Printed on Laurinburg-Maxton Army Air Base stationary
Thursday [May 20] – 10:30 Ayem
‘Lo Punkin:-
I’m on Regimental guard today, it’s been raining cats & dogs for about 15 minutes & right now the sun is out again & hot &
sultry as hell – the flies pack a bite like a bull-dog & everything is sticky – But good!
The boys of “B” company are out in a field about a mile away from here learning to set off mines & “booby traps” – Every time one goes off it shakes hell out of the whole building. I have to go over at 11 o’clock & give ’em a demonstration of flame-throwers. I think I told you I went to Bragg last week to do a bit of “Larnin” on the subject – I have to demonstrate it for the whole regiment & in such weather! Hot stuff!!
There’s a Jeep coming across the field now, & the dust is flying – Old Sol is really drying up the ground in a hurry & I can see dust flying over at the hangers while a squadron of P-40’s are taking off – there must be 20 of ’em in the air now, & still they come – Flying around like angry hornets circling & diving wile getting into formation – How I’d love to fly one of ’em!!
Just re-read your letter of last nite & I see you’re going to work this summer to keep from getting fat — Watta yuh mean, get fat? Baby – ‘twould be all the more for me to love, & besides, I wonder how you would look, were you on the “Porky” side! I’m happy to know that you’ve a job for the summer, still – It’s disappointing to see my chances of seeing you go slipping away – Frankly I don’t know what to say about it, ’cause it’s a cinch that none of us know where we’ll be at any given time. From present indications the sky is gonna be our roof & the swamps or fields our bed – I dunno what to say right now. – Looks like a lot of moving around & nothing would surprise me in the least.
This morning our advance party left for Tennessee & the maneuvers are fast shaping up into a reality – Some fun –
I’m going to mail your latest “Yank” just as soon as I can beg, borrow or steal a stamp – We can’t buy ’em here, so I’m not gonna guarantee a thing.
My relief just came in & I’ve gotta get things set up for the flame thrower deal, so [over] it’s g’bye again & just plain old fashioneé Love from me to you ————
Slug.
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TTTT’s for you from me, too!!
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