December 15, 1942
Monday 7:10
Dearest Mary Ellen,
Hello darling. How is my little sweetheart today, I hope you are happy and just as sweet as ever. I got two letters today, but first I’ll answer for the days activities. We stayed in class this morning and this afternoon we went out on the line. Their wasn’t much doing so I quietly slipped back to the barracks, got my soap and towel and took a shower, then I read a book until 3:30. We left then for the hospital to take our fever shot. They first injected some stuff on the inside of our left arm just below the elbow. We go back Wednesday to see if it has taken or not. If tomorrow we get a big dose of typhoid that is supposed to make our arm pretty stiff. We are going to exercise after the shot so it won’t stiffen up so much. I guess if you can exercise and get the blood to circulating through your arm, it helps a lot.
I really got my share of mail today. Two from you, one from mother and Beulah and a package of writing paper from Beulah. She sent a whole reem of plain white bond. It will last me a long time. I should write other letters tonight but I don’t know if I will.
We had spare ribs for dinner tonight which were pretty good. I don’t think there is anything else to tell you about today so I will begin answering your letters.
I’ll answer your Thursday letter first darling. I’m sure glad that you are getting so much enjoyment from the flowers. Don’t you let them make you feel bad though. I know just how you feel. When I get a package wrapped by you I feel the same way. I can just see you wrapping it up. I’m glad that the flowers were really nice. I tried to get some real nice ones and I told the florist here that I wanted nice ones. They were very nice about it and told me what would be nice this time of year. I sent mother roses for Xmas because I thought they wouldn’t see many back there. I almost ordered a potted plant but thought better of it. You old darling. You had better stop talking about coming down here or I will give in. I get to thinking about it and almost decide it would be all right. That would be the most wonderful thing that could happen right now. After we are married darling I hope you can come and stay where I am stationed. Speaking of being stationed, I still haven’t anymore news about being moved. I am sure of it by now though because fellows from other squadrons are being transferred here. I think we will be going the first point of January. All I’m afraid of is that we might be moved east in a few months. Of course nothing has been said about it but the way everyone is bunching up here, something is going to happen. Then again we might be stationed at Douglas fir a long time. I surely hope so. Helen is a pal of mine from now on. She certainly is for us isn’t she dear. That reminds me, I had better write her a letter. I’m not sure of the address so you write it down in your next letter, along with the phone number. You said something about trip gas darling. Do you mean you could get gas for coming to me? If you can, it would be the best way to do. Then you could bring most of your clothes and things. Darn it now I’m all het up about you coming down. I think and dream too much about it all day long without writing it. I want you to know how much I really need you though dearest. It would be so wonderful to get through at the post and then go home to you. Id better stop this!!!
I’m not going to send any Xmas cards dear. You put my name on whichever ones you think should have it. It doesn’t have to be on very many.
You don’t have to worry about the other fellows staying at the dance dear. The fellows I go with are tired of trying to dance in that mess so we don’t ever go there. We just monkey around town or do our shopping and then go home. It only takes a little while to get tired of town anyway. It’s just a change from our everyday surroundings and I guess that’s the reason we go in. I still haven’t been to any shows in town. I might have gone tonight, but I had too many letters to write.
Speaking of the Old Spice on that letter reminds me of what the fellows call it. It is so strong and lasting that they can always smell it on me. They call it, don’t be shocked darling, you know how a bunch of men are, its all in fun anyway. Well they call it “[censored]” its looks awful written down but when said in a joking manner it isn’t so bad. I still have quite a bit left. It sure lasts. Of course I only use it once or twice a week.
The absorbine jr. I bought is helping my athlete foot a lot. I’m glad I bought it.
I guess we both think about the same things dear. You asked me if I ever thought about your handling the better a few days before. I always think of that. I guess were both too sentimental.
I won’t open your presents ahead of time unless I have to dear. I hope I can wait that long.
You want to know some of the things I’ve learned, but it’s hard to tell anyone in a letter and especially a woman because they wouldn’t know what I was talking about. Maybe when I see you, I will find time to explain a few important items. Thanks for the nice big kiss darling. I wish I had the girl that made them. That’s all for Thursdays letter now for Fridays.
Thanks so much for the pictured dear, they are swell of you. I showed the fellows the one of you all dressed up in your suit and boy did they like it. I have seen most of their wives and sweethearts pictures and none of them can even come close to you. They make me want you all the more. I think I like that picture better than any you have sent.
As far as I know the letter wasn’t looked into here. I don’t know where it could be opened. It’s a wonder they didn’t eat the candy.
Mother will be glad to get the pictures dear, your sure thoughtful.
Don’t you feel bad about Conty being dirty because she was dirty all last winter when I was home. It’s just impossible to keep a can clean when its always raining. Did you have the radiator apron put on for those days? If it isn’t in the car trunk its in the green trunk in the millhouse. The fasteners might be in the trunk also. I should have attended to that before I left darling.
I have the negative of that snap dear, so I will send it in this letter.
The ground here has pretty well dried out, but it is packed down so hard that no dust stirs up. The last couple weeks since the rain have been pretty comfortable.
Your shoe
trees wouldn’t work dear. I think you had better let it go until I try for some
in town. I really don’t need them because I stuff my good shoes with paper.
I hope I can help with the furniture dear. After this is all over with ill probably pay for it two or three times. (The siren is blowing, maybe a fire.) All out!!! Here I am back again. It was just a drill. Everyone has to quit whatever they are doing and fall in, in front of the orderly room.
I’ll probably be sending a bunch of letters home one of these days. Beulah hasn’t written me many letters dear. They are just about the news and the weather though. When I send my letter home, you will probably read them all anyway, you snoopy little snure. Well dearest, that’s about all I have to write. I think this is the longest letter I have written for quite some time.
I’m going to write Beulah tonight and then write mother tomorrow. I have written as many as four letters in one night, but it’s too much to try to do.
Good night dearest. I’m being good all the time. Don’t get any bad colds this winter. Bye darling.
All my love dearest
Glenn