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7 November 1942

 

Dear Folks:

I don’t know how long I can hang on but here goes nothing.  My mail has been pretty good lately and I want to keep it that way.  Among others had a letter from Mrs. Davis–she sounds like she’s a little better off than when I was there—boy how I long to get back there.  Another letter, V one was from Nancy and I’ll get busy on that one pronto.

I had forgotten about the battalion pictures but I’m glad you got them—guess that will always be a shining relic.  It isn’t too good a picture but that’s not important.

Glad Mrs. Carroll liked my letter—I like to get one from her occasionally too—she gave me Duane’s address but I lost the letter.

I haven’t received the Free Presses yet but expect they’ll be here soon.  I’m anxious to see one of them.

Answered a letter of Katie’s last nite—sounds like she’s bouncing around in the blue.

Your letters are very readable.  I mean the V-mail—it shows up well.  Well the war news has been looking up lately and I think it will until it’s over—news like that makes me feel better all over.  The current bit of lingo is buying a ticket on the “A” train for home.

This has got to be it for another letter I guess—Sunday—tomorrow and hope I make it to church —there is an Episcopal one in town and a nice one too.

Goodnite and keep your eyes off the dark clouds—they’ll just be niches in a lifetime someday.

Love,

Harold Moss Signature

Categories: Church, Free Press hometown news, Katie Moss Creal, Mrs. Carroll, Mrs. Davis, Postwar dreams, War predictions

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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

2 handwritten pages, front only, to his parents in Minatare, Nebraska

Return Address

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

Censor Stamp

Passed by 1111

Postage

6 cents airmail

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