Title

Letter Written by Saidee R. Leach to her Son, Navy Ensign Douglas Leach, Dated September 21, 1942

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 Douglas:

It has rained almost as hard today as it did on the day of your “Open House” but Dad and the Fishers and Mr. Dick got an early enough start before it began to rain so that they played nine holes of golf. It does Dad a lot of good to get out of doors and forget business for awhile. We thought of you often during the hot spell and wondered how you were standing it, particularly studying at night with your curtains drawn because of blackout regulations...