March 22, 1919

March 22, 1919

U.S.S. New Jersey

Virginia

Miss Rose Kraynik,

1336 Michigan Ave.,

Manitowoc, Wisconsin

U-S-S New Jersey

c/o P.O. master New York

March-22-1919

My Dearest Rose,-

I received your letter yesterday, and will answer it now. Was going to write anyway. There isn’t much to write but you know. I never would get any back if I didn’t do any writing.

Well Rose we are leaving March the 25^th for France than we are coming back to Boston. This ship is going in the navy yards for repairs. We will be in Boston twelve day’s. every one sure is ancious to get there. That is a nice city.

Well I may be discharged from there. Hope so anyway. I have a request in for a discharge so may get out when we get back to Boston. But I am not planning very much.

It sure seems funny that there hasn’t ben any snow here all winter. All I saw this winter was when I was in Boston befour Christmas. And of course there was a little when I was home.

I suppose there is a lot of soldiers comming home now? Do you see very many Sailors? I don’t suppose there is very many from that town anyway?

Do they seem to be building very many boats in the shipyards now? I want to go back there when I get back if you are still in Manitowoc, if you are home I will go home and stay there two. There isn’t any one else I care for so there won’t be any use staying.

I suppose you would go back to Manitowoc in the winter? And on the farm in the summer? That is about the way I will do if I ever got out of the navy.

This old navy wouldn’t be half bad if one could go ashore once in awhile. We are about five or six miles from shore. And can only go ashore once or twice a week. Some times not for a month. So you can just about guess how nice it is.

I got a letter from Ida the other day. She said every body were getting along fine. And that she was going to write to you. I suppose you got the letter by now. That was the first letter I got from her in a long while.

You were asking me if my brothers were back from France. I only had the one over there. The other was just in the camps. And didn’t get to go across at all. Well I beat them all. I have ben acrost twice now. And may go twice more. But hope I only have to go once. I sure am getting tired of this out fit.

I am not worrying about you not writing anymore. Because I can trust you now. My sister mailed me a letter in Fond du Lac Wisconsin October 19^th. I just got it the 19^th of March. it sure maid some (????) comming. I mailed you a letter or a card in France. Did you get it. you didn’t say anything. Did you get the picture I mailed you from Newport News, Va. I sent one home they thought I was fat. I can’t see that I am. Did you get fatter sence you were sick? It has ben a long time sence I got a picture from you if you have any taken lately please don’t forget I would like one.

I think I will have to see this letter to a finish. there isn’t much to write. And am a bit sleepy.

So Good-Bye- be good. hope you are still in Manitowoc when I get there.

Will close now with very Best love. Wishing you good-luck.

Good-Bye

Now and ever your friend-Dan.

4^th Div. U-S-S. New Jersey,

c/o POmaster New York.

xxxxxx