Letter Written by Saidee R. Leach to her Son, Navy Ensign Douglas Leach, Dated August 24, 1942

Dear Douglas: What an exciting pleasure to have an unexpected postcard from you delivered at the shop! So glad you can have the experience of going to Chicago and particularly with someone who knows the city. I do hope when you are in New York that you can come home for a weekend and that your roommates can come with you. You know we can “sleep” three upstairs and if you want to bunk with Dad, I can go in with Marilyn. So plan to do it if you get liberty. Tommie writes that the studies are terrifically stiff and I am much pleased to hear about your math mark. I’ll look up the Gronneberg address when I go home and send it to you after you reach New York and I know your address there..

Letter Written by Saidee R. Leach to her Son, Navy Ensign Douglas Leach, Dated August 28, 1942

Dear Douglas: I shall have this letter ready so that it can be sent out tonight if we find one waiting from you at home with your new address. Dad will take it when he walks up to the corner after supper for his daily chat with the Ying Brothers. I guess the conversation is about the same every night but both sides seem to enjoy it..

Letter Written by Saidee R. Leach to her Son, Navy Ensign Douglas Leach, Dated October 6, 1942

Dear Douglas: This letter will be written in the shop, taken home on the chance that there may be one from you there that requires an answer or two, then Dad will mail it at the corner so you should receive it on Wednesday. It seems a long time since I have written to you or since we have heard from you but we know just how every minute of your time is taken and as Aunt Eleanor telephoned me that she had had a letter from you, we have heard indirectly..

Letter Written by Saidee R. Leach to her Son, Navy Ensign Douglas Leach, Dated November 29, 1942

Dear Douglas – We can’t be with you Monday night as we are not leaving until that night on the 11:00 PM Bus, getting in New York at 5:00 AM Tuesday morning. You can call us at the Hotel Chesterfield around noon or 5:30..

Letter Written by Saidee R. Leach to her Son, Navy Ensign Douglas Leach, Dated November 19, 1942

Dear Douglas: It was so good to hear your voice last night and know the news about your assignment. We are delighted and I know you must be too. To think that you will be stationed in Florida at just the right season of the year—guess you will order that other suit of white, if not two more! We are looking forward eagerly to Saturday for a telephone conversation is so short and there are so many questions to be asked and answered. I meant to tell you that Dad gave Tommy $10.00 for you but I am sure that by this time you have seen him..

Letter Written by Saidee R. Leach to her Son, Navy Ensign Douglas Leach, Dated August 28, 1942

Dear Douglas: I shall have this letter ready so that it can be sent out tonight if we find one waiting from you at home with your new address. Dad will take it when he walks up to the corner after supper for his daily chat with the Ying Brothers. I guess the conversation is about the same every night but both sides seem to enjoy it..