November 18, 1943

Hi,
#27 ?, Nov. 8 arrived today, dispelling the drought and my depression. I don’t know you say it takes your V-letters two weeks to get there. 8 days is the usual time, though some take 9 or 10 + I believe one took 12. I sent you an air-mail this morning- a rather mournful one, I’m afraid, though there wasn’t any good reason for it’s being so. It may be summer in ? + summer– and winter – in SA, but it’s just plain winter here, which seems a bit odd because the roses were still blooming a month or so ago. There was ice in the shade at noon today. I haven’t heard if anybody got travel money + I doubt if you do. We heard today that in the ETO any transportation officer (as Maj. Bartholomew is in the 1st Aux )who lets a car freeze is automatically court-martialled. Good thing that wasn’t the rule at Fort Sam last winter. What’s the “WFO”? I’d sure like to listen in on one of your War ? meetings. I have a felling it would be very entertaining. Nothing worth mentioning has happened around here, except that I stole four light bulbs for the mess hall, which shows that I’m learning the business. Remember me to Toots + Willy.


Love B