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Beals H.Q. COD. Plat 2, Area A8, 193 Camp Peary, Va. and I've had so many so many mistakes in my address that it didn't occur to me that there was another Robert Beals. So if there is any stray mail which has been sent to Robert V. Beals and hasn't got to him as yet Please let us know as from now on, I shall carefully observe the address instead of the name. So any way Forget the last letter which I sent you & the mate named (mispelled Resippe) S 2/C. [[strikethrough]] As [[/strikethrough]]For there was two ways I took your letter and was suspicious of a sabotage trick at first. That is why I wrote such a letter. And I'm glad to have made good friends with you all and I shall send a picture when I get some more taken so you can hang it in your locker at school and get better aquianted [[acquainted]]. I sure was speechless and amazed so that I didn't know what I was actual doing for awhile when we two Roberts met last night. Boy! Oh! Boy! You should have seen me my mouth wide open! ha!ha! My age is 18 going on 19 years of age my birthday is March 11, and I was borned [[born]] in illinois [[Illinois]]. Chapigion [[Champaign]] Urbana Illinois it was. I have a sister that Lives at Mound [[Mount]] Hurley 401 East Illinois Street Urbana, Illinois of couarse [[course]] I could name myself silly with sisters

Transcription Notes:
The cities in Illinois have been updated to current spellings, as I lived in Illinois and still work in Illinois. Please don't change Robert's last name to BEAK. It is plainly written on page 22 as Robert Beals. Middle name is Irvin.