Richard Lee Holt Sr. letter to his wife Minneford Francis Holt, September 26, 1943

1St Sgt Richard L. Holt Battery "B" 936th FA BN. Mrs Richard L. Holt A.P.O. #464 % Post Master Fayetteville Arkansas New York Ny. Sep 26/43 RFD #5 My Dearest Sweetheart Well here I am Again, I wrote a letter yesterday and sent it air mail but I guess this will probably beat the air mail there. I was in hopes o f getting a letter for sure to-day but no soap. Maby I will get some mail tomorrow. When I wrote yesterday it was drizzling rain and was pretty cool, but today it is a bright sunny fall day I only wish I could be with you to-day instead of here. These Sundays sure do drag especially when I dont have something to do. I went down after my laundry this AM made out a drill scheduel for next week and talked tosome of the boys for a while that passed off the morning. Tonight there is another stage show at the theater so I guess I will go to it. Also I think I will write to Jessie, Florence and maby Ann and Chas. That will take up a little of my spare time. Honey the town I spoke of when we first got here was Oran Algeria, maby that will help you in knowing where I am. I have all my clothes clean again for a change and I hope the showers keep com- ing so the dust dosent get bad again. I sure do have to get so dirty when washing is so hard to get done. I jsut saw a little cub plane go over, I believe it was Lt. Robbins he has been away to school somewhere. If it is him maby I can get a look at this country from the air. They say there is some pretty rough country around here Honey do they still have a flying school there at the U of A and did Fayettevill get on the air mail routeyet. There was some talk of it when I was home last time. I hav- ent heard from wylie yet, you said in one of your letters that he had written me, I dont know why it dosent get here. Honey you spoke in your last air mail letter about the surveyors being around again. Have you heard any more about it. If that should go through we would almost be on the high wouldent we. Also the crop of baby girls you spoke of seem to be prevaikent through out the country. Three or four of the boys in the battery have become Fathers in the past few weeks and the have all been Girls. They all wonder how it is that we have so many boys Ha' Ha'. Lt Driscolls wife is expecting most any time now so he watches the mail like a hawk, but I dont blame him i know jsut how he feels about it. Well my sweet I have been sitting here for the pa st thiry minutes trying to think of something more to write about. But ther just really isnt anything to write about from here. Everthing her is just the same old grind and I am hopeing we can move on some place else. I am feeling just fine I n fact I believe I feel better than I have in a long time. I only hope that you and the youngsters are all OK. Give my love to all the folks and keep lost for yourself. Honey be sur e and send me some pictures of the kids, and for that matter all of you. Maby some time I will find a place to have a picture made and send one to you. Well I will close for this time. With all my love to the only girl in all the world. May God bless you and keep yours and mine in his care untill we are togeather again Your Always Loving Hubby Le