| Subject: From Joe August 10, 1944 |
Author:
M. Morrissette
|
[
Next Thread |
Previous Thread |
Next Message |
Previous Message
]
Date Posted: 03:34:00 02/16/05 Wed
Aug. 10, 1944
England
My Dear Brother,
Your letters are always a great source of enjoyment to your noble frere,and my tardiness in writing is not attributuable in any way to an attempt at discouragement of such a fine pen relationship,but rather to save all pressing matters,which at this time have dwindled greatly.
For the last ten days I have been stuck out in the country,far beyond striking distance of any town. Every day, I think will be my last one hereand still we go on. I am really fed up,but the work is quite interesting. The nature of it is secret,and you know how secret things are in the Navy.
My informants have disclosed that you have gotten the better of Canning. I understood that we had an unwritten agreement ever since the Affaire Crawley,that we would not meddle. How about it?
I read the piece in the New Yorker,and thought it was excellent.The whole suadron got to read it,and were very much impressed by your intestinal fortitude.
What I really want to know,is where the hell where you when the destroyer hove into sight,and exactly what were your moves,and where the hell was your radar. I also think McMahon must be awful sick of talking about you. Has he been visiting at the Cape?
I have been having a rather pleasant time over here,until the last ten days. I was all set to go to Virginia Gilliat's (Lady Sykes) for my leave and had arranged for another beauty to be present,and then gave it up for this job. I'm probably a damn fool.
Ihave expected to get up there any day,but at this point, I don't know whether I'll ever make it.
I will convey to her your very warm reguards.
Tell the family not to get excited about my staying over here. I am not repeat not contemplating marriage nor intending to risk my fine neck(covered in the back with a few fine silky black hairs)in any crazy venture.
I trust your back is OK at this point. Most of the letters from home are filled with bulletins about the progress of your back and stomach.
I should be home around the first of Sept. and should be good for about a month's leave. Perhaps you too will be available at that time,and will be able to fix your old brother up with something good.
I have already sent a notice home about my greying hair. I feel, I must make a pretty quick move,so get something that really wants a tired old aviator.
My congrats on the Medal.To get anything out of the Navy is deserving of a campaign medal in itself. It looks like I shall return home with the European campaign medal if I am lucky.
Your devoted brother
Joe
[
Next Thread |
Previous Thread |
Next Message |
Previous Message
]
| |
