August 15, 1918

Aug 16 1918

Miss Rose Kraynik,

1336 Mich Ave.,

Manitowoc Wisc

Camp Dewey

2^nd Reg.-Co-D

Great Lakes, Ill.

Aug-15-1918

Dearest Rose.-

Just a line or two to let you know I just got those letters you sent me a long time ago.

I was not supprised why I did not get them befoure. They were addressed alright but you forgot to put the –Second Regiment- on it Just put -2^nd Reg.- and it will be alright.

One of them was mailed on July the 23^rd and the other on the third of Aug. the both of them went back to Camp Farragut. That was alright but it maid me think you wasn’t going to write any more. But now I feel good again. I felt pretty tough for a few day’s. I do not know why you did not get my other letters.

You asked me if I herd from Ida. Well I have not herd from her since I came down here. I don’t suppose you have either? Well I will not wait long to write to you because if you feel like I do when I don’t here from you I would write every day to keep you from getting lonesome.

I do hope the day will come that either one of wont get lonesome for each other. I would like to be with you all the time, how it is hard for me to get off. But I will try and come up some Sunday a few weeks from now. So if you are still in Manitowoc I will let you know when I am comming.

Now those pictures were not worth while sending you. And if I can not send you good ones I will not send you Any. I may go to Chicago some Sunday and if I do I will get some good ones taken.

I am glad that mary came back. and hope she will stay. that you will not be lonesome. And hope she will go out with you so you can have a good time. how Rose I must say Good-Bye for there isn’t any news to write.

Write as often as you can because I am always glad to here from you. You are the only girl that I care for any you are the only one ever cared for me so am always glad to here frome some one like you.

I am not going on a boat as I know of. They are going to keep me here to work. So don’t you worry I am going to come to see you some time as soon as I can.

Good-Bye with best love and yours until death. hope you think the same of me.

Your Best

Dan Martin.

Co. D-Sec Reg.

Camp Dewey-Great Lakes, Ill.

(on back of envelope, “D. D. Martin, Camp Dewey, Co. D. Great Lakes, Ill.”)