8 May 1945 (Tuesday)

Dearest Kitten:

The news was very gratifying this morning. Everything is all over in Europe, so now they can concentrate on the Japs. If we do not watch out, I will be home before you know it, I hope.

Today being VE day we went under a forty eight hour restriction to camp. The authorities were afraid that the soldiers & sailors would go wild and wreck the city, so they are keeping us out of the city until the excitement dies down. In some ways it is a good idea but the men are pretty sore over it. This was one day that the men wanted to celebrate.

Received letters #262-3 & 4 so I will attempt to answer them before telling you how much I love you. Today I also sent a box home. Be careful when you open it so that you do not scratch the contents. There are two leather wallets inside that I plan to keep for myself providing you do not confiscate them.

You are fortunate that Barby likes Lorraine so much. She may be able to keep her some time when we want to go somewhere during the day without the children, which will not be too often.

I bet that you were happy when the dentist told you that your teeth were O.K. It is best not to let them go too long. Then if anything goes wrong, you can have it taken care of right away.

Despite the fact that I was slightly high, I did not fall once while roller skating. I was quite surprised at myself. My ability to ice skate certainly helped out, but I could not do the things on roller skates that I used to on ice skates.

Letter #261 was a pip. I am afraid that I can not do as well. You are fortunate in that you can write about our youngsters. I have a lot of youngsters but I can not write about them.

I wish that you could get your hands on me even if it were to beat me up. There would be some consolation in being near you at least.

Barby is certainly a hard luck youngster. It seems that in every other letter you are telling me how she has hurt herself. Poor kid, I wish that I were home so that I could rock her occasionally. My time will come and I hope that things turn out the way that I want them to. You are going to have a lot of patience with me as I am going to do a lot of studying to educate myself so that you and the youngsters may always be proud of me. I have a fair amount of intelligence but I need a lot of mental training.

Ce. & John certainly have their troubles. Give them my regards and tell them that I will write at the first opportunity that I get.

Did I ever tell you how much that I loved you? You have, I know, thousands of times but I can not help but tell you over & over again. For it is the truth, I love you very much Sweetheart and am only waiting for the day, when I may take you in my arms again. What a day that will be Darling, and let’s hope that it may not be too far distant.

Well Sweetheart, I must close and go to bed so that I may dream of you. You are always in my dreams as well as my thoughts.

Give my regards to everyone & kiss the babies for me Sweetheart. I love you.

Your Loving Devoted & Faithful Husband,

Bob