Tuesday
May 8, 1945

(Terrible pen, I know, but maybe you can read what I write. If you can’t it all means, I love you.)

Ann dearest—

Hello again sweetheart, it’s me again. Sorry if I seem a slight bit on the lax side in writing the last couple of days, but decided I needed a rest!??? for a couple of days, so I gets myself a pass, hopped a ship heading for Medford Ore, and off I goes. Saw my old friend Phelps, whome I wrote you about. You the one who just recently got back from the So. Pacific. Well, anyway we didn’t guite succeed in painting the town all red, but it did have a slightly scarlet hue when I left.

Arrived in Carlsbad, 70 miles from Hobbs, this morning, and having a full day left of my pass, couldn’t see any reason for going on into Hobbs until tonight, so here I am at the USO, with my borrowed pen + paper, also barrowed, writing you—who have been traveling with me all the time on this trip—and every place else I go. Why don’t you quit following me? I can’t seem to get you off my mind—wherever I go and whatever I do—you my dear are with me. It’s getting so bad, I even stop to consider whether or not Ann would enjoy doing whatever it happens to be at the time. I tell you honey, I got you bad and you’d better be good to me, cause on account of you’re sure making a good lad out of me lately!

Oh yes, I’m getting to the point where I tell everyone how wonderful you are—Phelps thought I was nuts—so do most people, but I’m just naturally nuts about you.

I’d like to see you in something like that.

Whee, you should have seen what just walked in here, one of those 2 piece sun suits. My oh my what small pieces they are putting into them this year. I swear this gal wouldn’t attract nearly as much attention if she were completely naked as she does in that outfit. At least if she were naked a person wouldn’t have to look twice to see what she’s showing off anyway!! These women. I’d like to see you in something like that. It is getting awfully hot down here though, and I rather envy the gal for what she doesn’t have on rather than what she’d wearing. Wouldn’t mind being dressed in about the same amount myself.

Been having a heck of a time with the minions of military law, this fine afternoon. Seeing as how it’s officially V.E. day, these guys think I should be restricted to the post, but seeing as how I don’t belong here they can’t make me stay on their old post. All the poor guys in Carlsbad and Hobbs both are restricted today, but me I’m on pass oh happy day.—No one’s celebrating very much anyways—everything is closed so they might as well have turned everyone loose.

Well sweetheart, must close. I love you very much and wish I could see you right away. Please hurry with the picture—Say maybe you should send that one you had taken in 1941. I’d like to see just how much you’ve changed!!

All my love,
Phil