Day: May 16, 1944

May 16, 1944

Dear Brother & Family:

Robert, I got your letter written May 6, 1944 and I was plenty glad to hear from you.  Yes, Ted and I do quite a bit of reminiscing.  He is one grand fellow.  Old Jim Galbaugh is getting plenty of publicity.  Haven’t seen Bozz in almost a month.  Will be glad to receive the pictures you were telling me about.

Guess the folks house must look plenty o.k.  Surely would like to see it.

Received a letter from Geneva Simmons.  She surely does miss Dan and I can readily see why.

What’s all the dope about the draft board resigning, also about Dr. Joe and about Camp and dad.  Dad tells me the Camp tried to tell him that he couldn’t hire a County Dr.  Boy, they will have to get up early in the morning to outsmart Dad.  I don’t give a damn if they have an M.C. LLB. BS. PHD. Before a mans name.  Personally, I think dad has done one swell job.

Libby, I got a swell letter from Mary.  She is one swell gal and I don’t mean perhaps.

I will have plenty to tell all of you if and when I return.  

It won’t be long now until the children will be having summer vacations.  How I used to look forward to that.

My cold still seems to linger on.  My eye is o.k. and I trust that I will not have any more trouble with it.

Not much news but I wanted to let all of you know that I miss you and I pray for the war to come to an end.  My postwar plans are not definite but I do know that I want a wife, home and family.

All my love,

Leo

Cap’t. L.J. McLoskey

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May 16, 1944

Dear Folks:

I’ll say you have been having some very peculiar weather.  Snow in May.  I surely wish I could have been home to see it.  As much as I know all of you must have hated snow in May I surely would have enjoyed it.

Dad, I will also be able to tell you plenty when I return.  It makes my blood boil at times and I occasionally explode as Bill Green put in his poem about me.  As I once said before, I intend to do my job and fear no man.

Am enclosing a letter one of my former men sent me.  He finished #one (1) in his officers candidates class.  I recommended him and it made me feel good to know that he would remember me.  Some people in this day and age soon forget one when they leave after you do them favors.  I try to treat all my men the same.  I never forget that I was once an enlisted man.

My eye is completely healed, my cold seems to linger on.  We have been having rather dampish weather.

Received a letter from Geneva Simmons.  She surely does miss Dan.

Hope this finds all of you in the best of health.

All my love,

Your son, Leo

Cap’t. L.J. McLoskey

Copy of letter mentioned above:

30 April, 44

Dear Sir:

Just a line to let you know how things came out and again to thank you for all you did.  I’m deeply indebted.

I finished O.C.S. the 12^th April, 44, and had the good fortune of leading my class, lucky days.  The Mrs., mother and my baby were here for graduation, so it was quite an occasion.  I hadn’t seen mother or Bonnie Jo for 26 mos. (no furlough as yet).

How’s the old 1^st Defense.  I miss the old bunch.  What’s this I hear about you being with Motor Transport now?  I also hear according to the new L.O. that there are no more light tanks.  I’ll try like hell for mediums then.

I’m surely anxious to get started.  I’ve two more months of R.O.S.  Then I want to clear out.  They don’t know there is a war on here, at least you get that impression.

Do you remember a Lt. Karkalitis?  He was here for awhile.  They transferred him to New River.  He said he knew you well.

I got stuck with the duty this week so I’d better turn to.  I hope this reaches you alright.  I wrote once before, but I guess it got side tracked.

Joe

P.S.  The wife sends her regards.

48 R.O.S. M.C.S.

Marine Barracks

Quantico, Va.

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