January 25, 1944
Wed Night [was actually Tuesday]
Dear Folks,
Well I am pretty tired tonight, I haven’t done so much extra but for some reason I feel the effects of it.
Yesterday and today I have worked in the supply room with, of course, odd jobs of all kinds on the side.
I suppose I will go to the laundry tomorrow and then I will have a real treat tomorrow night. Ha Ha. I’ve got to go out with the company on a practice bivouac. In other words, live in a pup tent for one night. This will kind of ease me into the spirit of training, I guess.
I suppose that I will start training about the first of next week. I had a whole week of the range but this company starts right out by firing the machine gun. Since I didn’t do this before it will mean that I must take the whole 2 weeks over again.
I worked in the supply room till about 8:30 tonight and tried to get some of my things ready for the next two weeks. So with about 20 minutes of this letter I must hurry and sign off before the lights go out.
I hope you are all OK and that things are straightening out alright.
Love,
Donald
P.S. This will arrive too late for this but today is Dady’s birthday – So Happy Birthday