My Little Notes:

Wow quite a bit here! Well looks like Uncle Louie has completed radio school at Truax Field in Madison and is now at Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul, Illinois (see postcards below I found on the internet). Also, he mentions seeing a lot of B-24s flying around (see some photos I found). He mentions "Al" which I am sure is Alvin Lloyd being assigned to another section. Hopefully, he can be switched with Louie. Not sure who poor "Tucker" is that he left behind! I know that his other Army pal, Ray Kubick is still there...

He also draws a "swell" patch to show his family that he is now an official radio tech guy!

And I enjoyed the story about the two girls they met at Riverview Park and how they had "lots of money" to pay their half! Riverview Park was such an icon for Chicagoans. Check out the links and pictures below. The story goes that my Grandparents (Louie's parents) met on the Carousel at Riverview Park about 1924.

Chanute Air Museum
Click on link above to learn about life at Chanute Air Force Base from 1917 to 1993. This is an Air Museum now. I definitely want to visit this museum!

Link on History from Wikipedia on Chanute Air Force Base

Chanute Air Force Base

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Chanute Air Force Base
Part of Air Training Command (ATC)
Located in Rantoul, Illinois
Chanute AFB, 12 April 1998
Type	Air Force Base
Coordinates	40°17′40″N 088°08′35″W
Built	1917
In use	1917-1993
Controlled by	United States Air Force
Garrison	3345th Air Base Group, (1948 - 1993)

Chanute Air Force Base (1917–1993) is a former United States Air Force base located south of and adjacent to Rantoul, Illinois, about 130 miles (210 km) south of Chicago. Its primary mission throughout its existence was Air Force technical training.
Prior to its closing by BRAC in 1993, Chanute was one of the oldest facilities in the United States Air Force. At the time of its closure, Chanute AFB was the U.S. Air Force's third oldest active base and its tennant Chanute Technical Training Center the oldest technical training center in the service.

Below the five technical categories:

Ask you can see, he drew a pretty good picture of the patch he now wears being a radio man.

B-24 Bombers
According to Wikipedia, "The B-24 was used in World War II by several Allied air forces and navies, and by every branch of the American armed forces during the war, attaining a distinguished war record with its operations in the Western European, Pacific, Mediterranean, and China-Burma-India Theaters."

Link on Wikipedia on B-24 Bombers