My Sweetest Wife,

Hello darling. I hope you are O.K. and not too tired out from working tonight. I’m on duty tonight. It’s 1/10 as bad as it was at the hospital. I haven’t anything to do but sit here. I can go in and out as I please. You there are two of us on duty. One sleeps here and I’m his stand in. It is what I’d call a first aid station. We have lots of civilian workers on 24 hour shifts so someone must be here all the time. I think I’ll like it. It will be a lot better than Farragut at least.

Darling, don’t get too much hope of coming up here as yet. Certainly would be very, very happy to have my darling wife here with me for a while, but I want to see how things are. You know it’s all up to you if you thought it would be possible to come. If you decide to come I certainly wouldn’t object. That’s all we have is each other. By that I mean really anything that counts an awful lot. Let’s hope things work out O.K.

I can’t tell you about this new place because it is a military point. One thing I can say is that the coast is certainly all prepared for anything. Those Japs just better keep away from here or they might find something they weren’t expecting.

How is Mother feeling? I hope she hasn’t had any spells like she did have. Please tell her for me to take it easy. I’ll try and write her a letter very soon.

How is everybody else back home? I hope they are all fine.

We sure have nice weather out here. The temp is well up around 50 or so and it really is nice. I hope you aren’t having cold weather yet.

I sure hope my mail gets caught up with me soon. I miss your letters so very much. Dearest, I love you very, very much and pray all the time for this war to end soon so we may be together.

Well dearest, I’m all in and am going to turn in soon. Take good care of yourself and remember, I’ll always try and be the best husband in the world to you.

Your loving sailor husband,
Joe