November 24, 1943

U.S. Naval Hospital- Long Beach, California

Dear Mom, Pop, Jerry,Mary and Mat,
    This will have to be a short letter. I want to get this letter in today's mail and that only allows me 15 minutes.
   I have some very , very, very, good news. My leave papers came back and were approved. It isn't definite as to what date I will start my leave but it is between the 10th and 15th.
   Didn't do anything last night but write a few letters. Today liberty starts at 1300 so I am going downtown to get a haircut and pick some baggages from railway express.
                              Will have to close now.
                                        Your loving brother, nephew & darling son,
                                                                                           Jim