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Date: August 22nd 1945
To
Mother
From
Lewis
Letter

Bassingbourne, England, U. K.

August 22, 1945

Dear Mom,

Swell to get your letter, dated Aug 11, today. You said, in that letter thay you guessed that I was having a good time. Wait until you get the last letter I wrote, and that "guess" will be changed to "know".

However, right now things are not so terrific, but then again there are hopes of my getting leave again. I hope that this one isn't cancelled like the last one was.

I'm glad to hear that Dad is getting along so well. You can't keep a good Billard down! by the time you get this I suppose every one will be home from their vacation.

Since I've been on this Station I've met a 1ot of guys, some of them from the old Gass of twenty seven that stewart and I had been with in Moncton. so long ago! Others I had met while at the Station in Mont Joli. I even met a guy from my first crew! Some have just come over from Canada about three months ago, in June. The majority have not been here as 1ong as I have.

I had intended to go somewhere today, but decided to write letters instead.

As yet they haven't found work for us, but I expect they will soon enough. Some guys are finally getting home, but since we were posted here it's not likely that we'll be moved too soon.

However, I haven't seen all of England yet, so I don't mind being
here too much.

Love, Lewis.