Thursday night-

April 5, 1945

Dearest Elizabeth,

Can’t understand what has happened to my mail from you. Have only received one of your letters in the past two weeks. You are writing, -aren’t you? It must be the mail service, but regardless it is very discouraging.

We had a special dinner at the club tonight in honor of our former C.O. The Commanding General of the Fifth Wing, Brig. – General Lawrence was present, and we had the usual after-dinner speeches for such an occasion. At least it was something to break the monotony of K rations.

Say, I forgot about to tell you about the real excitement at the club the other night. We have an Italian string quintet, with two female vocalists singing in station only. Well, these two women got into an argument or something and the final thing we knew they were at each other, “ tooth and claw” pulling each other’s hair, scratching, hollering, crying, and carrying on in general. The men in the Dago quintet had to pull them apart. All this took place during the meal hour, and of course we all had to stop eating to watch the bout. The old club is really getting lively these days.

Well, I have 30 missions now. My last was to Udine in North Italy. Flew lead again and we bombed an airdrome. I wrote you that John had finished, and he and Mirowski are up at Rome now for a few days. Hughes is up after his 33^rd mission tomorrow.

Well darling, will have to close for now with the hope that I will find a letter from you tomorrow. Be good and stay sweet.

All my love,

Jimmy