June 18th, 1944 New Guinea
Dear Iz and Sil,
How is every little thing? Fords still keeping ‘em rolling? Except for the fact that I had the most beautiful case of hives you’ve ever seen, everything is, as usual, fine. That knife Pop sent me has really come in handy for jungle work. The other day we got into some places where I practically had to cut my way out. And strange as it seems, I came across a Jap barricade in the most dense parts. How they ever build barricades in there without disturbing the surrounding undergrowth, I’ll never know. Even worse than the mosquitoes in there were (if you pardon the expression), the goddam flies. These are about half as big as house flies at home, but they have a bite like a horse. If you folks at home could see these battlefields, you’d never forget it. Thank God you don’t have to see them. Love Herm
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