Saturday, 2130

March 11, 1944

My dearest wife,

It is mighty lonesome here again without being with you. I love you so much honey. How did you feel on Thursday morning? Were you stiff? I was, but guess where. Jack left on his three day pass today. I saw Lee today and he ask about you. Try and answer his letter if you find time. I wanted you to see some of the boys before the leave, but maybe you will be here before the leave. Everyone is asking how you are, and I had to tell them the truth, I said you were beautiful, looking better than ever. You know you are beautiful, and don’t you let me hear that you’re not.

We had a one hour lecture again this morning [edited for content]. I didn’t do anything all afternoon. The boys that went out on pass left at noon, so I took a little snooze. I shot crap for a while and won forty cents. A funny thing happened, two of the boys here put on the boxing gloves and were fooling around, and one of them got two of his teeth knocked out right in the front, his uppers. There is always something happening here. I had three P.X. beers tonight, went to the show, and now I am just about ready for bed. I’ll be so glad when I don’t have to worry about weehands, or when I will see you next. I am going to lock you up in a room with me for about a week. I think I will stop for tonight, I will add more tomorrow (Sunday)

Sunday, 1300

Didn’t get up this morning until about 11:00. It felt good to sleep as long as I wanted. We had a very good dinner today, steak, and it was pretty good. We also had ice cream. It is very dead here today, nothing of interest. Some of the war news is getting to look a little better.

I have been doing some figuring and if I go over the pond I expect to make you an allotment of about $40, and it should come in handy after the war. You can either put it in bonds or save it, maybe buy some furniture, we will discuss it later.

Gee but we are having a lovely day today, and do I miss you again. Sometimes I wish I didn’t love you so much, but I do love you. I fell in love with you all over again when I was home, drinking and dancing with you, you are so sweet and dear to me. You don’t know how good it felt to dance with you again, you surprised me the way you followed me. You and I will make a good team, and I want to dance with you more often. Do you want me to come home next weekend? If you do I may try that Columbus run again, and if I can make connection I should be in Tiffin about 9:30, then maybe we could slip out to Joe’s. Tell me what you want me to do. I hope I don’t get any duties. This would have been a lovely day for me to push the kid around, almost like spring, you don’t need an overcoat.

This is about all for now my dear. I wanted you to know that I am lonesome for you. All my love, Preston.

How much does the baby weigh now?