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Ten Schilling "short snorter" belonging to Capt. Homer Claymore. Signatures include T/Sgt. Martin Glassman, Capt. Ernest A. Sikes, Lt. Frederick B. Farrell, Kenneth Hackney, Lt. K. J. Swanson, and Lt. E. G. Mills. Lt. Farrell was pilot of 42-30678 on the October 14, 1943 Schweinfurt mission, being one of only two 305th BG aircraft to return to Chelveston. Capt. Claymore's last letter, written June 13, 1944, five days before he was killed, was to a younger cousin. Dear Forrest, Thank you for your invitation to your graduation. I sure wished I could have been there. Mother wrote me a letter telling me all about it. I can't hardly picture you graduating from high school. It seems only a short while ago I was chasing you home for meals at Pine Ridge and taking Bucky's thumb away from him.You picked a heck of time to graduate. You don't have much choice Army, Navy or Marines is about all the choice you have now days. I guess I should put in a plug for the Air Force along about here but I won't. With a little luck and work you can get a lot out of any service. I hit it pretty lucky I've got an education that money couldn't buy. With a little more luck I should be able to put it to some good use after this is all over. I suppose you're all following the papers pretty close now that the big show is on over here. I have a ringside seat so to speak. I wish I could tell you more about it and my part but censorship is pretty tough now. My wound wasn't very bad. I'm back on the job now. It wasn't as bad as it sounds I was lucky. Some ain't. I imagine the weather over there is nice this time of year. We very seldom see the sun over here but it is quite pretty everything is very green and flowers grow any and every where. Well congratulations again on your graduation.Love to all, Homer
Marty Glassman - 6 Oct 2006: Holy Smoke. My Uncle. That's incredible. Don't know what else to say, except to wonder what life would have been like had he made it back. |
