August 13, 1945

Dear Thomas well here I am again and I got a letter from you today. You wrote it the 4 of August and I sure was glad to get it and glad to know you were all right. Well the old war is still not over yet but I don’t think it be so much longer now but this was terrible to get the people all worked up and the boys to. I know they must be disgusted. Well we are both all right tho it has been awful hot the last two or three days. You ask me where Charlson boy was at. He is in Hunlonina I believe. Either there or Hawola Island but he works in the office and he said he would be one of the last one to get to come home but he has not been over there very long yet. Well today was Aunt Filo birthday. I have not get her anything yet but I am going to get her something before I see her. And Peggie is the 20 of August so I got to get her something to and then Naomi is in September and yours is to but I save yours for when you come home. I know you won’t have to stay over there Shirley very long after it all over. Well I close for tonite so answer as soon as possible mother and dad.