Nov 20 1943
My Dearest Mom & Dad
At last I
am writing you once again and I hope you haven’t been worried because of no
letter. I have been so busy with work and the evenings pass so fast that it
seems that I could never get time to write. Received a Vmail today and so glad to hear from you Dad. I was
so pleased to hear that you are already on your new job and like it so well.
Good luck on it Dad and don’t work too hard. Take care of yourself because all
the time I am here I worry about you both.
So the
chatter box is there. I am sure glad I am not there but I can seem to ever hear
her away out here. That’s just like her to be gadding around and get that
chatter started and be late for eats.
Yes I
imagine it is like Fall there now. The leaves are
still on the trees here and I guess they wont fall
off. We are eating tangerines now. You remember what they are. I sent some from
down in
My letters
seem to be coming pretty fair now. Yours of the 31st of Oct got here
today. Not bad. When I was at one of the other camps Oct 2 I sent Myrtle $30 by
cable and in her letter yesterday of the 30 of Oct she said she got the money.
It took plenty long for it to come. She said she was going to spend all of it
for Christmas gifts. Oh yes by the way I got one gift already. Myrtle sent me a
shaving kit in a nice leather case with shaving cream, soap, tooth past, talcum
powder and a tooth brush. I am using my electric razor now as I have the 110 volts
from my light using system.
I suppose
it was quiet there in
Well I am
working around on the Italian radio again and am going to try and stay with it
until I get it working. I am changing it around a little so it will be more
compact. It is in turn units and I am setting one on top of the other so the
connections between them will be shorter.
I am well
and I don’t get so lonesome as much as I use to. You know it has been 16 months
since I come in the army but it doesn’t seem nearly that long. I hope it isn’t
another 16 months before I get out because I miss Myrtle so and she seems to
miss me a lot. She is so sweet and good to me and is so happy each time she
gets one of my letters.
Gosh I am
about out of news for this time so guess I will close. Please don’t worry about
me as I am O.K. I miss you both a lot and wished we could all be together for
the Holidays. I hope you are both well and getting along O.K. give my regards
to Bob and Mary, Mr. and Mrs. Scheirman, and to all
the rest of the good friends there: Mom say a special Hello to Mrs. Duval for
me.
Goodnight
and God Bless you both and keep you well always.
Your Most Loving Son
Howard
P.S. Dad here is a 5 franc note I am sending you. It is the
money like we use here. 1 franc is equal to 2 cents of American money. So 5
francs is 10 cents.