Letter transcription:

Lieut R. S. Yegerlehner
Navy 60
F.P.O. San Fran Calif.
June 29, 1943 1435

Dear John

I’ll just bet you thought I’d forgotten all about you but I hadn’t. Maybe Mother let’s you read parts of my letters or does she?

In some spots here the grass grows to only a few inches high and never any taller – Isn’t that wonderful? Or I mean wouldn’t it be wonderful if our yard had that kind of grass?

It’s a little hard to write because you haven’t written

[page 2] for so long either and since I can’t say much about here the subject matter is a little on the down grade.

There are lots of things I miss out here and one this one I believe you can help me out. I’d like to hear a train whistle, so the next time one goes by you get an envelope and catch the sound and seal it up tight and send her whizzing right on out. I’d ask you to put it in a bottle but it might get broken.

Well if you aren’t too busy

Write –
Love Daddy

P.S. Don’t forget the big “hug” you are supposed to give Mother for me.

John (January 1943)

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