Capt. T.G. Leske 0-387336
Med. Det. 354th Inf
APO 89 C/O PM
N.Y. N.Y.
Postmark U.S. Army 89 Jul 19 1945
Miss Jane Axtell
538 S. Normandie
Los Angels, Calif
USA
Air Mail
18 July 45
Camp Lucky Strike
Greetings lovely one:
Receiving a letter from me must be quite a shocking event. I know that I have been lax in writing but in addition to my usual antipathy (what a word) my work here has prevented me frrom writing.
About a week after VE Day we were pulled back from Planitz, Germany to Arnstadt– stayed there two weeks and then make a 600 mile jaunt in two days back here to the very same camp through which we passed last winter.
Our regiment took over the camp and I ended up by being the Post Dental Surgeon. This position consisted of an imposing title, a lot of hard work creating somthing out of nothing, a lot of head aches, and no extra compensation.
There has been an interuption of a couple hours – one of our medical officers brought his cousin, another medical officer in to visit. Now time has elapsed and a fifth of my oh so valuable Scotch has gone to hell.
If I had gone on writing while entirely sober I would have had sense enought to write just things. But now – what with writing to you and a drink or two to help lose my inhibitions I could get very romantic in my writings. The romance mainly consisting of telling you how much I would like to be with you and be able to spend the night with you. Tell me, brown eyes, do your thoughts ever turn to the same thing?
I must me to bed – thats all for toniite.
Please write, won’t cha?
Bestest
Tec