Love Letters

Time for another love letter. This is the actual letter. It's lyrics from a song from 1941 by Ella Fitzgerald. How romantic!
Listen to the song.....
Ella Fitzgerald

Love Letters

Letters from Dad to Mom

Monday October 30, 1944
Somewhere in Germany

Darling Vi

I am back with my unit again after a visit to Paris. Stayed in one of the hotels, had a god visit over the town. Rode the subway, there's carriages drawn by horses and little carriages drawn by bicycles. Saw the opera house, the famous arch, the Eiffel tower, and many other famous places. Oh yes I saw the Notre Dame cathedral. We left there on Saturday. Stayed in Rimes(?) France coming back. The weather here sure is turning cold. We should be getting our winter uniforms pretty soon. I got back and found six letters waiting for me. One from you darling, two from Bob, one from Mother McKee, Mother Moore and Dot McKee. I should be getting more very soon. I am receiving the mail ok now darling Thank goodness. I sure do look forward to your letters. They sure are wonderful letters.

Steve sure is gaining if he weighs over 15lbs now. I sure would love to see him. I would give anything to have you in my arms darling. I'm in the 1st army darling.

Enough for now.
All my Love Eddie
I AM YOURS FOREVER DARLING.

Letters From The Past

Family nostalgia is on my mind since having everyone here last weekend and going through Mom's stuff. I thought I would share some of the interesting letters that I found.

I found this letter in a blank envelope with no date. It had to be from 1940ish, give or take a year. Here is the exact letter.

Dear Miss Moore,

You've got something pretty good in Ed. Hang on to him but watch the other gals cause he's just too darn beautiful to be true. Especially those eye lashes which I hope my gal never sees.

You must be pretty special too if what Ed says is only half true. He really loves you in case you're interested and no doubt you are.

Everyone here thinks that Magee is pretty much on the o.k. side.

In case you're wondering why you've received this, it's a little thing I'm trying to see how Mac trusts me. If you receive this, it means that he hasn't read it and if you don't, you won't be interested.

Another thing I meant to put on here is that he is really true to you.

Yours, (thru a mutual acquaintance)

Pvt. Moe Meyer

I'm still not sure if this letter was meant to reassure Mom how much Dad loved her from a third party perspective, or if it was a test of honor between Dad and this guy. Maybe both. I just think it's soooo cool how trust and honor and fidelity meant so much to them. That letter just struck me as so innocent and pure, something that seems so rare now.