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Danny has just started at a new camp and he describes it to Leona. He asks her about her trip home and the train ride.

He has just finished working. He tells her about a dream she had about a dream she had about their apartment in Mineral Wells, just a room but it seemed just like home "because we were together." Camp Joseph T. Robinson is different from Camp…

LT 1944-05-08.pdf
Danny talks about his day and he mentions that he's going to town to buy two cards for his mother and his mother-in-law. He wonders if she has already picked a name for their child, in case she is a girl. Danny announces that he is going to "get an…

Danny went to town the other day, it is 8 1/2 miles from Camp Joseph T. Robinson. Soldiers must salute the officers when they are in town and if they do not do it, the officers "turn your name in and you get restricted for 15 days." Therefore, Danny…

Danny tells Leona that they are expecting several new men to arrive at the camp in the upcoming days. He may not be mess sargent for long. He mentions that he visited Finlin's new apartment. The rent was $37.50. Danny apologizes for any times he may…

Danny is worried because he has not received a letter from his wife for 5 days. He shares the news that he has been transferred from mess sargent to cook and hopes this will broaden his opportunities for work after the war. He reassures her that…

LT 1944-08-04.pdf
Danny writes about how busy he is kept at the training camp in his new role as mess sargent. He is striving to be promoted to battalion mess sargent. He credits Leona with providing him with ambition. He jokes about his wife gaining weight with the…

LT 1944-08-17.pdf
Danny thanks his wife for the salami that she sent. He made the colonel a sandwich. He is happy to have become an uncle, since Bambina had a baby boy. However, he is blue that he may not be present when his own child is born, although he really does…

LT 1944-09-01.pdf
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…

She talks about the pregnancy and choosing a baby name. She also talks about work. Leona is happy that Danny is getting aquainted with the other service men.
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