 | [Editors Note: Although this letter is labeled 1948, it was written in 1945. John was frustrated about the slow pace of events, and wrote 1948 as a joke.] Sunday July 29th My Darling: Have finally got started processing and will be out sometime Thursday morning. Have a pretty busy schedule until that time, so this well be my last letter from the army. We have had a darn good letter writing record for the past three years, but I’ll be only happy to be able to convey my messages for Love personally! Tomorrow morning I sign my discharge and put in my application for pension & there are a few other things. Tuesday we get lectured on Insurance & the G-I bill of rights - Wednesday |
 | we have the final check on everything- & then Thursday morning we get our final pay, discharge, etc.- They’ll load us in a bus & when we pass the gate we’re civilians free to do anything we want! Yesterday we listened to a 2 hour lecture on Veterans Benefits & Rights, checked all my clothing in & cleared all other organizations for indebtedness. I mailed a box of my clothes to you yesterday- I won’t have a pile of stuff to carry around this way! There’s only one thing that can hold us up Thursday – that’s the Payroll. It has to check out. |
| | Wrote to Ma but didn’t say anything about coming home, I only gave the usual line and then said they shouldn’t write to this address anymore cause I was going to move. I’ll bet Ma reads between the lines and will be expecting us! I Love You! Well Honeybunch guess I’ll close & go have a malted milk-- God Bless You! I Love You Loads! Love & Kisses Johnnie |
Transcribed by Ken Brey
