Uncle Bob's Legacy

Letter postmarked Jun 8, 1945, U. S. Army

From Maj. Robert L. McGill, 75 Div. HQ APO 451, c/o postmaster NYC
To: Mrs. constance McGill, 1027 maple St., Alva, Oklahoma

June 13, 1945
Chalons France

Dear Mom,

Your answer to my cry of dispair certainly hit me right on the spot. You said exactly what I wanted you to say. You know I wrote Helen the other day (after Merle was asking her this and that and telling her that all I had in the world was invested at Fairvalley)-- that mom didn't owe me a darn thing in the world except an occasional good meal because she had given me a college education, and everything else I ever wanted for the last 10 years. And further that I certainly couldn't bought that car she (Helen) was driving on a second Lt's pay. Of course Helen knew when she married me that I didn't own a thing in the world but my uniform. Anyway, mom, if I can count on your experience and ideas I certainly will do alright for myself and with something like Fairvalley to count on. I'm really setting on top of the world you know. We still might be able to take that trip around the world sometime.

As for all that airplane stuff I keep talking about, I have no intentions of buying one or going into partnership either. There are two many things that I will need such as three or 4000 dollars to see that R. Warwick gets a college education & pays his fraternity dues first.

Actually though, mom, I was very glad that you did decide to keep that house. Its very nice and you should have had one like it years ago. As soon as you get your furniture you will have a place you can bring anybody in the country into and never have to move golf clubs etc around like we did when the captain from Kemper came around. I really think your the only one in the family besides myself who ever gave a darn about things like that but they sure did worry the heck out of me.

Right now, mom, I haven't the fainted idea what I will be doing in a week even. We are running a big bunch of camps now. Of course its a sorry detail for a bunch of combat soldiers but naturally there's nothing we can do about it. I of course don't do the job I was trained for last summer unless we are actually in combat. Which reminds me, Please send me a clipping that the Review Courier had about that mission the fellow wrote about. I never had any idea what he said. Well to get back to what I was saying. I'm setting here in France which to my way of thining is ten times worse than Germany. and maybe sooner or later I can talk myself on a boat or on airplane or something going your way.

I'm living in a fairly nice hotel that we have taken over. Have a room by myself about 10 ft. square but guess it could be a lot worse. I'm afraid Germany spoiled us. I can sure remember living lots worse places though. Take good care of the little gal for me as well as yourself. You know you two women are all I have and you have nothing.

Love,
Bob

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