Dearest Gene,                  How are you? Its really nice weather now its so warm it really does give me the spring fever. I can hardly wait to get to digging in the garden. Glad to hear you run across another Diehl sure their nice people. Ha Couldn't help but be. Glad to hear the Briener boy is with you. Say it sure sounds like their feeding you good. Don't get fat now or you'll have to take the tuck out of your pants. that reminds me I forgot about putting some in your shorts. You probably wont need them anyhow petty soon.                 Virgil Egley is home from Panama just think he was down there 2.5 years the same Virgil only he looks a little older. They were here this afternoon Robert is in England.             We received another letter from Junior but he wrote it over a month ago. I will send it along.        Mrs Masonie was just over and wanted to know the number of our lot. She wants to know about the ground. I know she wont want it I wish shed stop bother

Dearest Helen,            Good morning dear, how is everybody this morning? I am fine and enjoyed a very good nights sleep. Went to bed about 9:30 and up at 6:00 this morning. I suppose that you to have been up for  awhile as the time here is still the same as New York time.             What are you going to do today dear? I do not know what is in store for us as most everyday some of the boys are just on work details and must work from 8:15 until 11:00 then at 1:00 until 4:00 most of the work consists of loading repair barges to repair ships that come in the dock. The work is not hard as there are a lot of men so that no one hurts them self. So far I have not had a work detail but are looking for me today. Yesterday I played softball in the forenoon and horseshoe in the afternoon. I am rather stiff today as I have been laying around  to long doing nothing since coming back.            We had a very good breakfast today and I am quite full to start the day on. I am afraid if I keep

Dewey does not agree. Of course a lot is politics but I do believe Dewey is a square shooter. They say most of the service men will vote for Roosevelt but if they want to come home Why? Do as you please but you should vote Gene. I know politics are rotten clean through but its time to change.     Well my dearest I haven't much news and the kiddies are awakening so Ill say bye for now.                                                              All my Love,                                                                          Helen

Dearest Gene,     How is our sailor by this time? were fine the kids are in bed snoring and I'm going to bed pretty soon too. I bet you've been in the bed an hour already. We received your letter today dearest. I hope you will get to go to school down there instead of being shipped out but if you are my darling we must face it bravely and pray that you will be back again soon. Wherever you are dearest remember your family is home thinking and loving you more everyday if its possible to love you any more than we do now. Our love for you is deep dear and wonderful never forget that your love has been and will always mean more to me than anything in this world. You have to and will come back to us Daddy Darling I couldn't ever be happy without you. I'm putting you in gods hands and I know he'll see that you come back safely to us. Did you get any of my letters yet? I sent to Sampson? Dearest if I ever have to get in touch with you should I do it through the chief co

Darling Gene,     Hows our sailor tonight? Were fine. I certainly would like to be out there with you darling. If ever you get a weekend darling and I can come out there let me know and I'll surely be on my way. We received you letter today dear and surely enjoyed it. It sounds like it must be beautiful out there.  We were out home today with Virginia all day. Uncle Charlie Graham and his daughter were there from Anderson. They had been to see grandpa and stayed all night at the folks. Grandpa isn't very good. The folks are alright. I'm going out to the house next week and get it cleaned up and get ready to move. I haven't sold the house yet. Will be glad when its off my hands. I talked to Ruth Lutes tonight. She was over to Emerys. They and the preacher will put out her garden. She said if ever she could do anything to make things easier for me to let her know. Were getting along alright though but darling you know as much as i do that nothing or no one can take t

Dearest Helen:               Good morning Helen Janice and Denny how are you all this morning? I am fine and hope all is well at home. The weather here is nice and sunny and it looks like it will be a hot day today. How is the weather there dear? I imagine that it is also getting very nice and I suppose that you will soon be getting spring fever.    What are you doing today? We are not doing much as I have only had one fire watch of 4 hours since I have been here, yesterday I enjoyed a pleasant afternoon with a few of my buddies, Ray Diehl, and a fellow by the name of Roger Diehl, seems like all the Diehls are nice people. Ha We played horseshoe and had a very good time doing it. There are several men here that were in my old company at Sampson and it seems good as we kind of stick together and the rest of the men are good boys also. There are 60 men in our dorm and there are 4 different dorms here in this barrack making a total of 240 men in all. Bryce Briener from Decatur is her