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Dec. 8, 1945

Dear Mother:

Well here I am again after all this time. The trip from Brisbane to Pearl Harbor was uneventful. By the way we are in Pearl now. We boarded this ship on the 19th of Nov. and left Brisbane the morning of the 20th. It took us eighteen days to get here. A hell of a long time. We hope to leave here tomorrow afternoon. Should get to the west coast about the 18th or 19th. That leaves me something less than a week until Xmas so it does not seem possible for me to make it by then. There is a very slight chance though but I won't count on it. Go right ahead with your plans for Xmas if I do get there all right in not no ones plans will be upset. I am sure to be home for New Year's.

In one of my last letters I asked you to have some money ready to send me

when I reached the States. I'll wire when and if I need it. Send it right away if I wire.

I am well. Hope everyone at home is the same. Tell Pop to keep on being a good boy. Of yes, I may send one of my bags home from the west coast. If I do I'll try and mail a key to you. There will no doubt be dirty clothes in the bag. I'll send it railway express and collect.

Well that is about all. I'll be seeing you all real soon.

Your loving son Georgie