Monday 6:30 P.M.

8 Apr. 46

My darling Fran:

Well honey today was “field day” for me. Guess what, ten letters and a lovely Easter card from my darling. Your letters were postmarked Mar. 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 28, 30^th & 29^th. The last letter dated Mar. 30^th and received today is pretty fast service, nine days. I told you I received the wrist watch but not the other packages. Today we had our exam, the one we were supposed to have Sat. boy was it a dandy nevertheless I think I passed it. This afternoon I worked on my report and I still have about two hours work on it. After school Stan and I went down to the P.X. and bought our daily ration, went over to Ernie Pyle’s had coffee and cookies then returned to the hall for supper. I just finished supper so I thought before I became involved in that report I’d answer my honey’s mail. I’m certainly glad to hear you’re corresponding with Mrs. B. and I imagine you’d enjoy yourself if you went to visit her. As I told you in previous letters Bill was assigned to Fukushima which is about 90 or 100 miles from Tokyo. Your letter of the 28^th acknowledged the receipt of my cablegram. Do you know when I sent that I paid for having it delivered in 48 hours and here you tell me you got it eight days after I sent it. You’re still complaining about not receiving any mail. Well dear I’ve been writing every day since I’ve land only missing a couple of days and I always send them air mail so I don’t understand what’s wrong. I’ve been receiving your letters right along. Maybe they miss 2 or 3 days but then I get 4 or 5 at a time. I told you in my previous letters about my rating and my pay. I haven’t the slightest idea when I will be paid but you can count on receiving every cent by money order just as soon as I get it. I don’t need any money so honey you won’t have to worry about my writing you for money. Back in the states you couldn’t survive with out money but over here it has no value other than to buy souvenirs and they are sky high. As yet I haven’t bought my darling a thing but dear I think I’ll be here long enough to pick something up for you and if I shouldn’t be here long enough you’d like that better anyway, wouldn’t you? About that new car you spoke of I think I can put up my share. I think that would be very nice if we could afford a new car. Honey you keep asking about your going to Mackey’s and the “Vets” I told you before how I looked at it. But for you information I’ll repeat, so long as you act like the lady you are and don’t cheat then it’s perfectly alright with me. Honey, I never worried about you cheating before but since I pulled a “boner” I feel as though you might acquire the wrong attitude and say, well he did it to me. Honey if you’ll only believe me I love you and only you and I DON’T want anybody but you. I’m true and I’m going to stay true so be a good girl. I trust you honey so if you want to go out with Mackey’s go right ahead. I suppose you’re still wearing my letters out reading them but I hope by now you receive a new one everyday to read. I’ll be back with my darling tomorrow so until then take care of yourself and don’t let those nerves get the best of you. Give my regards to your mother & dad, Geo. &Blanch, and all our friends. Tell Clarence at the Penn Stroud he owes me a letter.

With all my love,

From one who thinks the world

and all of you.

Your honey.

P.S.

They have no Easter cards over here.