[Letter from Harold to Mary Langrill - June 21, 1943]

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Letter from Harold Langrill to his wife describing army training at Camp Wolters and passing a rifle inspection. He also tells her about their Southern Baptist chaplain and that he likes his barracks-mates.

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Langrill, Harold June 21, 1943.

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Letter from Harold Langrill to his wife describing army training at Camp Wolters and passing a rifle inspection. He also tells her about their Southern Baptist chaplain and that he likes his barracks-mates.

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June 21, 1943. My Dearest & Only Mary. Just a line to let you know I’m still alright. Today we were out in the hot sun again all day. And I’m telling you it sure is hot. All the time we’re out in it I’m thinking of you half the time I guess I’m really in love. But seriously, we don’t have time to breath, Boy! And I’m not kidding. We’ve been going since 5:30 this morning, and I just finish up on a special detail about 10 minutes ago and it’s 7:50 pm now. The worse thing is sitting in the hot sun listening to lectures. We have to sit on the hard sand ground in the sun, and my seat is so sore I can’t hardly sit down. I’ve had an sunburn and it peeled off, and I’ve got another right on top of the new skin. As I wrote in the last letter I saw the doctor yesterday and the pills he gave me for my cold has cured me already. In fact all I have is a little flem [sic] in the morning. They sure teach us some awful ways to kill men. I don’t know if I could use some of their ideas or not. We have our brand new gas masks and we had some practice in how to use them. They are sure dandies too. I passed on my rifle inspection today. So I guess I cleaned it alright. I can take the rifle apart blindfolded. About the only place I go is to the P.X. and buy pop. I received Henry’s card today and I want you to thank him for me and tell him I’ll write him as so as I can. I’m glad to hear you like your new job, and that you are getting along so well. I told you that you wouldn’t have any trouble, as smart as you are. We have some very nice church buildings, and a fairly nice chaplin [sic]. He’s not just the type I could call a favorite, but I imagine he’s a typical Army Chaplin [sic]. He’s a Southern Baptist minister. One of the fellow’s just remarked that Langrill’s sure writing some letter, but I told him, that’s alright he has his wife down here with him. Quite a few of the mens wives are down hear [sic] already. They are all a swell bunch of barrack’s mates. I think we’re going to have one of the best Platoon’s. Well Mary this letter may not be so long, but I couldn’t send it with more love if I wrote a hundred pages. I forgot to thank Thora & My father for treating you so nice, but will in the next letter. So until I write again I love you very very much and ever after. Your loving Husband Harold (Punky).

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Langrill, Harold. [Letter from Harold to Mary Langrill - June 21, 1943], letter, June 21, 1943; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1330725/: accessed June 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; .

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