October 05, 1943
Dearest mother and Dad,
How are you getting along? O.K.? I surely hope so. From your letters everything seems to be doing fine as for us we are fine and we have fun but we're getting very tired of this business over here. There has been several changes made recently. Major McDonald has been transferred and is getting a promotion. Captain Carpenter is now the new C. O. of which he will soon be a major. All of us old pilots are first lieutenants now and that makes us feel much better. I think we will soon have a new address and you can imagine what direction we will move. Life should be much more interesting when we do. Lytle, Chase and I are still waiting to go on our leave. A person can have lots of fun in Sydney and it will at least be civilization which is more than I can say for this place.
I still hear from Barbara very regularly and she writes very sweet letters. I haven't heard from Mary in about two months so I don't think I'll hear from her again. I haven't told her about my engagement and I don't think I shall for a long time. I hope you and dad like Barbara because she is a very nice girl and I am sure you will see why I like her so much. Please, for my sake, show her as good time as you possibly can. It will cost her lots of money to make the trip so please do all you can for her. There is not much news from here other than what you read in the paper and of course we can't say anything about that. The going has been very easy for us over here so far and we hope it stays that way. It will probably get very rough some of these days, however.
Well, Mom, I hope this will be OK for now but there is absolutely nothing to write. Please bear that in mind. Write soon and tell me all the news. Please don't send me any clothes because I can't keep the ones I have. it is very damp and they ruin very quickly.
All my love,
Son
P.S. I am getting a few papers now! Thanks. I haven't received the stationery yet!