Monday, March 5, 1945
France
Into Combat

Censoring mail and orientation of troops. Asks Jean if USNR women might serve in occupation force. Yearning for mail from her.

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Letter 32, page 1
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Somewhere in France
Dolph's Letter #35

Dear Sweetheart —

I'm my room with my only pic of Julie's picture before me — I feel I love you.

I think about you constantly dear — too sure my star.

Not much to do today — censoring + orientation of troops — that's about all.

What have you been doing? I'd sure like to get some mail. I want so much to know how you are, what you are doing, see your handwriting at last. I'm so very much in love with you dear.

Part of the orientation stuff I read to the troops says that they will try + nip one women from the Armed forces + volunteering organization, like Red X + YWEPT to be part of the occupying force. Have you heard anything about that in the USNR?

Well sweetheart — just not much to talk about in the way of the war — + of the ways of the war that I will be over soon.

Hope you are well + also the family also Ethel + hers.

Love
Dolph

P.S. Don't get any wild ideas about volunteering for the Army of Occupation. I have no way of knowing where + what you in Seng by I in the U.S. elsewhere.