Sunday, 1900

Nov. 21, 1943

My dearest Maggie,

I have been so lonesome today again, nothing to do all day but sit and think of you, what you are doing and every little thing. I have been sewing most of the afternoon, I sewed Cheverons [Chevrons] on three wool shirts and my field jacket. I have my overcoat yet, but I may wait for that until I come home although I may sew them on tomorrow night or some other night. I am going to bring along some Chevrons to sew on my kahaki [khaki] shirts. Say, honey are the cleaners expensive at home? Let me know, and if they aren’t so bad I will bring a shirt or so home to be cleaned. I want to send my overcoat also, it hasn’t been cleaned for a long time. Can your Dad wear that jacket I sent along? I also washed out my gloves today (2 pair) and my three belts. I washed another for a dime. It’s getting near furlough time so I have to take in the washing.

I forgot to tell you yesterday my dear that our barracks were so good for inspection on Saturday that Lt. Hamilton is going to give us a few extra days (a pass). Instead of having to be back Friday the 10^th we don’t have to be back now until 6 AM. 13^th. That will give us two weekends. You see there is only half of the company here now and what is left here had to clean up for inspections. We had a tough major, and he was very pleased, unless he changed since we were here last time.

I want to take time out now to tell you I am in love with you. I love you very much my dear. Your letters always make me so happy. I always read them over and over.

How is your water at home? Is it still dirty? I want to take a good bath when I get home. I want to soak for about an hour I don’t think a shower gets all the dirt off.

I had the awfulest dream last night. I dreamed you refused to take off your night gown to go to bed with me and I got so mad and put my back to you all night. (You wouldn’t refuse would you? Answer.) I can keep you warm enough I really did dream that.

How is Dorthy? Do you think she will be home when I am? I would like to see her again.

I am kept very busy here honey, more now than in Tennessee. I sure will appreciate a good rest and a good bed with you beside me.

We had a very good dinner today, I wish you could have been here with me so I would have enjoyed it more. We had chicken, cranberry sauce, good gravy and some other things, I can’t remember but it was very good.

Do you remember tonight a year ago? That was the fall of you. You must have liked married life awful lot to quit school for me. We were in that hotel in Port Clinton and you came back to me three days later to stay with me, you came to camp for Thanksgiving. I’ll never forget those days, and I appreciate everything you have done for me. I only hope it isn’t too long that we can be living together once again. My heart aches so much for you, and I get so lonesome for you. Someday you and I are going back to Port Clinton, maybe in the summer and spend a week or so there, it will bring back so many memories. I am going to get you to swim if it’s the last thing I do, I think the three of us can have loads of fun. I know you will go in the water then, you wouldn’t want out baby to think you a sissy, afraid of the water, would you.

Don’t forget we have some things to talk over when I come home, but don’t start for a day or so because I am going to do all kissing for that time, you know we have plenty to catch up on.

Try and get some films for my camera so we can take some pictures. I am going to bring a helmet along home if I can for our mantel piece.

You will soon be able to open an army store. I told the boys that Rally and I would enlist next war, I’ll be the Supply Sgt. and he my clerk, and can be home running a army store, we two could send you plenty.

This is the largest letter I have wrote to you in a long time.

This is about all I have for tonight. Hope to hear from you tomorrow.

How is the whiskey situation?

I love you terribly much sweetheart.

All my love, your husband forever,

Preston

XXX

A real big kiss for you