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28 December 1942

 

Dearest Folks:

I’ve neglected you somewhat in the last few days as a result of a change in the battery but I’m back to normal so there shouldn’t be any more delay.  I think that this change is a good one for me and possibly may open some opportunities.  The fellows are from New York state and have an accent and a manner I hadn’t been around before.  But they seem pretty swell and I hope I make out.  And here I don’t have to ‘sanitarize’ in a ditch and wait for Saturdays to see a show or cuss a clogged up lantern for light.  I hope I have the same opinion of the place a month from today as I do now.

I haven’t heard from Katie since she got her spouse but I guess she’s pretty wrapped up in the newness of the thing.  I sure hope they make out okeh.  Had two letters from Gram, and I better answer them tonight.  I guess I made a mistake when I asked her for “Harper’s”.  It should have been the “American Mercury”.  By the way, in Gram’s letters she put quite an emphasis on the qualities of Wylma and what I ought to do about it when the brawl is over.  Maybe she’s right but I don’t know.  I thought I had a letter from Dick today at first glance and I was disappointed when it belonged to another Moss.  Dad’s long V-mail came today.  If anyone has a literary style, he is certainly the one but that’s unimportant.  Wished I could conjure up enough words like he does.

This is really the limit to my effort tonight.  There isn’t much to write about.  Going to a show in a half hour and digest a “Horse Opera”.  Have about four law books now.  I’m going to read them if it takes the duration and six months.  Just finished one.  I hate to say goodnight but it would take me an hour for another paragraph.

Love,

Harold Moss Signature

Categories: Books, Grandparents, Katie Moss Creal, Law books, Movies, Wylma

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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 typewritten letter, front side only, to his parents in Minatare, Nebraska

Return Address

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

Censor Stamp

No envelope. No censor stamp.

Postage

No envelope

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