April 5, 1945

1945-04-05_Page_1 Camp Edwards, Mass
5 April 45

My Darling Sweetheart & Mama!

Have so much to write about &
hardly know where to start – but first
I Love You Peg Darling – and am so darn
proud of you that I’m about to bust! Was
really happy to get the news of our Son’t
arrival – called as soon as I got here – it
only took 15 minutes to get the call thru-
Am I happy? It’s hardly a word to use -
everything Honey is better than even my
ondest dream – Am going to call you
tonight – but only hope that if you’re not
ablt to get to the phone you don’t try – cause
I surely don’t want anything to happen
to you! Am still so nervous & excited
that I can hardly write – called Ma after
I talked to Billy – and she was pretty
excited – But our Boy was the thing -
Have always wanted to it to be a boy -
but didn’t get my ho[es too hight as I
always figured it would be just as
hard to have a boy a a girl. I Love You
Honey!
1945-04-05_Page_2 Will be leaving here soon for some
hospital near home – have had quite a bit
of patience till now – it’s starting to get
me – you see there’s a 30 day furlough
awaiting me somewhere here in the States!
And I sure do want to get moving – that
wait in England was a lilly – I should
have been home the 1st of March – we were
to be evacuated by air – but it had to
be foggy – and after a week’s wait they
called it off – it was hellish – every minute
just sitting and waiting for that call – don’t
believe I was ever disappointed in my
life – am feeling good – everything is
fine – the only thing I need is a good Discharge
(Army Discharge! ahem!) but believe it’s a little
too much to hope for – have played it about
as far as it’s worth – maybe I’ll get a limited
assignment somewhere in the states – guess
being hospitalized 5 months is spoiling me -
I don’t believe I’ll be able to go back to
full duty – am really lazy – I Love You
Peg Darling! My Lef will be O.K. someday
I hope – there isn’t much they can do
for it – am sweating out another little
operating though as there’s a little piece

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of steel still left – and they may go
a digging for it – hope not as I’ve had
all the cutting I care to have! I Love You Honey

(Actual size sketch of scars)

That’s about what they look like!
Well Peg Darling kiss our son
for me – will have to sign off
for tonight (Morning!) I Love you My
Darling!

Love and Kisses to Both of You!
Daddy
(It’s authorized now)
Don’t write to this
joint as I’ll only be
here shortly!
   

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