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The following letter appears courtesy of and with thanks to Harmon Buckley and Michael P. May

Harmon wrote this letter to his sister, Billye Jean, just days before embarking for North Africa.

1st Lt H. L. Buckley 0-427802
Company "I", 179th Infantry
A.P.O. 45
New York, N.Y.

Miss Billye Jean Buckley
1021 East Main Street
Holdenville, Oklahoma.
Wednesday Nite.
June-2-43.
Dearest Billye Jean.
Honey how is my little Sis. tonight? I received your letter yesterday and was really glad to get it. I also received one from Lois & of course one from my darling Wife and "bebe." Today I received the paper with the news of our big boy and also about Dad & his grandson. I cut the clippings out and sent them to Anita.
Well "Auntie" how does it fell to be an Aunt? I know you can hardly wait till you go down to see Anita & Russ. They will make a regular little nurse maid out of you but you should be good at that by now because you have two big babies at home to take care of. (Mother & Dad) Don't you think so? We love then very much dont we?

Hon. I don't have Mearls address so the next time you write me please send it to me. Has Orville graduated yet? I will write Mearl a letter tomorrow and send it to you & you can send it on to her. Have you heard from Ray lately? I wrote him sometime ago but haven't received an answer yet. I bet Mearl would really like to be home for awhile. So would I. I sure would like to see all my wonderful family. I sure would like to see that big boy of mine. I bet he is the smartest one.
Well Billye I must close now & go to bed so hurry & write and tell everyone hello for me. I will write Mother & Dad tomorrow. Give both of them a big kiss for me and you all besure & take good care of Russ. I'll be thinking of you all the time.
Love to my sweet little Sis,
Harmon.
P.S. Take good care of Mother & dad.

P.S. I also saw in the paper where Robert Wiggs got married. When you see him give him my best Regards. I think it would be o.k. for you to go with them to Fort Worth & then a bus to Ballinger that is if you will travel during the day to Ballinger from Fort Worth.
Love again,
Shorty.

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