Monday

July 10, 1944

My dearest wife,

It is awfully hot here tonight, I never sweated as much as I am now in Franklin, but then I had you there to take the heat off my mind. I am getting that awful lonesome feeling already and it’s only a week. I wish we would go overseas soon. I could forget about it more. I may as well be over I can’t have you with me anyway.

My class went over alright today, only two more hours more to go. One tomorrow and one next week. I am getting this paper all messy from my sweat. No kidding honey, I’ll bet you never saw me like this before.

How is little Pres behaving? I hope he is as good now as he was for us. I really miss Franklin.

I haven’t heard from home yet, but I should within the next day or so. By the way when you are going to go to Pa. Maybe by the time I get my furlough in a month or so you won’t be able to travel again. I’ll leave it up to you, if you don’t want to go, then isn’t anything I can do or say about it. Don’t count too much on the furlough I only know one thing, they have to give up one before we go over, if we haven’t had one for six months.

I think I am going to cut this short honey, it’s too damn how for writing letters.

Tell the family I was asking about them, and give Allen another kiss for me.

All My Love,

Preston