001528215 001__ 1528215 001528215 005__ 20240630081254.0 001528215 02480 $$aMSS 116-01-01-doc-060 001528215 037__ $$aDA 001528215 041__ $$aeng 001528215 245__ $$aLetter to June Meyer from Owen Hamilton in Oahu, Hawaii 001528215 260__ $$bUniversity of Southern Indiana$$cJuly 17, 1944 001528215 269__ $$a1944 001528215 347__ $$a300-600 dpi 001528215 520__ $$aCorrespondence from Owen Hamilton to his sister June Meyer (June E. Hooe Hamilton Meyer, 1919-2010 (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81471045/june-e_hooe-meyer). He's sending her a few pictures--he's taken quite a few but it take a long time to get them back. He thinks he'll be able to meet Paul (no further identification) this month; he's on Maui with the 4th Marine Division and is flying to Honolulu where they can meet. Bob Hope was on the island and he saw him twice. Francis Langford, Jerry Colonna, and Tony Romero were with him. It was quite a show--Hope cracks jokes so fast he has you in the aisle all the time. He's been fortunate to see many big stars and acts there. He comments on the photos of the place where he's living and says he's clearly not in the high rent district. He told someone he has electricity and running--every morning he runs after a bucket. The weather there is ideal. It's never as hot as it is at home. He has to use a blanket at night, and it's just a bit too cool to swim in the evenings, but by the morning everything is fine. It's hard to imagine a climate this temperate all the time, and although the Chamber of Commerce has done a good job selling it to the public, he'd rather be home. He's giving swimming lessons right now and have quite a few hours worth. He's now qualified to teach the Red Cross courses in the islands. He even took combat swimming--with full uniform, pack, helmet, and shoes. He had to jump 25 ft. with all his equipment. 001528215 542__ $$fhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/ 001528215 6531_ $$aPersonal Correspondence 001528215 6531_ $$aRelated Materials -- 1901-1950 001528215 655__ $$aDocument 001528215 691__ $$aHawaii 001528215 7001_ $$aOwen Hamilton 001528215 8564_ $$95d80aea5-63bb-4783-90b6-abbd9a147e0c$$s1479325$$uhttps://library.usi.edu/record/1528215/files/26260.pdf 001528215 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:1528215$$pGLOBAL_SET 001528215 914__ $$ap17218coll2 001528215 980__ $$aSpecial & Regional History Collection 001528215 984__ $$aOwen Hamilton Collection 001528215 985__ $$aText