Philippine Islands

April 15, 1945

My Dearest Darling Wife,

            Hello sweet little angel, how is my darling little wife. Awful, awful sweet I know and fine I hope. You had better be dolly. Gee darling I got another sweet letter from you today and I was so darn thrilled to get it darling. It was so darn sweet and precious dearest, just like all your precious letters are. Gosh Honey your precious letters mean so awful darn much to me and they are so darn sweet. They make me so awful darn happy dearest and make me feel so wonderful all over. Gee darling it gives me the grandest feeling all over when I can get your precious letters. Sure do hope you are getting my mail all right now dearest. Gosh Honey won’t it be wonderful when we are back in each others arms and won’t have to write letters any more. Honey dear you are so darn sweet and I love you so awful darn much.

            I am feeling fine now dearest and getting along all right in every way now. I have plenty of everything now darling. Well Honey it is another hot day here. Been trying to rain this afternoon but no luck so far. Boy it is sure dry and dusty and really has been hot here lately. Sure hope you are having some nice weather now darling and sure hope that cold spell didn’t last to long. Went to church this morning dearest and sure enjoyed it. We have services at eleven in the morning now, right after we get off duty on Sunday and it is sure a lot better than having them at two in the afternoon. Sure hope you got to go to church today dearest. Gee darling won’t it be wonderful when we are back in each others arms and can go to church together every Sunday. Sure hope you haven’t had any more trouble with your side dearest. Please be awful, awful careful dearest and take wonderful care of my sweet little wife. You be sure and see the doctor about your side if it bothers you any more now darling. Sure hope your work isn’t to heavy now dearest. Sure hope you get your vacation in May now darling cause you need the rest so darn bad. I think that is sure a nice time of the year to take it to darling.

            Gee darling I am sure glad you got to go to sunrise services on Easter and then up to Helen Huffs and then up home for breakfast just like you had planned. Sure glad it was a nice day. The folks sure was glad you got up to dearest and sure thought my little Honey looked wonderful. I’ll bet Helen Huff sure like all your things to didn’t she dear. I know you looked so awful wonderful dear, just like you always do. You are so darn sweet and precious dearest and I love you so darn much and so proud of you darling. It would have been so wonderful if I could have been there with you dearest and honey we will be together next year. Won’t it be heavenly when we can go with each other to get our clothes dear and can dress for each other. Gee but I hope my pictures turn out dear, just got to see my little darling and your new outfit dearest. I am sure going to be looking in all my letters for my wonderful pictures now dearest. Gosh Honey they are so darn sweet and mean so awful darn much to me. I’ll have you in my arms looking at you one of these days dearest and we won’t need any pictures then. Gee darling won’t it be heavenly to be able to look into each others eyes again and be able to talk to each other and kiss each other and all like that, we will be so happy dearest.

            Honey Dad sure was happy to get the shirt and handkerchiefs you got him. Mother said he sure did like them and was sure proud of them. They sure was happy to get the deed all fixed up to darling. You are so sweet to help them with everything dearest and always get them sure nice things. Gosh Honey you are the most wonderful little wife in this world and I am so darn proud of you dearest and love you so awful darn much. It makes me feel so swell and makes the folks so happy when you go up to see them dearest and Honey I know you go as often as you can. Gosh Honey won’t it be wonderful when we are in each others arms and can go to visit all our folks and friends together and can go whenever we want to. Just like you said in one of your letters dearest, when we get together it will be the first time any of our folks and friends has ever seen us as man and wife and gee how wonderful it will be dearest. It will be so awful wonderful to be able to spend every minute of our time  together dearest and not have to leave each other a minute for anything. Gee but we will be happy darling and everything will be so wonderful.

            Gee darling I received my other lock of hair in my letter today and gee but I was happy to get it dearest. You know Honey this is what I asked for, the last lock you sent me. Gee but it is wonderful dearest, so awful soft and gosh Honey what a wonderful feeling it gives me. Yes darling a feeling just like if I was there touching it and you know what everything would be like if I was dearest. I sure do remember when we cut it dear and it wasn’t very long when we was in Texas. Just my own precious little blonde aren’t you dearest. Gosh Honey what I wouldn’t of give to been there to help you cut my wonderful lock of hair and gee darling you said right from underneath to. Boy Honey I’ll say it will be wonderful when I can run my hand through there again and that sure goes for you to dearest. Remember when you used to darling. Would it be all right if the hand got in the middle dear, I’ll betcha it would dearest. It sure would be for you to me dearest. Gee darling I am so darn happy to get it, gee but it is heavenly. What else did you say would be going through there darling, you had better tell me dearest, yes yes Honey. Darling you are so darn sweet to me and gee but I love my sweet little dolly so awful darn much. Gosh Honey won’t it be heavenly in our room, talking to each other and doing the things we want to. We have everything planned so perfect dearest and it will be so darn wonderful when our day does come. Boy Honey I’ll bet we start making up for lost time in a very short time after we get together, how many minutes did you say dolly.

            Honey dear you are so darn sweet and I love you so awful, awful darn much and you know I always will dolly. You are so darn sweet and so precious dearest. Gee darling if will be so heavenly to hold you so close to me and kiss you so often. I’ll bet we don’t let go of each other for a long time after we first get together dearest. Honey I know God hears our prayers and will keep us safe and bring us together as soon as possible now. Please take wonderful care of my precious parts dearest, gee but they are wonderful and I love them so darn much. Yours are fine dolly, miss you so awful darn much. You are the sweetest and most adorable little wife in this world dolly and I love you so awful darn much and you know I always will dearest.

            Well sug I guess I had better close for this time and I’ll write you as soon as possible now. I’ll be looking for your precious letters now dearest. Please be awful, awful careful now dearest and take wonderful care of my sweet little wife. Remember now dolly chin up and always happy. Tell all hello dearest.

            Love and more love to my sweet adorable little angel.

            Loads and loads of love to my dearest darling wife I love so awful darn much.