I went to New York with several other officers to see the sights. We were put off the bus from the base at Times Square. We wandered around a bit. Seeing a doll in a shop, I thought of my new daughter Carol, so I bought it to send home for her.

I also got a hair cut. While there, my cohorts offered the barber $10 if he would cut off my mustache. I had not cut my mustache the entire time I was a P.O.W.--I could touch the tips of each ear with the ends. He refused, so they then offered him $10 if he would just cut off half. He pondered the issue a bit, but looked at me and refused again.

We hailed a cab and told the driver to take us to Jack Dempsey's Restaurant as it was a very famous place. He slammed the brakes on, and said: "You were standing right in front of the place when you got in the cab!" We didn't go in and decided to go to a burlesque show. We again hailed a cab, got in and told the driver of our plans. He slammed the brakes on and told us they were illegal in New York.