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DATED 5-5-44 – FRIDAY AFTERNOON – TIME 4:30
Dear mom,
Greetings tonight from your favorite pin up boy. I’m fine tonight (as usual) and hope you are the same.
I had the day off today and have a 24 hr. pass starting anytime now so guess I’ll go into town pretty soon and get into some devilment. (Now can you imagine that?) I have all day tomorrow off. I’m thru school now I guess.
They haven’t had mail call for today yet but I doubt if I have any mail so will try & compose this without any news from home. It is rather hard to do but I don’t mind.
I never have heard whether you received my pictures or not. I hope the candy you are going to send hurries up. We are only allowed a bar of candy, 7 packs of cigarettes, 2 razor blades & a bar of soap a week over here. That is enough of everything but candy.
Do you ever hear from Lee. I want you to get set to have her for a daughter in law as soon as I return to the States. The first thing I’m going to do is marry her. (Or am I? Yes!)
I think I’ll start making up my flying time tomorrow. I am about three months behind on it. I won’t get my pay unless I put in 4 hrs. for every month. Well I’m out of news so will close for now & mail this after they have mail call. Hope this finds everything & everyone at home feeling super.
Your loving Son,
Toots