Our tent leaked (Roscoe)

: May 7, 1943 envelope

: May 7, 1943, p. 1

: May 7, 1943, p. 2

: May 7, 1943, p. 3

Letter transcription:

May 7, 1943
Lieut R. S. Yegerlehner USNR
Navy 60
F.P.O. San Francisco Calif.

Dear Mother,

Just got in from another trip and this I’m sorry to say will have to be short as I’ve had no time to think but must get this off so that the mail clerk will take it along. I noticed by your letters that my mail to you is rather spotty and I’ve told you before that you can expect it to be that way. I know why but can’t tell you the reason.

It has rained almost continuously

[page 2] since I’ve planted my potatoes so I imagine they will rot before they have a chance to grow.

Our tent leaked over my bunk and night before last when I came to go to bed I found a pool of water in the middle of my mattress. Luckily I had two mattresses so I just took the top one off and that was OK. Needless to say I moved my bunk out from under that drip.

In yesterday’s letter I told you I received the

[page 3] uniform money and send 150⁰⁰ home and the other 100⁰⁰ I’ll send in a few days – I’ll just scatter them out a little in case some should get lost .

It’s just chow time so must get going –

Love Daddy