January 20, 1944
Dearest Marge,
I’ll try and write you a few lines tonight. I didn’t write last night
cause I didn’t have time. We had another inspection today and one
tomorrow. What a week so far. Work and more work. Most of the
fellows are really tired. I know I am.
I didn’t get any mail today. It’s just the time of week I never get
any. Honey I can’t think of much to say tonight. At least I can
tell you we haven’t left here. The way things look here now is that we
will be here for some time. Maybe I’m wrong. I don’t know. I
guess everybody is all mixed up.
Boy Honey I would like to see you. Maybe those furloughs will still come
through, you never know. If I was you I wouldn’t plan too much on coming
here Feb 5. If we are still here I’d love to have you. A lot can
happen in the next two week here. We may pull out anytime.
Out of the 50,000 fellows here I think I could find a couple fellows to fix up
dates for your friends. There are all colors here.
Honey I think I’ll go to the PX. Maybe I can write something really sweet
then. LATER.
Well Marge I just reread your last letter to see if I’d missed anything.
You told me to answer all your questions. I think I have now
though. I’m just laying here trying to write and thinking about the
sweetest little wife in the world. Now that everything OK again maybe you
will get to feel better. I think I know what you need more than vitamin
pills. Just a little loving. Isn’t that right? Boy if I was
home I’d really squeeze you. I wouldn’t squeeze you quite as hard as you
said. That would make a mess. Ha Ha. It seems like years since I
was home last time. I think I’m lonesome tonight because I’m so darned
tired. As long as I keep busy I never get this way. I’m just
lonesome for you. Honey I miss you more every day. You may not
believe this but I do. I’m being just as true to you as I can and I
always will. Honey I think I’ll close this before long. Don’t worry
about the letter you got dated 43. You may get more that way. I’ve
done that before but you know what I meant.
Marge don’t get to enthused or make too many definite plans about coming
down. You should have some idea after a whole year how this army
works. The guys in it don’t know from day to day what’s coming.
Honey here’s a real sweet kiss for the sweetest wife in the world.
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Yours forever,
Ralph