Transcript Nov 17, 1954Dear Ila, I wasn’t doing anything tonight so I though I would drop you a few lines. How are you doing in school these day’s? Are you giveing the teacher a hard time? Well last night and this morning we had about 3 inch of snow. I forgot to answer one of your question in the last lettler. You ask if I’m democrat or republican. Well I’m republican. Has your girl friend herd from that boy yet? If she had, how does she like him. ...

Transcript Nov 24, 1954Dear Ila, I recived your lettler tonight as always it good to here from you. Well what have you been doing with yourself working hard? As for my-self I never work hard if I can get out of it. Chicago, a nice place to see I was there for about 48 hours I didn’t see to much but what I did see was nice. I well be glad when spring get here too. I well be close to get out of the army I well be one happy boy. Then I well haft to go to work...

Transcript Nov. 23, 1954Dear Ila, How everything with you in school these day’s, still giveing them a hard time in school. I bet you are. You were lucky not putting a big dent in your dad car. That one reason I don’t like to drive anyone car but my own. That boy that I gave Edna addrest to, said he was writen to her. So you can see I don’t know what to tell you about it. I don’t know what to tell you about Jim, why don’t you give him a hint? As for myself I’m...

Transcript Thursday Jan. 31st, 1952 Bad Kreuznach, GermanyHi Honey, How are you today? Alright I hope. I feel fine, but would feel much better if I were at home. Just think I have only a little better then 10 and a half months. It won’t be too long before I’m home again. Gee will that be nice to be home again. I’m going to go to Paris France the 12th of February just to get away from it all. I’m going to keep taking three days till my time is used up. Time goes by all the...

Scope and Contents Aug. 19. 1953Hi Darling, Ime on KP right now I got an hour off so I thought ide write to you. boy is KP hell I got up 4 this morning and we won’t git through until about 8 it’s about fifteen to three now we go back at four. this is one hell of a life I hate it. boy is it warm today itel probably go down to thirty tonight, that would just about be the way it will be. Well maby ill see you in four days I hope so. I miss you more and more each day. boy ill be ne happy...

Transcript August.17.1953Hi Darling, Boy today ime sort of missing you quite a bit ive ben thinking of you all the time we were up here. We were going to try fore a pass last night but our darn company wasn’t issueing any so we might try tonight. Ime in the rocket launching now tomorrow we git to fire em. I wouldn’t be a bit mad if I didn’t infact I hope I don’t. I just got through eating now I wish I could go to sleep but we got to go back out this afternoon, boy will I be glad...