France

April 24, 1945

My dearest wife:

I missed writing to you again last night. I went to the show, and to our surprise they had a double feature, “Destiny” and “Meet me in St. Louis”. They were both good and it was pretty late by the time I got back. I guess you will forgive me this time.

I went out on a little trip today for a change. It was about 120 miles round trip and I feel kinda beat up tonight. I went after some supplies. Boy, these roads around here are awful, all full of holes, and it really beats you driving over them.

Say honey, did you get the perfume yet? I am anxious to hear what you have to say about it. I thought it had a wonderful smell. I hope you like my choice.

Are films hard to get for my camera? Can you buy 35 m.m. film book, by that I mean by the yard, and maybe get some spools to put it on. I wish you would check this because if the film ain’t so hard to get, I want you to send me the camera so I can take a few pictures while I am over here. We have a boy here that develops and prints pictures. He also made the one I sent you. I sent one to mother too.

I think you should buy about three or four more of those brassieres if they are as good as you say they are. You want to look pretty for me when I come home, don’t you?

Yes Maggie, I do wish you were still a nurse. I think I would feel pretty proud having a wife a Lt in the nurse corps. I sometimes wish I would have made you finish. You know you would have if you hadn’t met me. I am proud of you anyway Maggie, just being my wife and a good mother to our children. I love you very much and I am very happy with you, right in the place you are now – as a mother. You have all my Love,

Pres.