11 June, 1944
Dear Dad:
One week from today is Father’s Day. I am enclosing a five dollar check for you. I only wish I could be with you to help you celebrate the occasion.
Received a letter from you and mother yesterday. As usual I was plenty happy to hear from you.
Surely within the next twelve months they will let me return for a thirty day leave. I am now starting on my third year overseas.
Dad, my cucumbers are really growing, that is the vine’s. I actually believe I will get some cucumbers though one of these days.
Guess Anne and Bobby must be as busy as bee’s with school out. Elizabeth told me that Bobby mowed their lawn the other day. He must be getting awful large as they have such a large yard.
Not much news except I am o.k. We have a little excitement now and then but it has mostly settled into routine and preparation for the next move.
Hope this finds you and mother in the best of health and dad to the finest dad in the world I want to say Happy Father’s Day and my God bless you.
All my love,
Your son, Leo
Cap’t L.J. McLoskey
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