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Leona has been furniture shopping for the baby and wishes Danny were presnet to help decide. She apologizes for not being able to call his parents "mom" and "dad". She thinks it is due to their attitude during the time of the wedding. She promises…

Danny apologizes for having consulted with his mother and sister about marrying Leona when he returns on furlough. Leona was very upset with him in her previous letter. He also reveals that he may not be coming home at the end of training becasue he…

Leona questions at length about the cookies that her mom made and she sent to Danny. She knows he is not fond of them, but they were filler in the package and she wants to know in what condition they reached him in case she has to ship them overseas.…

Danny's letter is written on stationary with the header: "I've been so busy getting ready to whip the Japs, I haven't kept up my letter writing. He is so impressed by the photos she has sent. He says she is a Queen and he has showed them to everyone…

Danny writes his wife after returning from church. Although he did not make communion, he plans to do so the following Sunday and lets her know that he has purchased 2 GI rosaries, one for himself and one to send to her. He remarks that he will take…

Roger Di Paolo has relocated to a different camp and sends his new address to Leona. He lets her know who he has seen and corresponded with.

Danny is looking forward to finishing this training on 10/23. He lets Leona in on a secret - that he is in the army glee club and will be dedicating his solo performance of "Every Night About This Time" to her. He asks Leona to send him some film if…

It's a quiet Sundat afternoon and they (she and baby) are well. She was on furlough in July. She was grateful and surprised when an older couple gave her a ride to 11

Leona mentions that not having received a letter from Danny in over a week makes the distance separating them seem more vast and the time seem longer. She tells him about a letter from Johnnie, stationed in London during the robot bombing. His…

Danny has relocated to the new camp and he tells Leona about the physicals and shots he has been getting. He much prefers this to the IRTC. He has shipped some extra clothes home COD. He asks Leona to seal letters to him with a kiss if she is wearing…