August

  • August 8, 1944

    August 8, 1944 Dear Ma, Don’t know much to write about tonight, but will write you a few lines. This letter will probably be censored so I can’t say very much. I think I told you where I would be tonight. All of us are still together and Nelson and I bunk by each other.… Continue reading

  • August 17, 1944

    August 17, 1944 Dear Ma, Knows right well you will be surprised to hear from me this time. Didn’t expect to be writing from here, but you can never tell about the Navy. We are located in the Territory of Hawaii but I just can’t say the exact location. We are in another out going… Continue reading

  • August 18, 1944

    August 18, 1944 Dear Ma,Have been here two days now and I got a letter from home this afternoon so I feel pretty good. The letter I got was written the sixth of August. They sure did get my mail transferred in a hurry. Maybe I will get some more tonight. As usual I got… Continue reading

  • August 19, 1944

    August 19, 1944 Dear Ma,Don’t know much news tonight but will write you a few lines. Didn’t have to work today as I got all of my washing done. Went and bought some more work clothes too. Shouldn’t need any for quite awhile now unless I do some. That’s easy enough to do. It is… Continue reading

  • August 20, 1944

    August 20, 1944 Dear Ma,Did pretty good today by getting ten letters. Four from you and six from Beryle. Two of them were only a week old so I am pretty well caught up on the news. Sure was glad to get them. Today I had a pretty nice job. Mary and I were working… Continue reading