March 10, 1943 Camp McCain. Miss. Dearest Mary, Received your letter today and was sure glad to hear from you so soon, gee Mary I hope this correspondence keeps up, I know I’ll keep up my end. Oh yes Mary about going straight, I think I’ll make it this time, so far I’m doing O.K., …
Sun. March 5, 1943 Dearest Mary, I just got back from church so I thought I’d write a few lines, received another letter from you gee I didn’t expect one so soon no kidding. Mary, this is the first time I’ve really had a chance to sit down and write a good letter, and I …
March 1, 1943 Dearest Mary, Well kido, we really started our training, and what I mean we train, today we were taught our positions, for firing these heavy guns, there are seven men to a gun and we have to be able to take any position, after class today we had to march, and being …
Thursday Feb 25, 1943 Camp McCain Miss. Dearest Mary, Well kido, as I said before here I am in the Army – and what a life. I’m getting to like it more every day. We left Monterey, Calif. a week ago Tuesday. We came through L.A. but I was unable to call you, you see …
Feb 24, 1943 Dearest Mary, Just a line to let you know where I am, and I’m sorry I couldn’t write sooner. This man’s Army keeps you pretty busy. I really want to thank you for that letter you wrote to me Mary it was really swell of you, and I hope you write a …
January 26, 1943 Berkeley, Calif. Dearest Mary, I guess it seems funny for me to write to you at a time like this, after the way I acted when you came up last year. Mary, I hope there aren’t any hard feelings because you are the one girl that I really thought quite a bit …