August 8, 1918

Aug 8 1918

Miss Rose Kraynik,

1836 Mich. Ave.,

Manitowoc, Wisc

“(c/o Art Rankin)”

(from Great Lakes, Ill... “Great Lakes Receving Ship”)

Aug-8-1918

Dearest Rose,-

I have ben waiting for a letter for some time. And as I have a little spare time now will try ad write a line or two.

I got a nice box of candy yesterday from a nice little girl. it sure was fine. I thank you very much for thinking of me. That was the first of any thing I got.

I got a nice check from the ship yards last week. nearly fifty dollars I sent it home.

Now it is hard to write I just started to write when the called us out to work. I went out at 9:30 and came back just in time for dinner I guess we got to go back this after noon. I just heard we got to get up a three-o-clock in the morning to wash our hammocks. so you see we don’t have much time to play. but Sunday we don’t have to get up befoure 6-o clock I like it here real well but some times we don’t get time to write.

There we are going to move But I hope we don’t have to I am beginning to like it here.

Do they keep you buisy enough so you wont get lonesome? Did any of the girls come back? I suppose mary is there yet? There isn’t much news to write and I haven’t much time so I will have to close for this time.

I thank you very much for the candy.

If you want to know how to cheer me up write me a little letter. I know how you hate to write. But you know how I like to hear from you.

Well Good-Bye. with Best Love. From Dan,

Co. D Camp Dewey,

Sec. Reg.,

Great Lakes, Ill.

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