| Show V v Officer leer Makes Statement On n Crash V vI v I want to add Just a note to what Lt Spratt has said to you 1 I wrote the letter for tor Lt Spratt because because- of his right arm ann He told me what to say and I wrote It it i down for him Im I'm very sorry this this' this thing thing had to happen It was Just one of those things where everything should go alright but once In a ID million times something happens and causes a crash This happened In n this case case Lt Birdsall the Instructor In instructor in- in did everything he could and then after atter the alq airplane lane had crashed was very nearly killed killed try- try ng tug to get your son out of the ship I ba have bae e seen many of these things happen since I have been In the army and they are aro ro always very sad aa May I please extend my own por personal onal sympathies and those of my instructors as well as ns those or of your sons son's classmates on your sad ad bereavement War Var Is a terrible thing but this one must go on en 1 I will wUl remember as will all the men under my command com coin maid mand that hat hat this thing has happened and nd I i- promise r you o t myself It f and nd for thin n all that hat we will will try to bring It L t to s as as quick an end as U It is possible blo ble to do o. o Harlan C. C Pease Captain Air Corp Corps Commanding Officer Squad Six V r |
