This is a short and despondent letter from Dart, written from a new ward at Great Lakes Naval Hospital. There are several cases like his in the ward and his new doctor describes his case as “quite a mess.” Still no word on what happens next.

Shortly after arriving by Packard ambulance, Dart was dressed in his uniform (blues) for the first time since January 25, and allowed outside on his own two feet to go to the post office. In spite of the progress he’s made with the phlebitis, the setback with his cyst surgery has truly beaten this boy down.

He remarks that Dot’s latest letter left little to comment on, and he’s not in much of a mood to comment anyway. As always, he sends her his love.