Tuesday A.M. September 18th.

I have been up since five "standing by" for a call in case any Huns are frisky and come over our lines for a peek. The weather is none too good so perhaps a call won't come in.

Thanks so much for your newsy letter, which I received the day before yesterday. I am so glad to hear what you say about Daisy Baker. Poor girl, she has had a hard time of it.

I had a letter from Elmer yesterday. He had just written you and spoke so appreciatively of your interest in him and the kindness you have shown, etc. etc.

No, unfortunately, I have not been able to get confirmation of that Hun. It's tough luck but my evidence was corroborated by others in the scrap so I think the credit is given to me by all here. Confirmation is very difficult to get when over enemy country especially when its cloudy and misty and you cannot exactly define the map location.

We had a little scrap two days ago when on patrol over enemy territory. Two Hun two seaters were heading for our lines when they spotted us and turned tail, nose down, and we after them, engines full out. I put in a burst of fifty or sixty shots at about 150 yards range, not quite close enough to be accurate. We all fired and they returned it. I could see their tracers going by. We could not catch them without going too far in and taking a chance of getting cut off. Later I was chased down, when alone, by two Hun Scouts who appeared out of the sun. I spotted them just in time and said to myself "down you go James" and pushed my nose down, full engine, into a steep spiral, which is the quickest way out of a bad position. I could hear the pop-pop-pop of their guns, but I wasn't having any!!! Thanks so much for the tooth paste and bandages. The latter I don't suppose I will have any use for. There is a Medical Orderly always on duty in the ‘drome and he attends all cases coming in wounded.

There's no chance to make this any longer. I was called up on patrol, but Fritz had gone. Just time to catch post.

(Father's note: Capt. Baker told me in conversation that Norwood was officially credited with bring this Hun down "out of control" but the actual crash could not be established from observation. H.C.M.)