Fort Ord, Cal. May 9, 1942

Fort Ord, Cal. 

May 9, 1942

My Dearest Toby,

       Hi honey.  How are you today?  Fine I hope.  Do you feel any better since I was home?  I sure do.  Gosh it was swell honey.  Everyone was so swell to me.  And me just a nobody.  haha  I had a swell time honey.  If you only knew how much I looked forward to that moment when you walked into the bedroom, when I was laying on the bed.  Gosh honey but you sure looked good.  I was very glad to see you looking so swell.  As for Pearl I think she is tops.  Gosh but she is a lot of fun.  Tell her so will you honey.  From her letters I kind of figured she was pretty nice.

     And I want you to know that your mother is swell also.  But you knew that already.  I didn't get to see much of your Dad before but I did this time and I am telling you I don't blame you for saying that you and your Dad get along swell.  Because he is a swell Dad.  I am very glad to have him for a father-in-law.  Tell my little girl Mary Lee  (Pearl's daughter) that next to you she is my best girl.  Are you worried honey?

    I was back in plenty of time for the dance.  I got cleaned
up and had to drive the band truck with the fellows in down to the Officer's Club and back.  I will have to drive for all the dances.  I don't mind though.  In fact I kind of like it.  I have those pictures being developed.  The ones that are good I will have enlarged, and send them to you.  I sure hope they are good.
     Gosh sweetheart I love you.  I am sure our baby will be a beautiful baby.  I don't care if it has your chin.  I love your chin.  I hope it looks exactly like you.  Your and the baby are the most important things in the world right now.  Of course winning this war is pretty important right now.  But I love you and only you honey.  But I don't love war.  Night honey, I will write some more tomorrow.
                                 All my love,
                                        Rex xxx 

Hi again Honey!

     Here it is Mother's Day.  I am thinking about our mothers right now.  We owe them so much and can give them so little.  I know mom must be lonesome today.  All her boys but one gone.  Only Frank there.  O hope Ned got home today if he didn't I hope he wrote or something.  (Ned is mom's brother)  We played again last night at the Officer's Club and again this afternoon at the Service Club.  So we are right back at it again.

     Well honey I want to write to Mom also so I must close.  Say honey did tell me what I said up at Luke Stevens that time.  How about it?

     Darling don't be surprised if I come walking in next weekend.  If we don't have to play.  I have enough money.

I love you Toby.

                                          All my love,

                                               Rex.  xxxxxoooooo