August 17, 1944

Pvt. C. Lowry 35925389
Casual Co. L Inf
A.P.O. 15380 90PM N.Y.C.

C. Lowry
1439 Wick Ave
Youngstown, Ohio
U.S.A

Passed by Wesley W. Butcher, 2nd Lt.

Hi,

Well, I guess I missed a day yesterday but I moved again and was fooling around last night. They got me up at 8:45 for K rations so we took some eggs and fried them in some solid good butter. Boy were they good and we still got a dozen eggs left. It is the 1st fresh eggs I've had over here. I was going to send you a cablegram but this a new camp and they don't have them here yet but I guess you'll have your anniversary without me. I guess I'll never get any mail. I still haven't got any for about a wk. I doubt if I'll get any for a while now. We had some rain night before last finally. I am about out of paper. Send me a box of stationary, but never mind the stamps. Well I'll close for now.

So long.

Love,
Chas.

Editors note: The mail screener on this letter, Lt. Wesley W. Butcher, died from wounds sustained while assigned to the 121st Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division on September 27, 1944 in the Battle for Brest. He left behind his wife, parents, and four siblings. He was 26 years old.