France

April 21, 1945

My dearest wife:

This was a good Saturday, and not so lonely. Four letters from you today, that’s the reason. I get your mail in about 8 days – (that is the latest one – it was postmarked the 13^th) Your air mail comes much quicker too, so I’d rather have you keep on writing the way you are. You can write more anyway.

I went to the show tonight again “The Thin Man goes home.” I saw it before, but it gave me something to do, and I thought it was good, even the second time.

I like to hear you tell me how lonely you are for me and how you miss me. You can get on idea of how I feel about you. You mean more to me now than you ever did. Just keep on missing me but don’t take it too hard. I miss you something awful, only I don’t dream at night as I guess you know that I do all my dreaming of you in the day time until I go to bed.

Does Allen have many more teeth to get yet? How old will he be when he has them all? I know very little about children and from the looks of things I never will know much about them. The Army seems to have some other plans for me, or is it the war. Anyway they will probably be going to school by the time I get home.

I do like that stationary of yours. It almost makes me feel that you are beside me, and what could be a better feeling than that?

Its good to hear you go to church every Sunday. That is something I can’t say. The only time and I guess the last time was with you in Franklin. I really enjoyed going with you. You were always so pretty and always looked your best for me. That’s why I love you so darn much. Goodnite dearest.

All my love,

Pres.