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the censor would only cut it out or scratch it out

England Aug 3, 1943 Dear Ann and All. I receive your letter yesterday Aug “2”nd. I was glad to hear from you, that was the first letter I received here, that is to my new A.P.O. All the mail I have been getting was June mail or first part of July. One day I got Read more

The wheat crops look very very good

Hello Ben + All Just a few lines to complete my letter writing for today. This makes no 4. I am as I usually feel and that is good. Had a cold for about two weeks, its finally left me. The weather has been a little better this past week. Today was a very nice Read more

we are suppost to be the best battalion here in Texas

Dear Ben, Well I better write to you so you will know I am not across yet. Maybe I made it seem as if we were going right away well things seem to blow over a little so we may even be in Texas for some time yet. Althou I do believe we will soon Read more

they say we wont be here by the 15th

Camp Hood Sept 2, 1942 Dear Ben, I will write you a few lines to nite I don’t have any thing special to do its only 6 o’clock and I am all throu some thing strange for we really work til dark. Well we got some news today. They say we wont be here by Read more

Boy it sure makes a big boom noise.

Aug 21, Camp Hood Dear Ben and All: I rec’d your letter and box of Apples got the apples this evening. They were beat up a little  but  not bad they are good sorta juice the peaches were all smashed to hell can’t even tell if it was peaches if I didn’t fine the pits. Read more

How is the hay crop this year?

Dear Ben, Rec your letter today and the $2.00 from Al.  Gosh he couldn’t have picked a better time to send me money I was down to my last dollar, We always get paid on the 1st of the month but on account of this new raise in pay the pay will be delayed for Read more