Letters from George

Jan 28, 1944

Dear Marian

I wrote you a letter yesterday but today I got my first letter from you so I am answering it right away. your letter, a letter from Nellie McCloskey and two from Sarah that I got today is the first mail I have recived. When some of the boys got mail yesterday and I didn't I almost blew my top but I am a happy boy today.

I haven't gotten any packages yet so I am afraid that the cookies will be spoiled. It is a damned shame but it can't be helped. We can get quite a bit of cake and candy here now. If you can get any 120 film for my camera I wish you would send it to me because I would like to take some pictures. I will send you a couple if I can get any film.

Your letter was dated January 4. Use either V-mail or air mail if you can because I will get that a lot faster. I didn't get your Christmas Card or the other V-mail that you mentioned yet. I haven't heard from Dot atget? yet either.

Some of the boys that are with me are the same ones that I have been with all the time. It isn't any problem to make friends in the army. When you live with fellows in close quarters the way we do, you know them better even than the ones you pal around with at nights home.

We sleep in six men tents with a big stove in the center. At nights we sit around and tell jokes or tell of things that happened when we were home. This may not seem very exciting but we have a lot of fun that way.

If I didn't answer any of your questions it might be on account of censorship.

Best of luck Your brother — George