Monday Evening, August 7, 1944
Dear Family,
Here is the reason why I am starting this letter tonight. I didn’t do my KP today but will do it tomorrow. So you know that it may be impossible to do any writing tomorrow night. And we are supposed to spend at least one night in the field this week and I think it will be Wednesday night. So if I am going to get any writing done before very late in the week, I’l have to do it tonight.
This morning I went out on the problem that I told you about that I was supposed to act as sort of an umpire. So I had a fairly easy morning.
But this afternoon was altogether a different story. We hiked out about four miles to run a problem. And boy was it hot. The problem couldn’t last very long because the hiking out and back took up a little cover half the afternoon. But the temperature was just sweltering and it about cooked us all. In fact I have taken 2 showers this evening in an attempt to be comfortable. I got heat rash over it today and I expect tomorrow won’t help it any. In fact, I got heat rash the last time I worked on KP and I have it this time before I even start. But I do believe I would rather have heat rash than the poison ivy and poison oak that so many of the fellows have. I have been having to mess around it a whole lot in the last few weeks. But I don’t feel like bragging or anything because there can always be a first time and I have had it in the past.
I am sort of at a loss for something to read tonight. I finished the reader’s digest and they don’t have any magazines over at the PX right now that interest me. I didn’t even get a Tribune today. When they get here I would likely have plenty to keep me occupied but I do hope you are still able to send the Sunday School papers for me.
Well tomorrow will make two days in a row of getting up early for me so I’ll sign off and hit the hay pretty soon. I just have a little time tomorrow to write a letter.
Goodnight with love, Donald
Tuesday night
Well I am off KP now and I’m glad it’s over. I had a fairly easy day for KP but I’m really tired. I don’t have any news to tell you so I’ll just say I am doing OK. Hope everything is well with you. Donald
My rash is still with me but it didn’t get any worse.