Like many army guys, Frank is figuring out ways to pull in some extra money. His mother sent him so much jeweler’s rouge, he’s going to sell the extra to his Cadet buddies. Perhaps it's the responsibilities he's taking on or the camaraderie of the Army Air Corps, where everyone has a job to do, but this letter demonstrates a growing maturity in this 19-year-old. He was a fun-loving, rascally high school kid who probably didn't do all he could to help his seriously over-worked parents in their janitorial business. Here is declares when he comes home, he'll show his dad "what a real son is like."

Frank really wants to keep in touch with everyone back home. It's the surest way to keep the letters coming and relieve homesickness. He's writing about three letters each day, and this missive to his Mom shows how he finagles any extra spare time in between his demanding studies to get the daunting amount of writing done.