Captain Louis A. Hauptfleisch sent 343 letters home in WWII.  He became an Officer in the 504^th Parachute Infantry Regiment. The 504th was organic to the 82^nd Airborne Division.  His first letter was December 24, 1941 and the last was March 4, 1945. 

Letters Home between 1941-1945

April 2, 1945

Letters Home between 1941-1945

Louis Hauptfleisch joined the Army in 1941 as a 2nd Lieutenant and eventually rose to the rank of Captain.  Captain Hauptfleisch became the Adjutant Officer (S-1) for the entire 504^th Parachute Infantry Regiment.  The Adjutant was and still is the Administrative part of a unit.  When you look at letters home from overseas during WWII you will see that a Censor had to first read it.  In a Company it was done by an Officer.  Same at Battalion level even up to Regimental level.

Because Hauptfleisch was an Officer first in Company F of the 504^th Parachute Infantry he and his fellow Officers would self-censor their own letters home.  So in a way these letters were unvarnished to a degree.        

Captain Hauptfleisch was a prolific writer and not just wrote but typed as well when he had the time.  This is an interesting read at times as the 504^th Parachute Infantry from Africa through Germany.

Enjoy!