August 23, 1918

Aug 24 1918

Miss Rose Kraynik

1336 Michigan Ave.,

Manitowoc, Wisc

“(c/o Art Rankin)”

Aug-23-1918

Dearest Rose,-

I just got your letter this after noon and sure was glad to hear from you so soon. And was going to write to you last night but I had so much washing to do I did not get done befoure bed time I had some washing to night but I wasn’t long.

We sure had some work to do to-day. we washed windows, scrubed the floor on our hands and knees. I and another fellow pulled the hammocks up believe our hands sure sore. All pulled on one side The other time I had a half dozen blisters on them.

They always get me to work because they know I will not run away from it.

I do not know when I am going to come up to see you because I can not get over twelve hours at a time. so you know I can not go up that far. I will wait until I am here three months and they will give me twelve days.

Yesterday we were up to north Chicago working on the rail road track.

They have a ball game here nearly everyday. Some times they let us go. last night There was a boxing match it lasted for nearly two hours. They give us plenty to do so we wont get lonesome. The time sure goes fast. if I am not careful the Kaiser will be dead befoure I get over there.

Have you seen or heard any thing of that Vera Garrigan? She wrote to me but she is waiting for an answer and will wait longer than that. There is only three girls I write to and they are my two sisters, and you. I am always going to write you as long as I get letters from you.

You said in you letter that there was a fellow in Denmark that thought a lot about you. Now it is up to you which one you like best. I don’t want you to waist your time with me if you think more of him. But you know how I would feel. It would break my heart if you would leave me for someone else. I often told you that I would not have any thing else to do with any other girl. because there is no other that would please me like you do.

I do not mean for you to stay at home and not have a good time. because if I get a chance I have the best time I can. And I want you to do the same so if you get a chance to go to a dance go and have as good a time as you can.

I am glad that Mary came back. you can go out with her and have a good time. I suppose you see a show more than I do? I see one every week.

I do wish I could get thirty-six hours off I sure would come up to see you.

I wrote a few letters to you and addressed them to 1836 Mich. I don’t suppose you got them?

Those you sent to me I got alright but were over a week late they came here and went back to Camp Farragut. When I got them it was nearly two weeks. I know I am going to address this one write because I want you to get it.

Will you send me your telephone no. I forgot it. And if I come up I will call you up.

I think I will bring this to a close as it is nearly time to go to bed.

I will write again in a few days and will keep on writing. Because you may not get time to write and if you don’t it will be all the same. But I would like very much to here from you as often as you can.

I would write everyday but I can’t always find something to write. But will write often enough to let you know I am not dead.

I think this will be all for this time. So good-bye.

With Love and best wishes

Yours forever,

Dan.

Co. D.

Sec. Reg.

Camp Dewey,

Great Lakes, Ill.

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