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 22, 1944 Dear Ma, Don’t know very much to write about today, but will do my best. We lost another one of our local fellows this morning. Francis got shipped out. Don’t know where she went but I sure hated to see him go. It wouldn’t of been so bad if somebody else from… Continue reading

August 24, 1944 Dear Ma, Didn’t get to write to you yesterday for it was moving day on a place now that I guess I got settled for a little while. I can call home and I am not with anybody that I know but I have made some new friends so I am all… Continue reading

August 26, 1944 Dear Ma, Finished work early today so I thought I would write you now so I can mail it when I go to supper. Tomorrow is suppose to be the big opening of the new mess hall. The way I understand it I have to work every other day helping the regular… Continue reading

August 27, 1944 Dear Ma, Don’t know much to write about tonight for I didn’t get any mail again today. Have a Liberty tomorrow and think I will go over to the Camp I came from and see if there is any over there. Have another change to make in my address tonight so you… Continue reading