Thelma and Lowell's Diary: May 5, 1943

Lowell takes a physical; Thelma and Vangy buy magazines

It was their eight-month wedding anniversary. For the first time, Thelma mentioned that Lowell is trying to get into the Navy. “Took his physical for Navy off. today,” she wrote, which I am guessing means he was trying to get into officer training rather than enlisting or waiting to be drafted. She and Vangy went to the grocery store, had a Coke, and bought magazines.

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