En route to new loan out in France

En route to new loan out in France

310.41.1-5.2016

United States--Armed Forces--Military Life

Wilsey, David B., MD

The Wilsey Collection

The Holocaust Center for Humanity

310.41.1-5.2016 Transcription

Somewhere—France

Thanksgiving Day – AM

[As

I just couldn’t write

yesterday. Please,

dear, never forget

some letters may seem

sorta weird

because the ones

written before just

haven’t as of that

particular moment

arrived in your

hands.][1]

Dearest,

If I hurry I’ll be able (maybe)

to get this letter into a mail-out-

let. Anyhooooo, its such a privelege

& pleasure to be able to “say” to you

I love you! I love you! I love love &

feel half sure it will reach your

eyes.

Things being as they are I don’t

imagine I’ll be near where turkey

& cranberries are possible. [in just

a short time][2]. I honestly don’t care

because I know you & Terry[3] are

for sure having turkey & cranberries

and THAT’S ALL THAT MATTERS

TO ME IN THIS WHOLE WIDE WORLD.

Just tell Mom that you & Terry can & should have

my helpings of her super-druper-prepared turkey.

Again, the Lord was so darned

good to me—HE ARRANGED

4 LETTERS FOR ME (whoopie!) Just

before I left to go on this new

“loaning-out.” [on which I am still enroute.][4]

One letter was from Alice & Andy McGee

& the other was from Mrs Edith Green

And!—then 2 from you; one written

[2]

Election Day all about our (note!—“our”)

socio-economico-political hopes

for America; & the other one on Nov 10^th.

Answers to your Nov 10^th [hurriedly][5] are:-

(1) Ummm! Continuous hand-holding

in shows is hereby, towit, etc

unanamously voted & passed! Yup!

(2) Gee, I’m glad you bought a crib—

why, Hell! pretty soon (maybe a day or

two more) you’ll have to buy a full

sized Simmons bed for my pal.

Afterall—his Pop was only

6 feet 1 inch tall at the age of

12 yrs (or 13 yrs). Golly! 23⁵/₈ inches, hmm!

Guess I never told you I was just a

wee but partial [for Oconomowoc loyalty

reasons][6] to Carnation canned milk.

(3) Kuiru’s car fixing will someday

let him get his “clock-fixed” by

some {body, time, place[7]. For weeks I have forgotten [meant][8]

to tell you to get the care painted

BLUE if your judgement so

deems it. Honest! (4) I too (from this

“long-range diagnosis) agree c̅[9]  you that

Terry’s constipation may be the

whole [or greatest][10] part of his {restlessness, yipping[11].

No, dearest, he gets that (QUOTE)

[3]

“obstinate” [UNQUOTE you][12] streak from

his Pop & not not this adorable

Mother as you wrote. (4) My one &

only disappointment in all my [your][13] letters

from [to][14] France is that you have not as

yet learned that I am in France.

When I saw those last 2 waiting

for me (as on page #1 & #2) I felt so sure

you would know where I was

but no-soap. [Other fellows wives haven’t heard either.][15] Shucks! and Shucks!

(5) You ask about my feelings re:

Massachusetts-et al—dearest,

to me too it was a dream—a

beautiful dream just ‘cuz you

were c̅ me. (6) I’m pleased about

Mrs Harringtons $8. Say! do the

allotments come through decently?

They’d better or I’ll break some necks.

(7) Often I have meant to ask—

was the Columbia, SC proof that

you said was (QUOTE) “good & natural etc”

a smiling “shot” or not. Gee, I hope

1. I do see how you’d feel about

a “soldier-picture” as over & against

wedding-pictures, etc, etc, old ones.

(8) TERRY, OL’ BOY: - Just don’t you let

Mother razz us about our appetites!

[4]

Thanks for telling me the

details of Harry Roantree McLean’s

mode of traveling to visit you.

Well, it certainly is the most

fascinating & interest-full way of

traveling.

There is only one (real) question in

your Nov. 7^th letter to answer—

dearest, its true that we are both

undergoing changes in our (QUOTE)

“outlook…..way of thinking…..”

We may be, too, experiencing as you

say a change of (QUOTE) “soul”—

however, it is, it is, it is! (as

regards the soul) a deepening & greater

loving [if such could be possible][16] of you.

Thus, it is all God-guidedly for

the better. Not for a wee moment

do I fear that challenge [you speak of][17] of

coming back together again.

Well, dear, the pilgrims once

were thankful on this day—

I as much & even more are soooo

God-thankful that He has been

helping & keeping you & Terry so

super-special—Gosh! how I

yearn to be a part of this Helping-

And-Keeping of you & Terry! All my love,

Dave

[1] Bracketed text written in upper left-hand corner of page.

[2] Bracketed text is part of original.

[3] Their infant son.

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[7] In original, “body” is written above “time,” which is written above “place.”

[8] Bracketed text is written above “forgotten.”

[9] Medical abbreviation meaning “with.”

[10] Bracketed text is part of original.

[11] “Restlessness” is written above “yipping” in original.

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[13] Bracketed text written above “my” in original.

[14] Bracketed text written above “from” in original.

[15] Bracketed text inserted into original with a caret.

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