March 26, 1945
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Somewherelse–France
c̅[1] 7th Army 26 Mar 45. 7PM
Dearest,
Shecks! no letter today—‘n just
when I’d have a decent chance to answer
in some length & by daylight – there
has been a little let-up & I can write
while still on duty [Its dark after 8PM offduty hr.].[2]
Why! I had even time enough to answer
Dad’s “delay-mailing” letter that I wrote
about last night, as well as Margee’s,
Gotfredson’s, etc.
These days—& in future days &
weeks—a let-up like this is going
to mean (almost for sure) a preward [sic]
advance of the thing called “Mess Of Moving.”
[Rep.][3] Please answer about receiving
the scientific fact [that][4] nocovaine-insertion
may/can be carried out on words as
well as [on][5] anatomical factors.
Twice before I wrote regarding
Terry’s kerplop [the first time was the “best” I believe].[6]
Anyway, for repitition’s/lost-mail’s sake
let me again say:—
Don’t for one split second, dearest, even think
about any reaction of (QUOTE) “carelessness- - -
- - blame” re: Terry’s[7] fall——these words
are absoloutely UNAPPROPRIATE, darlin’. For
[2]
some unfathomable reason God wanted
Thump[8] to take that kerplop—yet he
still gave him that “got-what-it-takes”
ability that I spoke to you about even
in the first 48 hrs at Fort Devens.
Gosh, dear, I just can’t seem to get
“on-the-beam” as to writing a letter—
gee, if I’d only gotten a stimulus
from “Mail-Received” today—shecks!
This going into tents has created
some real scientific-administration
bottle-necks. We have most of them
ironed-out now but oh! whadda
job when a contemporary medical-care-
holocaust was going on. Whewww!
Later:-after face washed, teeth brushed, off-duty, etc.
Hee, hee, ho, ho—ya shouldwuz
see me now! I just put on my new
(rather nice) Goverment-Issue glasses (that
I wrote about for doing bronchoscopys) to
just see if they’d do anything to/for
“close-work.” A socalled +25 had to
be put into them in order to get them
‘cuz the army just wont issue plain
glasses—& that +25 “bothers” me.
Anyhooooo, heee-hee, hoo-hoo you shouldawuz
[3]
see me now dear. maybe someday I’d
get accustomed to glasses but not as of
this moment, soooo off they come [PLUNK.][9]
[Rep 4X][10] (last time) P.F.C. Mickey Iacobuzio
“A”-207613, Co. 11, 21st Rgt, Ft Ogilthorpe,
Georgia wants a field jacket & yet is
not permitted to buy one. You know
the rest of the story from previous letters.
So, dear, for “Sons” behalf just pay the
12¢ (to? 35¢) it will take to reforward
this. Guess you can figure/”see” that
he couldn’t/shouldn’t do this type of
thing, whereas an officer can mail
home all he wants to.
Oh yes—last night I refused,
mind you, to “go-in-on” a 2 bottle of
champagne order being filled. Most
soldiers would say this was a true &
sure sign of insanity—to refuse
such. Whadda you think, m’ love?!
[P.S. Theres lotsa reasons—two main ones being that
the stuff “murders” me as Ive described before, & also
I’m not only broke but in debt from having that
$25 Amer. Brd of Anesth Application sneak up on me
this month s̅[11] warning—however I’ll be
solvent in 5 more days so dont fret about sending
me any money.][12]
Which reminds me—(rep 5X-7X) that
PTA[13] $50 for Terry to “bull session” c̅ Arley Barnes
surely must be “limping” something terrible?
[4]
Gosh—I’ve written more than I
thought I could before I washed my face
‘n stuff—maybe I should go wash
it again & I’d write a volume [“Heaven
forbide, (sez Schmaltz); not setch drivel”].[14] Ho, hum!
Still, yet, I’m “off-the-beam” as to
writing what to me seems decent, so
I’ll close now yet maybe ya, huh?
Anyhooo, This Dope sure loves ya both c̅
All his love,
Dave
P.S. Oh yes—everytime Ive said foot-soljer
in the past it was not so figurative
as you might have thought—naturally
a foot-soljer is a FIELD-j soljer &
such is now literally true, too. Infact—
remember my first orders way back in
Elko?—they said “…..M.F.S.S…...”
Well, “F” was Medical F I E L D Service
School. Ah, me! Sooo, Schmaltzie,
ya got a dirty ol’ foot-soljer field-soljer
in love wit, ya—see!
[1] Medical abbreviation meaning “with.”
[2] Bracketed text is part of original.
[3] Bracketed text is part of original.
[4] Bracketed text inserted into original with a caret.
[5] Bracketed text inserted into original with a caret.
[6] Bracketed text is part of original.
[7] Their infant son.
[8] Nickname for their infant son, Terry.
[9] Bracketed text is part of original.
[10] Bracketed text is part of original. In original, “4X” is written above “Rep.”
[11] Medical abbreviation meaning “without.”
[12] Bracketed text is part of original.
[13] Personal Transfer Account for sending money back home.
[14] Bracketed text is part of original.