February 20, 1944, p. 1
Letter transcription:
Sunday
Dear Mother,
This being Sunday I’ll just slip this in with Sat. letter. The two heavy sheets of paper of yesterday’s letter make almost enough for on letter’s worth but this small bit shouldn’t make any difference.
Since there isn’t anything to write about but the weather will start out by saying it was a little cloudy todo this A.M. and cleared later in the day and was I believe one of the warmest days I’ve seen. Really it was warm enough to go to the seashore but it’s too far to walk hence I didn’t go. We do have a river fairly near but it’s too cold most of the time and there are too many big rocks which makes it too hard on the feet.
Well, my space is short and subject matter is shorter – so solong.
Love Daddy
February 20, 1944 envelope
Meanwhile, likely unbeknownst to Roscoe, new orders were being written…..
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“Really it was warm enough to go to the seashore but it’s too far to walk hence I didn’t go. We do have a river fairly near but it’s too cold most of the time and there are too many big rocks which makes it too hard on the feet.” Wish we knew the exact location. What does it look like now?
Very cool that you have the document with the new orders. Your role as the historian is so crucial here. Without your hard work, that document would languish in a file in a warehouse forever.
Actually the orders are not from the NARA file, but from the documents Roscoe and Gladys saved, which were preserved like the letters.