3-26-44
Dearest Mother and Dad,
Tonight I received you wire asking me why I haven’t written. I am sure by now you have mail from me. The delay was because of a trip I had to make to Australia. I didn’t know that I was going to be so long. You see, I was stranded at a very lonesome base for over two weeks because of weather and I couldn’t mail letters. I can’t tell you much about the trip but Jack Mullins said he would tell his wife and she can tell you. I had dinner with him as I stopped over to see him on the way back. He really had a good dinner tho. He said he had just got his cooks “on the ball”. I think we might start home after one more “show” over here. At least we hope so. I will soon have all my time in and I am under most of the others. I don’t have to work on my squadron job any more of which I am very glad.
Goodnight
Love, Son