EDITOR’S NOTE: Below is the first letter Winfred wrote to his younger sister Patsy Ann. She was 9 years old at that time.
Mar. 3, 1943 0140 WP AAFTS/ Sioux Falls, SD
Winfred asks Patsy about school and comments on the weather. He writes from his bunk and has heard from a friend in Alaska. He asks if Clifford is still at home, or in the army. Wants her to tell mom a bunch of his class has shipped out. Asks about her cat Dot and will send her a picture of him in his uniform.