Aug 9, 1944
Dear Dot and Dana,
I got a
letter today and the card that Dana sent quite awhile ago with the policeman in
it. It was kind of cute Dana.
I am glad
that you went to Thurston for a couple days. It must be awful tiresome hanging
around the house all the time and not much chance to go anyplace. I guess by
the way you write that I wasn’t such a bad guy to live with after all. Was I?
I do hope
that we don’t have to live this way much longer.
The letter
was all right for me to send Mrs. L. but I haven’t got around to write her yet.
There isn’t
much for me to do to pass away the evenings so I am still studying my Coxswain
book. As things are now I don’t know if I will get my rate or
not. I will sure be disappointed if I don’t. And I know you certainly
could use the extra money to live on.
Well dear
I’ll have to close now as I have to take a shower and get to bed before the
lights go out.
Love
and kisses,