Friday 8 P.M.

26 Apr. 46

 

My darling wife: -

            Just finished taking my bath so outside of being lonely for my darling I feel pretty good. I‘ve done a little more today than I have the last couple of days. Jim and myself went down the line to visit the British. We went there to make a security check but didn’t make much headway. This morning I visited the prison, was looking for a man, what a crummy place. Last night after chow all of us went out to M. G. to see a movie, “The Sailor Takes a Wife.” It was good. While we were there we saw the new home so as to get some idea what ours would be like and it’s very nice. Ours is coming along fine, they have it all staked off. It will be complete and ready to move in the first day of June. That certainly will be a relief, it will be much more like home when we can sleep in beds and eat from a table. I bought myself a new watch today. Jim, the Lt., needed some money and he had three watches so I bought one for 450 yen that’s equal to $30. - Its a brand new watch that he bought aboard the boat on the way over. Its stainless steel, waterproof, shockproof, and is Swiss made. I still have the one you sent me but it isn’t keeping good time. I’m anxious to find out if you’ve received all the money I sent home because the one check for $60 was signed and anyone could have cashed it. The one for $14 - of course had to be counter-signed by you. From now on any money I send home I’ll send by registered letter then I’ll be sure it reaches home. I was sitting in the office yesterday figuring how much my honey & I should have saved until I get home and if I figure correctly it should be around $2000. This figure includes the $50 you get every month, my check I send every month, the $150. I leave Japan with, my mustering out pay, and if I get discharged in Calif. my travel pay. This figure of course is only if you’re able to bank this money, if you should have to use it for something else that’s different. Honey if only we can have that much we can really get a start towards that happy life the both of us have ahead. Honey I love you and only you so I’m really looking forward to a very happy future, I know you are also so that makes things fine. I’ll always love you so don’t forget that dear. Be a good girl for Eddie and I’ll be a good boy for Fran, that’s a deal isn’t it? Give my regards to your folks, Geo. & Blanch, & all our friends.

                                                                                                With all my love,

                                                                                                Your honey.