August 5, 1944

Norfolk, Va

Hello Everybody,

            How are you all today. I  am fine and hope you are too.

            Gee, I’m glad your not mad a  me about not coming up to see you. I think I’ll get home next weekend and I will see you all then.

            In case you don’t know it, I have told you I think, I’m working in a office down here taking care of names of all the boys who come into and leave the base. I don’t quite remember wheather I told you I was going to be a mail clerk or not but some think come up and Jim working in this office now. It’s a very easy job and clean. I don’t have to stand guard “only when I’m not up to par” I get liberty every night from 4:30 to 7:30 the next morning and every weekend off from 4:30 Sat. till 7:30 Mon. morning. I can’t get home every weekend but I will be able to get home 1 or 2 times a month. That’s not so bad is it. I think I’m pretty lucky. Don’t you. If I calculated right I’ll be here about 4½ or 5 months.

            Well I don’t know what else to write about cause nothing of interest happened yet so I’ll say so long for now.

                                                                                                Love to all

                                                                                                Howard

                                                                                                “The Klorox Kid”

P.S. Thanks for the gift.