Richard Lee Holt Sr. letter to his wife Minneford Francis Holt, April 13, 1944

Mrs Richard L Holt 1st Sgt R.L. Holt Fatetteville, Arkansas Btry "B" 936th FA BN RFD#5 A.P.O. 464% Post Master New York NY. April 13, 1944 My Dearest One Hello sweet and how is my best girl to-night.? I read your letter of the 28th today was glad to hear and know everyone is better. I know tho that the kids nearly run you crazy but maby it will be warm enough by this time that they can be out side most of the time. I went over to see Maj Jackson this afternoon, it was the first time I had seen him in quite some time. He looks well and says he is feeling fine, he sent you his reguards, also that Ruth mentioned you quite often in her letters. I also saw Milford on my way over, he hasent heard from Cherry in over a week and is wondering what is wrong. I told him not to worry that he would get his mail all at once like I did sometimes. I also got a letter from Earnest and Eva today, Eva dident say anything more about Earnest being called so I guess he is still ok for awhile longer. I thought I would be hearing from Wylie by now, I havent heard a word since he was married. I guess Nedra and the Army is taking all of his time. Yes Honey I sure would like to see the twins pulling some of there stunts. I know it must be quite a sight to watch them, but I guess it just wasnt ment for me to see them. At least I try to make myself belive that. I dont know I have been in of those rather moody spells the last few days. It seems that they are getting closer together all the time, but I guess I will get over it. Well I stopped long enough to look over the Stars and Stripes, we are getting it pretty regular now. It comes in about like the Democrat at home. The news in it looks pretty good but of course you have to take if for what it is worth. I dont seem to be able to put much faith in what they have to say any more. I guess the longer a man stays over here the less confidence he has in any of these news papers and their reports. Boy Honey I dont know whea- ther I am gong to be able to fill up this page or not, it has been so long since I have used a typewriter that I had forgotten how little space they did take up. We are doing quite a bit of resting at the present time. The fireing is awfully slow. In fact I dont belive we have fired a round in the last two days. We are in a [redacted] [redacted] here rather than an [redacted] one. Therefore we get very few missions assigned to us. It has been so long since I have heard a shell come nywhere near us that I have almost forgotten how one sounds. To you I know that will sound good, but to me it means we arent winnng the war. I had much rather be throwing shell at the square heads so we can get this thing over and I can come home. We are sending some men home on what they call a rotation plan. But the catch to that is, that after you come home have a furlough and all that sort of stuff is that then you are again sent over seas somewhere with another outfit. And as far as I am concerned I only want to make one more trip across the water, and I want it to be the time when I come home to stay. There is one man from A Btry and One man from C Btry do to come before long. I havent heard who either one of them are. Well Sweetheart I guess I will bring this to aclose, and do my nightly job of shaveing. That is the trouble with not having much to do. It gives the staff Officers more time to roam around the Btry Ares and find things wrong. We are to start a regular training schedule before long I understand. But seriously I guess it is for the best. If the men are allowed to lay around to much they soon get sorry for themselves they are much better off if they have something to employ their minds. I some time think that is what is wrong with me. Give all the folks my love sweet and keep heaps for you self. And keep the letters rolling along Honey. They are about the only thing that keeps me going. So with all my love to the one and only and the sweetest wife a fellow ever had I will say good night. I love you sweet with all my heart Le