Category: Letters

March 22, 1944

Dear Folks:

This is my sixth letter to you this month and if I had written to you as often as I had wanted to and as often as I think of you it would be my six  thousandth.

I mailed Bobby and Anne a Japanese ten yen note so I am mailing you this one.

As yet I haven’t received any of the birthday boxes but as I thought I had written you in my last letter it will be coming along one of these days so don’t worry,

I got a letter from Aunt Minnie Hay’s yesterday.  It was mailed on Feb 27, 1944 with only a three cent stamp so it made very good time.

Received your letters of Feb 25, 14, and 17^th yesterday.  Believe me I surely was glad to receive them.  Thanks a great deal for all the stamps.  I can surely use them.

Mother, you said it I surely could go for some of that roast pork and browned potatoes.  That’s not all, those scalloped oysters would surely be mighty fine.

Yes, it surely will be swell when this is all over and we can return to the ones we love.

Would like to answer some of your questions but due to censorship regulations that is impossible.

Here it is almost the end of the month again.  I wonder often what the future holds in store for all of us.

Mother in June I will have completed twenty four months overseas or two years.  Maybe they will send me home one of these day’s.  However, there are plenty who have been over longer than I.

This finds me well and I trust it will reach all of you the same.

All my love,

Your son, Leo

Captain L.J. McLoskey

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17 March 1944

Dear Folk’s & all:

Received your letter dated March 2, 1944 with the clipping in it entitled; “Lines to my Captain.”  Mother I don’t mind telling you that it brought tears to my eyes.

The picture was taken where I am now located.  The Major and I are pretty good buddies.  He is quite a character.  He is also on the Colonel’s staff with me.

We surely do have some gorgeous sunrise’s and sunsets.  They are very hard to describe.  All I can say is they are beautiful.

How did Bobby like his souvenirs?  About every other evening I get out all the family pictures I have with me and look at them.  I’ll admit I am plenty homesick and fed up with it all and I know that I write the sentiments of several other thousand men overseas.

I’ll certainly say that Algie got a furlough plenty fast.  Guess the army operates differently than the Marine Corps.  Well, more power to the men who can get home to their families.

Mother I know you will worry regardless of what I write you.  But, I am ok and try not to worry to much.

Dad, you tell Charley Johnson it is so damn hot here that at times I feel like going native and just wearing a burlap bag.  Also, tell Carter Stanton I do smoke a fresh cigar now and then.

All my love,

Your son, Leo

Captain L.J. McLoskey

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12 March, 1944

Dear Folks:

Received your letter today that was written Feb 7, 1944.  I can’t understand why you haven’t been hearing from me.   I have written you quite often.  Perhaps my mail has been delayed along the line someplace the same as yours has.

Loren Hay’s stopped by to see me this evening and I showed him some picture of you and also of Roberts family.  I know that he is very homesick to see his family but he just got overseas so I am afraid it will be quite awhile before he gets home.

Am glad that “Bobby” likes to spend the night with you.  He surely is a swell looking boy.  Anne and Mary Alice are also not to be sneezed at.

Hope that you have recovered from your colds when you receive this.  I am feeling ok.  They are now feeding me multiple vitamin tablets and I do believe that they are helping me as far as my tired feeling goes.  However, a good visit with all of you is what I need the most.

Received the college calendar.  Thanks.  I can surely use it.  At least I now am able to know what day and date of the month it is.

Will write to you just as often as I can and if you don’t get them very fast you will at least know that more of them are on the way.

Praying that this finds all of you in the best of health.  I will close for this time.

All my love,

Your son, Leo

Captain L.J. McLoskey

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March 1 1944

Dear Folks & all:

It has been about eighteen days since I have heard from you.  I hope and pray that everything is ok with all of you.

As yet I haven’t received your package but don’t worry about it as I know that it will be along one of these days.

The evenings are pretty cool but the day’s wow! The heat is teriffic.  From 1100 until 1 500 it is almost unbearable.  The weight has surely gone off of me this trip.  I could stand it.

Heaven only knows when I will be able to get home and see all of you.  Looks now as if it will be 1945.  However I haven’t given up hopes of it being yet this year.

I am now living with the same fellow I did before.  We have a tent set up.  It isn’t to bad.  Reminds me of the time we took the fishing trip with the Law’s up to Wisconsin.

Am anxiously awaiting a letter from you.  Give all my regards to everybody.  There just isn’t anything I can write except that I miss and love all of you.

All my love,

Your son, Leo

Captain L.J. McLoskey

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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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