Monday Evening
Dear Mom + Dad,
Well here I am in again and tonight I have something to answer. I received my first letters today since I’ve been here. Your letter you wrote last Tuesday arrived today. Of course it is quite late but it had to catch up with me. I was very glad to hear from you as it seems like ages since I last heard from you but that is to be expected. I also received a letter from Emily today so you can see it was a good day for me. I imagine the rest of my mail will catch up with me soon to. It just takes time. I’ve advised all my regular correspondents of my change of address so results should be coming soon.
I wrote you a short note this morning requesting money. I don’t know when I’m going to get paid as my status and everything is all mixed up right now. If I miss pay day the end of the month I should get paid on a supplementary payroll. But there is a catch to it all my records have not arrived here as yet from the fifth field and I can’t get paid until they follow me. So I’m very liable to miss the supplementary to. It sure is a shame the way your finances are involved but I can’t help it. Then I may be transferred to the air corps any minute and that is liable to mess it up again. I’ll get it but it is a question of when. That is why I’m glad I have the reserve in the bank as it is on just such occasions that I can draw on it.
Speaking of the air corps I don’t think it will be very long until I’m called in. They have been calling in the members very fast now because of the large demand for them. I rather am inclined to think that I will be here only a month or so more. They can’t make it to soon. But at least I’m encouraged as indications seem to point to an early transfer. I’ll just sit tight and hope for the best.
Well my weekend is finished and I had a wonderful time. As I told you I wouldn’t get caught if I took off and I didn’t. They have no records on me and no check at all so I knew it was perfectly safe. I have it so arranged that I don’t even have to stand reveille because of the same reason. It is all fine and it if keeps up I’ll be fine. I’m developing a racquet on my job and all in all it is pretty easy. You see what a weekend did for me. I feel very good and my outlook on life is fine again. I guess it was just what I needed. I finally got back to Camp last night via bus around 10 o’clock and had a good night sleep on top of the weekend.
I’m glad to hear Brother is on his vacation. I also hope you can get the old house off your hands soon and start out anew. You spoke of my getting a furlough around Christmas. I rather doubt if I can work it at present because of the mess I’m going through. I could have got one if I’d stayed in the Fifth but prospects are rather slim now. Perhaps something may break for me and I’ll get it. If not I guess I’ll have to make the best of it. As for Christmas presents I have no real desires. You see my wants are very simple in the army. So I’d suggest a carton of cigarettes and put the rest in the bank as I’ll need that more after this war is over and it will come in more handy then.
Well I guess that’s all the news for tonight. I will write tomorrow.
Love
Bob
Bob
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