January 25^th, 1946

Manila Luzon P.I.

My dearest darling,

Well sweet, long time no hear and I don’t like that please tell me what the trouble is?

The reason I haven’t been writing more often in the past is because I was waiting to hear from you but no luck. So I thought maybe it would be a very good idea if I wrote to you and found out the score? I guess I expect to hear from you too often and I can’t help that because I love you honey. I guess it is rather difficult for you to write with not much happening to write about I am getting tired of writing letters myself but I know that I won’t have to write many more because I will only be out here another month at the most. I wrote so darn many letters already that I dream about them. So honey just to be your sweet little self please do write once in a while ok?

Mother told me that you bought such a neat house coat for [with] the money that I gave you for Christmas, swell. Are you going to model it for me when I get home? You know my sweet nothing but the best for you.

I am reading the book “Forever Amber” and it is a pretty good book although I wouldn’t recommend it for a churches library because it is rather “rare” in parts.

We are here at the dock taking on cargo at the present and the mosquitos are biting me to death, they sure do make pests out of themselves, believe me. There is a lot of swamp land around here so that makes them all the worse.

What’s new on the home front hon? It sure will be swell to get back there again even if men’s clothing are hard to get I’ll get some somehow or other! Tell me all the latest developments when you write again ok? Have you been down to Lester’s since it reopened?

I really have a racket on here now all I do is tell other fellows what to do and what must be done. I hate to tell other people what to do because I always hated to have someone tell me what to do but I love it???

I guess I better say goodnight darling and sweet dreams be sweet and do write soon. I must dash now or I won’t get my twelve hours sleep tonight! Nite now!

P.S. Give my regards to your Mother and Dad

Loving you always,

Genie