August 7, 1944
Dear Ma,
Guess I won’t be writing many more letters to you from Shoemaker for we are supposed to leave in the morning. We are waiting for mail call and after that we get our final instructions on what we wear. This barracks we are in holds seventy men, and after tomorrow there will be two left. I have gotten two letters for today and expect to get one from Beryle tonight.
Guess you must have had an awful time with Jim and May. I can just picture them. But Bob went to good as he is good. I have wondered a lot what Jenelda would do with them.
Have expected to hear anything about Uncle John for quite a while. The Mullens are starting to get thinned out quite a bit now. It sure was too bad about Aunt May losing her cow. Too bad she hasn’t got some place decent to keep them.
Did alright at mail call tonight by getting four letters. Two from Beryle, Rena, May, and you. Sure was surprised to get that many.
I am glad that Brownie got her little calf alright. You never said whether it was a boy or girl. I thought that you ought to get another allotment check right away.
Maybe Rena, May, and Bob ate too much corn and gave them the strots. Hope they get over it right away.
It’s funny how I just sent home fifteen dollars at the time you got the tire. Had it all figured out. That noise you heard in the car was one of the cap tires peels off around the edge and hits the fender. It is nothing serious and all that has to be done is pull it off. It is one of the front ones.
Well Ma, guess I had better close for now, for the lights have gone out in the barracks, and I am in the shower room writing this. Have to write to Beryle yet. Am all packed except for my bedding.
Love,
Howard
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