Admiralty Islands

September 17, 1944

My Dearest Darling Wife,

            Hello sweet little angel, how is my darling little wife. Awful, awful sweet I know and fine I hope. You had better be dearest. Gee darling I got two of the sweetest letters today and I was so darn thrilled to get them dearest. Gee darling they were so darn sweet and precious, just like all your wonderful letters are dear. I also got two from the folks Honey. Yours was both written Labor Day darling. Gosh honey you are so darn sweet to write me two letters a day like that and darling they make me so darn happy. Your sweet letters mean the world and all to me dearest and they make me feel so wonderful all over. Honey I sure hope you are getting my letters all right now. Please don’t worry when you don’t hear from me for quite a while sometimes dearest. You know I will always write you as often and as much as possible dearest. Darling you are so darn sweet and I love you so awful, awful darn much.

            I am feeling fine now dearest and getting along all right in every way. I have plenty of everything now dearest. Well Honey it is sure hot here today, the same as usual. I sure hope you are feeling swell now dearest and everything going along all right in every way with you now. Please be awful, awful careful now dear and take good care of my sweet little wife. Mother said it was real nice weather at home and I sure hope it is still that way dear. Well honey today is Sunday and I went to church this morning. Had communion services today Honey the first time since I have been in the army that they have ever had it. It was sure a nice service and I really enjoyed it dear. Gee darling it will be so darn swell when I am back in your sweet arms and we can go to church together every Sunday. Gosh Honey we will be so darn happy and everything will be so wonderful.

            Darling you said you got that two dollar bill I sent you and I am sure glad you did dear. I am sure hoping that we are back in each others arms by our third one dear and I sure think we will to dear cause this thing is really moving along now. Honey when we spend our fiftieth one I sure want to give you the fifty dollars just like I have been giving you these last two years Honey. Next year I will give you the three dollars and be able to give you a real nice present dear and will we celebrate dear. Gee darling isn’t it wonderful to be married and be able to spend every minute of our time together when this thing is all over. We are so happily married dearest and love each other more every day dear. We will be so darn happy dearest and everything will be so wonderful.

            Darling you was saying that your little dog run away. Gee darling I’ll bet you really hated that. Sure hope you got some results out of your ad in the paper dear. I’ll bet he went to some of those houses right around there honey and they will probably keep him to. He might of got out on the road and somebody might of picked him up out there. Maybe if you can’t find him that you will be able to get you another one dear. You sure will need some one for company when Auntie leaves Honey and I sure hope you can find another little dog.

            You said that Auntie had all her teeth out now dear. I’ll bet you really feel better that is it all over now dear cause I know you were really worried about her. Sure hope she can get a nice fit when she gets her false ones dear. Sure hope she don’t leave right away dear but I expect she will know that she has finished that. Gosh Honey it will be all that work on you again and you won’t have no one there with you at nite either. You will have to spend a lot of your time up home dear or over to Ruths cause I sure don’t want you staying there by yourself if you can keep from it dear. Gosh Honey I will be so darn happy when I am back in your sweet arms and can take care of my sweet little wife in every way. Gee darling it makes me feel so darn bad that I can’t be home to help you with everything and take care of you like a real husband should. The worst part is over though now dear and every day is getting a lot closer to the time when we will be back in each others arms. We have something to look forward to now dear cause the end isn’t going to be far off dear and this rotation might get to working pretty good before so very long now. Honey dear you keep that sweet little chin up now and you know I will to dear and honey I know everything will turn out swell in every way for us. Honey it has been so darn hard on you the last two years, having to depend on someone else all the time. Darling when this thing is all over we will make up for all the hardships we have had in these past two years and darling what I mean every one of them to. We will be so darn happy dear and will forget about all this as soon as we get back in each others arms.

            Darling you are so darn sweet and I love you so awful, awful darn much and you know I always will dearest. You are so darn sweet and so precious in every way dearest. Gee darling we are so happily married and it means the world and all to us to really belong to each other. We sure wouldn’t be happy like we are now Honey if we weren’t married. Darling I know God will answer our prayers and keep us safe ad bring us together as soon as possible now. Darling you are so darn sweet and the most adorable little wife in this world and I love you so awful darn much and you know I always will dearest.

            Well sugar I guess I had better close for this time and I’ll write you as soon as possible now dearest. I’ll be looking for your sweet letters now dearest. Please be awful, awful careful now dearest and take good care of my sweet little wife. Remember now dear, chin up and always happy. Tell all hello dear.

            Love and more love is all I can say dear.

            Loads and loads of love to my dearest darling wife I love so darn much.