4/29/44
Dear Folks:
Received your letter dated 4/16/44, today. I am feeling much better. My eye is practically well and my cold is almost over.
Am glad you received the check for your anniversary and I am also sorry that I couldn’t be with you and I sincerely hope I am with you on your 39th and all the rest.
So the kitchen is completed. Would I ever like to see it. Golly! I’ll bet that it looks swell. Dad, I hear that you and Bobby and Robert are getting to be quite the carpenters. You had better look out or the union will be after all of you. I’ll bet Bobby is plenty thrilled about his ball glove. I can remember the first basket-ball you got me. Boy oh boy! I was one happy boy. Little did I realize then that I would be where I am today in this world conflict.
Mother, I was able to read your writing ok. As long as I get a letter from you and dad I don’t care if they are in Chinese.
The flies are just about to eat me up again this evening. They are teriffic.
By the way, thank you for the stamps. I can always use them.
Hope this finds all of you ok. Don’t worry about me as I will get along.
All my love,
Your son, Leo
Cap’t. L.J. McLoskey
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