6 Sept 1944

Wednesday

Darling Mine,

Now toady is good news day though yesterday was bad news day. I would rather that it followed in that sequence. From bad to better and then to best. Yesterday I spent some time in Gen Brett’s office with the CG of the Air Force. We got a bit of a going over after as manner of fashion. When a Lieutenant General does that it is usually well done. Nothing serious my dear and I have told you before that all luck could not always be good when it came to tactical decisions and the results. The information one has to go and act on is often times slim for it always to turn out successful. Anyway I have for a year and a half had more than my share of most excellent results so it was about time. Anyway we were not unsuccessful even then. Just a matter of some manner of procedure in which a certain of confusion reigned. All the result of one officer slipping badly. A guy in this position is always at the mercy of the officers working for him as I have said before. Anyway I didn’t care much for having to be in that position for a change but it is all fixed up now. We have the best outfit in the Air Force by general reputation.

Now for today the good news day-----I was informed this morning that my orders to the Orlando School were being requested for the October class. That class starts on the ninth of October and I must be there on the eighth which is a Sunday. There are to be thirty days leave following the school which will run me up to November twentieth at which time I will have to depart Miami for back here. Now that, my fine and dear little wife is the kind of news that I like to hear and of course from this moment on I will be on pins and needles till the time comes and worrying about something coming up to make the plans haywire. Anyway I am now planning to be in Orlando on the seventh of October. Now little darling what are your plans to rendezvous with this man Day your fond and doting husband. Wives are of course forbidden as a routine notice to students but since we know the Sec. of the school and because I am from foreign service( two hour interruption which will no doubt delay this getting off today)I can see no reason why my Toots should not be there and be-sides she is going to be there anyway, so THERE. Isn’t that right/ I would advise dear that you write Mrs. Holden and get the drop on a place to stay etc. She should be able to tell you about the place and what you would like to know. How will you travel and when will you be there? The school lasts eleven days dear and then we will be on our own. Boy oh boy!! To fly you have to go all the way round by Atlanta like I did and it takes from in the afternoon all night and you arrive in Orlando about five the next morning. It is a long trip but less trouble than the train. However you take the chance of getting bumped which means that if someone with a priority comes along and wants your seat off you go. And that is not unusual and they are very hardboiled about it. My orders should be out in about two weeks and of course I will verify last minute arrangements with you dearest by some means. It will of course take me only a day and a half to get there. Six hour fight from here to Miami and then to make connections to Orlando which is only and hour and a half away by plane. Dear heart I will be so glad to be with you once again and we will make it a happy time darling. For I love you more than ever and loving you close to you is so much better than from a distance. Eh what?

I sent you the birthday gift ad the pistol and it arrived in the US yesterday and should be in SA by the end of this week express. In other words about the tenth of the month. Since you are not home you had better inquire at the express office as soon as you get back. I wasn’t able to get to Guatemala as I wrote you in the 1^st letter for official reasons but may be able to be fore I see you.

About Gladys Wilards son dear. He is not in my command so I have nothing to do with his leave nor can I do anything about it. He will of course have to take his turn which is pretty uncertain as to when but he should be able to tell his mother about that and when is most likely. He is eligible after a year here to go on the list. He I at the same place and doing alright. Working in the operations office at his post which is a good job and he seems happy and very well looks fine. Better than a year ago when he first arrived. I saw him only a few days ago. (I notice that my speedy typing causes numerous mistakes but all understandable).

That cartoon. Now is that nice dear. I really enjoyed it and got a good laugh. You devil. Do I seem to worry too much about getting old? Maybe I do. And I will fix that matter of being able to sleep well. I know just the thing and though I am not a doctor I can fix that. And do I want to?-----.

I have to go to the Venezuelan embassy this pm for a diplomatic tea push and it has ruined a game of golf o had planned today. That I don’t like. (More interruption) Where was I?

Darling I will finish this, there has just arrived a letter from you from the town next to Big D and I am anxious to read it. I send my love darling and am counting the days till time to join you. Adios dearest girl.