To:

Lt. William D. Meehan- 01550660

PX Div. – HQ. COMD. –ETOUSA

A.P.O 887

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New York, N.Y

From: H.C Meehan

56-50 68^th Street

Maspeth, L.T, N.Y

April 12, 1945

P.S. Bye for now, honey lamb, and let me know if you want anything special

No. 166

Dear Billy:

I just received your letter of April 6^th.

I do love the “Christmas Night” perfume, Billy, and as I told you, everyone was quite envious it can’t be bought over here at all. I didn’t know it was so scarce over in Paris and I do appreciate all the trouble you went to, to get it for me. It’s a good thing you didn’t tell me how scarce it was and the trouble you had getting it, or I’d have been a nervous wreck waiting for it to come.

I do treasure the things you’ve sent me, Billy, and I’m so happy that nothing has been lost or broken.

I’m glad Maggie was able to get to Paris for a few days. Even though you don’t know her too well, it’s nice to meet someone from the states when you’re overseas. I guess she’s been having a pretty rough time of it and was rather glad for an opportunity to go to Paris for a little change.

As requested, I shall send you your tennis sneakers. How did you ever manage to play in size 9 shoes!

There is a package on the way to you containing, among other things, a Schrafft’s cake. I mailed it on April 6^th. As I said before, ask me for a cake in every letter so that I’ll have the letter to show at the post office when I send you a package. I’ve just about run out of letters that even have a semblance of a request in them.

Heltie says there are four more packages on the way from him which you haven’t as yet received. They were mailed on January 15^th, March 5^th, 12^th, and 20^th.

I had a letter from Heltie yesterday and he is fine. He will be home next weekend. He said that the chaplain where he is got ahold of him and another boy and said he thought it would be a good idea if they had a communion breakfast and said he would like Heltie and the other fellow to sell tickets and make all arrangements. Well, they managed to sell 201 tickets but only 167 persons came so they had $14.00 left. He said he didn’t know what they were going to with the $14.00 but he was going to suggest to the chaplain that they buy something for the alter with part of the money and then the three of them, that is, the chaplain, the other fellow, and Heltie, go out to dinner with the balance. The chaplain is an awfully nice person and Heltie is very friendly with him.