I have to rush to drop you this short letter. Now don’t worry if you don’t hear from me for quite a spell. I will write to you just as soon as I can.
Am feeling ok and I trust that you are feeling the same.
Yes, Mother I do hope and pray that I will be able to get home this year to see you. However, I want to do all I can to end this war out here in the Pacific so I can return to a peaceful living life again.
Tell all the neighbors and family hello for me.
Until you hear from me again may God bless all of you.
Wow: I don’t know where the time goes but I see it has been almost a week since I have written to you.
I am in such a whirlpool as you must realize that time get past me very rapidly.
Just remember what I told you that if you don’t hear from me for awhile don’t worry as I’ll be ok.
Got a letter from Elizabeth today and she told me it would be at least three months before Robert would be called. I am surely glad of that. Maybe by then they will have it changed at least I hope so.
Am glad that Bobby got his lamp. I only wish I could do more for all of you.
We all got shots again the other day and I have felt as if I was burning up ever since we received them.
I will try and drop Beaulah and Sam a letter before long.
Haven’t seen anybody from home lately. I did however run into a naval officer from Ft. Madison, Iowa that I have had to deal with. We had lunch together today. He is stationed about thirty miles from where I am but I had to spend the entire day with him today.
Surely do hope that the people in the mainland don’t go on any more strikes and get us all the equipment that we need. It will take a great deal to defeat the Japs and the other members of the Axis.
I am feeling ok. Not much I can tell you except that I love and miss all of you. Until you hear from me again may God bless all of you.
Here it is the fifth of January. The time still goes very fast and I am still as busy as I was before.
I have had a bad cold the last two days. It has been rainy and very cold here.
Bill, (my roommate) and I are planning on taking some pictures before we leave here. If we don’t hurry up I am afraid we will be too late.
I’ll bet Mary was plenty cute Christmas day with all the packages and the tree. Anne wrote me a letter which I received the other day. I will try and answer it before the week is over.
Colonel Swenceski was taken back to the mainland to recover. It will be quite awhile before he has fully recovered. He layed on the beach two days before they found him.
It looks as if Germany will soon fold up. However I do believe it will be 1945 before we whip the Japs. They are very dangerous and treacherous.
Yes dad I agree with you about the strikes. It also makes us boil. I will have plenty to tell you when I see you and mother. Believe me that will be the happiest day of my life.
I am feeling ok and I trust that this letter finds you the same.
Here it is 1944 and I hope and pray that I will be able to return home before the year is over.
Honestly: I am so busy that I hardly know where the time goes.
Received a card from Hazel Efaw today. She says a great many people in the mainland have the flu. Do you people in Monmouth have it?
Hope that all of you had a nice Christmas and new years. Did Bobby ever get the lamp that I sent to him?
Received a letter from Robert and he told me that he thought he would soon be called into the service. I pray that the day will never come. I also hope that the Democrats and all their bureaus are thrown out in this election.
Believe me when this is all over I have had all the military career that I desire.
Mary Dickson had my signature analyzed and sent it to me and I am enclosing it for you to read.
I am feeling ok so don’t worry about me. Hope this letter finds all of you in the best of health.
