Thursday, November 28, 2024

Letters: February 1, 1951

            I guess I’m sort of a meathead for not writing for so long but I have a real good excuse so don’t blow your redtop. I have a feeling you’re irked at me and I’m truly sorry. 

Yes, I’ll marry you, but I was going to ask you first. Now to my excuse--I have, for the last month, been from one end of Japan to the other with a trip to Korea thrown in. I’ve really been on the go--and working too. Definitely not a pleasure trip. But now I’m settled in a way.

I’m no longer in Northern Japan--I have left that wonderful setup and am now stationed in Yokohama. As far as I know I’ll be here indefinitely. I’m ferrying planes all over Japan and that’s about all I do. Even layed off the drinking because I was drinking too much, which reminds me--I don’t want to go Stateside and find one each redhead the town lush. According to your letters I don’t believe there is any more liquor left in San Fran. And damn little in So Calif.

Received a real nice letter from Virge [Barbara’s sister] and I’ll write to her in the next few days. Also received your pictures and not bad hon, not bad. Incidentally I received a whole bunch of letters from you in one group--my mail finally caught up with me. That must have been a rough evening when you lost your school papers and couldn’t remember where--wow!

Glad to hear you will finally graduate within the next five or six years. Congrats, and what would you like for a graduation present?

Well honey--I have a flight coming up in about ten minutes so I had better get my clothes (flight) on. Keep on writing like you have been ‘cause it’s swell. Now that I’m settled I’ll write more regularly. Promise.

Give my love to--!! Hell, might as well keep it yourself. We don’t know anybody in San Fran except bartenders and bar girls. And I don’t think they want my love. Bye for now.

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