The following was prepared by Martin McDonough of Crew 43 as a mailing to his friends upon leaving home for the Army in March of 1945:

‍GREETINGS ONE AND ALL:
‍My invitation from my debarkation from this nation was recieved with jubilation - my transportation from this reservation to my POE station is practically in high gear - my embarkation to some island of isolation is quite an initiation and will probably merit me a citation which I can undoubtedly can do without. However, due to the situation necessitating Pacific liberation - I am off to war.

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POEM FOR THE OCCASION:

Out on the line lies a B-29
Waiting impatiently on the line
It's stocked with gas and loaded with oil
and off in the distance lies hours of toil
The crew chief says "condition fine"
Excluding 10 other men it's all mine - All mine
In months to come we'll slave and slave
And hope it won't take us to a watery grave
To far off lands away we soar
SO LONG JACKSON, WE'RE OFF TO WAR

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