Letter home (page 1); December 5, 1944
Letter home (page 2); December 10, 1944
Sunday
Dec. 10, 44Dear Folks,
Today I received two more Christmas packages. I want to thank you gratefully. You don’t know how I appreciate it. Mail ______ the darkness of things. I hope to repay you someday. The day will come when things will be normal again.It is really hard to realize Don is as old as he is. Every picture I see of him, I can notice the change plainly. I sure miss the little fellow. I would be glad to teach him the drum. I think he would be alright. As young as he is, he has musical talents, especially rhythms. As soon as he is old enough he ought to have an instrument. Not a piano. He will get more out of a wind instrument I would say. If I had it to do all over again, I would play a trumpet. I guess I just like the sound.
As soon as I can, I a going to take out a fifty-dollar allotment. It will start the first of the year. In between times I will send more in money orders if I can. It set me back about fifty bucks for Christmas. I owe no one, so all I have is clear. That is one good thing.
Margaret Buttler was my girl as far back as I can remember. Some of us used to fight over her. Ask Dad how I used to fight over her. Anyway, I kept the other guys away from her. As you know, I was shy. I never bothered with the girls much until a few years ago.
We took some snapshots a few days ago. As soon [as] I get them, I will send you a few.
Love always,
Charles