Title

Letter written by Patricia O'Brien Aiken to Lieutenant Albert Shelton Aiken Postmarked March 30, 1942

Authors

Patricia O'Brien Aiken

Document Type

Personal Letter

Keywords

World War ll;Correspondence;Work;Camaraderie of War Wives;Censor's Marks;Letting Hair Down;Readjustment;Weather;Aviation;Mail as a morale builder

Transcription

Hi Sugar –

I got quite a kick out of your letter. The letterhead was censored and also the place you arrived at and then what has been fairly good so that you got in a lot of flying time. It looked so ridiculous, I just had to laugh. However if you’re where I think you are, I think the Alaskan mainland would be better even if it doesn’t have any inner-spring mattresses...