Title

Letter Written by Saidee R. Leach to her Son, Navy Ensign Douglas Leach, Dated March 29, 1943

Authors

Saidee R. Leach

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

Dear Uncle Douglas!

Daryl Anne Schmid arrived Sunday morning, March 28th, at quarter of the [sic] eight in the morning, weighing 6 pounds and a half. She has quite a little black hair but that will rub off and I think she will be a little blondie. Marilyn is feeling fine and very happy and we have been able to reach Bill by telegram and he has answered with a telephone to his mother. Marilyn was most ambitious on Saturday, made a cake, cut out a dress for herself, and went to a wedding but about an hour after supper we started for the hospital with the happy result...