April 21, 1944

Hello Dot

Well honey hope every one is feeling fine by now. When one gets sick like that they usually all get it.

It’s a swell country over here in Italy. The people are kind of hard up. We get along swell with most all of them. They sure like the Americans. Sure will have a lot to tell you when I get home. Thank the girls for the nice letters they write. Also tell them I love them both. I would kill to see sis writing one of those letters bet that’s good. But the best letter I get is from Gordie. ha ha. Good thing him and I understand each other. I understand every thing he says. He’s my boy.

Say hello to Hazel and Mary for me. Some times I don’t get a chance to write to all of them. But you can relay for me. ha ha. Will write to them when i get the time.

Dot the packages are kind of slow. So send cigs a box would come in mighty handy. Have Gordon put one of his pipes in it, last the one I had. Got one from Mary dated the six of March. I mean a carton of cigs not a pipe. ha. Hope you don’t wash all that dam paint off. I intend to take about 4 weeks off when I get out of here so have the paint ready. Will paint it all up then. Just have plenty of good old Erie beer handy. Hope ma Loosemore had a good trip. She sure gets around for having such a bad leg. Say hello to the old girl for me. But don’t tell her I said old girl. ha.

Hope Ray is making out O.K. I wrote to him but haven’t heard a word so far. Wrote to his Bobby but haven’t heard from her either.

Well honey write as often as you can. Don’t worry about me I am OK. Will be home soon. Hope hope poor old Gordon I sure feel for him. It’s spring again that poor little house. ha ha ha

Jim