My darling wife,

Hello dearest. How is my dearest wife tonight? I hope fine. I feel better than I have felt all week because I received my first letter in 6 days from my wife. I really was starting to get down in the dumps, even though I understood the reasons. Your letters are all that keep me going. They’re just wonderful. That’s how they make me feel. I know my letters to you do the same thing, and I try very hard to write every day.

Please forgive me for missing up on my letters for a couple of days. You see we have been pretty busy at the dispensary. It’s a first aid station for the civilian employees and I was on all night duty. Between my cat naps, I was kept pretty busy. I’ll really try and do my very best to get a letter off every night.

I hope the letters that followed the telegram explained where I’ve moved to. It’s a Naval Ammunition Depot and it looks like I’ll be there for at least 6 months. Let’s hope so.

I got paid yesterday by luck. It was $60. I sent you $35 and I hope that helps clear up the bills. I don’t expect to spend all I kept out, but it’s just for an emergency. I can always send you any extra money I have.

I finally got the allotment all straightened out. Let’s hope it goes through in a hurry so you start getting those monthly checks.

See! Dorothy doesn’t have much of an address. I dropped her a line so she can call me up and I hope we can see each other. It’s pretty lonely dear. Don’t get me wrong, dearest. I would just like to see her and talk to her. You know what I mean.

Darling, I love you with all my heart and always shall. It’s a swell feeling to know that I have such a swell wife waiting for me at home. I know that your love is always with me. Our love will carry through all the muddle of the war. I’m positive of that.

I guess there is a lot of letters back at Farragut that will have to catch up with me. It certainly relieved me to hear that everything came out O.K. Take good care of yourself dearest.

I had tonight off so I thought I’d drop in to Bremerton and get that money off to you. I didn’t have any way to buy a money order so I did the next best thing. Our depot is about 8 miles out. We have a big special Navy Bus to take us back and forth. Pretty O.K.

Well! I guess I’ll sign off for this evening. Say hello to Mom, Dad, Mr. and Mrs. Lehner and Tommy and everybody else.

Bye, bye for this evening wifey.

Loads of love from your sailor husband,
Joe