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Dear Loved Ones at Home,

I received your very welcome letter this afternoon and I sure was pleased to get it. I hope you are feeling better Mom, and aren’t working too hard Dad. Hello Ray, Barbara, Loretta, Dolores, Ramona, Elvira, Mimi and Frankie – how ya doin?

The snaps are sure swell and Barbara and Ray are as sweet as life. How about a snap of you Dad? And I don’t mean maybe.

Know what? After trying to get Joe on the phone for 7 days – I met him uptown – of all places on a side street – on his way to duty watch. Boy was I ever glad to see him. We have a date for tomorrow afternoon. He didn’t have time to stop and chat, so we’ll have a good one tomorrow. He doesn’t look too bad tho.

It’s raining tonite and the thunder and lightning is quite close. It’s nice to hear and see it again. But it’s nice and cozy in my room which I share with a pilot and another bombardier – an American from Massachusettes. He is a swell guy – typical American – some find him hard to get along with. But they are probably narrow and prejudiced.

I hope Johnny gets here before I leave and when you see him please congratulate him for me.

I am glad to hear our garden is fine. Have a feed for me. I received a letter from Edie today and she sure thinks I have an A-1 family. She’s a grand girl. Oh me oh my! It’s too bad we didn’t meet long ago.

I have been rather busy this week doing me shopping. Boy what a list I had – lighter flints and fluid – pyjamas – caps toothbrushes etc, etc. I got my raincoat and great coat O.K. As yet the money and suit-case haven’t arrived, but they should get here soon. I still don’t know when I leave, but I have been here 2 weeks and I guess it won’t be long by the looks of things around hyar.

We don’t do much here, just a few classes to keep our memories of our jobs clear and we also go up to 38,000′ in a pressure tank to see if you can stand the lack of oxygen at that height. By my tests I am fit for special high level duties. I didn’t get the bends, but some lads did and boy it’s awful to see them go into fits, but you get used to it.

Say Mom you may use my money whenever you like, such as $5.00 a month or whatever you need. So don’t be bashful – ha-ha. That will be fine putting the money in Imperial. We get paid overseas thru the Imperial bank so that’s fine. Did Tom and Jean leave for home yet? How did the car look? How has the weather been – enough rain for the garden Dad? Please say hello to the Williams’ for me and the people at the shop. I wrote to Nanny and Tony. I sure would like to hear from Johnny, but I guess he doesn’t know my address and I don’t know his home address. Some of the P/Os here and I went for a boat ride up the inlet last nite and it sure was beautiful on the calm water and the stars and moon so clear. You could here music from a pavilion across the bay and the searchlights were out trying to catch some planes overhead. Well my loved ones I will rest now and patiently wait to hear from y’all again soon. So good-nite and God bless and keep you all.

Your loving son and brother,
Peter.

P.S. Dad kiss Mom, Barbara, Ray, Edie and all the kiddies for me – That’s a command!