Month: February 1944

2/27/44

Dear Family:

Another Sunday.  It surely does bring back vivid memories of the Sundays we all used to spend with each other.  Perhaps, those days will come again.  I surely am hoping and praying that they will.

I am feeling ok and I trust that you are.  Maybe I’ll get home in another year or so.

Should have some more pictures for you one of these day’s.  Don’t look for them in a couple of weeks, it will take a little longer than that.

Boy: I am surely getting tired of all this nonsense out here.  Surely will have plenty to tell you when I do return.

We haven’t had any mail now for quite a spell but I suppose it will all come at once.  As yet the package hasn’t arrived as we are quite a good distance farther than before it will probably take a good time for it to arrive.

How did Bobby like the souvenirs I sent him?  Believe me I surely do miss those children and all of you.  Must close now and get a little shut eye.

All my love,

Leo

Captain L.J. McLoskey

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21 Feb 1944

Dear Folks & All:

Of all the surprises thus far yesterday topped them all.  I was driving along in my jeep and who stops me but Loren Hay’s.  He arrived yesterday.  I told him that was customary of the navy to come in when everything had been secured by the Marines.  We had quite a session last evening.  I was surely glad to see him.  He will be stationed here where I am.

Well I am feeling ok and I trust that all of you are the same.

All I have to say is that this life gets awful mononotous at times.  Work worry troubles and etc.  I surely will be glad when all this mess is over.  Surely will have plenty to tell all of you.

The climate is about the same here as it was where I was about eight months ago.  I surely could stand some good old Illinois weather.  I have a small generator hooked up now so I have a little light.

Haven’t heard from you for quite a spell but I know that it takes the mail longer now.

Will close now and get some shut eye as I am rather tired this evening.

All my love,

Your son, Leo

Captain L.J. McLoskey

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17 February 1944

Dear Folks & All:

Everything is ok by me and I trust that it is the same with you.  

I know one thing your son will be plenty happy when this war is over so he can return home to all of you.

My weight has gone down about twenty pounds and I hope it will remain down.  The way I sweat I take about three salt tablets per day to keep from getting dehydrated.

As yet I haven’t received your box but I know that I will one of these days.

These salt water baths are worth a damn.  One feels as if he has glue all over him when you get dry.  Looks as if I will have to do a little washing tomorrow as my clothes are running low and I didn’t bring many with me this trip.  Hope this finds all of you feeling fine.

All my love,

Your son, Leo

Captain L.J. McLoskey

PS Thanks for the stamps.

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Feb

Dear Folks & all:

As I don’t have a calendar I’ll be darned if I can remember what the date is but I am positive it is still Feb.

I was promoted to Captain the thirty first of January.  It makes me feel pretty good and those bars look awful good on my shirt collar even if I do say so.  If only I could get home to see all of you.  Heaven’s knows when that will be.

They surely are piling the work on me.  I don’t know how much longer I will be able to go with the present amount of sleep I am getting.

Our Colonel was promoted from Lt Col to a full Colonel, a Major to Lt Colonel and a Captain to Major.  They passed their bars along the line and I inherited mine from Cap’t Waugh.  He is the Cap’t that was promoted to Major.  We all celebrated by eating K rations that is that darn chocolate bar.

We are gradually getting settled down again and most of the excitement has also gone with it.

Sorry to hear of Libby being ill.  Not much of a letter but a few lines to let you know I am ok and I trust you are the same.

All my love,

Your son, Leo

Captain L.J. McLoskey

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Feb.

Dear Folks:

Another letter to let you know that I am ok.  And I trust that you are the same.  Not much that I can disclose.  

All I can tell you is that I am plenty busy and the time goes plenty fast.

We are not living very fancy as a matter of fact one might say like animals.

Got two letters from you.  Thanks a great deal for the stamps.  Am enclosing a thirty dollar check for the bank.  Let me know if that is enough to settle it.

I am also enclosing a small souvenir.  It is a marking taken from a Japanese cement bag.  Am dropping Bobby a letter this evening and sending him a Japanese laundry ticket.

Now don’t worry about me a I will be ok and I will try and drop you a letter as often as I can.

I do hope and pray that this will soon be over and that I will be able to soon come home to all of you.

All my love,

Your son, Leo

1^st Lt. L.J. McLoskey

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5 Feb 44

Dear Folks & All

It has now been 76 hours since I have had one blink of sleep.  But now I want to drop you a line to let you know I am alive and ok.

How are the Marshalls?   Tell them hello for me.

Wish I could tell you all the story.  Keep the chin up.  We Marines will soon have the Japs pushed back to Yokohama and then we will really give them the works.

Hope this finds all of you well.

Your son, Leo

Lt. L.J. McLoskey

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At Sea

Dear Folks & all:

By the time you have received this you will have read in the papers and heard over the radio about the drive taking place in the Central Pacific.  I am in on this. It will be the first Japanese soil we have stepped on this war.

I only hope that God guides me in my judgment over my men in the landing and that we may soon end this war.

Don’t worry I will be ok and just remember I love and miss all of you.

There I nothing else I can write or say.

All my love,

    Your son, Leo

1^st Lt. L.J. McLoskey

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