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1 October 1942

 

Dear folks:

A few more scribblings today while I’m waiting for chow.  Pretty hot today but I’m getting browner and feeling better—it must be going to bed every night that is doing it.  About every night we’re going swimming in the ocean—we take our mattress covers, fill them with air and ride the waves.  Got the letter with Dad’s typing on the bottom.  Will write to Katie and Dick soon but I wasn’t sure of their address so skipped it.  Been reading some good books that the Red Cross gave us just finished Broomfield’s ‘Green Bay Tree’ and “Long Remember’.

If you are thinking about Christmas I don’t need anything except toilet items and cigarette. I’ll write every day.

Love,

Harold Moss Signature

Categories: Athletics, Books, Red Cross, Requests for items, Weather

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Harold’s Whereabouts

Hawaii

Rank

<h4>Pfc. HG Moss 37086474</h4>

Pfc. HG Moss 37086474

Private first class is the rank just above private. There was little difference between the these ranks. Most of the soldiers in WWII had the rank private or private first class.

Description

One page V-mail to his parents in Minatare, Nebraska

Return Address

Btry B 1st Bn, 225 FA
APO 961 San Francisco, California

Censor Stamp

Passed 1111

Postage

V-mail

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