Camp Edwards Mass. Mar 19 11 AM 1941

CAMP EDWARDS
MAR 19
11 AM
1941
MASS.

Miss Florence Cauchon
26 Haskell St.
Cambridge
Mass

Pvt. Chas. C Dupuis
Btry E 102nd F.A.
Camp Edwards
Falmouth, Mass

                                                 March 18, 1941

Miss Florence Cauchon                                              

Cambridge

My dear Florence,                                               but I'd rather be at home. Maybe after a

     I don't suppose it's any surprise for                month or two things may change and

you to receive a note from your soldier               I may like it, providing war doesn't

friend. I was home sunday for the                       break out here. My next leave is a

first time and saw Dolly who told me                 week from saturday. We leave here at

had spoken to you over the phone. Well             1 PM and arrive in town at 3. I get home

it wasn't my choice to come here, far                  about 3 45. Once home, I hate leaving

from it. After working like I did around              the house. Although this coming leave,

my two rooms got called into the army. I            the opera will be in town and I'm going

had finished my new music room but                  to try to make a show regardless of

two weeks when I got my notice. I was              the price. It may be the last opera I

going to see you to bid you farewell,                  will ever see. Quand on pense! I heard

but I felt too bad about it all. I had                      Arthur Vaillancount expected to be drafted

plenty of crying spells before I left. But              momentarily. Have you heard any news

now I feel somewhat better. Last week, condi-   from them recently. I saw Adolphe

tions here were terrible. We waded in                 about two weeks ago. And how are you

slush and muck up to our ankles, but on             my dear I was disappointed not seeing

friday the sun came out very warm and               you at Mabels wedding. I really looked

dried things up considerably. I still                      forward to seeing you again. You are not

don't like it here. Being a home loving                married yet are you? I'm not and

child, camp or army life as you may call             won't be ever I guess now--My

it is an awful change. My music is                      life is no more my own. We are

no more. For me now life seems so                     disciplined plenty. Just now had to

empty. At times I feel terribly lonesome.             stop writing and run outside for a

There is a nice group of men here                       fire drill, in the rigid cold and in my

                                                                            shirt sleeves. Well darling please write

                                                                            me if you can find time. Letters are
                                                                            wonderful company. Don't forget me
                                                                            as usual.                    Lovingly,

Pvt. Charles C Dupuis

Btry E.  102 F.A. 26 Div

Camp Edwards

Falmouth Mass

                         

Transcriber's Notes:

Everything has been typed out as it has been written down. This has been formatted to best represent how the letter has been written.

"Quand on pense!" is a French phrase which translates to "When you think!"