February 19, 1944

Dear Folks:
            How do you like this V-mail. Send me some sometime. We Finally arrived in England and it seems like getting back to civilization. Even though everybody speaks English it doesn’t mean you can always understand it.
            We finally got some “good” weather — you should see what a “good” day is here — and got here without incident. Its about 40° outside and a good brisk wind. The hotel we are staying at to-nite has no heat and no hot water. That is a matter of course it seems. This isn’t our station so don’t [know] what it will be like. Of course everybody drives on the wrong side of the street. The streets are just wide enough for 2 cars. Think I’ll have to get out that winter underwear. The grass is green here but I don’t see how it does it. I here you had a blizzard. Shouldn’t stay cold for long afterwards, however. All for now.
                                    Yours truly,
                                                John