Oct 10, 1944

My Dearest Darling Sweetest Dolly,

I hope the bunch of letters come today. It seems like I haven’t heard from you for a month, and I only missed one day not getting a letter from you. I hope you don’t feel as bad as I do when you don’t get a letter. I’ll love you always honey, and what I wouldn’t give to see you. Just to see that nice sparkle in your eyes, and to hear your voice, and to tell you how much I love you.

I read a book yesterday, showing how a young man made a fortune. I thought maybe I could get a few pointers, but when the story ended he was broke and had to start all over again. So that is what I am going to have to do when I get home. I have plenty of time to think about what to do, if I could only talk to you it would be alright. So I guess I’ll just have to keep on thinking how sweet you one, and then let you think with me what I am going to do when I get home.

Yesterday they were cutting hair, and Schwartz needed a haircut, he still needs it, almost growing over his ears. When Schwartz came up, I told him I would cut it for him, so he sat down, and I started cutting, then I said to Dudick I wonder how this will look-I never cut hair before. Schwartz jumped up, and wouldn’t let me touch him again. I put a big nick in his hair, and he still doesn’t have it cut. I’m worrying about if mine will grow back in. Wouldn’t it be hell if I came back bald headed. I don’t think I will, unless it lasts until I’m 70.

Can you tell me if I answered Flow and Gene’s letter? I’m going to keep a record of people I write letters to, I write a whole bunch of letters and then I can’t remember who to. I wrote to Dick Bell yesterday.

Do you know what I got today, a good behavior pin, and Pappy Sharp got his first, and I told him if he got one I should get two. He said you ornery little devil, it’s a wonder you even get to look at one. Now if I could go down to the south pacific, I’ll have ribbons all over my chest, but as you say, all you want to see me with is me with my discharge paper in my hand. Pappy is ornery he was telling me about when we were back in bannocks he put and old chicken leg in a fellow’s bed, and he said it stayed there until it began to smell. I couldn’t figure out how it stayed there a month. The guy should shake out his blankets - I do almost every other day – or when it is nice. Then he told me who the fellow was, so that explained everything. I never have seen the fellow take a shower.

I was just thinking, you don’t suppose I will get out any sooner on good behavior like they do in other prisons. Dry sense of humor I have, ain’t it?

Have you ever heard from Jean? I asked you that once before. What I would like to know is where Marty or Monty. I should have said [illegible] that’s their name, isn’t it? You don’t suppose they are mad at us do you?

When are you going to send that package – with the heavy socks – wash clothes, stationary? It does take a long time to get here, but everything tastes so good. Andy needs some cookies from Ruth they were good too. Do you know that she may come back out there? Did she ever write to you? I heard she was going to. Have you heard from Maggy? I’ll bet you sound like a couple worrying old biddies. Do you? There’s nothing to worry about I’ll tell you, unless I stumble and break my leg or something silly – or if Willie touches a live wire and a current goes through him.

I had to clean out my glove compartment in my truck, and I found a round can in it, that had German words on it, and I took it over to the German in the battery he couldn’t read what was on it, so I opened it – do you know what it said? (Not like [what] was in the package you found on the bus that time). It had two little round discs in it with more German so I’ll try and keep it till I get home to see if your dad can read it. He’s smart. How is his tooth? Did he ever find out any more about his operation? Tell him not to work too hard. Does he still work all of the overtime?

My Darling of all Darlings, Dearest of all Dears. I’ll end this now and I love you a couple million times more today than I did yesterday at this time. I’ll love you always, a big hug and a bigger kiss.

Your Ever Loving,

Giles