October 15, 1942 – “Dust Storm Today”




Monday Evening

Dear Mom + Dad,

I rather expected a letter from you today but no luck. Maybe tomorrow will bring one forth. As I have a few moments I’m going to write a page or so. I am sitting listening to my radio. I brought it out a few days ago. We have two tents with electric lights. We have a generator here to make our power. So I figured I might as well use it and bring my radio out. It sure is nice to listen to it.

We had a terrific dust storm out here today. I’m a mess. Dirt and sand all over the place. It sure is terrible. Where it has been warm before, today is awfully chilly. I guess winter is beginning to set in even out here in the desert. I can’t stand cold weather anymore as my body has become accustomed to the heat. If I ever come back east I’d freeze to death.

I’ll write again tomorrow.

Love
Bob

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