Belgium

November 15, 1944

 

Dear Mom,

            Well tomorrow is your birthday. I hope it will be a happy one. And I hope before you have another I’ll be home again.

            I just received your letter of November third. You mentioned that you had sent Helen the Rosary and had given Bobbie her crucifix. If I remember correctly, they were in the first package I sent so you must have received it. Perhaps you mentioned it in another letter that I haven’t received yet. I do hope the package arrived OK. I’ll be sending another soon. I might go to the Liege tomorrow and if I do, I’ll complete my shopping and sent the box right away-

Glad to hear Ginny is feeling better. I hope she keeps improving. She’s missed a lot and probably because she didn’t feel well at the time and it made her disposition bad. See what I wouldn’t give to get out that old fall dress and take off to a med school dance with the old gang or to pile in Cheatham’s Little Mercury and go to Washington like we used to. Those were the days. I miss them too.

            I haven’t received any of the Christmas package yet. But from what I hear, the biggest load of Christmas mail ever is on the way. I never received Anne’s package or her mothers either.

            I hope Gene does get back to the states. It’s been over a little longer than I have. You won’t know us for the service stripes and ribbons and bottle stars we’ve got now.

            They’re picking up mail to be censored now so long for this time.

 

                                                                                                            Love,

                                                                                                                         Jack