30 May, 1944

My dearest lady,

A short note from you yesterday which was of course very welcome. You are just like me sometimes it just doesn’t give out to make a long letter and then other times it comes out east. I was glad to hear that your siege of feeling badly has passed. I’ll bet a doughnut the little lady was overdoing it a bit in one way or another. How about that? I really wanted to wait to see if I got a letter from you this morning which I think that I will but the mail does not come in here at this post until about eleven thirty and I won’t be in the office this afternoon. So this note anyway. The main reason for it being to tell you that I love you more than ever. That just comes to mind each and everyday. You tell me I am to tell you that each time. Well yours truly is going to tell you that regardless and without the request though the request is really appreciated in the way it was meant. It’s straight from the heart each and every time baby doll even though it is said many many times.

The leave business to Mexico is out today dear. Fifteen days being the maximum and the maximum being what I am interested in. As soon as I get the word on the school deal I will then take action on the leave. About the first to the fifteen of July I would say. I now have to ask the new CG if I can go but I believe that he will OK it to suit my dates. The Guatemala deal is still without clarification but I am going to ask direct though I wanted to avoid that if possible for fear that I might queer the deal.

It appears that if I stay here that I may be up for another job very shortly. I am been informed that my name is being considered to become chief of staff of the Air Force here. Of course that is a compliment and to all effects a promotion upward but only on paper and in theory. To have ones own command as I now have and especially of a tactical unit is the best of all. I would really hate to loose this command if I am to stay. However there is no way to refuse the C/S job for in selecting a person for that a General in command usually picks the one he has the most confidence in and to refuse or try o et more out of it more or less is an insult to the General concerned and I would say leaving one in rather poor standing. So if it comes I will say nothing and do my best. There is nothing final about it yet and they are waiting to see how my school assignment turns out. It will mean in all probability that I will stay for a spell yet if it turns out that way. Heretofore it means a BG but I am afraid that that is out the window now with the trend of things as they are here. In fact I am sure of it. Too late, too late, TOOO LATEEEE. He cried.

Nothing new my dearest but again I send my love to you beloved

Keep well, Adios

Edwin