Friday

Oct. 20, 1944

My dearest wife:

This week seems to be going so slow. It always seems that way when I am about to see you again. I remember when I was about to come home on my furlough, I couldn’t even sleep at night. I guess that’s I will be feeling again very soon. I have been in an awfully good mood most of the week – until last evening when I read my paper, I found that Charlie was killed in action. I can hardly believe it yet. He was very close to me too, almost like a brother. I am going to miss him. I was planning some good times for us all. I just can’t get over it. I just hope one day I’ll get a chance to settle a score for him.

So you like my love letter? You don’t know how much I enjoy writing them to you. I just have to be in a certain mood, and when I am I can just write and write. Every time I tell you I love it it comes from the bottom of my heart. Maggie you have given me so many happy days since I met you. I’ve never felt better in my life. We had our little arguments but they didn’t mean anything. Its good we never had one when we were going together we probably wouldn’t be married today. I wouldn’t trade being married to you for anything in this world, and I really mean it. I love you my darling.

[Edited for content.] I can hardly wait to see you in decent clothes honey. Most of the time I’ve seen you, you were puffed up. I am sure glad it will soon be over. You sure deserve a rest. Do you really think she will come in December? That’s just about time I’ll be getting another furlough if they still give them every four months. But I wouldn’t like to be home and have you in a hospital, I wouldn’t be of very much help to you.

Do you mean to tell me that the baby has six teeth already? He sure seems to be going strong. How many teeth does the average 9 months baby have? Do you mean you have to stay up until midnight to give him a bottle? I’d soon change things if I had to do that.

I was starting to get a little mad when you wanted the baby by the phone last Sunday. It was you I wanted to hear from. I was and am so darn lonesome for you. I wanted to hear your voice so bad. Its been almost two months now, and the longest two months I ever spent. I always want to hear about you darling, so write about yourself because I want to hear it.

I love you Maggie.

Hope to be seeing you soon.

Goodnite Mag.

All my love,

Pres.