80 years ago today.
On this day in World War II history, Allied forces completed their capture of the French port of Cherbourg from the German army. Meanwhile, from an Army camp in Indiana…
*Letter is being shared “as is”…misspellings and all.*
Ft. Benj.
Just a line to answer your lovely letter. Honey I adore you. I am in the P.X. writing this – that P.X. means post exchange. It is supper time and the rest of the boys are eating but you are more important than eating to me, and I mustn’t let you forget me.
Give Gertie a special hello for me and tell her if I could get out of this place we would go swimming if I had to carry both of you gals from hear to the ocean on my back to do it. While your at it you can give mom a kiss for me and tell Vaughn and Roy hello for me. It sure did sound good to hear his voice the other night when I called you.
“Skinner” must have something good down in Ohio. I hope she has better luck than she did the last time. But honey I still don’t want you to go to Ohio. Just wait a while dear and maybe we can go together if you want to go. Don’t answer this for awhile hon as they are changing us all around and I will probably have a different company. I will call you Friday nite at 9:00 and let you know what to do in regards to your letter to me and everything. Don’t forget to tell me friday nite if Don is home yet. How is [littel] Billy I sure do miss him. It wouldn’t be so bad if he was as close to me as you are for you are in my heart all of the time and always will be. Well honey I have to close and go take and shower and get to bed as I went out on a special detail yesterday morning at 3:00 and I am pretty tired. So I will close hoping to hear you soon (9:00 Friday nite don’t forget) Signing off with love and my mind full of thoughts of love of you.Yours First, Last, and Always
Love Forever I hope
“This is a receipt Honey. Keep it. Love, W.H.”
“Gertie” – her sister
“Vaughn” – her step-father
“Roy” – Vaugn’s brother.
“Don” is HIS brother,
“littel Billy” – unknown.
“Skinner” – Probably her cousin,