The boredom he is suffering from his hospitalization is palpable in this very brief letter, asking for another shipment of some basic supplies. And what’s a “nickel pie”? … More No, Actually, He’s Still in the Hospital When This Letter Is Written
Another in a series of very short notes he dashes off to say hello to his family. He references a name, apparently, of someone he may have known back home, but it’s not a name I’m familiar with. … More ‘I Received Your Cablegram…We Saw a Couple of Good Plays Last Week’
“I received a few letters from you all today, the first in a month. That isn’t your fault, though. My mail has to be forwarded to me and that takes time.” … More A Quick Note: ‘My Pal, Wolf,’ and a Big Cache of Belated Letters
Babe shipped some valuables home, according to this letter. And he mentions some people I never remember my mother mentioning. Now, unfortunately, there’s nobody left to ask about them. Also, this is the first letter in quite awhile that doesn’t mention being in the hospital. Was he finally out? … More ‘I Sent the Pen-and-Pencil Set and the Purple Heart on the Way’
Another short V-mail while still hospitalized for his combat wound. Apparently, someone spilled the beans about his wound in his former high school. And who is “the old boy”? … More ‘What Did Bib Do, Tell the Whole School I Was Wounded?’
Well, Happy and Safe 