June 17, 1944

My Dearest Mother:

Received your swell letter today and was very glad to hear from you. So you haven’t found a rent as yet or a place to buy. So dead town is still dead up that way huh ma. Oh yes I saw in the paper where Carl Pomery was home. Did you see him? I bet he was glad to come home. Boy will I be glad when I get my Furlough land time going so slow now that I know I’m getting it next month, and I hope is around the first of July, I’d like to be home for the 4^th but as yet I don’t know. As for excitement down here I haven’t been doing much except doing work. Tonight I’m corporal of the guard so that means not much sleep tonight but I’m tough and can take it. Boy it’s been hot here and it makes our training all the harder. They keep us busy so we don’t get much change to get out and when the day ends we feel like hitting the bed. The nights are hot to it doesn’t cool off tell early morning and by that time were getting up. Oh my back what a life this army is. What do you think of the war now? Think it’s soon over? I don’t myself. Boy I’ll be glad when it does end so we all can come home and boy what a celebration that’s going to be huh ma. Well ma must be closing for tonight hoping your all in the best of health and as for me I’m fine so don’t worry huh ma. So don’t work to hard and take life easy when you’ve got the chances, so must close and bye bye for now.

XXXX All my love,

XXXX Leslie