• May 19, 1944

    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

  • May 14, 1944

    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

  • June 1, 1944

    June 1, 1944Dear Ma,It has been another hot day here today and we have had a little rain. That cooled the weather off a bit but not too much. We had some more shots today and these are suppose to be the worse ones we have to take. We took a lot of exercise after… Continue reading

  • June 14, 1944

    SERVICE SCHOOL U. S. NAVAL TRAINING CENTER GREAT LAKES, ILLINOIS June 14, 1944 Dear Ma,Got your letter today and was glad to hear that you got home alright. Don’t have to worry much about those things when you have Junior along. He sure is hardy. We had a real bad storm here Sunday and we… Continue reading