Day late on my promised letter.
6/17/42

Golly how I wish I could be kissing you.
Love you very much darling! And how.

Darling Elaine!

Hear ye- Hear ye. Writing to my sweetheart again + trying to shut my ears to the pounding of hammers and stuff. So if this letter sounds kinda funny blame it on the surroundings and forgive me sweet.

How I wish Darling that I could be in Seattle with you instead of having to be sitting here on my bunk and writing and telling you how much I love you. If I were there -I’d probably be so busy kissing you that I wouldn’t have time for anything else. Boy! What I wouldn’t give to be with you and oh- just being by ourselves and happy and very much in love with you. Darling I am very much in love with you. I would just about Commit-anything-to get back and see you. I missed you so much last night dearest. It was so swell out. Just perfect for going out and just walking and loving and being contented with your wife-to-be. You, my sweet- That sounds swell to me but I haven’t ever heard whether you like that or not- Loving me- I mean? Darling do you like to go driving in the rain? Just to catch some cool spring or summer evening when the rain is falling gently on the top of the car. Or in the fall when the leaves are turning brown to go out in the country and just take out in the woods walking along in a cool winding path and dearest hope (this may sound very screwy.) It would be so swell if I had you with me. Do you really enjoy these things sweet? I sure hope so for I think it is fun, definitely. Or to go horseback riding or golfing. These things are lots of fun. I guess I will have to teach you to play golf when we go home for its really a swell game. Then when I get old and childish to you- will understand why I am grouchy when I have played a poor game. There are so many things I can think of for you and I to do and places to go. Ohio climate is much better than any you can find in Washington. Hot and warm and cool, cold wet and dry, mostly though from April to December it is swell, not perfect of course but I will take it in preference to anything I have seen in Wash- or anywhere else. Oh: Darling I love you so very much and how I wish I could see you to tell you about it instead of having to write it. I think I could think of a lot more to tell you then I can ever put down on paper. So much loving is being stored up for you, so many kisses too that you are going to have a terrible time helping me catch up on last time (or a very lovely time, however, you look at it- Terrible? Or Nice? Hope you think its nice?)

It is now 8:15 and we have the sports news on the radio. Sure wish I could be seeing Cleveland or Cincinnati playing again. I used to have a lot of fun at some of their games. We will have Xavair Cugat playing for us in about 15 minutes. Every time I hear a good band my feet start to jump around and I begin feeling blue and wishing I could see you again, no I wish that all the time.

I finally got some mail from home, 4 letters at the same time and I sure feel much relieved and happier knowing everything is O.K. back home. I didn’t get even one letter from you so I was disappointed too. I will probably get your letters later this week. I sure hope so.

I am rather sleepy so I must get to bed and be ready to work tomorrow. I am still hoping to see you soon. In about 4 to 6 weeks I hope. Help me hope darling.

Pleasant dreams sweet and make them mine. I love you sweet.

Here’s that kiss. Got it? Love me? Want me? Miss me?

Paul