Month: February 1943

2/24/43

Dear Folks & All:

I surely do hope that Robert is well on his way to recovery when you receive this.  Have been worried a great deal lately about him and all of you.

Don’t worry about me as I am getting along just fine.  Have gotten rested up some and my class work is very interesting.  I surely do love motors and guns and am learning a lot.

It is hard for me to realize that you are having sub zero weather and I am running around in just my khaki and dungarees.

Maybe my hopes are awful high but I might be able to get back to the U.S.A. in late of 43 or early of 44.

Here is one man that will be plenty happy when this mess is over.  I still don’t think it will end as soon as most people believe that it will.  However, it is really hard for anybody to judge.

Dad, I am sure that you will be reelected as you have served the public and served them well.

As regards the newspapers just send me clippings in the letters that you know I will be interested in.

You haven’t mentioned anything about me being promoted to 1^st Lt. Or of receiving the beads and shells.

I’ll write you as often as I can.

Will be leaving here in about six more days

All my love,

Leo

1^st Lt. L.J. McLoskey

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2/16/43

Dear folks & all:

Although I dropped Robert a letter this evening I also want to write to you.  As I told Robert I got thirty letters today and was I ever glad to get them.  Long time no mail.  Thanks a million for the stamps.  I can surely us them.

Incidentally send my mail from now on until you hear further from me to the following address:

1^st Lt. L.J. McLoskey

First Defense Battalion

c/o Fleet Postmaster

San Francisco, Calif.

This will reach me where you received the pictures from.  I’ll be going back there about the first of the month.  I am learning about the new blitz buggies.

I seem to have caught myself a cold but as soon as I finish this I am going to hit the sack, take a couple of aspirin and fall asleep as I am plenty tired tonight.  We have been out firing on the range all day and it was plenty dusty.

Just a line to let you know I love all of you and haven’t forgotten any of you.  I can’t understand why you haven’t heard from me.

All my love,

Leo

1^st Lt. L.J. McLoskey

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Feb 11, 1943

Dear Folks:

Dad, it surely did sound good to hear your voice today and also to know that Robert is getting along ok.  Mother, I wanted to talk with all of you but due to regulations I couldn’t.  As it was I waited seven hours to get the call through.

I am now back at the place where I first landed but I will be leaving here about the first of next month to go to the place where I was before.  While here they gave me a ten day rest period and the rest of the time I will be going to school and also giving school.  I flew here and I’ll fly back.

What I wouldn’t give to see all of you.  It seems ages since we were all last together.

I do hope and pray that Robert will have a speedy recovery.

Just keep sending my mail to my old address at Unit #535 as I’ll just about catch up with it when I get back.

I could hear Bobby’s voice and you tell him I did.

Will I ever be glad when all this mess is over.  I can hardly wait.

I got the card from the National Bank and I filled it out and sent it back.

This place where I am now is worse than Chicago it is simply a mad house.

The red cross will probably be calling you as they also are going to let me know the condition of Robert as I didn’t know for sure whether I would be able to get the call through.

Don’t worry about me as I am getting along swell and feeling fine.

Be sure and give my regards to all the neighbors and friends.  I can’t say much as you know the censor regulations.

I will now drop Robert a line.

Love to all,

Leo

1^st Lt. L.J. McLoskey

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