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extracted text: Guy Lee Tinder, Jr. correspondence
June 20, 1952
Fri [Friday] Morn [morning]
8 AM
Hi Honey
I have received quite a few letters from you so I will try to answer them. I am spending another
hard day in this office as you have probally [sic] allready [sic] guessed. Our new supervisor came Tue
[Tuesday] eve [evening] so I can relax again. We have been having some real good weather hope it
don’t decide to change. From the sound of everybody it must be pretty hot back home. So the youngen
[sic] is giving you a lot of trouble before it is even born huh? One thing for sure it will be a lot more
trouble for you when it arrives (me also). No you didn’t tell me you ordered a lay (what ever it is) I
finally got to see Sailor Beware it wasn’t so hot after all [page 2] a little to silly in spots I thought it were
pretty funny in places thou [sic]. Last night I went over to the E.M. *Enlisted Men’s+ club and played
bingo they have 2 $300 pots along with some for $5 to $40 it was different so I enjoyed quite a bit. This
month I think I will buy me a club card so I can spend some of my time there. They have dances about
every night. I haven’t got a woman so that doesn’t help me. I found out they have fried chicken I know I
am going to get some of that. Tonight they have lady wrestlers who are supposed to challenge anyone
in the crowd I ought to wrestle with one don’t you think? I would much rather wrestle with you for
about-well for a long long time. [page 3] I am not planning to be bad with a woman I just love to tease
you I doubt if you really care to much anyway. Do you? Ha ha. Yes you are a suspicious wife but I love
you for it. I don’t think I have ever got a cherry or have I (answer truthful)? Anyway like I say virgins are
sure scarce over here. (so I here [sic] I haven’t any idea) So Butterball is home is he? If he is so dumb
that he couldn’t tell you were pregnant I sure wouldn’t of told him if I had been the girls. I read in the
paper the other day were [where] a man had 67 children if I had a harem (or whatever its [sic] called) of
women I believe I could beat his record. Would you be one of my wives? I received the beastly picture
of you after seeing if you don’t have to send me the ones I requested. You aren’t near as cute *page 4+
as you were when you weighed 130. Please don’t be fat after the little one is born. Don’t get me wrong
I would still love you for I went with you when you were as heavy or heavier but I cain’t stand the
thought of a fat wife. By the way Sun [Sunday] is the day of our boat trip I hope I stay sober as it makes
me so sick. I am taking my guitar think maybe they have a P.A. system it would sure be fun to sing over
a mike again. I haven’t heard from either Bob or Francis since I wrote them a long time ago. Probally
[sic] Bob is pretty busy although I don’t know why Frank hasen’t [sic] written. So you want some more
pictures of me. I think you have about a hundred or so they showed all plenty. I have some I got back
Wed [Wednesday] I will send them along as I sure don’t *page 5+ have any need of them. I still cain’t see
were [where] I am so handsome so stop swelling my head up. The new hair-do (if you can tell it)
improved me don’t you think? It sure has been comfortable I may get it cut off short the next time.
Who said I needed the money I said I may need it do [sic] to the fact the boys couldn’t pay me what they
owed me. One of them finally did so I didn’t need it near as bad as you thought I did. Mary K wired it
out of 37.09 I received 28.60 why in the world she sent it that way I will never know it was all fouled up I
had to spend a day in Kaiserslautern running it down finally got it Wed [Wednesday]. It [sic] fact I got a
letter before it arrived. I bet I don’t *page 6+ request anymore sent over. I get keyed off every time I
think about it but you don’t need to tell Mary K. She should of knew better. I haven’t played ball for a
couple weeks the second half of the season starts this Tue [Tuesday] hope we do better than last time.
Here I am back from dinner so better finish this I want to get it in the 3 o’clock mail. Never got any
letters today I keep looking for Bob or Frank to write. Angel I have ran out of something to say so will
sign off. Tell all Hello for me. I hope you are feeling okay. Love as always
Your boyfriend – Jr Tinder

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Guy Lee Tinder, Jr. correspondence
P.S. I am supprised [surprised] you still gad around I thought you would hibernate am glad to hear you
aren’t as I know it would be boring.
[on back of 6th page]
The picture of the fella is the other buddie [sic] in my room that one plain picture notice the building
that was bombed.

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