Sun. July 8, 1945

 

Dear Grandma, Grandpa, and Family:

            Well here I am again late as usual but I guess it’s better to be late than not write at all isn’t it.  I have not gotten any mail from you for a long time but I expect a letter any day now.  I got a letter from Flo, and I’ll be darned if I can make out her writing.  I’m pretty bad but she has me beat.  She sent me Carl’s address but all I can make out of it is New Mexico.  I hear Gumpy was home again.  I sure was glad to hear it.  I guess it will be quite a while before I get home again due to my being in the army of occupation.  Gee, there sure are a lot of guys going home from here.  I don’t know exactly how long I’ll stay over here cause I have 83 points and I don’t know what they will do with us when they lower them cause I’ll be in the most critical score I’m still sweating out another start yet.  It’s up in Air Forces Hqs. now but I don’t know if we’ll get it or not.  Gee, next month it will be two long years since I’ve been home and 18 months overseas.  Things are really dead over here now, nothing to do or no place to go.  I wish we would move of out Italy but I guess we won’t cause they are going to build barracks for us so that means we’ll stay right here.  I got to see Jinx Falkenberg, the movie actress, last week in a U.S.O called Duffy’s Tavern with Gardner the fellow who always says “hello, Duffy, this is Archy”.  Ha he sure is funny.  Old Jinx looked pretty well stocked ,but our outfit had a party and they invited the whole troupe to it and well I got a close look at her and boy she’s not what she’s cracked up to be painted up like an Indian.  It’s some hot over here, believe me it is.  I’ve been swimming twice this year in the Adriatic and it sure was good to, but it’s nothing like Atlantic City no roller at all.  What’s new around Highlandtown any thing let me know.  Well I guess this will have to be all for now cause I don’t know what else to write about, so here’s hoping I’ll be seeing you this year yet.  Say hello to everyone for me and don’t worry, everything’s okay.  So long now, and I will write soon again.  Hoping to here from all of you soon.  Lots of love to all and may the dear Lord bless all of you and keep all of you safe always and from all here.  So long now.

                                                                        Love and Kisses

                                                                                    Norm

 

P.S.

Don’t forget I’m in a new outfit now so my address has changed.