CO.C. 735th R.O.B.

APO #350 C% P.M. N.Y, N.Y.

600/pm Nov. 29, 1944

Somewhere in France

 

Dearest Darling,

            You don’t know how wonderful it is Darling to have this time to write you a letter.  Very seldom do I have the chance to write, but when I do I’ll always write you.

            Pheety I’m so worried about you, I don’t know whether you’re sick or feeling good or where you are.  I haven’t received any mail at all since Oct. 28th, a month ago.  I think I’ll go crazy if they don’t get our mail to us pretty soon.  And to make it worse, I’m so homesick for you Darling it just isn’t funny.

            I guess I told you in some of my previous letters that a few of us have been separated from the rest of our unit.  That’s why we’re not getting our mail, it’s with the rest of our outfit & no one has time to go after it nor will anyone bring it to us.  I guess we’ll-

 

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– eventually get it & I hope it’s soon.  Our chief clerk wrote our Commanding officer to send our mail right away to us.

            Well we’re moved again Pheety, we moved Nov. 23rd on Thanksgiving Day & we’re operating once again in new territory.  We’re still working those long tiresome hours but not quite as bad as we had it at the other place.  Oh yes, I forgot to tell you I had turkey for Thanksgiving & was hoping that day that you too had a nice dinner.  I was thankful for a lot of things Darling.  I am thankful I have you to look forward to & thankful I am in pretty good health & alive.  When I say only pretty good health I mean I feel good, but I’m never rested & I’m losing a lot of weight.  I haven’t had a chance to weigh myself but I imagine I’ve gone from 150 to about 135 lbs.  Anyway I am getting a little thin from working so long without-

 

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-any rest.  If I could get more sleep I believe I’d always weigh the same.  But maybe the war will be over soon & I can get my rest.  Well my Darling I believe I have your shopping all done.  The last two trips here of our new location I’ve been buying you some nice souvenirs of France & gifts I hope you’ll enjoy.  I still haven’t found just what I’m looking for, but I hope you’ll enjoy.  I know you want my love Darling, more than anything else & you know as well as I that you have every bit of my love.  Pheety I love you more every day with all my heart & if I couldn’t have you to come back to, I’d be lost.  And as I tell you in every letter my Darling wife, you don’t have any idea how much you stand out in my mind every minute of everyday.  I can’t think of anything else-

 

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-but you Darling & what or who could be sweeter than you to think of.  Everyday I keep wondering where you are, in St. Paul or Belfter.  Maybe I should be sending your mail home but I keep sending it to St. Paul until I learn otherwise.  My biggest worry is what you’re doing & how you are as I know you have so much trouble [edited for content].  Please Darling be careful & take good care of yourself.  And don’t worry about me because your Pheety is looking out for himself every minute over here.  I’m counting on coming back to you Darling & I’ve made up my mind it won’t be long.  I’ve seen all I want of France & I want to get out of this damn country, as I’ve learned there’s no place like home with my wife.  I’m still saving all my love & kisses for you Darling & I have yet to give my first kiss away.  I’m saving it for you Darling & I hope you can say the same to me.  I just know you can. –

 

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-I hope as time goes by that you don’t get discouraged & wondering when the devil I’m coming home.  If you still love me, I know you can wait Darling.  Remember Pheety this war can’t last much longer & I’ll be coming home in the late Spring or early Summer.  All I want you to do Darling is to take good care of yourself & remember I’ll always love you.  No one can take your place with me Margaret, never.  I hope you have a happy Christmas Darling & I’m sorry I couldn’t get your presents to you in time.  Next year we’ll be together for Christmas & won’t we be happy?  I sent some cards the 25th, I hope you get them before Christmas.  I have to go back to work now Darling & don’t forget, you’ll be on my mind every minute.

            All my love & kisses for only you.

           

                        Love

                                    Your

                                                Dumplin
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