Letter transcription:

Mar 28, 1943
Lieut RS Yegerlehner USNR
A.P.O. 43
% P.M. San Fran. Calif.

Dear Mother –

Mail again today – so far 17 letters – Your latest being Feb 24. The one you wrote over Geo W. birthday. The oldest one being Sept 29 the one that you wrote while in the hospital. The others were dated mostly in Feb. I think I have the word on the taxes but wonder if you have all the deductions – especially the depreciation on my medical equipment. Anyway it’s too late now. So what the heck. Wish I could send you some money but at present that is impossible. Really I’m not certain how much is due me, what with promotion and also having a balance on the

[page 2] book when I left. I’ll have to write to the Bureau of Supplies and accounts again about that uniform money if it doesn’t arrive but it hasn’t been so very long since I wrote the last letter and it may be on its way. Moving always complicates things. I’ll have to reread your letters again between now and tomorrow to see if there are other things I should mention.

We had a most terrific rain last night and of course we caught the usual rain water. So tomorrow being Mon. I’ll have laundry to do.

We are generally getting things fixed up and life won’t be so primitive in a few weeks but about that time I suppose it will be

[page 3] time for me to move again – Just my luck, but I like it – That is up to a certain point because I begin to feel that after one is out he should be replaced by some of those arm chair navy men in due time – we have seen some returning after a time but we’ve never been able to ascertain the time definitely. You asked about the lawn. No word from me at present but maybe I’ll be able in a few weeks to chance the information.

In your last letter it was obvious that you knew I had left the last station but you didn’t come out and say so much. It’s OK for you to

[page 4] be more free just so you don’t give out information of value to the enemy and I think you haven’t any that would do that. That is mixed up.

I was out in a jeep this a.m. The top was down and the roads muddy so I was pretty much mud sprinkled when I returned. Lots of the boys want one of those when the war is over but I’ll take a little different type myself. They ride too hard and I think our roads are good enough that the better type cars have no trouble getting over the. Of course my friends from Nevada may have use for such. These fellows aren’t Drs. but we do get along

[page 5] well and they still insist that I must come to Reno to practice after the war. Said they would get me the divorce trade. I’ve told them a number of times I’m perfectly satisfied back in Indiana and I still feel that way.

A cute little lizard just went by my foot. He was about 4 inches long – bright green tail and striped body – The stripes run long ways.

Well, I’ll reread the letters and maybe I’ll have more to answer tomorrow. So Solong

Love Daddy

P.S. got a letter from Ed Johnson – one from Ruth Y. (not Floyd) and one from Deloris – and 2 from the Folks.

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