December 3, 1942 – You Get the Radio for Me for Christmas

Thursday Evening

Dear Mom + Dad,

Your letter arrived today and I was glad to hear from you. I don’t know if it was me or not but your letters seemed to be far apart. The mail does take a long time. Your Sunday evening air mail came in the afternoon mail call. As yet I haven’t received the dummy letter but I’m fairly certain it will come in on tomorrow’s mail call. I’ll let you know the result but I still don’t think the saving will be substantial. However, we shall see! How is my mail coming?

I’ve changed my idea on Christmas present. It doesn’t look as if we are going to get out of here before Christmas. I had intended to pick up a radio in town but now I will be unable to. I’d appreciate it if you would try and pick one up and ship it off to me for Christmas. Get a cheap one, rather small so that it will be easy to carry around. Try and get a second hand one for me. I know it is rather late but I will get it sooner or later and that’s what counts. Let me know if that is O.K.

Well as I told you my days are almost the same so there isn’t much news. We have to sign the payroll tonight. I don’t know how much I’ll get. If I get what is due to me I should have around $75. I intend to send some home if I get it. If I get only a partial payment I’ll have to hang on to it.

I had to get my haircut down to 1 inch again. This is regulation around here. I look like the devil until it grows out a little but I’m not going anywhere so it doesn’t make any difference. I’ve had it about a week now and it is beginning to come back fairly well. I had just got it back after a short one for the desert.

I guess that’s it for now.

Love
Bobby

P.S. Have you found out about Jimmy yet?