July 30, 1945 Postcard

Dearest Charlotte

Just a few lines to let you know I'm ok and a little of what Washington doesn't look like.

All my love
Louie

July 31, 1945

Louis C. Boyer F/C
USS Bennett D.D. 473
c/o Fleet Post Office
San Francisco

My Dearest, Daring Sparky,

Well Sparky hows every little thing today fin I hope. Will Baby I'm a very happy boy today I received my mail and I got seven letter from you that were as god as gold, and they said just what i wanted them to say, darling you don't have to worry about me finding any other girls because theres only one I want and thats you, Besides Baby were skipping out the 8th of next month and you know theres no girls where were going. thats for sure. Well chick you sure give me a nice surprise when you said you had your picture taking, and darling I really want one so I can set it by my bunk and see you beside me ever night so I can have pleasnt dreams.

I was glad to hear you were over and seen the folks. they like you  alot, and they should have my picture by now so just go up to the house and get one. moms expecting you to. Well Darling I can honeslty say I haven't been out with a girl sense I was out with you. I was at gunners school last week and last night was my first liberty, and I didn't get to go on that because as I was about ready to go out the gate some officer stop me and took my I.D. card away for not saluting him and for not have my cuffs down or my hat square. So you can see [?] was in trouble again, but I talk my way out of that one this morning.


Well Baby as you can see I'm in a U.S.O. I came in here to right letters while Ed. is getting readdy so he will be waiting for me so tell Granny and Sis hello and I'll sign off for now.

All my love
All my life
Louis

PS I love you
I miss you darling

/When the war is over/

July 25, 1945

Louis C. Boyer F/C
USS Bennett D.D. 473
c/o Fleet Post Office
San Francisco

My Dearest, Darling, Beloved Charlotte,

Well Baby it is now 10 mins to 10 oclock and lights out at 10 oclock so I'll probably have to finnish tomorrow, I'm feeling ok except for a hell of a hard cold. I just won a couple dollar in a small porker game all I need is three more and a leave and I would be a (hook?) man. Well Baby there goes the Bugle so I'll finnish tomorrow, my love.

Hello darling here I'm again and it is now 7:20 A.M. July 26, 2945 and I just finnish chow and there was no beer for desert. This is a heck of a phase no liberty, no beer, no nothing just like boot campitwas better then this y a long ways. You don't have to worry about there being any wommen around here. The only ones is married with a kid or two, and expecting a couple more and I'm not kidding.

Well darling as far as I know there isn't much news except we ship out Aug 8. The first stop will probably be San Diego then P. H. [Pearl Harbor] and form there I'll probably be making liberty in Japan.

Well Darling here I'm again and it is now 6:00P.M. and I would give anything to have you here with me. We could do Washington up in good shage.

Monday we get back to the ship and I will get my mail and I sure hope theres some from you. Well there better be. I got to find out what the dope is you know, who knows it mite be me. That wasn't funny was it I didn't think so either.

Well darling a couple of the boys want me to go with them so I'd better close for now. So I'll write again soon. So long Baby.

All my love
All my life.
Louie

PS When the War is Over

July 23, 1945 Anti-Aircraft Training Center Pacific Beach, Washington

From:
Louis C. Boyer
USS Bennett DDA73
c/o Fleet Post Office
San Francisco Calif.

To:
Charlotte Metzger
68 Summer St.
Battle Creek Michigan

My Dearest, Darling Beloved Charlotte,

Well darling I'm back but I sure as hell wish I wasn't, because all I can think of night and day is you honey, gee how I wish we were married then I would really have some to howler about. Baby I ran into a Boy that knows you pretty good and him and I had quite a good talk. Don't worry sparky. I still love you like I always will.

[Col?] and I got to come all the way together, so we got pretty darn drunk on the train. I haven't seen him for a coupple of days and I won't get to see him for a week because I'm at gunner school for a week as you see by the stationary.

I hope you'll excuse my writing because I'm laying in my bunk with some darn fool kicking the bottom you know where.

By the way, how's Betty comming along ok we hope. Tell her I said hello. I won't be getting any mail until I get back to skip and I also don't get any [liberty?] for a week. So, if one of us does any stepping you know who it will be.

Darling I'll always remember those nights we had together and the only thing I regret is that we didn't have more of them. Darling that last night we dance together was one of the best moments of my leave even though you were mad. But your such a good dancer it made my big feet feel like they were walking on air. And besides I love you when your mad. Honest I do baby.

Well Chick its going to be pretty dull around here, after getting used to the things I did at home. Well darling I'm going to have a hard day tomorrow. So I'll sign off for now. Write and let me no if you get married which you better not. But maybe that was a mean line you handed me while were together.

Well so long for now baby.

All my love.
All my life.