Letter transcription:

July 6, 1943
Lieut. R. S. Yegerlehner USNR
Navy 60
F.P.O. San Fran. Calif.

Dear Mother,

Out of yesterday’s mail I received 3 letters: 2 from you and one from Mom. Yours were postmarked June 17 and 21. Hers was June 15.

You said you had paid off the insurance loan but didn’t say how much it was but I guess it doesn’t make any difference, and you never did say whether or not this June was the last payment. Probably all those answers are in the mail by now. I wrote the other day that I was going to increase the allotment and was going to send you a check just in case there was a mix up in the allotment change.

[page 2] but so far we haven’t drawn any money nor have I had an opportunity to increase the allotment. If I get that done before the 15^th of July it should become effective by Sept. 1. So you really should get your regular 2 check the first of Aug. I think I’ll leave the $30 one as is but increase the $170 so that in case I’m not able to make it on what I allow myself later on all I’ll have to do it drop the $30. I haven’t decided yet as to how much I’ll increase that to because since the promotion I haven’t had a pay and don’t know exactly how much I’m drawing. I’ve told you all this before I think but maybe I’ve added a little more.

[page 3] Seems to me from the way you wrote that D. needs a little spanking now and then. It won’t hurt to use the old tried and true method of hand persuasion now and then and he is old enough to receive such when his temper seems to be getting the better of his level headed and should I say beautiful mother. Remind me to have him apologize for being rude when I get home. I’m not trying to be sarcastic. I mean every word I say and as you know I’d make him mind if I were there. The other part – the last part – I mean also without any qualification whatsoever.

The rats were terrible in our tent

[page 4] last night. Seems as if there were a few peanuts left in a can. I didn’t know they were there or the rats wouldn’t have had a chance.

I’m all exhausted from watching a sailor with a sack over his side and a stick with a nail in the end spearing little bits of paper and cigarette butts. Just like in the parks at home. He made about 6 jabs at one small piece – really I think he just chewed it all to small bits and then kicked them all over the place.

Well, my usual amount of paper is gone so much [must?] say

Lots of Love
Daddy

Russell Islands
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