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Monday Oct. 23, 1944
Dearest darling wife,
Well here I am again I got a half pint of ice cream and its [sic] getting pretty soft so I got to stay and eat it. I just finished the ice cream and now I’ll tell you what I did to-day [sic]. I got up at…

Tuesday Oct. 24, 1944
9:30 PM
Dearest darling wife,
Well darling to-day has been a pretty busy day. I just got through going through my service record and got that straightened out. and [sic] now it’s about time to go to bed. I wish that saturday…

Wednesday Oct. 25, 1944
Dearest darling wife,
How are you tonight?. [sic] Personally I feel pretty good because I was informed a little while ago that I was to leave on furlough this weekend. Of course they can always change their mind but if they…

Nov. 14, 1944
8:00 PM
Hello my Darling
Well darling I got back to camp all in one piece but a little tired. I didn’t write you on the trip because all the trains were quite late and I’d just get off one and on another and it was four o’clock when…

Nov. 15, 1944
8:30 PM
Dearest darling wife,
I love you period. I love you comma, I love you anyway you are ever with all the fixings. Well darling its [sic] been an awful tough day. We went out to the range and fired two shots and the rest of the…

Nov. 16, 1944
8:30 PM
Hello darling,
Well do you want to hear some news that is news? Well here goes. [sic] You know Jim White and the redhead, well when Jim went home on furlough he got a divorce from his wife and married the redhead. As for…

Nov. 17, 1944
Dear Love,
Well darling I got another nice letter from you today and I love you very much. Yesterday I told you about Jim White well today I’ve got some more dirt which is a little dirtier than yesterday [sic]. It seems as though…

Nov. 18, 1944
Dearest darling wife,
Well its [sic] only me again and I still love you even though you did work all the time I was home or some of the time anyway. To day [sic] I haven’t done much of anything. I cleaned up my barrack and then stood…

Nov. 19, 1944
Dearest darling wife + no kids
How are you today darling? I was just lying on my bunk thinking of all the good times we’ve had in the two weeks I was home. You couldnt [sic] of been a nicer wife if you tried. You did so much and I…

Nov. 20, 1944
9:00 PM
Darling,
I love you very much do you know that and its [sic] so hard to be with out [sic] you. I wish this war was over so we could be together and never have to leave each other don’t you? Well you may call me a gold-licker…