Sunday 9:30 AM.
[Actual date most
likely: 6/11/44]
Dear Mother,
I’ll start
my letter writing before I go to church. Got your very
interesting letter yesterday. Too bad that it keeps raining so, but
maybe it will quit soon. Also heard from Luther & he said the rain was
holding him back too.
Our time
must be getting very short for we are running on regular schedule to-day & no
one is out on pass. We haven’t done anything so far but are supposed to
have an inspection of our clothes & equipment to-day. They are going to let
us go to church, but otherwise, we are subject to call just as on a week-day
& we don’t appreciate it much either!!
They have
given us our “change of address” cards & we are filling them out this A.M.
– all we put on them is our names & company address, then we turn them in
& our Company Commander fills out our “destination” & sends them to you
after we are gone! We don’t have many, so you can send my address to Miriam
& Martha for chance I don’t get any more. I’m sending Ester one.
We are getting
new clothes, equipment, etc., & having inspection after inspection every
day & will from now on, so we can be ready to go at a moments notice. We
still don’t have the faintest idea of where or when we are going, but it
doesn’t look like it will be long!
We had our
wire & switchboard tests yesterday & I think all of us passed with
flying colors. All the other sections have had theirs too.
Never mind
about sending the address to Mir. & Martha, for I just got some more cards.
To-day is
beautiful & pleasant. It has been nice & pleasant all the week &
we’ve done hardly anything, so have enjoyed it. Just got
thru’ with rifle inspection, so hope to go to church in a few minutes if
something else doesn’t come up.
Was
surprised to hear that Lee was at home & I know he enjoyed it a lot. Pity
he has to go back. I don’t imagine he said much, did he? Guess he & Paul
& Tommy Walker had a big time together again. It was nice that they got to-gether. Maybe we will all be to-gether
again soon!
I’m hoping
to get off next week-end & go to Friso, tho’ I hate to get mixed up in the “traffic” jams that go
with the trip. Jimmie Joe & I want to go to-gether
if possible, tho’ it may not work out that way.
I have a
little money saved up that I’ll have to send home if I don’t get to spend it on
some week-ends or a furlough before we leave & you can put in the Bank for
me. I’ll hold it until I find out we are leaving! Too, when I tell you, have my
meager bank account withdrawn & then deposit it again in both our names as
a “Joint account” & then you wouldn’t have any trouble getting it out if
anything happened to me (which I trust will not!). I believe the car is already
in Martha’s name, so for the exception of my interest in the Beagler, motor boat, & the 22 rifle, I believe that
about covers my “real-properties”; so I won’t go to the trouble of making out a
will & executor, etc. Don’t change
the bank account until I tell you tho’ unless you
know I’ve left for overseas, for I might write a check on it sometime. My war
Bonds will come direct to you, so take care of them.
I’ll use
this smaller sheet to finish, for I don’t think there is much more to say.
Hope Martha
got to see you this week-end & that you had a big time. It was nice that
you got to go to
Where did
all those people come from that joined the church? Were they mostly children?
That was really fine & I hope the Church continues to grow! I rarely hear
from Mr. James but realize he is very busy.
Pity the
cotton & fertilizer got washed up & hope you have better luck from now
on. Sounds funny to hear of so much rain there & none
ever here. We could use some. Guess it’s hard on the strawberries, isn’t
it? I saw where they were, bringing $10 each.
I don’t
think it would pay to make
Well, it’s
about church time, so will close here. But wishes to you on this “your day”
& may God Bless you & all mothers & grant you much
happiness!
Always
remembering you,
Russell
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