April 6, 1944 Thursday

Hello, Hon—

Managed to get another $26.00 worth of uniform tonite. Shoes, O.O. shirt, 2 one-piece fatigues. Am beginning to push the 250 dollar mark and I still have my quartermaster things to get. Am getting only required things, too. Had hoped I’d be able to get one thing as a luxury item—like a pink shirt. That’s not required but the pink trouser and shirt combo is real fascinating. And they have those tropical worsted outfits that are just out of this world. However, I probably wouldn’t have much chance to wear such things anyway.

Hope your ailing digit is better by the time you get this. Your writing isn’t half as bad as you make out, Hon. No doubt such things are relative, but relative to mine it’s fine.

I promise to fill my pen before tomorrow night, so help me. [This letter is written in pencil.]

We were in the field all day today, observing a first class, full scale tank-infantry battle. A little tired tonite. That article that came with my uniform was right in that tanks can’t go anywhere. They aren’t intended to. They are designed for use against infantry and automatic weapons. Employed with our own infantry they are pretty effective in my biased opinion.

I love you, you know,
Wallace