Somewhere in India
July 25, 1944
Tuesday evening

My dearest darling,

Today I received 3 letters from you dated June 18, July 7 & July 9th.  Every letter I received from yu is like receiving news from heaven.

Darling you do write the sweetest letters.  I hope nothing ever comes between us where as I would not hear from you anymore.  Gee!  I do not think that I would be able to stand it.  I mean it, honest.  I don't know what you're doing to me but ever since I've found out how you feel about me I feel so much better and a lot happier.

In your letter dated July 7th you wrote and said that you have written me practically every day.  I have no letters from you from June 13th to June 19th and nor have I received from June 19th to July 7th.  I guess they must be lost or such.

Sorry to disappoint you honey, but I did not get sea sick.  I stood the trip all the way over without getting the one least bit sick.

Remember your telling me you saw the picture "A Gun Named Joe" and that he had a guardian angel, I have one too, and that my dearest is you.  OK: as long as you have faith in me is all I need.  I'll be back to you.  It sure is good to hear from you so much.  I love you . . . I do.  It took you letter 14 days to get to me.  That was the Air Mail letter you mailed.  I think the regular mail take about 1 week longer.

I have been on the move ever since I left the states.  That is why I have all this mail trouble.

I don't understand this part in your letter where you say that you wrote a letter a Pfc. David Taylor.  A letter something like you wrote me.  I am a jealous guy so you had not better have any more beaus.  How long did he stay and often does he come over?

I hope you had a pleasant trip to Ft. Worth and I do hope you have thought of me.

Temperature where I am at now hits 140 degrees.  It is always above 100 degrees.

I guess I'll close darling or the censor might get mad for writing to long of a letter.

Sincerely yours
always,
Ray