Letter transcription:
LT R.S. YEGERLEHNER (MC) USNR
NAVY 133 BASE HOSP #4
F.P.O. SAN FRANCISCO CALIF
2-25-44
MRS R.S. YEGERLEHNER
KENTLAND
INDIANA USA
Dear Mother,
This is V-mail number one conforming with the wishes of the postal department. It seems to be a good idea if everyone will oblige. I’m just as anxious to receive your v-mail or air mail but I do hate writing them. Possibly after I’ve written a few it won’t be so bad. Your v-mail dated 2-11 came today and it really was a treat to be informed of snow and snow drifts, but I do hope it won’t keep up too long.
I’m looking forward to the picture Bart put in the paper for it must be a wow. I’ve seen the pictures he has printed of the Beagley boys and the Rowe boy and I can’t say so much for the artistic work of the Newton Co. E.
Maybe tomorrow I can write another air mail so solong
Love Daddy
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Post originally found: https://genealogylady.net/2015/12/28/v-mail-number-one-roscoe/
“it really was a treat to be informed of snow and snow drifts, but I do hope it won’t keep up too long.” Well how appropriate to read this, on the morning after NYC got pounded with 30 inches of snow!
“I can’t say so much for the artistic work of the Newton Co. E.” 🙂