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January '15

Dear Doris Blake & family,

Hoping you all feel fine. I am oK and am on K.P. duty and I'm not a bad Boy as people always ask when K.P. duty is mentioned. ha!ha! I am hoping you will pardon my letter Doris as things didn't add up until Last night when Robert Vernon Beals and I met when he came in the Barracks you could have knocked me down with a "feather." What a "surprise"' for me as I didn't really think there was a Robert Beals anywhere 
[[strikethrough]] near where I was stationed [[/strikethrough]] else. I am in area A1 and hes [[he's]] in Area 5. As I didn't get to have a long talk I'm going to go [[strikethrough]] ver [[/strikethrough]] over tonight and visit and get better  aquntted. [[aquianted written above it]]. [[acquainted]]. My sweet heart [[sweetheart]] which I spoke of as my future wife is Betty Jean Cotton 2708 North Dearborn Street Indianapolis, Ind. My home address is

Robert Irving Beals
1023 North New Jersey Street
Indianapolis 2, Indiana

Have there Been any other mail which my friend Mr R.V. Beals hasn't received as yet? Which you have sent? Yet? For I've only received the package of candy which was address to Robert