September 21, 1941
Dear Mother:
This will have to serve the purpose for a birthday card as I am unable to get one.
I do want to wish you a “Happy Birthday” and may you have many more in years to come.
Also, I wish you all the health, wealth and happiness in the coming year that one may have.
Someday I hope to repay you for all the care and pleasures you have given me in the past.
Love,
Leo
Again I wish you a Happy Birthday and I only wish I could send you more.
Dear Folks:
Well I expect you are on the highway today on your way to Monmouth. I only wish I were with you.
It is now 9:45 am. In a few minutes we will go to church so I will have to finish this when I get back from church.
Golly: this weather surely doesn’t seem so good to me. It gets plenty chilly in the evening and plenty hot in the day time. Thought I would freeze last evening.
Just got back from church services. The Chaplain really knows how to get things across. He surely did preach a splendid service this morning.
I mailed the group picture yesterday. You should receive it I expect about Wednesday.
Let me know if you receive it? Also, let me know if Elizabeth received the medals alright.
Dad I surely have been enjoying the cards and I’ll bet you and mother have been having a wonderful time. Received a letter from Leota and she tells me mother that you now have a radio in the Plymouth. Dad, how is the Ford running? I know one thing it surely has a good motor in it.
All we will do this week is snap into the different shooting positions. Then Saturday we will start firing the 30-30 caliber rifle and will shoot for a week. All we have shot as the targets so far have been the 22 rifle placed on a 30-30 frame. I just imagine the 30-30 will kick you a little if not placed properly against your shoulder.
Oh: yes I received a nice mess of crabs off of one of the toilet seats. About ½ of our platoon has them. They were all the way up in the hair of my chest. But, I have most of them killed by now. The medicine they gave me over at sick bay stings plenty when it is placed on your hide. But, I’ll have to burn a little to get rid of the pesky things.
I am also going to send you another letter today but by a 3 cent stamp in reply to the Tuesday evenings club’s letter. I surely did get a bang out of the letter.
Well I have some other letters to write today so I will close for this time.
Hope this finds all of you feeling fine.
Love to all,
Leo
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