May 1, 1954

Dear Ila,

I started to writ this letter the other day but I had a little fire in the power-shed. There was no harm done. I hope you can make out this hand writing of mine. I will try an watch my spelling and English. Those are to subject I neve could do any good in. How the weather back there, it rained just about all day. Have you done any swimming yet this year. I can’t wait till I get back to go swimming. That’s one sport I love to do. All the rest of the boy in the tent just had it out to see who is going to get my bed when I leave this place. I am the only one that sleep between sheet. The one that is going to take Jack place just won it. I can write small letter, but, I would like to talk to you in person. Maybe sometime I will meet you. You do O’K in school. I could never do that good if I tried. No, Ila, I don’t have any girl back in Ohio. I didn’t mess around before and one thing I did was trave around in my car. I like to travel around. I use go to Cleveland to see my sister. About how many miles is your home from Cleveland. Well, I just started to turn the light off I let the one boy that takeing my place get up. Most of the time the cook come in call me up. I just call the other guy up. It about 14 hour difference in the time here and the time there. It not too much time difference. You It O’K with me if you want to write every day – every other day or what every you want it up to you. I had a few pictures of difference thing here in Korea but I sent them all home. I should have a camera comeing in at the P.X. any day. When I get it I will take some picture and send you some. Well as I can’t think of much more to say so I will close till I here from you.

Love, ART