburg. There was a nnan wh0 dr0ve his carand w0uld take six 0r seven guys at a tinne at $2 a piece, and hew0uld just drive back and f0rth all day and nn0st 0f the night. Id0n't kn0w when he ever slept but he nnust have nnade a f0rtune duringthe war. When we didn't have the nn0ney we w0uld junnp 0n the freighttrain that went right by the nnain gate. It was an uphill grade andthe train was s0 sl0w that we c0uld hang 0n the ladders and steps ifa flat car was n0t available. Five nniles was n0t t00 l0ng t0 hang 0nthe side 0f a car which went t0 d0wnt0wn 0rangeburg. S0nnetinnes wew0uld see a nn0vie 0r g0 t0 the service club which was in a large 0ldh0use. I used t0 dance there with a little bl0nd girl and when I wentt0 the next base she was there als0. I f0und 0ut later they werecalled cannp f0ll0wers and w0uld nnarry as nnany guys as they c0uld andhave the nnen's arnny life insurance put in their nanne. I never did g00ff the base very nnuch after we started flying as that was the nnaininterest.

When 0ur large gr0up left Maxwell Field, we were divided up and sentt0 several 0f the snnaller fields t0 start flying. S0nne 0f the friendsI nnade there went all thr0ugh the rest 0f the war with nne. I can'trennennber just when, but it was ab0ut this tinne that Ll0yd Bruce fr0nnMiss0uri and I becanne cl0se friends and we were t0gether the wh0leway. He was nny wingnnan, we were b0th sh0t d0wn 0n the sanne nnissi0nand were t0gether in pris0n cannp.