Feb. 10, 1944                          Co. C –735th (OPN.) BN.

Thurs. 8:00 pm                               Camp Plauche

New Orleans (12), La.

 

My Darling,

            Oh where has my Pheety been, I haven’t heard from her for 3 days. Doesn’t she love me anymore. I’m so blue I have a terrible headache tonite and I feel so lonesome without your letters Darling. I missed writing you yesterday because I hadn’t been getting your letters. Your mail Darling has stopped all at once and I was too blue to even know what to write. I miss my Pheetyheart’s letters so much that I worry that something might have happened to you. I just know you have enough time to write because you can’t be any busier than I am and I can write you everyday. I just guess since you’re in Springfield (if you are) you’ve forgotten all about me.

            Guess what Darling, I got paid today. After part of your allotment was deducted, my war bond and insurance I drew $16.38. They took out insurance for a month in advance for the first time, so after this I will get $28.00 when I’m paid. I’m going to hang on to it so when you get here we’ll have that much more to get along on. We had our first dress parade tonite and the formation was really beautiful. The band and the flags in front of the Battalions and then the companies of all the men followed. The cannon gave three salutes which a person could hear five miles away. It all was really thrilling. Once again my address is different, but this is the last and final time. I am now activated into a permanent battalion but still in the same company. This will be the outfit I’ll go overseas with if we go.

            Co. C-735 Railroad Operating Battalion, but is all abbreviated on the envelope Co. C-735th OPN. BN. Darling you don’t know how I miss you, let alone your letters. If you’ve changed your mind about coming I think the disappointment will break my heart. If you don’t love me anymore I wish you would at least write me Darling cause Margaret you live in my heart stronger everyday. You’re all I got to live for Pheety and I’ll never give you up for the world. If only you knew I couldn’t eat or sleep right. Darling I just couldn’t get along that’s all.

                                                Your Faithful Pheety,

                                                            Vincent

P.S. It looks like you just don’t love me anymore. Do you Pheety?