Great Lakes 5-21-44 Dear Rena May, It is twenty minutes to five and I have until five o’clock to write this letter. I imagine that you will be helping ma get the Cows about now. How is your garden coming? Well the best thing happened today that has happened since I left! I got four… Continue reading

Great Lakes 5-19 Dear Maw, Well we have been real busy today and we have only a few minutes before lights out. We got moved to our new barracks today and we had our bunk routine changed. All the fellows next to me are strangers. All the kids from home are in the same Company… Continue reading

Hawaii May 4 Dear Ma, Didn’t write last night for I didn’t get any mail yesterday, but got two letters from you today. I knew where Bob Moury was going when he left here. Pat and I both knew when he was here where he was going, but we never told him. Doubt whether he… Continue reading

HawaiiMay 19 Dear Ma, Missed writing last night so I had better write a few lines now. Didn’t get any mail from you again today, but got two letters from Beryle and one from little Mac. It was just like the ones she use to write to Rosa. May an I sure got a kick… Continue reading

HawaiiMay 14 Dear Ma, Didn’t write last night for there wasn’t any mail yesterday. Had a good time yesterday for I went down to see Francis in the morning and Ray and Harold Parrey were there so we had a real nice visit. Kind of a Parrey reunion. Don’t see Harold very often for he… Continue reading