Wednesday 12 July, 1944

Dearest Kitten:

With each passing day my love for you seems to grow. It does not seem possible that I could love you more than I do now, but my feelings for you is growing stronger and deeper with each passing day.

Putting my feelings into writing is very unsatisfactory, but, it will have to do until the day that I can take you in my arms and tell you, and also show you, how much that I love you.

Today I hit the jackpot, the two boxes that you sent to me. Thanks loads for being so generous. Now I can go out and have a game or two of golf. The flints and wicks for my lighter came just in time. My lighter needed a new wick and you would have laughed had you seen me putting in the new wick. I had parts strewn from here to h---. With the help of my clerk and a lot of patience, I managed to get the wick in properly and now it works like a charm.

On top of the boxes I received letters 48-9 & 50. Short but sweet. The letters usually come to me three at a time.

So-o you are putting on weight! Drinking a lot of liquid during warm weather makes you feel as though you had put on weight when actually you perhaps have lost weight.

Reading about your going up to the bathhouse makes me remember a lot of pleasant memories. We sure had a lot of fun up along the river. There is something about water that always attracted me.

M-M! Just look at all that d--- water that separates me from the ones that I love. Not very pleasant when you think of it in those terms.

I am dying to get home so that I can start training my son to grow up with manly characteristics. I only hope that I am capable of doing it. My main ambition is to raise children that I may be proud of and to be worthy of their pride in return. I may never be a rich man but if I can always provide my family and raise my children properly, I will be a successful man in my own ambition.

So Barby likes the water. I am glad of that. It is usually harder to get a girl used to water than a boy. Bobby will snap out of it I hope. He needs his Daddy to teach him to master certain things but to have the proper respect for them.

Sorry to hear about John. It must have made Lorraine feel rather odd to read about one of her old boyfriends turning up missing.

Did you get a linoleum to cover the whole floor?

I bet it does look nice. We sure needed a new one, and I am glad that you finally decided to get one.

Maybe I should explain to you that the new issue of bonds that is being purchased out of my pay are delivered immediately. You can expect one every month. There is no need for you to feel that you should buy more unless you so desire. What I do want you to do though is to slap some of my pay into the bank so that we will have enough ready cash for carrying out my plans. Do not get all of our cash tied up in bonds. I know that you would like to put all of our surplus cash into bonds but upon my return I want to have a few hundred that will be easily accessible.

There may be a change in Bobby after he gets his tonsils out. The sooner that it is taken care of the better it will be for both you and he.

The candy and peanuts sure tasted swell. With the supply you sent, I have enough to last me for some time.

Please send me a couple of pr. of shorts size 32 tan or brown.

Well Beautiful I have to close now. You have all of my love. Regards to all & kiss the babies for me.

Your Loving, Devoted, & Faithful Husband,

Bob