Aug 11, 1943
Dear Folks:
It’s
me again and how is everybody on the farm? The best of health I hope and as for
me I’m fine. We’re still having hot weather and I mean hot.
We’re going to move Saturday only its 103 miles from this camp at Yuma, I
think its near the border of California, we’re going there for three
weeks I guess its just guarding a camp while the troops are out on maneuver,
then we’ll come back to t his darn hole. That’s a desert where
we’re going so it won’t be much different gee I wish we could move
I’m sick of this desert life even the army life. I received a letter
yesterday, my you sure are doing a lot of camping, I’ll be up and help
you eat it this winter huh ma. Rita told me that she [she] saw some army wrist
watches for $11.00 to $12.75 so she going to send me one and I’m sending
her the money. I wrote to her tonight I really need one I’ve been trying
to get one but couldn’t. Well ma I’m a first class private now I
got my stripe this week so now within two weeks I should have two stripes and
be a corporal. So now if I don’t get my corporal stripes I’ll have
one anyway, but I’m pretty sure that I’ll get them at least
I’m sucking for then HaHa. That’s one
thing that they can’t say that I suck for them, but I think the Lt. from
Love to All
Leslie
P.S. I received a letter from Fred gee he working a lot overtime isn’t he. Why don’t pa go down to the shipyard as long as he only getting four days a week? Sell the old farm and go to and go to the big city and live on easy street. Talk him into it ma I think it will be much better and a lot easier for him don’t and it will be much easier for you also so theirs both sides to the story so take your little sons advice. Bye bye again.
Les