"We’ll worry about it together or not at all" - March 19, 1943
Sgt. L. A. Winsauer
Div. Hq. Co., APO 253
Indiantown Gap, Pa.
Miss Jean Johnson
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
March 19th
11:30 P.M.
Dearest darling,
Hi sweetheart, I just had a cup of your de-licious coffee and it’s getting me back on the beam again. Gosh darling I’ve really been busy this past week — its been busier than all hell during the ay and every night I’ve been coming over here after chow and working till 12 or 1:00. I’m inventorying every bit of our equipment and sort of reorganizing the whole dispensary. Tonight we fixed up our treatment room and it's really on the ball! Everything spick and span and right where its supposed to be. One of the boys is still in there polishing instruments but the rest are just sitting around chewing the fat. They’re really a swell bunch — always griping, but still right there when there’s work to be done.
The official orders came thru today giving me my staff sgt’s. rating and the Captain said to get the stripes on right away, so I’ll have to do some sewing tomorrow afternoon. I never did put T-4 stripes on my shirts and I know he never liked that, though he never said anything directly to me about it.
You said for me to say “Hi” to Heimann. Well he’s down in Texas now, — that’s how I got the Staff rating. He left for O.C. S. about ten days ago and that left us without a staff sit — and the Captain gave me the job. Boy, and what a job! ‘Cause after we get everything organized again it won’t be bad, but right now — Whew!
I took my physical exam for officer’s training on Monday, over at the hospital, and it must have been O.K. ‘cause I haven’t been called back. I haven’t had time to go over and find out, but usually if there’s any question about it they call you in for a recheck.
I still don’t know when I’ll be going to school, but have an idea it won’t be for another month or so. Here’s the set up: This Division can’t send men to school until they got a reuses from the school for a certain number of men. Well these only come in about once a month and there are two men that I know of who are up to go before I do. I’ll just have to hope for a big quota next month and wait out my turn. And darling its going to be hard waiting, even though there’s so much to look forward to — the sooner I go the sooner we can be married — that little phrase is running through my mind from the moment I wake up till I fall asleep at night. Darling you’ve no idea how much I miss you and how much I’m planning on the time when we’ll be together. Shorty I know I’ll never be happy till we’re together for keeps.
Darling I didn’t expect our parents would be much in favor of our getting married while I’m still in the G. damn army, but what the heck, I know now we’ve waited too long the way it is. After all we’re the ones that are affected — not our parents or any one else — and Shorty I just can’t get along without you much longer. I don’t give a damn if someone else can give me a million reasons why we shouldn’t get married, — we’ve got the one that tops them all — we’re in love and want to be together — and darling we’re going to be as soon as I finish school — and I don’t mean college. That’s another thing we’ll worry about when the time comes, but we’ll worry about it together or not at all.
Sweetheart I did so want to get to town to get you something for your birthday but darling I just couldn’t make it. I’m awfully damn sorry but the first change I get —. You know though Shorty, I’ll be thinking of you every minute of the day — Congratulations. I send you all my love,
Louis