June 7, 1944

Dear Chris & Jo: This is some show over here, are you as excited as we are? You never saw such eager guys as are here now. We aren’t any busier than usual since we’ve been at it for 3 months now. I see by papers you had a false alarm over there. Ha! When did you first here of D-day? I am alert officer to-nite so have been censoring squadron mail. Most of boys were very careful of what they wrote. Mr. B, a pup in the squadron has taken unto himself a wife. Such is army life. The lieut. that owned the pup in our hut moved away so we have no doggie. Thanks for the snapshots. I lost my bag and camera when on leave. It seems like a trivial loss after seeing the materials lost in this man’s war. Yes, I hear that “Harry, the Hard Worker” is around again. No doubt he has some anti-inflation measure worked up for some bodys money. I won’t send any cookie requests for awhile since they might be awhile reaching me. Karen has a one-candle coming up it seems.
                                    Yours truly,
                                                John

 

 

June 6, 1944

Dear Folks:                                                June 6
            As you have heard our business was picking up to-day — or should I say blowing up. Are you as excited as we are? You never saw such an eager bunch as is around here to-day.
            To-day is a birthday in the family isn’t it? and another next week. I wrote Aunt Hattie a note thanking her for the cookies. I got paid this week after we got back from leave. Are you putting up hay yet? The man with the pup moved away so no doggie.
            The boys in another hut have a dachshund pup and call him “Smorgasbord”. If they punish him he sulks and won’t look at anybody. What does Vera Hayes do in Wichita?
            I’ll bet news commentators are going nuts. All for now.
                                    Yours truly,
                                                John