Letter transcription:

Nov. 20, 1942

Dear Mother,

Writing early today as we are supposed to have a show tonite and it might be too late afterwards to finish. Sunday nite as I told you I was called away from the show and wed. nite the thing broke down so maybe tonite it will work. We hope. It helps pass an evening away pretty fast.

There was a small amount of mail today but it wasn’t put up yet when I came past the P.O. The clerk said to come back in about ½ hr. so I’ll try to let you know later if any came in. There are rumors of our mail picking up but so far they have been only rumors. And I find the gossip among a bunch of men is terrific. Even as great as among women. Maybe it isn’t

[page 2] so malicious but it’s gossip. And it’s anything from mail to the final battle.

Think maybe Fred and I will get out and visit around a little tomorrow P.M. Our boss went out today just looking around at some of the interesting sites nearby and he said we could go tomorrow P.M. He was over at the Lepor [Leper] Colony and wanted us not to miss it. So we’ll go over and maybe I can write some of that. I don’t believe that would be a military secret.

I really don’t believe I’d like to live in a warm climate like this it seems to much the same from day to day. Maybe during the rainy season things will be different. Probably will still be the same only rain instead of sunshine. I still think I’ll like sunshine better, but I do believe a good frosty morning would help ones’ pep.

[page 3]In spite of all I can do th I still have several mosquito bites. I believe the [they] get me in the day time when I’m not looking for they don’t bother while I’m sleeping like they used to at home.

Well it’s time to go see about the mail again and then go to chow. So will finish later – Some hours later

No movie – no mail – seems we have been forgotten all the way around, but maybe things will change. I did get to listen to the news from San F [San Francisco] tonight and it came in clear. At least the mosquitoes haven’t forgotten us.

We hope things will be better tomorrow –

Love Daddy

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